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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: HotHardware | Subject: Processor
Intel's Pentium E2140 is a stripped down Conroe with a cut rate price. The L2 cache becomes 1MB, and is shared between the 2 cores, and the FSB is reduced to 800MHz. HotHardware's testing showed it to be about 10% slower than the C2D E6300, and about half the price. They also pushed the 1.6GHz chip up to 2.9GHz with stock cooling.
"If you thought the Pentium name was dead, think again. We’ve just posted a new article at HotHardware in which we
evaluate the performance, power consumption, and overclockability of Intel’s brand-new Pentium E2140 dual-core processor.
This chip is derivative of the ‘Conroe’ core used in the Core 2 Duo family of processors, but with a smaller cache and
lower FSB and core frequencies. At under $100, it proved to be a solid value, especially after we overclocked it to
almost 3GHz using the stock air-cooler."
Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: OCMODSHOP | Subject: Case and Cooling
OCMODSHOP builds an HTPC running on Vista Home Premium, to see how it does at replacing the Media Center edition. You also get some good recommendations on what hardware to include in an HTPC. Read on to find out why Vista may be your new best friend when it comes to HTPCs.
"Setting up a Home Theater PC used to be a huge ordeal. Before Windows Media Center (and other all-inclusive media
software), configuring a HTPC was an ongoing project as there were no standard or tested methods on achieving stability
or automation. Getting a PC to ran as simply and reliably as an appliance has always been the goal of any Media PC
enthusiast.
Microsoft's Windows Media Center 2005 was the answer to a lot of our prayers, as it offered a relatively stable media experience and provided advanced media features. Sure, it had its problems, but we were willing to live with them because the PC consolidated a rack full of equipment down to one box." Here are some more Systems articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: [H]ard|OCP | Subject: Graphics Card
BFGTech GeForce 8800 GTS OC2 640 MB has it's memory speed pushed faster than the GTX, at 580MHz, and the clock speed is almost as good at 1.7GHz. [H]ard|OCP tried it out against it's big brother and foudn it to be running in a nice mid ground between a normally clocked GTS and the GTX. Even better, they found this to be the best overclock on a card from BFGTech, putting it in competition with the competitors factory overclocked cards.
"BFGTech has a new video card in the wild; the GeForce 8800 GTS OC2 640 MB. It's highly overclocked from the factory, but
just how will that actually improve the gameplay experience? We're about to find out with some of today's most demanding
games!"
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Techware Labs | Subject: Case and Cooling
Get attention and distract opponents at LAN parties with the help of Techware Labs, and their recently published guide on how to put strobe lights in your PC. Just pick up a strobe kit at your friendly neighbourhood auto store, and with a little bit of soldering people will be raving over your PC.
"In this case modification guide we show you how to install a set of strobe lights that you can pick up cheaply at most
automotive stores in your computer case. This simple guide covers the tools needed, wiring, installation, and placement."
Here are some more Cases & Cooling reviews from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: [H]ard|OCP | Subject: General Tech
[H]ard|OCP has posted a warning to Firefox users about a vulnerability that can be exploited using a number of add-ons. The problem stems from the extension updates being hosted on a third party server, and being sent unencrypted, as opposed to being over HTTPS. This could allow an attacker to intercept the update, and replace it with their own code.
"According to Chris Soghoian, the Indiana University doctoral candidate who discovered the weakness, the vulnerability
exists for some of the most popular Firefox add-ons, including Google Toolbar, Google Browser Sync, Yahoo Toolbar,
Del.icio.us, Facebook Toolbar, AOL Toolbar, Ask.com Toolbar, LinkedIn Browser Toolbar, Netcraft Anti-Phishing Toolbar,
PhishTank SiteChecker and a number of others, mainly commercial extensions. Ironically, at least two of the toolbars
listed here are designed to help protect users from new security threats."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: AMD | Subject: Mobile
SUNNYVALE, Calif. May 30, 2007 AMD (NYSE AMD) today announced an expansion of its Embedded Solutions offerings to include the new AMD Sempron Processor Model 2100+ and the AMD Geode LX 800 @ 0.9W Processor, which can now support designs to be deployed in harsh temperature environments. The addition of these new features in AMD's broad embedded product portfolio showcases AMD's commitment to delivering processor options that address the expanding and often unique needs of the embedded market. At the same time, AMD is delivering innovation on an industry standard platform, helping shorten design cycles and time to market.
