HW Roundup Plus, how to disable that XP admin account
CEBIT HAS BEEN the predominant theme in most of the ICT media, so we were not surprised that reviews'n'previews on other sites took a break as well, with the majority of hacks being out on the Messegelande. But to compensate for having taken a break from the roundup for the past few days, we're running this one in an extended edition, with plenty interesting things to read.
Those who did not depart for cold Hangover worked hard to get a hardware exclusive or two, as 3DProfessor did. Brian got down and dirty with Nvidia's latest Quadro FX 4600. This card looks suspiciously like the Geforce 8800GTS, but nothing is perfect in this world. Still, for this exclusive review, head over to
3Dprofessor's classroom and enjoy.
If you are an overclocker or want an excellent motherboard on the cheap, do not look any further than DFI's Infinity P965 motherboard. We hear that continuous delays of this product moved it from the high-end LANParty to the mainstream Infinity line. The thing is - this baby is a fully-fledged LANParty product for a fraction of a price. Proof of concept appeared in the
world's first review of it, done by a mobile CeBIT benchmark team from IT-Review.Net. They took the front side bus all the way to an insane 530MHz, which is proof that Oscar Wu and the engineering team over at DFI are geniuses.
After two world firsts, time for regular programming - hardware reviews around the world. Diceman reviewed
Cooler Master Aquagate Duo Viva water-cooling kit, which sports some innovative techniques to deliver comfortable and end-user-friendly water cooling.
Several system administrators from Croatia founded a new site, which will predominatly feature tips and tricks on how to ensure your safety on the Internet. One suggestion that pops out and isn't known by many out there is
to disable the Administrator account. As you probably know, most notebooks and desktops do not have a password on Admin account, and IT-InfoNews lads will show you how to kill the account in total. Also, if Windows Messenger annoys you, you can
read two ways to kill it.
Niko from RBmods tested something that most low-end users will buy, a single-core processor under the name
AMD Athlon 64 4000+.
Legit Reviews wrote a technology piece about the
OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator, a revolutionary peripheral device. After that, you can read their review of
24 different graphics cards featuring ATi Radeon chips - an interesting read indeed.
BCCHardware tested probably the best-buy monitor out there,
20" Viewsonic VX2035wm. It's amazing that you can buy a 20-inch widescreen for a measly 300 Canadian Dollars, at least in Canada.
XSReviews tested
GeIL's Ultra Plus DDR2-800 memory, and it is interesting to read how GeIL is trying to muscle into the room occupied by two significant players out there, Corsair and OCZ.
Legion Hardware went out to test how
latency affects performance and if you are really interested in what the differences between memory types and manufacturers are, head on and read the article.
PCPerspective tested OCZ's entrance into the world of gaming mice. It's called the
Equalizer. DVHardware.Net tested
SilverStone Decathlon DA750 PSU review. Silverstone did a good job, and rails are well supplied - 12V+ rail has 60 Amps, while 1200W model comes with massive 90A. More than enough for quad-R600...
On the other hand, if you want to connect your home into a nice wireless network, perhaps you should take a look at
D-Link's DIR-655. Sadly, it does not fit our needs since we want a decent 8-port Gigabit Ethernet router with final 802.11n spec. Feel free to send your news'n'reviews straight to
this address.
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