Published August 27, 2007
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Modders-Inc has a look at the VIZO Propeller Dual Fan Card. The card mounts a pair of LED lit fans on a PC card with its very own fan controller. Their results weren’t very spectacular but they can make a…
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Published August 27, 2007
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The Wall Street Journal has all of the details on Acer’s purchase of Gateway Inc. The deal includes what remains of the eMachines brand and Gateway giving it a bigger presence in the US market and coulod see it competing…
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Published August 27, 2007
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Tech Arp goes about putting an old practice to rather modern products. Lapping a heatsink and CPU heatspreader has been one of the “easier” ways to improve thermal performance in cases where a chip’s heatspreader isn’t exactly flat. They managed…
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Published August 24, 2007
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HotHardware has a look at the Synology CubeStation CS407 NAS enclosure. The setup can handle four SATA drives in a RAID 0,1, or 5 configuration and will sit and play nicely on your network. Its price tag is a bit…
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Published August 24, 2007
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HardOCP has a look at the monster Ultra X3 1600w power supply. The unit provides a bit more capacity over the competition buts huge size may cause some problems in mid tower cases. A great unit if you plan on…
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Published August 24, 2007
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AnandTech has a look at the Alienware Area-51 m9750 gaming notebook. The portable beast comes with your choice of Intel Core 2 Duo chip paired with single or SLI Nvidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX graphics chips and topped off with…
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Published August 20, 2007
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Legit Reviews has a look at the ECS G33T-M2 Micro-ATX motherboard. The board sports Intel’s latest graphics integrated chipset offering support for Intel’s quad-core CPUs and, presumably, for their future 45nm chips as well. A good performer for your next…
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Published August 20, 2007
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Intel has launched a new set of Windows XP drivers that finally enables hardware Vertex Shading on its integrated graphics G965 chipset. It’s a major piece of hardware that had been disabled leading to all sorts of headaches when even…
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Published August 20, 2007
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TrustedReviews has a look at the OQO Model 02 Ultra Mobile PC. It’s sub-sub notebook-turned PDA gone crazy with a 5-inch screen, VIA ultra low voltage chip, and runs its own copy of Microsoft Vista. Strange options on this unit…
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Published August 20, 2007
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bit-tech has a look at the HIS Radeon HD 2600 XT IceQ Turbo graphics card. The company is known for slapping large coolers on its IceQ line allowing for lower temperatures and less noise compared to stock cooling solutions. A…
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Published August 20, 2007
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Hi-Techreviews has a look at the Zalman ZM-600 HP power supply. The unit has all of the usual high-end touches including a modular cable system and four 12V rails but what sets it apart is its heatpipe cooled internals which…
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