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»Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 100242L @ ASE Labs

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The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 retail box is black with red accents. This is the case it should be since ATI graphics are known to be red. Also, red and black are my favorite colors. While the box says it supports some stuff, there is no mention of Linux support even though AMD has said it wants its partners to include a penguin or other open sourcey stuff on the box. The Catalyst 8.6 drivers for Linux support this GPU and were released last month.

»WD My Passport Studio 250GB USB Mac @ ASE Labs

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Western Digital is well known to system builders and end users for providing excellent storage solutions matched with a good warranty and support. I only recommend two hard drive manufactures to people, Western Digital is one of them (the other being Seagate). The latest and greatest things in terms of technology have moved out of the computer case and into portable storage. The My Passport Studio comes in at 250GB and this one is preformatted for Mac. Don't let that scare you, though.

»Lubix UBHS-NC1 Stereo Bluetooth Headset @ ASE Labs

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I have always been a bit weary of doing reviews of things very subjective and a Bluetooth headset is just one of those things. When Lubix offered to send a review sample over, I was hesitant until they insisted. I'm glad they did since the UBHS-NC1 is a great stereo headset. I'm not a headset kind of person, but as standard Bluetooth headphones, they rock.

»Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 Ultimate @ ASE Labs

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While the next generation of graphics cards from ATI are just around the corner, you can get some amazing performance with full open source support for a great price. Some of the readers might also be looking for a silent solution while having good performance and the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 Ultimate steps up to provide that. It combines a truly massive heatsink with the powerful 3870 GPU to create a fast and completely silent graphics card for your quiet PC.

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1499/super_talent_pico_c_8gb_flash_drive/index.html">Super Talent Pico-C 8GB Flash Drive</a>

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Over the next thirty days I will have only one thing on my mind; USB thumb drives. Thumb drives started out as small devices that were a little pricey, offered a small amount of storage and had very low transfer rates. Even with limited space and transfer rates that felt like we took a step back to 1.44 MB floppy disk days, people quickly adopted the technology based on their ease of use and convenience. TweakTown is working on gathering as many USB thumb drives as possible for a massive round-up review that will put products from every major manufacturer in the ring with one another. Some drives stand out for their high transfer rates, while others have high capacity. Other drives use a very small enclosures; about the size of your thumbnail.

<a href="http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8446&Itemid=38">Aerocool Modern-V LCD Fan Controller and Temperature Monitor Review @ DragonSteelMods</a>

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The product I have today for review is from our friends at Aerocool and it's called the Modern V. What the V stands for I'm not sure, but it's an LCD Display Fan Controller and Temperature Monitor that looks pretty cool when it's installed in your PC, oh and it works great as well...

<a href="http://www.bigbruin.com/2008/ifx14_1">Thermalright IFX-14 CPU and Back-side Heatpipe Cooler Review @ Bigbruin.com</a>

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Quote: The Thermalright IFX-14 uses eight heatpipes to move heat from the base plate to the cooling fins, and these pipes are larger and more numerous than on many of the other big coolers on the market. Overall it is larger than any other cooler I have had a chance to use, including some titans like the Tuniq Tower 120 and Zalman CNPS 9700, which we will see compared side-by-side in this review.

<a href="http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1296">Thermaltake Toughpower 1000 Watt Modular @ Bjorn3D</a>

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Power supplies have moved from the ugly box in the computer that no one paid any attention to, to the heart and soul of modern enthusiast systems. There are a lot of power supplies out there marketed as high-end enthusiast power supplies and are little more than cheap and not worth using in nice looking housings.

<a href="http://www.bioslevel.com/articles/palit-9600-gso-sonic">Palit GeForce 9600 GSO Sonic @ BIOSLEVEL.com</a>

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Palit recently sent us the GeForce 9600GSO Sonic, which is an enhanced GeForce 9600GSO. Palit has added its own cooler, as well as factory overclocked the unit, and improved upon the power phases. The 9600 GSO is nVidia's latest foray in the mid-level 9000 series of GeForce cards, and is also the cheapest for a performance card. Despite the price point, the 9600 GSO should be a fair competitor to both the GeForce 9600 GT and Radeon HD3650.

<a href="http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Apevia/X_Supra">Apevia X-Supra Blue Special Edition @ techPowerUp</a>

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The X-Supra is a new mainstream case from Apevia, which features all the usual extras like a handful of colorful fronts, screw-less design and fan controller. On top of that you can go for a huge 250 mm side fan or a windowed variant with a smaller 120 mm fan. The special edition features a solid side panel.

