January 10 News from Around the Web

[Illuminati]

The Worst of 2007

2007 was filled with quite a bit of technology highlights for sure, but we also found quite a number of hugely disappointing industry low points which are worth mention. While it’s always easy to focus on the positive by awarding the best of (that’s another article), the negative ones – I feel – need pointed out soon to help folks avoid them. So without further ado, here’s our top-10 list for the “Worst of 2007”:

@ Boot Daily


Thursday Web Reviews:

HARDWARE

GIGABYTEs Dynamic Energy Saver Detailed @ TweakTown
Thermaltake SwordM Full Tower Case Review @ Tweaknews.net
GIGABYTE X48-DQ6 Mobo - DES Arrives! @ TweakTown
300GB SAS Face-off Hitachi Vs. Seagate @ bootdaily
Easy Homebrew 8800GT Cooling for Less Than $10 (or Free!) Article @ circuitREMIX
StarTech.com WattSmart EPSPOW850PRO 850w PSU Review @ HardOCP
OCZ 2x1GB DDR3-1333 Gold Edition Memory Kit Review @ Virtual-Hideout
NVIDIA Hybrid SLI and 700a Series Preview @ HotHardware.com
NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Technology @ [H]
Intel Unveils 16 New Processors @ HardOCP
Thermaltake Bigwater 760i Liquid Cooling System Review @ Tweaknews.net
PNY DDR2 XLR8 PC2-9384 2GB Memory Kit @ TweakTown
Sapphire Radeon HD 3850 Reviewed @ Boot Daily.com

Peripherals

SteelSeries Siberia Neckband Gaming Headset Review @ Tweaknews.net
Logitech Gaming Keyboard G15 Rev2 reviewed in Metku.net
V7 D24W33 24 Inch (HDMI) LCD Monitor Review @ gamepyre
V7 D24W33 24 Inch (HDMI) LCD Monitor Review
Razer Lachesis Gaming Mouse Review @ Virtual-Hideout

Editorials

How To Become a Web Host @ Technibble

Software

ATI Catalyst 7.12 Analysis - XP & Vista

Events

CES 2008 Day 3 @ ASE Labs
Pinnacle Shows Off Home Video Solutions at CES 08 @ OCModShop
GeForce 9500M GS Mobile Graphics Spotted @ HotHardware.com
CES 2008 Day 2 @ ASE Labs
CES Update: Intel Skulltrail at 4GHz and Radeon 3870 X2 Spotted @ HotHardware.com
CES 2008 Day 1 @ ASE Labs
Nyko's Product Lineup at CES 2008 @ OCModShop
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M Power Notebooks Arrive @ hothardware
Intel Announces 16-new CPUs - First look @ Boot Daily.com
Warner Home Video Fallout Hits CES 2008 @ Madshrimps

Games

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Overview @ OCModShop
The Witcher Gameplay and Performance @ [H]
Nyko Intercooler for Playstation 3 Review @ OCModShop
Rosewill Wii Sports Kit Review @ gamepyre

[kappage]

One question (well general about ram)
In this review
PNY DDR2 XLR8 PC2-9384 2GB Memory Kit @ TweakTown
How the hell does the performance increase when the mhz is dropped from 800mhz to 550mhz??!?!?!

[FZ1]

Tighter timings?

[kenc51]

One question (well general about ram)
In this review
PNY DDR2 XLR8 PC2-9384 2GB Memory Kit @ TweakTown
How the hell does the performance increase when the mhz is dropped from 800mhz to 550mhz??!?!?!

I think 800MHz is actually 400MHz due to double data rate and the 550MHz is 1100MHz

I haven't read the review as I'm in work.

[kappage]

Well that was a very indirect answer to my question.

[skier]

SUMMARY: PNY really push the boundaries of DDR2 with this 1173MHz kit...

so 400FSB(800mhz) -> ~550FSB(1173MHz)

to elaborate

[stev]

There is a Day 4 at the end of the page link for "CES 2008 Day 3 @ ASE Labs"