Tech News
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NVIDIA to Acquire AGEIA Technologies
Published: Monday, February 4, 2008 | By: DennisWay to go guys!
SANTA CLARA, CA — FEBRUARY 4, 2008—NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA), the world leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the GPU, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AGEIA Technologies, Inc., the industry leader in gaming physics technology. AGEIA's PhysX software is widely adopted with more than 140 PhysX-based games shipping or in development on Sony Playstation3, Microsoft XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii and Gaming PCs. AGEIA physics software is pervasive with over 10,000 registered and active users of the PhysX SDK.
I can't wait to see what comes next!
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NL: Review Block - Mems and Cools
Published: Friday, February 1, 2008 | By: DennisJust a few reviews from around the web
Memory
- G.Skill DDR3 PC3-12800 2x1GB Kit Review @ Hardware Canucks
- CSX Diablo Overclocking 2 GB DDR-2 kit- 1200 MHz @ Hardwareoverclock Austria <-- cool modules
- A-DATA Nobility N702 4GB USB Flash Drive @ techPowerUpCooling
- CPU Cooler Roundup @ DragonSteelMods
- Scythe NINJA Copper CPU Cooler @ 3DGM
- Cooler Master Hyper TX2 CPU cooler review @ Elite BastardsCases
- GMC R2 Toast Mid-tower Review @ Mikhailtech <-- Check out the optical drive in this case.
- NZXT Rogue Super Cube @ TweakPCThats all for now.
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Shuttle's XPC SP35P2 Pro SFF barebones system @ TechReport
Published: Friday, February 1, 2008 | By: DennisIntel's P35 Express has reigned as the enthusiast chipset of choice for Core 2 processors since its introduction last May, and for good reason. The P35 delivers a fantastic combination of performance, features, and overclocking potential with a low enough price tag to allow for a wide range of affordable motherboards. But what if you desire a system smaller than your average mid tower or even Micro ATX enclosure?
I thought the SFF movement was dead? who knew?
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Nvidia to launch nForce 790i chipset in 2Q
Published: Thursday, January 31, 2008 | By: DennisNvidia is planning to launch the next generation nForce 790i chipset in the second quarter this year. The chipset adopts Nvidia's C73 northbridge and MCP55 southbridge, and will support Intel processors with FSB up to 1600MHz, according to sources at motherboard makers.
The chipset will also feature 3-way SLI and Hybrid SLI technology and support DDR3 memory. Motherboard makers generally expect DDR3 memory pricing will start to drop in the third quarter of 2008. The nForce 790i is positioned by Nvidia as a high-end product and so the motherboard should attract high-end gamers who will be willing to pay a premium for DDR3 memory.
The nForce 790i will be released in two versions, nForce 790i Ultra SLI and nForce 790i SLI. The difference between the two is that the former has better overclocking ability and will support SLI memory modules up to DDR3 2000, the sources detailed.
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NL: Review Block - Part 3 Wrap-up
Published: Monday, January 28, 2008 | By: DennisHere are the last 6 for the evening. Tomorrow is supposed to be a snow day so depending on how things go there may be more
Motherboards
- Gigabyte 6Quad GA-P35-DQ6 Review @ Gamepyre
- Neoseeker MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX Motherboard Review
- Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Intel X38 Express Motherboard Review @ PCSTATSCases
- Sunbeamtech Freezing Storm ATX Case @ LAN AddictVideo Cards
- MSI NX8600GT Twin Turbo Video Card @ Viper LairNetwork Cards
- KillerNIC: a statistical analysis @ NordicHardware -
Sunbeamtech Rheobus Extreme @ Pro-Clockers
Published: Monday, January 28, 2008 | By: DennisCasemodding is a lost art, these days the creativity has been substitute by case mfgs and the real extreme mods don't look (or function) as real computer cases. It seems you can either go big with a mod and risk having outdated hardware when you finally complete the project or go mild and not get any fanfair at all.
Silly intro to a rheobus review but it seemed fitting.