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: AMD | Subject: General Tech
SUNNYVALE, Calif. May 30, 2007 AMD (NYSE AMD) today announced the appointment of Frank Clegg, corporate director and chairman of Navantis Inc. and former president of Microsoft Canada, to its board of directors. Mr. Clegg was elected by AMD's board of directors effective May 24, 2007.
"We are honored to add Frank Clegg to the talented group of world-class directors who serve on AMD's Board," said Hector Ruiz, AMD chairman and CEO. "His breadth and depth of experience in corporate strategy and management are tremendous assets for AMD as we strengthen our strategic relationships globally. His commitment to expanding technology access in high-growth markets, and to corporate social responsibility, transparent financial management and operational excellence, mirror AMD values and enrich AMD in new and important ways."
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Tech Report | Subject: System
Those lucky souls over at the Tech Report got their hands on a V8 system from Intel. An 8 core Xeon X5365 3.0GHz, Intel's S500XVN motherboard, 4GBs of RAM and a whole suite of benchmarks await. As you might expect from a Xeon, you don't see a huge jump in gaming performance (though a 3DMark06 CPU score of 5584 ain't bad), but the productivity programs absolutely fly!
"Most of us have dual-core systems by now, and sitting there enjoying the speed of a Core 2 Duo E6600, one might engage
in a little fanciful speculation: What would it be like to have, say, eight of these cores running at 3GHz on dual,
independent 1333MHz buses with a torrent of memory bandwidth?
If you're prone to such speculation, you'll be pleased to hear Intel has concocted an answer to that very question in the form of its "V8" media creation platform. V8 is Intel's tentative first response to AMD's dual-socket enthusiast platform, Quad FX. Like Quad FX, V8 draws on workstation/server-class technology to take desktop PCs to new heights. Unlike AMD's effort, though, V8 doesn't involve an enthusiast-class mobo or any sort of processor bundle or discount. If you want to grab a slice of the future now, with eight cores of glory at your disposal, you're going to have to pay a pretty penny for it. Happily, though, we've tested a V8 system against a slew of today's best desktop processors, and we can give you a glimpse of how the future may look, free of charge. Here's a hint: it's ridiculously fast." Here are some more Systems articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: HotHardware | Subject: General Tech
ABIT has branched out recently, creating a set of wireless speakers and music access point, dubbed the iDome and AirPace. HotHardware decided to give a full set a test, and see if you have to sacrifice sound quality for the lack of wires running all over the place. Wires have become a problem with a 5.1 or 7.1 setup, which makes ABIT's choice to set up a wireless 2.1 system a bit strange, though well implemented.
"Abit is normally associated with enthusiast-class overclocking motherboards and to a lesser extent their now
discontinued line of Radeon graphics cards. Most people would not think of abit as a manufacturer of multimedia speakers.
So it was to our surprise when abit announced a new line of speakers late last year. Dubbed "iDome", this new product
line consists of three products that, when used in combination, represent abit's vision of a "personal digital theater".
The product line currently consists of the iDome DS500 digital stereo speakers, the iDome SW510 digital subwoofer and the
AirPace WAD-01B wireless music access point. "
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Intel Press Room | Subject: General Tech
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 29, 2007 Intel Corporation today unveiled its first Digital TV dual channel demodulators for the consumer electronics (CE) market segment that is housed on a single piece of silicon. The demodulator extracts the digital channel from the target broadcast signal to deliver high-quality broadcast TV reception.
The new Intel® CE 6250 Dual Channel COFDM Demodulator and Intel® CE 6251 Dual Channel Diversity-Enabled COFDM Demodulator expands Intel's CE offerings by allowing manufacturers, such as UK CE manufacturer TVonics, to deliver highly integrated advanced digital home entertainment capabilities for a variety of future consumer entertainment devices, such as personal video recorder set top boxes (PVR STBs), integrated digital televisions (iDTV) and TV-enabled personal computers (PC-TV).
