Hardware Roundup Plus Evga comes to Europe
WITH THE rising price of electricity, you might be interested in this
Quick guide to measuring and assessing your TV's power consumption. Written by Cnet, it shows how different technologies like Plasma, CRT and LCD compares and things are not as simple as they may seem. You will be surprised to hear that running an Xbox and a 55-inch plasma can consume as much as 700w, which is what some microwave ovens use. Interesting reading to say the least.
Pureoverclock reviews the
EVGA 7900GT KO Superclocked. There are a few thing that set them apart from the rest of the pack. They've got a 10 year warranty with a 24 hour warrant and their legendary step up program which allows you to upgrade to their latest video card and pay only for the difference. The card is compared with the jaw dropping X1900XT which has twice the pixel shader pipes and costs slightly less. It consumes a lot less power than the X1900XT but still, ATI's candidate beats it.
Bytesector checks the impressively-designed
BenQ FP202W which is a 20.1inch LCD monitor towering at a resolution of 1680x1050 pixels. That's something that has to be seen. Having worked on a similar resolution on a CRT screen, it is painful to return to anything less. The monitor comes with D-Sub and DVI-D connection and weighs only 5.7Kg. Mind you there's no speakers but top class performance and a slim frame, which will be useful if you ever want to get two together.
Techreport says that it is one of the midrange marvel motherboard of our times. The
MSI K9N SLI motherboard is based around the nForce 570 SLI chipset and retails for much cheaper than 590 SLI based mobos. You still get 8-channel audio, VIA's Firewire, twin GbE LAN, six SATA connectors with RAID as well as three PCI slots. It has no problem to keep up with more expensive motherboards. A few annoyances aside, the board makes a big impression. Not the best overclocker around but a decent performer.
Bonafidenews reports on the
Casio EX-S600 Exilim card 6MP Digital camera. One wonders how the miracles of optics work as the extruding zoom is at least twice as thick as the camera's body itself. This one has a larger screen, a longer battery life and a few more tricks as compared to the previous generation. Impressive design and impressive results; probably the best midrange pocket camera on the market. Anti shake does not seem to work though.
CGOnline puts the
Altec Lansing AHS615 to the test. It is a gaming headset and comes with a few useful accessories like a pivotable microphone, a corded sound control. The padded ear cups are comfortable enough for the reviewer. Highlighted feature is the SRS-3D which is a sound booster and works wonders in FPS or MMO games. You will need a small battery to power and the price of the whole thing is well within the spectrum of gaming speakers. Gamers with wives and girl friends will appreciate it. If you want to send in reviews, hardware or software, don't hesitate, just bring them in. I am particularly fond of exotic hardware that you won't find elsewhere. Even if the review is not in English, as long as it is interesting and entertaining. Send it in. Also I would be glad if someone could point me to a recent directory of hardware websites.
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