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NL: Review Block - Most Everything
Published: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | By: DennisI don't normally post large review blocks like this but I have been rather busy lately kinda let the news box get overrun.
Video Cards
- Asus ENGTX460 GTX 460 Voltage Tweak Review @ Tweaknews
- Gigabyte GTX 560 (GV-N56GOC-1GI) @ Pro-Clockers
- HIS Radeon HD 6790 IceQ X Turbo 1 GB @ techPowerUp
- ASUS Radeon HD 6870 Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews
- MSI GeForce GTX 560 Twin Frozr II Review @ Techgage
Memory
- TechwareLabs Review: Patriot Division2 Viper Xtreme 4GB DDR3 RAM kit
- OC3D: G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133MHz 8GB Kit Review
Cases
- Zalman Z9 Plus @ PureOverclock
- SilverStone Raven RV03 Full-Tower Chassis Review @ Techgage
- C3D: Silverstone Fortress FT03 Review
- LanCool First Knight PC-K63 Mid Tower Case Review
Coolers
- Akasa Venom CPU Cooler Review @ Real World Labs
- XSPC Fittings, Tubing, and RadStand Roundup @ PureOverclock
Motherboards
- ASUS P8Z68-V Pro (Intel Z68) Motherboard Review
- MSI Z68A-GD80 motherboard review @ Guru3D
- MSI P67A-GD80 @ LanOC Reviews
- ASUS P8H67-I Deluxe H67 mITX Motherboard Review @ APH Networks
- ASUS P8H67-I Deluxe Socket 1155 Motherboard @ Pro-Clockers
- Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS
- ASUS P8P67 PRO @ techPowerUpMore to come, so stay tuned
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MSI 6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition @ PureOverclock
Published: Monday, May 23, 2011 | By: DennisTwin Frozr is a very popular upgrade that MSI offers to their video card line aimed at pushing overclocking limits with better cooling. The cooler is a twin fan design using heatpipes in place of solid heatsinks and vapor chambers that appears to work quite well.
One of MSI's popular designs is based on the new Frozr III heatsink, a behemoth cooler that still utilizes heatpipe technology to lower temperatures, but is far more massive than its predecessor. And when that cooler is slapped onto a Radeon 6950 with a strong factory overclock, it's called the Twin Frozr III Power Edition. Not only that, but it has the ability to flash up to a Radeon 6970, so you can bet we’re going to give that a go
Visually the heatsink is great to look at but I'm still not sure about the "extra tall" PCB designs they have been releasing.
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Apple triggers religious type reactions in the brains of their fans
Published: Friday, May 20, 2011 | By: DennisI think many of us knew this was true, deep down, but were afraid to come forward and say something. The thing that is most annoying (to me) is Mac fans who only talk about apple products or make every life reference as it relates to some apple product they own.
Of course this study is a little biased considering that the results can also be applied to Anime Otaku (Anime fans), or even followers of NASCAR.
The neuroscientists ran a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test on an Apple fanatic and discovered that images of the technology company's gadgets lit up the same parts of the brain as images of a deity do for religious people, the report says.
The first episode of the documentary shows Apple employees "whipped up into some sort of crazy, evangelical frenzy" at the recent opening of an Apple store in London.This article is full of great quotes. The following reminds me of every Tested Podcast ever made.
Observers and Apple critics have long accused fans of the tech company of taking their infatuation to an extreme.
I just hope one day to finally understand why apple products are so popular, is it really the marketing? or did they really succeed in creating computers for average people with average needs?
Now that I think about it, I don't want to know, I am a Windows user in a Microsoft world, call me a sheep or the smartest person on the planet, but at least I resisted the urge to buy an iPad.
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Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS
Published: Friday, May 20, 2011 | By: DennisThis would be the Blue edition to the UD7 we'll have posted this weekend. Both great boards however the UD7 comes with the NF200 for triple video card support.
Meet the Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 motherboard, a non-integrated graphics take on the new Intel Z68 chipset. While the Intel Z68 is reknown for combining the best the Intel P67 & H67 chipsets had to offer in one platform - and let's face it, also puts the final nail in the coffin of both. Intel Smart Response Technology is a particularly neat solution that addresses the problem of Solid State Drives being too small and too costly for many people. What Intel Smart Response Technology does is bring about like-SSD performance to operating systems and applications installed on traditional mechanical SATA hard disk drives (HDD).
