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Legit Reviews Two For One
Sparkle GeForce GTX 275 Videocard
"If you're in the market for a new video card and wondering if Sparkle is a brand you can trust, I'd say the answer is yes. The company's card and bundle doesn't include any goodies or extras to wow or surprise, but the actual product is as stable a video card as one could ask for, and that's what ultimately matters. As for the Geforce GTX 275, it's a solid design that's generally a bit faster than its closest competitor, the ATI Radeon HD 4890. The GeForce GTX 275 is also a bit more expensive than its closest ATI competitor, so the price/performance ratio between the two is more-or-less consistent..."
Koolance CPU-LN2 Liquid Nitrogen Evaporator
"The times are a-changin'. In the past for extreme overclocking cooling solutions your options were rather limited. You could pay an arm and a leg to a machine shop to make a one-off pot or turn to the handful of pot makers and wait till they had another batch complete. With Koolance things have been simplified to directing your browser to Koolance.com and swiping(typing in) your credit card. Within a week you could be up and running, easily pushing your processor beyond what is possible with air, water, or simple phase change cooling systems. Koolance's CPU-LN2 is a nickle plated copper pot designed to be used with dry ice and liquid nitrogen for extreme overclocking..."
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Posted by jim on Friday, July 03 @ 18:18:10 PDT (1 reads)
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X-bit labs Two For One
Intel DX58SO Motherboard
"The main impression we have from Intel DX58SO is that it is totally different from all other solutions. The differences are present in every aspect: PCB layout, BIOS structure and functionality, even the accessories bundled with the board are different."
EVGA Geforce GTX 275 1792MB
"As we have already pointed out in our first review of a GeForce GTX 275 based solution, the only problem with this successful new product is the amount of onboard video memory. EVGA decided to fix that."
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Posted by jim on Friday, July 03 @ 18:04:10 PDT (1 reads)
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Heaven Media Two For One
Cooler Master HAF922 Case
"Today we’re going to be looking at another model in the HAF lineup, the HAF 922. The HAF 922 is effectively a brother to the 932 and offers a selection of the key features but in a smaller package at a cheaper price."
ArmA II PC
"ArmA II by developer Bohemia Interactive is a followup to their own series of Operation Flashpoint games, which are now owned by Codemasters. It puts you in control of everything from hand held pistols to formidable, state of the art aircraft and is sure to appeal to gamers who like to duke it out on high octane dynamic battlefields."
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Posted by jim on Friday, July 03 @ 17:57:35 PDT (1 reads)
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Bjorn3D Two For One
Asus HD 4770 Formula Edition
"Just one look at the HD 4770 specs is enough to say the card is the perfect card to play all the latest games at decent settings without breaking the bank, so it would seem that the Asus 4770 Formula has its work cut out for it. Surely with the ability to cool the card better will lead to a higher overall overclock, thus increasing the cards performance even more. This is stacking up to be a tight competiton between this card, and its other ATI siblings, the 4670 and 4850."
Thermal Paste Round Up
"We as computer users, are always on the search for the best thermal paste we can find. The use of good thermal paste has become just as important as the heat sinks and or cooling devices we use to help keep the temperatures of our CPU's cool. Ever more so, we need to rely on our thermal paste's performance even more as summer is upon us. Well, at least for us Northern Hemisphere people."
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Posted by jim on Thursday, July 02 @ 18:59:49 PDT (1 reads)
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X-bit labs Two For One
Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P Motherboard
"It becomes quite real to put together an inexpensive system on AMD Phenom II or Athlon II processors equipped with DDR3 SDRAM. This type of memory has already become affordable enough, and Gigabyte managed to come up with a Socket AM3 mainboard for DDR3 at a very modest price point."
Antec, Enermax & Seasonic PS
"DC-DC converters, independent stabilization, synchronous transformers and synchronous rectifiers, over 90% efficiency factor – please meet new high-end power supplies: Antec Signature, Enermax Revolution 85+ and Seasonic M12D."
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Posted by jim on Thursday, July 02 @ 17:21:57 PDT (1 reads)
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OC Inside Two For One
Overclock Benchmark Backup Diagnostic Software & Tools Roundup
"The ocinside.de overclocking software page got an extensive update with dozens of small tools to tune, benchmark and test the PC hardware.
