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5 bedroom town house for saleBoughton, Boughton, Chester, Cheshire.
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HomeSale are delighted to offer the opportunity to purchase this outstanding five bedroom Georgian townhouse. Located within a sought after residential location within walking distance to Chester City centre, this immaculately presented family home boasts a fantastic outlook and many character features and benefits from gas central heating and a pitched slate roof. The accommodation briefly comprises: Reception Hall; Sitting Room; Snug/Dining Room; Basement Play Room and Store Room; spacious Kitchen with Dining Area; Lounge/Bedroom five; four additional double bedrooms; three En-Suite Bathrooms; rear garden and private parking for two vehicles.
Reception Hall
With a double panel central heating radiator, ornate ceiling coving, door and stairs leading to the basement, stairs rise to the first floor landing pantry store cupboard and cloakroom with hanging space, shelving and housing the Worcester cobination central heating boiler. Doors lead into the Kitchen, Snug/Office and Dining Room.
Sitting Room 15'8" by 13'1" (4m 78cm x 3m 99cm)
With a large sash window to the front elevation, double panel central heating radiator, ornate ceiling coving, picture rail and feature Cast Iron fireplace and surround with original tiled hearth.
Snug/Dining Room 12'0" by 11'0" (3m 66cm x 3m 35cm)
With a double panel central heating radiator, ornate ceiling coving, feature Cast Iron fireplace, storage cupboard, shelving and hardwood French doors opening into the rear garden.
Kitchen with Dining Area 17'9" by 10'9" (5m 41cm x 3m 28cm)
With a hardwood window to the wide elevation and storm door to the rear elevation leading into the rear garden, double panel central heating radiator, inset ceiling spotlights and ceramic tiled flooring. There is a range of wall and floor mounted farmhouse style fitted kitchen units with inset display cabinets complementary granite worksurface, inset Belfast ceramic sink and drainer, built-in washing machine and dishwasher and housing for a fridge/freezer and range style cooker.
There are three rooms in the basement: two store rooms with shelving and a spacious playroom with two storage cupboard and a hardwood window to the front elevation.
First Floor Landing
With ornate ceiling features, stairs rising to the second floor landing and doors leading into the Lounge, Bedroom Three, Bedroom Four, Shower Room/Bedroom Three En-Suite. There is also access into a separate WC/wash room with a hardwood window to the side elevation, wash hand basin and low level WC.
Lounge/Bedroom Five 17'2" by 15'8" (5m 23cm x 4m 78cm)
With two sash windows with secondary glazing to the front elevation providing fantastic views of the River Dee, meadwos and the Chester City skyline, two double panel central heating radiators, television point, ornate ceiling coving and marble fireplace with inset gas living flame fire.
Bedroom Three 11'10" by 11'1" (3m 61cm x 3m 38cm)
With a hardwood window to the rear elevation and a double panel central heating radiator.
En-Suite Shower Room
With a hardwood window to the side elevation, double panel central heating radiator, ceiling spotlights, extractor fan, lino flooring and a white three piece bathroom suite comprising: WC, wash hand basin and shower cubicle.
Bedroom Four 12'1" by 10'7" (3m 68cm x 3m 23cm)
With a hardwood window to the rear elevation, double panel central heating radiator and storage cupboard.
Second Floor Landing
With a Velux ceiling window, sroage cupboard and doors leading into Bedroom One and Bedroom Two.
Bedroom One 17'3" by 15'10" (5m 26cm x 4m 83cm)
With two sash windows with secondary glazing providing a fantastic outlook to the front elevation, two double panel central heating radiators, access into loft space, Cast Iron feature fireplace and door leading into the En-Suite Bathroom.
En-Suite Bathroom 12'2" by 9'2" (3m 71cm x 2m 79cm)
With a hardwood window to the rear elevation, double panel central heating radiator, inset ceiling spotlights, extractor fan and white four piece bathroom suite comprising: wash hand basin, low level WC, roll top bath and separate shower cubicle.
Bedroom Two 13'2" by 10'9" (4m 1cm x 3m 28cm)
With a hardwood window to the side elevation, access into the loft space and door leading into the En-Suite Shower Room.
En-Suite Shower Room
With a hardwood window to the side elevation, double panel central heating radiator, inset ceiling spotlights, extractor fan and three piece bathroom suite comprising: WC, wash hand basin and shower cubicle.
There is a pleasant enclosed garden to the rear of the property, laid with stone with raised borders and a range of shrubs. The property also benefits from two private parking space. There is an option for an additional parking space, if required.
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Georgia Wilcox was first to see the bear cub known as Jarhead. Georgia lives in a double-wide in the Ocala National Forest outside of Umatilla. In the morning, before the bad heat arrives, she relaxes on her deck and looks for critters. She loves seeing deer and possums, raccoons and squirrels. She gets a kick out of watching the rattlers and coral snakes. She'd adopt them all if she could.
Once in while she sees a black bear, a special thrill. The day she spotted Jarhead she felt like crying. She heard something out by the clothesline: A mama bear was sniffing at the drying clothes while three cubs cavorted at her feet. Two looked adorably normal.
Georgia, 57, gasped. The last cub in line obviously had raided somebody's garbage. Somehow, and it must have taken some doing, the hungry little bear had jammed its head into a gallon jar for the last lick of mayonnaise or pickle juice. Now it wore the jar like a space helmet.
"How can it even breathe?" Georgia thought. "How can it eat and drink?"
Georgia, an Earth Mother with a long ponytail, knew the little bear was doomed unless she did something quickly.
Inside her home she got on the phone.
"Garbage kills bears," Mike Orlando says. He manages bears in the northeast part of the state for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. More and more he manages people who live near bears. In his territory, which stretches from Orlando to the Osceola National Forest near Jacksonville, bears often share the suburbs with raccoons. Except that raccoons never weigh 600 pounds.
"Don't feed bears," is the gospel he preaches to neighborhood groups, school principals and city council members in a dozen counties. "Don't feed them on purpose and don't feed them by accident by leaving your garbage out. It's natural to enjoy seeing bears. But you don't want to tame them into coming onto your property. It won't end well for bears. And it might not end well for you either."
About 11,000 bears roamed Florida when the Spaniards arrived in the 16th century. In 1973, the year Mike Orlando was born, the state was down to about 300 bears. Florida finally listed bears as "threatened" about four decades ago and seriously began protecting their habitat. It also slowed down the carnage on roads and banned bear hunting. The population rebounded. Now 3,000 bears try to survive from the Everglades to the Florida Panhandle. Mike Orlando's jurisdiction is home to about a third.
For the most part they live on public wilderness lands such as the Ocala National Forest. But bears, adventuresome creatures, have no problem exploring housing developments to hunt easy vittles. An odoriferous garbage can, percolating on the curb on an August night, is a delicatessen to a bear. In 1989, Floridians called the state wildlife agency to complain about chummy bears 86 times. Last year, they filed more than 3,000 complaints.
"Here's the typical scenario," Orlando says one morning as he drives a suburban road near the St. Johns River. "A bear shows up one night in a back yard. The home- owner, you know, is a little scared at first. But he's also kind of thrilled. Maybe he feeds the bear to keep it around. Maybe the bear just knocks over the garbage can and eats the leftovers. The bear comes back the next night for more. The homeowner takes a bunch of pictures. The homeowner tells his neighbors about his nightly bear. The neighbors come over and get their photographs. Maybe they start feeding the bears, too.
"When the bears first showed up, maybe they were small and cute. But as months go by they get bigger and bolder. Pretty soon bears are showing up during the day. They're waiting at the front door. They're hanging around the carport and the driveway and sleeping in the bushes. You can't let your kids go outside to play.
"One day we get a call. It's somebody from the neighborhood telling us, 'Come catch your bear.' "
In his talks to the public, Orlando tells people how to bear-proof their neighborhoods. He advises restaurants, state parks and schools to replace plastic garbage bins with steel. He encourages do-it-yourselfers to invent bear-resistant garbage cans. He lobbies city governments about making municipalities "bear safe."
Recently he coached North Florida law enforcement officials in the art of scaring bears out of suburbia.
Shout at them. Shoot blanks over their heads. Ignite fireworks. Wallop them with paintballs and beanbags.
"Teach bears to stay wild."
• • •
Georgia Wilcox, the first to see Jarhead, hadn't been feeding bears. She knows better. So do most of her neighbors along the dirt roads in the forest. They take their bird feeders inside at dark. They remember to bring in the cat food. Most of the time they store their garbage behind closed doors.
But not everyone is responsible. Some people leave out their trash. Some dump sofas, watermelon rinds and pickle jars — illegally — along the deserted forest roads. Garbage may be bonanza for hungry bears, but it also can be a deathtrap.
Mike Orlando sent a colleague, Cathy Connolly, to meet with Georgia to talk about Jarhead. The two women, animal lovers, hit it off.
"We'll be on the lookout," Cathy said. "If he shows up again, please call."
Georgia promised.
"That poor little bear with a jar on his head is going to die of thirst. You just got to catch him."
"I know it," Cathy said.
