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Random Gadgets, Vol. 1, April 2009

Peripherals · Author Stuyo · April 29, 2009 · 10947 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

At our office we often receive products, which are interesting, but do not get to receive a whole review. From time to time, when we have more such products, we will try to acquaint you with them. In the todays, first, article of this series we will introduce 5 quite interesting products. If you want to know which are…

Patriot Memory Intros New DDR3-2000 Viper Triple Channel Kit

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · April 28, 2009 · 1604 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Patriot Memory launched a new high-performance Viper series DDR3 memory kit today. Codenamed PVT36G2000LK, the 6 GB kit includes three 2 GB modules optimized to work at 2000 MHz DDR3 and cooled by special Viper heatspreaders. At this speed each module uses CL8-8-8-24 latencies with 1.65V. In other words, that's one of…

Core i7 975 XE Breaks 5 GНz Barrier, With Air Cooling

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · April 28, 2009 · 3044 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

Intel's newest high-end processor, the Core i7 975 Extreme Edition is gearing up for launch later this year, on course of which, it already passed a milestone. Xtreme Systems Forums member PcCI2iminal scored one with overclocking a Core i7 975 XE D0 stepping chip past the 5 GHz mark, 5015 MHz to be precise using only…

DIY Printed Circuit Boards with the “Toner Transfer” Method

Beginners · Author Stuyo · April 24, 2009 · 50937 reads · ★★★★★ (31 votes)

Most probably everyone of you who makes his own small electronic project at somepoint needed or will soon need to make himself a printed circuit board (PCB) for a given item. This is not at all difficult and in today's article we will show you a short guide how to make such PCBs with the most common method at home –…

PowerColor Unveils the Fastest Radeon HD 4890

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · April 24, 2009 · 1837 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, today announced a powerful addition to the PowerColor HD 4890 series: PCS+ HD 4890. PowerColor’s Professional Cooling System PLUS or PCS+, delivers the ultimate overclocking ability with GDDR5 onboard memory, 950MHz core speed and 1100MHz effective memory…

Razer Mamba Gaming Mouse Review @ ModReactor

ModReactor · Author HaSLeS · April 24, 2009 · 5004 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

As we all know one of the best gaming peripherals bear the Razer logo. The Razer product range is indeed wide, providing for the needs of even the most pretentious gamer. This time however, Razer had surpassed themselves. Their new Razer Mamba mouse is something awesome and a sure must for everyone. With incredible…

120, 92 and 80 mm Fan Roundup

Coolers · Author HaSLeS · April 23, 2009 · 16940 reads · ★★★★☆ (6 votes)

For long time I waited for the opportunity to help with some other review for the site and here it is – the luck shone upon me yet again. As you may already know from the headline in the next article you will have the opportunity to read a review of some 120, 92 and 80 mm fans. Lets now see which they are and what…

Preview - Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision

Peripherals · Author Stuyo · April 23, 2009 · 16196 reads · ★★★★☆ (10 votes)

Our friends from NVidia invited us to present thoroughly their new product, which will be available in stores pretty soon – their 3D glasses GeForce 3D Vision. In the pas we have seen such products, but these rely on much more logical approach. Today we will tell about our meeting and what exactly we saw there. In the…

MSI launches MSI N260GTX Lightning

Press Releases · Author krisko92 · April 21, 2009 · 2035 reads · ★★★★☆ (10 votes)

Today, MSI releases its greatest custom designed GeForce GTX 260 graphics card after a great introduction at Cebit 2009: MSI N260GTX Lightning. MSI N260GTX Lightning has “Military Class” features, which redefine the standards of top quality graphics cards. With its 1792MB double-sized memory and dual fan design, MSI…

Spire launches Simplicity Micro ATX Chassis

Press Releases · Author krisko92 · April 21, 2009 · 3202 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Spire today officially announces its new Micro ATX Chassis called Simplicity. This distinctive Micro ATX case is sophisticated, stylish and innovative and stands out from the crowd with its modern looks. This case has been made to the highest possible quality to provide you with the satisfaction you are looking for in…

