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ALL of this fits into my fan fic, Eye of the Storm, SOMEWHERE

if you read this, it may spoil the story a bit, but you'll understand it a bit better

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Lucas sucks.

Yep No problem. Just watch out for KhO Like i said
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»ASE Adnet: PPC Advertising

I would like to mention to everyone that owns a website that ASE Adnet is ready for additional publishers to join the network. Join now.

ASE Adnet is far different than other networks. Adnet gives you the power over how your ads look and more. Why be stuck with other networks that don't pay you on time or don't pay you enough for your clicks you send. Adnet pays very well, higher than competing networks in most categories.

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And they usually subtract a sizable chunk of money off of the purchase price if you do.

Yep Thats what my cousin Told Me to do.

Im going to have to wait and get a dvd off of one of my relatives, i don't feal like making 8 Cd's.

There is a new news item posted at »ASE Labs

»Wed Reviews

»Thermaltake M9 Case VI1000BWS @ ASE Labs

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Thermaltake makes an entire range of PC supplies including cases, cooling, hardware and much more. The last Thermaltake product I reviewed was the excellent Armor full tower case. Thermaltake is known for making great cases and the M9 looks like a mid tower case with ventilation as its prime agenda. Should the Antec Nine Hundred be worried? Perhaps...

»Antec Three Hundred Case @ ASE Labs

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Antec steps up to the plate to deliver a brand new case in the "Hundred" series. Betting on the success of the excellent Nine Hundred, Antec has released a lower end model dubbed, the Three Hundred. Known as the " Versatile Case," will the new case stand out from its bigger, badder brother? Probably not, but it is at a better price point that its sibling.

»Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 Toxic 100225TXSR @ ASE Labs

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It has been a very long time since a graphics card has passed by the review bench of ASE Labs. Sapphire steps up to the plate with their release of the Radeon HD3870 Toxic Edition that hopes to earn some of your hard earned cash. With AMD's support of open source, the ATI partners are in a good position to conqueror the Linux market and the future to bright. Sapphire is the biggest producer of ATI cards and we will see how their product performs.

»Sans Digital MobileSTOR MS2UTN+ RAID Enclosure @ ASE Labs

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ASE Labs has always explained the benefits of having redundant storage and backups. There are series of articles devoted to each technology. Sans Digital is a big player in RAID enclosures and their latest model, the MobileSTOR MS2UTN+ delivers USB2 and eSATA support to a 2 disk array of your choosing. This combines the best of both world for data backup and redundancy. It really is an excellent product.

<a href="http://www.tbreak.com/reviews/article.php?id=611">Triple SLI- AMD or Intel @ t-break</a>

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nVidia been on Intel\'s case by very strongly voicing their opinions on how a better GPU adds more value that a better CPU. This could be true for certain things on a low to medium end setup but for enthusiast gamers, the fastest of the fastest is the only option. We put this theory to test by putting three nVidia 9800GTX cards in Triple SLI mode and running some games on the highest-end Intel and AMD CPUs, the Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Phenom X4 9850 respectively.

<a href="http://hardwarelogic.com/news/137/ARTICLE/3315/2008-05-21.html">Thermaltake DuOrb CL-G0102 VGA Cooler Review @ HardwareLogic</a>

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With GPU's raising the bar in terms of performance and heat output with every generation, aftermarket cooling is taking a larger role in today's high performance gaming systems. Today we take a look at Thermaltake's DuOrb CL-G0102. Does the DuOrb have the performance to match the good looks, or is this another case of Ms. Teen USA South Carolina? Read more to find out!

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1428/chaintech_geforce_9600gt_oc_512mb/index.html">Chaintech GeForce 9600GT OC 512MB</a>

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Chaintech have really expanded from the line of graphics cards, now doing products like memory and flash products as well. What they no longer do however are motherboards. It wasn't all that long ago we were impressed with fancy cooling solutions and the general performance of Chaintech products. We'll have to see if the 9600GT is able to do anything for us. >From first glance the Chaintech offering didn't do a lot for us, but upon throwing it in our system we where pleasantly surprised with what happened. Before we get into that though, let's find out what they've done with the package and have a closer look at the actual card.