<a href="http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=792">Alienware m15x 15.4-inch Gaming Laptop Review @ ThinkComputers.org</a>

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Alienware is a name we know for the top of the line gaming machines and laptops. Today we will be looking at one of their latest offerings the m15x 15.4-inch laptop. Alienware has really pulled out all the stops with this laptop, making it both visually appealing and packing some serious components inside to play the latest games. We've had the m15x for about a month now and we love it. Read on to see how powerful this machine is and how it will catch everyone's attention at the next Lan Party you attend!

<a href="http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=199&Itemid=1">Consumer Home Piracy Research Findings @ Benchmark Reviews</a>

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It used to be that counterfeit CD and DVD media originated from overseas and found its way onto popular auction websites. But in a wake of widespread technology developments, anyone is capable of creating completely indistinguishable copies of their favorite audio CD or movie DVD. Do most people still purchase the original content, or is everyone stealing from the artists? In this article, Benchmark Reviews offers a candid look into Consumer Home Piracy as we present the Research Findings for July 2008 as provided to us by Futuresource Consulting in partnership with Macrovision.

<a href="http://www.pro-clockers.com/reviews/?id=59">ECS P43T Socket 775 Motherboard @ Pro-Clockers</a>

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If you take a budget chipset and mix it with a company like ECS you will get an incredible priced motherboard. In this case you will get the P43T-A2. The P43A is ECS's first P43 motherboard on the market. Even with all its short comings compared to the P45 this board offers the everyday Joe with everything they would need to build a stable and very complete system.

<a href="http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=5&ArticleID=579">Merlin CSI's Embedded Devices @ VIA Arena</a>

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It's amazing to think that a Pico-ITX board is part of a system that monitors oil rigs - or helps to regulate power plants. Embedded computing might sound boring to some, but it's a vibrant and innovative industry, where tough and small hardware designs get put into the most unlikely roles. Merlin CSI is a company who have become experts in the production of hardware platforms, industrial I/O devices and software applications, that form a complete package that can be integrated into various uses.

<a href="http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/review/5222/pioneer-elite-x-z9-review">Pioneer Elite X-Z9 Review @ Digital Trends</a>

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Pioneer has introduced a system that appeals to not only the distinguished ear of the audiophile, but to those that are willing to spend a little more for a lot more sound. Pioneer's X-Z9 is an all-in-one stereo solution that brings audio fidelity into the digital home with its Apple iPod interface, XM and Sirius satellite radio support and networking capability so you can stream music from your home PC.

<a href="http://icrontic.com/articles/sumosac">Sumo Sac Gamer review at Icrontic.com</a>

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We took our big, hard, $800 sofa out of our media/game room at ICHQ and replaced it with the Sac and three Omnis. The end result: more room, more comfort, and the ability to open up the room and rearrange things on a whim. Is it worth $199? It depends on whether or not you have room for it. If you do, then I say a resounding

<a href="http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/video/g94-3-p1.html">Digit-Life Review: GeForce 9600 GT Triplet</a>

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Today we are going to take a look at at products made by Gainward and Forsa. The former is a well-known manufacturer, while the latter is a startup. I cannot say that it's super, but it manufactures good products for minimal prices possible. There are both pros and cons. Today we are going to examine one card from Forse that is already replacing the regular reference 9600 GT.

<a href="http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Origen_ae/T12">OrigenAE T12 Touch Screen @ techPowerUp</a>

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The OrigenAE T12 is a 12 touch screen that will set you back 800$. It is capable of processing up to 1080p resolution - perfect for that home theater. Thanks to the umbilical cord, you not only have a mouse at your fingertips, but also an IR receiver and USB 2.0 hub. Best of all the OrigenAE T12 does not even require an external power source, everything is integrated in the single cable.

<a href="http://legitreviews.com/article/738/1/">Thermaltake Armor+ MX Midtower ATX Computer Case @ Legit Reviews</a>

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The Thermaltake Armor+ MX we will be looking at today is different from the Armor cases of the past as it is not a full or super tower case, but a mid tower. The Thermaltake Armor+ MX VH8000BWS Mid Tower Case was designed to accommodate the Thermaltake Big Water line of water cooling kits, which makes it nice for those building a DIY gaming system. Read on as we take a closer look at the Thermaltake Armor+ MX and install a water cooler in it.

