Tech News
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Coolermaster CM690II - Price/Performance-Killer @ ocaholic
Published: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | By: WillLooks like others are enjoying the new Cooler Master CM690II as much as we are here at Ninjalane. Check out our review as well as this sites look of this great valued case.
With the CM690II Cooler Master shows a steel midi-tower that comes with a lot of useful features as well as a decent design. The mostly black outside is being decorated by two small, chromed bars. Also the manufacturing quality is on a good level and the CM690II evencomes with a feature you wont find anywhere else, the external SATAX-dock (HDD dock). About this and a lot of other things we will writeon the following pages.
If you think the review is awesome go check out some custom watercooling effect in it as well here.
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NL: PC Gaming Reviews Roundup
Published: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | By: WillThe fun of PC gaming never takes a rest and here is a couple more games to show for it.
"Harness Just Cause 2's unique parachute and grapple combination to create your own unbelievable, high-speed aerial stunts. Whether free falling from thousands of feet, hijacking enemy fighter jets in midair or blasting through security checkpoints on the ground, use your imagination to create maximum chaos. With hundreds of weapons, vehicles, missions and Rico's trademark parachute and grapple, experience vertical freedom unparalleled in the third-person action genre? See you this and more in the following Review from Technic3D."
Command & Conquer 4 (PC) @ GamingHeaven
"The Command and Conquer series is rightly revered by real-time strategy buffs as one of the most important in the entire genre. For fifteen years different generations have built bases, amassed units and then gone and marched on to victory against a variety of opponents, all done using the same tried and tested interface that has been replicated countless times. However, time doesnt wait for anyone and anything and even the third imagining of C&C garnered praise for its retro charm but little in the way of innovation."
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Phenom II X4 Overclocking Master class - Let's poor some LN2 on it @ Guru3D
Published: Monday, March 29, 2010 | By: WillI guess if your into extreme overclocking and who isn't, right. You should had on over and check out this little article about a man with his LN2 and a Phenom that had it coming. Enjoy.
"The professional overclocker's scene, and it's a demographic that Guru3D will be following more closely. It's the extreme side of overclocking, yes the guys that use extravagant cooling methods to lift the core frequency to way higher levels. And today we'll be doing exactly that.
We'll have our tame race driver 'OldScarface', a Dutch overclocker, tryout the latest revision of the Phenom II 965BE -- the latest stepping with a lower TDP. The objective is to pass 5 or maybe even 6 GHz on this processor.
To do so, all he'll need is a couple of litres of Liquid Nitrogen, the right equipment and time... lots of time."That is a long read though.
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GeIL Black Dragon 6GB DDR3-2000 @ PureOverclock
Published: Monday, March 29, 2010 | By: WillToday the news guys inner geek is just looking for cool and flashy objects. So keep that in mind when I post this review here. The Geil Black Dragons do look very neat with the red glowing eyes and the all black PCB, but do they performance as well as they look?
"We are looking at a set of GeIL Black Dragon 6GB DDR3-2000 memory modules that look very unique from what we normally see, sporting no fancy heatspreaders. Going with a different approach, there is a black PCB design, gold printing, and red LEDs make these Black Dragons quite refreshing in a sea of clichéd products that want us to believe that sleek metal casings can justify the high price tags that accompany such things."
Read on and you will see.
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Microcool It Banchetto 101 Case Review @ OCIA
Published: Monday, March 29, 2010 | By: WillIf Ninjalane had to buy test benches then these right here would be the ones. These just have that awesome factor to them and I kind of want one just because. I guess we should read some more about it instead of going off just looks to see if it is a worthy test bench.
"As I'm sure many people will tell you, frequently reviewing or benchmarking lots of different computer hardware can be a real pain in the butt. Sure, trying out new gear is usually fun and it's exciting to get our hands on leading edge technology, particularly before it's publicly available. But the physical act of constantly replacing components in our test machines can get a bit monotonous, especially when you spend so much time disassembling, then installing, only to disassemble it yet again. So over the years there have been a small number of manufacturers that make cases designed specifically for the reviewer or "bencher", such as the one we have for review today, the Banchetto 101 from Microcool."
Very cool!
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NL: NVidia GeForce GTX 480/470 Reviews Roundup
Published: Friday, March 26, 2010 | By: WillToday is the day for NVidia to finally give the masses a DirectX 11 card. So let's read some reviews and enjoy.
