Tech News
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SilverStone RV-02 Raven @ Bjorn3D
Published: Monday, October 26, 2009 | By: WillSilverstone has really been working on the Raven Series of cases to keep adding all of the cool features to this design. The new Raven 02 is looking to be the next step in the right direction.
"When I first received this chassis to review, I looked at the name of this chassis Raven, I then said to myself 'Nevermore'. I have no idea why this came up, but after thinking about this for a few minutes I finally figured out why it reminded me of the phrase 'Nevermore'.
Every once in a while we get a chassis that is so unique in styling and layout that it completely changes the entire concept of a chassis design. SilverStone has always come up with unique designs with their chassis. It first started years ago when SilverStone put the PSU on the bottom of the chassis. Now SilverStone has thrown in another out of the box thinking design that is completely re-defying how chassis should be designed for today's computer components. Lets take a look at the Raven RV-02 chassis."Stay tuned for Ninjalanes review will be up soon.
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P55 Extreme Overclockers: Check your sockets! @ Anandtech
Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 | By: DennisThis is a very interesting article indeed. It would seem the extreme overclockers on the Anandtech payroll are burning P55 sockets left and right, and their reasoning behind the issue? LGA sockets mfg'ed by Foxconn.
We have a pretty good relationship with Foxconn and when asking about their P55 board the reply we got was that the board is delayed while they wait for a component. After reading this article I suspect the component in question is the LGA socket. (Unconfirmed)Normally we do not worry too much about mishaps during extreme overclocking testing as they are typically caused by factors outside of the supplier's control. The overriding concern is that we have damaged every motherboard in our possession for the P55 overclocking (extreme) shootout as well as two very expensive i7/870 processors. These problems are the cause of a single component and are repeatable. As such, we thought we would provide details on current problems and will provide an update once all of the motherboard manufacturers affected have had a chance to properly respond.
One thing is for certain, when the Inferno Katana does finally hit the market the sockets will be under the microscope by most every overclocker in the business
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An Unofficial History of The Unboxing @ TestFreaks
Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 | By: WillThe excitement of getting a new gadget(toy) and opening it up to play with is awesome. Still there is a couple new terms for this that I never knew existed for doing this action.
"Gadget pron, gadget porn, unboxing, unpacking, uncrate, it's been called many things, but it's The Unboxing. Why is it that we love to unbox our gadgets, what is it that excites us so much about unboxing a new gadget or any tech related toy? "
Never in my days did I think pron.
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Windows 7 The Whopper of a Release!
Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 | By: WillMicrosoft Realeases the new Windows 7 OS for all of us to enjoy, and BK unleashes some serious meat to celebrate. Hmm... Every spin on this one is going to look bad from me.
"Confirming our belief that Japan is at once among the coolest and craziest places on this planet we all call home is Burger King's exclusive Windows 7 Whopper. Seven stacked beef patties extend your usual Whopper to over five inches in height and the whole thing costs an appropriate ¥777 (or $8.55). It'll be available for one week only -- or seven days, get it? Join us past the break to see the full towering size of this meaty monstrosity."
Enjoy!
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ASUS Maximus III Gene motherboard review @ Elite Bastards
Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 | By: WillThe P55 Chipset motherboards have been a huge hit in the market. Everyone of them looks very cool and has a great unique touch them. Well the Asus Maximus III Gene is on the very top of awesome looking board spectrum. Let's read to see if looks are everything.
"The rear of the motherboard also holds one part of this offering's RoG Connect functionality - In essence, this gives you the opportunity to control, monitor and tweak certain elements of your system from a remote machine via software. To do this, you can simply hook the Maximus III Gene up to another PC via the USB port you see above next to the analogue audio jacks using the bundled USB 2.0 cable, and then press the button to the left of said port. As long as you have the RoG Connect software installed on the PC to which that cable is connected, you can then make a number of changes on-the-fly."
Nice!
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NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup
Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | By: WillSome more PC gaming fun for everyone.
Tropico 3 (PC) Review @ Gamingheaven
"City building games are a popular genre with the public and the Tropico series has always comprised a fine combination of traditional building with interesting and diverse directions. Tropico 3 has just been released and adds an intriguing layer of political action which brings another dimension to the overall strategy dynamic."
Interview with Codemasters - Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising @ Gamingheaven"Codemasters recently invited us to their Headquarters for an exclusive intereview with two of the Developers for OF: DR - Tim Browne (Senior Games Designer) and James Nicholls (Chief Mission designer). We knew our readers would love to hear their inside thoughts, so we rushed with our trusty camera equipment and asked them a series of relevant questions about this great new game."
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Interactive Intel processor product ID guide v2.2
Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 | By: DennisThese are always fun to mess with. Truth be told you can get the same information from Intel.com but sometimes the information is not so easy to find..
The idea here is to select the processor type you are looking for and it will give you the specs.
Pretty easy eh?
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AMD Athlon II X2 240e and X3 435 Mainstream CPUs @ HotHardware
Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 | By: DennisLooks like we have new AMD procs in the wild.
With the current price war going on between Intel and AMD at the lower-end of the market, consumers are left with more affordable options than ever before. One can argue that there has never been a better time to build a computer or upgrade an aging system, especially with the cost of relatively high-performing hardware finally reaching attainable levels. And with AMD's recent launch of their first $99 quad-core, enthusiasts have run out of excuses to postpone the jump to multi-core computing.
AMD continues to expand their product line up with mainstream processors at competitive prices with the launch of eight new Athlon II models today. These chips range from dual to quad-core varieties and feature lower power consumption as well. Today, we will be looking at two variants from this launch, the dual core Athlon II X2 240e and triple core X3 435 processors. Come on by and take a look... -
NL: Review Block - Mobo time!
Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 | By: DennisNinjalane was founded on doing motherboard reviews and while innovations in mobo design have somewhat slowed they still remain as the centerpiece of any system, either it be gaming, enthusiast, test bench princess, or down and dirty oem, the fact remains you need one to build a system.
- MSI P55-GD80 LGA1156 Motherboard Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Gigabyte P55-UD6 Motherboard Review @ Motherboards
- DFI LANParty Jr. GF9400 T2RS mATX Motherboard @ Tweaktown
- ASUS P7P55D Deluxe LGA 1156 Motherboard @ Bjorn3DWe have P55 board reviews on the way, but due to the nature of second tier and innovation it takes awhile to get the products off the line.
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Intel Core i7 CPU Water Block Roundup Oktober 2009 @ Madshrimps
Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 | By: DennisFor those of you that know "me" I have a soft spot for watercooling setups. Either DIY or OEM they all seem to have some unique flair and have gotten quite advanced over the years. Here we have a roundup of 6 blocks designed for the Core i7.
Here we are again, with some brand new water blocks to cool your Nehalem or Lynnfield monster CPU. We got some strong contenders this time, which will give the blocks, that we already tested, a serious run for their money. In total 7 new blocks delivered to us thanks to Aquatuning. We compare performance to 6 blocks we previously tested. Find out which one cools your CPU the best!
Of course these are all European watercooling companies so don't expect to see Danger Den on the list.
