November 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on November 11, 2005 · 0 comments

Big Bruin has a review of the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 500GB hard drive. The massive storage size and SATA2 support make it a mighty contender in the arena and, based on their results, it’s one to consider if you’re in…

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 11, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at the Gigabyte GA-G1 975X motherboard. The board supports Intel’s LGA775 Pentium 4 processors including the dual core versions. A great performer but the four fans means three more items that are likely to break….

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 11, 2005 · 0 comments

Laptop Logic has the details on how to put together the MSI-1029 barebones notebook PC and a short review on it. The laptop is an impressive product featuring AMD Turion CPU support and ATI’s X700 Mobility graphics inside a sleek…

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 10, 2005 · 0 comments

Silent PC Review has a look at the FSP Green PS FSP400-60GLN 400Watt power supply. The company makes some nice claims for it, high efficiency and very few heavy metals contained inside. A solid performer with “green” credentials so it’ll…

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 10, 2005 · 0 comments

OCAU has a review of the Cooler Master AquaGate Mini R120. The kit is pre-assembled for you with a universal water block and various mounting plates, to accommodate the various types of CPUs, with a pump stacked on top. A…

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 10, 2005 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at the XFX Revo64 S-ATA RAID card. The three port product they tested has a reasonable price tag and supports RAID 0, 1, and most notably level 3 which supports byte-level striping and has…

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 9, 2005 · 0 comments

bit-tech has an interview with Gavin Carter, Oblivion’s producer. They delve into the technology driving the title which is incredibly graphics intensive. The game was recently delayed several months but, as with any Bethesda title, a little more time spent…

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 9, 2005 · 0 comments

Legit Reviews has a look at the Asus Z36A whitebook laptop PC. Whitebooks are generally just the chassis/LCD/motherboard/battery to which you must add everything else. A nice choice if you want control over the components that go into your notebook…

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 9, 2005 · 0 comments

futurelooks has a review of the Asus Vento 3600 PC chassis. The case looks like it’s modeled after a sci-fi space ship with its very own upward lifting door. A mixed bag with this enclosure, but it’ll definitely stand out…

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 8, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a mini list of some hardware that they’ve seen that should be on its way to store shelves over the coming months. A number of nice motherboards in the work with mention of new memory and a graphics…

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 8, 2005 · 0 comments

TechIMO has a look at the Silverstone Strider ST60F power supply. The unit is quite a substantial piece of equipment which is, supposedly, capable of dishing out up to 600Watts of power. A fantastic looking product with a mass of…

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