Enermax Uber Chakra ATX Chassis Review
Virtual Hideout :: Monday, March 26, 2007
“If tall server cases are your thing, then by all means pick up the Enermax Uber Chakra. This enclosure is not bogged down with a lot of features, but the ones it does have are perfect for both the everyday user and hard core gamer or future watercooling, as there is plenty of room to install watercooling gear”
Lian-Li PC-C35 Black Desktop Case Review
Overclockers Club :: Monday, March 26, 2007
“A lot of us like a small, sleek computer case to get us by but such a case can be extremely hard to find. This is where Lian-Li’s PC-C35 small desktop computer case comes in. It weighs in with an all brushed aluminum design, two silent 40mm fans, and a 300watt power supply. It even sports a stealthing kit so you can cover up your optical drive’s unsightly color! Nice! But be warned, this case is designed for the typical mainstream user. Due to its small size, it only supports the bare minimum of computer with no extra HDD, PCI slots, and optical drives. But its small size and sleek look is perfect for the computer where performance isn’t everything!”
AMD Athlon64 4000+ AM2
Eclipse OC :: Monday, March 26, 2007
AMD has created a new silicon revision for the AM2 socket: F3. We take a look at how overclocking performance has been changed, and a possible cause for such improvement over previous revisions of K8.
Ultra X-Pro 800Watt ATX Power Supply Review 
Tweaknews :: Monday, March 26, 2007
“So how did the Ultra X-Pro 800watt power supply do? Price-wise, it’s not cheap at $200, but not too expensive either. Performance is good, even with the 12v rails running on the high side. Connectivity is excellent, with plenty of legacy connectors. And, the brushed case looks good, giving the XPro the look of higher-end units. Ultra’s AST technology is also a neat tool, and does its’ job well.”
Why EVA? An Interview with Andrew Han
Motherboards.org :: Monday, March 26, 2007
Andrew Han is a gentleman who is light years beyond many people in this business as well; for starters he is a technical wizard who thinks way outside the box. He started making waves in the Industry back in his days as one of the founders of EpoX. I discussed with Andrew a few key points that also make EVGA a cut above the average company and I think he knows what the end-use wants. One thing that Andrew stressed was their companies vow to be loyal to their customers in ways that exceeds other companies. Things like unlimited lifetime warranties, 24 hour customer service and better designed motherboards that differ slightly than the stringent design control that NVIDIA takes to insure quality control are key elements.
Silverstone Grandia GD01S – MXR ATX/mATX HTPC Chassis
Overclock 3d :: Monday, March 26, 2007
Silverstone make great cases and particularly nice looking media/HTPC cases. We take a look at the Grandia GD01. With it’s LCD screen and sleek looks, what do we think of this sitting under our TV?
Cebit MAD Coverage Part 2
Madshrimps :: Monday, March 26, 2007
“In part 2 of our Cebit coverage we present to you the latest products from Leadtek, PNY, Lian-Li, MSI, Alphacool, Mushkin, OCZ, Scythe, Silverstone, Sparkle, MACS, Casetek, Spire, Titan, Twintech, XFX, Zalman and ZEROtherm. Read on to learn more about 4mm thick water blocks, V8 style CPU heatsinks, TEC Cooled GFX cards and much more…”
Apevia X-Cruiser Case Review
Extreme OC Tech :: Monday, March 26, 2007
“The Apevia X-Cruiser case was a dream of a case to work on and build a PC in. Everything went together 1,2,3 and we had no moments of throwing it out the window or wanting to smash it beyond repair! The removable motherboard tray made it so much easier to install the system.”
In Win F430 Gaming Case Review
Hi Tech Reviews :: Monday, March 26, 2007
If you are a fan of fast cars the Ferrari F430 is more than likely one vehicle you have heard or read a great deal about. In Win has taken the design features from the F430 and implemented them into their newest case. Come on along as we start the engine on this review and see how this high speed case fares in our review.
Seasonic M12 700W Power Supply
Pure Overclock :: Monday, March 26, 2007
“This review is a continuation of a recent mini-roundup of a few 700W power supplies. I’ll be taking a look at the Seasonic M12-700 power supply to see if it’s as good as their reputation suggests.”
IBM Announces 160-Gbits/s Optical Transceiver
Extremetech :: Monday, March 26, 2007
IBM has developed a prototype optical transceiver capable of 160 Gbits/s, the company is expected to announce this week.
Supreme Commander Benchmarks
Extremetech :: Monday, March 26, 2007
How-To: This hot new real-time strategy game is one of the most resource-intensive games you can run. It’s also heavily multithreaded, making it a great CPU test. We show you how to benchmark your system using Supreme Commander.