If you like to overclock, backup, or monitor your PC or if you just like to check your components, this is the right place for you. There are useful older Shareware and Freeware tools, as well as the latest tweakting tools to change the CPU multiplier or FSB and to overclock current nVidia or ATI video cards. Additionally, several PCMark and 3DMark benchmark programs got an update in June 2009 and the current 3DMark Vantage software is hosted on the ocinside.de Servers. The overview contains direct downloads, links to the developers, a small description
and the size of the respective software."
AMD Phenom II CPU Unlock Multiplier Vcore & Fourth Core
"It is already well-known that one can unlock the fourth core of a triple core AMD Phenom II CPU. But during a test of the current ASRock A790GXH/128M motherboard at ocinside.de it was possible to unlock much more than this and that is a no April joke. The AMD Phenom II 710 X3 CPU became an Engineering Sample with four CPU cores, unlocked Vcore selection and unlocked multiplier ! All necessary BIOS settings for this modification are explained in the following AMD Phenom II unlock guide."
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Posted by jim on Thursday, July 02 @ 17:17:42 PDT (1 reads)
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Tweaktown Two For One
Logitech G19 Keyboard
"We have the awesomeness of the LCD providing you with more geek than you could possibly imagine. There are a good number of applications out there and the ability to link up with Windows sideshow, while not totally amazing, does give good room for expandability. The one thing I love about this keyboard is the ability to change the backlight colour to anything under the RGB rainbow! It really does make me grin wildly just playing with such a nifty feature."
Terminator Salvation PS3
"In some ways 2009 has been kind to the movie game genre. We've seen a number of blockbuster titles for some old and new movies and the majority have not been the stinkers of the past. Maybe studios are starting to learn that movie does not necessarily have to equal cash in. However, our opinion on this changed somewhat when we loaded Terminator Salvation by GRIN."
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Posted by jim on Thursday, July 02 @ 09:31:15 PDT (3 reads)
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The Dark Side Of The iPhone
"Yet there is another side to the iPhone story that hasn’t received much attention, a darker side that hides behind the curtain of the carefully cultivated feel-good image of the iPhone that dominates our cultural landscape. Lets draw back the curtain of the iPhone and see what we find. An almost-unheard-of level of control permeates all aspects of the iPhone. The development and release of the iPhone was veiled in a degree of secrecy usually saved for presidents and weapons systems. The Apple corporate machine is incredibly disciplined, as demonstrated by its tight control—some might say manipulation—of the media, using it to carefully disseminate information in precise amounts and through leaks it orchestrated."
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Posted by jim on Tuesday, June 30 @ 03:10:25 PDT (8 reads)
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Hardware Secrets Two For One
Gigabyte G31M-ES2C Motherboard
"Gigabyte G31M-ES2C is a value motheboard for Intel socket 775 processors based on Intel G31 chipset, which is today the simpliest chipset from Intel, supporting 45 nm CPUs, 1,333 MHz front side bus and 800 MHz memory modules in dual channel configuration. This motherboard, however, supports front side bus up to 1,600 MHz thru overclocking."
2 TB Hard Disk Drive Battle
"So far only two 2 TB hard disk drives have reached the market and both are "green" models, meaning they rotate at lower speeds in order to save energy. Models spinning at 7,200 rpm will reach the market only by the end of the year (it is more complicated to build a 7,200 rpm 2 TB drive than a 5,400 rpm one) and they will be faster than these two models we are reviewing today. Let's compare the performance of Seagate Barracuda LP with Western Digital Caviar Green."
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Posted by jim on Monday, June 29 @ 20:52:08 PDT (7 reads)
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Motherboards Two For One
ASUS P6T7 WS Supercomputer Motherboard
"ASUS has taken the Core i7 platform and turned it into a pseudo supercomputer. The combination of three NVIDIA Tesla cards and a Quadro card brings up to four TeraFLOPS of possible computing performance. Performance of the board itself was extraordinary with high scores throughout the testing. The P6T7 is designed for the workstation crowd and stability, manageability, support for SAS drives are as important as performance. The board was completely stable throughout testing and the ability to run four dual-GPU cards together will bring the ultimate in performance in games anyway. ASUS has an Editor's Choice product here for sure; especially in light of all of the extra features this board offers for the workstation crowd, great stability and great performance making this board a great choice for your new computer."
