Building a low power ITX System
Do you dream of a quiet system? perhaps one at home you can leave on 24/7 as a network server? Today we show you how it is possible to build a pc that consumes no more than 11 watts of power, is totally silent and hasn't a single moving part ... yes believe it or not, you can build a PC that under load consumes less power than a lightbulb.
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Antec P182 SE
Back in the end of July -05 we had a look at a more or less revolutionary computer enclosure from Antec’s Performance One series; called the P180. It had some innovative features such as three layer sound dampening side doors with separated apartments for the Power Supply unit and the motherboard. We liked this case so when Antec contacted us about a new updated “Special Edition” version called the P182 SE (which only will be made in 5000 units), we couldn’t resist having a look at it.
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Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000
"The Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000 has a sleek design, unique features, impressive range, unheralded battery life and most importantly a competitive price (the product includes both the Bluetooth keyboard and mouse for less $ than the diNovo Edge). Overall, the Desktop 7000 is a high-quality keyboard and mouse combination that is a great accessory for your entertainment desktop or notebook computer."
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Virtua Tennis 3 PS3 Review
TTGamer have posted a review of Virtua Tennis 3 for the PS3. Virtua Tennis is finally back, but does the once unmatched addictive series translate its former glory to the next generation of consoles?
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CoolIT Freezone
The only way to get cooler temperatures than with air coolers is to use water cooling. But how do you get cooler than a water cooler without using some form of complicated exotic cooling? The answer is not very easily, until now. CoolIT has come up with a new cooler that utilizes a means of exotic cooling, yet it's designed for ease of use for the average end-user. Today we take a look at this new cooler from CoolIT and see if it really is better than any other cooler out there.
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A.C. Ryan AluBoxTFX
The A.C. Ryan AluBoxTFX is an external hard drive enclosure that allows the user to implement an IDE or SATA hard drive, utilizing the new eSATA connection for SATA drives, as well as USB 2.0 for SATA or IDE drives. And the TFX? That means “Tool Free Experience,� which is A.C. Ryan’s way of saying that the enclosure is completely tool-less in design.
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JavaOne 2007 Day 1: Brewin Talks
"This morning we were extremely excited to learn about Sun Microsystems' JavaFX technology, which can extend the realm of possibilities for rich Internet applications. The JavaFX family also consists of JavaFX Mobile for portable devices and cellular telephones along with JavaFX Script, which can simplify the development of rich Internet applications. This afternoon Sun's Bob Brewin (Software CTO for Sun) took the stage to talk more about JavaFX along with the future of Java. From Brewin's talk there are a few interesting points worth noting."
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CommunityOne 2007
"We began our week of JavaOne coverage this morning with some of the information shared during the CommunityOne General Session. Now that the day is winding to an end, we have some additional information to pass along on Sun's first-ever CommunityOne event. Outside of the CommunityOne General Session, other tracks throughout the day were on NetBeans, GlassFish, OpenJDK for mobile & embedded environments, OpenSolaris, Web 2.0, Startup Camp, RedMonk's un-conference, and the discussion of Linux versus Solaris."
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JavaOne 2007 Day 1: JavaFX
"Officially kicking off JavaOne 2007 was Sun's Executive VP, Rich Green, announcing JavaFX, JavaFX Scripting, JavaFX Mobile, performance improvements coming to Java SE 6, and Java now fully entering the open-source community with the release of the OpenJDK. Showcased during this keynote were a variety of different gadgets running JavaFX, a snippet of JavaFX code, NASDAQ embracing Real Time Java, Ericsson opening some of its source-code, and "Engineers Without Borders" in conjunction with the United Nations. Here are some pictures taken during Green's JavaOne 2007 keynote address -- we'll provide more information later in the day."
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JavaOne 2007 Day 2: Oracle
"With Oracle being a platinum cosponsor at this year's JavaOne conference, Thomas Kurian, Oracle's Senior Vice President, had took the stage for 45 minutes to show off some of their latest Enterprise Java advancements as well as announcing another code donation to the open-source community. Here are Oracle's slides from this presentation."
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Fold For Overclock3D! Do Medical Research on your PC
Folding @ Home is a great project that Stanford University have set up that allows your PC to do medical research and help cure desease. It's easy, free and good fun to see how you do. Take a look inside...
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SwiftTech Apogee GT CPU Water Block
SwiftTech are very well known in the world of water-cooling. The Apogee was a great performer at an awesome price when it came out. We take a look at the newer revision - the Apogee GT and see how it stacks up
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AMD HD 2900XT BLACK BOX voucher pictured
"If you did not know, AMD and Valve are teaming up once again to bundle a Steam voucher in their upcoming range of HD 2900XT graphics cards. Here is some proof..."
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4GB of memory, how do you use it all? Mushkin XPS2-8500 Tested
"Back when 32-bit CPUs were first released, the first being the 386-series for the x86 architecture, registrable and accessible memory size increased up to 4GB. While you can plug 4GB into any 32-bit CPU system it will not all be addressable. Why this is, we will elaborate on later. Today we are going to give you the low-down on the whys of 4GB memory setups and how you can get beyond the 4GB limit, which is not hard with today's technology."
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Thinkpad T61 Preview
Over the past few weeks there has been scattered news from tech outlets about Intel's upcoming Santa Rosa technology. Santa Rosa, which will begin to come to market this month, is the fourth generation of the Centrino platform. Along with the internal upgrades Lenovo took this chance to release a few new notebooks as well. The news, which broke before anything official was announced, was that the T series and the R series would be getting 14.1" widescreen models, the T61 and R61 respectively. The arrival of 14" widescreen T and R series systems made it clear that the Z series is being phased out and that the Rs are finally starting to catch up to the rest of the Thinkpads.
