Published September 16, 2005 · 0 comments

BleedinEdge has a review of the Thermaltake Schooner passive VGA cooler. They take the normal passive cooling route, mounds of aluminum and heatpipes pulling heat off of your graphics card but they somehow managed to make it competitive with the…

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Published September 16, 2005 · 0 comments

OCPrices has a comparison of six SLI capable motherboards. The AMD Socket 939 boards feature the impressive nForce4 SLI chipset which makes multi-Nvidia graphics card environments possible. A thorough look at the most popular versions on the market….

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Published September 15, 2005 · 0 comments

TechWeb has news of a study done by Aladdin Knowledge Systems that found one in six spyware programs were actually transmitting back personal information. A staggering number given the growing trend of online banking and ordering which the spyware authors…

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Published September 15, 2005 · 0 comments

3D Velocity has a look at the WACOM Volito 2 tablet. Tablets are, of course, useful for the precision control needed in image editing programs and, in some situations, CAD. It’s one of the smaller offerings on the market but…

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Published September 15, 2005 · 0 comments

DriverHeaven has a loot at the Thermaltake Tenor PC enclosure. The case has a desktop footprint which can also serve duty as an HTPC chassis. Its layout and design looks solid with adequate airflow for most normal systems but its…

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Published September 14, 2005 · 0 comments

Gruntville has a review of the Sunbeamtech NUUO 550Watt power supply. The hot new thing is modular cables, which the NUUO offers, clearing up clutter and cable routing nightmares while improving airflow. Its internal heatsinks look a little anemic but,…

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Published September 14, 2005 · 0 comments

TrustedReviews has a look at the O2 Xda Exec PDA/Mobile phone device. The gadget is one slick-looking accesory which runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 and comes with the necessary camera and a welcome micro keyboard. An interesting product but no…

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Published September 14, 2005 · 0 comments

bit-tech dives into Valve Software’s upcoming tech demo/map for Half Life 2 titled “Lost Coast”. The map and engine modifications bring high dynamic range lighting to the player. This makes some for some impressively lit scenes but systems won’t be…

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Published September 13, 2005 · 0 comments

APCMag got their hands on some early versions of ATI’s CrossFire technology and put it through its paces. ATI’s dual graphics card solution, which is meant to rival Nvidia’s SLI, hasn’t made it to market after months of hype and…

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Published September 13, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has tested a reference motherboard featuring the SiS 756 chipset. It supports AMDs Socket 939, and, presumably, 754 processors while bringing PCIe and SATA support. A nice all-around choice but this option is a little late to the party,…

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Published September 13, 2005 · 0 comments

HardOCP has a look at the ASUS Extreme N7800 GTX TOP graphics card. The company slapped on an Arctic-Cooling like heatsink/fan/shroud cooler and pushed the GeForce 7800GTX chip to some insane speeds. One of, if not the, fastest video cards…

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