Benchmark Reviews recently called on the Antec ISK300-65 Mini-ITX HTPC computer case to complete our NVIDIA ION Home Theater PC project. The lightweight mITX case offers a 65W power supply and room for a slim optical drive and 2.5″ SSD or HDD. The Antec ISK300 fits two 80mm fans along the side, which help exhaust heated air out of the enclosure. Enthusiast can stand the ISK300 case upright, allowing this… Continue reading

“I am very impressed by what I achieved with the TWKR. Going extreme cooling allowed for a great boost in frequency. What amazed me the most is that the processor required much lower voltages than the previous Phenom II chips. Even when overclocked to around 5GHz, it did not need more than 1.6V. However, I know there is much more left on the table. I felt dry ice could not… Continue reading

Cooler Master Hyper N520 CPU Cooler at Modders-Inc

Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T-8480 Notebook @ TweakTown

Samsung LN55A950 120HZ 55 inch 1080P LCD TV Review @ Tweaknews

Kingston HyperX (KHX-FAN) Memory Cooler @ TweakTown

Acoustibuds are adapters that can change normal earbuds to fit in the ear canal, while also adding passive noise canceling. They fit a wide range of earbuds, allowing the owner to continue using their favorite pair with more functionality and less dropping out. We will try them out on several pairs of earbuds to see how they fare.

Full Review @ Bigbruin.com

Roughly a year ago we reviewed the Asus Crosshair II Formula, based on the Nvidia nForce 780a SLI chipset. This board provided those who were brave enough to pick up a Phenom processor with a stable platform that sported a number of impressive features such as Triple-SLI. At the time we said the Crosshair II Formula was a well designed motherboard that was let down by a power hungry chipset… Continue reading

“The idea of a single adapter to charge and power your laptop and all your other mobile devices is very appealing and would be especially desirable by business travelers who depend on these devices for their livelihood. Cooler Master’s release of the SNA 95 has garnered more than a little attention around the web and I was excited to get one for evaluation. However, after using the thing for a… Continue reading

We all want more for less. That’s why enthusiasts overclock, and that’s why we build HTPCs. The PlayStation 3 game console has sold millions of units because of its ability to delivery realistic video game performance, but Sony has sold more units because of the PS3’s Blu-ray Disc player capability than any other factor. Bringing personal computer technology into the home theater environment has just come one step closer, thanks… Continue reading

“We have the awesomeness of the LCD providing you with more geek than you could possibly imagine. There are a good number of applications out there and the ability to link up with Windows sideshow, while not totally amazing, does give good room for expandability.

The one thing I love about this keyboard is the ability to change the backlight colour to anything under the RGB rainbow! It really… Continue reading

“Many of you may remember last year when we reviewed the NZXT Cryo LX Notebook Cooler and I proclaimed it an Editors Choice. Well that notebook cooler was best suited for notebooks in the 17″ range. Today I have for you the newest notebook cooler in the Cryo series of notebook coolers; the Cryo S. This notebook cooler is best suited for the 10″ – 15″ range of notebooks. Otherwise… Continue reading

“In some ways 2009 has been kind to the movie game genre. We’ve seen a number of blockbuster titles for some old and new movies and the majority have not been the stinkers of the past. Maybe studios are starting to learn that movie does not necessarily have to equal cash in. However, our opinion on this changed somewhat when we loaded Terminator Salvation by GRIN.

Terminator Salvation puts… Continue reading

Can’t hear yourself think over the noise of your existing cooler trying to tame the heat from your new i7 CPU? Prehaps Nexus have the answer?

Full Review @ Overclock3D

“The ECS X58B-A delivers a little of the good, the bad and not so much on the ugly. The board is a full featured board that at stock speeds delivers performance on par with some hardware that costs as much as $180 more than the X58B-A. The onboard debug LED is useful for diagnosing no boot conditions and just in case you go too far the CMOS reset button is… Continue reading

“The iPhone has become an icon in popular culture. The iPhone, along with its sibling, the iPod, are woven into our view of the world. As a device it is sleek and sexy. It has a great sense of style and shows that while Apple may do many things wrong, they at least do them with style and flare.

