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Friday, November 21, 2008
01:18 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
We have just released the Complete BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 10.2 for both FREE and FULL versions.
This will bring the BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 10.2 to 408 BIOS features.
This release features these 7 new/updated BIOS features :-- I/O Interface Security
- Intel Turbo Mode Tech
- Intel Dynamic Acceleration
- SATA AHCI Mode
- LCD Power Saving
- SATA Mode
- SATA Operation Mode To access the FREE BIOS Optimization Guide, just go to http://www.techarp.com/freebog.aspx.
For subcribers, to access the FULL BIOS Optimization Guide, please login here.
If you want more information or subscribe to the BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 10.2, please click here.
Hope you all enjoy the complete BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 10.2. Keep checking back for more updates! 
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
01:05 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
We have just added the SATA Operation Mode and updated the SATA Mode BIOS features today for the FULL BIOS Optimization Guide. This brings the BIOS Optimization Guide to 408 BIOS features. Below are excerpts of the BIOS features.
"SATA Operation Mode, when set to Enhanced, the SATA controller enables its AHCI functionality. If the SATA controller has RAID functionality, it will be enabled as well and you will be allowed to..."
"SATA Mode, when set to SATA or AHCI, the SATA controller enables its AHCI functionality. However, its RAID functions will be disabled and you won’t be able to access the..."
To access the FREE BIOS Optimization Guide, just go to http://www.techarp.com/freebog.aspx!
For subcribers, to access the FULL BIOS Optimization Guide, please login here.
If you want more information or subscribe to the BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 10.1, please click here.
We will release the SATA Operation Mode BIOS feature for the FREE BIOS Optimization Guide shortly.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
06:21 PM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Sony is having promotion which means various discounts and rebates on various Sony VAIO notebooks and desktops and many other accessories. Click here for the full promotion list.
- Free ground shipping on all orders $100 or more!
- Save an additional 10% on refurbished and clearance notebooks at SonyStyle!
- Sony AR Series Notebooks - $300 Discount!
- Sony PLAYSTATION 80GB!
  
Apple Store is the best source for a wide selection of innovative products: from iMac and MacBook to iPod, Apple TV, and more - plus the latest accessories and software. Click here for the full list.
- Holiday Offers @ Apple Store USA
- Holiday Offers @ Apple Store Canada
- iPod For The Holidays! - Free Laser Engraving + Free Shipping!
- The New MacBook!
- The New MacBook Pro!
- Build Your Ultimate Mac! - Free Shipping!
- Mac + Printer Offer! - Save up to $100!
- Refurbished iPod Offer For US! - Lower Prices! + Free Shipping + 1 Year Warranty
- Refurbished iPod Offer For Canada! - Lower Prices! + Free Shipping + 1 Year Warranty
- New Apple nano-chromatic! - Free Shipping + Free Engraving!
   
Alienware has rapidly developed into the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktops, notebooks, professional workstations, and media center systems. Below are some of the latest offers. Click here for the full list of offers.
- Get FREE shipping on your favorite Alienware systems!
- The New Area-51 m17x Gaming Notebook!
- New Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop!
- Alienware eBay Auctions! - Super-Low Prices (Auction)
- Alienware Exclusive Savings! - Various rotating discounts and rebates
- The New Area-51 7500
  
08:07 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Thermaltake proudly presents the new passive VGA cooler, Fanless 330. The passive design of Fanless 330 offers the absolute quiet operation environment for all the gamers and graphic designers who especially require supports of high end graphic cards.
Silent operation, however, isn’t the only thing that’s making Fanless 330 the next big hit on the cooling hardware market. There are three heatsink modules on SpinQ to dissipate GPU heat, and 4 efficient copper heatpipes speeding up the heat transfer. In order to further boost up the performance, the mirror coating base also ensures these well designed cooling structures on Fanless 330 are in perfect contact with the GPU. (more..)
