July 29 News from Around the Web

[Amy]

BFGTech GeForce GTX 280 OCX

"Of course, the question is: Is it worth it to spend the extra money on a BFGTech GeForce GTX 280 OCX, rather than a standard NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280, for a nearly indistinguishable difference in gameplay? We don't think that it is. A possibly bigger question is whether or not the now lower price of the BFGTech video card can overcome the great value presented by the ATI Radeon HD 4870. The new Radeon is clearly less powerful than the GTX 280, but it is so much cheaper, its value goes a long way toward mitigating its less impressive performance. Obviously the overclocked OCX is going to afford you benchmark monkeys better scores."

@ [H]ardOCP


Tuesday Web Reviews:

HARDWARE

QNAP TS-409 PRO Four Bay NAS Network Attached Storage System Review @ Tweaknews.net
Palit GTX 280 Review @ OCC
QNAP TS-209 Pro II @ PC Review
Eagle Tech N-Series Pro SATA Enclosure Review @ ASE Labs
APACK ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 Premium
GIGABYTE 9800 GT Zalman Edition

Peripherals

SteelSeries Siberia Neckband Headphone review in Metku