• • •
Bears are basically stomachs with legs. When Mike Orlando was courting his wife, Amy, a decade ago, they spent dates hunting for bear scat. Bears mostly eat nuts, berries and leaves. They'll eat any small animal they can catch. They will endure a thousand bee stings for a taste of honey. A rotten fish on a river bank? Yum. They'll race a vulture to the most rancid dead armadillo steaming on the pavement. One time Orlando found a spent shotgun shell in a bear-scat pile.
Florida has no shortage of year-round food, including garbage. That's why our state boasts some of the largest bears east of the Mississippi. In 1991, near Naples, a car hit and killed a 621-pound male bear. The driver survived but his car was totaled.
In Canada and in certain national parks in the United States, black bears attack and even kill hikers once in a while. For unknown reasons, the Florida breed of black bears is less aggressive. Only three attacks on humans have ever been reported — but all three happened in northeast Florida last year. All involved bears that had left nearby forests to feed in suburbia.
In Mount Dora, Mary E. Miller, 80, woke when she heard a commotion on her screened porch. At first she thought cats were fighting for the food she leaves out for Rusty, her tabby. Mrs. Miller padded across her mobile home, switched on the porch light and peeked out.
A large bear burst through the screen. Her two cubs jumped on a table and bawled for Mama. Mrs. Miller slammed the door. When she opened it again, the cubs were gone.
Mrs. Miller is a curious and fearless soul. She crept to the darkest section of the long porch and looked around. The two cubs, terrified, huddled in a corner. Mrs. Miller decided to hold open the back porch door for them.
When she opened it, Mama rushed in and bit her right thigh. Mrs. Miller fled inside and called police. At the hospital, doctors dressed her minor wounds and administered a tetanus shot. Back at the Dora Pines Trailer Park, state biologists baited a trap with a favorite bear treat, doughnuts from Publix. They caught Mama and euthanized her with a drug. Fortunately, the cubs were large enough to survive on their own. The next morning Mrs. Miller cleaned the cat food from the porch and vowed to feed Rusty inside.
In the gated community of Heathrow near Orlando, bears had been raiding garbage cans. Mike Orlando and colleagues initiated a "store-your-garbage-can inside" campaign to minimize bear encounters. Not everyone paid attention.
One night David Amsler, 34, heard his garbage can falling over. "Raccoons," he thought. He grabbed a golf club, slipped out the back door and prepared to frighten the brazen raccoons. A startled bear bowled him over as it fled.
Years ago, Orlando routinely caught nuisance bears and moved them. Sometimes he still does — unless the bear has hurt someone or has completely lost its fear of humans. In a doughnut-baited trap that resembles a culvert, he caught Amsler's bear and euthanized it.
In a Seminole County neighborhood known as the Springs, Ernest Stamm, 49, opened his front door and was slapped across the face by a burly bear. Later, Stamm pleaded no contest to the charge of feeding bears, a misdemeanor in Florida. Orlando caught and euthanized the bear.
• • •
Not everybody in Steffanie Stimpson's Longwood neighborhood — which is around the corner from a Walgreens and a Chuck E. Cheese and a few minutes from bear-friendly Wekiva Springs State Park — secures their garbage. So the neighborhood suffers from chronic bear problems.
One night a few months ago, Stimpson, 28, cooked a chicken dinner for herself and her 7-year-old daughter, Isabella. After Isabella nodded off, Steffanie settled down on the couch to watch television.
She'd left her front door ajar for her year-old dachshund, Sophie.
The door creaked open a few inches.
"Sophie?" called Steffanie. But Sophie wasn't outside. She was at Steffanie's feet.
In the glow of the television, Steffanie watched the door creak open a little wider.
Steffanie marched across the room and flung open the door. The head of an enormous bear was only inches from her feet. Maybe it had smelled the chicken dinner. Maybe it had smelled her. Steffanie slammed the door, screamed and telephoned her dad next door.
Her dad, Dan Stimpson, is a chef. He's 52, a Florida boy who has lived in the neighborhood for four decades. Until last year, he says, he never saw a bear. Now he takes precautions, including scrubbing the barbecue grill every time he cooks a steak. Still the bears ramble through his neighborhood. He sprinted into his daughter's yard with a flashlight.
The bear was gone. In the flashlight beam Chef Dan saw that something heavy had crushed a chain-link fence upon entering the yard. Escaping the yard, that same something had barreled like a Mini Cooper through a 7-foot wood fence.
"Holy smoke!" Chef Dan said to his daughter. "How big was that bear?"
Three nights later the bear was lured into a doughnut-baited trap by a state wildlife biologist. The bear that tried to enter Steffanie Stimpson's house in the suburbs turned out to be a 590-pound male.
Steffanie was relieved that Sophie, her 2-pound dachshund, avoided becoming an appetizer.
• • •
Rose West was next to spot Jarhead. She lives just down the dirt road from Georgia Wilcox. Rose saw the cub on the deck next to her mobile home. Jarhead was with his Mama, whose butt brushed up against the sliding glass doors.
Rose, 20, lives in the forest with her boyfriend, Billy LeBree. They are used to bears. One night an enormous male bear chewed through their pig pen and killed a prized 90-pound Yorkshire. Another bear ate their chickens. Rose resented losing her livestock. But seeing that tiny, starving bear with a jar on its head took a bite out of her heart.
After she saw Jarhead, Rose got on the phone.
Cathy Connolly arrived in a Chevy Blazer towing a culvert trap baited with doughnuts.
"First we're going to catch Mama bear," Cathy explained to Rose. "Then we'll tranquilize her and let her sleep in the trap. We'll open the culvert trap door again. The cubs will go in to be with their Mama. Then we'll be able to get the jar off that poor little cub's head."
A few minutes later Mike Orlando showed up, followed by another biologist, Brian Scheick. They set a second trap and waited in the 100-degree heat for the rest of the afternoon. "We know this little bear has gone at least two days without food and water," Scheick said.
"It's very sad," Orlando said. "This bear is the poster child for why bears and human garbage can't mix."
They caught no bears that day. Or the day after.
They were pessimistic about Jarhead's chances.
• • •
Born in Cape Coral, Orlando was one of those adventure-crazed boys who are a vanishing species today. His dad was a fishing guide who taught him how to reel in giant tarpon. After graduating with a biology degree from the University of Florida, he served in the Peace Corps in Africa. Eventually he decided to go for his master's at the University of Kentucky. His project was studying Florida bears.
Everything about them fascinates him. He has a stuffed bear — it was killed on a Florida road — standing on hind legs in his office. In his truck he keeps the skull of another roadkill bear he can use for a natural history show-and-tell. "They hear well and have pretty good eyesight," he says. "But their sense of smell is amazing. They can smell something good to eat miles away."
One time, after he had advised a beekeeper to protect hives behind an electric fence, guilt set in. To make himself feel better he took the next opportunity to touch an electrified fence. "It was a pretty good jolt," Orlando says. "But it wasn't going to kill a bear."
In Pennsylvania, where bear hunting is still allowed, he completed his ursine education by eating one. "Not bad at all. Maybe a little greasy." For the record, he says he is neither pro-bear hunting or anti-bear hunting. It's possible hunting might be allowed in Florida to control the bear population in the future. If it happens, he says he can live with it.
He is a burly and bearded guy whose curiosity and sense of humor make him seem younger than 36. He likes Lady Gaga. He dabbles in Facebook. He tries to eat healthy, but is a guilty regular at McDonald's. He knows how to sweet-talk the baker at Publix into donating yesterday's stale doughnuts to catch today's bears.
Bears have woofed at him. They have popped their jaws in a "back off" warning. Teeth bared, they have charged him — only to stop at the last instant. "It's important you don't run from a bear," he says. "They have a chase reflex. Look down. Talk to them gently. Retreat." He has been bitten twice and has been scratched more times than he can remember.
One night, in Daytona Beach, only blocks from the ocean, he sat in his Chevy pickup and watched a bear in a tree only a few feet from a packed biker bar. Perhaps the bear smelled food. Perhaps it was thirsty. Orlando had no appetite for an encounter with an inebriated biker, much less dozens of them. He stepped reluctantly onto the sidewalk.
"What are you doing here?" a biker asked, then followed Orlando's gaze into the tree.
"BEAR!" yelled the biker. Other bikers spilled out of the bar like warm Guinness.
"We'll catch your bear for you, mister!" cried a biker. Before Orlando could stop them, several began shimmying up the tree and scaring the bear into the higher branches.
Anxious bears sometimes lose control of their bladders.
It relieved itself all over the bikers, who fell out of the tree like soggy acorns.
"The bear pee made the bikers smell better," Orlando reported later.
The bear?
It escaped.
• • •
Jarhead was still at large after five days. Orlando couldn't believe the little fellow was still breathing. Yet neighbors in the small forest community had seen him with his siblings and his mother.
As his siblings nursed, Jarhead could only watch. One woman saw the cubs tear berries from a bush. As the siblings ate the fallen fruit, the starving little bear pushed the morsels frantically along the ground with the jar on its head.
A scientist for more than half his life, Orlando has learned to detach from his emotions. But the thought of Jarhead made him want to weep.