We will take a look at the new iPhone 3GS… Continue reading

As the largest memory company in the world, Kingston Technology knows a thing or two about making fast, high quality products that fits users’ needs. Want proof? Check out their HyperX T1 Series PC3-16000 memory kit which runs at 2000MHz with 8-8-8-24 timings. Besides being one of the fastest rated kits on the market, this memory comes with two XMP profiles for easy overclocking and the tallest heatsinks you can… Continue reading

While the memory performed well, the results in any test couldn’t really make a strong case for 4GB over 3GB or 2GB, and for that matter 800MHz over 667Mhz. Benchmark results are not the only thing to consider when looking at a memory upgrade, as most people are well aware that adding more memory improves overall system performance, especially when multi-tasking.

Full Review @ Bigbruin.com

Both the Corsair HX620W and HX1000W PSU’s were massive hits among enthusiasts, but how does the recently released HX850W perform? Today we find out.

Full Review @ Overclock3D

“Last month the Catalyst 9.5 drivers didn’t do a whole lot for us, especially when it came to the HD 4850. June brings a new month and a new set of drivers; fingers crossed some of the performance lost last month has been repaired for this month.

Below we can see that some performance gains are promised. As to whether or not these particular ones translate to any gains… Continue reading

“So, you have the big 1080p Hi-Def TV, the awesome surround system and a DVD and music collection that puts HMV to shame. You could throw together some parts in a fancy case and make yourself a home theatre PC, but that’s so 2008. Instead, let’s spruce it up by getting your HTPC to copy your precious polycarbonates to a whopping big disk!

With the introduction of 1TB+ HDDs… Continue reading

While the quality of Microsoft software offerings is debatable, Microsoft’s hardware offerings are usually top notch. Today we are going to look at Microsoft’s newest wireless desktop set, the Wireless Desktop 3000. Upon first glance, the Wireless Desktop 3000 appears to be like most other Microsoft desktop sets. However, it is one of the first to include a BlueTrack mouse. Continue reading

As a whole, the Rosewill RKM-800RF Wireless Keyboard and mouse combo is a decent, solid performer. In a very crowded field of contenders, it doesn’t really stand out, and doesn’t draw attention to itself, but it performs admirably. If you are a hard-core gamer, or if you have large hands like me, you might want to try it before committing to the RKM-800RF.

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“The NZXT Cryo S notebook cooler is a very well made laptop cooler that does its primary function well, while also providing several secondary benefits – such as the USB hub on the back, and the added benefit of having a keyboard that is tilted as to improve ergonomics. While the cooler didn’t pack as large of a punch as its bigger brother, the Cryo LX, it is also quite… Continue reading

ASUS has some tough shoes to fill. Fortunately, they’re familiar shoes; their own, in fact. A long string of high performance motherboards that got adopted simultaneously by the enthusiast and gaming sets, led ASUS to create a specialty brand segment they call “Republic of Gamers”. The ROG Creed goes like this: “The Republic of Gamers is committed to delivering the most innovative and best performing PC solutions to enhance the… Continue reading

“It is a little known fact that the Indilinx Barefoot controllers that we have been raving about for the last two months are capable of using Single Level Cell (SLC) flash memory. In the past we tested several SLC drives and were amazed at how fast the drives were compared to their MLC counterparts. Just as amazing were the prices associated with the SLC drives.

If you follow along… Continue reading

Over the past few years I have taken particular interest in network-attached storage, or NAS for short. As sharing large amounts of data from a standard desktop computer became problematic, the move to NAS just made sense and today provides a central point to share and store data in our office on a daily basis.

The Disk Station DS-409+ that we’ll be reviewing today supports four hard drives with… Continue reading

“If, as they say, silence is golden, then Cooler Master chose the wrong color for their Sileo 500 computer case. As this review shows, the Sileo is clearly up to the task of keeping even the most demanding hardware comfortably cool, and doing it at near silence. After playing with this chassis for a week or so, I can assure you it would be very easy to build a silent… Continue reading

“Overall, this bundle doesn’t do all that well. The performance of the mouse pulls this bundle down quite a bit, and if not for the mouse pad, I doubt it could fit the title of “Professional Gaming Bundle” at all. At best it could be called a “Gaming Bundle,” but to be “Professional” it should be bundled with a much better mouse. The mouse pad was a great performer in… Continue reading

“CyberPower has built some pretty sleek computers that Chris has reviewed for us, like the Black Mamba Venom System and Black Pearl as examples. These PCs are assembled with all the latest hardware, cases and cooling systems. If the Asetek LCLC Liquid Cool CPU Cooler or the Cooler Master V8 aren’t your cup of tea, or you are just short of the total funds needed for purchasing such a system… Continue reading

Can 12GB be a worthwhile investment? Now that DDR3 prices are dropping, does it make sense to opt for a 12GB Value kit instead of a 6GB performance kit?

