We would like to check out the advantages and drawbacks of a solution that may become the most popular product of H2 2007 thanks to the new Intel P35 Express chipset, affordable price and good consumer features.

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"P5B Premium Vista Edition from ASUS is a high-end socket 775 motherboard based on the Intel P965 chipset, coming with several extra features compared to other Intel P965 motherboards, such as two x16 PCI Express slots, two Gigabit Ethernet ports and, what is really unique on this model, a LCD display, called ScreenDuo, a remote control, called AI Remote, and a good-quality array microphone. Let's take a look on the features and performance of this model from ASUS."

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Take 2 Interactive have announced the following UK release dates:

* Civilisation 4: Beyond the Sword - 20th July 2007
* Bioshock - 24th August 2007

As with all such matters, these dates are subject to change but both are eagerly awaited, so let's hope they don't slip!

HT Omega is among the first companies to offer authentic high-fidelity sound at a true 24-bit level of performance. The world class Oxygen 8788 based audio processor by C-Media supports most all industry standards for 3D computer sound; including EAX, A3D and DirectSound. Other very large companies abused consumer trust and have made claims to having this level of sound, only to wind up in court disputes or offer subsequent products that boast 24-bit processing but haplessly renders at 16-bit. Benchmark Reviews investigates the real deal: the HT OMEGA CLARO 24-bit 192KHz 8-channel high definition sound card.

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"Apevia's small form factor X-QPack line gets a refresh with the X-QPack2, adding better cooling, a bigger power supply, and more room to work with. Are the changes enough to remain competitive in an increasingly crowded SFF arena?"

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"If the board has passed all testing so far it will be built in a test system that is on the line and fired up with a hard drive operating Windows XP. Every function is tested individually after all the board drivers are installed to make sure that all features on the board are working correctly. Even audio files are played to make sure the audio connections are working right. Notice they fill all four memory banks full and..."

"Antec improves the original Performance One P180 Case, gives it a dark finish and allows you to install the latest and greatest hardware to keep it cool and quiet inside. Does the P182 near perfection? Let's find out."

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“The 8800GTX, after many months on the market, is still the best of the best. Sure, there's one card for competition: the 8800 Ultra; but that's sort of a joke; it's basically a stock-overclocked GTX, with a $150 premium. (The joke is really on the buyer.) ATI has given NVIDIA no reason to worry, since their HD 2000-series doesn't have a card like it. Without any competition to speak of, that leaves one question: which 8800GTX is best? That depends on the price, extra features and bundle.”

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Just from the name you can tell that the Max Orb falls back on the orb design that we are accustomed to seeing from Thermaltake. The Orb is what brought Thermaltake to the level at which it is now. The newer Max Orb takes the design to another level with looks and size, but the question remains: Have the changes made any real difference in performance?

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"Most people think of Dangerden or Thermaltake when venturing into water-cooling, so it is interesting to see what new products Swiftech has to offer to bring itself further into the limelight. In this review, I will be taking a look at the TEC-assisted water-block, the MCW6500-T and comparing it to plain water-cooling. TEC-cooling is what I would consider to be the cheapest form of sub-ambient cooling and one step above the most efficient "regular" cooling method of using water. This product is a complete water-block, TEC, and coldplate all in-one and designed with TEC cooling in mind. So I will be comparing the MCW6500-T to one of the highest performing water-blocks ever made, the Swiftech Storm G4. Is it worth the effort? Does it increase stability and allow higher overclocks? Let's find out!"

We all know CoolIT as the manufacturers of the high-performing peltier-powered CPU coolers, and while these products are their bread and butter, they also have a line-up of 'cool' accessories. We are taking a look at their PCI slot cooler, RAM fan and also their USB-powered beverage cooler.

“When you hear the name Gigabyte you think motherboards, or at least I do. Actually Gigabyte makes a lot of different products ranging from video cards to laptops. Today we will be looking at one of their CPU cooling offerings, the 3D Rocket II. The 3D Rocket II features a dual fan duct design, 4 heatpipes, and a fan control unit. It can tackle both sides of the field being able to support both Intel and AMD platforms. Let's take a look...”