There are many rheobus out there to look at. And most of them have lighted dials and multiple channels to configure several fans. The advantage of this one from Sunbeamtech is its ability to support multiple fans as well. But on each independent channel. You can connect as many fans as you want to each channel just as long as you don't exceed the 2.5 A limitations. This would be thru the useage of splitters but it is all possible.
Not sure you really need 6 fan channels but I think someone said that about dual channel memory controllers.
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Inno3D GeForce 8800 GT i-ChiLL Review @ NVNews
Published: Monday, January 28, 2008 | By: DennisIt has seriously been a very long time since we've heard the name Inno3D here in the Ninjalane Labs. In fact the last time we can recall was during the twinview article back in 01.
Its good to hear they are still alive and kicking.
Compared to the results from the stock cooler, the Accelero X1 fan lowered temperatures four additional degrees at half the RPM. Better cooling with less fan noise.
The cooler on this card is huge and instead of having the fan off the end of the card its found at the top. Kind of a nice design actually.
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Audioengine A5 Bookshelf Speakers Reviewed @ TheTechLounge
Published: Monday, January 28, 2008 | By: DennisNormally we wouldn't comment on a run of the mill speaker system much less bookshelf speakers but there was just something about these that caught our eye.
and I think it was the name
On the floor, with my head between the speakers, I listened to my library for hours. I heard things I¹d never heard before: spittle hitting the mic, catching on its wires; each of the conductors¹ deep, concerto-bracing breaths, the taps of the baton, the misplaced stabs at the high-hats, the time-keeping footwork too close to the bass¹ pickup, and heavy pick-scrapes across steel. I rocked out on my back, staring at the careful brush-strokes on my wooden ceiling, under the new coat covering the old, nicotine-stained lead paint. I couldn¹t get enough‹the amp sizzled under its own electrical weight, scalding-hot to the touch, and I was enchanted.
Truth be told you could spend a lifetime learning about speakers, how they work and what makes them better than anything else on the market and still have someone down the street tell you they sux.
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NL: Review Block - Part 2 (Memory)
Published: Monday, January 28, 2008 | By: DennisHere are some storage related reviews from around the net.
System Memory
- Patriot Viper Fin DDR3 PC3 12800 @ OCC
- Patriot Viper 4GB DDR2-800 (PVS24G6400LLK) Review @ HardwareLogic
- Aeneon Xtune DDR3-1333 @ Bjorn3D
- Super Talent Project X 2x1GB DDR3 PC3-14400 Review @ Hardware Canucks
Cooling
- Xigmatek MAC-S3501 DDR/DDR2 Memory Heatspreaders Review @ Frostytech
- Ultra Aluminum Hard Drive Cooler @ 3DGM
- Zalman ZM-NBF47 Northbridge Chipset Heatsink Review @ FrostytechStorage
- A-DATA PD7 8GB Flash Drive Review @ OCC
Well that is all for part 2, maybe next time we'll feature some lame ass software reviews.. Not!
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NL: Review Block - Part 1
Published: Monday, January 28, 2008 | By: DennisHere is a list of reviews that landed in the Ninjalane inbox.
Motherboard
- ASUS P5K Pro motherboard review @ Elite Bastards
- ASUS Maximus Formula (Non-SE) @ Bjorn3D
- Foxconn X38A @ Digit-Life
- ASRock 4Core1333-eSATA2 R5.0 Motherboard Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Foxconn P35AP-S Motherboard Revisited: New BIOS @ MadshrimpsVideo Cards
- Gainward Bliss 8600 GT PCX Golden Sample GLH Edition 256mb @ Overclock3D
- Vvikoo 8800GT Max 1GB Review @ XSReviewsCases & Cooling
- Thermaltake Xaser VI VG4000BNS Case Review @ HardwareXL
- Thermaltake BigWater 760i @ Techgage
- CoolIT Freezone Elite CPU Cooler @ Techgage
- In Win's enthusiast cases preview @ Elite Bastards
- Thermaltake SwordM VD5000BNA Super Tower Chassis Review @ BigbruinThats all for this edition, part 2 should be right above this one.
