"600i series chipsets have taken off quite remarkably because of their high feature set, full speed SLI, a new MCP with more SATA ports and the ability to have a third graphics slot on the high-end 680i SLI for physics. 680i LT recently made its debut to provide a more cost effective chipset based on the 680i design with full speed SLI, but not support for physics slot. 650i SLI used the original SLI design by splitting the single PCI Express x16 slot down into two PCIe x8 slots and reduced the amount of SATA ports and Ethernet connections.

Today we are looking at the first of the more value orientated chipsets form Nvidia in the 600 series - the 650i Ultra. Designed similar to that of the 650i SLI, it supports all of the same features bar one - SLI support. DFI has provided their Infinity NF650i Ultra board for us to test but how does it perform? Let’s find out right now!"

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"True to the Classic Series name, the HUSH is a pretty "basic" looking case. The front bezel of the case is plastic with brushed aluminum accents, while the rest of the chassis consists of steel and aluminum. The exterior of the case panels are painted black with a high gloss finish. Directly behind the front bezel is a 120mm blue LED intake fan. This fan really only draws in about half as much air as it is capable of, thanks to the unique angled design of the front door."

Our lab received one of the most promising mainboards on the new Intel P35 core logic. Let’s take a close look at it and see what actual advantages this mainboards has to offer and if they will be enough to make this mainboard a solution for computer enthusiasts.

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"TRosewill RCX-Z3 is a hefty heatsink designed for all current AMD and Intel processor families so it should appeal to all users. The RCX-Z3 features no less than six copper heat pipes, a very thick copper base, 52 thin aluminum fins, a small extruded aluminum heatsink, and four strategically placed blue LEDs for internal illumination."

"The most common memory compatibility symptom is significantly less memory being reported by the system, regardless of the fact 4GB is actually plugged in. Bottom line, if your computer applications call for 4GB of memory, you need to install 4GB of RAM from the same manufacturer. In this review PCSTATS picks up four 1GB sticks of Crucial PC2-6400 memory and toss a bunch of benchmarks at it."

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The Home Theater Personal Computer is all the rage as you can do all of the above and more. But finding the right case to meet you needs and match your current audio / video equipment might be a challenge. nMediaPC.com might just have what you are looking for.

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A couple months back we took our first run at an enthusiast memory kit from Super Talent. The Super Talent T1000UX2G5 PC2-8000 2GB memory kit showed that the memory manufacturer has come a long way since expanding their focus from the OEM market to the consumer and enthusiast sectors. Joining the likes of Corsair, Crucial, OCZ, Mushkin, Kingston, and others, Super Talent has made a name for themselves by bringing to market memory kits known as much for their overall value as their impresssive performance.

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A-DATA is expanding their rugged flash memory line-up with the RB19. It features a thick rubber casing and is not just water resistant, but completely water proof. The green/gray USB stick looks quite nice and does have a very solid impression. We benchmark the flash drive and even drop it in a glass of water, to make sure it can deliver flawlessly after the dive.

Right between the left mouse button and the scroll wheel is a red button known as the "triple threat", which will send the same mouse click to the computer three times with a single press. The idea is that in first person shooters the OCZ Technology Equalizer will give you an advantage over other players; some people will just call it cheating.

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"Asus has engineered their way into the hearts of Overclockers and the homes of PC-Users the world over. Asus pioneered the OEM market, introducing "Enthusiast" style motherboards long before the phrase "PC-Enthusiast" was coined. Asus motherboards are synonymous with overclocking and the P5W DH Deluxe/WiFi is no exception."

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"We can say without hesitation that DFI had crafted one of the finest 680i LT board on the market, with dual Gigabit LAN / Teaming function, 6 phase digital VRM, twin x16 and single x8 PCI-E expansion slots, and a custom heatpipe cooler for the north bridge."

“When I played with Asus' 8800GTX, I was disappointed. It wasn't special.It was a stock-clocked GTX, with a stock trimmings, a simple bundle, at a price well above the competition. It didn't even overclock that well. What we have here from PNY is a stock-overclocked 8800GTX, part of their “XLR8” line of enthusiast hardware, and it's one of the least expensive 8800GTXs on the market. It has no bundle to speak of—outside of the driver disk, cables, and a handful of adapters, all necessary inclusions—therefore nothing to drive up the price."

