Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 512MB Atomic
Sapphire decided they are not happy with the referent Radeon HD 3870 cooling and choose something different. Lets see how it is doing: Source: http://www.bit-tech.net
Hardware
Nvidia taking over Ageia?
At shocking announcement yeasterday, Nvidia disclosed they signed a contract for take over with Ageia Technologies - the company that raised game physics awareness with their PhysX phisics controller in 2005. The price is not yeat disclosed. For more information: Source: http://www.bit-tech.net
Audio FX Pro 5+1 Gaming Headset
Designed by Ben Hack, Audio FX are USB headset, 5.1 channel surround, powerful bass, force feedback, TeamSpeak certificated. Now, lets see whether they are any good or are just empty promises. Source: http://www.bit-tech.net
BFGTech GeForce 8800 GTS OC 512MB
Another review of this video controller. Lets see whether the new year's price cuts make BFGTech GeForce 8800 GTS OC 512MB a more wise solution than it was the time it got released. Also you can enjoy a quick view of the new water-cooled solution.P> Source: http://www.bit-tech.net
Eazo desktop: ultra luxe at merely ultra price
Maybe you are swimming every night in your money? Well, then this ultra luxe X70 is the thing for you, "only" for $45.000. It features 3GHz Q9550 Core 2 Quad, dual NVIDIA 8800GTX, 4GB RAM, lighted liquid cooling, 10,000rpm 150GB и 7,200rpm 500GB hard drives, 7.1 sound, Vista Ultimate, all this packed in extremely…
Dell M1730 uilizes dual NVIDIA 8800M GTX
Dell may not be the first, but their 17" beast XPM M1730 deserves a warm wellcome in the NVIDIA 8800M GTX club. The two video controllers provide 49% gain in performance (3DMark06) over its predecessor, which had dual 8700M GT configuration. This places the laptop on par with the performance of many DX10 desktop rigs.…
R680: AMD ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
AMD just released their first truly high-end video controller after the Radeon X1950 XTX. Our colleagues from bit-tech put to test the Radeon HD 3870 X2 with six of the hottest games in the moment to check whether AMD are competitive again on the high-end market. Source: http://www.bit-tech.net
Everex's $399 CloudBook wannabEee: now February 15th
Everex's site has been updated with a new CloudBook ship date. The little 9-inch, Via-based laptop with 7-inch display, 30GB disk, and 5-hours battery is now expected to pop with a gOS Rocket on Walmart.com and ZaReason.com February 15th. A day earlier would have required a pink version which nobody wants... at least…
CybertronPC CM900, Eee's long-lost twin?
Sure, it looks like the Eee , it sports the same CPU as the Eee, heck, it even appears to use the Eee's OS -- but it's actually the CM900! What does that mean ? Well for starters, you'll pay more money for less computer ($349.99 for a 2GB system, the same price for a 4GB ASUS)... but of course you'll have that…
Apevia X-Telstar Junior
The Apevia X-Telstar Junior is a budget-option ATX chassis with a fan controller, temperature display, side-window and internal thermometer - but is it any good? Source: http://www.bit-tech.net
Via's upcoming Isaiah chip can run Crysis
Sure, you might've napped through the marketing speak and blearily paged through the tech documentation, but apparently you haven't heard all there is to know about the new Isaiah architecture from Via . The folks at [H] Enthusiast got to see the chip in action, and were most impressed by the 1.8GHz bugger's ability…
AMD's Radeon HD 3870 X2 benchmarked and back in the race
Holy Teraflops gamers, AMD just launched the Radeon HD 3870 X2. Their new flagship card previously known by its R680 codename features a pair of RV670 GPUs with CrossFireX built-in to a single card. According to HotHardware 's performance testing, The 3870 X2 was "usually the highest performing single-card in the…
MacBook Air review
It fits in a manila folder, you can slide it under a door, and if you threw it hard enough you could probably chop someone in half with the thing. It's the thinnest, and if we may say so, sexiest laptop around today: the MacBook Air . Source: http://www.engadget.com
HDD Stage Rack grows an eSATA port
You already loved it in its USB 2.0 incarnation. Now check the HDD Stage Rack with an additional eSATA interface. Who couldn't use an extra 315MB/s transfer rate for their 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch disks? Yours now for $57.15 before those excessive shipping costs are factored in. Source: http://www.engadget.com
Asus Striker II Formula
The original Striker was arguably the most popular motherboard in the Asus RoG series and now it gets a brother - the Striker II. It's based on the new Nvidia nForce 780i SLI chipset and has many tweaked features - we check it out to see what's changed. Source: http://www.bit-tech.net
First benchmarks: MacBook Air is the slowest Apple machine
