Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is a movie sequel to the game Final Fantasy VII. If you are unfamiliar with FFVII, buy it off of Ebay and spend the twenty hours it takes to beat it. You will be hopelessly lost without the background, and believe me; the movie is well worth the time. FFVII [...]
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Xbox 360 Play and Charge Kit Review
If you are like me, you probably really like your wireless 360 controller. It’s spot-on controls and incredibly accurate reactions make it the top tier wireless controller in all of the console games, but if there is one thing that really sucks about it, is the fact that it can really eat up batteries. I [...]
Kingdom Hearts 2 Review
Title Kingdom Hearts 2 ESRB Rating Everyone Developer Square Enix Publisher Square Enix Release Date March 28, 2006 Platform Playstation 2 Genre Role-Playing Game (RPG) Features 1 player, Memory Card 90KB, Digital Control, Analog Control, Vibration Function, Dolby Pro Logic 2, THX If Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp made appearances in every video game, I’m [...]
Lian Li V1000 Case Accessories Review
Lian Li cases are extremely popular these days, and it’s easy to see why. Many high-end computer systems call Lian Li their home because of the innovative designs, working space, light weight, and sheer workmanship of their cases. There are many optional add-ons for Lian Li cases, and CoolerGuys.com was kind enough to send over [...]
Sony Delays, Microsoft Plays!
Sony’s decision to delay the launch of the Playstation 3 console from spring to November has given Microsoft’s Xbox 360 time to gain a bigger foothold in the gaming market. Sony announced plans for the PS3 last May with much fanfare, but then they went unheard for months, giving Microsoft the opportunity it was looking [...]
Go Download Firefox!
“GO DOWNLOAD FIREFOX!” That’s what I’ve been screaming to people in my personal surroundings. “Why?”, one might ask? Well, I’m Dutch, and the Dutch are notoriously cheap bastards. I heard that the phenomena they call Firefox is free and more importantly free of spyware and popups. I’ve used Internet Explorer for a long time since [...]
AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Review
The FX-60 is AMD’s newest and most powerful desktop dual core processor solution. This chip is based on the Toledo core and runs at an impressive 2.6GHz with a 13x unlocked multiplier and 200MHz HTT speed. This is the fastest production AMD dual core processor available, and is a pretty impressive piece of hardware with [...]
Maxtor DiamondMax 200GB Hard Drive
Everyone has their own opinion on hardware these days. Hard drives have been one of the few components that most people have brand loyalty to for years and years. I have owned Western Digital and Samsung hard drives, but I had larger storage needs and needed a little more space. I decided to try a [...]
Xbox 360 VGA Cable Review
Back when the original Xbox was new there were only a few ways to connect it to a display. Many Xbox gamers were also PC enthusiasts, so a VGA cable was a coveted commodity and was rare. Only some manufacturer no one had ever heard of from DingChong, China were selling them, so they were [...]
Xbox 360 Console Review
Well it’s been released for two weeks now and I can honestly say that the release has been anything but smooth. From rumors that the machine is being sold at $140 under what it costs to actually make them. To the machines themselves that our burning up games and frying themselves (console cannabalism). But where [...]
Waiting in line for an Xbox 360
Late at night on Monday, November 21st 2005, many people stood in line at the Best Buy in Lynnwood, Washington. Some had staked out their mark on the sidewalk days before, camping out for the long haul. Others arrived earlier that day… Other parties were going on around Seattle, and Bill Gates himself was at [...]
Overclocking Overview
Definition: hardware overclocking : Any adjustments made to computer hardware (or software) to make its CPU/GPU/RAM run at a higher clock frequency than intended by the original manufacturers. Typically this involves replacing the crystal in the clock generation circuitry with a higher frequency crystal, changing jumper settings, or software configuration. If the clock frequency is [...]
1GB Wintec Amp-X DDR2 PC5400
Wintec Industries was founded in 1988 and is one of the world’s leading original equipment manufacturers (OEM), of memory modules, and a top supply-chain service supplier for value-added resellers (VARs). They currently have trade association memberships in such organizations as JEDEC (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council), EIA (Electronics Industries Alliances), CFA (Compact Flash Association), SD [...]
Tamron AF18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DiII Lens Review
As a enthusiastic amateur photographer I wanted something else than my normal compact camera. I wanted some dimension. I’ve always had an eye on SLR cameras, particularly the Canon Rebel XT (EOS). After experimenting with that camera and knowing its features I noticed one thing that missing with the provided kit lens: the ability to [...]
Interview with Jason Harper of LanParty NW
LAN parties are gatherings of people (called “gamers”) with their computers to play network games, but has turned into a culture where gamers socialize, play online video games against one another, even have poker tournaments and in general have fun. LAN parties have grown in popularity in recent years as computer games like Doom, Quake [...]
Asus Extreme N6600GT – SLI Part 2
As a continuation on our evaluation of the nForce4-SLI hardware that Asus sent us for review, we are going to take a closer look at Asus’ SLI compatible Extreme N6600GT series of video cards. This is Part 2 of a three part suite of articles. Part 1 took a look at the Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe [...]
OCZ ModStream 520W PSU
Choosing a new power supply is not always as easy as one might think. Generally, people just ask how many watts a PSU gives off but that is not enough to make a judgment on which PSU to select. All power supplies are designed differently. Fans, heat sinks, capacitors, etc. are all different in power [...]
Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC4000 Memory
Recently OCModShop was sent a brand new product from Crucial Technology, a 1Gigabyte kit of its latest Ballistix Tracer PC4000 modules. Crucial, a division of Micron, produces memory products that cross the gamut from the high performance enthusiasts level Ballistix modules to SD flash memory. Crucial has had a line of Ballistix PC4000 on [...]
HC Technology DH-720G Dolby Headphones
With technology progressing as fast as it is these days things are getting better and better. Recently the portable audio market has exploded with MP3 players like Apple’s iPod. There have also been huge improvements and advances with portable DVD players, computer audio, home theater systems, and game consoles. As these pieces of equipment evolve [...]
Corsair TWIN2X1024-5400C4PRO
DDR has been around now for a good number of years and since its birth I started hearing people ask when is DDR2 going to be out? DDR2 has finally emerged and will eventually take over current DDR like SDRAM was taken over by DDR a few years back. Currently there are only a small [...]
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