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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 8:22 AM on September 26, 2008

Friday

1. TG Daily reports Diamond Multimedia says only 188 cards faulty, not thousands
   and power-efficient notebooks: get the LED display, drop the SSD
2. VR-Zone reports AMD Radeon HD 4830 has 640SP, launch on 10/21
   and Radeon HD 4830 gaming performance vs. GeForce 9800 GT
3. PC Watch reports Asus talks up Xonar Essence 'pure audio' card (write-up in Japanese)
4. VR-Zone has more on Nvidia SLI implementation on Intel X58 boards
5. DigiTimes reports Gigabyte will not cut motherboard prices, says company VP
6. AMD energy efficient processors going 45nm
7. Intel on the increasing value of energy efficiency: $2 billion in energy savings
8. Ars Technica reports despite rumors of extinction, AMD Bobcat still on the prowl
9. NordicHardware reports Asus breaks 3DMark world record with Core i7?
10. Fudzilla reports Nehalem won't boost games much
11. Dell to grow faster than industry: CEO
12. Microsoft doesn't have to pay $1.5 billion claim
13. Toshiba introduces industry's first quarter-terabyte 1.8" HDD
    in high-performance configuration for mobile PCs (PDF)
14. D-Link's green router bridges USB over Wi-Fi
15. Studios and theaters seen announcing digital deal soon
16. GameCyte: Scott Miller nukes our Duke movie fears

Software and gaming

1. Get Windows 7 at PDC and WinHEC
2. TechwareLabs on CUDA: what is it and what does it mean to you
3. Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 released
4. Ars Technica's interview: good old games and the "idiocy" of DRM
5. Halflife².net has Left 4 Dead official system requirements
6. Cyberhand to design world first direct nerve force feedback system for gaming
7. Shacknews has Far Cry 2 interview: glowing arrows in the jungle
   and Far Cry 2 multiplayer hands-on impressions
8. TweakGuides have Crysis Warhead tweak guide
9. TTGamer reviews Mercenaries 2 (Xbox 360)
10. Steam news - Counter-Strike: Source update released

Systems, storage, and networking

1. HardwareZone on Sony VAIO Z Series - VGNZ17GN explored
   and Panasonic's Toughbook refresh
2. Hard Tecs 4U on AMD Phenom power consumption (in German)
3. X-bit labs on the battle of low-power processors: best choice for a nettop
   and DFI LANParty DK X48-T2RS
4. XSReviews on Foxconn Digitalife ELA P45
5. [H] Enthusiast's video review of Intel's new solid state drive
6. [OC]ModShop reviews QNAP TS-409U 1U NAS
7. X-bit labs review Trendnet TEW-672GR dual band wireless N Gigabit router

Multimedia

1. Björn3D and DriverHeaven review BFG Tech GeForce GTX 260 OCX MaxCore
2. TweakTown reviews Asus ENGTX260 TOP
3. AnandTech reviews AMD Radeon HD 4870 1GB
4. Hardware Canucks review Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic Dual Edition
5. TweakTown reviews Gainward Radeon HD 4850 Golden Sample
6. ThinkComputers reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 512MB
7. Overclock3D reviews Asus EN9800GT 512MB
8. X-bit labs review Zalman Trimon ZM-M220W stereo monitor
9. AnandTech on Photokina 2008: the megapixel wars heat up
10. InsideHW's integrated sound cards roundup
11. Digital Trends pits GPhone vs. iPhone vs. Windows Mobile
12. Techgage reviews Logitech illuminated keyboard

Power, cases, and cooling

1. DriverHeaven reviews 1200W be quiet Dark Power PSU
2. TweakTown reviews 880W Hiper Type R Mark-II PSU
3. bit-tech reviews 850W Silver Power SP-S850 PSU
4. Techgage reviews Zalman GS1000 chassis
5. CPU3D reviews Cooler Master HAF-932 case
6. TechwareLabs review ineo NA303US external hard case and docking station
7. 3DXtreme reviews AeroCool Modern-V color LCD display
8. techPowerUp! reviews Vizo Ninja HS notebook cooler
9. Nordic PC reviews Asetek low cost liquid cooler
10. Tweaknews reviews Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
11. FrostyTech reviews Asus Triton 85 heatsink