NZXT is well known for producing some very high quality components. The Adamas is constructed of 3 mm thick sheets of aluminum and only utilizes the best in materials and some very innovative engineering. A price tag of just under $200 US Dollars demands this quality as well as high expectations on compatibility and the installation process. We take a close look at every aspect of this case to let you know if it is worth it.

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"Tagan Technology is proud to announce the launch of a new line of power supply under our subsidiary brand, Silver Power. Silver Power is a line of power supply that's dedicated to quality, energy efficiency, performance, and most importantly, price competitive. Helping consumers to receive more for what they pay for, is our mission."

"The Cooljag Falcon 92-Cu is identical to the Falcon 92-AL heatsink, except that it uses all copper fins where the later has fins of aluminum. Both versions use a 92mm fan that is internally illuminated with a couple green LEDs. To minimize the noise produced by the fan spinning unnecessarily fast, it is thermally controlled by a small thermistor that senses case air temperature. "

After having used some of the better water cooling systems on the market it was quite evident that they were not able to handle the hot humid days of summer. So when we spoke to the nice guys from CoolIT Systems at CES back in January we appeared to have found some devices that might be able to satisfy our summer heat problems. Today we are reviewing the CoolIT Freezone CPU Cooler and I have to admit that after using it for about 30-days we are totally blown away by the results . Come check them out for yourself.

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"A friend has just sent me the picture below by e-mail. This is a fake 2 GB pen drive someone bought at one of those little shacks that sell computer parts on an underdeveloped country. Ouch!"

"In this in-depth guide we show you how the extract the highest performance from your Geforce 8800 video card, push that GTS past GTX speeds and turn that GTX into an Ultra-beater by following the steps outlined. We evaluate the performance increases along the way by using real world benchmarks; Can a $250 8800 GTS compete with a $500 8800 GTX? Read on to find out."

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"Not a name widely recognized in the US, SteelSeries offers a growing range of peripherals geared towards the gaming community. Today, HardwareLogic tests their S&S mousepad and weighs the pros and cons compared to the previously reviewed QcK+."

“With so many electronic products using so many different memory cards it is a pain to carry all of them around. And you also need a card reader to read all of these different cards. Well OCZ has come up with a solution to this problem. They have taken 3 of the most popular types of memory cards and put them into 1 device. The OCZ Trifecta is a microSD, SD, and USB drive all in one.”

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Not only that we see the price drop in the DDR2, the higher capacity RAM (which used to lag behind in timing and clock speed of the lesser capacity) with faster clock speed and timings are also starting to appear on the market to satisfy the enthusiasts who not only wish to have larger RAM but also need the overclocking potential. Bjorn3D has officially kicked in the 4 gig memory review with Miles's review on the Mushkin XP2-8500 DDR2. The Mushkin's XP2-8500 is geared toward extreme overclockers as it offers great overclocking ability but it comes with a high price tag. Today, we will take a look at the Super Talent's T800UX4GC5, a more mainstream priced RAM that will satisfy users who wish to have 4 gigs of ram without breaking their wallets.

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"Power, we all think we have enough when it comes to our computers. With the increasing performance and power consumption of todays latest and greatest hardware, the lowly power supply is often an overlooked component. We don't hesitate to spend two or three thousand dollars on hardware, but then we'll skimp on a sixty dollar, 500 watt power supply thinking it will be fine. Then we get upset when the computer doesn't perform to our expectations and we have reboots, BSOD's and other random issues. With 1000 watts of continuous power, the Toughpower 1000 should handle everything I can throw at it. It boasts such features as +/-3% power regulation, up to 87% efficiency, four independent, dedicated 12v rails and a 140mm fan (yes boys and girls that's right, a 140mm fan) to cool down this beast."

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Sound. To a gamer it's the hinge pin of gaming. You need it to survive and with the advent of multi channel sound solutions there's no excuse for living with old school 2.0 setups, even when you're lanning or trying to game without disturbing others. Today we take a look at a set of headphones that are 5.1 and feature their own built in amp and sound decoding.