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Samsung Q1 Ultra Preview
Compared to the original Q1s the Ultra models will have a better battery life, due to LED backlighting on the display, as well as a smaller overall size and 1024x600 resolution. The new model also has 3.5G wireless due to the HSDPA radio on the upgraded model, as well as high resolution video conferencing, a fingerprint reader with improved data security.
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Lian Li PC-A12
"Recently, we had the privilege of reviewing Lian Li's PCB-20 case. Suffice to say, its professional looks and ease of install had us impressed. But today with have another Lian Li offering, the PC-A12; a cheaper version."
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MSI K9AGM2-FIH Motherboard
"The MSI K9AGM2-FIH motherboard had a good showing from a few areas today, but it is not without some shortcomings. That being said, anyone looking to build a HTPC would be well advised to give the MSI K9AGM2-FIH some consideration. For us, the main selling point is going to be the HDCP supported HDMI interface on the motherboard. This will allow for the best potential image quality provided the display that will be used supports 1080p."
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SteelSound 5H v2 Gaming Headset Review
Although the SteelSound 5H v2 is clearly targeted at more hardcore gamers, it is also perfectly suited for the casual player who hops online every so often for a session of World of Warcraft, Counterstrike, or whatever other title the kids are playing these days. I'm not much of a PC gamer myself, but I can say without hesitation that this headset is one of the best I've ever seen. The construction is solid, yet surprisingly lightweight. Sound quality is excellent, noise isolation is great, and the added features are of great value.
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Supermicro 6015T Twin 1U Server with 980w PSU
If you have the need for a lot of computing power in a small amount of space the 6015T may be right for you. Supermicro sent us the server they showed off at CeBIT this year and we put it to the test. The 6015T includes a new 980w power supply with a lofty high efficiency claim. Read our review to hear our reactions to the 6015T.
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OWT VSC-158
Over Way Technology is a new company with big aspirations for cooling products in several markets, judging by this cooler they really need to be putting more effort into the PC cooling department if they want to succeed in the US market.
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Mac OS X Leopard vs. Windows Vista
As the world turns to upgrade to the latest and greatest from Microsoft, many let what’s already been available slip their minds. Mac OS X Tiger has been available for quite a while, having many of the same features as Vista currently boasts. But everyone has already talked their way into this and it’s clearly been established. So why not compare what Vista has to offer and what OS X Leopard, the latest release of OS X due out later this year, has to offer?
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Corsair Dominator 8500C5DF: Overclocking
"Thanks to Micron's memory circuits, there's a lot of headroom for fiddling with memory settings to find a setting that fits the system's configuration, like FSB and CPU speed. If you can access high voltages, there's a lot of potential for overclocking these circuits far beyond their specified speeds."
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ZEROtherm BTF90 CPU Cooler
The ZEROtherm BTF90 is sure to catch your eye right off with its unique fin design. Don't let that scare you, oh wait it is just a friendly little butterfly.
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Improving the Scythe Infinity CPU Heatsink for extreme cooling
"In this guide you can follow the steps required to unleash the full cooling power of the large tower CPU heatsink from Scythe. The Infinity is fitted with custom motherboard mounting, 2x120mm fans and cool black shroud. Read on to find out how much performance one can extract from this CPU cooler by doing some ghetto style modifications."
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Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooler
"We took a look on the latest high-end CPU cooler released by Thermaltake, V1 (a.k.a. CL-P0401), which is made of copper with four heat-pipes and using a very different design. Check it out."
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Gigabyte Mercury Pro Case
"How about buying an all-aluminum case with a built-in water cooling system? Meet Mercury Pro, the latest release from Gigabyte. Besides coming with a built-in water cooling system, it also has three 120 mm fans, two at the rear and one at the front. Check it out."
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Logitech Harmony 1000 Remote Control
"We review Logitech's top-of-the-line remote control, the Harmony 1000 to see if Logitech's best will satisfy home theater enthusiasts."
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NVIDIA GeForce 8M Mobile GPU Preview
NVIDIA is unveiling a new line-up of GeForce 8 class mobile GPUs today, aptly named the GeForce 8M series. The GeForce 8M will initially consist of five devices, the GeForce 8600M GT, 8600M GS, 8400M GT, 8400M GS and the 8400M G. We’ve got the pertinent details and specifications available right here in our article:
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Pro Gaming: What exactly is it and is it for you?
Gaming, it’s a term that means many things to many people. Gaming like anything else exists on a spectrum. On one hand, there is gaming at its least concentration. This is what is known as casual gaming. On the other hand, there is gaming at its most and most serious concentration. This is what we call tournament or pro gaming. But, is the spectrum even that easily defined? Is there much of a difference between the two? What is it that makes a gamer “Pro.”
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ZEROtherm GX815 Gamer Edition VGA Cooler Review
"Way back in October we took a look at the BFT90 CPU cooler from ZEROtherm. It proved to be a very effective cooler and user friendly. Today we will be looking at another product from ZEROtherm, this time it's a GPU cooler. The GX815 Gamer Edition VGA cooler features a heatpipe design, built-in thermal sensor, and special SLI/Crossfire mounting hardware. Let's take a look and see if ZEROtherm does as good of a job on their GPU coolers as they do on their CPU coolers."
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Antec Performance One P182
The Antec P182 is the newest addition to Antec's Performance One family. With a few extra enhancements that were not present on the highly popular P180, the P182 might just be your excuse to upgrade to a new case. Some great features to enhance cable management have been incorporated into this case, and those daring enough to watercool their rig will like the feature that was included just for them. Read on to see what the P182 has in store for those willing to give it a try.
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