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Saturday, June 26, 2010
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"HTPCs and media centres are growing in popularity as our houses become far more linked in terms of media. However, these systems can still be too expensive for some, or too big, too complicated; what's a guy to do? One option it seems is to get yourself a network media player. Today we're reviewing one such device, the AC Ryan Playon!HD."
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"Today for review I've got the new Arctic MX-4 thermal compound from Arctic Cooling. This new compound improves on the MX-3 in that it's easier to apply and it's less expensive as well. The performance isn't exactly record shattering, but it does better than the couple others I put it up against, so I guess that counts as something right? Read on.. "
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"ASUS has been cranking out the motherboards lately, or actually, I suppose I should say they are continuing to crank out the motherboards. In particular, they have been pushing out more than a few of their Republic of Gamers boards. These are ASUS? flagship line and usually contain not only top notch features, but are also capable of top notch performance.
We have taken a look at the Maximus III Extreme for Socket 1156, the Crosshair IV Formula for AMD AM3 CPUs and now have our hands on the X58 based Rampage III Extreme. This board is a monster on paper and at just under $370 on NewEgg.com, it also has a monster price. With that in mind, let?s take a look at this board and see if it can live up to the hefty price tag and lead the ROG crew."
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?The ASUS vh232h is a 23″ LCD display with a 5ms response time, 20,000:1 contrast ratio, and a full 1080p 1920?1080 resolution. Add in HDMI connectivity and built-in speakers, this wall-mountable display is candidate for some serious gaming, movie-watching, or, well, Farmville-ing (if you?re of that persuasion). ThinkComputers has the review.
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"The BeQuiet! SilentWings USC und Pure Fan Series arrived Technic3D. The silent 140mm Fan with ~16 dB(A), Fluid Dynamic Bearing and many more for your Case or CPU-Cooling can you see in the following Review on Technic3D. The Pure Series better than the USC?"
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"Being in the review game, I know I have to keep newer products in my PC just so I have parts on hand to be able to test new coolers with. I abused my 9800 GTX+ pretty good over the past year, but it was time to move on to bigger and better things. That in mind, I decided to go with a pair of EVGA GTX 470 SC?s to run in SLI. Out of the box these cards were warm and in my pursuit to beat the snot out of them for benchmarks, I soon found the 470 to be nothing less than a nine and a half inch inferno, especially with the BIOS fan profile. Changing the fan profile to a more aggressive slope was some help, but definitely not the solution I needed if I planned to be able to get the last drop out of my cards.
After a couple of emails back and forth with Danger Den, they agreed to send over a pair of their latest creations. I am very pleased to present today?s samples, the DD-GTX 470 full coverage water blocks. Danger Den offers two variations on this design. There is a Nickel plated version and the version we have today, a smooth satin, exposed copper finish. From the way I see it, the Nickel is nice, as it adds an oxidation free finish that is a lot easier to clean than the exposed copper, but does little for the effectiveness of the block itself. With that in mind, both versions of the block should perform similarly. It?s more of a cosmetic choice."
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GIGABYTE has done a decent job with their 870A-UD3 motherboard. The features including SATA 3, USB 3 and USB 3X Power is excellent additions to the standard motherboard feature set. Performance was just below that of an 890GX chipset which is to be expected. This board has a Core Unlocker that does the job of unlocking the locked two extra cores on a 960T CPU that is headed for the OEM market and the target market of a mainstream motherboard to go along with the AMD 890FX on the high-end has been met with the 870 chipset.
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?High Definition (HD) video is all the rage right now. I don?t think you can find a new digital camera these days does not record video in HD. With video being easier to capture and all of the video sharing sites out there pocket video cameras are really popular right now. They are small devices to make it really easy to record video and most record in HD. Today we will be looking at one such device, the Zi8 from Kodak. It features 1080p 16:9 video capture, an SD/SDHC card slot, and an external microphone jack to record stereo sound. Geeks.com was nice enough to send the Kodak Zi8 Pocket HD Video Camera over, they are a great place to find cheap camcorders."
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"AOC for a long time has been associated with budget displays; not so much budget in the sense of poor quality, but budget in the sense that they're cheaper than their competitors. It's been a few years since I've looked at an AOC monitor; let's just say that 4:3 was still the in screen ratio at that time. So let's have a look at what AOC are doing these days.
At first glance I have to say that the iF23 is a beautiful looking monitor. Not to sound harsh towards AOC, but it's a lot nicer looking than I thought it would be. The iF23 comes in at 23" as you might've already guessed. It sports a 1920 x 1080 16:9 resolution via an IPS panel. We've also got a 100,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical), 6ms response time and 250 cd/m2 brightness ratio."
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"Today HardwareHeaven will be looking at a new mobile wireless gaming mouse from ROCCCAT, the PYRA. The PYRA is aimed squarely at the mobile gaming market and with some innovative features is setting out to provide the gamer on the go with an amazing mouse experience."
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"SilverStone has a nice case on their hands with the Grandia GD05 HPTC PC case. It is very well built and has a nice finish all the way around. With the shallow depth of the case it will fit in any place you can put a standard set top DVD player. Not having an LCD or an LED display on the front might be a turn off for some users, but those that have had an HTPC before either find themselves using it all the time or never. If you are one of those that don't like to have any illumination coming from the front of your PC the SilverStone GD05B is right up your alley..."
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We know KitGuru readers love good coolers ? our review of the Noctua Austrian Sandwich (NH D14) has been read by over 60,000 people in the last three weeks. That said, we also know that a substantial portion of that readership couldn?t afford to pay almost £70 for pride of ownership. It is a lot of dosh.
To cater to a broader market today we are going to be looking at the critically acclaimed Thermaltake Contac 29 Direct which retails at a very competitive.
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"Up on the review block today I've got a beautiful looking game pad controller from Thrustmaster. I normally wouldn't associate the word beautiful with the controller but this one deserves it. It's a Limited Edition Ferrari 430 Scuderia themed controller that is so limited that it's actually numbered. The controller is wireless and it works with both PS3 and PC games. It resembles most other controller out there but Thustmaster added an optical wheel to the pad specifically for driving or racing style games so you can get an edge over your competition. So read on to check it out... "
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
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"Today for review I?ve got another products from our friends over at Geeks.com. It?s the ASUS VH232H 23? LCD Monitor and it?s attractively priced at only $149.99 It features full HD 1080P resolution and what Asus calls Splendid Video Intelligence Technology that supposedly will give you the best picture of the right situation. The VH232H has several connection on it, including HDMI, DVI, and VGA along with audio in and audio out and a SPIF connection as well. So read on to learn more.. "
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"Although already discontinued by the manufacturer, we are always curious to check the performance of low-end power supplies just for fun. Let's see what ASUS Atlas A-45GA and whether you should be worried or not if you own one."
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