ASUS GeForce EN8800GTX/HTDP/768M Video Card Review :: Hardware

Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 11-09-2006

The future is Microsoft Vista and Shader Model 4, and the GeForce 8800GTX is the first fully compliant Pixel and Vertex Shader 4 c...

XFX GeForce 8800 GTX Video Card Review :: Hardware

Author: Doc Overclock Date: 11-08-2006

Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than ATI's most loaded, able to render millions of Pixels in a single bound, it's goi...

ASUS EN7900GS TOP Video Card Review :: Hardware

Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 11-06-2006

This card sports a lot of surprises for a 7900GS card. The performance of the card is on par with the slightly more expensive 7900...

Intel QX6700 Extreme Quad Core CPU Review :: Hardware

Author: Doc Overclock Date: 11-01-2006

Anyone who runs applications like Photoshop for Photo editing or Maya 3D and CAD for modeling will see huge benefits from the QX67...

Gigabyte Poseidon Case Review :: Hardware

Author: Doc Overclock Date: 10-28-2006

Overall the case has good looks, and an ergonomic design that combined with its predisposed nature to use a liquid cooling kit, ma...

EVGA 256-P2-N612-TX e-GeForce 7600 GTS Video Card Review :: Hardware

Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 10-19-2006

For a street price of $116 after mail-in rebate, the 7600GTS is a good alternative to the 7600GT, as its performance is very nearl...

ATI TV Wonder 650 TV Tuner Review :: Hardware

Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 10-04-2006

For a MSRP of $129, the TV Wonder 650 brings a lot of capabilities to the computer. These include free OTA HDTV (with an amplified...

abit AB9 Pro Motherboard Review :: Motherboards

Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 11-16-2006

Performance on the AB9 Pro board was excellent, typical of the 965 chipset series motherboards seen thus far. Overclocking on the ...

ASUS 680i SLI Striker Extreme Motherboard Review :: Motherboards

Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 11-15-2006

The ASUS Striker Extreme Motherboard has all of the features that you would want from a motherboard today. The nForce 680i chipset...

EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Review :: Motherboards

Author: Doc Overclock Date: 11-14-2006

As far as the 680i goes, I liked what we saw here in the lab, as stability was excellent, and its design is quite nice as well. Fo...

abit AW9D-Max Motherboard Review :: Motherboards

Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 10-30-2006

Intel is set shortly to announce their first Quad Core CPUs, according to their roadmaps. abit has assured me that the AW9D-MAX wi...

ASUS M2N32 WS Professional Motherboard Review :: Motherboards

Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 10-26-2006

The ASUS M2N32 WS Professional board is unique in several ways. First it's about the only board on the market today with PCI-X slo...

ASUS M2R32 MVP Crossfire Motherboard Review :: Motherboards

Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 10-17-2006

The M2R32-MVP is a good solid choice without all the frills that a Deluxe or an ASUS Premium Edition board would carry. Things lik...

ASUS P5B Deluxe Wi-Fi-AP Edition Motherboard Review :: Motherboards

Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 10-13-2006

With the release of the new BIOS that fixes the issues with the P5B Deluxe motherboard and Crossfire on the Prescott CPUs, there i...

Industry Headlines, News and Reviews From Around the World :: The Motherboard Daily
November 18, 2006

News: AOpen DSW1812P 18x Triple Format DVD Rewriter @ PCstats

Posted by: Tolemac on Fri Nov 17 2006 15:31 pm EST Comments (0)

"The AOpen 18x Triple Format DVD Rewriter (DSW1812P) is one of the few recordable DVD drives on that market that supports every single recordable DVD format there is - we're talking DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD+R Dual Layer and DVD-R Dual Layer. But wait, that's not all! With the AOpen DSW1812P drive you also get the Chameleon Bezel, AOpens' mysterious "Silent Technology" and fabled UDMA66 transfer speeds! And if you act now, AOpen will also include CD-R, CD-RW, and regular CD-ROM compatibility!!!"


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News: OCZ Technology Unveils the XTC Memory Cooler

Posted by: Tolemac on Fri Nov 17 2006 15:31 pm EST Comments (0)

OCZ Technology Unveils the XTC (Xtreme Thermal Convection) Memory Cooler


“To address the requirements of extreme overclockers OCZ is releasing the new XTC cooler which is designed to pair up with the Xtreme Thermal Convection heatspreaders utilized on our entire lineup of premium memory solutions,” commented Alex Mei, OCZ Technology Group, Inc. “This cooler forces airflow through our open Xtreme Thermal Convection heatspreader design to offload even more heat from the entire module array, thus enhancing both stability and performance of the memory, especially when aggressively overclocking.”



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News: Corsair's Dominator memory modules @ Tech Report

Posted by: Tolemac on Fri Nov 17 2006 15:29 pm EST Comments (0)

WE DON'T COVER MEMORY much here at TR-it's largely a commodity product; performance doesn't vary between modules running at the same speed and timings; and true overclocking potential is difficult to quantify with a limited sample size. However, when we spotted Corsair's innovative new Dominator memory modules and cooler at Computex, we knew we had to get our hands on a set to test. At the time, the DIMMs were running at an effective 1224MHz with surprisingly reasonable 5-5-5-15 timings and what appeared to be relatively simple air cooling.

