Englide launched the new n.zero hydro case fans with long-life hydro bearing Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The hydro fans come to the retailers as n.zero hydro, with high quality and noiseless cooling as usual. Like the n.zero and n.zero classic, it comes in two dimensions, 80x80x25mm and 120x120x25mm, however thanks to the hydrodynamic system, the new case fans have more life-spam with the same rpm.
With the priority of market requirements and consumer reactions another innovation is the 120mm n.zero hydro 1.2K with 1200rpm, which makes a minimal growth on the noise level but makes much the largest performance in airflow.
Bigfoot Networks Secures $8 Million Series B Funding Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Bigfoot Networks (www.bigfootnetworks.com), the technology networking
company behind the Killer line of gaming network cards today announced it
has raised $8 million in Series B financing led by existing investors North
Bridge Venture Partners, Palomar Ventures and Raven Venture Partners. It
will use the investment to fund product development and expand its
go-to-market capabilities. Bigfoot Networks has raised a total of $20.75
million in funding to date.
Bigfoot Networks also announced that it has hired former Polycom executive
Wayne Dunlap as vice president of engineering and added veteran consumer
technology executive Greg Ballard to its board of directors. Press release
enclosed below.
WindowBlinds 7 released - adds Windows 7 support Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Today Stardock released WindowBlinds 7 (www.windowblinds.net) with support for Windows 7 and a totally rehauled UI as well as simplified features for consumers looking to get the most out of their Windows interface. See below for all details, and if you would like a copy of WindowBlinds 7 for review please let me know, I’m happy to upload it to your Impulse account (www.impulsedriven.com).
be quiet! Straight Power CM 480W power-supply review Planet 3d Now :: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
We have a new article online: where we tested the 480 W ATX power-supply be quiet Straight Power 480W ATX 2.3 (E7-CM-480W/BN121):
MSI NF980-G65 Mainboard/Motherboard Techware Labs :: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
While your computer may be used for several things, whether work related or for entertainment purposes; usually the components on the inside were aimed for both options. MSI's new motherboard, the NF980-G65 pushes all other options aside and screams, I was meant for gaming! The NF890 is in every way, a motherboard meant for the gamer enthusiast. Supporting 3-way SLI, the latest AM3 based processors (Phenom II), allowing for an easy overclocking switch and MSI's Active Phase Switching for those who sometimes may feel the need to go green when they are not fragging (or being fragged).
7-Way Intel P55 Motherboard Round-Up Tech Spot :: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
One year after its introduction, Intel Core i7 processors remain unchallenged in the high-end desktop segment. However with the recent introduction of the Core i5 and the LGA1156 platform, all of a sudden we no longer feel the need to stretch out the budget and look into buying a Core i7 920 one way or the other.
So, should you decide to go with the Core i5 750 processor, the next and possibly most difficult choice is which motherboard to purchase. Already there are over 40 possible motherboard options to choose from and today we'll be taking a look at quite a few of the better examples.
Our round-up comprises products from the likes of Asrock, Asus, DFI, ECS, EVGA, Gigabyte and MSI. In total we have 7 motherboards ranging in price from $120 to $250, so there should be something for everyone.
Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Solid State Drive Review Big Bruin :: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
With Intel's second generation controller and 34nm MLC NAND flash memory, many might argue the internals are the best presently on the market. The read performance is definitely impressive, while the write performance will leave something to be desired. Once you see the price you may be willing to make the compromise in order to jump from a traditional hard drive to a SSD.
be quiet! Straight Power BQT E7-450W PSU Review Technic 3d :: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
"The be quiet! Straight Power BQT E7-450W arrived Technic3D. See you in the following Review from Technic3D the next PSU with four +12V rails (18A), 120mm Silent Wing Fan, 5x SATA hard disk connectors, 1x PCI-e 6-Pin and 1x PCI-e 6+2-Pin. Better than the CM-E7-480W PSU?"
NZXT Beta EVO Case Review BCC Hardware :: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
We have just posted our review of the NZXT Beta EVO Case. This is another of NZXT's "Classic" series cases that offer a lot of value for a low price. Out of the three NZXT cases we've reviewed lately, I like the styling of the Beta EVO the best. For $60 it is pretty hard to go wrong with this case although it does lack a few fans. Check out our review for all the details.
Intel DP55WG Motherboard Review Motherboards.org :: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
ntel bills the DP55WG as a Media machine with a touch of Extreme. With Firewire, and a fully fledged audio solution in the form of a Realtek ALC889 which has content protection and Firewire, the DP55WG is a great solution for those wanting a Media PC with all of the features to play back Blu-Ray. Intel knows their customer base with motherboards for every need. From a performance point of view, the DP55WG performs near on par with its DP55KG in terms of performance but falls short on overclocking as one would expect from a non-Extreme board from Intel. Compatibility was excellent with the 870 and 750 working as advertised. This board is available from Newegg at $140, making a very respectable board at that price range. A solid Hot Product is to be found here, not really for the overclocker, but great for everyone else.