Orlando and his team set out doughnut-baited culvert traps all over the woods. Then they scoured the forest and the sand roads until midnight hoping they would encounter the bears. Maybe he could get a tranquilizer dart into Mama. The cubs wouldn't abandon her and he could catch Jarhead.
Cathy Connolly and her husband, Mike, slept in their Blazer next to one of the traps. Mosquitoes whined around their ears.
• • •
On Day Six, as Orlando drove into the forest, he saw Jarhead and his mother for the first time. His heart rose into his throat. He grabbed his dart rifle and hid behind a bush. Mama was 35 yards away. She started ambling in the opposite direction. He fired and missed. At midnight he told his wife: "Well, that's it. I had my chance and I blew it." He tossed and turned until dawn.
On Day Eight, he had another opportunity. Mama and cubs were standing on the road ahead. Orlando began crawling along the shoulder with his dart rifle.
Suddenly, a pickup truck pulled up next to him.
"What are you shooting at, mister?'' asked the driver.
The bears fled.
• • •
Day Ten.
Every time his cell phone rang, Orlando braced himself for the news that someone had seen Mama with only two cubs. It rang at 5:05 on a Wednesday afternoon.
"Mama is in my back yard," Rose West reported. "With all three cubs.''
Orlando was three minutes away at the time. He drove like a lunatic down the sand road. He jumped from the truck, snatched his gun and hissed at neighbors to go inside. Cathy arrived next. She sneaked along the road and positioned herself to block an escape route. Next, biologist Brian Scheick pulled up in his truck and came running.
Mama smelled them. She and her cubs began moving toward a field.
Hitting the dirt, Orlando crawled on his elbows like an infantryman. At the edge of the field, Mama stood sniffing the air, trying to figure out the threat. At her feet the oblivious cubs, including poor Jarhead, played with Spanish moss. Orlando lay frozen behind a grapevine thicket, his heart pounding.
Mama ambled in his direction. Stopped. Sniffed again. She stepped even closer. She was only a few feet away now, on the other side of the thicket. Orlando flicked off the gun's safety and held his breath. Suddenly, she stepped through a gap in the thicket into the open. Orlando pulled the trigger. The dart flew into her buttocks. She jumped, yowled and ran for the woods.
The dart contained a radio transmitter. It was beeping now. Wherever Mama went to sleep, they would find her.
But that could wait. Orlando wanted to catch Jarhead. The little bear and his siblings were looking at him. They wanted to follow their mother but they were afraid to run past.
"HAAAAA!" Orlando yelled, waving his arms.
The first two cubs flew past him.
Jarhead, his vision impaired, bolted into a fence. Scheick grabbed the hind legs. Orlando held the cub by the jar and got scratched. The little bear may have been weak and hungry, but it was 15 pounds of clawed fury. The two biologists couldn't hold him.
Brian dived — for an instant his body floated parallel to the ground — and nabbed the cub by its back legs. As Orlando held the jar in a headlock, Cathy threw a towel around him. Maybe the little bear would calm down.
They returned with their prize to the truck. Now it was Cathy's turn to hold the back legs while Orlando gripped the front legs. Brian tried to slide the plastic jar off the cub's head. It wouldn't budge. Brian made a careful slit in the plastic with his pocket knife, allowing Mike to get his hand into the jar. Mike held down the ears while Brian slid the jar off.
The little bear had endured enough. It sank sharp teeth into Mike Orlando's hand and wrapped four paws around his arm as if it were a tree branch. First Orlando yowled like a bear cub. Then he slung the little bear in the bushes. A wild banshee, Jarhead vanished into the forest.
• • •
As they caught their breath, the biologists stared in wonder at the plastic jar. They counted three puncture holes, probably made by Mama in her effort to free the cub. The holes apparently allowed Jarhead to breathe. But what did it drink? Condensation, perhaps? What did it eat? Nothing.
Yet given its feisty behavior, Jarhead seemed to be in no immediate danger.
Now Orlando turned on a special radio. It picked up the signal from the transmitter dart stuck in Mama's butt. Holding the radio, Orlando and his team tracked the signal into the woods and found Mama in a deep sleep.
She was pretty heavy, about 150 pounds. The biologists recruited neighborhood men to help them drag Mama out of the forest. They left her asleep in the nearest culvert trap with the door open and tiptoed away.
It didn't take long, about a half-hour. One by one her cubs joined their slumbering mother in the trap. As she slept, Jarhead suckled at her breast. He was going to make it. When Mama woke up, they'd set them free.
• • •
Everybody on the bear team was exhausted. Everybody wanted to go home and sleep for a couple of days. But that had to wait.
They climbed into Orlando's truck and drove down Forest Road 8. Orlando turned left onto a deep sand trail. He passed four mobile homes and then made a right, stopping at a double-wide parked in a clearing.
Georgia Wilcox heard the truck coming. She looked out the window.
"Oh, no!" she thought. "They're here to tell me Jarhead is dead.''
Georgia was scared to go outside. But she forced herself to open the door.
Georgia saw the smiles. She broke into tears.
Jeff Klinkenberg can be reached at email@example.com or (727) 893-8727.

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|AMD Phenom-II X6-1090T Black Edition Processor
|Reviews - Featured Reviews: Processors
|Written by Olin Coles
|Tuesday, 27 April 2010
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Cinebench R11.5 Benchmarks
Maxon Cinebench is a real-world test suite that assesses the computer's performance capabilities. Cinebench is based on Maxon's award-winning animation software, Cinema 4D, which is used extensively by studios and production houses worldwide for 3D content creation. Maxon software has been used in blockbuster movies such as Spider-Man, Star Wars, The Chronicles of Narnia and many more. Cinebench Release 11.5 includes the ability to more accurately test the industry's latest hardware, including systems with up to 64 processor threads and the testing environment better reflects the expectations of today's production demands. A more streamlined interface makes testing systems and reading results incredibly straightforward.
The Cinebench R11.5 test scenario uses all of a system's processing power to render a photorealistic 3D scene, "No Keyframes" the viral animation by AixSponza. This scene makes use of various algorithms to stress all available processor cores. The OpenGL graphics card testing procedure uses a complex 3D scene depicting a car chase with which the performance of your graphics card in OpenGL mode is measured. During the benchmark tests the graphics card is evaluated by way of displaying an intricate scene that includes complex geometry, high-resolution textures, and a variety of effects to evaluate the performance across a variety of real-world scenarios.
The OpenGL tests in Cinebench force processor-first graphics computation before offloading work to the available video card. Cinebench R11.5 reveals performance results illustrated in the chart below:
Cinebench R11.5 Processor Benchmark Results
Single-core CPU performance offers a per-core baseline reference in Cinebench R11.5, and the speed differences between processors in our test group illustrate the separation. These differences are amplified as the CPU multi-core tests are conducted, producing 3.87 points for the 2.66GHz Intel Core i7-920 processor compared to 3.03 points for the 3.4GHz AMD Phenom-II X4-965. Intel's 3.33GHz Core i7-980X Extreme Edition CPU leads the group with a combined score of 8.28, while the stock and overclocked AMD Phenom-II X6-1090T produce 4.69 and 5.87 respectively.
In the Cinebench OpenGL tests, a Radeon 5870 is paired to the 2.66GHz Intel Core i7-920 to produce 56.34 FPS while the 3.4GHz AMD Phenom-II X4-965 generates 58.88 FPS. Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor produces the highest score of 67.06 FPS, but an overclocked AMD Phenom-II X6-1090T nearly matches performance with 66.75 FPS.
Looking at performance from a cost-value standpoint, there's a lot more to be learned. Presuming a $300 MSRP, the AMD Phenom-II X6-1090T costs $63.97 per point or multi-core performance and $5.06 per frame of OpenGL performance. Compare this to the $72.35 per point and $4.97 per OpenGL frame for the Intel Core i7-920. The AMD X4-965 costs $61.39 per point, and $3.16 per OpenGL frame. Finally, the Intel Core i7-980X costs $138.89 per multi-core point and $17.14 per OpenGL frame. By this measure, the AMD Phenom-II X6-1090T and X4-965 both offer better 'bang for the buck'.
Keep in mind that I've just spent nearly 26 hours to offer you a comprehensive hardware review on a free website. You're encouraged to purchase your own Intel i7-930 for the sole purpose of testing another processor, and let us know how that goes.
Paul Gow
Lightning PC Systems
Moderator, Techpowerup.com
The 920 has has had a product discontinuation notice issued and the 930 is the same exact price as the 920. (if you can even find the 920 anymore.. for instance microcenter no longer sells them. noone is going to order a slower processor for the same price. that makes no sense).
Every other site out there has used the 930 as the primary intel example and show that the 930 in most cases beats or is equal to the x6 1090T or worst case compare it both as a reference point.
You are ignoring the fact that the 930 is faster and the same price as the 920. Therefore making the 920 obsolete as noone is going to buy a slower processor for the same price. It's really that simple. IF anyone still has inventory.. its because everyone else is buying the faster 930 chip for relativly the same price.