I have to admit I never looked at the UD5 vs UD7 comparison and there are several major differences between the boards.
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Beginner Guide to Assembling an HTPC @MissingRemote
Published: Friday, May 20, 2011 | By: DennisHere is an interesting and rather short guide on putting your first HTPC together. I find it quite ironic that they choose to use the same case we used in our recent article of the same nature.
We recently covered some recommended parts for Building a Home Theater PC and today we are taking that one step further by taking you through each process of how you can build your very own HTPC. The process is not going to be identical to what you will experience as parts will vary depending on what you select, but hopefully this will give you the knowledge you need to have the confidence to try. And as usual, remember our forums are here to help you if you hit any snags in the process.
I do owe everyone a wrap-up on what happened to our HTPC build, turns out that the nVidia card I picked woudn't play nice with my Home Theater setup so I had to swap it out for a similar card on the ATI/AMD side.
Overall looks great with less filling.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 details leaked
Published: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 | By: DennisI was never a COD player until attending a COD4 LAN several years ago, after that I was hooked. Despite the poor reviews and scripted gameplay of BlackOps I still played thru the entire game, and actually had fun.
Modern Warfare 3 promises to be much like the first 2 "good" versions with even a better single person story line.
The game will reportedly start us off in New York City as the Russians attempt to invade the United States, and eventually take us around the world through 15 missions as multiple characters until we get to the game’s climactic final mission in Dubai. Gamers will be able to play characters on all sides of the conflict, and control multiple vehicles new and old, and tons of new weapons and hardware.
I can't wait!
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Intel Z68 Chipsatz and the Gigabyte Z68X UD7 @ TweakPC
Published: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 | By: DennisStrap on your German thinking caps and charge up the babblefish we're headed to the .de! TweakPC has a review posted of the new Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7 motherboard for the LGA 1155 socket.
The Gigabyte P67 UD7 was one of the best P67 Boards out there. Now we have the successor, the Gigabyte Z68X UD7 at hand for a review. What benefits does the new Z68 Chipset offer?
We'll have an English version review of this very board in next couple days.
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NL: Review Block - Kitchen Sink Edition
Published: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | By: DennisIn this review block we have a little bit of everything, lets hope its good.
Video Cards
- Powercolor HD6850 Single Slot Edition Review @ KitguruCases or Chassis
- Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced @ PureOverclock
- Corsair Obsidian Series 650D enclosure @ TRProcessors
- AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE 3.70 GHz @ techPowerUpMemory
- G.Skill Ripjaws-X Series PC3-17000 16GB Kit ReviewNot really a slow news day, but rather a "not good" one.
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Intel's Smart Response; SSD Caching Tested @ Techgage
Published: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | By: DennisOne of the exciting new features found on the Z68 is a technology called Smart Response. Funny thing is Silverstone released this technology last year and never really took off. Lets hope Intel has better luck.
Interested in faster-than-mechanical performance but don't want to splurge on a big SSD? Intel has a tech for that, and it meets you half-way by utilizing a modestly sized SSD for caching purposes, used in conjunction with any HDD you want for total storage. Read on as we cover both the setup process and our real-world test results.
Personally I think this is a great thing and with some board makers putting SSDs onboard only makes the prospect even tastier.
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NL: Review Block - Zed68Ex Reviews (Z68X mobos)
Published: Monday, May 16, 2011 | By: DennisWe will be seeing a bunch of Z68 enabled motherboards over the next couple weeks as stocks and samples improve. Here is a round up of Z68 motherboards from the news inbox.
- ASUS P8Z68-V Pro @ Bjorn3D
- ASRock Z68 Pro3 (Intel Z68) Motherboard Review
- ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
- ASRock Z68 Extreme 4 (Intel Z68) Motherboard Review @ Kitguru
- OC3D: Gigabyte Z68X UD5 B3 ReviewStay tuned, more to come including some UD7 benchmarks and such.
