The making of the new Damagebox
EVEN THOUGH I run a computer hardware website and spend my days playing with all of the latest goodies, I don't actually upgrade my own PC all that often. I learned long ago not to stick review hardware into my own PC, for fear of messing up the main system on which I do my work. Swapping cutting-edge hardware in and out of your computer constantly is like doing cartwheels on a high wire--you're seriously asking for trouble. Besides, moving all of your stuff from one PC to the next is a trying process, and I'd rather avoid it whenever possible.
My last PC upgrade was just over two years ago, though, and I recently decided that it was time for me to upgrade again. Of course, it didn't hurt that PCs have gained a broad range of nifty new features over the past couple of years. The combination of dual-core processors and Native Command Queuing for SATA hard drives promises new heights of multitasking bliss in desktop PCs, and I can't very well prattle on about the creamy smoothness of SMP without partaking of its delights.
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Wednesday Web Reviews:
HARDWARE
Ultra X-Finity FlexForce 500W PSU @ Techgage
Intel i975X Motherboard Firstlook -- Gigabyte GA-G1975X @ HKEPC Hardware
Lian-Li v880 Desktop ATX Enclosure Review @ Club Overclocker
DFI NF4 SLI Infinity @ InsaneTek
Vantec LapCool 3 (LPC-401) @ Phoronix
Transcend JetFlash 120 1GB Flash Drive @ Bigbruin
G.SKILL F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ PC4000 @ techPowerUp!
Sapphire Radeon X800GT PCIe (256MB BGA DDR3) @ HardwareZoom
Seagate 7200.9 SATA2 500GB 16mb cache drive Review @ Tech-Mods.net
Overclocking Athlon 64 FX-57 @ NordicHardware
OCZ EL DDR PC-4000 2GB Gold Edition DDR RAM Kit @ PimpRig
Accessories
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser Review @ The TechZone
Samsung SPP-2040 Photo Printer Review @ XYZ Computing
Func Surface 1030 Archetype @ Extensive Mods.com
GN Netcom GN 503 USB Headset: More than VoIP? @ TweakPC
Editorials
The AnandTech Sage Continues @ NGOHQ
Greetings from ARP: Selamat Hari Raya to all Muslims!!! @ Adrian's Rojak Pot
Software Lets you Share USB Devices on the Internet @ Everything USB
Contests
ThinkComputers New Layout Giveaway / Contest @ ThinkComputers.org
Electronics
Samsung YH-MT6 1Gb Digital Audio MP3 Player Review @ Tweaknews.net
ID3-TagIT 3: MP3 Tagger @ PC Mechanic
Toshiba Qosmio G20 @ TrustedReviews
Games
F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon @ TrustedReviews
The Sims2 Nightlife @ Gamepyre.com
City of Villains gameplay and graphics review @ bit-tech