Tech News
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Happy New Year
Published: Thursday, January 1, 2009 | By: DennisOut with the old and in with the new. Here's to hoping you get everything you wanted and none of that crap you have in 2009.!
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ATi vs. nVIDIA: Video Transcoding @ InsideHW
Published: Monday, December 29, 2008 | By: WillA whole new line has been drawn in the battle between ATI and NVidia. This time it is not a gaming war, but a video encoding war. Either way we all get something cool from both graphic card makers. Take a look at what they have to offer to us.
"Encoding of video material is one of those tasks that demand a lot of processing power and till now we had to use, in most cases, CPU processing power. Since market of portable devices that can play video files (like smartphones and portable media players) is growing rapidly, necessity for conversion of video files to lower resolutions and bit rates is growing accordingly. Of course there are cases when we need to covert video file to higher resolution as in case of converting DVD to HD video format that is better suited for your new Full HD TV. Users are using Video Converters more and more every day and at the same time they are seeking for software solution that will do the job faster and with better results..."
ATI FTW and it is FREE!
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NL: Review Block - Daily Roundup 12-29-2008
Published: Monday, December 29, 2008 | By: WillNinjaLane Review Block for Dec. 29, 2008.
Motherboards & Processors
- Foxconn A7VA Motherboard @ iBXT
- Gigabyte EX58-Extreme @ HardOCP
- MSI K9N2GM Micro-ATX Review @ ModReactorVideo Cards
- Sapphire 4850x2 2GB PCIe Graphics Card @ OC3D
- MSI R4670 2D512 Review @ Motherboards
- HIS 4870 IceQ 4+ Turbo 1GB PCIe Graphics Card @ OC3DMemory
- Corsair Dominator TC DDR3 1866 @ Bjorn3D
- OCZ Throttle 16GB eSATA flash drive review @ Elite Bastards
- Kingston HyperX T1 Series DDR2-8500 2 x 2GB Review @ OCCCases, Cooling, & PSUs
- CoolIT Domino A.L.C. Advanced CPU Liquid Cooling System Review @ Tweaknews
- E- Power Tiger 1000W Power Supply Review @ Overclockers Online
- SilverStone Fortress FT01 Case @ TweakPCMisc.
- Thecus N4100PRO Four-Drive NAS Server @ Tweaktown
- Lamptron FAN-ATIC Review @ Hardware Bistro -
Intel Core i7 920 @ 4200 MHz overclocking guide @ Hardwareoverclock Austria
Published: Monday, December 29, 2008 | By: DennisThis article isn't in English but it translates well and is worth a quick read.
Bei den ersten Testberichten sind schon erste Versuche gezeigt worden und täglich erscheinen in den verschiedensten Foren neue Resultate. Leider sind nicht immer alle Werte und Versuche Ernst zu nehmen und werden von uns nur meist belächelt. Ein Core i7 920 auf "4,5 GHz mit Luftkühlung". Solche Schlagzeilen bewirken nur ein Kopfschütteln, denn wie es tatsächlich erreicht wurde, weiß nur jemand, der sich damit wirklich befasst hat. HT und alle bis auf einen Kern zu deaktivieren ist für uns kein Übertakten, eher die Sehnsucht nach Aufmerksamkeit.
Not sure excatly what that says but it seems to be good.
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Merry Christmas
Published: Thursday, December 25, 2008 | By: DennisHello everyone, it happens to be Dec 25 and for many of us that means Christmas time. I'm not going to pretend that I know all of the Christmas customs around the world but here in the US it's a national holiday filled with presents, big meals, and good times with family.
So Merry Christmas to everyone I hope you get everything you asked for.
I'm hoping for a Core i7 and triple memory module combo.
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NL: Review Block - Daily Roundup 12-23-2008
Published: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 | By: WillNinjaLane Hardware Review Block for Dec. 23, 2008.
Motherboards & Processors
- MSI Eclipse SLI Review @ OCC
- ECS A780GM-A Ultra AMD 780G+SB750 Motherboard Review @ OCIA
- Intel Core i7-920 @ Hardwareoverclock AustriaVideo Cards
- HIS Radeon HD 4850 IceQ4 TurboX 512MB In Crossfire @ Tweaktown
- HIS Radeon HD 4870 IceQ 4+ Turbo 1GB video card review @ Elite BastardsMemory
- USB Flash Drive Comparison - 21 Tested and Compared @ TestFreaks
- OCZ Special Ops PC3-10666 2x2GB @ APH NetworksCases, Cooling, & PSUs
- InWin Commander 1200w @ PureOverclock
- CoolIT Systems Domino Liquid CPU Cooler @ Modders-Inc
- Seasonic M12D 850 Watt PSU @ Bjorn3DMisc.