<a href="http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5659&Itemid=40>">XTune DDR3-1600 - Aeneon's PC3-12800 Tested - BCCHardware</a>

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* *At the end of the day, this is yet another very nice kit of memory from Aeneon. The performance was very good, the stability was excellent, and the MSRP is very competitive. Thanks to those 3 key features, the Aeneon XTune DDR3-1600 Mhz kit of memory has earned out Top Pick award.*

<a href="http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=766">Aeneon Xtune DDR3-1600 2GB Dual Channel Memory Kit Review @ ThinkComputers.org</a>

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A few months ago I reviewed the Aeneon Xtune DDR3-1333 2GB kit from Qimonda. It was an impressive pair of memory modules from a company we'd never heard of. The kit was very flexible, gaining tighter timings at lower clockrates, and overclocked reasonably well, all at the PC3 standard of 1.5v. Today I will be looking at Aeneon's latest PC3 kit, their DDR3-1600 2GB kit. It is rated at DDR3-1600, CL9, once again at the standard 1.5v. Will this new kit impress us as well as the earlier kit did? Continue reading to see.

<a href="http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/cpu/noctua-nh-u12p-cooler-may2k8.html">Digit-Life Review: Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler</a>

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As a serious High-End product, the NH-U12P effectively combines charismatic appearance with advanced technical design. It's an impressive cooler indeed - its working medium comprises a copper heat sink (45x42x5 mm), four 6mm copper heat pipes, a stack of large aluminum fins, and a 1300rpm fan.

<a href="http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/cpu-coolers/asus-triton-79-amazing/">Asus Triton 79 Amazing Review - XSReviews</a>

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* As the computing industry has evolved over the years, people have begun to care more and more about what their PC looks like, as well as how it performs. But it's not like what it was like several years ago, where the 'cool' happened to be flashing neon tubes and fans that glow various colours. The tacky disco era has moved on now, it's now the age of pure quality that performs well, is silent and ultimately, looks good. One of the products on the current market that boasts to do all this is the Asus Triton 79 Amazing. Now let's see how amazing this CPU cooler really is.

<a href="http://news.digitaltrends.com/talk-back/247/could-microsoft-onecare-fix-windows">Could Microsoft OneCare fix Windows? @ Digital Trends</a>

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Microsoft Live OneCare (or just OneCare) is Microsoft's answer to the mistake they made years ago that passed the responsibility for securing Windows off to third parties. That has, in my mind, been one of the three critical mistakes Microsoft has made since they first were founded. This created an environment where the people who secured the product were motivated to showcase the product's vulnerabilities in order to sell their wares while creating no incentive for them to actually help improve the core offering.

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1427/intel_core_2_duo_e7200_budget_penryn/index.html">Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 - Budget Penryn</a>

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The original Core 2 Duo based on Conroe architecture had 2MB of shared Level 2 cache. Whole Penryn based CPUs came with 6MB. This is a huge jump in size, but what about a cheaper option? Well, Intel has now come out with its latest addition to the Core 2 line; welcoming the Core 2 Duo E7000 series. This new CPU is designed to take a more mainstream and value-end stand. Its intention is to compliment and replace the already popular E4000 series of Core 2 CPUs. Today we will be testing out what the Core 2 Duo E7000 series is capable of and will pit it against its direct competition; AMD's Phenom X3.

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1426/abs_tagan_bz900_900_watt_power_supply/index.html">ABS Tagan BZ900 900 watt Power Supply</a>

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While we have been impressed with some of their earlier offerings, these folks have taken their power supplies to the next level by offering a power supply that they claim is not only top notch, but also has a new look that is more than a little interesting. They have done so under a subsidiary company ABS, a name that is aiming at taking Tagan reliability and offering more value. There is more to this package than just numbers, though. You also get a modular design that offers more cable security than most others on the market. The lighting is unique and even the colored rings surrounding your modular cables give off LED lighting.

<a href="http://www.legitreviews.com/article/710/1/">Booq Boa Laptop Case Review @ Legit Reviews</a>

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Quote: Booq calls the Boa A travel bag designed especially for frequently-traveling professionals. This bag has about 2,000 pockets and zippers to store all your favorite gear and gadgets. Actually, we counted 9 zippered pockets, 3 magnetic pockets, with 4 large compartments for your precious cargo. The outer material is made of water-repelling nylon that will keep the moisture out. Inside the Booq Boa, the laptop is housed in its own separate compartment that is lined with protective foam covered in very soft upholstery...