Sunbeamtech Automaton ATX Case Review Madshrimps :: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The Automaton ATX case from Sunbeamtech is a budget friendly aluminum tower case with Alienware looks and plenty of cooling fans to keep your hardware running stable. Is it any good? Time to find out!
Zalman ZM500-RS PSU Test Seek :: Friday, November 06, 2009
The new series of power supplies recently released by Zalman ha a “RS” suffix in its name which stands for “Resonant Switching”. Compared to Two-Forward Switching, the more advanced Resonant Switching minimizes “switching loss” reduces heat generation, and operates more efficiently by eliminating the need for an output inductor leading to outstanding stability and reliability…
NZXT BETA EVO Computer Case/Chassis Techware Labs :: Friday, November 06, 2009
I know what you’re thinking; Déjà vu on the case review? Nope this is not the NZXT Beta being re-posted; this is the supposedly classier brother the NZXT Beta EVO. While still a budget case my biggest question is... Is the EVO worth the extra money? Follow me as I look at the newest revision of NZXT Beta promising to offer increased cable management and a revised interior layout.
ECS Elitegroup P55H-A Phoronix :: Friday, November 06, 2009
"Back in September we published a launch-day Linux preview of
Intel's Lynnfield processors and provided Core i5 / Core i7 benchmarks.
With that initial testing of the Lynnfield processors and the new Intel
P55 Chipset we had used an Intel DP55KG "Kingsberg" motherboard, but
since then many P55 motherboards from different vendors have flooded the
market. One of the P55 motherboards to be introduced for the
budget-conscious consumer is the P55H-A, which comes from ECS
Elitegroup. This motherboard is very reasonably priced while offering
support for up to DDR3-2200MHz memory (in an overclock mode), solid
capacitors, dual PCI Express x16 slots, and S/PDIF audio support."
Seagate Savvio 15K.2 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 146GB 2.5-inch Hard Disk Tweak Town :: Friday, November 06, 2009
"Real progress for 2.5 is coming from the enterprise market where many servers have been launched with bays only for these miniature drives. The premise is simple; smaller drives means you can fit more in the same amount of space. When it comes to rack mount servers space comes at a premium and it is sold in 1.75 inch sections. In a typical 1U server where the hard drives are mounted in removable bays, you could fit four 3.5 inch bays. Take that same server and configure it for 2.5 inch drives and you can add an extra row vertically and horizontally to make it a ten drive server.
The Seagate Savvio 15K.2 is a second generation 2.5 inch form factor hard drive that uses the SAS 2.0, 6Gb/s interface. Let’s move on and see how well it fares."
SanDisk Extreme Pro 32gb Compact Flash Card Test Freaks :: Friday, November 06, 2009
"Reviewing the new SanDisk Extreme Pro Compact Flash card is easier said than done due to its blazing speed. The card is so fast that every device I tested with the SanDisk Extreme Pro Compact Flash Card was slower than the CF card. "
Roccat Kova Review XS Reviews :: Friday, November 06, 2009
"Roccat are well known at this stage for their impressive PC peripherals, introducing desktop spacial management along with massive ammounts of viral media. Today we're looking at a product form them that's definately in the Roccat vein. Known as the Kova, it's a 3200 DPI mouse, with a solid plastic shell, and an interesting driverless design. Sounds intriguing, let's check it out."
Noctua introduces NF-P14 140mm premium fan Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Expanding its line-up of premium quality quiet fans, Noctua today introduced its first 140mm model. Following in the footsteps of the successful NF-P12, the new NF-P14 FLX employs a nine blade impeller with Vortex-Control Notches in order to achieve superb quietness and outstanding aerodynamic efficiency. Other features include metal reinforcements for ultimate manufacturing precision as well as Noctua's premium grade SSO-Bearing and SCD2 technology.
Efficient CPU-cooler with Golf ball fan Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Sharkoon introduces two all new high-performance, and quiet, Tower-coolers for the AMD- and Intel-processors. The Sharkoon Silent Eagle CPU cooler options are the Model C92 with a 92mm fan and Model C120 with a 120mm fan. Both provide four U-equalizing 8mm cooling heat pipes and premium aluminium fins for efficient heat dissipation. This is further strengthened by the Direct-Touch-Technology: The heat pipes rest directly on the processor, so that the heat is released directly without having to detour through an extra plate to the cooling fans.
NZXT M59 Classic Series Mid Tower Gaming Chassis Review Modders Inc. :: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Marketed as a gaming mid-tower case the M59 offers up features like clearance for 10.5 inch graphics cards, support for water cooling, and a well ventilated design. We will see how well the case handles a budget system.
