Abit AX78 Review
We have just published our review of the Abit AX78. This is their budget AM2+ motherboard, which does fully support Phenom processors and Crossfire X. For just around $90, it performs pretty well, and overclocks.. well, read for yourself ;)
The major issue with the AX78 is that it uses what is essentially a flawed Southbridge [...]
Sony increases PS3 price by $25-30 USD in Asia
If you’d bought a Playstation 3 in Hong Kong last week, you would have picked a 40gb model up for the MSRP of $2680 HKD ($348 USD) in any store (as long as you bought a game to go with it - one of the many things that makes shopping in Hong Kong unique).
However, [...]
The greatest videogame chart you’ll see
I spotted this on Digg this morning. If you were wondering just how much of a case the lunatics like… I dare not say his name… we’ll call him “Jack”… have against video games, a user on Digg has put it in nice chart form. Using data from the US Department of Justice, the chart [...]
Asus Xonar DX demolishes Creative X-Fi
It all started a few weeks ago when Asus claimed to have full DirectSound 3D support on their Xonar DX and D2X soundcards, including EAX 5. Creative immediately rebutted, saying that NOBODY can do true EAX 5 (or in fact anything over EAX 2, which dates back to Soundblaster Live) except them.
However, Asus stuck [...]
SixAxis follows HD-DVD into Electronics Hell
When Sony’s DualShock 3 controller hits shelves next week, it will be sitting alongside the old SixAxis controllers. But not for long. MTV’s Multiplayer Blog reported that as of now, Sony is no longer manufacturing the SixAxis controller. The controller that Sony insisted was the “next generation of controllers” is now being replaced by… rumble. [...]
View CR2 files in 64 bit Windows Vista and XP
The default installation of Windows Vista doesn’t support Canon’s RAW codec - CR2. Thankfully, Canon does offer a CR2 codec for Vista. Unfortunately, it only supports the 32-bit flavour of the OS.
For a 64-bit version, we have to rely on a third-party provider. Ardfry Imaging have notified us that they have a CR2 codec [...]