Super Talent Launches 6 GB and 3 GB DDR3-2000 Kits

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · April 20, 2009 · 1731 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today launched a new Chrome Series of extreme performance triple channel DDR3 kits for Intel Core i7 based enthusiast motherboards. The new Chrome Series is Super Talent's highest performance line of DDR3, which…

Razer Mamba Gaming Mouse Review

Peripherals · Author Теодор Фичев a.k.a. Onufrii_fichev · April 18, 2009 · 14139 reads · ★★★★★ (15 votes)

As we all know one of the best gaming peripherals bear the Razer logo. The Razer product range is indeed wide, providing for the needs of even the most pretentious gamer. This time however, Razer had surpassed themselves. Their new Razer Mamba mouse is something awesome and a sure must for everyone. With incredible…

Photos Emerge of Intel's 32 nm Clarkdale Processor

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · April 18, 2009 · 2678 reads · ★★★★★ (9 votes)

Not long after Intel was said to have sent out samples of its new 32 nm mainstream processor based on Nehalem micro-architecture, someone over at XS forums, has posted photos of an as yet unnamed Clarkdale processor, running at 2.4 GHz, with 4 MB L3 Cache. The only official information from Intel we have about these…

ModReactor @ CeBIT 2009 in Hannover - A-Data

ModReactor · Author krisko92 · April 15, 2009 · 2234 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

A-Data is one of the well known brand of memory in Bulgaria. They are in our market for over a decade and their products offer a balance between price and performance. Their booth is very big and A-Data are not offering just RAM memory, but also SSD drives, HDD enclosures and flash memory solutions. Read more about…

Pioneer Launches New Blu-Ray Burner

Hardware · Author krisko92 · April 15, 2009 · 3838 reads · ★★★★☆ (5 votes)

Pioneer on Tuesday announced the release of its latest Blu-ray, DVD and CD writer, the BDR-2203. Using SATA interface, the BDR-2203 writes dual-layer Blu-Ray media at up to 8x speeds, equal to about 15 minutes of your time for writing a single-layer 25 GB Blu-Ray disc, or just about 30 minutes for completion of a…

NVIDIA Releases PhysX System Software 9.09.0408 WHQL

Software · Author Slu4ainik · April 15, 2009 · 3919 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

NVIDIA made an update to the PhysX system software, the common backend for all NVIDIA products that support PhysX: GeForce 8 series and above graphics processors, and Ageia PhysX accelerator cards. Version 9.09.0408 packs the following changes and features according to the company: Updated runtime to improved…

800SP HD 4830 Sneaks up in China

Hardware · Author krisko92 · April 14, 2009 · 2807 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

Radeon HD 4830 is an affordable graphics card from AMD based on RV770LE chip which is priced at around $89.99. Recently, several buyers of HD 4830 find something interesting: the HD 4830 actually features 800 stream processors, instead of 640 ones. The AIB brands involved include Powercolor, Sapphire and Triplex.That…

OCZ Technology Introduces AMD Optimized Memory for the AM3 Platform

Hardware · Author krisko92 · April 14, 2009 · 1435 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today expanded their memory lineup for AMD enthusiasts and power users with new DDR3 kits qualified and optimized specifically for the AM3 platform. The new low-voltage kits were designed exclusively for AMD’s…

Review of aluminium mouse pad Cyber Snipa @ ModReactor

Reviews · Author krisko92 · April 13, 2009 · 2129 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

As we all know, gamers are nothing without a good mouse, keyboard and mouse pad. The dudes from Cyber Snipa have allways helped gamers by releasing new and interesting game peripherals. For todays test we have one of their pads - Cyber Snipa Aluminium. Let us at ModReactor see if this thing is really good or its just…

Review of F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin @ ModReactor

Reviews · Author krisko92 · April 13, 2009 · 2025 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

In 2005 a very strange shooter appeared. It was called F.E.A.R. and it was very promising. And it came to be one of the most succesfull games of 2005. The game offered a lot of shooting, tactics and fear. The game was followed by two expansions but they didn't manage to succeed as the original game. Years after that…

