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NL: Review Block - NVidia GeForce GTS 250 Reviews
Published: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 | By: WillIn honor of Ninjalane getting in on the GeForce GTS 250 action today. We decided to give our readers a chance to check out a few other sites reviews. Enjoy!
- EVGA GeForce GTS 250 Superclocked @ Techgage
- BFG GeForce GTS 250 OC 1GB Review @ OCC
- NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 technology preview @ Elite Bastards
- Nvidia's GeForce GTS 250 graphics card @ TechReport
- NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 Mainstream GPU @ HotHardware
- Gainward GeForce GTS 250 @ DriverHeaven
- Galaxy GeForce GTS 250 1GB Graphics Card @ TweakTown
- Palit GeForce GTS 250 @ Guru3D
- Palit GeForce GTS 250 @ PCPerspective
- Palit GeForce GTS 250 2048 MB @ techPowerUp
- EVGA GTS-250 1 GB Superclocked Edition @ Bjorn3DMore will be added as they come in.
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How to Install Vista on the ASUS P6T Deluxe with SAS RAID @ Legit Reviews
Published: Monday, March 2, 2009 | By: WillAt first glance, I had a small laugh at this articles name. Then I re-read it and it dawned on me that this is some good info for people. So for guys and gals that want to build a nice workstation without completely breaking the bank this is some good stuff here.
"In our review of the ASUS P6T Deluxe we noted that the motherboard was one of very few desktop boards to feature an on-board SAS controller. With this controller from Marvell, the board can just as easily function as an incredibly powerful and reliable workstation, or a monster gaming rig with ultra fast hard drives. Since there are a few different speed grades when it comes to SAS hard drives we aren't going to focus much on the speed of the drives, but simply how to get Windows Vista installed on a pair of drives in RAID 0 (stripe set)..."
Enjoy the read.
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NL: Review Block - Daily Roundup 3-2-2009
Published: Monday, March 2, 2009 | By: WillNinjalane Hardware Review Roundup for March 2, 2009.
Motherboards & Processors
- MSI X58 Platinum Review @ OCC
- Foxconn Renaissance Mainboard Final @ Technic3D
- ASUS M3A78-T AMD 790GX Socket AM2+ Motherboard Review @ PCStatsVideo Cards
- Palit GeForce GTX 260 Sonic 216SP 55nm Graphics Card @ Tweaktown
- Inno3D iChill GTX 260 896 MB (216 SP) @ techPowerUp
- XFX GTX285 and GTX295 @ InsideHWMemory
- Patriot Viper DDR3 1600 Tri Channel 6 GB Kit @ Bjorn3D
- Kingston HyperX T1 Series DDR3-2000 3GB Kit @ ThinkComputers
- Crucial Ballistix Tracers 6GB Kit @ Bjorn3DCases, Cooling, & PSUs
- OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W @ Phoronix
- Thermaltake SwordM Case @ Hardwarelogic
- Cooler Master V10 CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware CanucksMisc.
- Sunbeamtech Hard Drive Docking Station @ OCModShop
- Thecus N3200PRO @ TestFreaks
- Thecus N4100 Pro NAS Review @ Motherboards -
DFI LANParty Expands its Participation at CEBIT 2009
Published: Sunday, March 1, 2009 | By: DennisFrom the latest DFI Press Release
Hannover, 2009/02/27, DFI –DFI, Taipei, 20090227- To understand the needs of motherboard users, DFI will independently showcase its LANParty motherboard series in CEBIT 2009. The LANParty motherboard series are the end products of DFI’s R&D elites. The motherboards boast unparalleled performances in well-known industry tests and evaluations, no matter on an AMD or Intel platform. To many hard-core gamers, LANParty motherboards promise superb performance.
To give more users the opportunity to experience the outstanding effects of LANParty motherboards, DFI started to develop “CPU auto-upgrade technology” in 2007 and achieved related patents for the technology in 2008. In CeBIT 2009, DFI will announce ABS II for its LANParty customers, to achieve gaming performance a cut above others. DFI’s smallest gaming platform, the AM3 motherboard series, and its highly anticipated LANParty heat dissipation devices will also be showcased.
If you are interested to know more about our LANParty products, please visit our CeBIT 2009 booth for our animated and interactive product demonstrations. We will also update the latest exhibition news on our website www.LANParty.com.tw -
Windows 7 vs. Vista VGA Performance Analysis @ Tweaktown
Published: Friday, February 27, 2009 | By: WillThe way the Windows 7 train has been moving. It is just around the corner, and about to be upon us. So it is a good time to start looking at how the drivers and overall gaming performance of Windows 7 is doing.
"I'm one of those people who love Vista; I will openly admit it and honestly, from day one I've loved it. Over time it's only gotten better and as someone who loves their graphics cards and games, why would you not want to experience DirectX 10?
Today we want to see how VGA performance looks under the new Windows 7 in comparison to the now very well established Vista. We want performance to be close to Vista, but with Windows 7 still being in its Beta stage, we're not going to hold our breath."I still have not found the time to mess with Windows 7.
