Tech News
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eVGA Classified SR-2 review with Quad SLI GTX 480 on LN2
Published: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 | By: DennisNow for a little insanity to start your day. How about several thousand dollars of hardware covered in insulation and super chilled to perfection.
Best quote ever:
Usually if the screen goes blank or I have to restart, I take the card out and heat it up, then clean it off before putting it back on for another run. It sounds like a lot of work but it's better than wondering if your RMA will go through or not... I've broken so much hardware by waiting for it to heat up again, water dripping into the PCIe slots and all over the front of the DVI connectors.So far we have not been lucky enough to a) review the EVGA SR-2 or b) destroy computer hardware due to water damage.
All in due time.
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ASUS EAX5870 V2: Cypress Hill @ InsideHW
Published: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 | By: DennisHere is an example when product naming goes "very" wrong. In this news posting we present "how the powers of the herb open up the mind, seek deep inside, and tell me what you find" Cypress Hill (the real one)
I guess it was a video card.
Although we were positive that we'd already seen every possible version of Radeon HD 5870, ASUS has surprised us with a new "premium" model. EAX5870 V2 is an improved version that should appear in sufficient quantities on the market, unlike the limited edition Matrix version that we've spoken about in the news back in April
Ya I laughed too, but the card does look good.
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NL: Review Block: Revo and Other Storage Stuffs
Published: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 | By: DennisOne of the coolest SSD drives to hit the market recently is the new RevoDrive from OCZ. This SSD is actually 2 physical Sanforce SSD drives in a RAID configuration all soldered to a 4x PCIe expansion board. The idea here is to bypass the bandwidth limitations of SATA and pipe data directly into the PCIe bus.
Guru3D is the latest site to launch a review, check it out.
Here are some other Storage (type) Reviews
- Mushkin Ridgeback PC3-12800 4GB DDR3 Memory Review @ Hardware Canucks
- OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD @ Phoronix
- Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 60 GB SSD @ techPowerUp
- Patriot 4GB PC3-19200 2400MHz DDR3 @ Rbmods
- G.Skill Flare F3-16000CL7D DDR3 AMD Memory Kit Review @ Madshrimps
- Kingston SSDNowV+ Series 512GB Gen 2 SSD Review @ KitGuru -
NL: Review Block: Heatsinks and Cooling Stuff
Published: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 | By: DennisTime for another block of reviews for your clicking pleasure.
First up: Heatsinks and cooling stuffs
- Thermalright Venomous X-RT @ PureOverclock
- Glacialtech Igloo 5760 PWM Heatsink Review @ Frostytech
- Scythe Yasya CPU Cooler Review @ Real World Labs
- SilverStone SST-AP121 120mm Case Fan Review @ Overclockers Online
- Zalman VF3000N GPU Cooler @ Techgage
- Thermaltake Mobile Fan 12 @ Bona Fide Reviews
- Prolimatech Super Mega @ PureOverclock
- SilenX EFZ-120HA4 Heatsink Review @ Frostytech
- Thermaltake Jing CPU Cooler Review @ Real World Labs
- Corsair A50 Performance CPU Cooler Review @ ThinkComputers
- ThermalTake Frio CLP0564 CPU Cooler Review @ Overclockers Online
Quite a few reviews on this list. You may notice a couple of duplicate sites in there and several coolers that we have already reviewed. For instance we have a Thermaltake Frio Review Posted, We also have a Thermalright VenomousX Review posted. Both are excellent coolers -
Nvidia and AMD ready to launch new GPUs in October
Published: Monday, September 6, 2010 | By: DennisGood news on the GPU front.
Nvidia is prepared to launch its latest GeForce 400-series GPU, the GeForce GT 430 codenamed GF108, around the middle of October and the GPU will feature a performance in between its GeForce GT 240 and GT 220; meanwhile, AMD is also set to launch its Radeon HD 6000-series around the same time, according to sources from graphics card makers.