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One of the critical selling features of the OCZ VBoost drive is that it is certified for use with Vista ReadyBoost, an innovation that lets you boost the performance of your Windows Vista-based computer by using the flash memory within the drive as a supplement to your on-board RAM. It's not quite as effective as truly having an extra four gigs of RAM, but it's a lot better than nothing. By providing a supplementary memory cache, the drive rewards you with faster retrieval and storage of files.

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“The Logitech X-540 5.1 Speaker System offers a wide variety of features of its predecessor, the X-530. This system offers a lot of features that are not usually provided by other surround systems. Some of the features included are FDD2, Dynamic Bass Equalization, and a matrix mode. Users on both the PC and consoles will have the ability to use this setup, unlike a lot of other systems. Let's take a deeper look to see what the X-540 has to offer...”

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"In this review, I will be focusing on memory. I will show the difference in performance between what came with the computer and the memory I chose to upgrade with, which is Mushkin DDR2 SODIMM PC-2 5300 2 x 2 GB. I will not be reformatting the hard drive nor tweaking the system during this review - I will basically focus on out of the box performance difference. This review will be the first in a series of three total reviews, with this one focusing on the memory, the next focusing on the hard drive with the pre-installed memory and the last comparing the performance of the whole system after the total upgrade."

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The engineers at Zaward are something like a modern-day Leonardo da Vinci, because they have taken to a unique style of functional cooling devices. One of their featured products is the Sylphee aluminum CPU cooler. Benchmark Reviews tested this dual-heatpipe dual-impeller cooler, and it proved to be a very unique product, with results just as uncommon. Read on to see if function came before fashion, or if these looks can kill you system.

"If you are looking for something that fits your current ATI and NVIDIA based graphics cards, you'll be happy to know that Thermaltake has three different TMG models. The TMG AT3 will cool current ATI 1800, 1900, and 1950 Series graphics cards in Crossfire. Users with the GeForce 8800 series now have the TMG ND4 which is also SLI compatible."

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"The Thermalright Ultra-90 heatsink is more compact than its brethern, but remarkably the performance differences aren't nearly as large as you might expect. The reference list above illustrates very well how most Intel heatsinks react to 150W of heat from the CPU test die... In this case though, the Thermalright Ultra-90 proved itself exceptionally!"

"The Movie World Enclosure onscreen GUI is extremely simple to use. There are four different modes (views) you can select from. The first (and default) is File Mode, which like Windows Explorer, has two panes. The left pane displays the folder structure and the right pane lists the contents of the current folder. You can either use the left/right up/down arrow and select buttons on the remote to navigate or simply press the button that corresponds to the number displayed next to each selection."

If every case manufacturer made their $100.00 cases with as many features as Thermaltake does, there would not be that much need for higher priced cases. The reason I say that is the Thermaltake Bach Vx that we just reviewed has just about every feature you could ask for including room for 12” video card with removal of a drive cage, not bad for a mid-tower case now is it?

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Zalman is at it again, this time introducing their new flagship product, the CNPS9700 NT. Not only does this heatsink look like a true "flagship" product, but it is endorsed by nVidia themselves for their nForce Intel platform chipsets. Green is definately the theme of this heatsink (to go with the nVidia theme), so the box is green, and the LED lights in the huge cooling fan are some of the brightest green LEDs I've seen.

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Armed Assault is just the kind of game I've been waiting for. Technically speaking it’s not the sequel to the well-known Operation Flashpoint, but that is just a small technicality. This game is everything Operation Flashpoint was and more, much more.

On a different note, I also want to point out that Armed Assault is a very complex military simulator, so unless you really dig that kind of action this game may seem overwhelming. Because of its diversity, some missions are very fast paced, while others (the stealth/sabotage ones) seem really slow, uneventful and tend to drag out way too much.

The addition of a HTPC (Home Theater Personal Computer) to a home entertainment system is becoming more and more common these days. A consumer can easily build a PC to handle their digital audio and video needs at a reasonable price. From a DIY (Do It Yourself) point of view, there are endless options available.

