Tech News
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DFI Lanparty Blood Iron P45-T2RS Elite Motherboard Review @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 | By: WillIt is funny how with the new Core i7 and the Core i5 coming in a short time down the road we tend to forget about the awesome Core 2 setups. Here is a review of one awesome motherboard for the budget minded person.
"Even with the the i7 and their accompanying X58 boards being the current most sought-after combination when it comes to CPUs, LGA775 chips continue to sell well. Because of this, many companies have opted to release additional P45 boards into their lineups. DFI has done just that with their new $100 Blood Iron P45-T2RS Elite. Can this board live up to the legends put forth by past DFI products? We intend to find out."
I love the red color of these boards.
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Corsair Obsidian Series 800D ATX Chassis Review @ Legit Reviews
Published: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 | By: WillThis case has been all the rage around the net ever since it was ever mentioned back in the day. Well to help keep us hungry for this new beast of a case Corsair has let the review samples out of the bag.
"The Corsair Obsidian 800D might be a massive full ATX tower chassis, but it was designed to be a well functioning chassis. Corsair wanted the case to be that large so multi-GPU video card setups could be used as well as allowing custom water cooling kits to be installed. The Corsair Obsidian Series 800D chassis is also an example of what happens when you think outside the box and design something from the ground up. Several of the design features are unique to this chassis and make it stand out from the crowd. It has clearly done well enough to earn our Innovation Award and we can't wait to see what Corsair is planning for their next case design..."
If you have not guessed it, then you do not read the news posts at all. For I want it one real bad!
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OCZ and Indilinx Collaborate On New SSD Garbage Collection Scheme @ HotHardware
Published: Monday, August 10, 2009 | By: WillWith a title that includes OCZ, SSDs, and garbage it is a sure fire way to get attention. Let's read it though to see how Indilinx is helping OCZ Vertex SSD Drive lineup stay clean.
"OCZ, working in combination with Indilinx, is poised to release new firmwares for OCZ's entire line-up of Vertex Series SSDs that performs active garbage collection while the drives are idle to restore performance to like-new condition, even on a severely "dirtied" drive.
We just got our hands on a 120GB Vertex SSD that has been flashed with the new garbage collecting firmware, and wanted to give you all a glimpse as to how it works..."Now with just a little bit more of a price break and SSD's will be on everyones short list.
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MSI P55-GD65 Lynnfield Motherboard Video Unboxing and Preview @ TweakTown
Published: Monday, August 10, 2009 | By: WillThe time for the new Core i3, i5, i7's is almost here, and to be honest we all are just gnawing at the bit for it to happen. Until that time comes we can all just sit back and look at the pretty boards that are about to be released.
"Even though Intel isn't officially launching its upcoming Core i5 and Core i5 Lynnfield core processors and P55 Express chipset until the second week of September, there is already much talk about the next generation mainstream performance platform around Taiwan.
In the spirit of getting an early look at upcoming hardware, MSI sent us its P55-GD65 motherboard for an exclusive video unboxing and preview. Watch the video below for the full down-low of the new product."Are they here yet? Are they here yet?
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DDR3 Roundup: New Elpida Powered Kits from OCZ, Mushkin and Corsair @ Madshrimps
Published: Monday, August 10, 2009 | By: WillHere is a nice little roundup of Elpida chips on these modules. The Elpida's have been know to be great overclockers, but not without some major failure issues.
"Sometimes there's more to a memory module than meets the eye : Corsair Dominator and Mushkin Redline modules have always looked better than nice, and now they have the performance to match. We put these two against the OCZ Blade, a real high end kit based upon Elpida's "hyper" chips, and against our 8 previous triple channel kits, in order to get a good view of the Core i7 memory landscape to date."
Yep, I want a set of each.
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NL: Memory Reviews Roundup
Published: Friday, August 7, 2009 | By: WillFeeling lazy today for it is Friday so putting the cruise control on and grouping the Memory reviews together today.
Memory
- G.Skill Trident Extreme Performance F3-16000CL9 DDR3 @ OC3D
- Kingston Hyper X PC3 12800 Cl9 6GB Review @ OCC
- Kingston Hyper DDR3 2000MHz 3GB Memory Kit @ Pro-Clockers
- OCZ Low Latency Blade DDR3 1600MHz Triple Channel Memory @ Pro-Clockers -
An Exercise in Bait and Switch Online Fraud and How to Stay Safe @ TechwareLabs
Published: Friday, August 7, 2009 | By: WillHere is a good read for many Ninjalane readers that are trying to save a buck while shopping online. Use common sense, and make sure to read up on the seller before buying.
"Staying safe with purchases online continues to get more and more difficult. Today I share with you an exercise in which I voluntarily subject myself to one of the classics in fraudulent activity, the Bait and Switch. Take a walk with me down my experience and see the dirty underbelly that these scam artists don't want you to see."
I have even dealt with well known websites that seem just as bad.
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SilverStone Strider 1500W @ PureOverclock
Published: Friday, August 7, 2009 | By: WillI honesty have no idea how you can really push this Power Supply unless you at least hook two high end systems to it. This is simply an amazing push for extreme overkill. I love it!
"Today we're looking at the SilverStone Strider 1500W power supply, an absolute monster unit that is somewhat appropriately named if you're a fan of the Half Life 2 gaming series. Let's take a look at the beast and see what it brings to the mix."
Seriously a "monster unit" is all you can call it. Godzilla PSU sounds much better.
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NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup
Published: Friday, August 7, 2009 | By: WillTGIF PC Game Reviews Roundup Edition.
Prototype Game Review @ ocaholic
"An unknown virus, sickness or synthetic governmental bioweapon is seeking out New York and starts to change the city: Zombies band together as far as the eye can reach, soldiers have to march out to assure the security of citizens. Monsters and a network of intrigues and lies spread out all over Manhattan and you, a shape-shifter, are the only one being able to get to the bottom of this affair. Watch out for information and find the culprits; you have a way of your's own to unearth the truth."
Officers - PC Review @ Gamepyre
"Another thing that Officers has going in its favor is the cost; at only $29.99, it is a gamble worth taking. Despite the shortness of the single player campaign (about 6 to 8 hours depending on strategy and difficulty level, the multiplayer battles should provide the additional entertainment. Now, if you hate or if you are just burned out on the WWII genre, Officers will not change that. As I've said, Officers is not a bad game per say, but it is a title that will soon be forgotten. Now, I do want to point out that the game did not include a skirmish mode where you can fight the AI on multiplayer maps. You can however use the editor to make new single player missions if you really want. While this is an entertaining game, the replay value is somewhat limited. How can you have an RTS with no skirmish mode?"
Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta (PC) Review @ Gamingheaven
"In all the Fallout games there has always been a downed alien space ship and if you had been exploring the wastelands of Fallout 3 you would have already noticed it .... sending out an ominous distress call. This call gets answered and once again Bethesda Game Studios have a foundation for another downloadable expansion pack for their hugely successful futuristic title."
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MSI X58M LGA 1366 Intel X58 Micro ATX Motherboard Review @ Madshrimps
Published: Thursday, August 6, 2009 | By: WillThis MSI board has been very popular among the masses with it's lower price, and all of it's abilities among the sea of Micro-ATX boards on the market. Let's see if the hype is worth the price, or should we just pay a little more in price for something better.
"X58 chipset has been introduced to the market for 9 months, and is still on top-of-the-range of Intel product line. For some main board manufacturers, Micro ATX is no longer a low-priced product. We would like to introduce you MSI X58M which is a price-valued Micro ATX, which retails below $200"
Enjoy!