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"Flash Drives keep getting bigger and performance is increasing even as we increase in size, as Super Talent has proven here today. The applications for a flash drive have multiplied as storage has increased and Super Talent is offering you plenty of space with performance. Hell, with Super Talent's 4GB or 8GB Flash Memory Drive, you can easily bring your entire Operating System with you as you travel."

"The compact Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2 camcorder records in high-definition and has an innovative design, but the competition is eating it alive."

"The back of the unit uses a honeycomb style grill to allow plenty of hot air through. A power connector and on/off switch are also present on the rear of the unit. Looking at the bottom, we get a view of the 120mm thermally-controlled blue LED fan. Moving around to the side, we find a specs sticker that gives the complete power breakdown of each rail. Finally on the "front" of the unit we have six modular connectors. A few of the cables are hard-wired but the majority of cables are modular."

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Tagan might not be a name you are familiar with when you think of high-end power supplies, but if the SP-1000E that we reviewed is any indication of their products we are bound to hear and read a great deal more about them in the future. The SP-1000E comes with an Internal Test Report, which is a look at how the power supply tested just prior to being boxed. So come on along as we check out this SLI approved power supply!

"The Rosewill RCX-Z2 heatsink is designed for socket 775 Intel Pentium D and Core 2 Duo processors. Pulse Width Modulation compatible fans are noted by their 4-pin power connectors, and what PWM does is enable the BIOS to directly control fan speed. The impeller speed increases or decreases relative to the processor's temperature at any given moment, in this case between 500RPM and 3400RPM."

“My first impression of MozartTX out of the box is *'Impressively... Large'*. Standing 28" (720mm) tall there is no doubt that this beast of a case is made to attract the crowd. Unlike the many HTPC machines made these days to become smaller and smaller to blend in with other Home Theater equipment such as amplifiers and speakers, ThermalTake designed MozartTX so that it will impress whoever walks into the HT setup room and ask 'Is this a computer?'. That's certainly the reaction I saw all the time when I was building it up for this review."

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"The ASUS P5K3 proves to be another motherboard founded on stellar engineering culminating in great stability, excellent performance, and solid overclocking prowess. This is an expensive motherboard however and once you factor in the cost of DDR3 modules you are going to find yourself easily above a $600 upgrade investment."

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"C7 adds VIA’s new Step Ahead technology suite. To put it down, Step Ahead is a series of branch prediction instructions and software on the CPU to predict frequently accessed data to allow quicker access to certain programs on the system, this come in handy for the digital home and office environments where prediction is a lot easier than with gaming. The C7 also gets an increased pipeline, up from 10 stages on the C3 to a 16 stage pipeline – that is two stages more than the Pentium M series had from Intel.

Lastly VIA’s V4 bus may sound new, and in fact it is for VIA – it is the first time they have used this bus, however V4 is simply another name for the Intel FSB used on the Pentium 4’s and Pentium-M CPU. Currently the C7 uses a 100MHz quad-pumped bus (or 400MHz QDR) which is the same as what the original Pentium 4’s came out with – it does give the VIA CPU a lot more bandwidth to play with over its C3 counterpart."

When it comes to memory shopping for your computer, flashes of flair complement the quality of the memory rather than make up for its deficiencies. Never ever buy RAM by the way it looks - you're fooling yourself if you do. Good memory is all about the specs, clock speeds and CAS latency timings. Warranty and service/support come second.... and if it just happens to look cool than all the better. However, the appearance of memory modules for a performance tuned computer are totally un-important.

Today we are taking a look at one of Icemat's new headsets, the Siberia In-Ear Headset. The Siberia In-Ear headset is designed to be used with VoIP and other digital devices. The headset includes unidirectional microphone, and includes three distinct ear coverings that can be changed out to fit different ear sizes. This design will allow the user to keep sound at a safe level without having to sacrifice the audio quality.

