<strong>Legion Hardware, Beyond3D, Madshrimps, Elite Bastards, Designtechnica, HWZ, bit-tech, Techconnect Magazine, TweakPC</strong>

Legion Hardware - (ASUS Extreme AX1300Pro Silent)

"Nevertheless, the clamshell heatsink design is very unique and extremely effective. Most passively cooled graphics cards are notorious for operating at high temperatures if not exposed to a decent amount of air-flow. The ASUS Extreme AX1300Pro Silent on the other hand seems happy to sit in a case without a single case fan. Even on the test bed without a single fan, the card became only warm to touch during the stress testing phase."

Source: Legion Hardware.

Avivo Winter Update article @ Beyond3D

"In the initial part of the Avivo article we took a look at an overview of many of the technologies that ATI's video and display engine technology encompasses. While that brought us some familiarity with what was available with Avivo, much the the capabilities had not yet been seen on the new X100 series of boards after their initial release."

Source: Beyond3D.

Seasonic Super Versatile 250W PSU Review @ Madshrimps

"I sometimes repair computers for relatives. Most of them havepre build computers, such as Compaq, Packard Bell ... When the PSUfails it's very difficult to find one that fits those special designedcases. Seasonic has a solution for that. The Seasonic Super Versatile250W PSU should fit in most of the cases. Let's find out if it is aworthy replacement – we test performance and noise level."

Source: Madshrimps.

Elite Bastards EXCLUSIVE review: HDA / Auzentech X-Plosion 7.1 DTS Connect sound card

"The big addition to the X-Plosion along those same lines is support for DTS' equivalent to Dolby Digital Live, named DTS Connect. The X-Plosion is actually the first sound card to support this functionality, adding a rather nice feather to its cap. As with Dolby Digital Live, DTS Connect allows on-the-fly encoding of audio, only this time using the rival DTS standard for digital audio, producing a digital bitstream that any DTS capable decoder will be capable of making use of. As well as this, the X-Plosion is also capable of handing the full bit-rate of which DTS is capable (1.5Mbps), allowing for a full audio experience in the smallish number of DVD titles that make use of this high bitrate for audio."

Source: Elite Bastards.

FreeGeek.com Interview @ Designtechnica

""Free Geek, a nonprofit company in Portland, Oregon takes unwanted computers and gizmos, rebuilds them and gives them away or breaks them down for proper recyclying."

Source: Designtechnica.

ExBoot 2.5-inch One Touch Portable HDD @ HWZ

"The Exboot EXB-0121 is one of the smallest portable HDD enclosures around, making it a perfect portable solution with data recovery for frequent travelers."

Source: HWZ.

Don MacDonald - Intel's Viiv man interviewed at bit-tech

"In the consumer electronics space, Linux is huge, and it's a great option for set top boxes, PVRs etc. However, we don't believe that Linux in the PC space is relevant in this area. When it comes to the PC world, it really is a Windows world. There really is no alternate demand. Viiv is all based around standards from the Digital Living Network Alliance. As long as Linux devices can comply with requirements, we can easily have a Linux-based CE device talking to a WinTel Viiv box."

Source: bit-tech.

Techconnect Magazine's first Photoshop Masterclass

"'Just like in that movie with the guy that went ‘whoa’ ever so well, the successful photographical Photoshopper knows how to turn this to their own advantage, to create interesting effects and pictures. Today we take a look at the very first – making a proper black and white image.'

Source: Techconnect Magazine.

Thrustmaster Rally GT Force Feedback Pro @ TweakPC

"The Thrustmaster Rally GT Force Feedback Pro is the new wheel fromThrustmaster. It has a strong Force-Feedback and optional a secondary set ofpedals."

Source: TweakPC.