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DDR3 Round-Up: Memory Performance With The Core i7 @ HotHardware
Published: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 | By: WillHere is a nice little Round-Up for everyone on the fence about picking up an i7. At least the ram has been getting cheaper. Now if the processor and the motherboards prices come back down to earth, then it is all good.
"There's quite a lot of variance in DDR3 modules today, which can certainly be overwhelming for potential new buyers. While the Core i7 processor is officially rated to run at only DDR3-1066 speeds, modules that can run at DDR3-2000 or even higher are available for the Core i7, and many new motherboards support speeds even greater than these. There is also the introduction of huge 12 GB (6 x 2 GB modules) capacity kits to consider, and we have latencies in the CAS 7 to CAS 9 range, all of which affect pricing of these various modules kits dramatically.
Today, we're going to look at some of these new kits and see if we can break down what memory-related aspects users should look for when buying an X58 / Core i7 platform. We've got kits from big names like Corsair, Kingston, and OCZ in the labs. Let's try to clear up some questions, shall we?"Just checked Newegg, and the prices have fallen through the floor on some of this ram.
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NL: Review Block - Daily Roundup 2-25-2009
Published: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 | By: WillNinjalane Hardware Review Roundup for Feb. 25, 2009.
Motherboards & Processors
- ASUS P6T Intel X58 LGA 1366 Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers
- AMD Phenom 2 X4 810/ X3 720 BE - DDR3 Review @ DriverHeaven
- MSI X58 Platinum @ HardOCPVideo Cards
- PowerColor Radeon HD 4830 Graphics Card @ Tweaktown
- Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 GDDR4 & HD 4830 @ Techgage
- HIS iSilence HD4670 1Gig @ Bjorn3DMemory
- Super Talent PC3-12800 Triple Channel Memory @ Viper Lair
- Corsair Dominator GT 3x2GB PC3-15000 CL7 Memory Kit Review @ Hardware CanucksCases, Cooling, & PSUs
- OCZ Fatal1ty 700w ATX PSU @ OC3D
- Cooler Master Storm Sniper Review @ OCC
- Scythe Kama Angle CPU Cooler @ PCShopTalkMisc.
- Asus Xonar Essence STX Sound Card Review @ Digital Trends
- Wolf King Tropper MVP Gaming Mouse @ OCModShop
- Asus' Eee PC 1000HE netbook @ Tech Report -
F.E.A.R. 2 Gameplay Performance and IQ @ HardOCP
Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 | By: WillThe F.E.A.R. game series has been one of my all time favorite series to play. So I thought I would give the [H] gang a shout out for doing a little Performance Review of it on many types of video cards.
F.E.A.R. 2 is here for all of you to get your Alma fix. But is Alma Wade the only terrifying part of the game, or will the performance make you want to crawl out of your skin too? We'll find out with seven of today's most popular video cards.
Once this news guy gets ahold of F.E.A.R. 2 i think news is going to suffer.
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NL: Gaming Review Roundups
Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 | By: WillFor some unknown reason this first game should appeal to the Ninjalane anime crowd rather well. I just don't know why.
The Bikini Slasher: X-Blades for PC Review @ OCModShop
Hack and Slash games have been around for a while; even some classic video games like Gauntles, Altered Beast and Castlevania could be considered part of the genre. The premise of these games is to cut up opponents into tiny kibbles in as many satisfyingly gory ways as possible. As hardware become more complex, so did the Hack-and-Slash.
Many recent games pit a super-warrior against a literal army of foes, which can be awe-inspring.There's nothing really complicated about these types of games, and many of them have redundant gameplay ad nauseum. But I guess that's part of the genre's charm. One way developers have made new games more appealing is to churn out the eye-candy, in terms of graphical visuals and scantily-clad heroines.GTA IV Game Review @ QuentinRademaker
Four years after the GTA: San Andres, Rockstar Games finally finished GTA IV for the PC. I already played the game for some hours half a year ago on a PS3 but I wasn't impressed at all. So now, 2 months after the PC version was released I gave it a try and bought it. And I have to say: You need a keyboard and a mouse to enjoy the game.
But, sadly, the PC version isn't perfect, too. For example it took me some hours to get the game starting at first. After downloading 15GB for the game I had to register for Rockstar's Social Club (don't ask me what I need it for). But you have to tell them in which country you live and they also want to know your ZIP Code and phone number. But the person who made the site where you can register failed: you can only enter US ZIP Codes and US phone numbers. So that took me about 45 minutes to find out (I now live in New York Liberty City :D). So now I was able to start the game I thought.... -
Turn Your AMD Phenom 2 Three Core CPU into a Quad Core CPU
Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 | By: WillIt is all the rage this week so far. Making a Phenom II Tri-Core into a Quad-Core. It does sound pretty cool, but I think we are going to see a huge amount of people upset that the fourth core is bad.
Apparently customers that own an AMD Phenom II processor can turn the 3 cores into 4 cores, or make it a quad core without any hardware modifications. According to the source, it requires a Biostar motherboard but some other motherboard's might have the same feature located in the BIOS. Be warned though, usually when AMD or Intel ships a CPU with one of the cores disabled, it's because they probably had issues with running the extra core on that specific CPU. It could be due to heating, performance, or some other issue.
I will be honest though Ninjalane would love to give this a try.