Loyd Case’s Gaming Update
Extremetech :: Monday, March 26, 2007
Loyd takes a personal look at what’s going on in the PC gaming universe. This is not about what’s hot and what’s not, but about what he likes.
NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI
Hot Hardware :: Monday, March 26, 2007
Nvidia had been somewhat slow getting out ofthe gate with their initial Intel Core 2 compatible chipsets. Their first nForce 4 and nForce 5 series products for the Core 2 weren't very well receivedby enthusiasts, who mostly opted for more stable and less power hungry Intel based chipsets, …
Lian-Li PC-C35 Black Desktop Case
Overclockers Club :: Monday, March 26, 2007
Sony BDP-S1
PC World :: Monday, March 26, 2007
This Blu-ray Disc player produced terrific audio and video, but it is slow and awkward to use.
Review: Apple TV Just Plain Works
PC World :: Monday, March 26, 2007
With a 40GB hard drive, Apple’s new device copies video, music and photos from your computer’s iTunes collection and plays them on your TV.
ASUS A8Js 14inch Widescreen Notebook
Techgage :: Monday, March 26, 2007
ASUS has a new notebook offering that is sure to please most. It includes a fast T7200 processor, NVIDIA 7700 Go graphics card and 1GB of ram. It’s also very competitively priced at just under $1,500. Is it worth your consideration?
ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Motherboard Review
ThinkComputers :: Monday, March 26, 2007
ASUS is a brand known for quality and excellence in all of their products. With the launch of NVIDIA’s 680i chipset ASUS presented enthusiasts with the Strike Extreme board with the price tag of around $400. This price tag made it very unreasonable for most consumers out there. Because ASUS knows everyone is not made of money they released the P5N-E SLI board, which uses the less expensive 650i chipset. This is a very great option for consumers who want to SLI support on the Core 2 Duo platform. So let’s take a look at this budget board from ASUS.
Review Blast From The Past: SilverStone LC20B-M HTPC Case
ThinkComputers :: Monday, March 26, 2007
Here is another review blast from the past! We post these especially for our RSS readers on days we don’t have a new product review. This time we go back and check out the SilverStone LC20B-M HTPC Case! From the review: A little while ago I reviewed the SilverStone Lascala LC17S HTPC, I found it to be a very good choice for a home entertainment based PC system. Today for review I have sort of an upgrade to that chassis, it is the Lascala LC20B-M chassis, it is basically the same base chassis, but with a completely re done external housing and some great additional extra features that make this an excellent choice for an HTPC system. I am happily using it right now in my living room in fact, interested? Read on…
Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5DF – XMS2 Dominator Review
Xtreme Computing :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
“Today we are looking at a DDR2 8500 kit from the new range of Dominator kits, what is so different about the Dominator series as that Corsair went out and totally redesigned the heat spreader (more on this later) they also sent over one of their memory fan coolers as well to help keep things cool.”
In Win F430 Gaming Case Review
Hi-tech Reviews :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
When you here F430 and you follow fast cars you will know that this is the make and model of the Ferrari F430. In Win has taken the design features from the F430 and implemented them into their nest case. Come on along as we start the engine on this review and see how the first big league case fares in our review.
Thermalright HR-07 Heatsink Review
Overclockers Online :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
The entire Thermalright High-Riser family has been a huge success. The HR-07, the latest addition to the family, easily outperformed the stock cooler much like the other High Riser products.
NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) v3.3 Released…
MVK Tech :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
“MVKTech has just released a new version of NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) software. NiBiTor is the original and defenitive BIOS tweaker that supports the latest NVIDIA graphics cards. NiBiTor allows graphics card enthusiasts to have full control over advanced features and functionality found on firmware on supporting cards. This to gain some extra performance, enable hidden features and extra stability on the NVIDIA graphics cards.”
Tyan Toledo i965R S5180
Phoronix :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
“For years now we have been accustom to seeing Tyan motherboards in some of the best workstations and servers, but recently they have been introducing a couple FlexATX/microATX motherboards. The first microATX Tyan motherboard we had reviewed was the Tomcat i845GV S3098, which was about two years ago, while earlier this year we featured a preview of the Tomcat i945GM S3095. Now in hand today we will be reviewing the Tyan Toledo i965R S5180. The Toledo i965R is a FlexATX solution with an LGA-775 socket, one PCI Express x16 slot, two DDR2 sockets, and is powered by Intel’s Q965 + ICH8 Chipset. The Tyan i965R motherboard also supports Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors.”
Shuttle X200 XPC
t-break :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
We take a look at Shuttle’s X200- their latest form factor in the XPC series. By using mobile components Shuttle keeps the size, noise and heat low enough for it to sit in your living room.