Full Review @ Overclock3D

Over the years, I’ve owned a number of WACOM tablets. It started with a relatively inexpensive Graphire 2 (small) USB tablet, and I still use it to this day. I take it to classes and use it as a lightweight note-taking tool, but its lack of extra features beyond pressure sensitivities keeps me from using it for extended Photoshop use. I have recently reviewed the Intuos 3, which offered a number of additional control surfaces alongside the tablet area. The Intuos 4 is the next progression in WACOM’s line, offering a number of advancements in its extraneous controls, and an upgrade to the main tablet sensitivity. Let’s take a look! Continue reading

“In the end this little keyboard exceeded my expectations. The construction is very solid, the orange backlighting looks awesome, and it has a nearly full 103-key lineup so it’s perfect for just about any task. Gaming is what it’s designed for and it works great for that, but the soft and quiet keys also work well for general computer use.”

Full Review @ Tweaknews

“USB wireless adapters are pretty common place these days. They all pretty much look the same, they act very similar and there is very little to get excited about when you really get down to it. However, MvixUSA has decided that it was about time to shake things up. Instead of making just another N-Series adapter, they set out to make the smallest N-Series adapter they could; the Nubbin… Continue reading

“Today, we’ll be taking a look at one of Gigabyte’s latest multimedia keyboards, the GK-K6800. Despite entering a market dominated by peripheral greats such as Logitech and Razer, the GK-K6800 looks promising. Is the GK-K6800 the keyboard to bring Gigabyte to the top or will it play secondhand to the competition?”

Full Review @ Hardware Logic

Along with AMD’s launch of the Phenom II and Athlon II processor families this year, we’ve also witnessed a steady shift in focus from their AM2+/DDR2 platform to a full AM3/DDR3 platform. The good news is that these newer AM3 processors support both DDR2 and DDR3 memory, allowing consumers to upgrade without replacing their whole system. Still, that leaves many wondering if they’re missing out by not making the jump… Continue reading

“The Evercool Transformer 4 (HPJ-12025) performed fairly well in testing, chasing after the similar, albeit single-fanned, Titan Fenrir by a couple degrees in each test. The hardware needed to install the Transformer 4 was included and the instructions were somewhat difficult to read or understand due to typos and poor grammar, but it had plenty of pictures that made it easy to infer the general idea. The art and design… Continue reading

Need to cool down your memory modules? No room for noisy fans? Got 12GB or more to cool? Maybe Thermalright have the answer with the new HR-07 Trio…

Full Review @ Overclock3D

“As you all should know by now, We’ve reviewed a ton of laptop coolers/desks here on VH and I’m personally done most of them. The XPad Slim could be a good addition to someone out there in need of something to put under their laptop to keep the heat off their legs. However I cannot overlook the price and quality of the unit that I was shipped. The odd design… Continue reading

“This year to date has being an exciting one in the field of audio. With some all out new technology coming forward, there’s also been some more of our old favorites with a new twist. We are currently entering a phase where traditional products are being forced to make way for a new wave of technology in many areas.

So what in fact are some of these new and… Continue reading

You would be hard pressed to find visual shortcomings with the ViewSonic VX2433wm. With a resolution of 1920×1080 you are able to display the latest HD content, something the majority of smaller monitors are not capable of. The monitor’s visual qualities are complimented by being able to connect via all three of the most popular connections; HDMI, DVI and VGA.

Full Review @ Bigbruin.com

Enermax show us that you don’t need to buy a high-output PSU to get all the fancy trimmings. As today we review their latest 350w model, the ECO80+.

