AMD Zone has stab at solving Xbox RoD problem

WHOOPTY POSTED A review of two Sapphire HD2600XT joined in the unholy matrimony we know as Crossfire. With prices of these boards slashed to over 20% when compared to original estimate, it is very interesting to see how these two boards fare when they work as one.

BCCHardware dug themselves into the world of memory madness. See how Vista runs with two, four and massive eight Gigabytes of system memory in this not-your-everyday comparison. Crucial and Super Talent 4GB kits came under spotlight, and in the end, they ended up working quite well when stacked together.

What can $375 get you? If you're into storage, take a look at QNAP TS-201, a two-bay Network Attached Storage, and check out the reaction of Canuck crew.

Chris from AMD Zone posted a review of something unusual, IC Diamond 7 Carat Thermal Compound. Even though this will mostly be used on PC components, Chris used this on several red-lighted Xbox 360 consoles and this seemed to help out with these overheating consoles. Of course, it probably does not work if console overheated beyond repair, but 5-7degC less would do really good to the Xbox 360 CPU and sub-standard cooled GPU.

BIOSmagazine posted a review of Sony VPL-EX4, typically cryptic-named product from Japan. This time, it was a projector with very low power consumption, but also coming with a hefty price-tag for a replacement lamp.

HardwareSecrets showed up with a review of yet another 690G motherboard. This time, round came for ECS AMD690GM-M2 motherboard.

Legit Reviews showed up with a review of Otterbox 1921, a heavy-duty protective case for Palm Treo 680, 750 and 755p.

OCWorkBench posted a review of Compro VideoMate E500, very interesting PCIe based TV tuner card. If you want to finally put something decent in your x1 slot (probably unused since 2004), don't think, click on the l'inq an check for yourself.

We end up with a review of Samsung's 275T, a 27-inch widescreen LCD monitor. If you like big displays, head out and see does Samsung has what it takes to be a successful player in this area…

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