"The Illudium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator! That creature has stolen the space modulator!"
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Intel Press Room | Subject: General Tech
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 30, 2007 Intel Corporation today honored six U.S. schools with a 2007 Intel Schools of Distinction Award. The annual awards recognize schools for implementing innovative math and science programs. The Intel Foundation and sponsoring companies distribute $1 million in grants and awards to winning schools.
"Math and science skills are more important than ever, both to an individual's success and our country," said Brenda Musilli, Intel's director of education. "Each winner of a 2007 Intel Schools of Distinction Award has demonstrated a successful commitment to math and science results. We honor these schools for their dedication to academic excellence and for serving as role models to educational institutions across the nation."
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Hardware Zone | Subject: Storage
The LOTIS PMO 12GB Pocket D is very small, at 1.5" x 2.3" x 0.4", and the 12Gb of storage does offer you enough space for DVD images, programs, or just about anything else you want to bring with you. On the other hand, for about the same price you could get an external 60-100Gb 2.5" drive. If you are more interested in the mobility, check out the full review at the Hardware Zone.
"The LOTIS PMO 12GB packs a punch when it comes to mass storage in a matchbox. Its price however might be a stumbling
block to some."
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Inquirer | Subject: General Tech
Fans of the Unreal Tournament series having been waiting a long while for the next installment, due out Christmas-ish. The newest incarnation will take advantage of multiple cores in order to maximize the amount of extras that can be on screen, as well as providing PhysX support. In order to get all the benefits that are offered, you are looking at an upgrade to a Quad Core, and a videocard that is at least in nVIDIA's 7000 series or a X1000 series. The only disappointment for The Inquirer is UT2K7's lack of support for 64 bit OSs.
"There is a primary thread for the gameplay and a second one for rendering. On systems with more than two cores we run
additional threads to speed up various calculation tasks, including physics and data decompression. So the overall
performance benefits greatly from a quad-core processor."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Slashdot | Subject: General Tech
If you don't want to get a proper Linux install up and running on a router, so that you can use it as a hardware firewall, then you might be interested in the Yoggie Pico. According to Slashdot, this is essentially a mini computer on a USB drive, that takes the load of running the firewall off of your CPU. A previous version of their product used RJ45 ports, and sat on the actual connection, whereas this new product is designed to be smaller and so it is relegated to a USB port.
"An Israeli startup has squeezed a complete hardware firewall into a USB key. The 'Yoggie Pico' from Yoggie Systems runs
Linux 2.6 along with 13 security applications on a 520MHz PXA270, an Intel processor typically used in high-end
smartphones. The Pico works in conjunction with Windows XP or Vista drivers that hijack traffic at network layers 2-3,
below the TCP/IP stack, and route it to USB, where the Yoggie analyzes and filters traffic at close-to-100Mbps wireline
speeds. The device will hit big-box retailers in the US this month at a price of $180."
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: PCStats | Subject: Motherboard
The ECS AMD690GM-M2 is available for under $100. With the price cuts on AM2 processors, it's onboard Radeon Xpress 1250 and LAN, all you need is a case and a monitor and you are ready to go. It even has a 16X PCI Express slot if you want to upgrade your graphics. All in all, PC Stats was rather impressed at what this board delivers.
"With a retail price of $71 CDN ($65 USD, £32 GBP), you really can't go wrong with the ECS AMD690GM-M2 motherboard. Based
around the AMD 690G chipset, the motherboard is compatible with all Socket AM2 processors and with the recent price
drops, you can potentially build a dual core workstation or multimedia machine for less than $500 CDN!"
Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: AMD | Subject: Mobile
SUNNYVALE, Calif. May 29, 2007 AMD (NYSE AMD) today announced that Toshiba will launch three Satellite notebook PCs based on an AMD mobile platform. Combining advanced mobile processor performance with outstanding graphics, Toshiba will offer systems in the popular Satellite product line based on AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology and the AMD M690 Series Chipset. Toshiba, one of the world's largest notebook providers, is expected to start shipping the new consumer notebooks in time for the back-to-school season.