We’re writing to let you all know that we’ve just posted an article at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features and performance of Asus’ M2A-VM HDMI motherboard. The M2A-VM HDMI is based on AMD’s recently released 690G-chipset for socket AM2 processors and as its name suggests it has built in support for HDMI.

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Setting up a Home Theater PC used to be a huge ordeal. Before Windows Media Center (and other all-inclusive media software), configuring a HTPC was an ongoing project as there were no standard or tested methods on achieving stability or automation. Getting a PC to ran as simply and reliably as an appliance has always been the goal of any Media PC enthusiast.

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"GlacialPower is a new player on the power supply circuit, and is a division of thermal solutions provider GlacialTech. Instead of doing things the cheap way, GlacialPower has gone after the high end PSU market. It has taken a hint from the leaders and is advertising its PSU ratings at 45 degrees Celsius, in effect giving you the "real world" power rating."

"You would think that the Radeon X1950PRO would just about be discontinued, with the new mid-range graphics cards from Nvidia offering Direct X 10 and the HD 2600 just around the corner, why would you even bother looking at the AMD DX9 counterpart?

Well the new Nvidia cards come with an increased price tag and do not seem to offer the punch that the last generations do in DX 9 games. If you are not looking at jumping onto the DX 10 bandwagon straight away the X1950PRO and 7900GS are still very real examples of mid-range graphics cards you would consider buying."

"I must say I really like this Zero enclosure, from the way the front bezel is laid out to all the room on the inside. The exterior is black on the panels and the plastic is polished and really shines. A word to the greasy people: you will leave noticeable fingerprints. With all that said, I would feel confident in purchasing the NZXT Zero, whether it's for gaming or using all the extra room..."

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"This external hard drive enclosure from Antec promises a good balance between cooling and noise, with vibration damping installed inside; the hard drive can be accessed over USB 2.0 or eSATA and the MX-1 comes with the needed gear to get everything set up."

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"The Cooljag Falcon 92-AL is an aluminum heatsink designed for use on the latest Intel and AMD processors. It has a 92mm internally illuminated which is thermally responsive (it changes speed based in case air temp.), and on the while the heatsink operates quietly. Like many heatsinks being released this year, the Falcon 92-AL is a two part deal..."

The screenshots above were taken with the DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 versions of the Lost Planet demo running on GeForce 8800 GTX using the latest Windows Vista drivers available from NVIDIA. The game was configured for a resolution of 1280x720, with 8X anti-aliasing and 16X anisotropic filtering enabled. If you flip through the screenshots and compare the two versions, you'll see that visually they don't differ very much at all. The motion blur effect is more pronounced in the DX10 shots and it gives the game a more realistic look that's not conveyed well over still captures. Other than that, those of you with DX9-class video cards really aren't missing out on much, if anything at all with this title.

"PDC22G9200ELK is a PC2-9200 2 GB memory kit from Patriot, meaning that it can be run up to 1,150 MHz maintaining its programmed timings (5-5-5-12), being targeted to serious overclockers. We reviewed this kit and we will see if this kit is really capable of running at 1,150 MHz and what are the advantages of using PC2-9200/DDR2-1150 memories over regular ones."

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Following on from a successful reception on the Xbox360, Capcom have brought us a demo of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for the forthcoming PC version. Taking up the headlines though is the fact that both the demo and game offers two versions: one for DirectX9 and Windows XP machines, and another for Windows Vista and DirectX10. We give the demo a quick test and compare the two versions to see if there's finally something to show off one's DX10 graphics card.

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.

"Thermaltake keeps themselves busy churning out computer cases, CPU coolers, and power supplies, but don't label them a 3-trick pony. Venturing into previously unchartered territory for Thermaltake, today HardwareLogic looks at their Max 4 external HDD enclosure."

