Techwarelabs Community - Techware Labs News http://www.techwarelabs.com/community The latest news and reviews posted @ Techware Labs en Mon, 12 May 2008 21:07:24 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.techwarelabs.com/rss/images/softtech/misc/rss.jpg Techwarelabs Community - Techware Labs News http://www.techwarelabs.com/community Gamers Hell News http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15619&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:45:13 GMT - Ninja Gaiden 2 Trailers/Screens #2 http://www.gamershell.com/news_50340.html - RedLynx Trials 2 - Second Edition Released via GamersGate... - Ninja Gaiden 2 Trailers/Screens #2 http://www.gamershell.com/news_50340.html

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- Gears of War 2 Gameplay Trailer Released http://www.gamershell.com/news_50314.html

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- Shadow of Legend Video Contest Announced http://www.gamershell.com/news_50302.html ]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15619 MSI X48C Platinum @ t-break http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15618&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:43:03 GMT Upgrading your rig is never an easy task- especially when you have to replace the motherboard. Generally speaking, when you upgrade your motherboard,... Upgrading your rig is never an easy task- especially when you have to replace the motherboard. Generally speaking, when you upgrade your motherboard, chances are that you?re also looking at a new CPU and sometimes RAM. With their X48 chipset based motherboard, MSI tries to make things a little easy by providing DDR2 as well as DDR3 support which can certainly reduce the size of dent to you account.

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]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15618 ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Motherboard Review @ HardwareLogic http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15617&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:42:13 GMT Making sure every possible niche is covered, Asus provides AMD users a high end, SLI capable motherboard with several unique features. The Asus... Making sure every possible niche is covered, Asus provides AMD users a high end, SLI capable motherboard with several unique features. The Asus M3N-HT Deluxe dishes out goodies like the brand new 780a chipset, 3-way SLI capability, Hybrid SLI, ESA, HyperTransport 3.0, PCIe 2.0 and the sexy Cool Mempipe. Is this the motherboard you've been waiting for? HardwareLogic straps the M3N-HT onto the test bench and drops the knowledge on you, raw and uncut.

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]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15617 Palit 9600GT Sonic 1GB Graphics Card http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15616&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:41:18 GMT Palit are back again with another 9600GT. While this model is a Sonic variant, this one also sports 1GB of memory. What?s cool about this card is... Palit are back again with another 9600GT. While this model is a Sonic variant, this one also sports 1GB of memory. What?s cool about this card is that more often than not you have two options when it comes to getting a card other than stock. You can get yourself one with more memory, which generally comes under the ?Super? naming scheme; the other option is that you get yourself an overclocked model. This comes under the ?Sonic? naming scheme for Palit. Today we?ve got ourselves a 1GB card which also happens to be overclocked. Unfortunately Palit has called it the 9600GT 1GB Sonic; personally I think they should have called it the 9600GT 1GB Super Sonic which just sounds plain cool, and since the card carries with it an overclock and more memory, it?s more than appropriate.

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]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15616 <![CDATA[bit-tech News: DFI's LANParty LT X48 T2R motherboard]]> http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15615&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:39:21 GMT For a DDR2 board the gaming performance is very good, outperforming even the Nvidia nForce 780i SLI board in all of our gaming tests. It can't keep up with the DDR3 boards, but buying 4GB of DDR2 is still a fraction of the cost of even 2GB of DDR3 -- that alone will offer significant headroom for games as well.

It is more expensive than its X38 brethren and you'd be hard pressed to tell the two apart if they were standing side by side. However, if you were concerned about price you'll probably want to wait for the P45 launch anyway. It's not power friendly either, but DFI has never claimed to even care -- it's not about the latest bandwagon, it's about being true to its core, of which it does in spades. The incredible north bridge heatsink and its simple interchangeability is no greater example of this -- you're free to replace it with anything you like because they are no heatpipes.

If you love your DFI boards then you'll be onto a winner with the LANParty LT X48 T2R -- everything you need out of Intel's X48 chipset is provided and there's a lot of fun and time investment to be had with it. After talking to BIOS engineers and others in DFI's QA team, the limitations we've been finding are essentially chipset level and there's plenty of beta BIOS out there to try on DFI communities that only add to its true, core-enthusiast appeal. However finding these places and knowing who to ask isn't the most obvious thing on earth -- DFI should fill its manual with more BIOS details, overclocking tips and support forum links for new DFI owners can dive into. This "left to get on with it" is harsh to say the least.

All in all, it's well priced, well featured, great looking and it can be very stable. While our concern this that if you lack patience or don't have much time to learn then look elsewhere -- the LANParty LT X48 T2R is certainly not for everyone, and while we think DFI can do better in the experience as a whole, it'll still be perfect for some of you.

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]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15615 DDR3 RAM: System Memory Technology Explained @ Benchmark Reviews http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15614&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:37:43 GMT These are uncertain financial times we live in today, and the rise and fall of our economy has had direct affect on consumer spending. It has already... These are uncertain financial times we live in today, and the rise and fall of our economy has had direct affect on consumer spending. It has already been one full year now that DDR3 has been patiently waiting for the enthusiast community to give it proper consideration, yet it's success is still undermined by misconceptions and high price. Benchmark Reviews has been testing DDR3 more actively than anyone, which is why over fifteen different kits fill our System Memory section of reviews. Sadly, it might take an article like this to open the eyes of my fellow hardware enthusiast and overclocker, because it seems like DDR3 is the technology nobody wants bad enough to learn about. Pity, because overclocking is what it's all about.

