| Hardware Roundup Gears of War Edition |
To celebrate our limited edition collectors edition of Gears of War here at MaXit HQ (you did remember to pick a copy up right?), we thought we'd leave you with some homework for those of you without a 360.   MSI GeForce 8800GTS is here - Hello DX10 "G80 is clearly the most anticipated GPU update for nVidia for quite some time now and unless you have been living under a rock, you would know why. Previous generation cards like the GeForce 7800 and 7900 series have been more of a speed increase then anything else. While we have seen implementation of new graphics technology built into them they are nothing near as major as what the new GeForce 8800 series brings with it today. DirectX 10 is going to be the platform for gaming over the next few years. There are two sides of arguments to the 8800 series - both of which make a very good point. Those who felt that buying the previous generation top cards wasn’t a waste of money, because while the 8800 line up was coming out with DX10 support (which of course is such a major leap), how long was it going to be until we actually see DX10 technology implemented into games? While the other side felt that the 8800 was not only going to bring increased DX9 performance but also support for DX10." REVIEW URL: http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/977/ OCZ GameXstream 700 W Power Supply "GameXstream 700 W (also known as OCZGXS700) is a high-end power supply belonging to OCZ’s latest series, GameXstream. This model features a big 120-mm fan and is EPS12V-compatible, being targeted to high-end SLI and CrossFire systems. Let’s take an in-depth look on this power supply." REVIEW URL: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/397 ABIT nForce 680i SLI mobo on show - IN9 32X-MAX "Today ABIT showed us their upcoming IN9 32X-MAX motherboard. It’s the motherboard which ABIT is most excited about and should prove a good selling product for them - especially if we see typical ABIT overclocking prowess. Talking about overclocking during our visit, ABIT mentioned that the board should be able to do around 650MHz FSB (an amazing 2600MHz bus speed) but with extra work in the cooling department, you may see bus speeds around 2800MHz. Keep in mind that none of this is proven yet and only time will tell as ABIT spends the next couple months fine tuning their BIOS for the release of the board sometime in Q1 next year." REVIEW URL: http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/978/ GeForce 8 Series Architecture "NVidia has just released their new GeForce 8 series, formerly known by its codename, G80. This new series uses a completely different architecture from all other graphic chips, using a unified shader engine. In this article we will explain in details all that is new on this new graphics chip series." REVIEW URL: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/398 Ultra Defender & Grid Cases "Both the Defender and Grid cases offer tremendous value. The Defender case has lots of features, but is really intended for the budget market. It only comes with a 350W or 400W Power Supply option and one 120mm fan which is rather small. On the other hand, the Grid case has a 700W power supply option, comes with two 120mm fans, is larger, and more stylish. Watch the Video to find out more..." REVIEW URL: http://www.3dgameman.com/content/view/5333/103/ Tagan Turbo Jet 1100W Power Supply "With 1,100W of power, and 20A to each of the four 12V rails, you can be sure that you will have plenty of power for a long time. The Tagan Turbo Jet 1100W TG1100-U95 power supply has everything you can ask for... long cables, a sufficient number of connectors, stable power, and four PCI-E connectors." REVIEW URL: http://www.bigbruin.com/2006/tagan1100_1 X-micro VDO MP4 F610 Review "X-Micro. A name that most people are not familiar with, one that I myself have not heard of in the past. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, X-micro is sneaking a new product into the market, the VDO MP4 F610. While this may not be the most appealing name, it’s bound to mean that this little device is packing, as anything with that kind of name is either going to be great, or overly complicated. X-micro, established in 1999, has been supplying easy to use hardware, which has been dubbed “plug & fly”. We will see whether this claim holds up with the VDO MP4 F610." REVIEW URL: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/xmicro.php Ubuntu: The Imperfect Operating System Alternative to Windows "Now I know I'm going to be chastised for saying this, so I might as well get it out in the open: Ubuntu needs to be more user-friendly. Although the operating system has a beautiful interface, and is quite easy to use —even for those who have never tried, or even seen Linux before—it is still really difficult to get things up-and-running when you encounter a small glitch." REVIEW URL: http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/ubuntu/ USB Ultra infrared receiver DIY guide "A new USB infrared receiver guide with a special PC power on/off function is published on ocinside.de The circuit got the name "USB Ultra infrared receiver" or briefly "USB Ultra IR". The USB Ultra IR does not "only" allow to control the complete PC software with an universal infrared remote control unit, but also offers a special function to power-on and switch-off the PC remotely. The guide includes a full solder guide and a detailed explanation of the USB Ultra IR v1.1, which is by the way also as a complete DIY kit in the Redaktion ocinside.de Fanshop available. Should be a nice handicraft for the colder (pre-) Christmas time ..." REVIEW URL: http://www.ocinside.de How to Use Battefield 2142 to Benchmark your PC "As you may already know, one of the best ways to benchmark PCs nowadays is by running 3D games. If you are comparing video cards, the use of real 3D games is imperative. Battlefield 2142, which was released last month, is the latest game under Battlefield franchise, making a very interesting choice to test the 3D performance of your system. In this tutorial we will teach you how to use this game to benchmark your PC." REVIEW URL: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/399 Icydock MB559 External Removable Hard Drive Enclosure “With so many companies making external hard drive enclosures it is hard to separate yourself from the rest and make a unique product. Well Icydock specializes in hard drive enclosures and they have really impressed me with their latest offering the MB559 external removable hard drive enclosure. It is one of the best external hard drive enclosures that I have seen. With all of its features it really sets itself apart from all the other enclosures out there so let's take a look.” REVIEW URL: http://www.thinkcomputers.org And in case your still wondering if you should buy Gears of War, here's a list of reviews.
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