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 [...]
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 [...]
Build a Silent PC Guide updated for 2008
Our friends over at Build a Silent PC have just updated their site to include advice for those building a system in the year 2008. Did you know that there are coolers that will take care of the hottest quad-core processors while only generating 18 dBA of noise?
Be sure to check them out, whether you [...]
Logitech G51 Review - Surround Sound for Gamers
We just published our review of Logitech’s G51 Surround Sound Speakers. According to Logitech, the G51 system was developed from the ground up to be suitable for gamers. In our experience, it definitely shows! There are plenty of gamer-specific features, such as the ability to give your speakers a custom look with skins, as well [...]
Abit IP35 Pro Motherboard Review
We have just published our first motherboard review in a while, and it’s a doozy. The IP35 Pro from Universal Abit is based on the Intel P35 Express chipset. This chipset supports FSB rates up to 1333 MHz, and the IP35 Pro supports pretty much every Intel CPU out there.
You might be amazed at how [...]
Nvidia to buy Ageia… Yes, somebody actually wants a Phys-X
Nvidia announced today that they plan to buy Ageia, makers of the other most unwanted piece of specialty gaming hardware (the other being BFG’s super ethernet card).
Although nobody actually wanted or bought a Phys-X card, and there are very few games that make use of the engine (although Nvidia stated in their press release [...]
GTR Tech GT3 Sport Compact PC Case gets $150 price drop
When we reviewed the GT3 “Sport Compact PC” we were impressed with its ability to fit a full-ATX motherboard, full-length PCI-E video card (with double-width cooler), an extra PCI or PCI-E card, 2 hard drives, and standard size CPU cooler in a tiny (4″ wide) case. We even gave it our coveted Innovation Award, only [...]
