[H]ardNews 1st Edition

MSI GeForceFX5900:

Hexus is taking a look at one of the best looking cards out there, the MSI GeForce FX5900. You have to agree that the copper cooler on that bad boy is something else. Now, good looks aside, how does the card perform? Let’s take a look.

For this reviewer, it's NVIDIA executing very well, getting back on the horse and competing properly. Forget the driver crap of recent weeks, it doesn't matter. So, it's 9800 Pro quick, there, I've said it. But...

SATA: Promise Vs. Highpoint:

SATA controller shootout with Promise being pitted against Highpoint at PCHardware. Highpoint has always been a favorite of mine for regular ATA RAID set ups, but it seems the fellas at PCHardware really like the Promise board better for SATA. Here’s a clip:

The winner of this review is Promise FastTrak S150 TX2plus, a card that fully deserves the Editors Choice award from PC Hardware. Although the differences between FastTrak S150 TX2plus and S150 TX2plus are minimal when the RAID features are not used, FastTrak deserves the extra bucks.

Cut To The Chase:

Go Australia! Reasearchers came up with a new search method that will allow people to cut to the chase and search for online video / audio. Thanks Iceman.

Australian researchers have developed a method for browsing and searching online video so internet users can cut to the chase. Whether it's a sequence from a movie or an educational video with a handy lesson - imagine being able to link exactly to the most important moment or find it with a simple online search. A CSIRO team has created web tools and an online language that could help integrate audio and video files with the web more closely than ever before.

Educational movies? I think the most common search will have titles like “Debby Does…” in them for sure. Quit laughing, you know it is true.