In-Win X-Fighter AL-13 Series Case
"In Win set out to design a unique solution on their X-fighter case and it shows in the design and features of the case. The X-Fighter looks sort of like a spaceship but does not look like the ships we come to expect from the Star Wars universe like the X-Wing and TIE fighters. In terms of cooling the case has adequate cooling with a front fan, a rear fan, and a GPU cooling solution. The X-Fighter is available online for under $100 USD and sports high end features like the I/O area having e-SATA, Firewire, four USB.20 port. The inclusion of anti-shock drive rails is another high-end selling point of this case. Overall this case has potential for the end user, especially if you are looking for something a bit out of the ordinary."
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Posted by jim on Monday, June 29 @ 20:45:41 PDT (6 reads)
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OCModshop Two For One
World Of Warcraft FAQ
"Warcraft is a beast. You must seriously consider if you're ready to take it on as if you were committing to banned substances. Levels, achievements, heavy multiplayer, many different builds to tinker with, a full economy, gear with no end, and just tons of things to collect for vanity, you really have no hope of having any other entertainment if you start playing WoW. Yes, this game is extremely fun. If you like anything in gaming you will find something to like in this game, and no one can argue with the strength of the multiplayer, which is essentially 1/4 of the game unless you just love running dungeons and raids."
EA Sports Active Wii
"Enter EA SPORTS and the latest interactive fitness product for the Nintendo Wii: EA SPORTS Active. Where Wii Fit emphasized Eastern health and wellness with balance and yoga, Active emphasizes Western fitness that gets the heart pumping and the body sweating. It is balance board compatible, but it’s not required, and it incorporates use of the nun-chuck, with a specially-designed leg band, as well as a resistance band with hand straps. Like Wii Fit, users can create a Fitness Profile to track their personal fitness progress."
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Posted by jim on Monday, June 29 @ 09:54:06 PDT (5 reads)
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World's Fastest Motor
"Though it may not be much comfort as you use it on the usual round of chores, inside the new Dyson DC31 vacuum cleaner is a motor that's ten times faster than a jet engine, and much quieter. At 104,000 rpm, the DC31's digital switched reluctance motor actually spins faster than any motor on earth. Powering the device is the second-generation Dyson Digital Motor (DDM), which weighs just 139g and measures 55m in diameter."
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Posted by jim on Monday, June 29 @ 09:47:04 PDT (6 reads)
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Gamepyre Two For One
Virtua Tennis 2009
"The online interaction is probably the game's strongest point. In this game you can take your created tennis pro to online tournaments and ranked exhibitions where you can play other players from around the world. But if you're looking for detail and complexity, Virtua Tennis 2009 is not a game for you. Half (if not more) of the Xbox 360 controller buttons are not even used. In the near future, I'm going to have to take a close look at Top Spin 3."
World Of GOO
"This game is all about the physics of things, even the physics of goo. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not a physicist, but I have enough common sense and I've had enough education to learn the basics about gravity. And in 2-D Boy's World of Goo, you have to use common sense and apply very little necessary knowledge about gravity towards building incredible things out of goo. On the surface, the game is very basic: all you have to do is make the goo travel from point A to point B."
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Posted by jim on Friday, June 26 @ 20:53:40 PDT (12 reads)
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X-bit labs Two For One
GeForce 186.18 Driver
"We do not review new versions of Nvidia GeForce graphics card drivers as often as we do ATI Catalyst, however, once version 186.18 came out we decided to pay special attention to it by performing a comparative performance test session."
120/140mm Fans Roundup
"After a month of hard work and numerous experiments on a new unique testbed we are proud to offer you a roundup including 57 models of fans from 25 different product series collected from all over the world."
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Posted by jim on Friday, June 26 @ 18:38:14 PDT (9 reads)
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Weekend Reading
"What is the fastest RC aircraft? Amazingly, gliders. The non-powered planes can, in skilled hands, whip up a speed of over 300 mph from a relatively slow wind. That’s a velocity of around 8x the speed of the air driving it. It’s called Dynamic Soaring, or DS, and it requires some specific land and weather conditions, experience and the cojones to slice your precious RC plane through extreme wind shears. If you have a long hill or ridge and the wind is hitting it at a right angle, the air that moves over the top causes an eddy on the leeward side, a steady, spinning whirlpool of air underneath the wind shooting over the ridge."
