Tech News
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Mushkin 12GB Kit DDR3 1333 CL9 (EM3-10666) Memory Review @ Technic3D
Published: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 | By: WillWow, 12GB is a serious RAM amount for usage. Still, some Ninja out there is using that much for some crazy pron editing we are very sure of it. So let's see what Mushkin has to offer here in this review.
"The Mushkin 12GB Kit DDR3 1333 CL9 (EM3-10666) arrived Technic3D. Technic3D will see as good they are with Overclocking against the OCZ Platinum 1600 Memory Kit on Windows Vista Ultimate 64 Bit and the Gigabyte EX58-Extreme Mainboard. You can see 1.600 MHz (1,5V) with 9-9-9-24 in the following Review."
Well, I have Vista 32-Bit edition and 12GB of RAM. Looks like I'm set to go.
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NL: Gaming Review Roundups
Published: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 | By: WillLike always Ninjalane is keeping our eyes peeled for new games to play on the PC. Using our shiny new rigs with beastly video cards to glue our brains to the monitor.
DemiGod (PC) Review @ Gamingheaven
"Demigod is the latest title from Stardock and Gas Powered Games which shipped about a week ago. This is a multiplayer based real time strategy game which unfortunately has some major issues and they have been hard at work for the last 3 or 4 days patching them. "
Death Track - Resurrection (PC) review @ Gamingheaven"If you combine The Fast and the Furious with Unreal Tournament then you end up with the game we have on review today - Death Track Resurrection. A weird hybrid of a combat/racing game that is actually based on a 1989 Activision game called Deathtrack. Russian developer, Sky Fallen handle the coding but unfortunately there are more than a few issues."
Death Track sounds like my kind of game even comes with issues. Yes!
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Core i5 details leaked
Published: Monday, April 20, 2009 | By: DennisSome of the details around the new Intel () processor called i5
For comparison, the Core i7 920 which ticks along at 2.66GHz retails for about $290 while the 2.93GHz 940 sells for $560. Given that the prices for the i5 parts quoted here seems rather high.
Like the Core i7 silicon, these pieces pack 8MB of L3 cache, and feature both HyperThreading and TurboBoost technology. The TDP is down from 130W that was standard for the i7 to a cooler 90W.Sadly no triple core version but the lower heat output is nice.
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Caustic Graphics @ PCPerspective
Published: Monday, April 20, 2009 | By: WillLooks like we might have some new type of hardware on the way to play with. Caustic Graphics might be the next name in the gaming arena. Then again it might be considered another Agiea, and get put in one of the big boys portfolio.
"James was quick to iterate to me on a few occasions that they initially had no desire to build hardware but as they developed their unique software algorithms it became apparent that there simply was not a processor on the market today, either in GPU or CPU form, that did exactly what they needed. These new algorithms attempt to find order in what we all see as the randomness of ray tracing and they attempt to drastically increase the memory locality for efficiency reasons and the founders decided that required a custom co-processor. But they seem to have played the game intelligently by continuing to utilize hardware where it is most efficient: the Caustic card will handle only the operations that modern components are inefficient at yet they still leverage the power of the GPU for pure shading horsepower."
This new hardware sounds interesting, but where exactly am I gonna plug it into my motherboard? This is with Crossfire X or SLI running at the same time? I need a longer motherboard.
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Scythe Kama Angle CPU Cooler @ Pro-Clockers
Published: Monday, April 20, 2009 | By: WillHere is a heatsink review today to go along with our very own Thermalright AXP-140 Heatsink Review. Well not the same cooler but a heatsink none the less.
"The newest cooler from Scythe is the Kama Angle. A very unique cooler that is comprised of 90 degree cut fins and a special silent fan to cool them. According to Scythe the angled fins also takes advantage your case fans for even better cooling performance. Today, we will put the Kama Angle on the test bench just to see how well it does."
Wow, the Scythe Kama Angle just looks funky, but oh well.
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Zero Moving Parts PC Totally Silent Computing @ TweakTown
Published: Monday, April 20, 2009 | By: WillThis might be a helpful guide for all of you guys that dread noise from your PC. Also might give an idea or two on how to be frugal on the setup too.
"There's a bit of mad scientist in all of us deep down I think. For years I've always wanted a computer that made absolutely no noise at all and looking at all the "noise reducing" products on the market would begin to make my wallet cry at the cost of silencing my current system.
The time is right, I have convinced myself. The time is now to build a system that can handle the entertainment and the everyday without so much as a whisper emanating from the case. But before we jump right in, we have to identify the right components for the job; it's important to layout the more demanding things we want the system to achieve so that the machine can meet all expectations."How I remember the days of PC's sounding like jet engines.
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LanParty Swag Giveaway #2 (ends 5/1/09)
Published: Friday, April 17, 2009 | By: DennisFor this giveaway we will be picking 4 random winners to each receive the following
- LanParty "trucker" style hat
- 50% off coupon to be used in the Ninjalane Labs logo shopQuestion: In the last contest you discovered that there are in fact 5 motherboard series levels in the LanParty line. Which of these is the most powerful??
To enter register for an account in the Ninjalane Message Forum and PM me (Redmax) the answer to the following question.
Thats it!, this contest ends Friday May 1st Good Luck!
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Unreal Tournament 3 - Titan Pack @ GamingHeaven
Published: Thursday, April 16, 2009 | By: WillI know many of the Ninjalane crew loves to do some Lan Party Gaming. One of the favorite games to play at these fun events is UT3. Well looks like Epic has released some new stuff for UT3 to make it even better at a Lan Party.
"Unreal Tournament III has been a massively successful game for Midway and Epic with gamers still online playing en masse. Very recently a new expansion was released called The Titan Pack which provides more than a simple addition of mutators or maps. Unreal tournament fans can delight in the new offerings..."
I gotta get this.
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Canon PowerShot SX1 IS @ InsideHW
Published: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | By: DennisWhenever Canon gets off their ass and releases this camera in the US I'll be buying one. (I decided this in January mind you; the short review here is just something that caught my eye)
We could say that Canon PowerShot SX1 IS is perfect camera at this moment. Good lens, a lots of options, sharp and good photos are only some of the characteristics of this model. HD resolution and fast shutter speeds are characteristics that used CMOS has provided to this model but it is at the same time responsible for high price tag of this model.
and dont' forget it takes pictures too!
Of course if Canon doesn't release this wonderful device in the states I'll have to settle on the TW edition while I'm there for Computex.
Or maybe they will be nice enough to send me one, *hint hint*
"Now featuring product photos sponsored by Canon"
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ASUS M4N72-E Motherboard Review @ Motherboards
Published: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | By: DennisHere is a blast from the past chipset offering. Then again once the memory controller moved to the CPU there is no need to refresh chipsets on the AMD platform.
The ASUS M4N72-E motherboard has its strong and weak points. The strong points include SLI support, support for AM3 CPUs out of the box as it's a new design and a solid bundle. Performance was lower than other chipsets but that is due to the fact that the nForce 750a is not the top of the line NVIDIA chipset for the AMD market, the 780a is the chipset for that catagory. The board comes in at an attractive $135 online, with a solid software bundle and great overclocking results, and was able to achieve a 30% overclock with the standard AMD reference cooler. The M4N72-E is a good motherboard for its price range and feature package.
One of the last few SLI ready chipsets, a dying bread that we hope will see new life.