08:04 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
DENVER, November 17, 2008 – Mushkin, Inc. (www.mushkin.com), a global leader in high-performance memory products, today announced the release of its triple-channel memory kits designed specifically for the new Intel® Core i7TM platform. The flagship offering of the new memory kits is the XP3-12800 7-8-7, allowing end users to extract higher performance at 1600MT/s than competitors’ products while staying within safe operating voltages. Additionally, early adopters of the new platform will find Mushkin’s triple-channel products stable and reliable, ensuring a trouble-free migration.
“We’ve worked diligently to create parts for the Core i7 platform that push specifications to unprecedented levels while maintaining the high quality and reliability standards of our existing products,” said Brian Flood, director of product development for Mushkin. “Our triple-pack customers will be rewarded with the utmost reliability from our standard rated products, and greatly increased performance from our high performance line.” (more..)
Sunday, November 16, 2008
08:42 PM MYT
| Posted by: Adrian Wong
The Intel Core i7 is a new line of desktop processors based on the new Nehalem microarchitecture, which evolved from the Core microarchitecture which powered the highly successful Intel Core 2 line of microprocessors. Like its predecessors, the new Core i7 processors is manufactured using Intel’s 45 nm fabrication process with high-k (hafnium) dielectric and metal gate technology.
The result? A quad-core processor with 8 MB of L3 cache, integrated memory controller and QPI support, all with the same TDP of 130 W of a quad-core Core 2 processor. Amazing, isn’t it?
But how fast is it really? After all, this is a high-end enthusiast-grade processor with a very, very hefty price tag. It had better be a couple of Mach numbers faster than the Core 2 processors! Well, this is what we will be looking into this review. Not only will we examine its performance in games, we will also take a look at its performance in 3D rendering and video encoding.
Link : Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition Quad Core Processor Review
01:02 PM MYT
| Posted by: ChampionLLY
"Located in a 30-story office tower in the heart of Silicon Valley, in downtown San Jose, a relatively small firm was involved in a full scale cyber crime network. The McColo Corporation operated the servers located within the building, and they were involved in hosting services for all types of firms that compromised computers to advertise counterfeit designer goods, pharmaceuticals, fake Internet security products and even child pornography by way of e-mail.
Viewing the company’s website is no longer possible, two Internet providers cut off McColo’s connectivity to the Internet. Almost instantaneously, security companies noticed a tremendous drop in the global volume of spam. E-mail security firm IronPort said that spam levels had fallen by almost 66% as of Tuesday evening.
Spam watchdog Spamcop.net stated that there was a decline of 10 - 40 spam emails per second.
At this time, it is not known whether McColo be legally responsible will be for the activities of their clients. At this time there is no confirmation that the company has been charged with a crime.
Private security researcher Jart Armin has been documenting the activity of McColo. She mentioned that currently McColo is hosted at a minimum 40 different child pornography websites, or sites that collect payment for the content. A traffic analysis of one of the sites proved that each one of these sites were generating between 15,000 and 25,000 visitors daily.
For several months, cyber criminals have been utilizing servers at McColo to manage websites that send out new versions of the “Torpig” or “Sinowal” Trojan horse program that is one of the most stealthy malware programs in existence currently.
This is just one more successful move in the government’s quest to go more seriously after spammers. Last month, the FTC seized the assets of Herbal King that was in the business of selling counterfeit prescription drugs. This network was deemed the largest “spam gang” in the world. The spammers utilized the Mega-D botnet, which reportedly was able to send 10 billion e-mail messages per day."
Source: http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-40195-118.html
12:45 AM MYT
| Posted by: Adrian Wong
It’s the dawn of a new era for Intel. Tomorrow, they will officially launch the new Nehalem microarchitecture, the first microprocessor to be based on it - the Intel Core i7 processor and its attendant chipset - the Intel X58 Express.
Technical advances aside, the introduction of the new CPU socket means the new platform is not only imcompatible with LGA775 Intel processors but also the CPU coolers designed for that socket. New users migrating from the AMD platforms may find the new socket both foreign and even a little scary.
