Silverstone ST40EF (efficient) 400watt PSU Review 
Xtreme Computing :: Thursday, November 09, 2006
think I can safely say that the SilverStone ST40EF passed that particular test with flying colours. No power rail deviated any amount really worth mentioning considering what the pc was doing. I don’t know what the actual specs are for regulation on power rails but, personally, I think the 12v rail deviating only 0.18v from rated value, albeit 1.5%, whilst running a major graphics test and 2 instances of a torture test and copying a cd full of data really isn’t worth worrying about in my opinion”
Valve Hardware Day: Multi Core GPU’s
Driver Heaven :: Thursday, November 09, 2006
Driver Heaven USA Hardware Editor James Gregory was at Valve’s Headquarters a few days ago and he has written up a very nice article on Valve’s new strategic implementation for multi core GPU’s. It is a very interesting read, so make sure you don’t miss it.
Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Review
Hardware Secrets :: Thursday, November 09, 2006
Our review of Core 2 Extreme QX6700, the first Intel quad-core CPU running at 2.66 GHz and compatible with socket 775 platform. Does quad-core CPUs really improve PC performance? Check it out.
OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Special Ops Urban Elite 2GB Memory Review
Virtual-Hideout :: Thursday, November 09, 2006
“It is compact, agile, and highly motivated! It’s the OCZ DDR2 PC-6400 Special Ops Edition Urban Elite memory modules which can achieve any objective. The memory performs its duties and exceeds where many other PC-6400 memory modules fail. When comparing price, performance, and its presentation, the Urban Elite memory is a unique and very worthy alternative to any other comparably priced PC-6400 DDR2 kit on the market.”
Zerotherm BTF90 Cooler
Technic 3d :: Thursday, November 09, 2006
The new Heatpipe Tower Cooler Zerotherm BTF90 CPU Heatsink arrived Technic3D. New and perfect? See you in the following Review against others CPU Cooling.”
ECS KA3 MVP EXTREME Motherboard
3dgameman :: Thursday, November 09, 2006
“ECS has come up with an awesome motherboard packed with lots of extras. ATI’s newest chipset shows that they are headed in the right direction and that performance does not have to be heavy on the wallet. ECS’s reputation for providing decent products at a decent price has just been bumped up a notch to provided great products to enthusiast builders at a great price…”
ABIT AW9D-MAX
techPowerUp! :: Thursday, November 09, 2006
Abit has a long history of producing top notch motherboards for overclockers and enthusiasts. Their new AW9D-MAX is designed for Intel’s Core 2 platform using the i975X chipset. On the feature list there is everybody you could find useful: Dual Gigabit Ethernet, 8x SATA-II, Firewire and two PCI-Express x16 slots for your video cards. To make your life easier this board includes abit’s proprietary UGuru technology. We test the board thoroughly to see if it can live up to the hype, especially when it comes to overclocking.
QNext Chat Client
PC Mech :: Thursday, November 09, 2006
In my extensive e-travels looking for new and interesting freeware to share with my readers, I occasionally stumble across a piece of software whose very homepage has me hooked. This is why I am taking a look at QNext v2.3.2 this week. QNext is an all-in-one program for universal instant messaging, streaming music, sharing files, photos, and playing games. Intrigued? I was.
Apple Has Worms
PC Mech :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Apple has made some pretty ambitious, not to mention arrogant, statements in the last year. Particularly in their “Political Ad” style of advertisement, statements that–at the very least–imply that Macintosh has built a completely flawless operating system exempt from viral attack. This is *not* so. While it is true that the amount of exploits are comparatively few in number, many security experts believe that maliciously exploiting something with fewer than five per cent market share is not worthwhile. But, thanks in part to their advertisement, the Apple OSX operating system is becoming increasingly popular, and with this popularity comes coders with malicious intent. The introduction of six new threats in the first half of 2006 were, as it happens, not *that* new; past experiences with more popular operating systems show that those holes were probably already there just waiting to be exploited by a malicious coder, as is the case with most security holes on any operating system.
Intel QX6700 Extreme Quad Core CPU Review
Motherboards.org :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Anyone who runs applications like Photoshop for Photo editing or Maya 3D and CAD for modeling will see huge benefits from the QX6700 Extreme as its multithreading abilities will be taken advantage of. In another instance if you are running or planning on running a rendering house or building a rendering machine the new Quad-Core CPUs have the capability of seriously cutting back on rendering times.
Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 DDR2 1GB Kit
Overclock 3d :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
“Crucial have been in the memory market for a long time, and today I’ve been given the opportunity to put some of their flagship Ballistix DDR2 modules through their paces.”
New interactive AMD Athlon 64 product ID guide version 3.0
OC Inside :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
The new version 3.0 of the interactive AMD Athlon 64 product ID guide offers now in addition to the manual CPU selection also a direct script control. That is particularly very useful for online dealers and distributors, but also for everyone who would like to post a link to the CPU. Simply select the complete description of the AMD Athlon 64 CPU over the select fields and then copy the appearing link to the clipboard, or add the CPU data directly with ?cpu=XYZ to the script URL. This link can be used in shops, forums, web pages, etc. Furthermore it is now possible to search the CPU directly in the OC-Database, get the respective systembus multiplier and get the data of several new processors. All in all it’s a very extensive development, which let many hearts strike more highly.
Corsair Dominator PC8888C4 Review – Under the hood
Madshrimps :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Once every couple of years a product comes along which can be called revolutionary, and has the ability to upset the market. Corsair brought to the market an entirely new line of memory products, called the Dominator series, with exactly this purpose in mind: dominate the high end memory market. In this review we’ll try to find out what sets apart this memory, and if it really can be called revolutionary.”
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Quad-Core Processor Pictorial Review!
Tech ARP :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
“The first quad-core processor is finally out and it’s from Intel. Introducing the new Core 2 Extreme QX6700 quad-core processor! Join us as we take a look at this new processor and what it means for gamers and homeusers alike. ”
Xraypad Thunder 9 Smooth Surface Mouse Pad
Dragonsteel Mods :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
” Mousepads come in all shapes and sizes these days, and most people feel that you have to pay upwards of forty dollars for a high quality pad, well you don’t. Enter the X-Ray Thunder9 mousepad, an excellent, high quality mousepad that comes with a carrying bag and even mouseskates for under thirty dollars. The Thunder9 is a great performing, hard surface mousepad that will make you and your mouse very happy. Read on to learn more… ”
Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Quad Core CPU Review
Gamepyre :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
The user that can most benefit from the QX6700 is for people that are high-end gamers and for those that use multimedia applications. As HD-DVD and Blu-Ray movies move into the general PC market, the need for high power CPUs like the QX6700 will likely grow. H.264 content is very CPU dependent, bringing high-end single core CPUs to their knees.
The QX6700 is expensive, but you get what you pay for. The target market for the QX6700 is for the high-end enthusiast willing to pay a grand for their CPU and for the OEMs needing a Christmas season refresh of their computers. In that respect, the QX6700 does what Intel wanted it to and is an excellent choice for those wanting the absolute best in multimedia performance. The 975XBX2 is the second iteration of Intel motherboard, designed to work with the Core2 CPUs.
Intel 975 Chipset Mobo Roundup
Driver Heaven :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Back in January Intel introduced the world to the D975XBX motherboard which was the first retail board based on the 975X chipset. Since then motherboard manufacturers have been releasing their own boards based on the same chipset. Two of the most recent efforts come from DFI and Abit. The DFI offering is a reasonably basic affair with a bios that should appeal to the enthusiast where as Abit throw in everything that a consumer should ever need (and then some). Let’s take a look to see how they both compare to a recent revision of the D975XBX.
HIS X1950Pro 256MB Video Card
3dgameman :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
“The HIS X1950Pro 256MB Video Card performs very well and has all the technologies to support current games. This series of video card has the new crossfire bridge which makes installation much easier than the cumbersome external cable used previously. One of the best things about this product is the price. It’s very affordable! This video card has enormous bang-for-the-buck. Watch the Video to find out more…”
Phase Changing Article
Watercoolint 101 :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
“All overclockers want to push their CPUs to the max, however one element stands in the way. This element is heat. Heat causes many problems and makes your computer unstable. We all heard the term Phase Changing, but what does this really do and how can you apply it to your system? Find out and take your CPU to the next level.”
MSI’s StarCam CliP
Tech Gear :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
We take a look a look at MSI’s StarCam CliP, a light, cool looking, and feature packed webcam. With so many webcams to choose from in the market it all comes down to common sense. Performance and ease of use should be your main concerns. To see how well this webcam copes in that field check out the full review.
Silverstone LC20 at Overclockers Online
Overclockers Online :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
marketing about half way. Certainly the case does have a clean, sophisticated appearance, and it does present many cooling options if you require them; however, given the depth of the case, the storage capacity could be severely hampered with the wrong mix of components, and you’ll have a difficult time keeping this case quiet enough to be inaudible during quiet sections of movies or games if it’s not stationed in a console or cabinet.
