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G.Skill 64GB SATA II SSD @ Hardware Canucks

DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Friday

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Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 @ OCC
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 @ Hardware Secrets
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 in CrossFire @ Bootdaily.com
PowerColor Radeon HD 4870 @ OCC
ASUS Radeon HD 4870 @ Guru3D
ATI Radeon HD 4850 Linux Performance @ Phoronix
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ @ Guru3D
BFG Tech GeForce 9600 GT OCX & 8800 GT OCX @ bit-tech
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB @ Digit Life
FPS Impact: NVIDIA Forceware 175.16 vs 175.19 @ Benchmark Reviews

Displays
NEC MultiSync LCD3090WQXi 30-inch Widescreen Monitor @ bit-tech
Samsung SyncMaster T200 20in LCD Monitor @ Trusted Reviews

Memory
Crucial Ballistix DDR3-2000 2GB Dual Channel Memory Kit @ ThinkComputers.org
Kingston HyperX 2GB DDR3-1600 Dual Channel Memory Kit @ Bigbruin.com
Crucial Ballistix PC3-16000 2000MHz @ Pro-Clockers

Cases
Antec Three Hundred Gamer Case @ circuitREMIX
In-Win B2 Stealth Bomber ATX Case @ Madshrimps
Antec Fusion Black 430 @ High Tech Reviews

Cooling
GlacialTech Igloo 5710 CPU Coolers @ Modders-Inc
SilenX iXtrema IXC-120HA2 CPU Cooler @ TweakTown
Zalman LQ1000 Z-Machine Hybrid Liquid @ XSReviews
Zerotherm Zen FZ120 CPU Cooler @ Silent PC Review

Storage
G.Skill 64GB SATA II SSD @ Hardware Canucks
Areca ARC-1231ML SATA RAID 6 Controller @ TweakTown
SanDisk Mobile Ultra 8GB microSDHC Card @ I4U

Networking
CradlePoint Technology PHS300 WWAN Router @ OCIA.net

Peripherals
SoundCast OutCast Wireless Speaker System @ I4U
Linksys DMA2200 Media Extender @ gadget zone
Microsoft Wireless Mouse 7000 @ HardwareLogic

Consumer Electronics
Sony Ericsson Z750i @ Trusted Reviews
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX35 @ Trusted Reviews

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Come on. Where's the 4870x2

By PAPutzback on 6/27/2008 9:56:57 AM , Rating: 2

You know it is on someone's workbenck right now.

RE: Come on. Where's the 4870x2

By psychobriggsy on 6/27/2008 10:04:10 AM , Rating: 2

Where's the link to the 60fps 720p ray tracing on the 4870 article at tg daily?

And yes, the X2 will be along soon I'm sure, and that will be really quite meaty. Interesting to see how the CrossFireX sideport aids performance as well.

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RE: Come on. Where's the 4870x2

By silversound on 6/27/2008 1:51:53 PM , Rating: 2

Here's the article:
Radeon HD4800 Series Supports a 100% Ray-Traced Pipeline
http://www.techpowerup.com/64104/Radeon_HD4800_Ser...

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RE: Come on. Where's the 4870x2

By nosfe on 6/27/2008 12:00:52 PM , Rating: 2

supposedly they are still working on the drivers so lets hope that it'll have better performance than a pair of 4870 in crossfire

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175.16 vs 175.19?

By homerdog on 6/27/2008 11:08:28 AM , Rating: 2

What's up with that? I'm using the new driver and I haven't noticed any catastrophic performance drops on my 8800GT.

RE: 175.16 vs 175.19?

By Parhel on 6/27/2008 11:58:17 AM , Rating: 2

Same here - 8800GT with the new drivers and I haven't seen it either.

If it's true, though, I wonder if the GTX 200 series drivers are affected.

I'm thinking probably not. NV would have made a lot of noise if all the reviews had their new cards performing at 1/2 of what they were supposed to.

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RE: 175.16 vs 175.19?

By homerdog on 6/27/2008 1:50:46 PM , Rating: 2

You know I was just thinking, GRID runs so well that I wouldn't even notice if FPS dropped 20-30%...

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Hey G-Skill

By Reclaimer77 on 6/28/2008 1:14:38 AM , Rating: 4

According to research, your NAND SSD should last about 35 years assuming a 50 GB per day read/write/overwrite load.

So why the 1 year warranty ? As exciting as SSD's are, this is a new technology and still a significant investment for only 64 gigs of storage. You need to step up and put some faith behind your products. That warranty is garbage.

I don't accept less than Seagates 5 year hard drive warranty. We shouldn't accept less for new expensive SSD's.