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Today we will take a look at a power supply unit made by NorthQ, a Danish computer components manufacturer. We have tested several NorthQ products in our labs during the past few years, most of which were power supply units. While these PSUs always were above average in terms of performance, quality and pricing, they were not powerful enough to please the most hardcore gamers and enthusiasts who always demand, nay require excessive, perhaps even unnecessary amounts of power. For NorthQ to appeal in this market, they decided to add another PSU in their products line-up; the Giant Reactor. The Giant Reactor can output exactly 1KW (1000W), enough power to feed a ludicrous number of components. Nonetheless, raw power is nothing by itself so we will put it to the test and see how clean and
stable the output of this behemoth is.

In its fourth year at Computex Taipei, the FiringSquad Invitational brings hardware manufacturers together in a friendly game of Command & Conquer. In addition to gaming, members of the technology media help select the best systems from a bunch of categories. The competing manufacturers pull out all the stops for the Invitational by bringing the most powerful system they can create.

With the launch of Intel's P35 chipset, ASUS promptly released seven boards for you to choose from. A few weeks ago we had taken a look at the P5K3 and were left very impressed. Given the fact that the P5K is strikingly similar in specs, we hope to be left as equally impressed.

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It was at this year's Consumer Electronics Show that we were first exposed to an Intel demo machine dubbed the ' V8' . Intel wouldn't label the machine as a direct response to the QuadFX platform by AMD, but they did want to stress the point that enthusiasts could have a dual-socket, eight-core, Intel powered machine today if they went with a workstation platform. At the heart of the V8 machine were two quad-core Xeon processors, a dual-socket S5000XVN motherboard, and 4GB of RAM. No doubt a powerful system. But there was only so much Intel could convey in a 'quick and dirty' demo. To assess the true power and capabilities of V8, we'd have to gain unfettered access to the machine and put it through its paces on our own terms and with our own suite of benchmarks. And that's exactly what we've done. Head on over to the site and check it out…

"Are you having trouble with fatigue and sore shoulders, because of the way you have to use your laptop computer? Neck strain because you are always looking down at the monitor? Get the numbness and tingling that signals the beginnings of Carpal Tunnel syndrome? These are some of the problems experienced by plenty of people every day across the world. What if there was a way to help ease some of that strain while working at your desk or workstation? There just might be a something that can help. The Lapworks aluminum desktop computer stand is an adjustable stand that functions not only as a stand, but as a cooler as well. With the ability to go from a flat 0% incline to an angle of 45%, you can hook up a keyboard to your laptop and have the monitor at the correct viewing height to prevent neck strain. There are six available stops on the adjustment ladder - three suitable for use when typing and the balance when using the laptop as a monitor, only with a keyboard and mouse attached."

The slate style Tablet is how Tablet PCs were always intended to look and function, today we take a look at the Fujitsu Stylistic ST5112, a Slate style Tablet PC with all the trimmings.

"We hoped newer driver revisions would improve performance on the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT. With the newer driver we used for this evaluation we did not see any "magic" happen when it comes to real world gaming experiences at resolutions at and above 1600x1200. The ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT is not even a match for even the much less expensive and much less power hungry 320 MB GeForce 8800 GTS."

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The PNY XLR8 D22GX85XL-5 dual channel memory kit has a default clock speed of DDR2-1066 MHz while using 5-5-5-15 timings and a voltage of 2.2V. The XLR8 D22GX85XL-5 is compatible with nVIDIA's EPP standard so that means if you're a novice overclocker, team the memory up with the proper motherboard and the system will overclock itself.

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Although USB connectors in monitors appeared many years ago, they have performed only secondary functions all this time. However, now Samsung Company offered an LCD monitor that is connected to the PC via the USB bus and can work without a graphics card. Read more in our exclusive review!

"As history shows, Asus enthusiast motherboards generally overclock pretty well, and the P5K Deluxe WiFi is no exception.

