Tech News
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Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler @ PCShopTalk
Published: Thursday, July 9, 2009 | By: WillHere at Ninjalane we love to play with our watercooling setups, but getting ahold of an awesome high end air cooler is priceless. From the looks of things the Prolimatech has just such a kind of cooler to impress even us.
"In this review, I will test a very interesting cooler from Prolimatech, which design fits perfectly with the rest of the cooling system on DFI LP UT motherboards, has a futuristic looking mounting system, and will compare its performance with the other CPU coolers I have tested in the past."
So Prolimatech where is ours to torture at?
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NVidia's Past Drives Reports About Apple
Published: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 | By: WillThis looks to be another soap opera just waiting to happen for NVidia. They seem to not be getting a break at all here recently. Interesting read with info on the new MAC OS using OpenCL in there also.
"The word is that Nvidia is out of Apple designs," according to a June 26 report from technology Web site SemiAccurate. The report has been cited widely with varying degrees of credence given to it.
"When I say out, I mean on the Nehalem-based Macs," Charlie Demerjian, the author of the report, said in a phone interview Monday, referring to future laptops from Apple that will be based on Intel's new Nehalem Core i series of chips.
Let's hope they can hug and make up before Snow Leopard is out.
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ASUS M4A79 Deluxe AM3 High Performance Motherboard @ TechwareLabs
Published: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 | By: WillAMD has had a rough time in the last couple years, but this new AM3 format is really picking up for the enthusiast out there. Low in price and great on the overclocking potential. Bang for the buck here folks, and to be able to do that is pairing it up with a great motherboard.
"Over-clocking, Tweaking, Optimizing, are just a few terms used by PC users whom TechwareLabs list as Extreme Gamers or those who are not just looking to get the most from their systems, but are the ones who are willing to spend hours tweaking their systems to get every last clock cycle from their system. ASUS has built a motherboard like nothing that has been release to date. The ASUS M4A79 Deluxe is an over-clocker's dream when it comes to selecting processor, RAM, DRAM, North and South bridge voltages"
Like that Asus M4A79 board.
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Scimitar Computers Vertex Pyramid Case @ techPowerUp
Published: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 | By: WillNinjalane always love unique stuff, and cases are some of the best things to be unique. Looks like these guys have got a real strange one on there hands. A pyramid shaped computer case.
"The Vertex is a very unique HTPC chassis. Shaped like a pyramid and constructed of solid metal sheets along with a choice of three colors, the case is certainly an eye catcher. The chassis is currently available in very limited quantities, but you can count on us to get one of them to fill up with hardware for your viewing pleasure."
I usually dig this kind of strange stuff, but this one is just not doing it for me.
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ATI HD 4890 1GB CrossFire - AMD Phenom II 955 BE vs Intel Core i7 920 @ ModReactor
Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 | By: WillHere is some good reading for all of you guys and gals on the fence on which gaming PC is for you. Looking at the age old war of AMD vs. Intel. Which one make us a little more happy to open our wallets up too.
"If we're considering a gaming system - you saw the graphics and prices. With clear continence we recommend the platform based on AMD Phenom II 955 BE. The processor provides more performance in the system without overclock and the platform is cheaper, however we know for a fact that it falls behind Core i7 920 in other professional and general application such as video, audio and file compression, rendering, etc. Where's the catch? If you are overclock enthusiasts and want to squeeze the maximum out of your system, you should know that it's normal to squeez around 50% from i7 920 but its rarely possible to get more than 15-20% overclock on Phenom II 955 BE with air cooler."
Well I will say Intel has it's hands in my wallet all the time.
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MSI 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 | By: WillThis new color scheme from MSI is just awesome. We here at Ninjalane love good looking boards just as much a well layed out board. Still the performance is the most looked for feature.
"We have the opportunity to look at another AMD Socket AM3 motherboard in our review today. This one is the 790FX-GD70 from MSI and it is poised to be the flagship motherboard of the AM3 lineup for MSI. MSI has been around for quite some time, and so it is no stranger to competing in the motherboard business. This board sports the 790FX/SB750 combination of chipsets, so it is the best that you can get now in the AM3 scene. It also has a total of four X16 PCIE slots, so it is ready for a multi-GPU setup to take gaming to its graphical extremes..."
Keep the nice looking boards coming out MSI.
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NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup
Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 | By: WillHere is a couple new games for everyone to check out for the PC.
ArmA II (PC) Review @ Gamingheaven
ArmA II by developer Bohemia Interactive is a followup to their own series of Operation Flashpoint games, which are now owned by Codemasters. It puts you in control of everything from hand held pistols to formidable, state of the art aircraft and is sure to appeal to gamers who like to duke it out on high octane dynamic battlefields.
Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood Review (PC) @ Gamingheaven
Call Of Juarez was released 2 years ago by Ubisoft and it was a game set in the Wild West that dealt with a mission for revenge as well as the hunt for a cursed treasure. Reverend Ray was a fantastic character, a fanatical preacher who quoted from the bible while shooting people in the face. COJ 2 focuses on the history of Reverend Ray, his family and their quest for gold.
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July 5th Reflection
Published: Sunday, July 5, 2009 | By: DennisHow is everyone doing? Still have all of your fingers and toes? I spent the 4th hanging with the family, BBQ'ed up some sirloin, drank some beer, and around 10:30 the neighborhood (and city for that matter) lit up and sounded much like a movie set warzone.
Funny thing, most of the fireworks making all of the noise were illegal in this area, kind of strange how a legal loophole can fuel so much social fun and excitement.
Speaking of excitement, we should have a couple of reviews posted tonight (if not tomorrow), Tiger Woods and Anthony Kim are paired up at the AT&T National, and with any luck I'll be playing 18 this afternoon.
It's shaping up to be a good day, now if my hangover would go away I'd be happy
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Happy 4th of July Weekend
Published: Friday, July 3, 2009 | By: DennisI know its a day early (as of this writing) but all of us here at Ninjalane wanted to wish our US visitors a happy "safe and sane" 4th of July weekend.
As the teacher in "Dazed and Confused" would say.
"Okay guys, one more thing, this summer when you're being inundated with all this American bicentennial Fourth Of July brouhaha, don't forget what you're celebrating, and that's the fact that a bunch of slave-owning, aristocratic, white males didn't want to pay their taxes."
Its a few years past the bicentennial (33 years to be exact) but none of us mind provided the burgers are cooked to perfection and the beer is cold.
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Foxconn says not quitting own-brand motherboard business
Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 | By: DennisWe actually knew this little gem for over a month and even wrote up an exclusive article about it. Be sure to check out the new Inferno Katana and DigitLife Cinema.
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has said it will maintain its own-brand marketing staff for motherboards but will transfer some technical staff to support other business units. The comments were made in response to ongoing speculation that it has been decreasing efforts to market own-brand motherboards and may eventually exit the market.
However, since Foxconn had to go to Digitimes it seems not everyone was convenced.
I braved having to wear a mask to get this exclusive information, the least you could do is read about it.