Full Review @ Overclock3D

“When it came to overclocking, the Gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P was a breeze. Because of the options available and the tweaking control, I was able to push every ounce that I could get out of it – which was pretty decent. By just playing with the multiplier and bus speed, I was able to push the Phenom II X4 955 processor to just under 3.9GHz at the maximum voltage of 1.5 volts… Continue reading

“Patriot had a very successful run with the Warp Series drives, some of the most sought after JMicron based products that routinely outperformed products from competing SSD manufacturers. In order to distinguish the JMicron drives from the new Indilinx controlled drives, Patriot needed to let go of the Warp product name. The first press release announced the new drive as the Fusion, but in a last minute decision the name… Continue reading

“Regular nettop systems come with an Atom 230 single core processor, Intel 945G chipset and single channel memory. This is fine for basic office type computing, such as surfing the Internet or sending emails. However, if you want to do anything remotely entertaining with the system, purely Intel based nettops at this time just don’t have the hardware features or horsepower under the hood to do it.

ASRock realized… Continue reading

If you’ve ever visited Benchmark Reviews in the past, you’ve probably noticed that we’ve tested a large collection of NAS products. At the same time, you might have noticed how many of these products aren’t really geared towards home users needing just the basics. That’s where the QNAP TS-119 comes in handy. Designed to hold a single SATA drive (HDD or SSD), the TS-119 can deliver all the great features… Continue reading

“Last month the Catalyst 9.5 drivers didn’t do a whole lot for us, especially when it came to the HD 4850. June brings a new month and a new set of drivers; fingers crossed some of the performance lost last month has been repaired for this month.

Below we can see that some performance gains are promised. As to whether or not these particular ones translate to any gains… Continue reading

Depending on your computing needs, there might be a void where a netbook actually makes a lot of sense to you. For some, netbooks play the role of a cheap ultra-portable, for others it’s about the miniature footprint and the perfect couch companion. For enthusiasts, it’s often the case that netbooks fill the role of a secondary or even tertiary mobile system.

Unfortunately unlike desktop systems, mobile solutions are… Continue reading

This review will focus on an SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) card from Patriot Memory. This card can be used like any other SDHC card, but it also includes software that allows the user to automatically back up their data. The Patriot Duplicator SDHC card is available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB sizes, and we will be taking a look at the 16GB version.

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“Cryostasis is a game that is quite different from the normal FPS. Instead of the “walk down the hallway and kill ‘em all” scenario, you are allowed brief interludes to slowly piece together what went horribly wrong on the Northwind. The game is a series of puzzles that need to be solved, with some serious action for good measure along the way. Solve the puzzles, survive the cold, and in… Continue reading

“When Katie Cox (Tilda Swinton) decides to leave her CIA operative husband Osbourne Cox (John Malkovich), under instruction from her lawyer, she burns a CD of documentation, which she accidentally leaves at her local gym. As it turns out, Cox’s incomplete memoirs are on the disc, but to an outsider these could be, and are, mistaken for secret government information. After gym junkies Linda Litzke (Francis McDormand) and Chad Feldheimer… Continue reading

When putting together a mobile PC, the monitor is a big consideration. For use in the car, a touchscreen monitor is especially important. Lilliput Electronics Co. has dedicated itself to solving our mobile PC monitor dilemmas by providing flexible touchscreen monitors. The screens are the perfect size for car computing, or for any number of other uses. The Lilliput EBY701-NP/C/T model 7-Inch Touchscreen Monitor is the company’s newest 7″ monitor… Continue reading

Last week, we had a nice close look at Sapphire’s overclocked HD4890, known as the Toxic Edition. This week, we are taking it a step further with the Sapphire Atomic Edition. For those not familiar with the Atomic Editions, this is the cream of the crop for Sapphire cards. The Atomic editions have the highest clocks, the best cooling and the best bundles. They also tend to be very limited… Continue reading

We’ll start with what Tuniq has done right. The Ripper 1000W is a good looking unit; clean finish, sleeved cables with matching heatshrink, connectors and fan grill. The unit comes with plenty of molex connectors and the cables have quite a bit of length in them. In terms of performance, the Ripper finds itself placed comfortably in the middle of the pack- while there are better units available, it outperforms… Continue reading

“With my time scouring forums, it never fails that there are guys on a super limited budget that need to put together a solid gaming PC. After all the best “bang for the buck” components are chosen, there may not be a whole lot of funds to dedicate to a chassis to house the investment. Most of the choices in the sub $100 range are either poorly designed or, sorry… Continue reading

“Overall, I’m impressed with this product. For $30 you get a quality enclosure with USB and eSATA connectivity, all the cables needed to get up and running, and a blue LED base for an added touch of bling. The inclusion of data recovery and antivirus software sweetens the deal even further.”