Seems that several people are excited about the 6000 series, do you think AMD can keep the winning streak alive?
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Duke Nukem Forever Shown at PAX
Published: Sunday, September 5, 2010 | By: DennisIt would seem the rumors are true, Duke Nukem Forever has a playable demo and is being shown at PAX. I guess after 10+ years of waiting the announcements and videos being shown of the game in development fell on deaf ears (and eyes)
Some wacky Canadians posted a video of some gameplay of Duke Nukem Forever at PAX. It's really short, but from what I could tell, the game looks like what everyone has been waiting for. It's being developed by Gearbox, the guys behind Borderlands, so it should be great.
I said it way back in the day, and I'll say it again. I'll be buying Duke Nukem Forever..
When it finally goes on sale.
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10 Mistakes That Start-Up Entrepreneurs Make
Published: Friday, September 3, 2010 | By: DennisThis isn't your normal tech related news post but seems pretty relevant for anyone running a small business. (ie most review websites out there)
Starting a business venture is extremely difficult to do correctly and this article outlines the top 10 mistakes that most start ups make when building a business. In my experience, (and I'm no expert) I have seen how many of these can destroy a startup and even prevent it from growing at a proper pace. While the article is targeted at star-ups the ten items can apply to existing businesses as well.
The challenge for all of you is to find out how many of them apply to your business or the company you work for. 6 apply directly to me.
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PNY to Rescue Users wth Broke BFG Cards
Published: Thursday, September 2, 2010 | By: DennisGood news for those of you (like myself) who own BFG videocards. It would seem that PNY is attempting to monoplize on the misfortune of BFG by offering $25US off of a PNY product when you trade in your old BFG video card (working or not). As an added bonus they are also giving away a free copy of Just Cause 2 for anyone opting for the trade in.
This is actually a really good deal for those of you sitting on BFG products and are worried about the uncertain future of their working status.
So there are a couple of bonuses here, First PNY gets a nice fresh stock of old GPUs they can use for their own RMA processes. Second the end users get something for their products that are now otherwise worthless (provided they are broken). Thirdly, you get a cool and relevant game title that would otherwise cost you almost $50US.
Sounds like a win win. Head on over to Hothardware for their take on the situation, or over to PNY to start the trade in process.
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Tesla Motors fined for lacking emissions Certificate
Published: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 | By: DennisNow this might be the craziest thing I have ever seen. Well maybe not, but it still ranks up there pretty high.
A more recently inanity is the requirement that electric vehicles receive an emissions "Certificate of Conformity" from the EPA to comply with the "Clean Air Act." And, while Kansan storekeepers have long been excused from abiding by the obviously obsolete ordinance, such is not the case for America's best known electric car maker, Tesla Motors.
Seems the EPA doesn't have a definition on what an electric car really is, or does and treats the Cert as a stamp of approval. Either way it kind of makes you think, Testa isn't the first company to make 100% eclectic vehicles, so did the other companies have to pay as well?
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Intel almost halves prices for Core i7-950
Published: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 | By: DennisThis is good news for a variety of reasons. Price drops usually indicate that new technology is coming or shows that a certain processor segment is overpriced and needs a little "hurry along"
Digitimes reports that the drop is likely in response to the recent price cuts of the Quad Core Athlon however we'd like to think it has something to do with Sandy BridgeIntel recently dropped the price of its quad-core Core i7-950 processors to US$294 from US$562 to defend from AMD's recent price cuts for its quad-core Athlon II X4 640 CPU from US$122 to US$99, according to sources from motherboard makers.
In addition to the price cut, Intel also recently released Core i3-560, Pentium E6800 and Celeron E3500 processors with prices at US$138, US$86 and US$53, respectively, the sources noted. All the prices are in thousand-unit tray quantities.
If you are in the market, this would be the leading indicator saying to start buying. (Provided you have funds to cover your purchase, don't go selling the farm just to own a i7-950, leave that trash to apple users.)