I think that 920s have been shown to be better overclockers in general, in 920 vs 930 matchups I've seen many sites that pick 920s as the better value and better overclocker for the price range. I have been going back and forth in building a system and the two in consideration have been the 920 and 1090 because all research has pointed to the 920 as the better cpu for overclocking even if the 930 is faster from the base.
So, I think that overall even I was kinda confused by your attitude/snark even if I did agree with you in principle. Thanks for the review, keep up the great work!
Tom's Hardware: Used the 920 and 930
Legit Reviews: Used the 930
Guru3d: Used the 920
Tweaktown: Used neither
Anandtech: Used the 920
Hardware Secrets: Used neither
Maximum PC: Used neither
PC Perspective: Used the 920
Bjorn 3d: Used neither
Hardware Canucks: Used the 920 and 930.
I could go on, but you get the picture. Of 10 major sites, only 3 included the 930 in their comparisons. 5 used the 920, and two used both, while 4 used neither. Your assertion that reviewers should purchase their own hardware to review is silly: even the sites that could easily afford to, like Anandtech, don't do that.
I think the 920 is still the option to compare along with a lynnfield CPU.
A CPU test is a CPU test, not a RAM test.
I did wish to get this motherboard here (ASUS P6X58D Premium): ##newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131614 until I saw this processor had been released. Would this motherboard here be one that would match or surpass the one I just mentioned: ASUS Crosshair IV Formula ##newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131644 Maybe one that is even better that is in the same price range? If someone could help out with suggestions, I would be very grateful.
Regarding power, I've found it extremely difficult to test accurately. Even with my power meters connected, the difference between idle and load is less than 20W, with a 5W margin of error. Ultimately, the motherboard will make the biggest difference.
I've recently had a discussion on the forum of MCSA students and even there, the lack of understanding was demonstrated.
I've said it before and I'll say it again now.... RAM size does not affect how quickly your CPU runs. You will get no more FPS in Crysis for having 16GB RAM instead of 4GB.
I'll repeat for the sake of getting it through to people: 4, 6, 8, 12 or 16GB RAM does not affect CPU speed. Anyone who thinks otherwise does not understand how things work.
RAM size can affect overall *system* performance, but only due to the fact that SuperFetch and file caching can reduce Windows' reliance on the paging file for temporary storage.
4GB, for now, is the sweet spot for 99% of users.
Mr. Olin? Maybe an update test with 6GB's.... -please.?
Olin I'm not sure why you questioned what I know as a IT pro but...? And I know the difference of dual, triple and quad channel platforms.(which I never mentioned, but you responded to?). I mentioned the 6GB Ram just as a standard 4bank config. I grasp how basic even bringing that out is. My bad.
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So with double the bandwidth requiring more sticks of memory, you're damned right it'll run faster -- not with more RAM, but with more STICKS of RAM. You could put TWICE as many sticks of HALF THE SIZE, and the memory performance will shoot through the roof.
And before you go wondering if 1090T could possibly have a 4 or even 6-channel memory controller... count the pins on it. More memory controllers = more pins. Even if it DOES have a 6-channel memory controller, 4 of those channels are disabled due to being physically not connected.
Also, Opteron's don't have triple-channel memory controllers, thus testing with 3x2GB would be utterly pointless.
Triple-channel VS dual-channel memory controller is something that is barely worth consideration when building a system, even *if* you could ignore the fact that this means deciding between CPU families. Sure, triple-channel Intel systems blast through the memory bandwidth benchmarks, but that's one hell of a synthetic benchmark and the impact on real-world performance is at best difficult to measure and at worst completely counterintuitive.
So I was curious to see any test, even one that would look at this.
If you get a hold of the 'goods' from AMD I'll say "Thanks" ahead of time.
-again great review. Also liked your Eco review, along with the review on Fudz####. Good product.
1+1+2+2 would work but, then you would be using the mobo in a config different from the Intel test, which would be using only one of the tri-chan mem ctrlrs. not that it's even relevant here, because the tests do not appear to be RAM dependent.
Well, that pretty well explains Intel's "need you fools to be suckers for punishment" attitude towards the consumer with their 980X, ..., -forget it!
i7-930 does it all and more.
...now that nvidia is outta the way, it'll be Intel's turn soon.
AMD's platforms for this kinda-money, can't be beat. Go AMD go !
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1. Matched pairs (or triplets): Not needed. I have a number of hands-on testimonials to the fact that singly purchased value DIMMS work great together.
2. Low-latency RAM will give you blistering performance: Benchmarks show only marginal gains. Low-latency RAM involves increased energy usage, increased heat production and, ultimately, a stressed memory controller.
3. You will benefit massively from RAM able to run at 1600, 1800 or 2000MHz: Again, benchmarks show only marginal improvements. Chipsets have decoupled DIMM clocks from the rest of the system, thus high-MHz RAM isn't a requirement for bus based overclocking (as it used to be).
I would argue that money spent on replacing e.g. 2x2GB 1333MHz Corsair Value Select DIMMs with Corsair TwinX DominatorGT (a price difference of around £120) would be *far* better spent on a faster GPU, CPU or HD.
The suggestion as to a better upgrade is presumptuous, as it really depends on his needs. If he is a gamer or does any encoding, I'd argue that a GPU upgrade could have a more significant impact than the memory upgrade.
The thing is, to have purchased fast RAM in the first place is of little value when compared to spending that money elsewhere. As you say, a faster GPU can perhaps be the better option. A faster GPU and cheap, Corsair Value RAM is better than a slower GPU and RAM that is advertised as 1800MHz.
I've just advised someone building an AMD system. He presented a list of components, including a Phenom X4 and Corsair Dominator GT RAM. I've told him to get 2 separate sticks of Corsair Value instead and with the money saved he can now get a Phenom X6 with a little money left over.
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The inclusion of high-res and high-detail GPU generated scenes should be present in a CPU review only to balance and contrast against benchmark results where the lowest resolution and detail settings were used. In this way, system builders (like myself) can make accurate assumptions and calculations about overall system performance when considering each individual component. There's no point spending £400 on a GPU (or £800 on dual GPU's) if the CPU is going to bottleneck gaming performance. Likewise, teaming a 6-core CPU with a £20 GPU isn't going to win favour with a customer looking only for stellar gaming performance on their 45" HDTV.
first lemme tell you the softwares i use often,
Adobe After effects CS5 (64bit), Adobe Photoshop CS5 (64bit), Autodesk MAYA, Autodesk 3Ds MAX (64bit)
Now what i want is to make new rig which'll be used at home, for R & D and some freelance and i'll be using the pc for games also the usage will be 60% work and 40% Games i have to buy almost everything, my budget is $12k .I was thinking of buying:
Asus M4A79 T Deluxe
G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1333 2GBX2
WD Caviar Black 1 TB, SATA 6Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 7200 RPM
Now m confused X6 or i7 930?? and how much boost in performance?? or if someone can give me a better config at the given price range.
For what you're doing, the AMD Phenom-II X6 is a better choice.
And howz Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 in comparison to ASUS M4A79 T Deluxe
What you don't want on a raid 0 is your DATA.
SSD's are faster than VelociRaptors in a RAID0, which are faster than a Caviar Black (even the 7200RPM, 64MB cache, SATA3 one), which are faster than most any other HD you could care to mention.
Size up how fast you want your system to go VS how much storage you really, truly need VS how safe you want your data to be VS how much you want to spend.
Generally, data is replaceable unless it's work you've created. Put that on DVD, USB drives and cloud storage so you don't lose it.
I could put together a system for you which would keep your data absolutely safe whilst being enormously fast and with a bunch of space, but it might cost the wrong side of a year's salary.
Just get the best you can for the money you've got.
Any AMD 890FX motherboard
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Any single ATI video card. Do not underestimate the performance of a 1GB HD 5670. Brand is not important.
If you can, get a Seasonic PSU with a 90%+ efficiency rating. 650W will be enough. This is by far the best PSU money can buy. Whichever PSU you get, spend at least 10% of your budget on it. Do not be tempted to get a cheap PSU, you *will* regret it.
One 64GB Corsair Nova or 60GB Corsair Force F100 for your OS and Adobe apps.
Two 1.5TB WD EARS Green drives. Set these up as a RAID1 volume. Three partitions. One no less than 8GB only for Windows pagefile. One for your relocated Users folder and one for general storage and installing games.
G.Skill 1.3v RAM. 4GB should be plenty.
Your choice of CPU is then limited by how much you have left in your budget.
The OCZ Vertex-2 LE SSD is slightly more affordable than Corsair's Force series, and both are much better than the Nova and other Indilinx SSDs.
Asus offer an 890GX motherboard with USB3 and SATA3. Two features which are really not a big deal. SATA3 isn't going to make anything faster for you and USB3 devices are overpriced. By the time you actually want USB3, you may as well buy a USB3 add-on card if your motherboard doesn't provide it.
You might find an X4 delivers plenty of performance. Dealing with large Adobe projects is more constrained by amount of RAM and speed of HD/SSD. You'd have to be doing fairly complex stuff in order to really tax an X6. Plus, buy the right X4 and you might find you can unlock an extra 2 cores!
