Tech News
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Kingston Technology Factory Tour @ PC Perspective
Published: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | By: WillHere is a very short and sweet look at the Kingston Technology Factory in Cali. As I know all of us fellow geeks love to see this kind of stuff.
"Before Gigabyte's Open Overclocking Championship 2009 North America Regional Final this weekend, Kingston invited several members of the media to tour their global headquarters and manufacturing facility located in Fountain Valley, Calif. Kingston's public relations manager David Leong and Louis Kaneshiro, senior technology manager, started the tour at their headquarters building. They gave us a brief overview of their operations as well as an "off the record" sneak peek into some projects coming down the pipe this year."
Wow, that place looks so clean I bet you could eat off the floors without regret.
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The Future of Mankind Depends on NVIDIA PhysX Technology
Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | By: DennisTerminator Salvation Video Game to Feature Highly Interactive Environments Courtesy of NVIDIA PhysX Technology
SANTA CLARA, CA—APRIL 28, 2009—Without NVIDIA® PhysX® technology, John Connor and the rest of mankind battling the metallic armies of Skynet doesn’t stand a chance. Luckily for all of us, GRIN—the Sweden-based developers of the upcoming video game Terminator Salvation—chose NVIDIA PhysX technology to help them deliver a compelling, interactive, action-packed, third-person shooter video game that will be released in conjunction with the highly-anticipated Halcyon film, which opens nationwide in the U.S. on May 21, 2009.
The game Terminator Salvation offers players the chance to assume the role of John Connor, a soldier in the resistance, battling for survival against the far superior forces of Skynet. Featuring third-person action adventure, with concentrated armed combat against all of the Skynet enemies from the film as well as new enemies designed specifically for the game, NVIDIA PhysX technology allowed GRIN designers and artists to bring the futuristic world of 2016 to life. From realistic weapon effects to destructible environments, Terminator Salvation will deliver wholly interactive and immersive gaming environments to satisfy even the most discriminating players.
“NVIDIA PhysX technology really allows us to do things in the game that we couldn’t do before,” said Bo Andersson, CEO at GRIN. “A world run by Skynet is indeed a scary one, and by working with NVIDIA and the PhysX teams very closely, we were able to make the Terminator Salvation game environments look and react as realistically as they do in the film. Gamers are going to be in for a real treat.” -
NVIDIA PhysX Technology Brightens Darkest of Days
Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | By: DennisGamers Can Go Back in Time to Fight Their Way Through History’s Most Epic Battles
SANTA CLARA, CA—APRIL 28, 2009—Darkest of Days is a historically-based first-person shooter (FPS) where gamers will travel back and forth in time to experience some of history’s “darkest days” and fight through some of the most epic battles in history. To ensure the battles are as realistic as possible, developer 8monkey Labs turned to NVIDIA® PhysX® technology in order to create environments that were interactive, expressive, and as natural as possible.
“It was critical to the success of Darkest of Days that these epic moments in world history are experienced in eerily accurate detail, and NVIDIA PhysX technology helped us achieve that goal,” said Mark Doeden, Art Director at 8monkey Labs. “Our Marmoset Engine brings these battles to life with a completely unique look, and the PhysX technology was instrumental in making the game feel alive and real.”
Darkest of Days goes beyond the successful formula that has attracted gamers to titles such as Call of Duty and movies such as Saving Private Ryan by allowing them to revisit all the most visceral moments in world history, travelling “Quantum Leap” style to such eras as the U.S. Civil War, World War I, World War II, and Pompeii, and participate in historical battles that helped shape history. The game looks and plays realistically thanks to the inclusion of fully destructible yet natural environments, complete with realistic leaves and flowers, wind, ground fog, smoke, volcanic ash, snow, and more. -
ASRock X58 SuperComputer Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | By: DennisFunny thing I thought ASRock folded up a long time ago, seems that I was wrong.
LegitReviews has posted a hybrid text + video review of the new SuperComputer X58 from ASRock, complete with fancy box and 4x 16x PCIe slots all evenly spaced apart. (Quad SLI anyone?)