MSI U123 Netbooks Now Official

Hardware · Author krisko92 · April 13, 2009 · 2009 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

MSI today also starts the new U123 netbook line-up composed of the U123, U123H and U123T machines. U123 series netbooks are light and compact, they fit into an A4-sized bag, but come with a relatively large screen and keyboard. All four models have very nice exterior design and can be purchased in four different…

Spire Intros Tool-free EZ Vault HDD Enclosure

Press Releases · Author krisko92 · April 13, 2009 · 2617 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

The newest in toolless technology, the eSATA EZvault is the pinnacle of stylish design and functionality. Made with the highest quality materials combined with outstanding design, the EZvault is vibration proof and excellent at getting rid of and keeping out any heat that could damage your harddrive. Main Features:…

MSI mATX X58 Motherboard in the Works

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · April 13, 2009 · 3767 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

A photo has emerged showing a prototype Micro ATX motherboard from MSI, based on the Intel's X58 chipset. Dubbed the MS-7593 the board comes with six DDR3 slots supporting triple channel, two PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots (SLI compatibility is at present unknown), 7 SATAII ports, 8 channel audio, Gigabit Ethernet and an on…

ATI Catalyst 9.4 released

Software · Author Slu4ainik · April 12, 2009 · 2778 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

AMD have just released their ATI Catalyst 9.4 Driver for Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. Highlights of the ATI Catalyst 9.4 Windows release include: New Features ATI Catalyst 9.4 includes a new ATI Overdrive auto-tune application to estimate the over-clocked engine and memory values for ATI Overdrive…

G.Skill Announces New Trident Series Triple Channel DDR3 Memory Kits

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · April 11, 2009 · 2851 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

G.Skill International Co. Ltd., a world leader in extreme performance memory with solid quality, today launches Triple Channel DDR3 2000HMz "Trident" series at timings CL 9-9-9-24 designed for Intel Core i7 processors / Intel X58 Express Chipset. The "Trident" series provides the ultimate performance and speed for…

EVGA Adds SuperClocked Variant to GeForce GTX 275 Lineup

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · April 10, 2009 · 2095 reads · ★★★★★ (9 votes)

Having begun its GeForce GTX 275 lineup with two cards: the 896 MB base-model (896-P3-1170-AR) and its 1792 MB twin (017-P3-1175-AR), EVGA sought to expand it with factory-overclocked models with its usual overclock-grading scheme. The first in its series is the SuperClocked (SC) model (896-P3-1171-AR). The card…

ASRock breaking Overclocking World record!

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · April 9, 2009 · 2069 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

ASRock breaking Overclocking World record of Intel Core i7 950 on X58 SuperComputer! Core speed: 4431.75 MHz For more information click here .

XFX Radeon™ HD 4890 and XFX GeForce® GTX 275

Press Releases · Author krisko92 · April 8, 2009 · 216 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

The all-new enemy-punishing XFX Radeon™ HD 4890 graphics card is here. And, for a limited time, it's bundled with Tom Clancy's uber-realistic and unparalleled fly-boy DirectX 10.1 adventure, "Hawx." So what's in it for you? Plenty. Like: The fastest frame rates ever clocked on a single-card system, thanks to a…

Water Cooled Radeon HD 4890 Launching Next Week

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · April 7, 2009 · 2830 reads · ★★★★★ (7 votes)

PowerColor will launch the world's first water cooled Radeon HD 4890 next week, less than one week after the RV790 card was officially launched. Part of PowerColor's LCS series, the upcoming Radeon card comes with a single-slot EK-made waterblock that has a copper base and high-flow 3/8" or 1/2" fittings. The…

Albatron Starts Selling ATI Radeon Video Cards

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · April 7, 2009 · 2325 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

Albatron, an official NVIDIA partner, has gently started producing cards from the red camp without making any announcements. So far Albatron was NVIDIA exclusive, but a few more cards in the portfolio, no matter NVIDIA or ATI, won't hurt much. The first ATI card from Albatron is a Radeon HD 4890 named Radeon HD…