Tuesday January 31, 2006

[H]ardNews 11th Edition

Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA-8EKRS:

PCStats says the Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA-8EKRS is a decent motherboard for anyone looking to build a small form factor system or the likes.

While the integrated nVidia GeForce 6150 videocard is weak with respect to 3D games, it should be enough for casual gamers and does outperform ATi's Radeon Xpress 200 integrated videocard on the whole. If you need something a bit more powerful, the motherboard does have that open PCI Express x16 slot for a reason.

PowerColor Radeon X800GTO16:

Not everyone is building an all powerful PC, some of you just need a decent budget video card that gets the job done for a decent price. For those people, the PowerColor Radeon X800GTO16 would no doubt be a good investment.

If you're looking for a cheap upgrade and don't have intention on using either CrossFire or SLI, the X800GTO16 is not a bad investment for anyone in the market not looking for bragging rights.

Sony Taking On Xbox Live?

Sony is planning on taking on Xbox Live? If this is true, can Sony even build this “Xbox Live killer” in such a short amount of time?

Cast aside any doubts and start gazing skyward, because that's where Sony is aiming with plans that go far beyond simple leader boards and matchmaking -- or even the PS3, for that matter.