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"Both the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 series and ATI Radeon HD 2900 series were found to have an exhaust air temperature of 49C-56C, which is enough to heat up a small office, bedroom or dorm room very quickly. It's interesting to see just how hot these cards are getting and with both ATI and NVIDIA promoting multiple GPU solutions just imagine running a pair of any of these cards is a small room for an extended period of time. It's obvious that the GPU is now the leading cause of heat in a computer system, but what can be done about it?"

Back in November 2006 everything changed with the release of a new style of video card. I say new style because it left behind everything we have come to expect from video cards at the time. Pixel and texture shaders were replaced with stream processors, no longer would you have to choose between Anti-aliasing and HDR, and picture quality would never be the same from the green team. The 8800 series had arrived and it brought with it a great many advancements in video card technology of which the most heralded was DirectX 10. It also brought with it a hefty price tag many people could not justify spending on a single component for their computer. So for some time these advancements were out of reach for many of us as we gazed upon amazing scores of 3DMark and watched as frame rates climbed ever higher. Well, now it's time for the rest of us to have some fun! Enter the 8600 series GPU from Nvidia.

"A desirable feature of a LAN PC would be for it to be small enough to carry around. That is exactly what I have to review in the form of a GT3 made by the GTR Tech Corporation. In fact, not only is it small, it is light and comes with a built in handle made for carrying it. Now, you may be saying,” yes, the micro cases do that too”. Well, this case has a rather large advantage as it is the only MicroATX size case that will accommodate a full size ATX motherboard! You are no longer restricted by the rather lame feature set of a MicroATX motherboard, the restricted expansion options, or the often behind-the-times chipsets on them. Another thing, many of the pre-fabbed SFF cases use a proprietary motherboard that is not user replaceable when the chipset in it becomes too outdated. This case will accept most of the latest, newest, and fastest ATX motherboards on the market. That alone makes this case quite future-proof, so you can use it over and over in your builds. Not only that, it will take a full height PCI-express VGA card up to 235 mm in length; this includes the cards based on the nVidia Geforce 8800 GTS GPU, which would make this one powerful PC to haul into a LAN party! A few cards will exceed this length, especially the 8800 GTX cards."

“Today was the launch of the Halo 3 beta for everyone who was lucky enough to get into it. After about a full day of gaming we wanted to give you our thoughts on the game and give you a video of some of the gameplay if you were unable to get into the beta. You should have received an e-mail from Bungie giving you your download code. I downloaded the beta first thing this morning. It really did not take long at all. After you download is complete you can go ahead and go into your game demos and you will see the beta. Read on to see our thoughts on the beta and see our gameplay video!”

If you are planning on buying an Intel motherboard, chances are it has an Intel or NVIDIA chipset. Where does ATI fit in? DFI's ICFX3200 features the RD600 chipset, and we will see how it compares to other boards we've reviewed in the past.

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"Verizon is trying to use legal maneuvers to put Vonage out of business. In other words, my old phone company is trying to kill my new phone company. As you might imagine, this is cause for some consternation."

"I started off by trying to find my maximum CPU FSB so I set the multiplier to 6 and worked my way up from 320MHz to 410MHz before the first crash. I couldn't get it any further than 408MHz stable, regardless of whether I dropped the multi to 5 or not. Keep in mind that this was with stock timings of 5-5-5-15. I didn't loosen timings until later, when I ran into the poof! monster. RAM frequency at this point was only 984MHz anyway and I knew there was more to come with stock timings alone.

Next, I traveled through the various multipliers searching for a max stable CPU speed for this RAM and ended up with 2.85GHz. Not bad, but I was expecting over 3.0GHz like I had gotten with my 3800+ single core CPU. Perhaps this was due to the CPU being a low power version, but I am not certain. It could always just be a less desirable stepping."

