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Motherboard Reviews for your EYEHOLES |
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Posted by: Franz on 4/29/07 @ 03:50:43PM |
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nVidia 8xxx Series Goodies |
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Posted by: Franz on 4/29/07 @ 11:56:24AM |
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Franz: For all of you that didn't know, you can now get Cooler Master Cases with custom paint jobs by Smooth Creations straight from CM themselves. While I believe the added cost is a bit much, there is no doubt in my mind that the end result is nothing short of awesome.
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| "To be honest, it performs exactly the same as the 830. Primarily because the 832 is almost exactly the same. Sure, there's now support for a 230mm EPS power supply, the airflow has been supposedly improved somehow and the door looks a little different, but in reality the case seems more like an alt..." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/26/07 @ 06:58:00AM |
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Franz: I think the title for this one says it all, and it is about time that one of the companies that uses ATI parts built a dual GPU card based around the x1950 Pro. So how does it stack up against the rest? Well, read on and find out.
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| "Yup, Sapphire's spiced things up by launching a customized Radeon X1950 Pro that doubles up on a single PCB. A speed demon or a bridge too far?" |
Posted by: Franz on 4/26/07 @ 06:46:11AM |
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Franz: With all the price dropping and the comparisons on performance, I believe that, in the real world, no one cares right now who wins as long as the their rig performs. Since AMD dropped their prices so drastically the other day, a review like this was bound to happened, and I believe that it is a sort of eye opener. Then, when comparing prices over performance, the better performer for the cheaper price always wins.
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| "Since many can't afford the highest priced processors on the market we have focused on the sub $200 processors from AMD and Intel for an article that shows gaming performance between the two processors. To keep under the $200 budget we went with the $185 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6300 and the $1..." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/22/07 @ 09:15:40AM |
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XSRewviews does the ZEROtherm Line up |
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Posted by: Franz on 4/22/07 @ 08:13:33AM |
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nVidia 8600 8400 Based Vidio Card Reviews |
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Posted by: Franz on 4/17/07 @ 06:13:40PM |
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Franz: I seem to have a few of the more silent goodies set up for today, to start with this PSU from Chill Innovation. It is more of a light weight, being only 520w but that is just perfect for the average HTPC. It has modular design and a quiet running 140mm fan to keep stuff cool. Check it out.
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| "Chill Innovation is a Scandinavian company that has been doing the rounds in the background of the PSU market since 2002. Now attempting to break their way into the enthusiast market with style they have released their new 520w Super Silent model. It promises silence and maximum stability, can it de..." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/15/07 @ 08:39:25AM |
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Franz: I see stuff like this card and get all googlely eyed and ooo'ed and ahhh'ed up. Mainly because I'm a heatsink freak, I've put them on everything, even stuff that doesn't really need it. Anyhow, this monster is supposed to keep a x1950 pro cool without fans. Will it run? Well, I can't spoil the fun so read on.
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| "At a first glance, the fins on PowerColor’s Radeon X1950 Pro SCS3 heatsink look a bit like some kind of grill when they’re laid down flat. Maybe there’s room for a bit of a fire under the heatsink fins, making it ideal for flame grilling your meat. Despite this being the case, we sadly didn’t get th..." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/15/07 @ 08:24:50AM |
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Cooling Options to keep your HEAD, I mean CPU COOL |
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Posted by: Franz on 4/15/07 @ 08:09:27AM |
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Franz: Man the HTPC/SFF stuff is just puring out of the box the last few months. This review is on a mATX abit Fatal1ty F0I90HD, and man does it packs quite a punch for a small board. Read on to find out why.
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| "From a features point of view, the abit F-190HD motherboard is excellent, with everything you would want from a board targeted towards integrated graphics. The unique feature of HDMI on the RX700 chipset means that you will likely be safe from upgrading the monitor for a long while." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/14/07 @ 05:10:34PM |
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Franz: WOW, who wants a WCed 8800GTX? Well, then you need to head to your nearest supplier of MSI products and check out their new MSI 8800GTX OC Liquid video card. Check out the quick news post about it from XSReviews too. Pretty slickorish.
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| "The above card is MSI's latest incarnation of the 8800GTX, though as you can see, this one comes with something a bit extra. This overclocked GTX is called the "OC Liquid" and comes with a 610mhz core clock and a 2000mhz memory clock (Stock: 575/1800). To make sure this blazingly fast card stays ..." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/14/07 @ 04:58:58PM |
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Slap Happy With Case Reviews |
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Posted by: Franz on 4/14/07 @ 04:51:02PM |
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What's that stuff you loose as you get older? |
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Posted by: Franz on 4/14/07 @ 04:39:15PM |
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Franz: Haven't posted a case review in about a week so here goes. This Aerocool Zero Degree sort of reminds me of the older CM Stackers and it has just about as much room for drives. Again, I am attracted to the simplicity of the design and and the 250mm FAN.