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We know the show’s over, but we’ve still got plenty of images and information from this year’s Computex event to share. In this article, we shine the spotlight on new products from Coolermaster, OCZ, Corsair, Thermaltake, Abit and a few others. We’ve got details on some of Coolermaster’s and Thermaltake’s upcoming cases and coolers, some OCZ flash drives, Corsair DDR3 RAM, Abit’s overclocking demo using liquid nitrogen, and much more. Head on over to the site and take a look…

"When playing on ranked servers, you accumulate experience points and levels for each class. Experience unlocks further abilities and achievements - very similar to the medals and unlockables of Battlefield 2, but there seems to be a larger selection of goals to work towards. But this isn't just a BF2 clone. One thing that is immediately apparent is the speed of the game. It feels like Battlefield 2 on steroids."

The terabyte race for consumer desktop hard drives has been on for a long time, now the first generation of drives is here. On April 25th, Hitachi announced that it would begin shipping the Deskstar 7K1000, their latest series of consumer hard drives, weighting in at 750GB and a monstrous 1000GB (1TB). The 1TB version which we are reviewing today is slated at $399, a serious price tag for this colossal amount of storage.

The Deskstar 7K1000 represents a milestone for Hitachi and for the hard drive industry as a whole, as it is the first drive to offer a 1 terabyte capacity. However, Hitachi has not simply grabbed five 200GB platters and stuck them together to create a 1TB hard drive. Rather, there is much more to the Deskstar 7K1000, such as its Serial ATA II interface and the massive 32MB memory buffer. This is also the first desktop Hitachi drive to feature PMR technology (Perpendicular Magnetic Recording).

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Ah yes, our good friends at XFX have done it again. They have brought my PC back from the brink of the junk yard. Just when I thought I wouldn't be able to get any more performance out of my computer, XFX gives me one more reason not to build an entirely new rig just yet with the XFX 7950GT 512MB 550M. This card makes my PC feel like the young stallion it once was. Playing Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars or Quake 4 was alright before the card but now, it is like the difference between night and day. Seriously, this card is a diamond in the rough.

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"What a beauty the Arctic Square is at first glance - Shiny to look at (see, the box art was right!), and no rough edges to the touch. Of course, what constitutes a good-looking piece of hardware is a very subjective thing, but to me this is a real triumph from a design perspective - Relatively simple but, as I said in my introduction, exceedingly svelte.

What you can't see from this shot, or indeed from looking at the cooler at all to any degree, is the fan encased within the heart of the Arctic Square - A 92 millimetre fan, which handles pushing the hot air drawn up from the heat pipes away from the CPU and cooler."

"The G.SKILL F2.6400 4-4-3-5 memory simply dominated the stock (800MHz) results. This is an astonishing achievement considering the low price of these modules.

I was also pleasantly surprised how much headroom it had for overclocking - it managed to reach 1000-4-4-4-6 whereas the previous revision I tested topped out at 975-4-4-4-12; and frankly that -6 latency is more important than the extra 25MHz it also beat its older sibling by. G.SKILL has definitely improved the quality of this module by a significant margin that you can benefit from."

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“Learn how to take amazing photos by taking control of your camera. Shutter speed, aperture, and ISO will be covered in-depth, and we will bring it all together with some examples in the end to show the overall big picture.”

"The world as we know it has been taken by storm and now almost everybody has a personal soundtrack that they can live their life to. The personal music device continues to gain popularity and with this device manufacturers are of course, not standing by idly. Now we see a whole host of components that cater to our need to surround ourselves in our personal musical tastes. The Logitech X-240 is a speaker system that not only can be used as a computer speaker system, it can also work as a stand alone personal music device docking station."

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“Cooler Master is perhaps most well known for its cases and cooling units, as its name implies, but Cooler Master also has a line of powerful power supply units. The Cooler Master Real Power Pro 650W PSU is the Taiwan-based company's newest offering in its PSU line. ThinkComputers previously reviewed Cooler Master's eXtreme Power Duo 600W PSU and it performed well receiving a 9 out of 10 score. We will see if the Real Power Pro can perform just as good if not better.”

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Looking for a 27" LCD? Your choices are essentially between two models, Dell's 2707WFP and Samsung's 275T. We took a look at the Dell a few weeks ago, but are now putting the 275T to the test to see how it held up in comparison.

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Inno3D has a nice DirectX 10 option for the market with its 8600 GTS iChill card. Silent operation and solid performance for a $200 midrange product. The XStriker3 cooler does a nice job of cooling. I say nice as it is adequate but I feel that more can be had from the 8600 GTS with a more robust cooling assembly. But it should be noted that I say that in the context of brute force cooling. The XStriker3 operated silently which is not always common in VGA cards.