<a href="http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1278">Sparkle 9800GTX @ Bjorn3D</a>

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The GeForce 9800GTX is a perfect example. While the name implies that it is an upgrade for the GeForce 8800GTX, which it in a way is, it also is just a higher clocked GeForce 8800GTS 512 MB. You might wonder why NVIDIA didn't just use GeForce 9 for all their G92 based cards but we may never know why.

<a href="http://hardwarelogic.com/news/134/ARTICLE/3394/2008-05-19.html">Corsair Dominator PC2-9136 4GB Memory Kit Review @ HardwareLogic</a>

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Corsair knows enthusiasts and the performance we demand from our components. Since 1994 the guys over in Fremont, California have met that demand by providing some of the highest quality memory in the market. Within the past couple of years, Corsair has also sailed into the power supply scene and carried over the quality and reliability their brand name is known for.

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1425/logitech_harmony_one_universal_remote/index.html">Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote</a>

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Logitech really is covering all the bases with its peripherals these days. The last Logitech product I reviewed was the MX Air Mouse and I thought that was a nifty bit of kit to control your home theater setup. The proverbial cake however has not just been taken; it's been flaunted and eaten right in front of our starving faces. I'm referring to the Logitech Harmony One remote control here; a nifty slick piece of all-in-one cake that can control TVs, DVD players, VCRs, game consoles, home media center PCs, air conditioning units and pretty much everything else that uses an Infrared transmitting remote control.

<a href="http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12357">AMD FireGL V8600: Linux vs. Windows</a>

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We've published a great deal of benchmarks looking at the Linux fglrx driver (now more commonly referred to as the Linux Catalyst driver) since these major changes were pushed into the limelight this past fall. In fact, since this past September we've published more than 80 display driver articles with many of them being AMD related, and that's in addition to nearly a dozen graphics card reviews. On the AMD side, all of our testing has been done with the consumer-grade Radeon GPUs and IGPs, but that has changed today. In this article, we are providing our first look at the AMD FireGL V8600 1GB under Linux. We'll share our thoughts on this high-end workstation graphics card and specifically looking at how the Windows and Linux performance compares.

<a href="http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=764">Alienware Hangar18 HD Entertainment Center Review @ ThinkComputers.org</a>

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Home theater PC's have become very popular lately. It seems almost everyone I know has been taking their old computers and turning them into media machines. Well what if you want the best media machine money can buy? The Alienware Hangar18 HD Entertainment Center could be just that. Alienware is mainly known for making gaming machines, so it will be interesting to see how they do on the Hangar18. The Hangar18 is an all-in-one media machine that can play DVD's or Blu-ray media, watch live TV, watch internet TV, listen to music, and share it all wirelessly. Let's check it out!

<a href="http://www.logictv.com/videos/HP_Pavilion_tx2000z_12_1__Touch_screen_Tablet_">HP Pavilion tx2000z video review</a>

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When we reviewed the tx2000's predecessor, aptly named the tx1000, last July, we found it to be an interesting machine. It was unique in being one of the only entertainment-minded laptops with a resistive digitizer display. HP has refreshed the tx1000 with the tx2000, which brings a technology refresh as well as a full active WACOM digitizer.

<a href="http://metku.net/index.html?path=reviews/gainward-9800gx2/index_eng">Gainward Bliss 9800GX2 graphics card review in Metku</a>

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As a conclusion of the 9800GX2 I have to say that it's a truely impressive piece of kit. I had my doubts about dual GPU systems, but in our tests the SLI worked nicely and gave a significant performance boost over single card setups.

<a href="http://legitreviews.com/article/707/1/">Albatron GeForce 9600GT-512X Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews</a>

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Big on performance and easy on the wallet, the Albatron GeForce 9600GT-512X video card offers unheard of graphics processing power at a wallet friendly price point. Finally you can enjoy decent frame rates in the latest DirectX 10 games at resolutions that gamers actually want to use. Read on as we take a look at the Albatron GeForce 9600GT-512X and how it does when we game on it and then overclock it to the max.

<a href="http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=762">Lian-Li PC V1010 Case Review @ ThinkComputers.org</a>

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I liken Lian-Li to the Mercedes-Benz of the chassis design world. The Taiwan-based company designs its chassis with sleek, conservative style and hand-builds cases out of lightweight, yet durable aluminum. The chassis are generally not flashy, but are very, very conducive for high-performance cooling while overclocking. Lian-Li recently renewed its V series line-up with five new cases: PC-V2110, PC-V2010, PC-V1110, PC-V1000Z, and the focus of this review, the PC-V1010. ThinkComputers goes inside the Lian-Li PC-V1010 chassis in this review.