NVIDIA has recently released the GeForce 8800 Ultra, which enthusiasts have learned is really just an overclocked GeForce 8800 GTX. Although this guide teaches you how to overclock all NVIDIA video cards, I have selected the FOXCONN NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS as my test subject. This how-to article will instruct how to turn your GeForce 8800 GTX into an Ultra, or you can overclock any NVIDIA video card for better performance; and do it all for free!

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A 4U rackmount chassis such as the ICX-4830B-20BX is easy to get into and perform maintenance, making it a great choice for those on a frequent upgrade schedule. While many similar cases are designed strictly for business, this Maxtop offering provides a mix of features that would make it convenient to use at home, too.

Spire have released several cases recently and the Bergwind II is one of their most cost-effective. Even before we received it for evaluation, we knew that it is not a case that can compete against any enthusiast chassis (it costs less than a third of the money) but it is not meant for that reason at all. It is a case suitable for building a typical office system, a normal home PC or for OEM use; not for housing a $3000 high end gaming monster.

"Rydermark is a new 3D benchmark software created by Candella Software. We take a look at what it does, what options you can set, what it tests and provide you with a run through of the benchmark with a small movie."

"After using Gigabyte's excellent GA-965P-DS3 for a while, it felt like things could hardly get better. Abit has gotten its act together since the initial problems with the AB9 series and has launched a very competent and solid card, that in spite of the steep price can be considered worth its price if you're a fan of overclocking."

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"With upcoming 333MHz FSB processors running DDR3 memory modules at 1333MHz will be a standard setting in the BIOS. To hit 1600MHz a FSB of 400MHz needs to be reached, but that is not tough to do as it would be a mild overclock. DDR2 memory modules on the market right now have been topping off around ~1320MHz, so DDR3 is starting off at the upper limits of where DDR2 starts to become unstable..."

"But what is RyderMark and what makes it different from say 3DMark06? Well, let us try to break things down. We will start with what it is not and that is a DirectX 10 benchmark. However, a DirectX 10 version should be coming out at a later stage. What it is on the other hand is rather interesting; Candella Software, the company behind RyderMark, claims that it is based on a real game engine. Now that sounds familiar, anyone want to give the guys over at Futuremark a call and see what games use their engine?

Anyhow, what we have got here is a very advanced benchmark that allows you to test a whole range of new features that have so far not been available. It can test features such as Parallel Occlusion Mapping, a very advanced form of Bump Mapping and it supports 32- and 64-bit HDR Lighting with Anti-Aliasing. Furthermore it does Shader model 2.0 and 3.0, Soft Shadows, Normal Mapping, Soft Particles, Full Scene Motion Blur, Depth-of-Field, Heat Haze, Volumetric Fire and Realistic Water Physics, although we have to say that some of those features do not look that impressive, at least not on the graphics card we tested with. If you have played Supreme Commander you will think the water and fire sucks, but I guess the engine used is already getting outdated. The smoke effects did not look that amazing either."

Was S.T.A.L.K.E.R worth waiting for all these years? Will it implement all promises given by the developers during the development time? I invite you, if you feel you're brave enough, to put on your anti-radiation suit (some Vodka would help as well), load your Kalashnikov, put your backpack on and join me while I explore the exciting world of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.

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Noctua's NH-U12F CPU cooler is a high-performance heatsink that uses eight heatpipes to get the heat off your processor. The included fan is of the 120 mm variant and is fairly quiet. If you need to reduce the fan noise even more you can use the included Ultra Low Noise Adapter which makes the fan almost inaudible.

"What we heard about Revelations II sounds fantastic in itself, but it is only the preparation for the next expansion, Revelations III. RIII should include massive warfare scenarios, whilst solving the current issues such as overpowered Corporations "pwning" (to quote Magnus) less
experienced players.

A seperate project, called the Ampulation project, is supposed to bring the player closer to his/her ingame avatar, by making the ships exitable and thereby giving every player a true personification in the game instead of an image appearing on yor HUD."