The Nova is one of the best performing Indilinx generally available, in real-world tests. A couple of synthetic tests show skewed results but in every practical sense, it's an excellent device. It notably doesn't suffer from pausing. I'm more than happy to build them into systems. I'm *more* happier to use Sandforce based SSD's, but people do tend to compare 60GB unfavourably against 64GB, no matter the other advantages.
As for your triple monitor requirement, an Eyefinity-6 card is not a requirement. The ATI5850 can drive three displays. Their ports differ between manufacturers, but they generally have at least 1 DVI, 1 DisplayPort and 1 HDMI. Armed with the required adapters, you should have no trouble setting up your three monitors. The 5850 still carries the EyeFinity branding, so you'll get full gaming support in the drivers.
Thanks to this X6 release, consumers like myself who already own older Intel Quad Core models can wait and KNOW that since an affordable Hex Core exists by AMD, that Intel can't for too long keep releasing Quad Cores and will have to start making Hex Cores affordable. If not for AMD, INTEL would milk Quad Cores for as long as possible. AMD broke that chain, which makes me happy.
Expect to see Hex Cores become mainstream a lot sooner than later.
With Intel, the only budget option is the Atom line of systems, which are only just performant enough to scrape by in a home PC. A very inflexible solution, as there's no easy, cheap or fine-grained upgrade path.
I don't think Intel will be forced into lowering prices by AMD. Intel are already very competitive at the price points they currently occupy. AMD will remain the ones playing catch-up (think i5). This isn't a bad thing, but don't be fooled into thinking Intel run scared of AMD.
*Choosing* a processor is not about clock speed. It's about identifying your needs and them matching them to a budget.
One thing I believe (at least for me) that reviewers left behind is the virtualization aspect/capabilities of these new 6-Core CPUs. Although I have always liked both platforms (and AMD when they were ahead of this "game") I admit that I have been using Intel for the past 6 years.
Now, I want to build a system for some virtual servers and this 6-Core at an affordable price is really nice.
I really need all the threads i can get, and for less money better. The thing is, i was planning to build a render farm, but i was gonna buy some Core2Quad q9650, and then someone suggested AMD, i did some rapid research and...man, it is so cheap!!
But, after a deeper revision, i found this -correct me if i am wrong-:
The Core2Quad q9650 has 4 cores and 12MB cache.
The Phenom II x6-1090t has 6 cores, but only 9MB cache.
Isint that gonna create a bottleneck? I am no expert,so please explain to me.
And other thing, i need a cheap Motherboard for that, good performance, cheap price, has to be less than $60usd -I am gonna buy lots of them-
Thanx a lot for you attention.
However, to answer your questions: cache will not limit rendering effectiveness. If your models and textures are complex enough that you're considering a render-farm, then cache size is totally irrelevant. Overall system memory bandwidth (and latency, to some extent) will dominate, which is where Core i7 performs superbly.
I would also recommend you not to buy cheap motherboards. Overall stability and system longevity will suffer. You will get more satisfaction having fewer, but more expensive Core i7 systems than many, cheap AMD systems. If at all possible, I would actually consider having perhaps only 1 or 2 systems based around Intel's 6-core Xeon (Westmere) CPU and a Supermicro dual-CPU motherboard.
Loaded up with plenty of ECC RAM, such a system will absolutely scream through render tasks. 12 true cores in one system. Worth it? Sure!
So, why there is a change in thought its confusing buddy... hope you understand...
OK, you will see improvement using Maya and 3DS if you spend more to get an i7 system (and I don't mean an i7-930, I'm talking the expensive end of the i7 range). But... you're 40% gaming. An X6 will scream through games. Your GPU will bottleneck games, with the likes of Metro 2033 taxing even SLI Geforce 480's.
Anyone with infinite budget will be best served with a 6-core Intel Xeon CPU. Everyone else needs to consider exactly how many seconds they really need to shave off their 3D render before the price:performance ratio starts to get too steep. Perhaps I've underestimated your 3d rendering needs?
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My next alternative system will be AMD phenom II 1090t. that is for sure.
All the best.
I am a photographer based in INDIA New Delhi.
Could anyone help me to opt/choose the right motherboard for "AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Hexa Core Processor", because i fairly do not have any idea as which one to go for, one of the Top Stores in india suggested me to go with GIGB & ASUS...
However i just wanted to check which one is the best as you people have a good knowledge over the products.
My requirement is for a high end purpose for Extreme Gaming and Multimedia.
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Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the country's biggest insurer, State Bank of India (SBI), the No. 1 lender, and other public sector banks were among the largest buyers of shares in the auction on BSE and National Stock Exchange, market analysts said.
The government sold more than the 4% stake it had aimed at divesting in the auction, which revived the asset-sale programme aimed at raising Rs.30,000 crore to contain fiscal deficit within the targeted 5.3% of gross domestic product for this fiscal year. The poor investor response to the auction casts a shadow on the government's ability to raise the money.
Analysts said the government's base price of Rs.155 a share, which initially looked heavily discounted to the market price of the stock, seemed too high for private investors.
"The high valuation and the oversubscription to the 4% stake (sale) target suggests government financial institutions bought the shares," said one analyst, who did not want to be named.
Shares of state-owned Hindustan Copper, the only company with copper mines in India, fell by the maximum permitted 20% to close at Rs.213.05 apiece on BSE on Friday.
"People were expecting the base price to be higher so they jacked up the prices (on Thursday). Now they are caught on the wrong foot," said Alok Agarwal, an independent stock analyst. "So there is some offloading going on."
Rakesh Arora, managing director and head of research at Macquarie Capital Securities (India) Pvt. Ltd, said the valuation should have been much lower. "Their own merchant bankers had suggested something like Rs.50-70 a share," he said.
Arora said Hindustan Copper was trading at about 42 times its price-earnings multiple (P-E), which was too high compared with its mining peers. NMDC Ltd is trading at eight-nine times its P-E and Coal India Ltd at 10-11 times, he added.
"It's a commodity company. How do you justify such a high P-E multiple?" questioned Arun Kejriwal, director of Mumbai-based research firm KRIS. "The government's base price, that looked substantially discounted, showed its share price of Rs.266 (one day before the auction) was humbug."
Kejriwal said that when the markets open on Monday, chances are institutions will sell the stock heavily until the current share price matches the base price set by the government.
The auction drew bids for 51.6 million shares, stock exchange data showed, representing 5.58% of Hindustan Copper's capital.
The government offered 37.01 million shares, or 4% of the company, but had the option to sell a further 51.71 million shares. The government is likely to exercise the over-allotment option and allocate all shares for which it received bids, two persons with direct knowledge of the matter said.
The average bid was for Rs.156.56 a share against the floor price of Rs.155.
Mines minister Dinsha Patel had said on Wednesday that the government may raise the size of the stake sale to 9.59% if demand exceeded the shares on offer. With this sale, about 6% of Hindustan Copper's shares will be publicly held, from 0.41% earlier.
Other asset sales may draw better responses from investors, analysts said. The government is due to sell stakes in NTPC Ltd, NMDC Ltd, Oil India Ltd, National Aluminium Co. Ltd and Steel Authority of India Ltd before the end of the fiscal year.
"NTPC and NMDC look okay. They are better companies in the form of (future) prospects," Arora of Macquarie Capital said. "They also have more liquidity in the market, so the price will be well discovered."
The government is under pressure to raise money to bridge its ballooning fiscal deficit, which has been a factor contributing to inflation that has remained persistently high, reducing the room for the Reserve Bank of India to lower interest rates to boost economic growth.
The sale of second-generation telecom spectrum flopped this month, raising just a quarter of the Rs.40,000 crore the government had targeted.
To be sure, the remaining share sales, coupled with a possible sale of the government's residual stakes in Hindustan Zinc Ltd and Bharat Aluminium Co. Ltd, may help the government attain its asset-sale target, Macquarie's Arora said.
"We will go forward with the disinvestment processes as approved by the CCEA (cabinet committee on economic affairs) between now and March... I hope that we can collect the targeted Rs.30,000 crore," finance minister P. Chidambaram said.
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Eight others died in the past 24 hours in Ciudad Juarez, and one person died in a mountainous area of the same state of Chihuahua, a key area in battles between drug cartels for control of trafficking routes into the United States.
Some 9,600 people have died in suspected drug-related attacks in Mexico since the start of 2008 despite a military clampdown involving some 40,000 troops deployed across the country.
At least 2,800 people have been killed in Ciudad Juarez, a city of 1.3 million, since the start of 2008.
The United States says it wants Mexico to receive aid funds for its fight against organised crime groups as soon as possible, despite a potential legislative snag, ahead of a North American leaders summit in Mexico this weekend.
"We're working to try to deliver aid as quickly as possible to Mexico," US State Department spokesman Robert Wood said.
Senator Patrick Leahy has voiced concerns about human rights in Mexico; he has asked for a report on some rights concerns before Mexico would receive the funds.
The assistance could be worth around $US100 million ($A119.03 million), The Washington Post has reported.