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Oh well......you suck.......any way no worrys now i just got a 30 day free trial.

There is a new news item posted at »ASE Labs

»NBC Used The Flag

It turns out that NBC did use the DRM broadcast flag to block recording of its shows. <a href="http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9947631-7.html">Another reason to switch to fully open systems that give you full rights</a>. Microsoft's own Media Center blocks recordings so you get what you paid for... a cheap hacked system that sides with the media cartels instead of consumers. This is why MythTV works so well. It is free and unencumbered by meaningless DRM. What's worse, this may have been a test by NBC to see if people would care that they couldn't record shows. Bad press and resentment from the community said they did. It is a good thing that people are aware of the issue and that people know that Media Center from Microsoft trashes consumer rights.

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The NBC spokeswoman said the network had no intention of blocking the show but declined to specify how the error was made. Flags that have been issued accidentally aren't uncommon, some industry insiders say. While acknowledging that it "fully adheres to flags used by broadcasters," Microsoft said that it was working with content owners to reduce the number of false flags. "The success of the entire distribution chain is dependent on all involved maintaining the necessary checks and quality control so that coding is correctly applied," a Microsoft spokeswoman wrote in an e-mail to News.com. Meanwhile, the larger issue for some is that Microsoft and possibly other hardware and software makers will honor broadcast flags. "Customers need to know who Microsoft is listening to and how that affects their equipment," said Danny O'Brien, a staffer at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an advocacy group for Internet users.

I love how Microsoft tries to spin everything that they do wrong. Face it Microsoft, you are doing a disservice to consumers. There is no other way around it.

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Im sorry for bringing up an old thread but i fixed my 360. Yeah with nothing but thick paper. I saw a video on youtube about a guytalkiong about how a magnet in the drive and come out of place cause shitty glue and i figured lets try to knock it back in place. and it worked.

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»Microsoft: We Don\'t Care About Consumers

Microsoft is admitting that they support the broadcast flag that content owners want to shove down consumer throats. <a href="http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9946780-7.html">Windows Media Center PCs refused to record two shows because of this flag</a>. That's what you get when you can't inspect the source code. You gets lies and deceit. People should turn to free and open alternatives such as MythTV which rocks.

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The software company was responding to questions about why some users of Windows Vista Media Center were prevented from recording NBC Universal TV shows, American Gladiator and Medium on Monday night. The "rules," in which the spokeswoman is apparently referring to are those proposed by the FCC, which would require software and hardware makers to honor "broadcast flags." The flags are code that broadcasters can insert into the data stream of TV shows that typically require restrictions on the recording of the shows. What she didn't say is that the "rules" aren't rules at all. The courts struck down the FCC's proposal in 2005, saying the regulator lacked the authority to tell electronics makers how to interpret the signals they receive. Since then, Microsoft and other manufacturers have retained the option of whether to honor the flags.

Leave it to Microsoft to spread more BS about the FCC "rules" that were overturned by courts three years ago.

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No problem, Mike.

I always like to answer questions and get feedback.

The fan looks like it would work just fine. I love the unit.

There is a new article posted at »ASE Labs

»Thermaltake M9 Case VI1000BWS

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The Thermaltake M9 case takes features from the Antec Nine Hundred as well as other cases to make a very nice package. It combines good styling with excellent value.

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It was a suggestion.
i could use a new monitor.

well i did play it for four years.

I'm seeing if updating the CPU drivers will fix it.

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There is a new news item posted at »ASE Labs

»Wed Reviews

»Antec Three Hundred Case @ ASE Labs

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Antec steps up to the plate to deliver a brand new case in the "Hundred" series. Betting on the success of the excellent Nine Hundred, Antec has released a lower end model dubbed, the Three Hundred. Known as the " Versatile Case," will the new case stand out from its bigger, badder brother? Probably not, but it is at a better price point that its sibling.

»Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 Toxic 100225TXSR @ ASE Labs

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It has been a very long time since a graphics card has passed by the review bench of ASE Labs. Sapphire steps up to the plate with their release of the Radeon HD3870 Toxic Edition that hopes to earn some of your hard earned cash. With AMD's support of open source, the ATI partners are in a good position to conqueror the Linux market and the future to bright. Sapphire is the biggest producer of ATI cards and we will see how their product performs.