Cooling is the crux of Corsair's new Dominator modules, and there's more to the equation than forced airflow and a flashy clip-on heatsink. The actual DIMM design has been tweaked for more effective heat dissipation, allowing for higher speeds with tighter timings than we've seen from other DDR2 modules. Read on to see just how far we were able to push Corsair's Dominators and what it takes to keep them cool.


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News: ATI Radeon X1950 Pro vs. Nvidia GeForce 7900GS @ TechSpot

Posted by: Tolemac on Fri Nov 17 2006 15:28 pm EST Comments (0)

It's quite often that we find ATI and Nvidia rebadging their products. As it happens many times, relaunching an existing graphics card with a new name, tweaked settings and a better price point can do wonders. While there are many examples of successfully rebadged products, there are also those that have gone wayward.

Today we will be taking an in-depth look into two of those "new" products, as both use parts handed down from existing current generation products, namely ATI's Radeon X1950 Pro and the Nvidia GeForce 7900GS.

Both of these cards fall into the $200 price bracket, and as fairly revised products that they are, we certainly expect a raging battle for the crown of the best mainstream graphics card in the market.


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News: Flexiglow Cyber Snipa Mouse Review @ Tweaknews

Posted by: Tolemac on Fri Nov 17 2006 15:27 pm EST Comments (0)

Flexiglow Cyber Snipa Intelliscope Laser Gaming Mouse Review

"The Cyber Snipa, even though it's geared towards gamers, is a well rounded mouse that works well in both games and everyday PC applications. Gamers will enjoy the six programmable buttons, ultra fast response times, DPI toggle button, and the cool red and blue illumination."



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News: Fatal1ty in rAge @ TweakTown

Posted by: Tolemac on Fri Nov 17 2006 15:25 pm EST Comments (0)

Fatal1ty in rAge - Spending time with the World's Best Gamer


"Fatal1ty proves consistently why he is the best, with his undying dedication and commitment to the gaming community in general. I approached John and asked him if he would be interested to play all the worlds leading players in an exclusively hyped event to see where he stands right now - he said, yes he would love to invite them all for a gaming LAN, but not to compete, rather to do a blood drive. Totally caught off guard, I had to ask him to elaborate. He explained that he would invite them to give blood at the LAN to bolster the depleted blood-banks in most countries. This kind of road trip would be an awesome event and anybody interested in helping push something like this, please contact the Fatal1ty website."


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News: Waiting In Line For a PS3 @ ThinkGaming

Posted by: Tolemac on Fri Nov 17 2006 15:24 pm EST Comments (0)

“Well it's that time again, a new console has arrived and everyone wants to get their hands on it. This time it is Sony with the Playstation 3. Sony's PS3 features a Blu-ray player, Bluetooth wireless controllers, built in WiFi, and a 40 or 60 GB hard drive. With all of the excitement and stores shipments getting cut, and cut again only a handful of people would be getting the system on launch day. For this reason the die-hard Sony fans and people looking to make money selling the system on e-bay headed to their local stores to camp out and be the first in line to get the system.”


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News: Pertelian X2040 V4 USB LCD Portable Display @ BigBruin

Posted by: Tolemac on Fri Nov 17 2006 15:23 pm EST Comments (0)

The Pertelian X2040 is the perfect device for gamers who don't want an interruption in the action, even if they need their computer to keep track of things in the rest of the world. They can configure it to check the status of just about whatever they want, and keep an eye on the Pertelian's LCD screen for updates.


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News: Catalyst 6.11 Comparison @ Technic3D

Posted by: Tolemac on Fri Nov 17 2006 15:23 pm EST Comments (0)

"Catalyst 6.11 Comparison on Technic3D. Faster then Catalyst 6.10? See you in the following Catalyst Roundup up to Catalyst 6.4."



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News: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about PS3 @ OCModShop

Posted by: Tolemac on Thu Nov 16 2006 18:44 pm EST Comments (0)

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Playstation 3


The PS3 was released on November 11, 2006 in Japan. It will be released on November 17, 2006 in the United States and Canada, and in March, 2007 in Europe and Australasia. It will ship in two initial configurations. Sony officially unveiled the PS3 to the public on May 16, 2005 during an E3 conference. A functional version of the console was not at E3 2005 or the Tokyo Game Show in September 2005, although at both events, demonstrations were held on devkits (e.g. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots) and comparable PC hardware, and video footage based on the predicted PS3 specifications was produced (e.g. Mobile Suit Gundam). It was not until E3 2006 that games were shown on actual PlayStation 3 systems. In preparation for launch, Sony demonstrated 27 playable PS3 titles during the Tokyo Game Show in September 2006 on final hardware.


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