Full Review @ Tweaknews

“These days you really can’t release a mouse unless it has a laser in it somewhere, even if it’s just to blind annoying co-workers with. Today we take a look at Sharkoon’s FireGlider laser mouse.

Sharkoon has gone all out it seems to ensure that this mouse has all the features you would need. The mouse even has a program memory to remember your macro and DPI settings so… Continue reading

Prior to our 33-Way Thermal Compound Comparison article published back in March 2008, there had not been another project of its size available online. So when Benchmark Reviews revealed our test results, it was a surprise to find that many overclockers had been ill-informed by marketing hype and misleading enthusiast opinions. Benchmark Reviews later published several other complimentary articles for performance hardware enthusiasts, offering an instructional guide on Thermal Paste… Continue reading

“We matched the Thecus N3200PRO against two other home-oriented units from D-Link and Cavalry and the Thecus unit walked away a winner by a huge margin in all categories. The only advantage the 2-drive units have is in the single-disk category, one that the N3200PRO does not support. In all fairness though, it must be noted the D-Link DNS-323 is about half the price of the N3200PRO. We also included… Continue reading

As an iPhone user, I love the functionality, the convenience, the form factor, the App Store… but the battery life? not so much. I use my iPhone to death on a daily basis, and as such I have to charge it every day if not more than once. Fastmac was kind enough to send over the iV extended iPhone battery that should amend the iPhone’s most serious drawbacks. Continue reading

Ever felt as though your otherwise unbeatable fragging skills were being held back by your computer? Maybe newcomer to the scene Roccat can help…

Full Review @ Overclock3D

“Overall the Glacialtech X-Wing Notebook Cooler is an undisputed winner in the looks department, however not so much in the cooling department. The quality of the build and innovative features built-in to the front panel make it very user friendly. Unfortunately because of the lack of cooling power, it’s very hard for me to recommend this. I just know that geeks with gaming laptops love lights and gadgets and they’ll… Continue reading

“In all my 23 years I’ve seen a few crazes come and go. However, I have never seen anything so precisely bullseye the cultural zeitgeist quite like the Twilight franchise. Spawned from the book series written by Stephanie Meyer, Twilight has gone on to become a commercial force to be reckoned with, encompassing further sequels, toys, posters, jewellery and has made the stars household names, with teenage girls swooning at… Continue reading

Home Theater Personal Computers have been on the rise in recent years but most HTPC cases have a major flaw that makes them inherently tricky to deal with, their size. Some say size doesn’t matter, well that may be true for some things in life but when it comes to HTPC’s, if it’s small it means limited air flow and thus it’s cooling capabilities are limited. It also means that… Continue reading

“From a strict performance outlook, the Hyper 212 Plus did alright not losing by much, so it’s not a bad cooler. However, I feel that with what it was compared to, it could have stood up a bit better even with 3°C variance in most of the tests. Still, I was impressed by a lot with this heatsink. The versatility of it only requiring a single backplate and retention bracket… Continue reading

“Seagate’s BlackArmor NAS 440 is a solution that gives small-office/home-office (SOHO) organizations and growing businesses a centralized way to manage critical information safely and easily. It targets those that have little or no IT support and SOHO based individuals who maintain their own hardware. The BlackArmor provides 6TB of storage by way of four SATA hard drives running in a fault tolerant RAID 5 array, two ethernet connections, four USB… Continue reading

Today we are going to look at the Cooler Master Hybrid TEC cooler which combines two types of cooling, the standard air cooling and thermalelectic cooling. Will this combination prove to be a worthy option for users? Read on to find out.

Full Review @ Modders-Inc

Over the years we’ve seen NAS devices slowly take the place of file servers. We’ve seen quite a few NAS devices in recent years, but most of them have been single or dual hard drive units designed for home use or very small businesses. The Seagate BlackArmor NAS we have before us today takes the NAS to the next level. The BlackArmor is a complete, stand alone, 4-bay RAID NAS… Continue reading

“Overall, there isn’t a whole lot I can say against purchasing this seven port hub. It performs exactly as intended and comes with everything you need to tidy the USB clutter on your desktop.”

Full Review @ Tweaknews

Never satisfied with just releasing a typical product, Sapphire now offers a variety of Radeon HD4890 cards, including the factory overclocked Vapor-X Radeon HD4890 1GB unit provided for this review. This card gives the reference design RV790 GPU a slight speed boost from 850MHz to 870MHz, while also giving the GDDR5 memory a bump from 975MHz to 1050MHz.