The ASRock X58 SuperComputer was a fantastic performer, had great overclocking potential, and had a decent bundle. ASRock produced a board that rivals most of the other leading manufacturers out there. The only hold up for the board may be the price once you compare it to some of the other offerings out there.
Out there I would also suggest a gander towards the Bloodrage and soon to be released "Flaming Blade"
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Sapphire Pure CrossFireX 790GX PC-AM2RS790G @ Technic3D
Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | By: DennisHere is the full sized edition to the Sapphire board we reviewed a few months back, and now with a 790G chipset!
The Sapphire Pure CrossFireX 790GX PC-AM2RS790G - AMD 790GX Mainboard arrived Technic3D. See you this in the following Review with the AMD Phenom II X4 940 CPU and the Gainward GoldenSample HD 4870 1GB Graphic Card on Windows Vista 32Bit SP1 Performance Benchmarks.
Sadly we didn't get a Gainward Golden Sample but all in due time
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NL: Review Block - ATI Launch Day HD4770
Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | By: DennisAMD/ATI is sometimes a little flakey when it comes to review samples and usually is quite stingy when deciding who to send the samples to. Well not to be completely out in the cold here are a few reviews of the next slower than most card from ATI.
- ATI/Gigabyte Radeon HD4770 RV740 Preview @ Motherboards
- HIS (ATI) Radeon HD 4770 @ HEXUS
- ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 Review @ Hardware Canucks
- AMD Radeon HD 4770 @ techPowerUp
- ATI Radeon HD 4770 40nm GPU @ HotHardware
- GIGABYTE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 Graphics Card @ TweakTown
- ASUS EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A Radeon HD 4770 Videocard Review @ PCSTATS
- HD 4770 Launch Review @ neoseekerWe of course have been supporting the nVidia movement but hope to start spreading the wealth as well.
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NL: Review Block - Cooler Master Redux
Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | By: DennisWe do love it when Cooler Master stuff comes in. Here are a few reviews that landed in our inbox.
- CPU3D Review: Coolermaster V10 Hybrid TEC CPU Cooler
- Coolermaster Hyper N520 Heatsink Review @ frostytech
- Cooler Master Storm Scout - the smaller Lanparty Case @ TweakPC
- Cooler Master Sniper CM Storm Case Review @ MotherboardsOf course we have already taken a look at the Cooler Master Storm Sniper and have the lil Scout in the lab as well
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Lian Li PC 7FW - fresh design from Lian Li @ TweakPC
Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | By: DennisA fresh new design that looks a little like a Chenbro
The Lian Li PC 7FW is the new case from Lian Li. It is an eye catcher, especially with the new front. But is it only nice to see? We took a look at the Lian Li PC 7FW.
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Supermicro SuperServer 5035L-IB Review @ Virtual-Hideout
Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | By: DennisWe have a variety of servers here at Ninjalane and so far none of them are "name brand", in fact all of them are home brew using retail parts and server class gear (hot swap, hardware raid, etc)
but there is just something about the added power a retail server can bring to the table that puts any home brew server to shame.
"Server" and "Desktop" are words that are used all the time, a lot of times I think that not everyone really understands what they really mean. In fact there is no standard that makes every server different from every desktop. There is nothing stopping the average user from using Supermicro’s SuperServer 5035L-IB as an everyday "Desktop" computer. It can do all the web surfing, email, word documents and spread sheets you could throw at it. When looking at the 5035 as a server, at least for a small/home business system, it makes even more sense. Dual networking makes using it as a router/firewall a breeze. Also having a web server connected to a database with no other online access is a very common security "Best practice". Most small businesses and home offices will also not have a dedicated sever room, so noise levels end up being a much bigger deal, in this aspect it really excels."
Sadly this doesn't appear to be one of them but it does save you from having to gather up parts.
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DFI expects casino machines to be largest source of 2009 revenues
Published: Monday, April 27, 2009 | By: DennisGambling anyone? Direct from Digitimes
Taiwan-based industrial PC maker DFI saw 35% of revenues coming from casino gaming machines in 2008 and expects the product line to account for 38% of its 2009 revenues, followed by POS (point of sale) devices with 25%, application computing platforms with 20%, and ATMs and high-end motherboards each with 8%, according to the company.