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1498/super_talent_masterdrive_mx_60gb_ssd/index.html">Super Talent MasterDrive MX 60GB SSD</a>

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This last month has been filled with press releases from companies promising high performance solid state technology at prices that are up to 30% less than any of the drives we have previously tested. The cost reduction has to do with memory manufacturers starting to ramp up production of the memory chips used, and according to DRAMeXchange, prices are down 26% for many MLC memory sizes popular for use in SSDs. Super Talent is the first to send us their latest MLC Solid State Drive that takes advantage of the new lower contract prices on memory. The MasterDrive MX Line is available in sizes ranging from 8 to 120GB. Our sample 60GB model is available at Newegg right now for less than 400 U.S. Dollars. Let's have a look and see how these new low cost Solid State Drives perform against our trusty Western Digital Raptor 150GB and Samsung's SATA II SLC drive.

<a href="http://www.bigbruin.com/2008/hiyatek_1">Hiyatek CF-6160-1 Laptop Cooling Pad Review @ Bigbruin.com</a>

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Quote: The Hiyatek CF-6160-1 Laptop Cooling Pad is extremely lightweight, and becomes quite compact when the plastic tray is retracted. Those two features make it appealing for use on the go, while the integrated USB hub could be of interest to mobile or stationary users. But while it may operate in near silence regardless of fan speed, you might as well just leave it turned off since it isn't really cooling anything.

<a href="http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=196&Itemid=1">Silicon Power 64GB SATA Solid State Drive @ Benchmark Reviews</a>

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Silicon Power has big dreams, but this a cruel world we live in and being the new name in competitive North American computer industry usually doesn't help dreams come true. Making matters more difficult - even beyond the obvious start-up hurdles - is the latest product focus of Silicon Power: Solid State Drive (SSD) technology. But all of this isn't to say that I don't think they can do it, because there have been many a new name made by fresh companies introducing product with a dramatic improvement over the old. But will Silicon Power enjoy this luxury? Benchmark Reviews tests the Silicon Power 64GB SATA SSD model SP064GBSSD25SV10 against nearly a dozen other Solid State Drives to see how well their SSD performs.

<a href="http://www.gideontech.com/content/articles/388/1">Review: Eagle Consus D-Series @ GideonTech.com</a>

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On the review block for today is the Consus D-Series dual SATA hard drive external storage system from Eagle Tech. The D-Series has the ablity to use JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) spanning to combine your odd sized disk drives into one larger drive, or you can run it plain old RAID 0.

<a href="http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/review/5221/asus-m70s-review">Asus M70S Laptop Review @ Digital Trends</a>

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list for a notebook, the Asus M70S should be a system you need to be looking at. The M70S offers a fantastic movie watching experience thanks to its huge, crisp display, excellent sound system and Blu-ray drive. You can also store an unbelievable amount of your own movies and music on the M70 too, thanks to its unheard of (on a notebook at least) 1 terabyte of storage space. The systems only major drawback is the annoying media controls embedded in the touchpad. Not only are they difficult to control, but they include an area that disables the touchpad if you touch it accidentally, which was highly annoying.

<a href="http://www.bigbruin.com/2008/inwinb2_1">In_Win_B2_Stealth Bomber Mid_Tower ATX Case_Review @ Bigbruin.com</a>

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Quote: The In Win B2 is an excellent choice for anyone who wants a rather unique computer case. There aren't any other cases I know of that are modeled after a stealth bomber, or that have a front door that opens like this. Tool-less design features can be found everywhere, and except for mounting the motherboard, there is no need to get a screwdriver out.

<a href="http://www.bigbruin.com/2008/sapphire3850_1">Sapphire 1024MB_Radeon HD3850_Graphics_Card_Review @ Bigbruin.com</a>

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Quote: By taking the decent features and specifications that the ATI Radeon HD3850 GPU offers on its own and enhancing it with a few tweaks here and there, Sapphire just might be able to deliver on the marketing hype found on the box for this card... Delivering mayhem to the mainstream.

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Uh I remember the song but my Cousin likes it.

Welcome I am Ayakin!! ^^

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Crysis had Awesome Graphics. and cool destroyable, but got old Relay, Really Fast. in other words its a benchmark test disguised as a game

can't really argue with that. serves to good reason why I haven't played it in awhile. However those that are into computer games should at least play it one good time.