"Certainly we believe President (Felipe) Calderon is doing everything he can to - to try to improve the situation in Mexico with regard to human rights, particularly as it concerns the security forces," Wood stressed.
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The Calgary Hitmen star should be a lock to hit 50 next WHL season now that his shoulder has been surgically repaired – if he has recovered by the fall.
Virtanen, projected as a top-10 pick for this summer's NHL Draft, said he hurt his shoulder mid-season.
"I forget what game it was, but it was mid-season," Virtanen said. "I just crashed the net and I tweaked it a bit.
"It was partially dislocated I guess. It didn't hurt too bad.
"I played pretty much the whole season."
Virtanen said the shoulder ailment wasn't too serious, which explains why he was able to play at the World U-18 Championship tournament after the WHL playoffs ended prematurely.
"I'm not really sure," Virtanen said when asked exactly what the surgery fixed. "The doctor told me there was instability in my shoulder.
"I think I had space in my shoulder and he tightened up some muscles or tendons."
The Abbotsford product went under the knife last week and will remain in a sling for another week to 10 days.
"The doctor said he expects a full recovery and that it will be back to 100%," Virtanen said. "So that's good to hear."
Virtanen and teammates Ben Thomas and Travis Sanheim will head to the NHL Scouting Combine next week in Toronto but he obviously won't participate in the fitness portion, held May 31 at Toronto International Centre.
His team-leading 45-goal season, and the interviews he'll go through, will determine where he'll go in the draft.
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Headsets are a very difficult thing to buy. Unlike many other items of hardware they live in that special place reserved for those things that you really have to try to appreciate. Keyboards, Mice and monitors also really need to be used to get a true feel for them.
Unfortunately try-before-you-buy doesn't really apply to computer hardware. There certainly isn't a test drive option where you can sit in your local hardware emporium and play until you're bored before buying.
That's where Overclock3D comes in. Thanks to our policy of testing everything long and hard and only being honest, we're here to take that brow-furrowing away from you.
Recently we reviewed all four parts of the Roccat SDMS, and found them to be high quality products, well designed and well priced. This was after we'd reviewed their Kone mouse and found it also to be fantastic.
Roccat seem to be on something of a roll lately when it comes to high quality peripherals. Taking a look around their website you can see that they have a very holistic design principle with everything nicely matching. The Kave 5.1 Headset is no exception, following the charcoal grey/electric blue theme we're used to seeing.
Roccat Kave 5.1 Surround Headset
Popping along to the Roccat website and grabbing the technical specifications :
|Frequency response:
|Max. SPL at 1KHz:
|Max. input power:
|100mW (30mW)
|Drive diameter front:
|Drive diameter rear:
|Frequency response:
|20~100Hz ()
|Max. input power:
|Drive diameter:
|Frequency response:
|Sensitivity at 1KHz:
|2.2KOhm +15%
|4 X 3.5mm jack plug
|Input impedance:
|Cable length:
|3,4m total (2,0m Remote > PC)
|Between ear cups and remote
|Between remote and splitter
|Between splitter and PC
Time to get a closer look at the Roccat Kave. Follow us to page two dear readers.
Roccat Kave First Look
Despite this not being an official part of the SDMS range the box apes the other Roccat boxes by being very sleek and modern. A large transparent panel allows you to get a good look at the Kave prior to purchase, or stare longingly at during the journey home. The back contains everything you expect to see, in all the languages you're likely to speak. As it just repeats the technical specifications we've given on page one let's move on.
The side of the box gives us a bullet point list of the major elements of the Kave 5.1 headset. This is particularly useful because the design is so good and so smooth that not all of them are easy to spot "at a glance".
Taking it out the box we get our first look at the Kave. We will be looking closer at it in a moment, so for now it's just nice to see a very good job done by Roccat of tucking everything out the way. This gives us a very clean view of the headset and 'Tip N Control' remote.
No we haven't accidentally thrown the headphones away and are going to review the packaging. Often once the hardware is removed the main job of the packaging, i.e keeping it all facing the front of the box, is over. However here Roccat have not only given us a well formed holder but then reinforced that with foam pads to ensure the Kave headset arrives at your desk in the best shape humanely possible. It's the little extra touches that really separate the good from the mind-blowingly great.
It's always difficult to take a picture of a headset as a whole without it looking like a hell of spaghetti. Here we're helped by a Velcro cable tie, and Roccat logo'd splitter near the jacks that ensure we don't have miles of cables. Rather here we have a single cable that splits in a quality fashion as late as it possible can. There definitely is plenty of cable here, enough that you wont struggle with routing unless your main tower is next door.
Finally before we take a good up close look, the documentation. This follows the standard Roccat mantra of having one exceptionally clear user manual that covers everything you could possibly want to know, and one mock report file that makes for interesting, if not slightly surreal, reading.
Roccat Kave Features
Firstly Roccat have taken into account the fact that not everyone wants to compromise their sound quality when taking their headsets to LAN parties or similar. Without needing to remove anything or flip any switched the earpieces fold inwards to compress the size of the headset to transportable dimensions.
The cans themselves are exceptionally well padded and covered in high grade leather. A mark of the quality that pervades throughout them is the high-class stitching. Effort put into these little details is very reassuring.
The headband is also very thick with a quality Roccat logo embossed into it. You can also see one of the three 40mm speakers that produce the surround.
No plastic here. The sizing band is made of very sturdy metal and has a very smooth action allowing for precise size control that wont slip at all once in place.
The microphone is both very flexible and also nice and thin. We've seen a lot of microphones that were so large they were almost distracting. However it still provides excellent quality both across Skype and other VOIP applications, as well as in game communications.
As you can see, even vertically it holds its shape without issue. For when you need to transport them, or should you just wish to separate the microphone for some reason, it comes off easily thanks to it's RF style jack.
Attention to detail extends even to the jack plugs. Have you seen such well looked-after jack plugs before? The sleeving is, although plastic, also very high quality and the plug covering is as good as we've come across.
Roccat call this a "Tip N Control", whereas it's a volume control and so much more. The Ring controls the volume of the entire headset, similar to any other volume you've come across. The centre of the ring is a large mute button. Very handy indeed as anyone who's struggled to quickly hit a tiny mute switch will attest.
If you want to make sure your discussion about what's for dinner isn't broadcast to the world then there is also a nice large Mic Mute button that, well, mutes your microphone. This is also easy to hit in a hurry, or in the dark. Kudos needs to go to Roccat for covering every little thing so well. When the microphone is muted the little clear ring near the end you can see above glows blue so you can tell at a glance why your team-mates aren't following your orders.
Finally if you lift the flap, the Tip part one assumes, you uncover a multitude of sliders that allow you to adjust the volumes of the Centre, Front, Rear and Sub channels respectively. This is an absolute boon and makes fast changes to the sound quality a cinch. Below that is the toggle that swaps between the game and movie modes respectively.
In design terms it's as solid and user-friendly as almost anything we've seen. Let's find out if the sound matches up.
Testing and Conclusion
Reviewing headsets is always enjoyable. Rather than spend ages replaying the same level or watching the same benchmark seemingly endlessly, we get a chance to watch some films, make our ears bleed with some music, and actually play games. It might seem small potatoes but when you spend month after month re-running the same bit of Crysis Warhead or driving around the same track, to get a chance to just sit and bash through something is a joy.
So what did we find out from the Roccat Kave?
Probably the most surprising thing was the actual surround. So often because of the, obviously, reduced airspace in a pair of headphones compared to a speaker setup it's nearly impossible to differentiate sound positioning. Anyone who has tried the Virtual Barbershop on Youtube will attest that a well recorded stereo setup can give equal sound direction as an average surround setup. However more and more games are finally catching up with films and giving proper surround. The Roccat Kave, with its separate speaker setup, handles these brilliantly.
Without a shadow of a doubt they give the most spacious surround sound this reviewer has ever heard. Everything from Sherlock Holmes to Up! came through with exceptional clarity and easy definition for our aural compass. Gaming in particular was a delight with the usual battery of OC3D titles, (Shift, Grid, Dirt 2, Crysis Warhead, Modern Warfare 2) being as good as we've heard them. As always our list of benchmark games is constantly scrutinised to find more suitable modern games to punish our hardware with and Battlefield Bad Company 2 shone to the point it's almost a cert to appear in future testing.
If you're looking for headphones for the surround, stop now because you've found them.
Now don't think for a moment that the brilliance of the surround is the be-all and end-all and the rest has been compromised to provide epic sound at such a low price.
Build quality is nothing short of spectacular. The Roccat Kave is finished in a lovely soft tactile matte black. The headband is made of very thick solid metal and gives a satisfyingly smooth slide when adjusting the size, without ever moving unintentionally. Everything about them screams quality. It's rare to find a collapsible headset that still feels utterly robust once "up".
Comfort-wise they are phenomenal. The ear-pieces are very soft and despite the Kave being sturdy and having a certain reassuring heft to them, they aren't heavy on the head and can be, and have been, worn for 16 hours straight without causing discomfort. They grip the head nicely so you haven't got sound bleed and all in all are supremely comfortable for all but the most pencil-necked of individuals.