»Sans Digital MobileSTOR MS2UTN+ RAID Enclosure @ ASE Labs

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ASE Labs has always explained the benefits of having redundant storage and backups. There are series of articles devoted to each technology. Sans Digital is a big player in RAID enclosures and their latest model, the MobileSTOR MS2UTN+ delivers USB2 and eSATA support to a 2 disk array of your choosing. This combines the best of both world for data backup and redundancy. It really is an excellent product.

»OCZ Rally2 Turbo 4GB USB Flash @ ASE Labs

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OCZ may be best known for their memory products such as low latency and high speed RAM, but they also provide other products with enhanced speed and performance. Their line of cooling products as well as flash memory provide excellent performance in today's market. Today, ASE Labs has the OCZ Rally2 Turbo 4GB USB flash drive for review. Even flash can be dual channel.

<a href="http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=828">GeForce 9800 GTX Extreme Overclocking Experiment @ Madshrimps</a>

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The GeForce 9800 GTX product was received with mixed feelings; on the one hand you had an affordable high end VGA solution, but on the other hand it was not much of improvement over the 8800 GTX. One area where the 9800 GTX might shine through however is overclocking, the new GPU generates less heat, and with the help of some LN2 it will be interesting to see how high it can climb!

<a href="http://www.bigbruin.com/2008/aeneon1142_1">AeneonXTune_2GB_DDR2-1142_Dual_Channel Memory_Kit_Review @ Bigbruin.com</a>

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Testing showed that the Aeneon XTune 2GB DDR2-1142 dual channel memory kit could put up some solid numbers, keeping pace with another comparable kit from Kingston. At stock speeds this kit is ready for action above and beyond the JEDEC standard speed grade of PC2-8500, and with some relatively easy overclocking it can soar past PC2-9600 speeds

<a href="http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/video/g92_scaling.html">Digit-Life Review: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Performance Scaling in Modern Games</a>

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We decided to find out what parameters affect performance in modern games most of all. Besides, we haven't analyzed how performance is affected by CPU/GPU/video memory clock rates for a long time already. So we decided to test a G92-based graphics card and determine main rendering bottlenecks in modern games.

<a href="http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1270">NZXT Tempest @ Bjorn3D</a>

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For many enthusiasts venturing into the world of PC building, selecting a case can be quite a challenge these days. Important factors to consider include quality, size, functionality, and now more than ever - style. Well-built enclosures with incredible features are important, but without a bit of flash and beauty, they might as well stay sitting on the warehouse shelf (and probably will!). However, there's also another aspect of case selection that's very important to many builders, especially those new to the game - price. Being on something of a strict diet myself when it comes to purchasing new hardware, I certainly appreciate a company that can combine all of the above mentioned features in a single product. Enter NZXT and the Tempest midtower case. Did they pull it off and create a budget-friendly winner? Let's find out.

<a href="http://www.pro-clockers.com/review.php?id=347">Hiper Osiris Mid Tower @ Pro-Clockers</a>

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But as of late, Hiper's claim to fame is the Anubis. A 6063 T5 Alloy case that boasts plenty of features that make air ventilation and water cooling an ease to setup. This case saw itself on the front page of a lot of well known websites. The Anubis received all kinds of awards for it superb construction, its ease to assemble, its roominess and its stealth features. We, here at Pro-Clockers, were not lucky enough to review the Anubis but we will make up for it today by reviewing the Osiris.

<a href="http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/ultra_x3_800watt_modular_power_supply_review/">Ultra X3 800Watt Modular Power Supply Review @ Tweaknews.net</a>

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Testing yielded stable voltages, quiet operation and I won't have to worry about buying a new power supply when the time comes to upgrade my system. The flat, flexible modular cabling system was great to work with and has spoiled me completely. I can't imagine going back to regular cables, much less a non-modular design.

<a href="http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=176&Itemid=1">OCZ SATA-II 32GB 2.5-Inch SSD OCZSSD2-1S32G @ Benchmark Reviews</a>

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Perhaps Benchmark Reviews like to ride the edge of technology just a little too close, since we've tested more DDR3 and SSD's than almost everyone else on the web, but the bleeding edge is what where most enthusiasts like to live. OCZ allowed us to test their first Solid State Drive product, the OCZSSD64GB, and while the pricing very affordable the performance wasn't so impressive. Now just a short three months later, OCZ has returned with one of the industries very first SATA-II SSD products, the OCZSSD2. It would be a shame to give away the details, but it appears that the extra time at the design table was very well spent. OCZ's new Solid State Drive offers industry leading performance matched by ultra-affordable pricing, and sets a new record.