I was able to reach a stable 485x7 - namely a 1940MHz FSB (not too shabby at all!) which is an excellent result. Reportedly and supposedly, other people have reached 530MHz, and even higher. However, keeping in mind that I only count stable results; I was able to post and even get to the Windows desktop at over 500MHz, but without real stability."

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Modern power supplies come in a variety of flavors, sizes, and features. Some are designed for raw power, while others target more specific audiences like gamers and modders. Today, we have Cooler Master's Real Power Pro 550w power supply on our test bench. This power supply combines a rare blend of efficient power and stylish looks. This beast hasn't even been released to the public yet, but Pro-Clockers have been given a unique opportunity to review it before anyone else.

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P35 Neo Combo is a mainstream motherboard based on the new Intel P35 chipset supporting DDR2 and DDR3 memories on the same board plus the new 1,333 MHz external bus.

Jetway is back in town. We wanted to check them out and see what they where doing. We tested a 8600GTS and with there low price and good scores, Jetway is definitely a player to keep an eye on. Take a look at our review and see how it performs.

"XIGMATEK's HDT-S963 boasts heat-pipe direct touch technology with a unique spoiler design, light aluminum material fins and anti-vibration rubber mounts to keep things quiet. Read on as we put this cooler through its paces."

Noise is always a concern, and I am happy to say that even with the 120mm and 80mm fan in the Zephyr 650W, the system remains virtually silent. You have to pay close attention to notice the thermally controlled changes in fan speed, as you simply can not hear them even when they are operating at full speed.

The product I have received for review is the DXG 506V Digital Camcorder.It is a very compact unit about the size of a bar of bath soap. It easily fits in one hand and, for the most part, can be operated single-handedly once the viewer is opened and in position.

There are several different programs that can be added to the disk to help backup, recover, image the PC, and troubleshoot many problems. Examples of the many programs that can be installed include Lavasoft Adaware SE, SpyBot Search and Destroy, HijackThis, CWShredder, AV7 Personal, McAfee Stinger, RootKitty, Handy Recovery, Free Undelete, DBXtract, DriveImage XML, Symantec Ghost, and many many others. Once you have added the files needed in the builder, pop the CD or DVD into the drive and boot from the CD/DVD ROM. It will start with a bootup screen for Bart's PE and then will go to a 'Windows is Loading' screen. It is actually loading off the CD instead of the hard drive. The operating system loads into RAM so that it does not physically use the hard drive. Once the PE disk has booted you can browse the internet, update programs, make an image of the PC with Ghost, run file management tools, use remote desktop, and there is even an option to use VMware while in PE. USB support is also standard now with the latest version of PE Builder. Most people use Bart's PE to retrieve files off of a hard drive that will not boot, use Ghost to reimage the hard drive, run an integrity check on the disk or run some defragment tools. Defragmenting from within Bart's PE is a better option because none of the files on the hard drive are actually being accessed by Windows at that time. Sometimes Windows will not allow a file to be moved while it is in use. That is not a problem if you are using the Bart's PE disk.

"Given the current 1000 watt OCZ line up, it should have just one product in the 1000w range rather than two and that one product is certainly not the GameXStream in its current form. The ProXStream on the other hand was everything the GameXStream should have been though much louder. Priced at $269.99 after MIR in e-tail the ProXStream 1000w is certainly on the less expensive end of 1000w power supplies, meets its advertised specifications, and is well built making it a good value if users can live the noise the unit makes."

Most experts would agree that at the very top of the personal equipment list there are three peripheral devices: the mouse, keyboard, and the display. Keyboards often seem to be either the very first or the very last personal equipment upgrade for computer enthusiasts. Benchmark Reviews see's the reason for this growing market which fights for your desktop space, and examines the Hiper HCK-1K18A-US Black Alloy USB Keyboard.

A long time ago mobile computers were simply business machines. With prices getting lower and lower each day, notebooks are becoming the first option when buying a home computer, and that places new obstacles in front of them: to satisfy the multimedia and gaming needs of the owner. Although they still cannot measure up to the newest desktop solutions, modern mobile computers can offer more than decent performance as far as the games are concerned. That's why we decided to check out the situation on the market.