"The Titan Mini 2.1 Speakers were easy to setup and use, but how much benefit do they provide? The quality was not that much above my old laptop's speakers and many newer laptops today are featuring better built-in speakers. The added burden of carrying around another set of speakers may offset the benefit, and if you use a USB port to power the speakers, you're not saving battery life either."

“Here is the MP4 Player. It is about as generic as a product can get, as there is no brand, country of origin, marketed by, or any other identifying marks anywhere on the box, the player itself, or included documentation. After some Googling, I have pretty much determined that this is probably an "S1 MP3 Player", a mass-produced, Chinese made, MP3 player, this one being capable of showing videos, hence an MP4 player.”

ATi has indeed offered an nice product with its R600 VGA card. HIS has brought it to market exactly as ATi intended with no modifications in cooling or performance boosts (HIS's 'Turbo'.) I make this preface so I can lay responsibility where responsibility is due. Yes, this is a card we can recommend however, it does not feel like a polished product just yet. Some of the polish will come from individual manufacturers getting away from the reference design and some will come in the form of driver improvements letting us squeeze a bit more out of this card. A nice card but not the lunge and parry back at NVidia that we expected.

"Nvidia's high-end cards have been out for already months, but only recently they launched their middle price range of the 8-series cards. The fastest of the new cards is 8600GTS, the second is 8600GT and then there's the 8500GT. The family also contains Geforce 8400 and 8300 cards, but those are only available for OEM manufacturers."

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We took a look at Microsoft and Razer's first team effort a few weeks ago with our Habu review. Overall, we were left very impressed. Will we receive the same reaction from the new Reclusa gamers keyboard?

"Everyone has heard the phrase, “Get your head in the game”. What’s a better way to get into the game than by absorbing the sound and blocking outside noises? Can a Plantronics Audio 550 DSP headset put your head into the game so that you can play the game how it’s supposed to be played? Let’s get these things on and find out!"

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DFI recently launched their first nForce 600 series chipset-based motherboard, the LANParty UT NF680i LT SLI-T2R, and we’ve just finished and posted up our evaluation. Unlike most other nForce 680i LT-based products, DFI’s offering is not simply a re-branded reference design and it offers a host of additional features that allow it to compete favorably with more expensive, full-blown nForce 680i SLI motherboards. Head on over to the site and check it out…

The sixth-generation ATI Radeon series has mirrored the release of the third-generation Nvidia GeForce – having been scheduled for a Q4 2006 release, the highly anticipated R600 is coming out in Q2 2007, half a year after its main opponent. Will the R600 be a new R300 or follow the fate of the NV30?

Just like with X975 and P965, Intel is appearing on the market with two basic versions of the chipset, "performance desktop X38" as opposed to X975, and "mainstream desktop P35" as opposed to P965. The first and basic novelty is concerning the manufacturing process, as the chipsets are being manufactured in 65nm which facilitate lesser consumption of energy and better overclockability. Is P35 chipset a worthy successor to previous generation?

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"The LG BH100 is the world's first dual-format high-definition DVD player, which plays back both Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs."

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Well, we published our overclocking review of the Radeon HD 2900XT yesterday and unfortunately we didn't have the time to include any tests with liquid nitrogen. We've tried now, but only come to the conclusion that it's simply not feasible to try and overclock the R600 with liquid nitrogen and the current LN2 containers available. It's too damn hot! However we did manage to reach a new record high 1230MHz GPU frequency and a whopping 777GFlops performance (a quad-core processor is <50 GFlops).

NXCLIO's philosophy on designing cases is one of simplicity and practicality. XCLIO design group combines the expertise and ideas from designers locally and aboard.

Stable Power 1000W Power Supply is Quad SLI-Ready and feature some pretty impressive specifications.

