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Lian-Li PC V1010 Case Review
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 “I liken Lian-Li to the Mercedes-Benz of the chassis design world. The Taiwan-based company designs its chassis with sleek, conservative style and hand-builds cases out of lightweight, yet durable aluminum. The chassis are generally not flashy, but are very, very conducive for high-performance cooling while overclocking. Lian-Li recently renewed its V series line-up with five new cases: PC-V2110, PC-V2010, PC-V1110, PC-V1000Z, and the focus of this review, the PC-V1010. ThinkComputers goes inside the Lian-Li PC-V1010 chassis in this review.”
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Seagate's Barracuda ES.2 1TB SAS Hard Drive
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Today, we’ll be showcasing one of the most significant developments to date, toward getting SAS (Serial-Attached SCSI) more frequently into the vernaculars of workstation/server buyers and maybe even a few enthusiasts - relatively cheap, high-capacity SAS storage – thanks to Seagate. Seagate currently offers 10,000 and 15,000 RPM disks with SAS interfaces at a fraction of the capacity versus SATA offerings and as such, much higher prices.
However, Seagate just launched their Barracuda ES.2 platform with a SAS interface that offers capacities up to 1 Terabyte (1 TB). Not only is the Barracuda ES.2 the highest capacity SAS disk to date, it’s also the first SAS disk we’ve seen on the market with a 7,200 RPM spindle speed and SATA-like pricing.
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Corsair Survivor 32GB Flash Drive
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Every now and then, a titan is born from the flash drive industry. With its rugged good looks, 200m water resistance, anti-shock collar, and disgustingly awesomely large storage, Jason Dumbaugh tests out the new Corsair 32GB Survivor flash drive. Check it out to see how it performs!
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Samsung 24 Inch LCD Showdown - 245T vs. 245B
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This monitor really is a "all-in-one" solution for someone looking for a monitor that can also double as a TV, and thanks to all of it's options, that's exactly what it can do. The picture quality of the 245T is very good thanks to its high-end S-Panel LCD, and when you put this monitor side-by-side by the 245B you really can notice a sharper picture and wider viewing angle.
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PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad Power Supply Review
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"Silencer 750 Quad is a 750 W power supply from PC Power & Cooling featuring a single +12 V rail, four auxiliary PCI Express power cables for video cards, active PFC, efficiency above 80% and the very traditional ATX looks, with a small 80-mm fan on the rear side. The manufacturer promises that this unit can deliver its labeled power at 40º C and has a maximum peak power of 825 W. Sounds promising, but can this unit really deliver 750 W? Let's see."
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ASUS Xonar D2 PM Sound Card Review
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These days, when every mainboard comes with an integrated sound adapter, few manufacturers dare release discrete audio solutions. Many brands have left the market altogether, others have halted the development process and don’t care much about driver updates. That’s why every new device provokes a huge interest in the PC audio community. We are going to talk about a device like that – a sound card from ASUS.
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DFI LANPARTY LT X48-T2R Mainboard: Find 6+n Differences
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In our today’s article we are going to compare the DFI LANPARTY mainboard on the Intel X48 Express chipset with the predecessor. These products seem to be absolutely identical at first glance, but we will try to spot the differences. Join the game!
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Foxconn GeForce 9800GTX
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"The good news is that the Foxconn 9800 GTX does indeed provide a nice bit of headroom above the stock clockspeeds of 685MHz on the GPU core and 1100MHz on the memory. So if you look at the final results as a percentage, the overclocking results are pretty impressive. The increase on the GPU core came in at 152MHz, or about 18.5%, and the increase in the memory speed amount came to 116MHz, or just over 9%. The performance potential is there, you just have to go look for it. At this point, Nvidia's driver package does not allow for the fan speeds to stay at 100% when manually changed. Having tried several utilities to do this, the results just did not stick. So maximizing the overclocking capability will mean requirig that driver issue be resolved."
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CPU scaling in games with dual and quad core processors
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Guru3D takes 10 modern dual & quad core processors and then fires off a dozen of games at them in combo with a high-end graphics card. Then they observe the raw differences in performance with the more modern games. They show & scale 8 AMD & Intel Quad-core processors and 2 dual-core processors in gaming resolutions from 1024x760 up-to 2560x1600.
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BFG Tech's GeForce 9800 GTX OCX 512MB graphics card
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"To be fair, I’m still in two minds about the GeForce 9800 GTX. And even though BFG Tech has gone above and beyond the call of duty here, I still don’t think it’s enough for me to change my mind about this particular card in Nvidia’s line-up.
You see, the standard cards are still on the expensive side compared to the GeForce 8800 GTX and GeForce 8800 GTS 512, while BFG Tech’s GeForce 9800 GTX OCX is priced at such a point that it’s no longer competing against only products in Nvidia’s line-up, but also against the Radeon HD 3870 X2. And over time, it seems like the 3870 X2’s drivers have improved a bit and it’s now becoming a more rounded purchase when you compare it to something like the card we’ve looked at here today.
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Noiseblocker NB-X-Swing HDD Noise Reducer
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Computer Silencing has gotten quite serious in recent years. Low dBA Fans, Heat Pipe CPU Coolers and Sound Proofing are the main products a Silent PC would contain. However, there is one area that should probably be tackled first, this is, Hard Drive Silencing. The churning of Hard Disks is quite possibly the most annoying sound for most enthusiasts; this is why Noiseblocker have created the ‘NB-X-Swing’ - a Dual Hard Disk Drive Noise Reducer.
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Automatically Logging Into Windows XP
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"For better security, we have always had to manually log into Windows XP whenever it boots up. This is great for those who are concerned about security, or need to allow multiple users to use the system. It is particularly useful for business users. However, it may be a real hassle for users in a single-user environment who are not so concerned about security, or prefer to leave it to the BIOS for login security."
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Asus P5E motherboard
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Hardwareoverclock Austria has posted a new motherboard review. Last week they has take a look at the ASUS P5E board, based on the X38 chipset. The most important points in the article are the overclocking features, the bios and the price/performance comparison.
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Trends for 2008 - IFA International Press Conference
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IFA's International Press Conference 2008 held in Majorca, Spain revealed new display segments and trends for this year's show in the August-September timeframe. Mixing traditional consumer electronics technology with cutting-edge consumer appliances, IFA 2008 is set to push innovation throughout your entire home.
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ExcelStor GStor Wave 160GB
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The GStor Wave not only offers shock protection, but comes with a suite of portable software that users on the go will appreciate.
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the new version of 3DMark for a spin
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'Few benchmarks have had such an impact amongst gamers as the 3DMark benchmarks from Futuremark. Whether it is to verify that you are getting the expected performance out of your system or to brag about how fast your system is, 3DMark has always been the benchmark to use.
As the last version came out 2 years ago many gamers have been anxiously waiting for a new version that more accurately can test today's cards and today it is finally here: 3DMark Vantage.'
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The Q6600 was the first quad-core
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Intel’s Core 2 Quad Q9300 has some rather large shoes to fill. This newly shipping, relatively low-cost quad-core processor from Intel is a replacement for their long-standing price to performance champ, the Core 2 Quad Q6600. The Q6600 was the first quad-core in Intel’s arsenal which was actually affordable, and even today, it remains one of the best values on the market. Not only is the Core 2 Quad Q6600 inexpensive for a quad-core CPU, but it is extremely overclockable and provides a significant amount of computing power for the dollar. Core 2 Quad Q6600’s are still in high-demand – a trend which is likely to continue until they are no longer available.
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