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"The Sansa Connect is a great MP3 player, especially for folks looking for a subscription-based, iTunes-free experience."

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We've reviewed many Thermaltake cases in the past that are gamer suited, but as a change of pace we are going to take a look at the Eureka, a case designed for home server use.

"Most people pry open the packaging holding their motherboard, video card, or other hardware without giving any thought to where it came from, or how it came to be. Today, HL takes you on an incredible journey....from the birth of a PCB to the final inspection of the motherboard that results."

"When you overclock your system, one major concern that you have to worry about is your CPU temperature. If it gets too hot, you risk frying it like the egg you fried this morning for breakfast. So in order to obtain the overclock you want, you’ll need a CPU cooler to keep your temperatures at an ideal level, so that you can push your system to the max without worrying about your processor temperature. Today we’re going to look at the Thermaltake MaxOrb CPU cooler, to see if it keeps your CPU from looking like that fried egg and to see how it compares amongst other coolers."

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“Hard drive enclosures are becoming more and more popular as days progress. Why though? Because a lot of people today are on the move and need more storage than your average USB Flash Drive. The Antec MX-1 Actively Cooled Hard Drive Enclosure offers many features for the everyday user. Some features that we don't see a lot of on most other enclosures are an eSATA connection, on/off switch, the capability to stay cool, yet quiet at the same time.”

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"With the OCZ SD Dual connection system, I no longer have to worry if I have my card reader with me or if the closest computer has the proper media slots. Instead, I just pop the top cover off and use a free USB port on the closest computer I can get a hold of. It definitely makes my life easier, and it can for you as well."

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"The OCZ ProXstream 1000W Power Supply not only looks nice and has a great warranty, but it also performs just fantastic. The rails on the unit hold up under load whether at default settings or overclocked. There was not one hick-up at all. You will not have any issues supplying enough power to your system with this unit. The unit also comes with enough connectors (and power) to run an SLi setup and more (it comes with four PCIe connectors)...."

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"First, relax. Even if Windows won’t boot, your data is probably fine. Don’t listen to anyone that tells you to reformat the drive or reinstall Windows. That’s for after you rescue your data."

We now have 3D graphics with SLI and Crossfire technology and today's high-end gaming systems can require that much power for a single video card alone and sometimes more. The GeForce 8800 GTX video card with 768MB of ram that I want in my monster gaming rig requires 175 watts and nVidia recommends at least a 450W power supply unit. And that's just for one card. But remember, I'm dreaming big here. I want two of those cards in my rig. I want SLI baby!

nVidia's SLIzone recommends at least a 750W PSU for that. However, minimal recommendations are not always the best route to follow. What might be adequate today may be woefully inadequate tomorrow. So, with that in mind, I'm looking towards the future. And the future is big. The Thermaltake Toughpower W0133RU 1200W power supply up for review is about as big and as powerful as they come and may well last quite a ways into the future.

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"The initial drivers were nothing to get excited about and made the performance overall look pretty ordinary. The biggest problem though is that it seems most people have already made up their minds - I will not lie to you, I had. I honestly saw the initial test results and thought the card was a joke considering how long we had been waiting for it.

The good news is that ATI are really on the ball when it comes to drivers. It has been like this for a few years now and it only took a new set of drivers to really make the HD 2900 XT something worth having as far as we are concerned."

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“The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off in San Francisco today, beginning with the highly anticipated Steve Jobs keynote speech. Apple fans have been waiting for this day since MacWorld San Francisco back in January. Steve Jobs covered four different topics during his keynote – Gaming, OS X 10.5 Leopard, the iPhone and Safari. I’ll discuss the various announcements and separate the compelling features from the shiny new fluff.”

“In this article I’ll be discussing something which really doesn’t get that much attention. It’s something that we all have to deal with. You’ve got them; you hate them. They’re cables, and they’re everywhere. To help me get clean, I’ve enlisted the help of our friends at CableOrganizer.com; if they don’t have what I need for my cabling woes, nobody does.

