Video:Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic Dual Edition Video Card Review @ Hardware CanucksATi Radeon HD 4870 X2 Review @ Rage3DGainward Radeon HD 4850 Golden Sample Graphics Card @ TweaktownHIS HD 4670 IceQ Turbo 512 MB @ techPowerUpZotac 9800 GTX+ ZONE Edition – In the Cool Zone @ HardwareZoneMotherboards and Chipsets:Abit AN78GS Motherboard @ ThinkComputers.orgFoxconn P45A-S Motherboard Review @ HardwareLogicMemory and Storage:QNAP TS-409U 1U NAS Review @ OCModShopCorsair DHX 4GB DDR2-800MHz @ PhoronixVerbatim
Hardware RoundUp
Video:Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic Dual Edition Video Card Review @ Hardware CanucksATi Radeon HD 4870 X2 Review @ Rage3DGainward Radeon HD 4850 Golden Sample Graphics Card @ TweaktownHIS HD 4670 IceQ Turbo 512 MB @ techPowerUpZotac 9800 GTX+ ZONE Edition – In the Cool Zone @ HardwareZoneMotherboards and Chipsets:Abit AN78GS Motherboard @ ThinkComputers.orgFoxconn P45A-S Motherboard Review @ HardwareLogicMemory and Storage:QNAP TS-409U 1U NAS Review @ OCModShopCorsair DHX 4GB DDR2-800MHz @ PhoronixVerbatim
Diamond Multimedia Gets Hit With Fraud By Disgruntled Former Employee
Early this week Legit Reviews was given information about how Diamond graphics cards were failing in Alienware computers and we reported on the story here. We contacted Diamond about the claims and confirmed them with Diamond and went as far as posting pictures showing the solution to the problem here. It seems that Diamond is still upset with the way the media has handled the situation and sent out a press release point the blame at a disgruntled former employee, who was terminated due to presenting fraudulent credentials. Diamond claims that this person was unable to solve a very minor problem that affected less than 200 cards and was fired after an investigation and termination. Once he was fired Diamond says that this former employee sent the unsubstantiated stories to inflict harm. While we covered the story we just simple told you that Diamond had issues with certain cards and that was the truth. Crap happens and don't forget Legit Reviews was one of the very first sites to show you the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX resistor issue way back in 2006. We've been told by Diamond that the problem has been fixed and that under 200 cards were impacted.
This is serious business, said Bruce Zaman, CEO of Diamond. We hired the man on the strength of his resume and a clean criminal background check, Zaman added. When we dug deeper we found that the person was not who he said he was and promptly terminated him. This is why any news service must check the background of the person making these allegations. Gossip becomes news and can hurt a business that has served the industry and the community well for more than 25 years. Our employees can suffer the consequences of this kind of personal attack, too, Zaman said. Diamond has taken steps to alert the press, both print and on line, to insure that the correct story gets out and the character and motive of the former employee are known. It is incumbent upon the writers to get it right, said Zaman. They need to check the source just as the mainstream press does. If not done, their credibility can be compromised by the source.
Thompson’s Hot Coffee Scalds Him
Jack Thompson, best known for his crusade against video games, which he considers to be overly violent and to contain too much sexual content, has been disbarred. His most famous crusade was against Rockstar Games and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, after the famous “Hot Coffee” content was exposed (no pun intended).The Florida Supreme Court has ordered his permanent disbarment (.PDF), though it has given him 30 days to “close out his practice.”The Court approves the corrected referee’s report and John
Some ask why? Fusionman asks, why not?
The Rocket Man, Yves Rossy, known by those in the know, as Fusionman took flight today in a successful voyage across the English Channel. He was the first man to ever do this with a self contained, homemade jet pack. That’s right, we said jet pack, people.A former Air Force pilot, Yves Rossy has spent much of his career flying thousands of people around the planet as a captain for SWISS. But when Rossy is not flying planes, he is jumping out of them. Freestyle, skysurf, freely – you name it, he has
Some ask why? Fusionman asks, why not?
The Rocket Man, Yves Rossy, known by those in the know, as Fusionman took flight today in a successful voyage across the English Channel. He was the first man to ever do this with a self contained, homemade jet pack. That’s right, we said jet pack, people.A former Air Force pilot, Yves Rossy has spent much of his career flying thousands of people around the planet as a captain for SWISS. But when Rossy is not flying planes, he is jumping out of them. Freestyle, skysurf, freely – you name it, he has
EVGA GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB Video Card For $36!!!
If you've been wanting to increased your F@H points per day or just want to upgrade the family PC this is a hard deal to pass up. Newegg has the EVGA GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB video card for sale at $99.99 and has a $50 rebate on it with free 3 day shipping. To make things even better Newegg has a $14 off coupon (code: VGA92613) For $36 this graphics card will turn in over 4500 points per day when running F@H as I showed you in this article. If you want to get into folding on the cheap this is the way. If you want to know how performance does check out this review where I benchmarked the EVGA GeFOrce 9600 GSO against the ATI Radeon HD 4670, GeForce 9600 GT and GeForce 9500 GT.
The NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO GPU offers a powerfully immersive entertainment experience designed for extreme high-definition gaming and video playback. Play the hottest DirectX 10 games with awesome speed and watch the latest HD DVD and Blu-ray movies with brilliant clarity. Featuring next generation GeForce and PureVideo HD technologies, the GeForce 9600 GSO GPU puts amazing graphics performance within your reach. Get the most graphics bang for your buck with a GeForce 9600 GSO GPU. With 96 processor cores supporting resolutions up to 2560×1600, PC gamers everywhere can now enjoy games at extreme HD resolutions without breaking their wallets.
September 26 News from Around the Web
Find TweakTown's Hiper Type R Mark-II 880 Watt Power Supply Review and other reviews from around the web by visiting our forums!
“Founded in 2001 in the UK, Hiper, or High Performance Group as it is also known, offers a product line that includes enclosures, cooling, power and HTPC. Using a business model that includes listening to the needs of their customers, Hiper aims at making products that are not only top notch, but also affordable.
Todays piece will cover one of their performance oriented power supplies. The Type R series is geared for the enthusiast and has some features that Hiper feels will make it a sure bet. With so many choices now available, this will be a tall order, but we will delve into this relative newcomer and see if they can deliver.”
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This I-Inch 19-inch monitor features a stunning widescreen display that offers 300 cd/m2 brightness, 700:1 contrast and 16.2 million displayable colors. Enjoy streak and ghost-free images with the iF191DPB’s 5ms response time. High-quality built-in speakers provide superb sound reproduction. It also features DVI and VGA connections. This deal ends Friday at 12:00pm ET.
Celio Lowers Price of REDFLY to $199
The REDFLY Mobile Companion from Celio is now available for $199. This lower price tag is expected to last through October 31, 2008, and reflects a desire to get more of these devices into the hands of users.
The REDFLY Mobile Companion is a laptop-style device which mirrors a Windows Mobile handset allowing users to send e-mail, edit documents, etc., in a more familiar way.
Visit GetREDFLY.com for more information.