Archive for the ‘HardWare’ Category

When it comes to graphics cards there are plenty of choices out there, especially now that AMD has fleshed out its 5000-series card lineup. Now ATI's partners are offering something besides the standard reference designs with features like custom cooling solutions like the ones on the HIS Radeon HD 5670 IceQ+ 1GB and Sapphire HD 5850 Toxic (check out OCC's review here). Cases ... Full story

ATI has certainly filled out its 5000-series lineup of graphics cards, so much so it might be hard to tell all the players without a scorecard. In our roundup today we have a guide to budget and mid-range cards to help you out. We also have a pair of reviews on the Sapphire HD 5850 Toxic card (read the OCC review here). Users ... Full story

Out of nowhere, NVIDIA, on Monday will be having a major announcement at 9 AM PST (5 PM GMT). Hopefully, this will be news of something that has been long awaited; their Fermi cards. After being delayed for quite a while, hopefully we will have some (read as: a lot) of information about it; such as Pricing, Release Date and Specifications, but we ... Full story

SilverStone is known for producing some fine quality cases and the FT02 looks to be no exception. Thermalright are also know for top-performing products and its TRUE 120 has long been considered the standard against which other coolers are measured. What do you do when other companies such as Noctua with its NH-D14 begin to seriously challenge the king of the hill? Thermalright's response has ... Full story

There are a bewildering number of options available when deciding on a case to house your components, so maybe reviews of Thermaltake's Element T (OCC review here) and IN WIN's Maelstrom (OCC review here) will help you make up your mind. Along with those, we have reviews of gaming mice in today's roundup, as well as a look at a 1GB ... Full story

Companies like FT Press have come up with the idea of shortening already published novels to 1000-2000 words, and then offering them on eReaders for $1.99. As a reader and on again, off again aspiring novelist, I was outraged at the idea. As a tech lover who is thoroughly familiar with the appeal of the mobile life though, I thought it was ingenious. Full story

Google has responded to waves of criticism over its new Buzz service, the most prevalent of which focused on the feature that caused all mail contacts to be automatically followed, a potential privacy violation. The changes seem to have mollified most objectors, though some remain unconvinced. Full story

Windows users across select countries this week and soon all over the EU will be informed they have "an important choice to make" - and that's whether or not they want to keep using IE or not. Full story

The $100 Logitech Z523 is a well-designed high-quality 2.1 PC speaker set that can fill a room with sound, and comes with the convenience of multiple inputs. ... Full story

Wireshark is free, powerful and a must-have network admin tool. Full story