February 2006

by Rafael Hernandez on February 28, 2006 · 0 comments

Apple has launched a new set of gear for the macheads out there including two new models of the Mac mini which use either the Intel Core Solo or Core Duo and a fancy new boombox with a dock for…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 28, 2006 · 0 comments

PureOverclock has a look at the Arctic Cooling Accelero X1 and X2 graphics card coolers. The X1 is designed for Nvidia’s 6800 graphics series on up to the 7800 while the X2 handles ATI’s X1800 and X1900 lineup. An impressive…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 28, 2006 · 0 comments

SPCR has a review of the Zalman TNN 300 fanless PC case. The enclosure is designed for MicroATX motherboards making it quite a bit smaller than its full-sized brothers. An impressive chunk of metal that’s certainly quiet but it limits…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 27, 2006 · 0 comments

BeHardware has a look at the Nec 20WGX² LCD monitor. The widescreen display has the usual video inputs and a USB hub. Looking at their ghosting/color testing, it’s a great option if you plan on gaming with your display but…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 27, 2006 · 0 comments

AnandTech has the details on three ATI RD580 chipset based motherboards. The new chipset looks to be pushed heavily in the enthusiast market givin its rumored overclocking proficiency and other great features like CrossFire support. A good batch to keep…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 24, 2006 · 0 comments

GameSpy has a look at Black the video game. The console title takes gun play to the extreme with some destructable environments and impressive visuals for last gen’s consoles. It looks to be a fun, if short, title which might…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 24, 2006 · 0 comments

DailyTech has the details on AOpen’s MiniPC plans. The device is, as imagined, very small and will be powered by your favorite mobile Intel CPU. The lack of anything but integrated video is a bit of a let-down which will…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 23, 2006 · 0 comments

Madshrimps has a look at four different heatsinks in their CPU cooling roundup. The coolers use the tried and true method of cooling, mounds of copper or aluminum and a number of heatpipes topped off with a large fan. A…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 23, 2006 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has tested AMD’s Opteron 165 and 180 processors. The chips are a single CPU solution only for 939 motherboards but they do offer two cores which will certainly help in most workstation applications. A great pair of…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 23, 2006 · 0 comments

We had a few server issues which lead to about a week long rollback and, unfortunately, no backups were made. We apologize for any inconvenience. Now on with the show…….

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 23, 2006 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at the TT Tai Chi and CM Stacker PC cases. These two are the latest models in the high-end consumer case market packing in all sorts of nifty features into all aluminum full-tower(ish) designs. Two nice…

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