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]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15614 Overclocking The NVIDIA Quadro FX1700 @ Phoronix http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15613&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:34:18 GMT Back in March we had reviewed the Quadro FX1700 512MB graphics card, which is NVIDIA's lower-end OpenGL 2.1 workstation graphics card that's based upon the consumer G84 core. In the benchmarks that had followed, we had compared the Quadro FX1700 performance under Windows, Linux, and Solaris. We had found the performance of this Quadro graphics card performed well under all three platforms, but Ubuntu Linux had led the race. We are now preparing a review of the high-end ATI FireGL V8600 1GB graphics card for publishing in the coming days, but we have stumbled upon some results from the FX1700 that never ended up making it out earlier. Specifically we had overclocked the Quadro FX1700 with CoolBits and it had actually worked out quite well. In this article are the overclocking results from this NVIDIA workstation graphics card as well as comparing the performance to an ATI Radeon HD 2900XT 512MB graphics card.

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]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15613 Super Talent Pico: World Smallest Flash Drive. http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15612&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:33:11 GMT I often thought that US customers have such a narrow selection when it comes to the USB flash drives. Look at Far East counties, like Japan, Korean,... I often thought that US customers have such a narrow selection when it comes to the USB flash drives. Look at Far East counties, like Japan, Korean, and Taiwan, and you can see an array of flash drives in different shapes and forms. Of course, having a flashy looking drive really does not offer anything else as a flash drive is a flash drive. However, I do think that as long as a flash drive is able to deliver the performance, having an exotic and eye-catching looks is certainly a plus.

A few week ago, Super Talent has released world smallest flash drive—Pico. I was so excited to see that finally someone has released something unique and different in the US. I am so excited that I thought I must take a look at this baby and the folks at Super Talent are extremely generous and sent one out to us for review really fast. So, here we are today, let’s take this drive out for a spin, shall we.

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]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15612 Corsair HX1000 Power Supply Review http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15611&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:29:21 GMT Corsair has been taunting and teasing us for months now with the prospect of their very first foray into the 1kW jungle. And now, our waiting is... Corsair has been taunting and teasing us for months now with the prospect of their very first foray into the 1kW jungle. And now, our waiting is over. Join me as I pit the HX1000 in a battle to the death against my hot box of doom and a SunMoon ATE.

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]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15611 Sunbeamtech Quarterback Case at Modders-Inc.com http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15610&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:26:49 GMT Sunbeamtechs budget case, the Quarterback, is a standard ATX case with some rather interesting features. It has got a unique cooling option called... Sunbeamtechs budget case, the Quarterback, is a standard ATX case with some rather interesting features. It has got a unique cooling option called the Core Fan Design that helps keep temperatures down. The case is also tool less and has plenty of room inside for today's larger video cards.

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]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15610 It’s Official: YouTube Sucks http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15609&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:23:15 GMT In case you hadn’t heard, more than a few YouTube users are stating that “it isn’t like it used to be” (more or less) and that the site is nothing... In case you hadn’t heard, more than a few YouTube users are stating that “it isn’t like it used to be” (more or less) and that the site is nothing but a big ball of boring. In addition to that, users of that site are abso-frickin’-lutely sick of the negativity that goes thru that place like a never-ending tidal wave; this means video-makers either “play it safe” with video content or just don’t post anymore.

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]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15609 Windows Batch Script To Backup Data http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15608&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:20:16 GMT One of the most common, and well suited, applications for a command line script is data backup. Command line scripts can be automated to run at any... One of the most common, and well suited, applications for a command line script is data backup. Command line scripts can be automated to run at any time without any human interaction and are only limited by… well, nothing.

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]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15608 ED#89 : My Saitek Eclipse Goes Kamikaze! http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15607&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:14:15 GMT It was just another day when I left my PC running overnight to download files while I hit the AC (air-conditioner) and went to bed. However, when I... It was just another day when I left my PC running overnight to download files while I hit the AC (air-conditioner) and went to bed. However, when I took a look at the PC the next morning, I realized that a few keys on my Saitek Eclipse keyboard were not functioning. How odd!

I had never dismantled a keyboard before. Nevertheless, I went ahead and took it apart. No beatles were found stuck under the keys and the silicone layer looked fine. Gently peeling off the silicone layer revealed the "sensor" layer. Everything looked fine at first sight, but when I took a closer look...

Here's a quote from the editorial :-

"...the Dash/Underscore key, the Equal/Plus key, the F9 to F12 keys, the PrtScrn key, the Scroll Lock key, the Pause/Break key, the Insert and Delete keys, the Home key, the Page Up and Page Down keys, the End key, the numeric 7, 8, and 9 keys, the NumPlus key, the Volume Up and Volume Down keys as well as the Right Click key are all dead. That's a total of 22 keys."

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]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15607 XTracPads Hammer Mouse Pad Review @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15606&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:09:23 GMT XTracPads is a company that was started by a group of hardcore gamers in 2002 and specializes in designing high-end mouse surfaces and accessories... XTracPads is a company that was started by a group of hardcore gamers in 2002 and specializes in designing high-end mouse surfaces and accessories for mainly gamers.This leads me on to introduce today's review, the 'XtracPads Hammer'.The Hammer isn't ordinary- like most of the mats from XTracPads. This product offers a comfortable size for gaming (11" x 17") and is as thin as a credit card, if not thinner.

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]]> Techware Labs News Chierin http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15606 Building a Stratum-1 GPS Based NTP Server with a Soekris net4501 Article @ EOC! http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15605&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 17:05:57 GMT Typical GPS based NTP server appliances sell for hundreds, even thousands of dollars. Most have lots of features that justify that cost, such as an... Typical GPS based NTP server appliances sell for hundreds, even thousands of dollars. Most have lots of features that justify that cost, such as an ovenized crystal oscillator (or even a rubidium standard), additional frequency outputs, custom web interface, commercial support, etc. Building your own basic NTP server (like in this article) can be done on the cheap for well under $200, and for all practical purposes gives just as good time over a network.

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