"Yesterday we showed that ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT video card had image quality issues on Call of Juarez and today we find out that ATI has many driver issues on Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. Both of these PC game titles are DirectX 10, which is what people have been waiting many months to come out. Now the benchmarks and demos are finally available it's obvious that ATI still has a way to go on their drivers..."

In this review PCSTATS tests the awesome Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M PCI Express videocard. This Geforce 8800GTS-320 lives up to the hype, and comes with one of the best software packages available for its class. In the box is a full copy of Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, which just happens to be one of the hottest shooter titles of 2006. The game looks particularly splendid when played over the Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M videocard too. Take my advice, turn up the resolution to 1600x1200 and kick in AA and AF to get the full affect.

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"This case is again another smash hit for Apevia and comes loaded with everything you need to start building a mini system. If you’re a mini ATX case hater like I was the Apevia Q-Pack2 will change your mind and won’t kill your packet book either. We recommend the Apevia Q-Pack2 to anyone that is looking for style, performance, ease of use and LAN party ready."

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"The Seagate ST 3500641AS has a SATA connector only, so if you have an older power supply check that it has a SATA connector before buying this drive. Next while this new drive was fairly quiet, it was definitely louder than my previous drive (particularly during avg access tests) which was completely inaudible inside my case over my system fans. I am not sure I would choose the Seagate ST 3500641AS if I was building a HTPC."

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"With more and more graphics chips being released every day it became very complicated for the user who does not follow the video card market to know the differences among all ATI graphic chips in the market today. To facilitate knowing and understanding the difference among major ATI chips, we have compiled the following table:"

Overall I am extremely impressed with the performance of the A190A2-T08 19" TFT LCD Widescreen Monitor and really only have two rather small things to complain about. The first complaint is the poor quality of the built in stereo speakers and the second complaint is with the lack of an adjustable support stand/base.

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"We have not seen MSI venture to water cooled cards before and the 8800 GTX is still of a bit of an untapped market for this. Asus has an Aqua model which uses the aging Tide Water system from Thermaltake. This particular system is not too quiet, takes up a load of room, and is generally pretty inefficient. The only other company to have a water cooled card is BFG Tech but its version is a bit more hardcore, it is only for people who already have a water cooled system in their case.

MSI on the other hand seems to use its own design which unlike the Tide Water looks to cool everything from the GPU to the memory and unlike the BFG Tech is an all in one system making it a good option for people who do not really know what they are doing."

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In this article we are going to introduce to you a new thermo-electric cooler from Ultra using Peltier element and heatpipes in its design, which will be competing against a highly efficient air cooler in our today’s test session.

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For a long time NVIDIA's nForce chipset was the chipset to have if you were using AMD CPU's. True, there were some alternatives including a few chipsets from ATI, but they did not have much of a chance in pushing NVIDIA away from the AMD chipset top spot. This all changed when AMD bought ATI. While NVIDIA pledged to continue to support the AMD platform it quickly became obvious that their focus shifted to the Intel platform. This left AMD with a problem. It left them with a void. After a partner that has been providing the foundation for your CPU's and also been a large part of the success for those CPUs leaves a void, how do you fill that void?

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Flash drives designed/marketed with Windows Vista's new ReadyBoost feature in mind are flooding the market. In this review I'm taking a look at a new ReadyBoost ready flash drive from Super Talent. Super Talent is a Californian company that makes memory modules, flash drives, SSD flash drives and a couple of other products like MP3 players and SD memory cards. They have been in the memory industry for over 20 years and hold over 100 patents in memory technology. The DH series 200x flash drives from Super Talent are available in capacities from 512MB to 8GB.

Logitech’s G5 gaming mouse has been the yard stick to which all other gaming mice have been compared to since it was released in Q3 ’05, now in 2007 Logitech have released an updated version in an attempt to continue their market dominance.