Hence, we decided to come up with a pictorial guide to show you just how easy it is to install an LGA1366 processor and its cooler. We will demonstrate the process using the spanking new Intel Core i7 processor and the cooler it ships with.
Link : The Intel Core i7 Installation Guide
Saturday, November 15, 2008
02:13 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
We have always advocated larger memory capacities over higher memory bandwidth to improve a PC’s real-world performance. The effect of high memory bandwidth have always been overhyped by memory vendors, because it makes good business sense. This is the situation we now see with the introduction of the new Intel Core i7 processor.
The Core i7 processor supports up to three DDR3 memory channels. Using DDR3-1333 memory, triple-channels would give you a memory bandwidth of 64 GB/s. That is a tremendous amount of memory bandwidth. But do we really, really need that kind of bandwidth? That is what we will be looking at today.
Link : The Intel Core i7 Memory Bandwidth
02:11 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Team ARP is proud to announce our Graphics Card Giveaway Contest for 2008! This is our way of saying thanks for being part of the Tech ARP community and helping us make it to where we are right now. Take a look at the 8 graphics cards and 32 exclusive Tech ARP t-shirts that we will be giving away. They could be yours!
You are into the 5th contest period and the results from this contest period and all earlier contest periods would count towards the later contest periods so it pays to start early!
Link : Reminder : The Tech ARP 2008 Graphics Card Giveaway Contest
Friday, November 14, 2008
08:18 AM MYT
| Posted by: Chai
- Lenovo Ideapad S10 Netbook review @ HotHardware.com
- Lian Li Tyr PC-X500 review @ techPowerUp
- Casio G’zOne Boulder Cell Phone review @ Digital Trends
- Holiday Preview: Home Audio Buying Guide @ Digital Trends
- Dead Space Walkthrough @ OCModShop
- Thermaltake MaxOrb EX CPU Cooler review @ OCIA.net
- Palit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic 1GB Graphics Card review @ TweakTown
- Fanatec Porsche 911 Racing Wheel review @ TechwareLabs
- AMD vs. Intel - Which is the Better Processor Right Now? @ PCSTATS
- AMD HD4550 versus GeForce 9400GT review @ Bjorn3D
- Fallout 3 graphics performance in-depth @ TechSpot.com
- Sapphire Radeon HD4850 X2 2048MB Graphics Card review @ Bigbruin.com
- Spiderman: Web of Shadows (Multi-Platform) review @ OCModShop
- Samsung T10 MP3 Player review @ Overclockers Online
- Intel i7-965 XE Extreme Edition Nehalem Processor review @ Tweaknews.net
- Corsair Voyager Mini & Super Talent PICO 8GB USB Drives review @ DriverHeaven
- Decco Integrated Amp & Era Design-4 speakers for PC review @ Madshrimps
- Nexus BeamAir 120mm Fan Airflow Straightener Overview @ PCSTATS
- CrazyPC Red EL Neon Wire Kit review @ Modders-Inc
- Samsung Bluetooth Stereo Headset YA-BH270 review @ PCSTATS
- Zalman GS1000 Professional Full-Tower Enclosure review @ PC Perspective
- Microsoft’s Gears of War 2 Release Party @ OCModShop
- Arctic Cooling Accelero TWIN TURO review @ Bjorn3D
- NZXT Guardian 921 review @ Bjorn3D
- Palit Radeon 4870 Sonic Dual Edition CrossfireX review @ TechwareLabs
- Holiday Preview: Cell Phones @ Digital Trends
- ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition X58 Motherboard review @ TweakTown
- Apple’s aluminum MacBook review @ Tech Report
- Vantec AeroFlow FX 92 review @ TechwareLabs
- Gears of War 2 review @ OCModShop
- FSP Power-Mod 700w Power Supply review @ Club Overclocker
- Xilence Icebox Passive Hard Disk Cooler review @ TechwareLabs
- OCZ Behemoth Regulator Mousepad review @ techPowerUp
- Razer Moray Gaming Earbuds review @ Bjorn3D
- Cooler Master HAF 932 Full-Tower ATX Case review @ Tweaknews.net
- G.Skill FM-25S2-128GB 2.5-inch Solid State Disk review @ TweakTown
- QNAP TS-209 Pro II NAS review @ Modders-Inc
- Antec Signature 850W Power Supply review @ DriverHeaven
- ASUS P6T Deluxe X58 Motherboard review @ PC Perspective