While I had initially intended for this article to serve as a sort of guide to all my messy brethren lurking in the shadows out there, that is not going to be the case. I’d be kidding myself if I thought for one second I could tell anyone how to get organized. I’m probably messier than most of you, after all. What I will do instead is share my experience with a handful of cable management products.”

Scythe is perhaps best known for its CPU coolers but the firm also has a bunch of other products including power supplies, keyboards, HDD enclosures, fans and fan controllers. In this review I'm taking a look at the Scythe Kama Meter, which is a multi-functional 5.25" controller. The device allows you to control the speed of four fans but it also has 4 temperature sensors and even a volume control button.

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"Seagate's FreeAgent family includes several external products based on 3.5" hard drives and two mobile solutions based on 1" and 2.5" hard drives. Today we'll examine the top model Seagate FreeAgent Go 160 GB (ST901603FGD1E1-RK)."

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The MaxOrb is one of the two latest CPU coolers released by Thermalake, the other being the uniquely shaped V1. Hoping that their latest releases will keep them in the front pack of this never-ending CPU cooler race, is the MaxOrb another contender or does it fall to the rear of the pack?

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In the beginning there was Indiana Jones… but no matter how cool Indy was, he was soon forgotten once Lara Croft first appeared in Tomb Raider. By today's standards the game was awful low resolution textures, blocky environments, a retarded camera system and triangular breasts (which we all still drooled over nevertheless, right?). The game spawned a legacy that is still alive and kicking today, though only a few selected titles in the series were any good. With the recent jumpstart the franchise got with TR: Legend and 2007 being the 10th anniversary of the series the news that the original game would be remade caused quite the uproar amongst fans. Was the uproar warranted?

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"P5N-E SLI from ASUS is based on the latest nVidia mainstream chipset for the Intel platform, nForce 650i, being a motherboard targeted to the average user that wants SLI and support for the forthcoming Core 2 Duo CPUs based on the new 1,333 MHz external bus. Let's take a look on the features and performance of this model from ASUS."

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Every PC copy [of Shadowrun] has a free month of Live Gold included, so everyone pretty much is still playing normal Live matches for their achievements with plenty of people to shoot as all the Xbox 360 players are in the pool. Once these freebies run out, and the carrot for blowing up people (achievements) is taken away, many will pay to be able to chase for that gamerscore, ensuring that only a small fraction of the total player base will ever show up on the dedicated servers - and we all know how much fun it is to play a non-popular game or mod, idling on an empty server hoping to find someone to play with - no Gold, no automatic matchmaking.

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"Do you know who you're connecting to? It pays to be street-smart when you're roaming with your laptop."

While they may be best known for the high performance, enthusiast grade memory, they do offer products for mainstream use. I thought it might be interesting to step away from the bleeding edge of performance and have a look at memory OCZ Technology considers appropriate for "System Builders and Integrators".

Can a good thing get better? In an industry where changes are happening at an incredible pace, you don't usually see things that have maintained the same looks and design for three generations. The Antec Sonata has stood the test of the time. Ever since the first Sonata entered the market back in 2003, it was one of the best looking cases that also packed a lot of features and functions. Throughout the last few years, the folks at Antec have kept the original design and added a few modifications here and there but maintained the overall aesthetics. Today, four years since the first Sonata's launch, Antec has released the third generation of Sonata and Bjorn3D has the privilege of reviewing this case and seeing what changes Antec has done with this case.

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"Compared to that of the GeForce 6150 chipset, AMD has really got a winner - its ability to run HDMI as well as superior graphics core makes it a more ideal chipset for the K8, giving you a full AMD system with AMD CPU and AMD chipset.

Today we are looking at the GIGABYTE GA-MA69GM motherboard designed with the AMD 690G chipset. So let us see how well it compares to the MSI based motherboard which we recently tested in our labs."

