August 2007

by Rafael Hernandez on August 30, 2007 · 0 comments

Madshrimps has a look at the Leadtek WinFast PX8500 GT THD Extreme graphics card. Despite the long name this card comes in at the low-end to mid range price wise in the market and touts DirectX 10 support. It’s not…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 30, 2007 · 0 comments

DarkVision Hardware has a review of the AC Ryan MobiliT portable external battery. The device contains a bank of rechargeable batteries that can power your laptop through its power plug (it includes a wide range of adapters for different plug…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 30, 2007 · 0 comments

LaptopLogic has a look at the HP Pavilion HDX Dragon “notebook” PC. The unit isn’t something you’d want on your lap sporting a 20.1″ screen with a full sized keyboard, Intel Core 2 Extreme mobile CPU, and an ATI HD…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 29, 2007 · 0 comments

Xbit labs has details on S3’s move to create a DirectX 10 class graphics core. S3 has had a very low profile since being purchased by VIA but it has kept itself busy creating decent low-cost graphics options and integrated…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 29, 2007 · 0 comments

bit-tech has a look at the Asus P5K3 Premium motherboard. The company made some waves with this product, opting to solder on 2GB of fast DDR3 memory chips which would supposedly improve on all sorts of aspects. Unfortunately the interesting…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 29, 2007 · 0 comments

techPowerUp! has a look at the Zaward Twin Towers chipset cooler. The latest and greatest CPUs are getting device support from some increasingly power hungry chipsets which pump out plenty of heat in their own right. This massive cooler does…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 27, 2007 · 0 comments

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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by Rafael Hernandez on August 27, 2007 · 0 comments

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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by Rafael Hernandez on August 27, 2007 · 0 comments

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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by Rafael Hernandez on August 24, 2007 · 0 comments

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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by Rafael Hernandez on August 24, 2007 · 0 comments

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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