"Today signifies another important success for AMD's mobile business as we welcome Toshiba and expand our footprint in the rapidly-growing notebook market. With a majority of notebook OEMs now shipping AMD processor-based systems, this win underscores AMD's mobile technology roadmap strength and our ability to provide OEMs with a suite of products enabling a compelling open platform solution," said Henri Richard, executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer, AMD. "With AMD and our industry-leading technology partners, Toshiba is bringing customers around the world a new level of choice in notebook PCs."
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Overclockers Club | Subject: Case and Cooling
Overclockers Online spotted the CoolingWell V14 Vortex 800W, a PSU maker without much of a reputation either way. When they put it through their tests, it passed with flying colours. If you are looking for 800W of solid power, and care less about modular cabling than you do about price, check this PSU out.
For even more extreme power, Lee has finished his review of the Koolance 1200W PSU ... the one that is liquid cooled!
"CoolingWell's Vortex V14 800W power supply is truly a unique product. It may not boast to be the best of the best or
have rock solid rails, but for the price of $115, this unit truly is an unbeatable buy, especially for those who need a
lot of power but are on a tight budget."
Here are some more Cases & Cooling reviews from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: AnandTech | Subject: Memory
Kingston has announced it's new lineup of low(er) latency DDR3. The timings available on DRR3 will take some getting used to, as even these tightly timed DIMMs look sloppy compared to high end DDR2, but the as the actual clockspeed increases, those timings won't seem so bad. The modules AnandTech tested are rated at DDR3-1375 @ 7-7-7-20, and when they were clocked up to 1520 @ 8-8-8-22 they left Corsair's Dominators in the dust.
"With this scenario, imagine our surprise when Kingston asked us if we would like to review their first low-latency DDR3.
Where the competition was 9-9-9 at DDR3-1333 and 7-7-7- at DDR3 1066, Kingston specified their new DDR3 memory at 7-7-7
at 1333 and 6-6-6 at 1066. These were definitely some memory sticks we wanted to review.
If these numbers still seem high to you, you need to back up a bit for a larger perspective. While lower speed DDR2 can have latencies as fast as 3, DDR3 starts at 800 and the boards we have seen only allow CAS latencies as low as 5. The CAS range on better P35 boards is normally 5 to 10. Given this range of available latencies at higher speeds than DDR2, it is clear the new Kingston KHX11000D3llK2/2G has found ways to provide the lowest latencies so far in DDR3." Here are some more Memory articles from around the web:
UncleBob | Source: PC Perspective | Subject: Editorial
Well, hope you all had a pleasant weekend. Here in the states we all celebrated Memorial Day....it was an auto racing extravaganza for me on Sunday as well. Grand Prix of Monaco, Indianapolis 500 and the NASCAR 600 from Charlotte, NC. All in all over 1300 miles of racing. Man, I'm in heaven. Here it is Tuesday already and back to work we go, so today I have a real pleasure to introduce a quiet but very special Mod here, uddarts. Dave has been a friend of mine since I got here and was asked to Mod. He was one of the few who was just as crazy as I was. I think I got crazier as time went on, but I digress. This is about Dave, a fella I owe a debt of gratitude to for his efforts, friendship and support in helping get through some tough times in Chaintech, a company who has now completely dried up leaving no support , except the two of us and some stalwart members. Here ya go, number 21 in the series: uddarts
OK, by now you know the drill: Hi there. Let me take a minute to introduce myself. I'm Uncle Bob, a Mod here at PC Perspective. We will be running a series of articles within the forum that will be called Mod Interviews. I ask revealing, embarrassing, stupid, probing questions of Mods and hopefully you get to laugh with us at ourselves and in the process get to know some of us better. Beware, not all the Mods are as forthcoming as you may like, I do my best to uncover the truth, but haven't always hit the mark! 1. I realize many of the mods here are in a witness protection program of some sort, but can you give us your real name? uncle dave 2. Why did you join PCPer/AMDMB? information 3. Which forums do you mod? chaintech and ecs 4. Why do you keep coming back? because of mods like UncleBob, the people who came for an answer and stuck around to help others and for the person that needs the ud's class on 101 ways to boot a computer(one has got to work). 