Seasonic S12 Energy+ 550W Power Supply
Modders Inc. :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
One of the key features consumers are looking at today when purchasing a power supply is the efficiency of the unit along with the output. The Seasonic S12 Energy + 550 power supply is the one we are looking at today. They also offer the S12 Energy + in a 650 Watt version as well. This “80 Plus” certified unit will be run through the rigorous tests done by our good friend Jonny.
abit AB9 QuadGT – Fully fledged P965 motherboard
Tweak Town :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
“Now under the Universal abit brand name, the bad ass attitude of ABIT is back with a vengeance. So far we have tested three motherboards under the Universal abit brand – A8N 32X, AB9 Pro and the IN9 32X SLI motherboards and they all performed quite well with the exception of the latter which failed to impressed with very poor overclocking results.
Today we have a new motherboard based on Intel’s P965 chipset, the same that was used in the AB9 Pro board, but with a few updates to the design and layout.
It is aimed at taking on ASUS and Gigabyte’s Crossfire dual graphics based Intel P965 motherboard – today we test the AB9 QuadGT and see if ABIT are able to produce a motherboard for your Core 2 processor which packs some punch.”
Zalman ZM-600HP 600 Watt Modular Heatpipe Cooled Power Supply Review
Futurelooks :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
Zalman has been committed to making super quiet cooling solutions for quite some time. Their quality and near artistic construction have made them legendary. Today, we check out one of their innovative heatpipe cooled power supplies. Does silence have a price when it comes to power? Let’s find out!
D-Link Wireless N Router and Adapters
The Tech Lounge :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
“The sets of technologies that make up the 802.11n wireless standard are still being hammered out. What this means is that all those products out there that are being advertised as 802.11n are actually being produced as Draft 802.11n products. I have with me a full setup of draft wireless N products from D-Link. This includes their DIR-635 router, DWA-645 notebook adapter and the DWA-542 desktop adapter.”
Thermaltake Mozart TX Review
Techgage :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
Are you in the market for a roomy server case? Tired of the small cases that don’t offer enough room for all your bits and bobs? Today we take a look at a case that can run the gamut from HTPC to server to gaming case and gives you more room than you can shake a stick of Rambus at.
Intel vs. AMD: Today’s generation compared
The Tech Report :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
I SUPPOSE YOU COULD SAY we’ve conducted plenty of CPU reviews in our time, but we just can’t bring ourselves to slow things down. The release of Windows Vista and a round of price cuts by AMD prompted us to hatch a devious plan involving Vista, a new test suite full of multithreaded and 64-bit applications, fifteen different CPU configurations, and countless hours of lab testing. That plan has come to fruition in the form of a broad-based comparison of the latest processors from AMD and Intel, ranging from well under $200 to a cool grand, from two slow CPU cores to four fast ones, from the lowly Athlon 64 X2 4400+ and Core 2 Duo E6300 to the astounding Athlon 64 FX-74 and Core 2 Extreme QX6700.
So, how do the latest processors stack up in Windows Vista? Will a sub-$200 CPU suffice for your needs? Have price cuts allowed the Athlon 64 to catch up to the Core 2 Duo in terms of price-performance? Can any of these processors stand up under the weight of killer new games like Supreme Commander? Can I possibly squeeze any more questions into one paragraph? Keep reading for answers to all of these questions and more.
MSI mPC C51PV Barebone SFF
Viper Lair :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
“The mPC C51PV was completely stable during testing. We did not experience any issues using the included drivers or those downloaded directly from NVIDIA’s support site. Since the system did not run hot, heat never became a factor despite the rather cramped quarters inside. Even with an AM2 4400+ and 7950 GX2 running off the small PSU, the system ran just fine.”
NZXT Precise 850w Power Supply Review
OCIA :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
“A power switch is located on the rear of the unit, as well as a switch for the +12v rail which can be set to “split” or “combined”. This is the first power supply I have seen that offers such a switch. There has been a lot of talk the past few years with the introduction of multiple 12v rails, and even more as of late with the jump back to single 12v rails. From the outside, each method seems to have its pros and cons, so I decided to settle it once and for all and see which method truly is the best choice.”
The OSI Reference Model for Network Protocols
Hardware Secrets :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
“OSI is a model that is used to understand how network protocols work. Usually when we are studying how networks work this is one of the first topics on the study guide. The problem, however, is that usually people don’t understand why this model exists nor how it really works – even people that memorized the names of all the seven layers of this model to take an exam at college or a certification exam still have no clue. In this tutorial we will explain you why the OSI model exists and how it works and we will also present a quick correlation between TCP/IP and the OSI model.”