Well, getting back on topic. I haven't listened to SLipknot in a while but there is a a good amount of songs from them that I do understand what they're talking about but there's a lot more I don't. lol

WOW that really is crazy woooow (sarcastically)

The main limiting factor that the two cards will face is ATi's resistance to advancing past what the Radeon 9700 offered in terms of memory bus. With as many shader processors and as ridiculously high memory clocks as the 4800 series has, its 256 bit memory bus (albeit broken up into very small chunks) may bottleneck it. That being said, it should be able to hold its own against the GTX 2x0 series if ATi plays the pricing right (which they currently are). The 4870 will never touch the GTX 280, it seems, but it may give the GTX 260 a strong run for the money. And with ATi's baffling ability to do twin-card solutions better on a hardware level than nVidia has ever been able to (being mainly let down on the software side of things), they may yet pull a win out of the closet if they pair a couple of 4850s (or underclocked 4870s) and sell them as one for the $400 price range.
It really depends on what nVidia does, and if their last go around against serious ATi competition (the disastrous FX series) is any indication of what will happen this time, there may be a grand fight for supremacy.

Locking is finally fixed. This thread will stay locked.

You just dont get the point.
Some parents are worse than just haveing them be 'gone'.

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bad link

This sucks Nothing but that will be on now.

Now on a better note
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what the hell y wernt you on today i got to go BYE

japan rocks

Exactly correct.

That's what happened with XFree86 and now we have X.org that replaced it.

You are a dumbass.
Read her post

lol ok.

Woo, add one to the non-anime group! Ex, we are not alone!

My family is......... well weird........ umm we're always at eachothers throats.....

They suck
and their commircials are anoying as hell

good god!!! Well, I'll just wait to see how horrible this will turn out. Why IN THE WORLD is Disney touching a mature rated game? U expect people to want too see the creators of "A Goofy Movie" and many mickey mouse and donald duck cartoons doing a Prince of Persia movie? LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL

Well, if nothing else people will go see it just because they know the game. Hopefully, Disney will at least shoot for the PG-13 (dare I pray for higher) rating once again to at least make the movie somewhat interesting.

and so it begins, I have a funny feeling this kind of crap may become a trend in the online music industry. Next thing ya know you won't be able to transfer music downloaded from iTunes to another computer without paying for the damn thing all over again. heh, even to another Ipod or music device. I sure hope I'm wrong but I know that's wat the RIAA would like though the fools don't seem to get that the harder they make it on people buying music online the more they kill the idea all together. Once that happens they'll b right back where they started. Every song on a personal computer was either downloaded from a file sharing site or ripped from a purchased CD and OH YES better believe they will b shared with others just like always. No matter what changes or hardships RIAA puts on online music it will never b completely crushed. However, they can gladly ween people off of buying half of this crap (a lot of music is just not worth the money) so they can download it FOR FREE!

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

um.....how about, HELL NO!!! I rather like the idea of being able to store my personal files (no matter the content unless its pedophile crap) online without being sued or harassed because sum big pocket bastard thinks he/she should be allowed to dip their greedy hands in our pockets because of it. This is what this is all about from the RIAA to the Hollywood. All these companies are suing and harassing people cause there so damn greedy and believed that everything we do with music and videos on our computers and online should have a fee so they can make money even if we already spent money offline for it. They just want more money and the growing problems in our US economy is only making them more greedy. As lil people with regular everyday jobs and no money after paying our bills they figure we can cry all we want but once it comes down to a legal battle we're screwed anyways.

lol yeah I am vincent someone remembered.
I'm impressed.

as always they're always split feelings when it comes to talks about Ps3 and 360 in one conversation. I for one will buy them both cause I like to collect consoles. I like the Ps3 but I've never actually played a 360 besides in the stores so I can't really comment there. My bro and my friend (who lives with us now) both own Ps3's so there's 2 in my home.

they're actually getting close to release. I'll go ahead and put money on it coming out before Christmas next year. Its gonna be awesum and I gotta upgrade my comp before then. lol

NO!! they are all incorrect BEAT THAT ASS and post pics!! lol Na, seriously dude, it should NEVER have to come to blows. I agree with everyone else, best to stay calm, there are many ways to support your friends without running around beating people and possibly putting yourself in the hospital or worse.

I play the PS3 sometimes (trying to beat FFXII actually), watch anime, watch anime, watch anime (i'm into all kinds of anime), check the latest buzz in the computer world (new stuff coming out), checking my money, finding ways to increase my money by ways of the internet (lot of dead ends right now). That's pretty much wat I do. Girlfriend lives 900+MI away right now so I go see her once every 2mons. However, she'll be moving with me later this year so YAY!!!

just put some ice on it. that's wat my mom always says. Oh, so you got a pool of blood there? don't need no doctor! Just put sum ice on it! lol

I'm going to do nothing........well that's wat I planned anyways. Then my brother came home with a shit load of fireworks. lol