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Posted by jim on Friday, June 26 @ 08:34:38 PDT (8 reads)
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Think Computers Two For One
NZXT Panzerbox Case
“If you are a gamer you probably tend to go to a lot of LAN parties. I have been going to LAN parties for quite a while now and something I've done over the years is keep on trying to make my gaming rig lighter and smaller so when it comes down to lugging it to a LAN party the task is pretty simple. It's no fun carrying a steel full tower around with you! NZXT knows this and has come up with the Panzerbox, which will fit an ATX motherboard, large graphics cards, and 4 hard drives. All of this inside a light and compact package, let's take a look..."
Thermaltake ISGC-300 CPU Cooler
“Today we got a chance to check out the Thermaltake ISGC-300, the third of four Thermaltake ISGC CPU Coolers. Its tall, yet narrow design allows for plenty of airflow and an easy of installation. Supporting the latest CPU's, the ISGC-300 provides a powerful cooling method which can be easily adjusted between low and high speed settings. Read on further to see how well it performed in comparison with the ISGC-100 and ISGC-200."
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Posted by jim on Wednesday, June 24 @ 19:37:14 PDT (14 reads)
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OC Modshop Two For One
Indiana Jones And The Staff Of Kings
"The man with the Fedora hat and bullwhip is back as Dr. Indiana Jones returns in an all new adventure. In Indiana Jones and The Staff of Kings, Jones is tasked with locating the Staff of Moses and as usual the Nazis and all manner of enemies are hot on his heels and dangers abound. The opening segments of the game on the Playstation 2 version I played deftly combined a gameplay tutorial with an exploration of a dark and foreboding underground chamber that was complete with traps, puzzles, and a valuable artifact."
Transformers 2 Revenge Of The Fallen
"Following up the success of “Transformers” was not easy task, and thankfully Director Michael Bay and the amazing wizards at Industrial Light and Magic are up to the challenge as “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is the rare sequel that outdoes the original in almost every way. The film once again stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky who is still dating the lovely Mikaela (Megan Fox), as he prepares to head east for college."
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Posted by jim on Wednesday, June 24 @ 19:32:20 PDT (13 reads)
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Driver Heaven Two For One
XFX 4890 BE & Zotac GTX285 Infinity
“Today we are looking at two cards, the XFX HD 4890 Black Edition and Zotac’s GTX285 Infinity. Both are each respective manufacturer’s fastest single core offerings and bring several improved features to the table. The XFX Black Edition contains a 1GHz core (150MHz increase over the reference card) while the Zotac GTX285 Infinity is supplied with increased clock speeds and a preinstalled waterblock for unmatched thermal performance.”
SSD Roundup June 2009
“Today we have a selection of these drives for review featuring models with various new controllers from Indilinx and Samsung as well as Intel’s award winning X25-M. Just to make things a little more interesting there is even a model which features a customised version of the old JMicron 602 controller.”
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Posted by jim on Wednesday, June 24 @ 19:27:48 PDT (7 reads)
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Nexus BV RX-1K 1000W Real Silent PS PR
"Nexus power supplies are designed to provide your PC stable and efficient power to guarantee perfect PC performance. Yet we have set everything into motion to make this power supply the quietest 1000 Watt model in the market. The Nexus RX-1K is configured with a rock solid single 12V rail for optimal use of the PSU's performance capabilities. Ok...It took us a while to find the perfect match of components and parts to have a high efficient, stable and quiet power supply that deserves the Nexus label. But we did it... And we are proud to offer this amazingly silent 1000 Watt power supply to you: the Nexus RX-1K Modular PSU."
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Posted by jim on Tuesday, June 23 @ 20:04:12 PDT (13 reads)
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Hardware Secrets Two For One
Understanding 80 Plus Certification
"Efficiency is traditionally an overlooked power supply specification. It says how much power is being wasted while you are using your PC. Problem is that you are paying for this wasted power. The 80 Plus certification was created to allow consumers to know which power supplies are the most efficient ones and, as the name implies, guarantees that the power supply is able to present efficiency of 80%. With more and more manufacturers trying to design power supplies with efficiency well above 80%, they decided to create three new certification categories: Gold, Silver and Bronze."
Seasonic M12D 750W Power Supply
"Seasonic is a traditional OEM manufacturer, being the real manufacturer behind units from brands like Antec, Corsair and Arctic Cooling (not all power supplies from these brands are manufactured by Seasonic, though). They also sell power supplies using their own brand and today we are going to review their M12D 750 W unit (also known as SS-750EM), which uses a modular cabling system and high-end components."
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Posted by jim on Tuesday, June 23 @ 19:50:32 PDT (8 reads)
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