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1420/palit_geforce_9600_gso_sonic_768mb/index.html">Palit GeForce 9600 GSO Sonic 768MB</a>

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It seems we're right on time for another pointless release of a graphics card that is slightly better or slightly worse than what is on the market already, whilst carrying with it a price tag pretty similar to that of what's already available. Did that confuse you? - The thing is, these graphics card releases from NVIDIA are becoming nothing short of a joke. I've actually tested the 9600 GSO; I know how I'm going to wrap this up before I even wrote this introduction, and it's a real doozy. Before we get too far ahead of ourselves though, let's find out exactly what the card looks like, what Palit has done with it and if the package stands out in any way.

<a href="http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/review/5167/toshiba-satellite-m305-review">Toshiba Satellite M305 Laptop Review @ Digital Trends</a>

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processor in a light and portable package. Though it won't win any benchmark shootouts it's certainly adequate for web surfing and office productivity; the only downside is it includes the usual Toshiba bloatware, so know that you'll have to spend some time cleaning it up a bit to allow it to reach its full potential.

<a href="http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=761>">Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 1TB External Hard Drive Review @ ThinkComputers.org</a>

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Terabyte hard drives are becoming more popular with the need for more hard drive space. If you're looking to expand your hard drive capacity I think the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 1TB External Hard Drive would be great for you. This drive includes USB and Dual FireWire interfaces with available capacities of 250GB, 500GB, 750GB, and 1TB. The drive is jam packed with plenty of software to suffice the most avid external storage fanatics, while being easy to use for the everyday individual. Read on further to see what all this OneTouch drive has to offer.

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1419/in_win_b2_stealth_bomber_mid_tower_case/index.html">In Win B2 Stealth Bomber Mid Tower Case</a>

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With looks based off the design concept of the B2 Stealth Bomber, this B2 enclosure has some features that are not commonplace. The big question, though, is whether it can handle the rigors of a high-end system and manage to not only give it a good home, but to do so in a cool manner. We begin our tour of the B2 Stealth Bomber by noting the lack of a door on the front bezel. The bezel is made of plastic like many other enclosures, but there is not a door in the normal sense that we have come to expect. As implied by the name of this case, stealth is the key. Let's take a closer look...

<a href="http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/storage/flashdrive/oczr24/">OCZ Technology 4GB Rally2 USB Flash Drive @ Viper Lair</a>

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The OCZ Technology 4GB Rally2 USB Flash Drive is the fastest flash drive I've had the opportunity to work with. The drive itself has a tough, durable feel to it given the chassis is made primarily out of aluminum. Thankfully, OCZ has one of the more classic types of logos, so the corporate branding doesn't over power the aesthetics of the device.

<a href="http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/507/ASUS+8600+GT+TOP">ASUS 8600GT TOP Video Card Reviewed @ TheTechLounge</a>

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I was a bit surprised that Asus asked us to review their *flagship budget* -- it's weird just writing that -- 8600 GT TOP. It's new SKU for a card closing in on its end of life; the model being about a year old now. Just the same, with a hundred-dollar price tag, it's definitely got an audience, no matter what cards there are competing against it, or what cards have been released since. And it's a pretty highly-regarded card; go on any hardware forum and there's a dozen NVIDIA people extolling the virtues of the 8600 GTs when it comes to budget gaming. Now, I'm not saying that they're all wrong, but it is worth finding out if new drivers and some moderate factory overclocking can put value on an otherwise dated video card.

<a href="http://hardwarelogic.com/news/132/ARTICLE/3513/2008-05-12.html">ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Motherboard Review @ HardwareLogic</a>

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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.

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1418/palit_9600gt_sonic_1gb_graphics_card/index.html">Palit 9600GT Sonic 1GB Graphics Card</a>

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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.

<a href="http://www.pro-clockers.com/review.php?id=344">Gigabyte X48 DQ6 Socket 775 Motherboard @ Pro-Clockers</a>

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Gigabyte being a leader in motherboards is making it easy on us to have the best when new chipsets are released. They have being right there, first to market, when Intel believed it was time for change. This used to be a position held by Asus. Gigabyte is the first to bring us the new X48 chipset to our rigs. This honor belongs to the X48-DQ6 and X48T-DQ6, DDR2 and DDR3 versions respectively. The DQ6 being the high end model for Gigabyte, it has all the bells and whistles. From complex cooling systems to high-end capacitors you can't ask for more in a motherboard except for excellent overclocking. Can the X48-DQ6 accomplish what we achieved with EX-38 just a few weeks ago?