The microphone is as easy to use, or put away, as any we've come across. It certainly wont move of its own accord which is a claim that can't be laid at the feet of many others we've tested. A small led at the end allows you to see at a glance if it's muted without taking your eyes off your target.
Finally the sound quality, away from the surround aspect, is unsurprisingly brilliant too. Volume is most certainly not an issue as they will go way louder than your humble reviewer finds remotely comfortable without once distorting. Yes here at OC3D we even go deaf so that you get the most honest reviews. Bass is tight and thumping without being muddy or blurred. Mids, and vocals especially, are crystal clear and even the highs are glassy without being harsh.
So if they are this brilliant they must be expensive huh? Well they retail around £70 which, for a headset that does surround sound, wonderful stereo reproduction, is easily portable, great remote volume control and has a clear, removable, microphone is spot on.
In short we've got absolutely nothing to criticise at all. Absolutely nothing. Even being really picky and anal we still can't find a fault.
Many thanks to Roccat for providing the Kave for todays review. Discuss in our forums.


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BBC Review
Comeback album from the hugely influential Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius.
Noel Gardner 2010
Forty years young as a band next year, Cluster's venerability is not unique in terms of the movement they are most often associated with – the Krautrock scene of 1970s Germany, which was footloose, sincerely experimental and in many cases highly influential. Yet their synthesiser-driven approach to avant-garde rock, sometimes ambient and abstract to the point of being beyond 'rock' as it is generally understood, was at one time like pretty much nothing else in existence. Small wonder that Brian Eno, who also developed radical concepts of 'ambient music' in the 70s, sought out the duo of Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius for a series of collaborations.
All of which is a lofty legacy to live up to as Cluster, both members now of pensionable age, release their first studio album since 1995. Seventeen tracks long and requiring a hardy level of concentration, it won't change the face of music, but given that these fellows have already played a part in doing just that, such a request would be unseemly. Qua is timeless in its lack of concern for the world outside the studio; save perhaps for some minor details regarding electronic technology, this could have been made at any time in the last two decades at least, and is no worse for that.
Pieces like Na Ernel recall, in circular fashion, the ambient/dub techno types whose ancestry lies in Cluster themselves; other tracks such as Putoil or Albtrec Com (the songtitles on Qua appear to be largely words of their own creation, as if the hermetic feel wasn't already emphasised enough) are more playful, employing near-comedic burps of synthesised sound or chubby, lolloping rhythms. Percussion is often employed less as a rhythmic device and more as a kind of musical analogy for tolling bells, with the portent and unease that implies.
New arrivals at the gates of Cluster would probably be most sensibly directed to 1974 album Zuckerzeit, or more meditative turns like 1979's Grosses Wasser. Time spent with this band in general, however, will make the contents of this worthy – if likely to be impenetrable for some – comeback album fall into place.


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"It feels amazing; it's everything I have ever hoped for since joining the program," said Menlo head coach Shannon Osborne, who is headed to nationals for the first time in her four-year Menlo career. "This feeling is just as good as I thought it would be, and to win it at home is even more special."
Menlo improved to 15-13 this season by winning its seventh-straight game, going 7-0 in the month of February.
Menlo next will compete in the State Farm NAIA Division II National Championships, which will begin March 7 in Sioux City, Iowa.
Locked up in a close battle early, the Lady Oaks used a 13-3 run to take a nine point lead, 36-27, into halftime. Lauren Adamek scored six of the 13 points during the stretch, ending the contest's first 20 with 12 points. The junior from Hollister also chipped in with 10 rebounds for a first half double-double.
Adamek opened the second half by scoring six of Menlo's first 10 points to push the Lady Oaks' advantage to 13 within the first three minutes. The 6-foot-2 Adamek finished with a game-high 26 points and 17 rebounds, showing her brilliance when the lights were brightest. She made 12 of 19 field goals and grabbed 11 offensive boards.
"It's an unbelievable feeling," remarked Adamek on helping guide the Oaks to the playoff championship after Menlo captured the regular-season title. "Coming in as a transfer and being able to play with such a great group of girls is amazing. I'm glad I have the chance to share this with all of them."
Some of those teammates include the team's dynamic freshman duo of Jolise Limcaco and Laurel Donnenwirth. Limcaco helped guide the Oaks through a critical second half 12-2 run that saw Menlo turn a 54-40 advantage into a 66-42 lead, essentially putting the game in the books with nine minutes to go.
Limcaco finished with 19 points, 14 in the second half. Donnenwirth picked up her second consecutive playoff double-double with 11 points and 12 boards, and also hit a key bucket as time expired in the first half to give Menlo its nine-point halftime lead.
Cal Maritime, behind sharp three point shooting from Marisa Carion, who knocked down 4-of-6 from beyond the arc in the second half, got to within 11 with 3:02 left. Menlo's suffocating defense, however, never allowed the visitors to get any closer. The Lady Oaks held the nation's leading scorer and Cal Pac Player of the Year, Alexsis Brown, to 16 points, 12 below her average.


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If you like hybrids, we've got news from Nissan's luxury brand that will have you all hot and bothered: according to Infiniti's head of advanced product planning, Francois Bancon, every Infiniti model will become a hybrid within ten years.
The transformation of Infiniti will start next year, when a version of the M sedan debuts with a gas-electric hybrid powertrain. The new M hybrid will debut in the U.S. in September, and since the M is based on the same platform as the Infiniti G coupe and sedan, it's not a stretch to assume that hybrid G's aren't that far behind in the product pipeline.
Nissan also unveiled its Infiniti Essence concept at the Geneva motor show, a sexy hybrid coupe, as well as the Nissan Qazana crossover concept.
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Lucky and Addy Lipton are planning a trip to Paradise (Costa Rica) and hoping to get their marriage back on track. But while loading the bags, Lucky throws out his back. While a maimed Lucky roots himself to the couch, Addy makes a big decision. It's time for things to change - even if that means making drastic choices that involve all the women of Parker, Pennsylvania.
©2008 Kristine Radish; (P)2008 Recorded Books
"Kris Radish sings the praises of sisterhood by creating an enticing world of women helping women to become the empowered individuals they were meant to be." (Booklist)
"Mostly entertaining"
I like this author but I didn't think it was her best. Once I got quite a ways into the book I mostly enjoyed it. I thought it dragged in the beginning and I was tired of the smoking and drinking and bad choices people made. But, after a while the characters started to grow on me and I wanted to see what would happen. If I could have given a 3.5, I would have.
"Lack of Communication makes Resolution Difficult"
I was glad that Ms Radish did not make this all cute, and soft. It was frustrating, sad, and happy just like life. I love her books and each for a different reason. This is not like all the others, her characters are stuggling to find their way through life and questioning their furtures.
This was my first Barbara McCulloh listen
I listened to this while driving from Montana to Wyoming. I wanted to yell at both the wife and the husband for not being better communicators. They reminded me of many people I have met or known over the years.
"Pathetic.... almost painful"
I hae truly enjoyed Kris Radish's books over the years. Stories of strong women becoming empowered and finding their paths. But this one was just a waste of time. It was almost painful to read, and I found myself drifing off and away from the story.
Addy Lipton, the somewhat protagonist, is shakled to her husband Lucky, for whom the many years of marriage have anesthesized him into a lackluster existance governed by his overflowing garage, the Kingdom of Krap.
There is, of course, the straw that breaks Lucky's back and the couple retreat to their own worlds. The ending is very unsatisfactory, and if I had been Addy, I would have kicked Lucky to the curb long before this story ended. Radish needs to stick to stories of women.... let the guys fnd their own entertainment.
A total waste of time.
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Scarlett Johansson is engaged to Romain Dauriac
Once-divorced actress Scarlett Johansson is taking the plunge again, getting engaged to Romain Dauriac. It's not like you could miss the rock she was wearing on her ring finger this week, though.
"I can confirm that Scarlett and Romain are engaged," the 28-year-old's rep told People. "They haven't chosen a date for the wedding." The engagement apparently happened about a month ago, but became common knowledge when she wore her giant sparkler at the Under the Skin screening at the Venice International Film Festival on Tuesday.
Johansson has been dating the French Dauriac for about 10 months. He once was a magazine editor, but is now the head of a creative agency that does advertising or whatever. Her three-year marriage to Ryan Reynolds ended amicably in 2011, but that was all fairly secret, too. It's almost like she expects som modicum of privacy in her, uh, private life.


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CVG reports that Xbox 360 sold 7,763 units for the week ending October 12th, whilst PS3 shifted just 5,734 machines. PS3 was even outsold by PS2, which moved 6,982 units.
Nintendo's machines continue to dominate the Japanese market, however, with DS Lite shifting 31,914 units and Wii selling 22,877 machines. It was another strong week for PSP, though, with Sony's rejuvenated handheld beating Wii into third spot with sales of 23,901.


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18 Years Ago: Elliott Smith's 'Elliott Smith' Album Released
There's something very classical — as in Bach- or Mozart-eseque — about Elliott Smith's self-titled second album.
