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OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler @ Madshrimps

DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Tuesday

Processors
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 @ OCC
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Dual-Core Processor @ TechARP

Motherboards
Gigabyte GA-EP45 DS5 Motherboard @ CPU3D
EVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW Motherboard @ bit-tech

Memory
Aeneon 2x2GB XTune DDR3-1600 (AXH860UD20-16H) @ Overclockers Online

Video
Leadtek Winfast GTX-260 @ Bjorn3D
Sapphire HD4870 @ High Tech Reviews.com
VisionTek HD 4870 512MB Video Card @ TheTechLounge
Palit Geforce 9600 GSO Sonic 768MB Video Card @ Mikhailtech
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB @ Elite Bastards

Displays
Acer P243WAid 24" LCD @ Phoronix
Asus VW223B 22in LCD Monitor @ Trusted Reviews

Cases
Thermaltake Armor+ VH6000BWS Full Tower Chassis @ Bigbruin.com
Thermaltake Armor MX Mid-Tower Computer Case @ Tweaknews.net

Cooling
Vigor iSurf II Hard Drive Cooler @ Legit Reviews
Thermaltake MaxOrb EX @ Legion Hardware
OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler @ Madshrimps

Power Supplies
Zalman ZM750-HP 750W Power Supply @ PC Perspective
Seventeam Thundering 1000W Power Supply @ JonnyGURU.com

Storage
Super Talent Pico Gold 8GB Flash Drive @ Pro-Clockers
OCZ Core Series SATA-II SSD OCZSSD2-1C64G @ Benchmark Reviews
Vantec NexStar MX Raid Edition @ Pro-Clockers
CRU DataPort 25 USB/SATA to Dual Drive SATA RAID @ TechwareLabs
Tagan Icy Box IB-3218 USB JBOD External @ Bjorn3D

Peripherals
Logitech Quickcam Vision Pro @ ASE Labs
Speedlink VOIP Mouse @ Rbmods

Consumer Electronics
LG 52LG5000 52in LCD TV @ Trusted Reviews
Casio Exilim EX-Z100 @ Trusted Reviews

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Wheres the newly released nvidia 9800GT ?

By Hafgrim on 7/22/2008 11:23:39 PM , Rating: 2

I've seen some in a few OEM boxs at bestbuy lately. But I cant wait to see some reviews on those 9800GT video cards to see for sure if they are any better then the 8800GT they are rumored to be the same as, with only a tri SLI addition. Or if they're actually something cool. =)

RE: Wheres the newly released nvidia 9800GT ?

By BruceLeet on 7/23/2008 5:52:02 AM , Rating: 2

Who wants to see 8800 Rev.4?

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RE: Wheres the newly released nvidia 9800GT ?

By eye smite on 7/23/2008 8:25:46 AM , Rating: 2

Read the ati 4870X2 review from yesterday, they had some interesting number on the 9800 in some cases beating it's newer sibling the 280.

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AnandTech has a AMD SB750 to test!!!

By dragonbif on 7/22/2008 5:37:30 PM , Rating: 3

I had posted this before but it was at the end of the day and at the bottem of alot of other posts.
This is the Foxconn motherboard with the new SB750 chip on it.

http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=47...

RE: AnandTech has a AMD SB750 to test!!!

By Totally on 7/24/2008 9:31:52 AM , Rating: 2

I think the reason for it not being posted is that it's not a review, and more like a teaser or preview

...anandtech.com /weblog/ showpost.aspx?i=47...

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I lost all confidence...

By Souka on 7/23/2008 11:59:09 AM , Rating: 2

I've been pondering upgrading my rig... looking at the crop of available processors from Intel, and so I took a look a the review, " Processors
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 @ OCC

I read intro..then looked at a few sections of interest... when I hit the Bioshock section.. I lost all confidence when the reviewer made this comment.

"BioShock is one of the newest games on the market"

Ghad...."newest" ? It's gotta be almost a year old, I played it on a Pentium 4 system just fine.

My $.02

RE: I lost all confidence...

By Aloonatic on 7/24/2008 4:30:54 AM , Rating: 2

Sorry, I rated you down by mistake :-s

I was just looking at the article you mentioned as I assumed it was one of those old articles/reviews that sneak in from time to time but sure enough, it's dated 21st July 2008.

Maybe the reviewer has a PS3 where Bioshock has yet to arrive?

It seems strange that they haven't compared the performance of the Q9300 with Wolfdale C2D processors that are similarly priced* like the E8500.

If you're on a budget the E8500 (or cheaper Wolfdale?) is probably a better bet for the majority of people, especially those who game?

* Going on UK prices from scan.co.uk: Q9300 = £167/173 (OEM/Retail) & E8500 = £164/123 (OEM/Retail - Retail is cheaper???)

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"Nowadays you can buy a CPU cheaper than the CPU fan." -- Unnamed AMD executive