Tech News
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Crucial Ballistix 2GB PC3-16000 DDR3 Review @ ASE Labs
Published: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 | By: WillLooks like Crucial has some serious DDR3 coming at us. I'm still on the fence with DDR3 till the prices come down just a little more. Still this Crucial ram just screams to me to try it.
" I've always been keen to recommend Crucial in the past when people wanted RAM with a lifetime warranty that works as expected. Not until a few years ago did Crucial start offering their Ballistix overclocking RAM. Fast forward to the new DDR3 days of today and we find a new Ballistix PC3-16000 kit that offers speeds of 2000MHz! You'll be pressed to find a board that can even handle this speed, I know I didn't have one. "
I think the Crucial ram just called me a name to. Something about a "Cheap Bas..". I don't know what that last part was. Oh well.
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ASRock X48 TurboTwins-WiFi Motherboard Review @ CPU3D
Published: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 | By: WillIt is kinda hard to think that a highend chipset such as the X48 is being used by a value marketed board maker. Still in the end ASRock does make some of the neatest boards around. The features they add can be very unique.
"...The ASRock X48TurboTwins-WiFi+AP may not appeal to the hardcore extreme enthusiast, but for the rest of us mainstream user it's near perfect and offers great value for money."
It is still strange to use a overclockng chipset for a not so overclocking motherboard.
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NL: Review Block - Computex Edition
Published: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | By: WillComputex 2008 coverage is drawing to an end, but we still can get another roundup out of some of the things still being posted.
- Computex 2008 @ Frosty Tech
- Computex 2008 @ PC Perspective
- Computex 2008 @ AnandTech
- Computex 2008 @ VR-Zone -
Gigabyte's GA-X48-DQ6 @ Neoseeker
Published: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | By: WillGigabyte's highend boards can be just full of extra stuff. Let's look and see what all this extra stuff amount to. I sure hope they remembered to add the overclocking among all the otehr stuff.
"In our second X48 review we take a look at Gigabyte's GA-X48-DQ6 - their top of the line X48 board, equipped with more SATA-II and USB2.0 ports than you can shake a stick at."
I sometimes think that Gigabyte boards have just to much stuff on them.
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MSI P45 Diamond @ T-Break
Published: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | By: WillIntel has finally gotten the P45 chipset on the market. I have seen a few e-tailors selling them already. I also have to say that the prices have stayed closer to the $200 mark. Not really anything to get excited about. Still cheaper than many of the other newer chipsets.
"Today. we take a look on MSI's upcoming P45 Diamond motherboard that is equipped with Intel latest EagleLake chipset aka P45. The new chipset brings official support for 1333MHz FSB along with the option to use DDR3-1333MHz. We say option as the chipset also supports DDR2-800MHz and the motherboard manufacturer can decide which way to go. In MSI's case, the P45 Diamond is their highest-end P45 board and thus, it's no surprise to see it equipped DDR3 slots."
Hey look it's not Asus this time in the review it is MSI.
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Biostar TF8200 A2+ Motherboard Review @ OCIA
Published: Monday, June 9, 2008 | By: WillBiostar is giving the AMD Phenom some more power with the newer NVidia 8200 intregrated chipset. The cool thing is that the board is a full ATX with about all the option you would ever want. Then add that you can add a graphics card for some Hybrid power savings.
"Today I have for review a new motherboard model from Biostar, the TF8200 A2+. This board is part of Biostar's TForce lineup, which are upscale versions of their regular motherboard series, featuring better components and more options for enthusiasts and overclockers. The TF8200 A2+ uses the GeForce 8200 design, part of nVidia's most recent release of 8000 and 700 series chipsets for AMD."
Oh yeah, also forgot to mention the overclocking. I think Biostar has a winner on there hands.
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Age of Conan Gameplay Performance and IQ @ HardOCP
Published: Monday, June 9, 2008 | By: WillI have gotten to see this game in action. So far I'm very pleased with it's great graphics. The game play is just fun to. Lots and lots of blood splattering fun. Now to see how todays graphic cards handle this beast.
"Age of Conan, the most graphically advanced MMORPG we've ever seen, boasts over 400,000 copies sold in the first two weeks! We've played the game on six of today's most popular video cards and share our experiences."
Once again the 8800GT is just a very special beast of a video card.
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NL: Review Block - Computex Edition
Published: Friday, June 6, 2008 | By: WillComputex 2008 Day 4? It is all starting to be a blur at this point. Maybe we should call this left over edition.
- Computex 2008 @ Hardware Zone
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Asus P5Q3 Deluxe @ HardOCP
Published: Friday, June 6, 2008 | By: WillWell the P45 is going to come to us consumers in droves. Looks like every motherboard maker is going to have many different versions of this chipset. Let's just hope the prices stay low, and the features stay high.
"Based on the newly introduced Intel P45 chipset, the P5Q3 Deluxe board seems to have a good mix of power and features. ASUS looks to have a winner on their hands with this one, but does the P45 offer anything that the X35, X38, or X48 do not?"
Asus must have there poor engineers in cages working non stop on new boards.
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Thermaltake BlacX SE SATA to USB Dock @ TweakTown
Published: Friday, June 6, 2008 | By: WillThermaltake has made a very cool little item right here boys and girls. The uses of this dock is somewhat endless on saving time. I want one of these real bad.
"The Thermaltake BlacX SE has everything the BlacX (USB) that we reviewed last week has, but it adds an extra feature; an integrated USB 2.0 hub. The SE version sits a little taller than the other variants and has a wider base, but the size difference isn't something you are going to notice since it is such a small amount."
I keep asking nicely, but no one will get me one.