5. What was your first experience with a computer? I'm guessing your not referring to the pictures i created on a monitor back in 1973 before the computer was put on line, so then it would be a ibm s90 200 pentium. when i moved on, it had 2 roms, 3 hds, a zip and jaz drive. my first build just had to have raid  6. Do you prefer to be called a "geek" or a "nerd"? which label covers 6 months of empty shipping boxes laying next to the computer build table? 7. What exactly do you do here at PC Perspective? Keeping posted threads from having goose eggs in the reply column. 8. What do you like most about your “job”? I realize it’s actually a rudimentary form of slavery or servitude, but you are still here…can you explain this to our readers? like the spider and the fly. when their rig won't post, they become a captive audience for my comedy shtick. 9. OK, we all know this is coming…What do you like least about your job? when the web is empty. 10. How long have you been active in PC Perspective? 4 years 11. Where are most active here? What is it you suppose that draws you to that particular area? motherboards because they're the center of the rig and everything plugs into it. when their rig won't post, there is that spider and fly thing. 12. What interests do you have outside of PC Perspective. Don't be shy, if you don’t have a life outside of here, many readers would like to know! well i used to chase the steelhead and schnook on the big water, i used to throw darts, ??? not much really. occasionally i step outside and train the local raccoon population to stand on their hinde legs and beg for peanuts. oh yeah and the pile of empty shipping boxes. 13. OK, it’s hardware time! Let’s start with your most, or current favorite piece of hardware. Tell us about it. it's got to be my traveling party jukebox, commonly know as the mushroom. it insures that i'm the first person my one friend calls when he has a bbq. it has 7 sound activated light controllers, 13 uv lights, dualing wd 320s and of course the day-glo mushroom picture. 14. Software? Hey, if you are a closet Linux user, now’s the time to come out. (If you are a closet Microsoft user, don’t be afraid, we can keep a secret!) windows of course. everything runs on windows. you don't need anything but windows. speaking of secrets, what's your fixation with the word closet uncle bob? 15. OK, let’s get real personal. Witness Protection Program be damned…Can you tell us something about yourself you’d like us to know? sorry but top secret codeword!!!!! 16. What can you tell us about your job? Hey, if you do something illegal, now’s a good enough time as any to make a clean start! small business owner 17. Where do you live? (Be fearless, your secret is safe with us..) 25 miles from chicago by boat. 18. What can you tell us about your family?? 17 year old tiger tabby named muffin. her friends call her muffy. yeah and the stupid raccoons. 19. Here’s a delicate one…How old are you and where did you grow up? i'm 56 and when asked why i don't lie and say 29, my reply is i'd rather be a good looking 56 than a badddddddd looking 29. who has grown up? oh, born and raised 25 miles from chicago by boat. 20. Well, we are getting to the end of it, it’ll all be over soon, I promise. What you would like to say to our forum members, go ahead anything. Get it off your chest. We have all day here…. "if your rig won't post" said the spider to the fly
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Elite Bastards | Subject: Graphics Card
Following up on their testing of ATI's DX9 cards under Vista, Elite Bastards moves onto nVIDIA, again sticking with DX9 cards. They look at quite a few benchmarks, and found that much like the ATI drivers there is room for improvement. The big story was less noticeable in the benchmarks. On the good side, the new drivers are rock solid, with no hitches in SLI or single card mode. On the bad side, they ran into serious trouble trying to get the driver to install in the first place.
"In part two, our focus is on NVIDIA's performance for their GeForce 7 series of DirectX 9 parts, making our analysis
this time around arguably more important than that of part one, simply due to the amount of criticism NVIDIA has suffered
on account of the quality of their early Windows Vista drivers. After such a poor start, NVIDIA have been pushing hard to
release frequent driver updates, meaning that we've very quickly moved from ForceWare 100 onto the ForceWare 150 series
drivers being used today. These drivers supposedly have a vast number of bug fixes and performance improvements over
earlier drivers, so just how well will they stack up against the company's latest WHQL Windows XP driver, which is now
beginning to show its age itself as this OS has been somewhat abandoned while NVIDIA focus on Vista."