The first two Smith records — this and 'Roman Candle,' which we remembered on July 14th — sound astoundingly simple to the untrained ear, but in fact, they're amazingly intricate works wrought with multi-chord structures, expertly detuned guitars, layered vocals and tight harmonies.
It's difficult to listen to 'Elliott Smith' without thinking of it as a stark representation of the man himself — and what a waste his untimely death was. Without a doubt, Smith (the man) is as close to a musical genius as modern indie rock has produced, and it's hardly unreasonable to speak his name in the same breath as Mozart's.
Today, the 'Elliott Smith' album turns 18, and it couldn't have aged better. It's beautifully bookended, as opener and lone single ''Needle in the Hay' is one of Smith's best drumless numbers. The figure churns and chugs like an engine, a sound Smith would go back to time and again ('St. Ides Heaven,' the eighth track on the album, being an example). The closer, 'Biggest Lie,' is Smith at his heart-wrenching best. The tune showcases his ultra-personal lyrics — he refers to himself in the song — and suggests the only difference between wordless classical music and Smith's compositions is his fragile voice, which simultaneously holds the weight of sags beneath infinite sadness.
The album is also a study in the finer points of overdubbing — something Smith was a master at. Case and point: the tremolo electric guitar lead on 'Single File' or electric lead on 'Coming Up Roses,' a tune reminiscent of George Harrison.
Smith's early albums didn't chart — he wouldn't hit Billboard's ranks until 1998's 'XO' — but they are must-haves in any modern folkie's collection. He's like a latter-day version of Nick Drake — one that actually rose beyond obscurity and saw success before his tragic death.


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Twerking Vixen Causes Ugly Car Crash
Save your moves for the dance floor.
Save your moves for the dance floor.
This is the first time that someone will get arrested for twerking.
Twerking is becoming a lot more than just a silly dance move. Thanks to technology, you can now create music by simply shaking that junk in your trunk.
I thought we were done with this whole twerking nonsense, but apparently not. So, here's one more reason why twerking can be bad for your health.
So far twerking has only appeased the ass men out there. Well it's time all us boob lovers got a little enjoyment from twerking as well. I give you the boob twerk!
It's kind of sad that you can make more money twerking now-a-days than teaching, although I'd rather watch this girl twerk than be more edumacated.
It's been a tough year for Russia's global image, but you need to remember they're not all bad. In fact, some of those Russians are pretty damn talented.
Thanks to Miley Cyrus twerking is all the rage now, but you should have learned by watching Miley that twerking and being white just don't mix.
Usually, I'm not a big fan of twerking, in fact I'm still not sure what it is. But I am a HUGE Star Wars fan.
With over 9 million views on YouTube, the Twerking fail video of a girl crashing through a coffee table and setting her yoga pants on fire has been revealed to be a hoax created by late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
This girl is on fire! Literally.
She's making a sexy 'twerking' video for her man and things seem to be going quite well, but then all hell breaks loose...


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PLEASANT HILL — Carol Anderson recently found an uninvited — and unwelcome — guest on her front lawn.
"I have squirrels and every day I'd go out and throw a few peanuts to the squirrels," said Anderson, who has lived in her Patterson Boulevard home in the Poets Corner neighborhood for nearly 50 years. "All of a sudden there was a rat waiting for his turn."
Anderson, 78, said she hadn't seen a rat in her neighborhood in 25 years — but a few days later, she saw another. She believes work at the long vacant residential property behind her home disturbed a rat colony.
"The backyard was overgrown and that's the kind of place that rats and mice and raccoons like," she said. "When they plowed it all over and cut down the trees the rats had to go somewhere."
Anderson called the city and the Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District for help. She hasn't been entirely satisfied with either agency's response.
The city's code enforcer, Anderson contends, offered little assistance beyond suggesting that she hire a private pest control firm. But Anderson believes the city should have required the contractor working on the vacant property to remove any rodents that may have been living in the vegetation in the back yard. Planner Greg Fuz, who oversees code enforcement for Pleasant Hill, could not be reached for comment.
Rodents pose a threat to public health because they can spread disease. Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District baits for rodents in sewers and public areas such as parks and canals. Although the district advises residents on how to prevent and control rat and mouse infestations, it doesn't bait or trap rodents at private homes.
In 2012, the vector control district responded to 598 requests for free inspections from residents and business owners in the county. The district prepares detailed reports identifying the type of rat and how the animals are getting into the building. Last week, a rodent technician inspected Anderson's house. The technician, who reportedly discovered rat droppings and chewed wires in Anderson's garage, doesn't believe the rodents came from the vacant property, according to Deborah Bass, district spokeswoman.
Bass said two rat species are found in Contra Costa County — so-called roof rats, which nest in trees and places high off the ground, and Norway rats, which prefer the sewers and other low-lying areas.
"(Rats) need food and they need a place to stay, so our general recommendations are don't have a bird feeder and make sure you pick up all your fallen fruit, although rats will go into the trees," Bass said.
Even though Anderson saw the rats outside, Bass said the district isn't responsible for collecting them. However, the technician left notices on neighboring houses alerting residents to rodent activity in the area and asking them to call the district if they want an inspection, she said. The district also works with cities to eradicate rodents; for example, if a city takes possession of a vacant property that harbors rats or mice, the district will put down bait, Bass said.
"If we go to a property and we see problems we believe the city should be involved in we will call them," she added.
It's unclear what conditions would prompt Pleasant Hill to request assistance from the district.
As for Anderson, who likely faces a hefty fee if she hires an exterminator, the rodent technician emptied the bird feeder she had in her yard. Although she now knows that her 40-year-old lemon tree is an all-you-can-eat buffet for rats, Anderson refuses to cut it down.
"I won't feel quite the same about it anymore," she admitted.
Have a rodent problem? Contact the Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District for a free inspection at 925-771-6196.
Lisa P. White covers Martinez and Pleasant Hill. Contact her at 925-943-8011. Follow her at Twitter.com/lisa_p_white.


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A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting. Meat well stuck with skewers to make it look round. (swift)
Origin: Probably of Scand, origin; cf. Sw. & Dan. Skifer a slate. Cf. Shuver a fragment.
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Discipleship begins with God's prevenient grace calling us into relationship with God through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Discipleship is not a moment in time. It is a life-long process. How intentional is your church helping members grow in their walk with Christ? You will find examples of discipleship systems on the Christian Education page. If you want to develop such a system and would like some help, then the Discipleship Team and the Christian Education Committee are available to assist you.
The purpose of the Discipleship Ministries Team is to focus on the formation and strengthening the disciples of Christ. Click the links below to learn more about specific ministries that come under the umbrella of the Discipleship Ministries Team.


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Created for globetrotters who travel with their road bicycles on airplanes, trains or buses, the lightweight Biknd Helium bike case is extremely easy to carry, provides revolutionary inflatable padding for unrivaled protection, and allows you to pack your road bike with only minor disassembly and without changing the adjustment of its components. Developed using input from well-traveled pro cyclists, every small detail has been thought out. The case has special compartments for an extra wheelset, as well as compartments to stow your helmet, shoes and other essentials (pump, spare tubes, etc.) Thanks to its minimal dimensions, it fits easily in the trunk of even the smallest cars. Features 360 degree opening for ease of packing/unpacking, weighs 19.8 pounds, with an exterior dimension of 33.5" tall 50" long and 12" wide (85.09cm x 127cm x 30.48cm). Works best with road bikes. For mountain bikes check out the Biknd Jetpack.


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Government securities (G-sec) recovered on fresh buying support from banks and corporates. The 9.15 per cent (G-sec) maturing in 2024 edged up to Rs 104.61 from Rs 104.60 yesterday, while its yield held steady at 8.54 per cent. The 8.79 per cent (G-sec) maturing in 2021 shot up to Rs 101.7 from Rs 101.6, while its yield moved down to 8.52 per cent from 8.54 per cent. The 8.19 per cent (G-sec) maturing in 2020 moved up to Rs 98.69 from Rs 98.67, while its yield softened to 8.42 per cent from 8.43 per cent. The 8.97 per cent (G-sec) maturing in 2030, the 8.28 per cent (G-sec) maturing in 2027, the 8.83 per cent (G-sec) maturing in 2041 and the 8.24 per cent (G-sec) maturing in 2018 also closed higher at Rs 102, Rs 96, Rs 99 and Rs 99, respectively.
Call rates firm up
Call rates firmed up further at the overnight call money market here on Tuesday due to sustained demand from borrowing banks. The overnight rate finished higher at 8.3 per cent from yesterday's closing level of 8.2 per cent. It moved in a range of 8.3 per cent and eight per cent. The Reserve Bank of India under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility purchased securities worth Rs 95,290 crore through 47 bids at the one-day repo auction at a fixed rate of eight per cent.


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I was going to make a Red Velvet cake shaped like a pumpin to take to work for our Fall party but I was wondering if I could color Cream Cheese Icing Orange and if the Crusting Cream Cheese icing recipies will crust enough to put the indentions in it and if I can use the Viva paper towel method on Cream Cheese icing. Sorry for all the questions I am very new at all this. THanks for your help!
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