Western Digital 320 GB Scorpio Black Notebook Hard Disk Drive Review Tech ARP :: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Running with a higher spindle speed of 7,200 RPM and boasting twice the cache of a Scorpio, the Scorpio Black represents the epitome of Western Digital mobile hard disk drive technology.
We had the opportunity to give their top-of-the-line 320 GB Scorpio Black for a test drive and we were most impressed with its performance.
Not only did it deliver a large storage capacity, it also delivered excellent results in our benchmarks. In fact, it had the same platter-to-buffer transfer rates as the 500 GB Western Digital Caviar GP desktop hard disk drive!
Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB Portable Drive Video Review eTeknix :: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
"Today we are looking at the Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB Portable Drive. This particlar drive comes with a 5 year warranty, is quiet and uses the USB 2.0 interface. It's perfect for storing photos, music and videos."
AMD Athlon II X2 240e 2.8 GHz Energy Efficient Processor Review PC Stats :: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
"Do you leave your computer on all the time? If you've nodded yes to any of the above, it might be time to think about a more power-efficient processor. That's the idea behind AMD's Athlon II X2 240e. It's a 2.8GHz dual-core processor based on the AMD "Regor" core with a TDP of just 45W. The "e" behind the Athlon II X2 240e model name indicates that it's one of AMDs Energy Efficient processors. The Athlon II X2 240e has support for both DDR2 and DDR3 memory, depending on if the processor is dropped into a socket AM2+ or socket AM3 motherboard. Memory can be run at speeds of DDR2-1066 or DDR3-1333 via the Athlon II X2 240e's integrated memory controller."
3Rsystem Iceage 120 Boss II Dimpled-Fin Heatsink Review Frosty Tech :: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
"Let's get right to the point, 3Rsystem's Iceage 120 Boss II heatsink is currently one of the Top 5 heatsinks tested on Frostytech. Key to the success of this Korean-made heatsink on both AMD and Intel synthetic test platforms are five 8mm diameter exposed base heatpipes and a unique "X" pattern that places the heatpipes in the path of high velocity air from the coolers' 120mm fan. On top of that, the Iceage 120 Boss II heatsink utilizes dimpled surface fins which are intended to disrupt boundary layer laminar airflow."
Windows 7 Installation & Boot Comparison vs Vista (HD) Motherboards.org :: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Hello Again everybody, first we brought you the unboxing of Windows 7 and now we bring you the installation and comparison of this new OS and how fast it boots in comparison to Windows Vista. Check out the video on our youtube channel.
Western Digital's Caviar Black 2TB hard drive Tech Report :: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Western Digital's Caviar Black 2TB finally spins the company's 500GB platters up to 7,200 RPM. The drive has a fancy dual-stage actuator and a beefy 64MB cache, too. Let's see what she can do.
In Win Maelstrom Full Tower Chassis Review Think Computers :: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
“In Win is a company mainly known for its power supplies or unique mid tower cases. Today we got the opportunity to review In Win's first Full Tower Case, the In Win Maelstrom. This airflow giant can boast a total of 10, 120mm fans to go along with the airflow design built into the case. In Win has added many sound/vibration reducing implantations into this case such as the acoustic absorbers and patented hard drive rails. Read on further to see what In Wins first Full Tower Chassis has to offer."
Antec Mini Skeleton Review OCC :: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
"Although this case was extremely great, I did have one major problem with it. The built in PSU failed to power my system. The PSU is only 90W so I guessed it wouldn't be able to do much. I even pulled out the HDD and optical drive to be powered by a second PSU. This however, didn't solve the problem. I ended up running the entire system off of a spare PSU. This problem would be minor, if it wasn't for the fact that the Skeleton doesn't accommodate for a PSU other then the built in one. To me this pretty much ruins the part of having a Mini ITX system, especially if you need a second object sitting on your desk."
Mushkin 996659es 2x2GB ES3-12800 Memory Kit PC Shop Talk :: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
"In this review I will test a new model of memory modules from Mushkin, with the code name 996659es, which have blue heatspreaders and are from their Essential product line. The modules will be tested in both stock and overclocking modes, using the recommended timings and voltage."
Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS 15,000RPM Hard Drive Review Benchmark Reviews :: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Until SSDs can safely prove that they're a reliable long-term media for Enterprise storage, the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface owns the market share for server storage. Until Seagate launches their Solid State Drive counterpart, the 600GB Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Hard Drive ST3600057SS delivers safe and affordable high-capacity storage to data servers and Enterprise environments. The 4Gb/s FC or 6-Gb/s SAS 2.0 interface allows the perpendicular storage technology to deliver 15,000 RPM data bandwidth for an industry-leading 1.6-million-hour MTBF. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS hard drive against a wide variety of storage solutions.
