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Established in 2004, NZXT is a relative newcomer in the field of computer components. Primarily known for cases and power supplies, they focus on the development of quality, high performance products targeted at the PC gamer and enthusiast market. NZXT's latest offering in their crafted series of cases is the Tempest - also referred to as Today, we will be looking at the world smallest flash drive, the Pico, courtesy of Super Talent.  Can this tiny flash drive deliver the performance as it can with its portability?  Join us as we put it through our test and see for yourself. GIGABYTE is back their flagship motherboard, the X48T-DQ6. Armed with Intel's newest chipset and support for DDR3 this board has a lot going for it. Toss in some green action with the Dynamic Energy Saver and you may just be able to have your cake and eat it too. Our mission is to find a keyboard that not only looks like it belongs with the rest of our pimped out gaming system but has the performance to match.  Today’s target is the Wolfking Warrior XXtreme gaming keyboard.
NZXT Tempest Super Talent Pico: World Smallest Flash Drive GIGABYTE X48T-DQ6 Wolfking Warrior XXtreme
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The reference 9800 GTX may not perform as well as some of the older 8800 GTS cards, but can the overclocked version offer some good results?  This is what we will find out as we we put the Foxconn 9800 GTX Extreme OC to the test.  Let's find out can this card offer some good results. Industry heavy-hitters Soyo and Honeywell have collaborated on a new line of LCD monitors dubbed the Arius. This 22 With the new GeForce9-cards being released it is easy to think that the GeForce 8800GTS 512 MB is yesterdays news. Nothing could be further from the thruth. The Sparkle 8800GTS 512 MB uses the same excellent G92 GPU as the 9800GTX and turns out to be a great performer. 3DMark Vantage is the latest version of the popular benchmark from Futuremark. With a Windows Vista requierment as well as several brand news tests it has all the chance to become as popular as its predecessors.
Foxconn 9800GTX Extreme OC Honeywell Arius 2216 LCD Sparkle 8800GTS 512 MB 3DMark Vantage
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Bjorn3D News

PC Club / Club IT Closed

Victor  Wu - 14 May 2008 @ 15:50  
News has been reported that ClubIT/PC Club has closed their stores and online retails.  It closes in such an abrupted fashion that even the local management and most of their employee are not even awared of such news until today when they go into work.  Over at ClubIT's website, you can see that it has posted a news about it and over at Hardocp, there is some discussion about the whole ordeal.  If you have an existing order with them, get in touch with them at customerinfo@pcclub.com.

Bjorn3D Expands XFX Support Staff.

Scott  Sherman - 14 May 2008 @ 14:32  

I am happy today to announce the addition of our 3rd XFX support tech to the Bjorn3D support forums.   Bjorn3D started hosting the XFX support forums in February of 2006.  The demand for XFX support has grown alot over the last 2 years.  Most of this has happened since XFX has became one of the leading NVIDIA AIB's.  That and with people finding our support forums thru Google has seen a nice growth of readers and people looking for advice and help with their products.

Let's welcome aboard Mark.

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OCZ Technology Group Introduces Do-It-Yourself Gaming Notebook Solution and Initiative

Victor  Wu - 14 May 2008 @ 14:16  

Developed to offer “Infinite Possibilities,” the OCZ DIY program gives gamers on the go just what they have been asking for

Sunnyvale, Calif.—May 14, 2008—OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today unveiled their pioneering Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Gaming Notebook Program. Under this program, users ranging from hardware enthusiasts to mainstream gamers can partake in configuring and building their own gaming-grade mobile solution. The OCZ DIY program enables users to purchase an unconfigured notebook and ultimately customize the system to their needs with the help of guides and direct support.

IBM launches Cell blades for HPC

Victor  Wu - 14 May 2008 @ 12:54  

The Inquire reports IBM launches new Cell processor,Powerxcell 8i microprocessor, today aiming for Server use.  The unit is planned to be shipped in June of this year.

IBM's new Bladecenter QS22 server blades each mount a pair of 3.2Ghz Powerxcell 8i microprocessors and up to 32GB of RAM. The systems are intended for use in financial services, digitial content creation and medical imaging applications.

Soucrce: TheInquirer

Foxconn extends warranty for graphics cards

Victor  Wu - 14 May 2008 @ 12:45  

Fudzilla reports that Foxconn is extending their graphic card to three years.  According to the news release, the extended warranty applies to all graphic cards purchased after May 1st.  This would be great for those who are looking into buying a Foxconn card, like the 9800GTX Extreme OC which we have reviewed earlier.

Source: Fudzilla

Daily Roundup: 2008-05-14

Victor  Wu - 14 May 2008 @ 12:38  

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May's Folding @ Home Contest

Scott  Sherman - 13 May 2008 @ 13:21  
For May's Contest I am giving away a NZXT Tempest Case.



The Rules are simple.

1. Must do at least 15 work units in the month of May for Bjorn3D Folding@Home. Our Team # is 41608
2. Have a USA/Canada Shipping address
3. Use your forum name here as your Folding Name.

Pretty simple. good luck to all.

Scott

May's Bjorn3D Giveaway, XFX 9800GTX Black Edition

Scott  Sherman - 13 May 2008 @ 13:18  

Bjorn3D is happy to bring you another giveaway prize. This month a XFX 9800GTX Black Edition will be given away.

Here are the rules.

1. Must post at least 10 post in the Bjorn3D forums in the month.
2. Must have a USA/Canada shipping address.
3. Winner will be picked by drawing name out of my ballcap.

Pretty Simple, good luck to all.

Scott

Daily Roundup: 2008-05-13

Victor  Wu - 13 May 2008 @ 12:07  

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Gates Talks Up Windows 7

Victor  Wu - 13 May 2008 @ 12:04  

With the frustrations caused by Windows Vista, many are looking ahead at what Windows 7 will bring. And according to Bill Gates, it may just be what the doctor ordered.

Soucrce: PCMech

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