- G.SKILL FM-25S2S-64GB SSD Drive Review @ Rbmods
- Antec Veris Multimedia Station Premier Review @ OCModShop
- ASUS BC-1205PT Blu-Ray SATA DVD Writer @ PCStats -
Holiday Reminder: Visit the Ninjalane Message Forum
Published: Sunday, December 21, 2008 | By: DennisHolidays here in the Northwest are usually accompanied by varied amounts of snow and this year may be one of the strangest. As I write this Boise/Meridian is expected to get between 4 and 12 inches of snow overnight and not but a few days ago Las Vegas got a record snowfall (and I'm sure a record number of accidents)
So while the weather outside might be frightful the forum is so delightful
Who knows maybe you'll even become a l33+ forum poster?!?
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Holiday PC Gaming Season
Published: Thursday, December 18, 2008 | By: WillThe season is almost done for all of us shoppers. So it is time to make a last ditch effort to get a cool game for this Holiday Season. So why not look at these wonderfully festive games right here.
"Zombies. Left4Dead has a lot of zombies. There's weapons, and ammo, and enough shell casings to build a life-size replica of the Taj Mahal, but mostly, Valve's lastest shooter is filled with zombies. Do you enjoy teamwork? Are you into atmospheric locales that would give Dario Argento and George Romero the creeps? Are you enthrealled by cooperative gameplay? Do you often find yourself cursing your cowardly team mates for leaving you behind in dire straits to save their own skin? Left4Dead delivers all of the above, and then some, provided you don't object to zombies."
Outcry (PC) Review @ GamingHeaven
If you are a fan of the horror genre then the game on review today may interest you. Outcry hails itself as an eerie and immersive world with a haunting musical score so it is with much anticipation and a pumping heart that we see if the title is worth the money.
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NL: Review Block - Daily Roundup 12-16-2008
Published: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 | By: WillNinjaLane Hardware Review Block for Dec. 16, 2008.
Motherboards & Processors
- Biostar TF8200 A2+ GeForce 8200 Motherboard Review @ PCStats
- AMD Athlon X2 7750 and 5050e Dual-Core Processor Reviews @ Legit Reviews
- ASRock A770CrossFire Motherboard @ iXBTVideo Cards
- Sapphire HD4850 Dual-Slot @ Technic3D
- XFX GeForce GTX 260 (Core 216) Black Edition 896MB Review @ Elite Bastards
- Sapphire HD4830 Video Card @ Pro-ClockersMemory
- Mushkin XP3-12800 3x2GB Kit DDR3-1600 Review @ ocaholic
- OCZ ATV 32GB USB Flash Drive @ OC3D
- Corsair DDR3 CL8 1600MHz XMS3 Dominator 6GB Kit @ OC3DCases, Cooling, & PSUs
- IKONIK Vulcan 1200 watt Modular Power Supply @ Tweaktown
- Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler Review @ ThinkComputers
- Enermax Revolution 85+ 1050Watt PSU @ HardOCPMisc.
- Lexar Shoot-n-Sync Wi-Fi Memory Card Reviewed @ TestFreaks
- ASUS Eee PC 1000HA Netbook @ Techgage -
X58 Motherboards Round-up December 08 @ DriverHeaven
Published: Friday, December 12, 2008 | By: WillAll around the NinjaLane Dojo we have been getting crammed full of Holiday spirit. Thinking of ways to get off the naughty list for mean geeks. All we want is some i7and X58 Holiday lovin. We are good geeks here. Just a little missunderstood. Here is a little review to keep the spirit alive.
"Last month Intel launched their latest series of processors... Core i7. These CPUs require new motherboards and currently all of these use Intels X58 chipset. As the Core i7 range is likely to appeal to enthusiast users it is no surprise that the first batch of boards hitting the market are packed with features and designed to satisfy the needs of overclockers as much as mainstream users. Today we have three of these boards on our review bench and we will be running them through a selection of tests, mainly in real world scenarios, to establish which deserves to be the basis for your new Core i7 system."
The Ninjalane crew would like Santa to know that if we get no i7 and X58 lovin. Better watch your back for it is Game On.