It seems that Thermaltake is at it again with new designs and innovations. Today they have graced us with their newest cooler, the V1 CPU. The V1 carries a design that is very different from most of the CPU coolers we have seen lately. The V1 looks like a pair of Oriental fans attached to one another via four copper heatsinks. The aesthetics, size and some of the technical aspects of the cooler looks to be very promising in performance and style.

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"Overclockers with SLI systems will appreciate the stability and power as they push their dual and quad core processors to their limits on top of enjoying exceptional graphics performance. Ultimately, the Tagan Team has done a fine job of building a quality, dependable 1000 watt power supply..."

“I’m sure most of you have heard of Gamefly. It is the game rental service like Netflix where games are sent through the mail to you and after you are done playing them you can send back. And the best thing is that there are no return dates so you can rent games for months at a time. Being that I wanted to review more games and buying them would cost a fortune I signed up for Netflix. Well I got my first game in and I was very disappointed…”

“Power supplies have finally reached that golden 1000W range. At CES we saw many different companies unveil their 1000W power supplies. Finally we have got our hands on one from Thermaltake. The Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W power supply is quad GPU ready, has a nice big 140mm fan, and is modular with 6 PCI-E connectors, and 8 SATA connectors. So this power supply is ready to tackle almost any high performance system that is thrown at it, let's take a look.”

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Ninjalane has just posted their last Computex edition and shows nothing but Booth Babes. You see over the past several days we've been sorting thru the 500+ photos we took and selected some of the best photos to show.

eVGA has released numerous motherboards in the past two years, but we are going to take a look at their most recent top offering, the nForce 680i SLI. Coming from a company who knows how to cater to enthusiasts, will the board leave us impressed like their graphics cards do?

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"With surround sound being more popular than ever before, the demand for sound cards that can handle a 7.1 speaker setup is quite high. Everyone wants to be immersed into their music, games, and movies. So what is a better way to do that than get the big 7.1 speaker home entertainment system? In order to use that entertainment system, you'll need a sound card that can handle the system and put out the sound you desire to hear. Turtle Beach’s Montego Dolby Digital Live (DDL) card is the first 7.1 sound card released from Turtle Beach. Let’s see how it performs when it’s put to the test of an avid gamer, musician, and movie-goer."

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The last case we reviewed from Antec was their model 900 and it has proved to be one of the most popular cases on the market thanks to the immense amount of space it offers. Today we are reviewing the new P-182, this case is designed to help eliminate the excessive noise that certain peripherals might generate within you case. Come on along as we take an in depth look at the Antec p-182.

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"The JVC Everio GZ-HD7 can record up to five hours of HD video at a 1920 x 1080i resolution thanks to a large and spacious 60GB HDD."

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"Keyloggers are the ultimate defense against data theft. It can record and retrieve everything typed, including emails, chat room activity, instant messages, website addresses, search engine searches and more just in a matter of seconds. This USB/HUB keylogger has a built in USB HUB, 128bit encryption and a 2MB memory unit capable of recording 2,000,000+ keystrokes which is equivalent to 1 yrs worth of keystrokes."

“Portable hard drive enclosures are nothing new, we have reviewed quite a few, but the DigiMate III is more than just a 2.5-inch hard drive enclosure. It features a 12-in-1 card reader that you can actually transfer files from memory cards to your installed hard drive without a computer. This is the perfect device for photographers who take a lot of pictures and for someone who wants a card reader and hard drive all in one. Let's take a look at the DigiMate III Digital Wallet.”

The "Paradigm Shift" generation, as it might be called, will be a generation in which the major parts of a game console, are figured out after its initial release, which is a good thing, as it will push consoles and game developers to be continuously evolving in their designs.

ya ya, no quotes cause they sux but if you want to sample something small I'll let you.

I'm sure that there has been a flood of Computex coverage, gwad knows we have gotten a ton of it too (and we're here at the event) Anyhow Ninjalane has just posted their Day 3 coverage of Computex 2007 and a news posting would be appreciated.