MSI 975X Platinum V.2 Motherboard
Viper Lair :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
“The 975X has shown itself to be quite resilient despite some newer chipsets on the market. Intel themselves must be fans since they repackaged it again for quad core support. While stability is something that should be a standard, this has not always been the case with many motherboards released. The MSI 975X Platinum V.2 is a solid “reboot” and was very reliable and consistent in our testing. Little things like this is important as it makes for a more enjoyable computing experience and also leaves us with more hair as we’re less prone to getting frustrated and yanking it out.”
Crucial DDR2 PC2-5300 Ltd edition 2 gig kit Review
Xtreme Computing :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
We don’t really like loosening the timings here at Xtreme due to the fact that there are higher speed looser timing modules that are within budget of the lower speed lower latency kits, so the only other thing we could do was go backwards. This resulted in some pretty interesting results as the ram was able to run at 667 at 2.3v with timings of 3, 4, 4, 8 which was pretty impressive I thought until it hung after 4 hours of stress test, I loosened the Cas out a bit to compensate so the memory was running at 4, 4, 4, 8 but this did not prove so fruitful as a few checks on a couple of benchmarks proved it to be quite a bit worse than the ram at 667 with 3, 3, 3, 12.”
MACS MA-7131-A Triumph Deluxe
Bjorn 3d :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
he CPU cooler I am looking at today, the MACS MA-7131-A Triumph, is aimed for the performance seeking gamers. This is not an ordinary cooler. It’s a beast with some cool (pun intended) features and a few drawbacks.
Buffalo Firestix PC2-8500 Memory Review
Legit Reviews :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
There are many players in the computer memory industry that are trying to claw their way to the top and become a name that is synonomous with enthusiasts. Buffalo Technology is one of those companies, and though they are not “new” in the industry, they are trying to break into the enthusiast realm. Do they have what it takes to do it? Find out as we take a look at their PC2-8500 offering.
The Soap Opera History of Processors: Part II
PC Mech :: Wednesday, November 08, 2006
A brief history of this article…The original article (the “prequel”) was written by former PC Mechanic Editor-in-Chief and Forum Administrator Matthew A. Dockter. Authored back in March 2001, an otherwise boring history of microprocessor manufacturers’ marketing schemes and developing technologies was written in an informal, enjoyable story-plot style. As it was long overdue for a revision, I decided to write Part II, picking up with the development of the K7 AMD Athlons. While I tried to cover many important moves from the chip giants, unfortunately, I could not cover everything in the scope of this article.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 review 
Nordic Hardware :: Tuesday, November 07, 2006
“Systems based on CPUs with two cores already cover a great amount of the CPU market with just a year after their release. Tendencies throughout the microprocessor industry shows similar results, parallel performance is the way to go in the future.”
HIS IceQ3 Radeon X1950 Pro Review
The Tech Zone :: Tuesday, November 07, 2006
HIS is offering their version of the Radeon X1950 Pro as the HIS IceQ 3 X1950 Pro. This comes with their 3rd generation IceQ cooling technology, which boasts better cooling performance and lower noise level than the original ATI specified cooler. The HIS X1950 Pro also is clocked higher, at 620 MHz core and 1.48 GHz (effective) memory, than the other ATI X1950 Pro cards. This should mean better performance straight out of the box for the HIS version when compared to other X1950 Pro cards.
Antec Nine Hundred Case
Pro Clockers :: Tuesday, November 07, 2006
With this case we think Antec has outdone themselves again. When they released the P180, I figured that they had one of the best functional and best looking cases released in the past few years. The clean look and the external arrangement was definitely a keeper. But after seeing the Nine Hundred on the Antec site, it was one I had to get and review for our readers. Does the Nine Hundred live up to my self imposed hype? Are we just harping on about an otherwise normal, boring case? Lets check it out.
Vantec NexStar 3 NST-260SU-BK eSATA Enclosure
Bjorn 3d :: Tuesday, November 07, 2006
While it wasn’t that long ago that external hard drive market was all square and silver, the industry has learned to evolve from its monochrome king-size past. And like every good manufacturer, they learn from the past and listen to the customer so that they can offer a better future. With 2.5′ hard disk drives making a leap from notebook computers to PDA’s, it wasn’t long before they were replacing the old guard.