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| "The Aerocool Zero Degree case has a nice clean outside appearance and a functional inside design that will easily accommodate water cooling setups if one should choose to go that route in the future. The 0.8mm SECC steel that is used for the Zero Degree was found to be strong and leaves you with a h..." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/9/07 @ 01:06:17PM |
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Franz: Ok, well I really have nothing to say other than WOW. But then what do you do but drool and dream?
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Posted by: Franz on 4/9/07 @ 12:59:01PM |
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Video Card Comparisons and Reviews |
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Posted by: Franz on 4/9/07 @ 12:29:32PM |
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AMD cuts desktop CPU prices |
Franz: MAN, AMD has got to be hurting. This is what, the third or forth time this year they have cut prices by a bunch on CPU's? Like an X2 6000+ for less than $250? WOW
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"AMD has published price cuts for its desktop processor range with prices falling up to US$200 for high-end Athlon 64 FX-70 series processors. Several products have also been discontinued including the socket AM2-based Athlon 64 FX-64, and the socket 745-based Sempron 3400+ and 3000+." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/9/07 @ 07:57:40AM |
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Franz: Of course, we all like quality, well priced products and this motherboard is no exception. Then again that is what is expected when ECS is the maker. Check out their new purple monster with an AMD/ATI heart.
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| "ATI is now owned by AMD, and the CrossFire Xpress 3200 is based on what was once the chipset known as RD580, but is now the AMD 580X -- same thing, new marketing spin. CrossFire Xpress 3200 is AMD/ATI's highest performance motherboard solution to date, with specifications on-par with pretty much an..." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/8/07 @ 01:50:45PM |
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PSU Review Roundup |
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Posted by: Franz on 4/5/07 @ 01:16:52PM |
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Franz: Nothing like a good review on some very good RAM, right? Well maybe there is but when you are looking at two Corsair Dominator RAM kits that are both clocked at over 1000mhz and they both have those sexy heatsinks, what's not to like?
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| "If money is no object and you want the absolute best money can buy then there is simply no alternative available to Corsair's PC-10000 Dominator memory. It's how Corsair has targeted this memory and how we have skewed the final scores accordingly. You are simply not going to be concerned with the ..." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/4/07 @ 10:16:47AM |
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Franz: It looks as though bugs are slowly moving out of the 6xx series nVidia Chipsets, and with excellent prices on mobo's like this P5N32-E SLI Plus from Asus, what's not to like about a board that will perform almost as good as its' big brother for less money.
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| "As a less expensive alternative to the nForce 680i SLI boards, the P5N32-E SLI Plus board is a good choice for the gamer wanting SLI on their motherboard without a large price tag. Performance-wise the board performs near on-par with the nForce 680i SLI board from EVGA. Feature-wise, the board has n..." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/4/07 @ 09:57:37AM |
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Franz: Just when I start whining about people not overclocking anymore, Phoronix pops in with a article on OCing an ATI X1000 series card. It's good to know Linix people still like to make smoke.
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Linux the only real option has been using rovclock. Rovclock is a Radeon
overclocking utility written and developed by Sebastian Witt. This tool
has been in development since 2005 but it took quite a while before the<..." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/3/07 @ 07:02:50AM |
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Franz: I have a couple of freebie give aways today, the first is THREE Super Talent RAM kits, so hit the link, get signed up, and good luck.
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| "Super Talent has teamed up with Virtual-Hideout for the month of April to giveaway (3) PC2-6400 DDR2 over clocking memory kits valued around $200 each! That's right, 3 prizes and 3 chances to win! Just stop by and drop your email into the box and click submit to enter! It’s that easy!" |
Posted by: Franz on 4/1/07 @ 03:28:52PM |
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Franz: Nothing like using flashy lights to help sell product. What's neat is the flashy lights on this Crucial Ballistix Tracer RAM actually show the memory usage and flash accordingly. Sweet.
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| "The last time we took a look at some Ballistix memory from Crucial was way back in August when we reviewed the Ballistix DDR2 PC2-5300 memory. This time we are checking out some Ballistix memory, but it is the Tracer Ballistix memory which features two rows of eight "chasing" red and green LED's ..." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/1/07 @ 03:24:08PM |
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Franz: Yeah, I know you're wondering why I'm posting a review on an AGP based video card. Well, I am quite sure there are still quite a few people out there that are looking for a way to keep from spending major amounts of money to upgrade an entire system just to play the newest games. While the x1950pro AGP is not DX-10, it does have the oomf to perform with some of the best of the cards out today.
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Posted by: Franz on 4/1/07 @ 02:24:08PM |
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