Tech News
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Thermaltake Armor A60 System Enclosure reviewed in Metku
Published: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 | By: DennisWe reviewed this case a few months ago and found it to be very nice. Good placement of drive cages and the build quality was ok. I wasn't keen on the side mounted hotswap bay but that is not to say it isn't usable.
Overall then the Armor A60 is a pretty similar case with the A90 we saw earlier. Anyway all the changes between these two models are for the better and especially the sideways hot swap bay seems like a nice touch
Be sure to check out our review of the Thermaltake A60, and A90 for that matter.
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First-tier motherboard makers to ship nearly 400,000 Z68-based motherboards in May
Published: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 | By: DennisThe bulk of May shipments of Z68 motherboards will come from Gigabyte Technology, said the sources, noting that Asustek Computer is expected to ship 30,000 Z68 models in May, while Micro-Star International (MSI) and ASRock combined will ship only 15,000 units.
Additionally, Gigabyte plans to launch over 20 models of Z68-based motherboards before the end of June, including models that will support m-SATA onboard technology, the sources indicated.Its no wonder there was a rumormill about Gigabyte and their production stop of P67 and H67, given the diversity of Z68 models and volume in which they are shipping it makes sense.
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Intel Z68 Chipset Launch Day
Published: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 | By: DennisHere are a few reviews of the new chipset from around the web.
Visually the Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7-B3 is identical to the GA-P67A-UD7-B3 and features many of the same technologies including the nVidia NF200 chip for 3-way video card support and the famed 24phase Digital PWM! This monster uses the same power distribution technology found on the UD9 and does wonders for high frequency overclocking stability. -Ninjalane
Other Reviews
- ASUS P8Z68 V PRO (Intel Z68 chipset) review @ G3D
- ASRock Z68 Extreme4 (Intel Z68) Motherboard Review @ TT
- Z68 Express motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI @ TechReport
- Intel Z68 Express Chipset with Smart Response Technology @ Hot Hardware
- ASUS P8Z68-V PRO and Intel Z68 chipset review @ Hexus
- Intel Z68 Chipset Launch Review Featuring Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3 and ASUS P8Z68-V Pro @ HardwareHeaven <- holy crap this is long
- Intel Z68 Review - The Sandy Bridge Platform Expands @ Hardware Canucks
- Intel Z68: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO @ PureOverclock
- Intel Z68 Chipset & Smart Response Technology @ Legit Reviews
We have also done a quick write-up of the features found on the Z68X-UD7 with a full review pending. -
Microsoft to buy Skype for $8.5 billion
Published: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 | By: DennisSeems good, no?
May 10 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) agreed to buy Internet telephone company Skype for $8.5 billion in cash in its biggest deal ever, as the technology giant seeks to plug a hole in its mobile offerings.
Buying loss-making Skype would have no immediate impact on Microsoft's finances, but would make clear its intention to compete with rivals such as Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Google Inc (GOOG.O).I was slow to join the Skype horde but did finally get an account this year so I could chat with some friends in Taiwan who had lost access to Live Messenger.
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Ninjalane Subscriptions Page - Question for you
Published: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 | By: DennisAfter upgrading to Firefox 4 I realized that the RSS feed link is no longer accessible in the address bar which brings up the question. Should I have a separate subscriptions page with the various Ninjalane RSS feeds? or would just one link to the main RSS be enough??
If you have any comments, suggestions or want to simply flame me for not posting any tech news lately sound off in the forums and let me know how you feel.
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Easily distracted people may have too much brain
Published: Monday, May 9, 2011 | By: DennisHere is a fun article. As with most studies like this take the results with a grain of salt.
They assessed each person's distractibility by quizzing them about how often they fail to notice road signs, or go into a supermarket and become sidetracked to the point that they forget what they came in to buy. The most distractible individuals received the highest score.
The team then imaged the volunteers' brains using a structural MRI scanner. The most obvious difference between those who had the highest questionnaire scores – the most easily distracted – and those with low scores was the volume of grey matter in a region of the brain known as the left superior parietal lobe (SPL). Specifically, the easily distracted tended to have more grey matter here.With enough training and practice anyone with a "scatter brain" can learn to focus, the problem is I don't think many people are bothered by it, or even know they have a problem.
Oh look over there, a shiny new motherboard and Core i7 980x that hasn't been overclocked yet!!
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Sapphire Pure Black P67 Hydra @ Phoronix
Published: Friday, May 6, 2011 | By: DennisSapphire has been doing a great job at branching out and exploring new ways to extend their brand, which may not always involve AMD. Case in point, Intel chipset enabled motherboards.
On paper this board looked great but as we indicated in our review of the Sapphire Pure Black P67 we had vdroop issues that caused stability issues under overclocking. Its still not a bad board and plays some nice music when it first boots up.
When talking about Sapphire Technology on Phoronix it is usually about their vast selection of Radeon graphics cards for which they are very well known and are one of AMD's premiere AIB partners. Recently, they have also expanded to offer a limited selection of high-end AMD and Intel motherboards. Being from Sapphire, these motherboards are not some budget motherboards with nothing to separate them from its competitors, but are rather well designed and very innovative boards. As the first Sapphire motherboard being reviewed under Linux at Phoronix, we are looking at their interesting Sandy Bridge offering: the Sapphire Pure Black P67 Hydra.
They go on to talk about how the Lucid Hydra isn't supported under Linux which is rather unfortunate especially considering that you also have to install the Lucid driver to make it work under Windows as well.
The Lucid concept is great but it might take some time before people figure out how to use it, and use it well.
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NL: Review Block - Memory Follow up - seems I forgot some
Published: Friday, May 6, 2011 | By: DennisA couple days ago I posted a review block of some memory modules and wouldn't you know it, there are even more in the news inbox.
Seems memory is coming back!
- Crucial 8GIG DDR3 1333 Memory Kit @ GeekInvaders
- G.Skill RipjawX F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL Memory Kit @ Bjorn3D
- ADATA DDR3 1600 Gaming Series 12GB (X58) Memory Kit Review @ KitguruThese seem to be the big boy kits for those of you wanting to get the most from your Windows 7 web browsing experience.
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Intel launches 22nm node with 3D transistors
Published: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 | By: DennisThis should really speed things up!
Intel has formally unveiled its 22nm chip manufacturing process, and with it a new type of transistor.
In shrinking the manufacturing process every two years, Intel has approached the limits of Moore's Law, that the number of transistors in a given chip area will double every two years. To be more precise, they can continue to shrink the process, but the benefits in terms of power and performance become less as electrical leakage increases.Check out the article to find out how they solved the problem.
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NL: Review Block - Memory to remember - 5/4/2011
Published: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 | By: DennisSandy Bridge specific memory comes in all sorts of different configurations including some pretty insane timings. (and not good ones either)
- Crucial Ballistix Sport PC3-12800 8GB Kit Review
- TechwareLabs Review: Kingston HyperX 4GB DDR3-2133 RAM KitThe Crucial modules are really interesting since they have a very minimal heatspreader and CAS 10 timings, yes CL10!!