7 Days CeBIT
Technic 3d :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
“800 Pics for Download, a new German Record with 5,49 Ghz Intel Core2 X6800 on the Enermax Booth and more see you on Technic3D”
Silverstone Olympia OP650w Review
XS Reviews :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
“Silverstone have been producing high end power supplies and chassis for years now. They are hoping to continue this run with their latest range of PSUs, the Olympias. Featuring a strong single 12v rail and a multitude of connectors and cables, can the OP650 model serve up what we are looking for? Read on to find out.”
Cebit 2007 Coverage
Driver Heaven :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
“CeBIT, in Hanover, Germany, is the world’s largest computer exhibition. This year the show ran from 15th to 21st March and, although both visitor and exhibitor numbers seemed down on last year (roughly 400,000 and 6,000 respectively), there was still plenty to see and do.
Although compared to previous years there were fewer new and innovative products to be found (iPod rip-offs, digital photo frames and water cooling systems were all there in abundance) we still managed get a heads-up on some of the newest and coolest kit that’s likely to hit the UK this year.”
EVGA 680i SLI Review
Bjorn 3d :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
NVIDIA used to be the kings of motherboard chipsets for the AMD platform. While they did release some chipsets for the Intel platform their true focus lay on creating the best possible chipsets for the AMD CPU’s. That is until two things happened. Number one is of course the success of the Core 2 Duo from Intel. Unless you are a real Intel fanboy there is no denying that AMD used to have the CPU’s that gave the most bang for the buck for a long time. This however changed with the Core 2 Duo. Suddenly enthusiasts where starting to flock over to the Intel camp buying all sorts of Intel i965 and i975 motherboards. Naturally NVIDIA wants a piece of that cake to. The second reason is of course the fact that AMD went and bought ATI. It wouldn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that NVIDIA not necessarily would like to indirectly only support their only real competitor in the video card market.
So with the nForce6 NVIDIA went all out and released the chipset first for the Intel platform. After the less than stellar nForce590 for Intel a lot of people, including me, were a bit cautious and didn’t know what to expect. Has NVIDIA learned their lesson and delivered an Intel experience as solid as we used to expect from their AMD chipsets? Read on to find out when we test the EVGA 680i SLI.
24 ATI Radeon PCI-E Video Cards Benchmarked
Legit Reviews :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
“Armed with the above 24 graphics cards we set off for days and days of benchmarking to bring you some performance charts that our readers could actually use to help judge on what upgrade would be the right move for them. We are also doing this for all of our NVIDIA cards, so be prepared for some big performance charts when the upcoming NVIDIA and ATI Products are released in the coming weeks.”
Foxconn 7900GS-OC Motherboard Review
Chile Hardware :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
We have a new review: Foxconn GeForce 7900GS-OC. It´s definitely the ultimate VGA for an entusiast in a budget, it does not only include a great Russian Avant Garde design, but it also overclocks like hell! What about 640/930? We even tried this beauty under water :D
Gigabyte 3D Galaxy II reviewed
Burnout PC :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
“Yes I was impressed, yes I didn’t think this kit would be that good, and yes If I were a consumer looking for a new water cooling kit than I would definitely keep this one in mind. Gigabyte paid great attention to detail, the parts used are not flimsy or any way cheap. Except for the radiator that could have been better, for example a Black ice radiator or something. Gigabyte also included their own fluid, because mixing aluminum ( radiator ), and copper ( block ) is not a good option unless your using some kind of fluid that makes it work together. Overall im very pleased with this kit, it looks great and it performs great as well. Also check out their web site for more water blocks and accessories.”
Ultra Grid ATX Case w/700 watt Power Supply
Club Overclocker :: Sunday, March 25, 2007
Choosing a case for your PC build is a highly personal decision. With the days of the beige box now a fading memory, we are increasingly choosing to personalize our builds based on style and included features. Today I will be looking at the Ultra Grid Mid Tower chassis with the optional 700 Watt XVS Modular power supply.
Ultra ChillTec Thermo Electric CPU Cooler Review
Virtual Hideout :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
“Wow! This is one heck of an impressive unit. I was a bit skeptical at first, as this appears to be almost identical to the Titan Amanda I reviewed several months back. It turns out that this particular cooler is far more superior in the hardware layout and cooling ability than the Amanda unit.”
Patriot 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 Memory Kit Review
Virtual Hideout :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
“the Patriot Extreme modules can currently be found for under $200 with some rebates floating around that make the memory well worth the buy. If you’re looking for a great “bang for the buck” memory kit that can perform very well and keep you up to date with future upgrades, then the PC2-6400LLK Extreme Performance memory will be perfect.”