<a href="http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=760">Palit GeForce 9600GT 1GB Sonic Video Card Review @ ThinkComputers.org</a>

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Today I will be looking at the Palit 9600GT 1GB Sonic. The 9600GT is nVidia's latest mid-range GeForce card, and rather than the reference 512 gigs of DDR3 memory, Palit has opted to add a full gig of memory, along with a heatpipe cooler, to this card. How will it stand up against the last generation of GeForce mid-range cards? Continue reading to see...

<a href="http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1269">GIGABYTE X48T-DQ6 @ Bjorn3D</a>

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Today we are going to take a look at GIGABYTE's high end motherboard, the X48T-DQ6. GIGABYTE makes two versions of this board utilizing Intel's X48 chipset. The X48 which is a DDR2 variant and the X48T which is the DDR3 version that we will be covering today. The X48 brings minimal changes to the chipset when compared to the X38 and the only tangible difference should be more overclocking headroom. In recent years GIGABYTE has truly reinvented itself as a leader in innovation. In today's world the name of the game, or color to be more specific, is green. We have green cars, green homes and now you can add motherboards to the growing list of items going green. GIGABYTE has made a concerted effort to produce motherboards that use the least amount of energy possible without sacrificing performance. A task not easily accomplished. To this end they have dubbed this innovation DES or Dynamic Energy Saver. A system which can adjust voltage, power phases and clocks speeds of the boa! rd and CPU to ensure as little energy as possile is wasted while providing as much power as needed. Is it possible to have a power efficient system without losing performance? Let's find out.

<a href="http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/review5067.html">Canon EOS Rebel XSi Review @ Digital Trends</a>

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Like the price of a barrel of oil, the megapixel count of D-SLRs continues to climb. When Canon and others first unveiled popularly-priced digital single lens reflex cameras, 6MP was the resolution spec, and everyone was thrilled. Today, 6-megapixel cameras of any type are practically ancient history. In fact, most new D-SLRs such as the Nikon D60, Pentax K200D or Sony DSLR-A200 kick off at 10MP with 14s becoming much more prevalent in 2008, such as the recent Editor's Choice-earning Sony DSLR-A350. As for the new Canon EOS Rebel XSi, it fits right between them with a resolution of 12.2MP, but proves slightly more expensive if you look at it on a pure pixel-for-pixel comparison. Yet digital cameras are about much more than pure resolution-they're about speed, picture-taking ability and loads of little things that separate the good from the bad. With that in mind, it was time to see if Canon had a winner on its hands-or, to put it bluntly, a clunker instead.

<a href="http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HyperSonic/AG2_Notebook">Hyper Sonic AG2 Notebook @ techPowerUp</a>

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With the recent purchase of Hyper Sonic OCZ has added another company to their portfolio, further diversifying their product range. Hypersonic's AG2 Notebook, which we have on our testbench today has been engineered to be light weight and portable with less than 1.8 kg. The design also looks stunning with its a high quality, glossy paint.

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»Antec Three Hundred Case

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The Antec Three Hundred case is the newest child in the Hundred series of cases. It has minimal frills and gets the job done on a budget.

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Not really...

Nexuiz is fully open. You can download the source AND the artwork and create derivative works. It also plays very well.

There are a few other free and open source FPS games. I'm going to check all of them out soon.

Though I would rather Texans have to pay sales tax rather than New York residents.

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»PHP6: The Future of PHP

PHP6 will feature a hold bunch of changes to make the language much better. <a href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-php-future/?ca=dgr-lnxw01PHP-Future">Backwards compatibility be damned</a>. Finally, PHP6 will usher in proper namespaces and such.

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PHP V6 will offer many improvements and will clean up some of the functionality that has been in older versions of PHP. To take advantage of the new features and cleanup, read through the NEWS list (see Resources), as it will contain the most up-to-date information about what is included (or not included) in PHP V6. You can download developer versions of PHP V6 today and start making sure that your applications are unaffected by the changes. You can also take this opportunity to clean up your own scripts, removing any of the deprecated functions mentioned in this article or updating your syntax to make sure that your applications are supported.

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what about a chat box?