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: XYZ Computing | Subject: General Tech
Over at XYZ Computing they are trying to extend the battery life of a Fujitsu P7230, which with its 1.2GHz Intel Core Solo U1400 has an advantage. What is at issue is the OS, Vista. On a desktop C2D system, the resource demands of Vista are a minor annoyance but on a laptop system they are a real drain. They installed Ubuntu to give them a less needy OS, but ran into one problem, Fujitsu's handy software battery life extender only works in Windows. See how much they extended the life in the full article.
"In attempt to get the most possible from the P7230 I decided to completely remove Vista in favor of Ubuntu 7.04. This
popular version of desktop Linux does not have manufacturer support from Fujitsu, but has a number of advantages over
Vista, including a few that will be especially important to a notebook. Basically what I wanted from Ubuntu was an
operating system that was less demanding on my hardware resources and would allow me to make the most of the notebook."
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: VIA Arena | Subject: Mobile
If you've ever been on the road and are desperate to frag something, look no further than the OQO model 02 that VIA Arena has been testing. We've seen WoW and Starcraft from Blizzard, but now it's Valve's turn. Follow the link to see Half Life and Counterstrike, in all their miniature glory.
"Hand held fps games, what fun! It amazing how great the graphics look on this unit. Running at 640x480 on a five inch
screen looks crisp and clear."
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: XYZ Computing | Subject: Display
XYZ Computers pick up the 'elegantly styled' Viewsonic VX2235WM 22" LCD. With 5ms response and a maximum resolution of 1680x1050 it has the stats for a good gaming monitor, and the included speaker will help those missing a good sound system. However they found the layout of the screen to be a bit odd, almost bottom heavy, and there were some problems with a sticker.
"On their website Viewsonic tells us that the VX2235WM is an "elegantly styled, fast widescreen". The days of LCD
specialization in anything that sells for under $2000 are clearly dead and no one has done a better job of embracing this
than Viewsonic. With a 5ms response time there is no doubt this these displays are fast, especially for a 22" model that
sells for under $400, but the claims of elegance are up for dispute."
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Overclockers Club | Subject: General Tech
GWSystems Fragpedal Classic isn't exactly like any other foot pedal I've seen. As opposed to it acting like a normal pedal, it has a pair of pads with 2 buttons each. These buttons can be programmed in a number of ways, up to an including making one a shift pedal, so you can bind 2 operations each to the remaining 3 buttons. If you find yourself confused, read the full review at OCC and you'll get a better idea.
"When playing video games, it is very satisfying to be completely immersed in the game. The best way to be immersed in
the game is to feel like you’re there shooting the enemy, casting spells, flying a plane, or going almost 200mph in a
Ferrari F50. Now think about how much easier, and different, it would be to be able to play the games with your feet as
well as your hands. Today, you can get your feet into the game with Good Work System’s Fragpedal Classic and see just how
different your gaming feels."
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: HotHardware | Subject: Case and Cooling
The Antec 900 Advanced Gaming Case is up for review at HotHardware. With a 200mm blowhole on the top, you will want to keep your caffeinated beverage of choice far away from it, but it is great for getting rid of hot air. It also means that the PSU is located at the bottom, giving you a more stable case, if you are in the habit of trying to knock your PC over. Read on to see what else this reasonably priced case has going for it.
"So, what's the alternative? How about a case that's almost completely open, providing better cooling by allowing air to
freely enter and leave the system. How about fans placed seemingly everywhere - front, back, side, and even on top?
That's what Antec has introduced with the Antec Nine Hundred Gaming Chassis. Although the naming convention might
initially turn away anybody not interested in gaming (all 5 of you), they would be missing out, as this case offers
premium cooling and looks, without the hefty price tag that one might associate with a unit like this."