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When I first began repairing computers, power supply units caused me the most problems. When a PSU begins to fail, or is faulty out of the box, it is sometimes difficult to determine because the symptoms are similar to other faulty hardware components. One of the best investments I ever made was the PSU tester; until now. CaseBuy now offers a digital LCD display on the EZ Power Supply Tester III. Benchmark Reviews shows you just how important this tool is, and why every technician, overclocker, enthusiast, and even gamers could benefit.

"If you are anything like me I tend to keep components like my power supply and case for much longer than I will keep the other internal components, like the motherboard or RAM. So when choosing the power supply, I always try to get the best of what’s available at the time of purchase, to reduce the chances of having to change it in less than a couple of years. As with most other components in today’s market, you have a wide variety of products to choose from. Power supplies range from 200W to 1200W and are continuing to increase in output and available options. NZXT is a relatively new player in the market of cases and now power supplies. The Precise 1000W is one of the newest power supplies that it has to offer."

You know those guys who drive around in a white van and sell speakers? Well we bought some just to review for all the people who feel they have been scammed or ripped off by these people and the results are in. Our man Shannon takes a good look at these speakers and tell the true story of how they work and perform. Check out the review and see what you think of our judgement.

Razer has been synonymous with gaming devices for years now, and while in the past they may have looked great on paper and performed ‘OK’ they were often let down by their software or other small quirks. Today we take a look at their latest gaming mouse, the ‘DeathAdder’ and see if they’ve managed to find and eliminate a few of their old gremlins.

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"The Pioneer SE-A1000 headphones are great for watching movies or listening to music. They are lightweight and will not fatigue your ears."

"Probably the most important factor going into purchasing a new video card is value and pricing. From our benchmarking results, we can conclude that the 2900XT will outperform the GeForce GTS 640MB in some cases and lose in some others. To say whether one is better than the other right now would be neglecting the fact that none of our games are DX10 compatible, in fact no games are DX10 compatible currently (although the world's first downloadable DX10 playable demo will be available this or next week, which ups the ante quite a bit). So what we can take into account is value. From a bundling standpoint alone, the 2900XT has several package items that will be of value to most if not all people buying the card. The gaming voucher from Valve will allow you to play all three new releases from the giant game developer and apparently a fourth game, Day of Defeat: Source, will also be part of the voucher as well. All of these games are produced off the Source engine and have historic backgrounds (minus portal). Secondly the HDMI converter is a sweet addition which works in tandem with the on-chip audio controller to carry both audio and video feeds. If anything is lacking for the G80 series right now it is HDMI availability."

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Kingwin is a Taiwanese manufacturer of computer components that recently launched a new line of heatpipe CPU coolers. They have provided two of their newest CPU coolers for review, models KA-9225 and KA-9227, and they just might fit the bill for inexpensive, reliable cooling with a bit of style!

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"Just outside the top 10 were a couple of classics that should have gained a few more votes to be honest - how the Cradle level in Thief 3 achieved a mere handful of nominations is beyond me. Poking its undead nose in at 11th place was Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines and the mission which involved a wee investigation of a derelict hotel. Simple, classic and very tense in places, it's a real shame that it didn't quite make it. Completely missing from the list altogether are superb moments such as the appearance of the T-Rex in Tomb Raider - shame on you!"

"It’s got a nice shiny paint job, cool blue LED headlights & red LED tail lights! So overall the mouse works great, looks great and has the style that even the kids love! I would say that LogisYs has done a great job and released another awesome product! So if you love cars you will love this mouse!"

"We see it all the time; a company puts out a product on the verge of greatness, but ultimately hampered by a few deal-breaking flaws. Such was the case (giggle) with Antec's P180, a quiet enclosure that suffered from a poor blueprint for cable management. They've heard your complaints, and the redesigned P182 attempts to be what the P180 should have all along. Can they pull it off, or should Antec have stuck to the drawing board just a bit longer?"

