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Friday Arvo News (13 Comments) (link)
Friday, 30-May-2003 13:12:37 (GMT +10) - by Mred32

All those GTA3 players have reason to be happy. The beta release of the GTA3 multi-player mod is called "Multi Theft Auto" (MTA) and you can get it from here. Thanks Doso.

Also Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is another multi-player game mod, actually, its a full game in itself. Find out more at 3D Gamers.

Price cuts for both the XBox and PS2 have been announced. It seems sales of the XBox have picked up so Sony decided to lower the price, Microsoft then followed. Article here.

Speaking of games, it looks like playing computer games might be good for you, according to New Scientist. Similar article also on Nature. Thanks Bonkers and Jotham.

OZeight tells me that there is a new Spyware nasty out 'n about. Its called Whazit Hijack and it sounds like a real pain in the neck. Ad-Aware doesn't find it as yet and there seems to be no removal software about that can deal with it. You can find more info about it as well as some help to remove it at Spyware Info.

Techware Labs has posted a comparison review of Samsung's SW-240 & SM-332 CDRW units. Full article here.

Dan has made things a bit easier for those in the market for a new video card with an overview of all of the decently fast 3D cards on the market today. Find it here.

Sharky Extreme have posted a May 03 High-end Gaming PC Buyer's Guide.

There have been several new security patches released for WindowsXP in the last few days. Go here to get all the latest info.

An article called Electronics 101 at ModAsylum. Basically its an introduction to a few different types of electronic components and what not.

Another webmaster interview from OHLS, this time its Dennis from NinjaLane.

"When cockroaches fry..., sounds like the title of a mystery novel, actually its the title of a forum thread with tales about the nasty things that find their way in to your PCs PSU and other bits. Funny.

Any good support people out there? I got a laugh out of this job ad that Josh sent in.

Did you know that "Agg" means A god among men? Neither did I, but it must be true! Thanks to Squigy for the link. I did notice that it didn't say "A god among women" :) I wonder what Mred means?

Reviews
Motherboards:
MSI 875P Neo Motherboard at Digital Daily
VIA EPIA M9000 Mini-ITX Mainboard at IANAG

Graphics:
nVidia GeForce FX 5200 (NV34) at Digital Daily
ATI Radeon 9700 AIW (Part II) at Sudhian

Cooling:
Zalman ZM80A-HP Video Card Cooler at OCIA
Sinrartech LC-101 Water-Cooled HSF at PCHardware Aust.
Thermaltake SubZero4G at A1 Electronics

Memory:
Kingston HyperX PC3500 Memory at HardCoreWare
Crucial 64 & 128MB MMC Flash Cards at Envy News

Case/Mods
Flexiglow Lazer Beam Kit at DVHardware
Boogie Bug Case Accessories at 3DVelocity
PC Range 3.5" Rheobus at PCHardware Aust.

Misc:
Digiana AudiaX FM Transmitter at Envy News
Black Icemat Mouse Surface at The Tech lounge
BlueTake Poke2 Bluetooth USB Adapter at ModTown
PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 ATC PSU at Envy News
Sinrartech EL Keyboard at PCHardware Aust.
Altec Lansing 621 Speaker System at OWNT

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