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HIS Radeon HD3650 IceQ Video Card

Nivedh published his review of the HIS Radeon HD3650 IceQ yesterday and when I first read it, I was pleasantly surprised by the overall package. For starters, it comes with an Arctic Cooling Silencer which has been known for its superior cooling powers. At some point, I hope HIS upgrades there cooling technology to the Accelero which appears to be have the option for a much quieter performance.

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Overall, the HD3650 IceQ was a great performer. It allowed for moderate overclocking games and for a mid-range performing machine the $90, at time of writing, is not a huge investment.

I wouldn’t recommend any 3650 for high resolution gaming or for playing games of the newest title. If you’re the occasional gamer or multi-media type of guy, this card should suit you nicely.

Throughout the tests, the HIS Radeon HD 3650 performed well. It is not a top-of-the-line card but its performance should be satisfactory for all but the most extreme of gamers. If you don’t care for too much eye candy or extremely high resolutions, this mid-range card should fit the bill in terms of value. For its price, it is a great buy. Also, it supports CrossFireX so you can upgrade later if desired.

Tags: ATI, HIS Digital, Overclockers Online, Radeon 3650, Review

. 26 Apr 08 | Reviews, Technology | Comments (0)

Mitron Duplus DUP-35 HDD Selector

This is a guest post by David Luu of Overclockers Online

Manufacturer: Mitron Interlink Inc.

Mitron Interlink Inc. is a new face on the computer component industry, manufacturing PC modding gear to hard drive enclosures. Based in Taiwan, this company is giving us a first hand look at their HDD Selector (Duplus DUP-35).

This hard drive selector device is aimed towards the crowd which uses two hard drives which have issues with booting and O/S isolation. Although this is not a completely new idea on the market, it is rare to come across these in a PC hardware store.

Package

The unit that was sent to us is a pre-production model, so it did not come in a retail package. However, everything included was shipped.

The selector comes with the switch, power cables, and screws. The selector is designed to fit into a standard 3.5″ bay.

Tags: Hard Drive, Mitron, Overclockers Online, Review

. 15 Apr 08 | Reviews, Technology | Comments (4)

mStation 2.1 Stereo Orb

This is a guest post by Jared Thomas of Overclockers Online.

Manufacturer: mStation

mStation is a relatively new company with a newly focused mission based off of three concepts; Sleek and Clean in Form, Compatibility in Function, High Standards in Sound. While their main focus is on designing accessories and speaker systems for all of the various iPod’s, they also aim to keep their products functional with other MP3 players as well.

Today I get a chance to try out their 2.1 Stereo Orb. Aiming to bring a lot of performance in a small package, can the Orb deliver? Read on to find out.

Package and Specifications

The box has a familiar style to it, with a simple layout and solid black background.

Tags: 2.1 stereo, mStation, Overclockers Online, Review, speakers

. 13 Apr 08 | Reviews | Comments (0)

Biostar GeForce 9600GT (V9603GT52)

This is a guest post by Jared Thomas of Overclockers Online

Manufacturer: Biostar

NVIDIA has had the performance crown in the high end market ever since they released their 8 series of video cards nearly 2 years ago. Often lost among all the hype of the high end cards are their little brothers in the middle of the pack. Our expectations were never really high for these mid level cards, but lately this has changed. Since the release of NVIDIA’s 8800GT and ATi’s 3870, you can get quite a bit of performance and features for very little. Following on the heels of the very successful 8800GT, NVIDIA has released the first card in the 9 series, the 9600GT.

Today I have the pleasure of taking Biostar’s 9600GT card for a spin around the testing block. With the release of the 9600GT, NVIDIA’s model lineup seems to get even more confusing for the average user. Where does the 9600GT stand in line when looking at performance and price? Coming in at roughly $30 cheaper than the 8800GT at launch, is your money better spent on the older series? Read on and hopefully we can answer some of these questions.

Package and Accessories

Let’s start out by exploring the box Biostar’s 9600GT comes in.

Tags: 9600GT, Biostar, GeForce, nVidia, Overclockers Online, Review

. 09 Apr 08 | Reviews, Technology | Comments (0)

Dynamic Headers at Overclockers Online

After much fiddling and getting help from our server administrator, I have finally managed to get dynamic headers to appear on all reviews at Overclockers Online. Here’s the one for the Samsung CLP-610ND.

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It boiled down to me missing a few quotation marks to separate PHP code and regular text. Silly me.

I’ll be working to bring more dynamic pages to you over the next few weeks.

Tags: Overclockers Online, PHP

. 08 Apr 08 | Miscellaneous | Comments (0)

Overclockers Online Report – March 2008

It’s April, April Fools is over and that means we can reflect on that latest happenings at Overclockers Online over the month of March.
I started this report in February to keep track of how well we’re doing and to let you guys know what to expect in the coming month.
March has 31 days and we were able to publish 9 reviews!

Ultra Aluminum Hard Drive Cooler with Heatpipes
Samsung YP-P2
BlueLounge Cable YoYo POP
OCZ 2×2048MB PC8000 DDR2 (OCZ2P10004GK)
Noctua NH-U12P
Samsung 2493HM LCD Monitor
Zalman CNPS7500-CU LED
HIS Radeon HD 3450 (H345H256NP)
SilverStone KL02B-W

My original plan was to post 8 reviews in the month of March and we managed 9. This is good, but it’ll be a challenge to keep this pace.

For the month of April we already have one review posted, Tagan BZ900 900W, and I have five more reviews queued up to go. In total, we’ll target 8 reviews as well.
I still have the Samsung CLP-610ND, mStation Orb 2.1, Mitron Hard Drive Selector, HIS Radeon 3650, Power Color Radeon 3650. I expect a few products from Liteon, Biostar and Thermaltake to get wrapped up. I’m in the works with Cool-It, NZXT, OCZ, Micron and a few other players to get some new samples. It should turn out to be a great spring for Overclockers Online.

In terms of contest, look forward to something coming from NZXT and Thermaltake. We’ll be working hard to get new things.

For the month of March we had 41,823 visitors and served 155,649 page views. We moved over to two e2160 dedicated servers and eliminated our Germany server. This should increase our site uptime, provide us with data redundancy incase one of the server crashes and most importantly, reduce the time for the pages to get served to you.

If you’re interested in becoming a news editor, hardware reviewer or article editor for Overclockers Online, please send an email to simon [at] overclockersonline [dot] net. Full details on the job posting can be found here.

Tags: March, Overclockers Online, Reviews, servers, summary

. 04 Apr 08 | Reviews | Comments (0)

Tagan BZ900 900W

This is a guest post by Anthony Hong of Overclockers Online.

Manufacturer: Tagan

As of lately, Tagan’s BZ series of power supplies have been making quite a few waves. Tagan, in partnership with ABS Labs, or more commonly, a Newegg subsidiary have put together quite the monster of a power supply. For starters, Tagan’s BZ series comes in nothing lower than 700W and all the way up to 1300W.

Although this is Tagan’s first appearance at Overclockers Online, they are by no means new to the power supply scene. Since the unlikely beginnings found at a Computex dinner party, their presence has grown far beyond simply power supplies to include high performance cases and drive enclosures.

Tagan’s BZ power supplies, or ‘Below Zero’ series are cooled by a single massive 13.5cm LED fan. Today we will be looking at Tagan’s brand new BZ900, a unit that simply does not shy away boasting 900W of clean, solid, and efficient power.

Tags: 900W, Overclockers Online, Power Supply, Review, Tagan

. 03 Apr 08 | Reviews, Technology | Comments (0)

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