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Cooler Master has created some of the most wanted cases for the PC enthusiast. Their usage of aluminum and creativity with styles has made them one to watch to see what they will produce next. The Stacker 830 was released and quickly on its heals was the NVIDIA 830 Edition. Cooler Master kicked it up a notch and delivered the 832. How good is it, let's find out.

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"Spider-Man 3 requires a Shader Model 3 videocard, and while the box states Radeon X1300 and GeForce 7300 as minimum examples, they are not really viable cards to run the game. In our testing, a NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT was the cheapest card that could reach playable frame rates with everything set to minimum. Spider-Man 3 caps the frame rate at 30fps (most likely due to its Xbox 360 origins), and in practice if the rate dips much from that, things rapidly degenerate to an unplayable slideshow."

Since the launch of Windows Vista quite a few memory makers have released special "ReadyBoost ready" USB drives. This basically means that these drives are fast enough to take advantage of the new ReadyBoost feature in Vista. A few weeks ago OCZ released their first ReadyBoost drive, the OCZ VBoost. The VBoost flash drive from OCZ is available in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB capacities. In this review I'm taking a closer look at the 1GB OCZ VBoost.

You know that Razer makes great gaming peripherals, but did you know they also produce products suited for the professional and stylish type? Today we are taking a look at their Pro|Click mouse and Pro|Type keyboard which both look great and function well.

“Hard drive enclosures are very popular. A lot of people use them for multiple computers because they are easy to move and usually have USB connections so they connect to any computer. We usually see large 3.5-inch drives, but today we are looking at a smaller 2.5-inch enclosure. What makes this enclosure so special is that it has a one-touch backup feature as well as an eSATA connection for fast transfers. Let's check out the Vizo Saturno 2.5-inch hard drive enclosure.”

"Mobile Edge provides carrying cases for all computer users on the go. Their goal is to make stylish bags for him and her. They are also the ones that designed the Alienware laptop bags. I was sent the Alienware Odyssey messenger bag to review for a couple of months."

Here is a collection of today's releases of the new 2900 from ATI/AMD.

Tweaktown
Hardware Secrets
techPowerUp
Hothardware
Bjorn3D
Driverheaven
TechReport
NordicHardware
OCC
LegitReviews

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"Nvidia also only released one chipset in its nForce 500 series for Intel, however, since it was based on the older, poorly overclocking nForce 4 SPP northbridge, Nvidia quickly dumped 500 series for Intel, which gave birth to nForce 600i series chipsets. Today there are four chipsets in the 600i series, 680i SLI, 680i LT SLI, 650i SLI and 650i Ultra in order from high-end to value.

nForce 680i SLI while offering the best features and performance also costs an arm and a leg for just the board, leaving little in the budget for a high-end CPU. Nvidia has however come to the rescue with a slightly cut down version of the 680i SLI, the LT SLI series."

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Icemat may be known for their mouse pads, but the company also produces some high quality audio products. We take a look at the white Icemat Siberia In:Ear headset today, which does not only look great and is built very well, but does deliver some very respectable audio performance too.

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In the end, the pros far outweigh the cons. If your case can take the 200mm depth of the unit, the only thing left is the price. With a MSRP of $385, the Tt Toughpower is priced right in line with the rest of the field. Many of the competition's units don't offer half as many features let alone do the work quietly as the 140mm low speed high flow fan does. The shopper looking at this unit will be someone with a need to power big ticket items who won't skimp where it counts with regards to power.

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"Bottom line here folks: if you have a laptop with a broken screen and think the only solution is to either have it replaced by the manufacturer or buy a new unit, just stop and give the folks over at ScreenTek Inc a call. They will supply you with a new LCD panel and tons of instructions for the fraction of the cost of a new laptop or even a repair from the manufacturer."

"Today I am going to be reviewing a Northbridge cooler this is something that I personally have never felt the need to upgrade but a lot of people do, especially if their current cooler has a fan and they wish to use something totally silent, like the Nexus NHP-2200 which I will be looking at in this review.."