Tech News
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AMD Next Generation ATI Radeon Eyefinity Technology @ HardOCP
Published: Thursday, September 10, 2009 | By: WillIt is cool to see all the new technology coming out. This super high resolution demo looks like the cat's meow here. Still I do have to ask that ultimate question. How much is that setup going to cost me, and is it realistic for this kind of economy now?
"Just a few snapshots to show you some of the capabilities of AMD's next generation Radeon Eyefinity graphics card doing what it looks like it will do best. Muti-monitor gaming is back from the dead...with a vengeance!"
It still looks cool, but I hope this is not ATI big win for the HD 5800 Series cards.
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NL: P55 Chipset Motherboard Roundup
Published: Thursday, September 10, 2009 | By: WillIt is time to gather up the new Socket LGA 1156 P55 chipset motherboard reviews.
- Gigabyte P55-UD6 and P55M-UD4 Motherboard Reviews @ Legit Reviews
- MSI i5 P55-CD53 Motherbard Review @ Motherboard
- Asus P7P55D EVO P55 Motherboard - Performance Revealed @ OC3D
- ECS P55H-A Black Series @ PureOverclock
- ASUS P7P55D motherboard review @ Elite Bastards
- ASUS i5 MAXIMUS III Formula Motherboard Review @ Motherboard
- Asus P7P55D Deluxe Motherboard Review @ HardOCP -
Overclocking Intel's Core i5-750 & i7-870 @ Techgage
Published: Thursday, September 10, 2009 | By: WillThe new Core i5 & i7 have arrived. So it is time to start overclocking, and taking victims in the name of extreme speed. This is a very good read on how far these new guys are willing to be pushed.
"We found out earlier this week that Intel's Lynnfield-based processors are fast, but who said that cranking the clocks to make them even faster was a bad idea? In this article, we take both the Core i5-750 and i7-870 for an overclocking joyride, and the stable overclocks we were able to achieve is nothing short of impressive."
Long live the overclocking enthusiast!
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Foxconn gives up own-brand graphics card business
Published: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 | By: WillHere is some news to us here at Ninjalane. We are pretty close to Foxconn and we're very surprised we had not heard about this before hand.
"Foxconn Electronics has given up marketing graphics cards under its own brand and has rearranged its Channel Service Division (CSD) shifting the majority of the 9,000 employees, mainly related to production, to its OEM division. Around 500, mainly sales and marketing related, staff remain in CSD, according to Young Liu, special assistant to the CEO."
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Solid State Drive Optimization & Longevity @ Bjorn3D
Published: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | By: WillThe SSD is coming of age, and people are getting real interested in picking one up. So here is a great little guide to get the most out of your new SSD super fast drive.
"With the inherent expense of SSD's recent concerns about longevity and optimization have surfaced. With 1 Million hours MTBF the drives have a pretty good lifespan but if you are interested in longevity and optimizing the drive for maximum performance here's a few tips and tricks you may want to experiment with."
SSD FTW!
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XFX Black Edition 850W Power Supply Review @ Driverheaven
Published: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | By: WillThe Power Supply Market has really become way over loaded with new comers. Looks like XFX decided to be the next guys to try out the PSU market, but they are going about it with a very different kind of look. Black and green is the major colors of this beast with some very nice specs. to add also.
"XFX's first PSU, the Black Edition 850W boasts features and specifications that could easily make it one of the best possible choices around its power range. Today we will find out if XFX successfully enter a traditionally tricky market sector with a competitive and capable power supply for the discerning enthusiast user. Success or flop? you can be assured we will get the answers today ..."
Fugly is the only word that comes to mind while looking at this PSU.
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Mushkin GeForce GTX 295 Single PCB 1792 MB @ techPowerUp
Published: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | By: WillSailing the sea of the flooded video card market we get one more company to add to the mix. This time it is from one of our favorite ram makers here at Ninjalane, Mushkin. I hope they add something more than a wooden box to the package deal to get buyers.
"Mushkin's GeForce GTX 295 comes in a very stylish wooden box that radiates "premium product" as soon as you have it in your hands. Other than that the card follows NVIDIA's single PCB GTX 295 reference specifications to the letter, but also comes at an attractive price point of $499."
Hmmm...wood box how unique!
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NL: Core i5 & i7 Socket 1156 Roundup
Published: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | By: WillIt is here! It is here! Core i5 & i7 Socket 1156 is here!
- Intel i7 870 & i5 750 CPUs @ Bjorn3D
- Intel Core i5-750 , I7 870 and P55 Review @ DriverHeaven
- Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield Processor @ OC3D
- Intel Core i7 860/Gigabyte GA-EP55-UD6 Socket 1156 Motherboard @ Pro-Clockers
- Intel's Core i5-750 and Core i7-870 processors @ TechReport
- Core i5-750 and Core i7-870 Processors Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Intel Core i7-870 & i5-750 - Nehalem for the Mainstream @ Techgage
- Intel Core i5 750 CPU review @ Elite Bastards
- Intel 'Lynnfield' Core i5 750 and Core i7 870 Performance Testing @ TweakTown
- Intel Core i5 750 & i7 870 Review @ Neoseeker
- Intel Core i5-750 and P55 Chipset Review with Benchmarks @ TweakPC
- Intel Core i5 750 Core i7 870 Review @ OCC -
Back from the Mini-Vacation
Published: Sunday, September 6, 2009 | By: DennisHey everyone, I know I didn't mention anything but I was actually away from the helm for the past week while trying to get in one last vacation before the end of the year. Seems the in-laws have a timeshare condo thing right on the coast at Seaside Oregon.
Had a great time, played some golf with my in-laws (played decent), walked on the beach, drank some seawater, drank some beer, BBQ'ed, and was even annoyed by my mother-in-laws cigarette smoke. All in all it wasn't a bad trip.
I'll be uploading some pics from the trip to Facebook and the Message Forum so stay tuned.
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Slackware 13.0 Released - The 64-bit Edition
Published: Friday, September 4, 2009 | By: DennisAfter a long wait the Slackware team has finally released an update to the famed 12.2 and this time complete with an x86_64 port for all of us wanting to run Linux on the latest 64-bit hardware.
Personally I have been using Slackware for years now but not as a main system, the development tools I use are not available on Linux so only my servers are Linux based and it is not uncommon for them to run 7-8 months without me checking on them. Yep they are that stable.Probably the biggest change is the addition of an official 64-bit port. While the 32-bit (x86) version continues to be developed, this release brings to you a complete port to 64-bit (x86_64). We know that many of you have been waiting eagerly for this, and once you try it you'll see it was well worth the wait.
Well here is to a new chapter in Slackware, if you are looking for a powerful distro look no further.
