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NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI @ Hot Hardware
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Tuesday

NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI
@ Hot Hardware
@ The Tech Report
@ Elite Bastards

Notebooks
Samsung R60+ 15.4in Notebook @ Trusted Reviews

Processors
AMD Phenom X3 Processor Family Performance @ TechSpot

Motherboards
ECS GF8200A Black Edition Mainboard @ Guru3D

Memory
Kingston HyperX DDR2 PC-9200 @ TechwareLabs

Video
Diamond's Viper Radeon HD 3650 1GB Graphics Card @ Hot Hardware
ECS GeForce 8800 GT 256MB Video Card @ Legit Reviews
MSI GeForce 9600GT 1GB OC Graphics Card @ TweakTown
Gigabyte GeForce 9600 GT Turbo Force @ Legion Hardware
EVGA UV Plus+ External USB VGA Adapter @ PC Perspective

Cases
Lian Li PC-C1110 Super Mid-Tower Chassis @ OCIA.net
NZXT Alpha Classical Series Mid-Tower Case @ Benchmark Reviews

Cooling
Akasa AK-TT12-80 Thermal Adhesive Tape @ Frostytech.com
Thermolab Micro Silencer TLI-S Heatsink @ Frostytech.com
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Heatsink with/ Additional Fan @ TechwareLabs
CoolIT PURE CPU Cooler @ Hardware Canucks
ThermoLab Micro Silencer CPU Cooler @ TweakTown

Power Supplies
GlacialPower GP-PS550BP Power Supply @ JohnnyGURU
Tuniq Miniplant 950w Power Supply @ Virtual-Hideout
Ultra X-Pro 750W & 800W PSU's @ Driver Heaven
Zalman ZM850-HP 850W Modular Power Supply @ ThinkComputers.org
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850 Watt Power Supply @ Tweaknews.net
Corsair VX550W PSU @ bit-tech

Storage
Thermaltake BlacX Hard Drive Docking Station @ OCC
Vantec NexStar 3i Power Management Enclosure @ Pro-Clockers

Consumer Electronics
Panasonic Viera TH-42PX80 42in Plasma TV @ Trusted Reviews
Sigma DP1 Digital Camera @ gadget zone
Honeywell Airlite 700 Wireless Bluetooth Headset @ 3dGameMan
Asus R300 GPS Navigation Device @ I4U
Samsung SGH-i450 Mobile Phone @ gadget zone
Canon Digital Rebel XSi @ AnandTech

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missing link
By yacoub on 5/6/2008 9:31:42 AM , Rating: 3
Currently you have no link to the article "NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI @ Hot Hardware", which is the one featured in the image.
I have to use the link to their ATi/AMD GPU article instead, which gets me to their site where they have a link to the 780a article.




Anandtech Review
By iGo on 5/6/2008 11:40:17 AM , Rating: 3
Anandtech has just posted their 780a review.
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?...




By alizee on 5/6/2008 1:37:58 PM , Rating: 3
Maybe it's just me, but sometimes I mistype URLs, and one that stands out is this (notice the missing D):
http://www.anantech.com




Missed Fink's article at AT
By wordsworm on 5/6/2008 9:26:22 AM , Rating: 2
Very interesting article on Canon's XSi: http://www.anandtech.com/digitalcameras/showdoc.as...




Frostytech
By ajfink on 5/6/2008 9:35:00 AM , Rating: 2
Both Frostytech links link to the same article.




Corsair VX550W PSU @ bit-tech
By rgsaunders on 5/6/2008 9:26:46 PM , Rating: 2
"The extra solder shouldn't affect the performance (if anything, it'll guarantee the connection), and you'll never see it as it's between the PCB and casing."

Looking at the mess illustrated in the photo, this observation is indicative of someone who really doesn't have any knowledge of quality soldering. If Quality Assurance was doing their job, this mess would never be accepted. There is a likelihood that over time these solder joints will develop faults and the power supply will fail to perform as designed. An acceptable standard of soldering does not include globs of excess solder and pitted joints. One of my tasks as a former Avionics supervisor included the inspection of solder jobs on PCBs, this would have been cause to have the individual responsible either retrained or disciplined.




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