- GeForce GTX 480 PCI-Express Scaling @ techPowerUp
- NVIDIA Geforce GTX 470 Review @ Hardware Canucks
- NVIDIA Fermi - GTX 470 - GTX 480 - GTX 480 SLI Review
- GeForce GTX 470 and 480 review - Is NVIDIA back in the saddle ? @ Guru3D
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 400 series preview @ Elite Bastards
- NVIDIA Geforce GTX 480 Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Nvidia GTX-480 (Fermi, GF100) @ Bjorn3D
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480: GF100 Has Landed @ HotHardware
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Fermi @ techPowerUp
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Review @ HardwareHeaven
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 Video Card Tested @ TweaktownHappy reading and don't forget to give the Ninjalane review a good once over as well.
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GeForce GTX 480 Review
Published: Friday, March 26, 2010 | By: DennisThe long awaited Fermi card from nVidia has been released and we have one of the first reviews of the new card right here.
There will be widespread availability of both GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 the week of April 12, 2010 meaning that not only did nVidia plan a great video card but also has stocks available for people to buy.
Inital availability will be "limited" to 10s of thousands of units (if you can call that limited) but should be enough for everyone that wants to get ahold of the most anticipated GPU ever. -
NL: PC Gaming Reviews Roundup
Published: Friday, March 26, 2010 | By: WillHere is a couple games for the PC gamer in all of us to enjoy.
Just Cause 2 (PC) @ GamingHeaven
"The first Just Cause required more suspension of disbelief than your average Hollywood blockbuster and this turned out to be both a blessing and a curse. Some lauded its over the top non-stop action and stunts while others labeled it as simply trying too hard, all brawn and no brains. Flying round a huge island in a stolen plane, only to jump out at will with a parachute and kill some bad guys before the character has even hit the ground..."
"Get ready to plunge into the lush and deadly world of the Italian Renaissance, an era of arts, riches and murderous conspiracy. Assassin's Creed II introduces you to Ezio, a new assassin carrying on the deadly lineage of his forebears. Confront an epic tale of power and corruption as you hone your assassin's art, wielding weapons and instruments designed by the legendary Leonardo da Vinci himself in this gripping and deadly sequel. The world of the assassin is one cloaked in shadow and steeped in danger. Ensnared in a web of revenge and conspiracy, the assassin embraces power at its most elemental, acting as the dividing line between life and death. As an assassin confronted by perilous new challenges and difficult choices, what path will you choose? See you this and more in the following Review from Technic3D."
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Plextor PX-128M1S 128GB Solid State Drive / SSD Review @ PCStats
Published: Friday, March 26, 2010 | By: WillOkay now I think I have seen it all. Plextor is now selling SSD Drives. Is there any company that is not selling some kind of SSD Drive now? I wonder if this one is any better than the others. Let's hope the price is.
"Plextor, best known for manufacturing optical drives, has finally stepped into the SSD market with the PX-128M1S, a 128GB drive that uses multilevel cell (MLC) NAND flash memory. The PX-128M1S is a 2.5", SATA 3Gb/s drive, which makes it compatible with most notebooks. It can also be installed into a desktop computer with use of a mounting bracket (not included). With a capacity of 128GB, the Plextor PX-128M1S is well-suited as a boot drive. Unlike 64GB drives which can be a little tight in that regard, you'll have enough space to install Windows, everyday applications like Microsoft Office."
Waiting for the Ninjalane SSD Drives that might be coming out soon.
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Thermaltake Level 10 Gaming Station Review @ HotHardware
Published: Friday, March 26, 2010 | By: WillUnique cases are also super cool to see. The TT Level 10 has to be on the top on everyones list for a being just down right cool looking. Now for over all usage and functionality maybe a different story, but who cares it looks cool.
"Although the market is loaded with a myriad of attractive cases, one product from Thermaltake caught our attention from the moment we laid eyes on it and it has captivated us ever since. The Level 10 gaming tower is a new over-the-top enclosure made specifically for enthusiasts who want to make a statement without saying a word; or at the very least, appreciate cutting-edge design and absolute precision build quality. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but few can deny the Level 10's eye-catching good looks and extraordinary construction. As you may have heard, this case was created by BMW Group Designworks USA for Thermaltake. The BMW Group designs new concepts for a variety of industries, such as yachts, trains, and aircraft. Let's check out its latest creation made specifically for gamers, to see if it's really as revolutionary and well-built as it looks..."
I'm already thinking of ways to mod this case to allow for all kinds of watercooling.