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Ars Technica | Subject: General Tech
Google has put a lot of effort into it's online offerings with documents, spreadsheets and a calendar. According to Ars Technica, now you can bring Google's calendar everywhere, as they will offer it in a form compatible with your cell phone. You can sync it to your online account's calendar and never miss an appointment again. It should tie in well with the local search and mapping announced last week.
"Continuing its efforts to become the best-known name in mobile Internet services, Google launched a mobile version of
its web-based calendar app last week. Google Calendar for mobile devices syncs with your regular Google calendar online
and reduces the need to maintain multiple calendars on different devices. The calendar can be accessed by navigating to
calendar.google.com or google.com/calendar/m from a mobile phone's or PDA's web browser."
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: OCZ Technology | Subject: Case and Cooling
PC Power & Cooling, THE name in high quality PSUs, has been bought by OCZ! Their website and products will still be sold, but the company itself is now part of OZC. They have certainly come a long way from simply selling RAM.
As a part of the OCZ Technology Group, PC Power & Cooling’s complete line of power management solutions such as the maximum performance Turbo-Cool and ultra-quiet Silencer, will continue to be offered and developed by PC Power & Cooling. Through the combined efforts of the newly merged organization, PC Power & Cooling products will now be available to consumers though a variety of new distribution channels and on a world-wide scale. All products will continue to be offered with the renowned support and warranty that PC Power & Cooling customers have come to expect over the 22 year history of the company. In addition, customers will continue to have the option to purchase PCP&C products directly via the company's soon-to-be-upgraded webstore at www.pcpower.com.
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Tech Report | Subject: Graphics Card
AMD's UVD is an on-chip decoder for Blu-ray and HD DVD, offering 40MBits of bandwidth, their answer to nVIDIA's PureVideo HD. As The Tech Report discovered, it is missing from the new HD 2900 XT, even though AMD's presentation seemed to imply that it was on that card. Read the full article to find out why so many sites thought the 2900 did have UVD, and what that means to someone buying this card to display HD, especially from a Blu-ray or HD-DVD source.
"I've just learned something that compels me to publish a major correction to our review of the Radeon HD 2900 XT GPU. I
got the clear, distinct impression from AMD's presentations, statements, and conversations with me at its Radeon HD press
event that its new UVD video decode acceleration logic was present in its entire lineup of Radeon HD graphics chips, and
I relayed that information to you in our review of the product, promising to follow up with tests of this feature at a
later date. Turns out that information wasn't correct. We explain why not, what the Radeon HD 2900 XT lacks, and how
we came to misunderstand its abilities here:"
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: TECHGAGE | Subject: Storage
TECHGAGE has posted a review of NeroLinux 3, the long awaited update to the popular burning software for Linux. It adds support for Bluray and HD DVD, but also faces a lot of competition from existing Linux burning tools like k3b, especially as it took 2 years for Nero to update it. If you are into Linux, but are missing the GUI of Nero, you might want to consider it.
"Its taken a while, but NeroLinux has finally reached version 3.0. New features include HD-DVD and Blu-ray media support,
a revamped GUI to mimic Nero Burning ROM 7 and more expert features than you can shake a stick at."
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Slashdot | Subject: General Tech
Slashdot has pointed out that everyones favourite rabid lawyer is at it again. This time Jack Thompson is planning on suing Microsoft if a single copy of Halo 3 is sold to someone under 17. The ESRB has not actually rated the game yet, and Microsoft has nothing to do with the retail outlets that sell the game, but that won't stop Jack. It should be interesting to see him attempt to take on a company that won an antitrust suit by the US Government. Even better, all this happened before the rumours of partial nudity in the game started to appear.
"Here's the deal, Mr. Gates: Either Microsoft undertakes dramatic, real steps, through its marketing, wholesale, and
retail operations to assure that Halo 3 is not sold, via the Internet and in stores, directly to anyone under 17, or I
shall proceed to make sure that Microsoft is held to that standard by appropriate legal means. I have done that before
successfully as to Best Buy, and I shall do so again as to Microsoft and all retailers of Halo 3."
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