Full Review @ Bigbruin.com

“Without question eSATA is a superior way to connect external storage devices to a PC when compared to USB or even FireWire. eSATA is basically a fancy term used to say external SATA interface, the same thing that we use to connect our modern hard drives internally today. eSATA offers the same speeds as SATA and most modern computer cases and systems sold today have an eSATA port already installed… Continue reading

Perhaps the biggest problem we saw with initial Intel X58 motherboards was their substantial price. Add to that the serious price premium for DDR3 memory, and you ended up with a relatively affordable and fast Core i7 920 processor that nevertheless needed to run on an expensive platform.

The recent drop in DDR3 pricing got us thinking about the affordability of the Core i7 platform, and we began to… Continue reading

“MSI has certainly delivered a great board with the Eclipse Plus, overclocking my i7 to 4GHz was fairly easy although with base clock frequencies past 200 some moderate tweaking had to be done, I even managed to get a CPU-Z at 4.5GHz. If an overclock fails, the motherboard must restart three times to clear – an annoyance but with the clear CMOS button near the PS/2 ports users can easily… Continue reading

“With most new product introductions on the market, usually the first generation is a prototype which they then improve on and then release a better product after they have ironed out all the design bugs. But with Cresyn and their CS-HP500, they definitely buck that trend. With exceptional audio and build quality coupled with a foldable design and comfort, the CS-HP500 can easily be summed up as a safe buy… Continue reading

“While there’s no denying that anyone who is after maximum power will want the GTX 295, for many people the GTX 285 is going to be fine for the plain fact that most users don’t have the monitor to really make use of such a powerful graphics card.

We’ve always been pretty happy with the GTX 285; it costs a good chunk less than the GTX 295 and still… Continue reading

BFG sure know a thing or two about making graphics cards, but how does their latest 1200w power supply cope under the strain of the OC3D load tester.?

Full Review @ Overclock3D

Home Theater PCs continue to gain popularity, particularly as more television networks are pushing their content over the web. They’re also a great platform for gaming, watching Blu-Ray movies, running a custom DVR, and centralizing media storage. For some of these tasks, a low-power Atom system might be sufficient, but for gaming and processing high definition content, most consumers will want a little more horsepower. That’s where a quality HTPC… Continue reading

“In our first ever full video review, today we take a close look at IN WIN’s Ammo 2.5 inch external SATA HDD enclosure, which comes with RFID hardware data security. Watch the video for the full review.”

Full Review @ TweakTown

Logitech is constantly attempting to up the bar in terms of quality and features added for gaming keyboards. This one is no exception, not in the least bit, but comes with a steep price tag. When asked if I’d be willing to review Logitech’s new G19 keyboard I jumped at the opportunity. I was not too familiar with the keyboard; in fact the only feature I was aware of at that time was the inclusion of a color LCD display in the middle. But after researching the new features, I just couldn’t wait to get my hands on this baby! Continue reading

The last few months have been very exciting here at the Club, especially in the world of graphics cards. Since the beginning of April, we have had the pleasure of not only looking at the performance of the brand new RV790 based HD4890s, which have since taken the world by storm. Of course, it was only a matter of time before the non-reference OC editions of the 4890 started making… Continue reading

“While vinyl records were also present in the early days, the format had a huge drop-off when CD appeared. With its inherent superior durability, longer play time, smaller size, etc., there were several improvements over the vinyl format as a whole, just not where it really counted, which was specifically how it sounded to our ears.

Largely, for this reason vinyl has had resurgence in recent years, such to… Continue reading

Sapphire has four ranges for most top-end products they offer: standard, Vapor-X, Toxic, and Atomic. While each is different in its own right, for most gamers it is the Toxic design that draws the most attention. Combining the Vapor-X cooling with overclocks seen on the Atomic, the Toxic brand is the most elite air-cooled video card Sapphire offers. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the performance on the Sapphire HD4890… Continue reading

“This chassis will particularly appeal to users who demand massive storage capacity in their machines. With room for seven HDDs, the Element S can be easily outfitted into a storage monster. Hell, you can even add a couple of laptop hardies if you want.”

Full Review @ Tweaknews

“We’ve always been a fan of the GTX 275; there’s really no reason not to like it and while it’s nothing more than a rebranded model which can be confusing to some, the card does exactly what we want, offers good performance and sits at a good price point.

