Computer Hardware

I don’t post deals much but this one is a fantastic deal.
Newegg has the OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30G 2.5″ 30GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) for $99 after rebate. Free shipping too.
Normal price is $149, 20% off = $119, rebate is $20 = $99.

The ATI Catalyst 9.5 drivers were scheduled for release today. These drivers made it to their servers then disappeared. I do not know why they disappeared but the main ATI Driver download page has been extremely slow all day.
An initial forum post on the subject was removed and there is now a forum post stating “Sorry guys and gals the drivers are delayed until monday unfortunately. If you already download the drivers manually then you wont need to re-download them on monday as far as I am aware.”
The only place I can find these drivers at the moment is at techPowerUp so head there if you want them.
Check here Monday when they become officially released.

2009 Ars USB Flash Drive Roundup

Best Drives for fastest read/write speeds: The award here goes to both the OCZ Throttle and the Patriot Xporter XT.

Available for XP, Vista, & Windows 7. Download Nvidia GeForce 185.85 WHQL Drivers

These are available for XP, Vista, and Windows 7.
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These are for XP & Vista. Download
Linux drivers are at version 180.44 (dated March 30, 2009). Get them at the same link above.

They just released 182.06 drivers a little over 2 weeks ago. 182.08’s are out now.

ATI Catalyst 9.2 Drivers are out. Available for XP, Vista, and Linux.

This is a WHQL driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, and 200-series desktop GPUs.
New in Release 182.06:
* Recommended for the best experience in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.
* Boosts performance in numerous 3D applications. The following are some examples of improvements measured with Release 182.06 WHQL drivers vs. Release 181.22 WHQL drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
o Up to 8% performance increase in Fallout 3 at high resolution and AA.
o Up to 10% performance increase in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.
o Up to 9% performance increase in Half-Life 2 at high resolution with AA.
o Up to 11% performance increase in Left 4 Dead at high resolution with AA.
o Up to 10% performance increase in Race Driver: GRID at high resolution and AA.
* Includes full support for OpenGL 3.0 on GeForce 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs.
* Automatically installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0203.
* Additional information on specific bug fixes can be found in the release documentation notes.
* Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.

Download GeForce Driver Release 182.06

Bugfixes, full OpenGL 3.0 support: Release Notes
Available for XP, Vista (32 & 64-bit), and Linux 32-bit.