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Cooler Master Sileo 500 RC-500-KKR3-GP
Published in News, Partner News | Written by Rhys
"Boasting sound-dampening foam, anti-vibration HDD mounts, and two silent-running 800RPM 120mm fans, the Sileo 500 is an interesting break from Cooler Master’s usual chassis design. A long-time manufacturer of high-end gaming cases, it appears Cooler Master is now adding silent computing to their arsenal. Benchmark Review will take a closer look at the RC-500-KKR3-GP model [...]
Keeping your HTPC Awake
Published in News, Partner News | Written by Rhys
"One of the more frustrating moments in my Vista Media Center experience was the first time the PC when to standby 5 seconds after a show finished playing.? As it turns out one of the features (and yes I was able to confirm that this behavior is "by design") is that VMC does not reset [...]
Running Windows 7 on the Acer Aspire One D250 or Xp vs 7 on a netbook
Published in News, Partner News | Written by Rhys
“With Windows 7 just around the corner I decided to have some fun with my new Acer Aspire One D250 netbook. The D250 comes installed with Windows Xp on it, and well, Xp is old, sorry but it is, I’ve moved to Vista and have not had any problems with it at all. Anyway, I was curious to see how Windows 7 was going to perform on the Aspire One, so I did what I’m usually doing, that is taking things apart and tinkering with them.”
Scythe Kaze Server 5.25″ Fan Controller
Published in News, Partner News | Written by Rhys
“In this review I will test the Kaze Master Server fan controller from Scythe, which has some added features compared to the previous generation like Auto Mode, Semi Mode, On/Off, Reset and preserves the nice look from the Kaze Master Ace.”
Asus reveals its ION All-in-One PC
Published in News, Technology News | Written by Richard
The first Asus ION based All-in-One PC, otherwise known as the EeeTop ET2002, has been detailed on blogeee.net, the page also has some pictures of the new PC.
PS3 Slim Officially Announced
Published in Gaming News, News | Written by Richard
Sony today officially revealed the PS3 Slim. The PS3 Slim is a smaller, more compact version of the PlayStation 3. It’s 36% lighter, 32% smaller and has 34% less power consumption.
50 percent of Xbox 360s breakdown
Published in Gaming News, News | Written by Richard
A survey put together by Game Informer shows that over half of Xbox 360s are killed off by the red ring of death.
Radeon HD4890 crossfire performance
Published in News, Partner News | Written by Rhys
“A Radeon 4890X2 will never release, it is fact. The high temperature of the chip and the voltage transformers makes it impossible. But 2 Radeon 4890 in Crossfire are possible.”
Crucial M225 Solid State Drive Review
Published in News, Partner News | Written by Rhys
“Until 2009, Solid State Drive (SSD) popularity was only growing in the elite enthusiast circles. Then along comes the Indilinx Barefoot chip, which quickly became the backbone SSD controller for over a dozen different products. Crucial, being The Memory Experts that they are, have returned to the market with their second SSD product. By most accounts, this isn’t par for the course when you consider how often the competition reveals a new product line. Equipped with the test-proven Indilinx Barefoot controller and 64MB of DRAM buffer, Crucial is insured that the M225-series will deliver outstanding performance. Benchmark Reviews tests the bandwidth speed and IOPS performance for the Crucial M225 128GB SATA-II SSD CT128M225 against a large contingent of desktop storage products in this article.”
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Review
Published in News, Partner News | Written by Rhys
“When Marvel VS Capcom 2 hit arcades in 2000 it marked not just the pinnacle of the crossover fighting genre, but it also was considered the last great 2D fighter for some time. While Street Fighter 4 has changed everything, MVC2?s release on X-box Live and soon Playstation 3 could be just as enjoyable if not more than Capcom?s flagship fighting game, even if it?s a much older title.”