Today we’re going to be checking out a GTX 275 from Palit and while it doesn’t carry the Sonic naming… Continue reading

NZXT PANZERBOX Review @ Overclockers Club

MSI GeForce GTX 295 Graphics Card @ TweakTown

Recycled PC: Old Computers with a New Purpose @ Benchmark Review

I-Rocks IR-4610 Four Port USB 2.0 Hub Review @ Tweaknews

NVIDIA History of Graphics – 1994 to Present @ TweakTown

OCZ Technology 6GB PC3-12800 Blade Triple Channel Memory

Kodak has recently limited its camera offerings to Point-and-Shoot digital cameras, and has presented its products as being easy to use. Their latest offering is the EasyShare Z915, and promises a large optical zoom in a relatively small body. The last Kodak product I used was positive slide film, so I went into this having never used an EasyShare camera before. Continue reading

A couple months ago, I reviewed BlueAnt’s V1 voice controlled Bluetooth headset and while the hardware end of the V1 was good, I found the voice interface to be rather useless. Today we will be taking a look at BlueAnt’s newest voice controlled headset, the Q1. While the specs are fairly similar to the V1, the Q1 sports a new look, a couple new features, and hopefully a much improved voice control interface. Continue reading

“Back by popular demand, once again, is our coverage of the wonderful lady and gent booth babes of Computex Taipei.

The difference this year is that we’ve put our great new Sony HD camcorder into good use and produced the same thing, just in wonderfully sexy HD 1080p video.”

Full Article @ TweakTown

The P193, like the P183, is really a sleek looking case that is not flashy and that’s a good thing. All of the positives of the P183 are here; cable management, fan speed controls and good cooling. With the two larger 140mm fans in the top and the 200mm Big Boy in the side the gives the P193 a cooling advantage. On top of this you get the added advantage… Continue reading

“Sapphire has delivered another set of video cards that deliver performance above what the reference cards can deliver at a price point just slightly above or equal to the pricing from the rest of the ATI manufacturers. Comparatively the pricing on the GTX 275 ranges from $239 to $299 from a popular etailer depending on manufacturer and whether or not the card is a factory overclocked model. The pricing of… Continue reading

“Are you in the market for a new case? Are you possibly looking to water cool? Do you like new and innovative concepts? If you answered yes to two out of those three, this could quite possibly be the simplest answer for obtaining all three in a very sleek black or silver chassis from Ikonik.

Today Ikonik has shipped the Ra X10 Liquid full tower chassis to our labs… Continue reading

At times I’m looking for space to transfer files from one computer to another. For this an external hard drive enclosure always come in handy. Today we are going to be taking a look at the HornetTek Travel Lite External Enclosure.

Full Review @ Modders-Inc

To say that I was impressed with the Storm Sniper would be a bit of an understatement. With top-of-the-line cooling performance, a rich and innovative feature set, great looks and a roomy and convenient interior, this is the best mid-tower chassis I’ve seen in a long time.”

Full Review @ TweakTown

Yesterday at Computex, AMD took the wraps off of two highly anticipated processors: the Athlon II X2 250 and the Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition. Both are based on AMD’s 45nm SOI process with the key difference being the amount of L3 cache. The Phenom II X2 550, codenamed Callisto, gets the full 6 MB cache of the Phenom II family and will serve as AMD’s new flagship dual-core… Continue reading

Big C makes a series o f high end digital microscopes for hobby or professional use. They call the standard microscope series “Dino-Lite”. There are many models available, with different resolutions, zoom levels, and functions; some are UV or IR, and there are models available with a metal shell instead of plastic. In this review I cover two microscopes, and an adjustable stand. Continue reading

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AMD has made a successful transition to the 45nm fabrication process, giving the Phenom II series the necessary breathing room to prove it has what it takes to go head to head with the Intel Core 2 range. However, as of today it will be possible to get your hands around the Phenom II architecture for even less as we present you with the Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition… Continue reading

NZXT is a name we usually associate with fancy case designs but that’s not all they have to offer. Today we will be looking at the latest in their line of fan controllers, the Sentry LX. The Sentry LX is a full featured fan controller designed to take up two slots in any standard case design. What really sets the LX model apart is the attractive oversize display. Is the… Continue reading

Logitech Illuminated Keyboard review @ DV Hardware

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