by Yaroslav Lyssenko
11/29/2004 | 02:14 PM
Half-Life 2 Causes Headaches?
<%BANNER[article]%>Hundreds of buyers of Half-Life 2, the hotly anticipated shooting game released recently, are reporting in developer Valve Software's user forums that they feel queasy and often develop a bad headache after playing the game for as little as an hour. Players have all kind of theories for beating the curse of the green gills, from taking Dramamine 30 minutes before playing the game to adjusting monitor settings to avoid possible conflicts with overhead lights, claims CNET News.com.
Graphics cards
Neoseeker has reviewed Gigabyte GV-NX66T128D 6600GT graphics card. The product features NVIDIA’s GeForce 6600 GT GPU clocked at a 500MHz and 128MB of GDDR3 memory rated to operate at 1000MHz. In addition to being a native PCI Express solution this product is also capable of working in Multi-GPU SLI configurations.
Sudhian Media has reviewed XGI Volari V3XT graphics card. This entry level graphics card boasts with a low-profile design, DVI-I, TV-out, DirectX 9.0 and HD video content acceleration and dual display capabilities, everything for under $50. It is definitely something worth considering, especially if you are looking for a low-profile graphics card for a mini-PC.
Barebone PC
HardwareZone has taken a look at Qbic EQ3801 barebone. This Soltek made small form-factor system is powered by AMD Athlon 64 3200+ microprocessor, NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb core-logic and 512MB of PC3200 memory. Find out what performance you may expect from a compact, stylish and relatively feature-rich SFF PC from Soltek.
Memory
Extreme Overclocking has reviewed PQI’s latest PC4000-1024DBL TURBO DDR memory module kit. PQI’s PC4000 dual-channel optimized kit operates at 500MHz and boasts with aggressive, CL2.5
Multimedia
Tweaknews.net has reviewed Logitech Z-5500 speakers. This 5.1 speaker system features Digital SoundTouch control center and boasts with total system power of 500W with 62W going to the satellite speakers, 69W to the central speaker and 188W going to the subwoofer. Total peak power is 1010W.
Modding
Bytesector.com has posted an article about Thermaltake TR2 M13 SE CPU cooling solution. This heatsink features untraditional radial fin style design which helps to increase thermal dispassion. Build with copper core and aluminum fins, this cooler is capable of cooling down all of the latest LGA775 form-factor Intel Pentium 4 microprocessors.
Pointing devices
Two state-of-the-art pointing devices have been compared at The Crucible. Logitech MX1000 laser mouse was put against Razer Diamondback optical mouse. See the performance and features comparison, as you may find the results unexpected.
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