No one should be surprised, but if you were looking for a speed freak of a laptop, you're going to want to glaze those lustful eyes over the MacBook Air. While the new hotness has a speedy memory bus, overall its performance is dramatically smushed by its integrated graphics, anemic 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo processor, and…
First Look: ATI Radeon HD 3450, 3470 & 3650
This morning, AMD announced three new additions to its Radeon HD 3000 series: the HD 3450, HD 3470 and HD 3650. We have a look over what new features these cards bring to market, and also point out what isn't quite so new. Source: http://www.bit-tech.net
CSM's Ultimate Gaming rig is pretty potent, cheap... in UK
Every so often, we get wind of a mysterious gaming rig that's so powerful, so mighty, that the entire world just has to see it. Unfortunately for most, this particular one will remain a pipe dream, primarily due to the UK's impeccably strong pound and America's woefully weak dollar. Source: http://www.engadget.com
First Look: Extensible Firmware Interface
The BIOS has been around for more than 20 years now, so you could say it's been around for a while. Is it time for a replacement? Well, MSI has just begun trials of its first mobo with an EFI BIOS - we bring you up to speed with what it does, and if it's worth getting excited about. Source: http://www.bit-tech.net
Noctua NH-U12P
Noctua has not just changed the F to a P when it updated its popular NH-U12 heatsink, as there are other design tweaks from improved materials and elevation, along with a new fan which apparently makes it perform even better. Source: http://www.bit-tech.net
Detailed pictures of HD3870 X2 cooler
Although plenty of Radeon HD 3870 X2 pictures have found their way onto the internet, there has been relatively little to look at when it comes to cooling. CHIPHELL has managed to get hold of some nice close-ups, which you can see below. Based on initial impressions, the cooler doesn't look too impressive, but at the…
Ultra Slim Lenovo X300
The new Lenovo product will probably threaten Apple MacBook Air very soon. At first sight we understant that the new ultra slim Lenovo X300 series distinguishes itself with 13.3" display with 1440x900 resolution and LED backlit, 1.13 kg, optional 3G or WiMAX, Intel Merom Santa Rosa Dual Core CPU 2.0GHz (800MHz FSB,…
Hackers reportedly targeting cities' power systems
We know, hackers tend to get a pretty bad rap these days, but with some of 'em out there creating ginormous gridlocks in Los Angeles and shutting down networks in enemy territories , we sort of understand the sentiment. Most recently, it seems that hackers are being blamed for "penetrating power systems (sound…
Cooler Master tinkers with Cosmos, Cosmos S rises
Cooler Master has shown us that it has worked to refine its Cosmos design in order to make a case that’s more tailored towards gamers and those that are looking for better cooling performance. Source: http://www.bit-tech.net
Intel Mobile CPUs Pricing For Montevina Platform
As you can see on the attached table below - Intel has new pricing policy for their mobile platform CPUs - Montevina. Summerised: Core 2 Extreme QX9300 shall be on the market in the end of this year while X9100, T9600, T9400, P9500, P8600, P8400 will roll out this summer. SP9400, SP9300, SL9400, SL9300, SU9300, U3300,…
Vuzix iWear AV920-C further isolates multi-player gamers
Vuzix , once known as Icuiti , is back with a modified video eyewear design for gamers which they claim is a world's first. The AV902-C starts with their AV902 headset's twin 640 x 480 LCDs. They then add the ability to segment multi-player displays so that the person wearing the AV902-C only sees their half…
AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition
Our colleagues at bit-tech test AMD's new Phenom 9600 Black Edition to see what kind of performance it offers at stock speed, and also what it gives away for free. Will this have the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 quaking in its boots? Source: http://www.bit-tech.net
New 8800GT by Club 3D
Professionals from the Europe company Club 3D today showed their new high-end video card Club 3D 8800GT 512 MB (CGNX-G882DDF) based on G92 core with custom heatpipe cooling. This cooling is far more effective than the stock one and the results are lower system temperatures and lower noise levels. The video board is…
Photos of retail HD 3870X2 (R680) and Benchmarks
Everyone is waiting in anticipation for this new graphics card. China site again release new information with better pictures and benchmarks. Below are pictures of a Unika brand graphics card and it's benchmarks. Specs of card Core：RV670XT X 2 (dual 3870) Graphics memory：1GB 8ns GDDR4 CPUCLK/MEMCLK：775MHz/2250MHz…
Pleo dissection
Our colleagues at ifixit recieved their Pleo this week, and resisted the urge to take him apart-- but only briefly. Bewol we present some pictures from the "dissection" and on the following link you can find many detailed pictures and description of the procedure: Source: http://www.ifixit.com