- Frostytech’s TOP 132 Intel LGA775 Heatsinks - November 2008 @ Frostytech.com
- Xigmatek Battle-Axe VGA Cooler review @ techPowerUp
- MSI X48 Platinum Intel X48 Express Motherboard review @ PCSTATS
- Etymotic ER-4 microPro Sound Isolating Earphones review @ TheTechLounge
- Intel Core i7 965EE, i7 940, i7 920 review @ motherboards.org
- Holiday Preview: GPS Buying Guide @ Digital Trends
- Apple MacBook Pro 2008 Video review @ Digital Trends
- Sapphire Radeon HD4550 512MB review @ Overclockers Online
- Asus’ G50V gaming notebook review @ Tech Report
- Smooth Creations LAN Shark Gaming System review @ TweakTown
02:39 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
There are so many CPU models that it has become quite impossible to keep up with the different models or even remember their specifications.
Therefore, we decided to compile this guide to provide an easy reference for those who are interested in comparing the specifications of the various desktop CPUs in the market, as well as those already obsolescent or obsolete.
Currently covering 672 desktop CPUs, this comprehensive comparison will allow you to easily compare up to 18 different specifications for each and every CPU.
Here are the latest updates in Revision 6.2 :-- Added the AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (Orleans) processor.
- Updated the specifications of the AMD Athlon 64 3800+ (Orleans) processor.
- Updated the specifications of the AMD Phenom X3 8750 processor.
Link : Desktop CPU Comparison Guide Rev. 6.2
02:39 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
We have just added the LCD Power Saving and updated the SATA AHCI Mode BIOS features today for the FULL BIOS Optimization Guide. This brings the BIOS Optimization Guide to 407 BIOS features. Below are excerpts of the BIOS features.
"LCD Power Saving, when enabled, the LCD controller automatically reduces the brightness level of the LCD backlight when the mobile PC runs on..."
"SATA AHCI Modeis a new interface specification that enables advanced SATA features like Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-plugging. Unless it is specifically enabled..."
To access the FREE BIOS Optimization Guide, just go to http://www.techarp.com/freebog.aspx!
For subcribers, to access the FULL BIOS Optimization Guide, please login here.
If you want more information or subscribe to the BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 10.1, please click here.
We will release the LCD Power Saving BIOS feature for the FREE BIOS Optimization Guide shortly.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
03:46 PM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
A programmer has unlocked several still-unfinished features of Windows 7 that Microsoft has hidden from users who received the alpha build at two recent developer conferences.
Over the weekend, Rafael Rivera, a developer for a Virginia-based company that sells secure messaging software to the U.S. government, posted a utility he dubbed "Blue Badge" that patches nine system files in Windows 7, including "explorer.exe" and "shell32.dll." The tool disables the protection scheme that Microsoft added to the alpha to keep eyes off some features that still need work. (more..)
02:24 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
The Western Digital VelociRaptor is an amazingly fast hard disk drive. Targeted at the blade server and enthusiast markets, this Serial ATA hard disk drive not only delivers incredibly fast seek times and throughput, it also does it in a compact 2.5" form factor. Western Digital offers three versions of the VelociRaptor - BLFS, HLFS and GLFS.
The choice of models available made us wonder if there is any performance difference between the different models, so we decided to test it out. We had earlier reviewed the BLFS model but Chai bought a HLFS model so we thought it was a great opportunity to compare the performance of the two models.
Link : A Tale Of Two VelociRaptors
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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