"Like many of the heatsinks coming out of Scythe's Japanese headquarters, the Katana II heatsink (model no. SCKTN-2000) makes use of one large slow rotating fan to push air through an array of slanted aluminum cooling fins. The fans' low speed of 1500RPM makes the Katana II a very quiet heatsink under operation. "

"A couple weeks ago at Computex 2007 memory companies Kingston Technology, OCZ Technology and Super Talent gave us samples of one of their more recent USB drives to try out and to see what we think of them. LR has been using these Flash drives for the past couple of weeks and it seems that OCZ Technology and Super Talent have aimed their efforts at increasing the transfer speeds on their products, while Kingston Technology has been hard at work building a small device that appeals to both men and women..."

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Microsoft promised the world with their latest Operating System: Windows Vista. One of the few features in Vista which wasn't scrapped to make the release deadline was Windows ReadyBoost. While dependent on a suitable flash drive to provide a faster cache, Windows ReadyBoost claimed to significantly improve system responsiveness. OCZ understood the need for high-speed flash memory, and offers the VBoost USB Flash Drive for Windows Vista. This article will test and review the hardware, but more importantly it will answer why you may not need to buy into the Microsoft marketing spin.

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"Evercool's latest product keeps your hard drive running cool, this low profile device will fit on any 3.5inch HDD you have lying around and is easy to install and set up. We test the performance and noise levels in this review."

"If you don't follow almost daily the video card market it is really complicated to understand the differences between the several different nVidia graphics chips available on the market today. To facilitate knowing and understanding the difference among these chips, we have compiled the following table:"

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"Today we are taking a look at one of those quality sets of DDR2 memory, this time from our friends at Crucial. Crucial’s Ballistix line has been around for awhile now and targeted toward gamers looking to get every last bit of performance from their memory. Usually highly overclockable, Ballistix are some of the best memory modules I’ve used..."

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"I was particularly impressed with the AI. Each solider behaves in an individual manner: troops will move in formation, but some units will fall behind and others will reach the destination quicker. Pathfinding is well-done, and I rarely saw a unit get hung up on an object during battle. Morale - an option which can be turned off on lower difficulty levels - is applied to each solider. When the battle is leaning in your favor, troops will behave according to your orders and with no delay. If a trench is taking heavy fire, however, and casualties are mounting, the remaining troops may decide they've had enough and head for the hills."

Peek-a-boo, we can see you! Or at least we could if you invested in a webcam, and there's never been a better time. With the emergence of broadband connections into the mainstream market along with increasingly powerful computing solutions, almost anyone will find themselves equipped to broadcast their mugs. And we'll be broadcasting ours, as today we look at two of Logitech's offerings, the QuickCam and QuickCam Deluxe for Notebooks.

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"Rather than wading into the crowded waters that are the 1000w range the SilverStone Olympia entered with a splash. In such a thick field the Olympia 1000w distinguished itself by producing amazing regulation over an 80A 12v spread that is literally unmatched in our reviews to date while giving its user very good efficiency."

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The ECS NF650iSLIT-A motherboard supports every Socket 775 processor on a 533/800/1066 MHZ FSB, from the Celeron D to the Pentium 4/D/XE series, and of course the Core 2 Duo/Quad processors. It will also do 133MHz FSB through overclocking, so that potentially brings the Intel Penryn core into the fold as well. Onboard goodies include dual PCI Express slots for SLI, a Gigabit network connection, 7.1 channel High Definition audio, four Serial ATA II ports, two IDE channels and the usual collection of USB jacks. The ECS NF650iSLIT-A is built with the nVidia nForce 650i Northbridge (C55) and nForce 430 (MCP51) Southbridge.

CLICK HERE FOR ECS NF650iSLIT-A nVIDIA nForce 650i Motherboard SHOPPING & PRICING

With laptop computer temperatures on the rise and no space in a laptop to add new fans, how do you add cooling? Let's take a look at Vantec's Lapcool 5 with adjustable dual silent fans and built-in three port USB2.0 USB-powered interface and see how it handles the task.

Corsair has hit the market with another 'tough' flash drive, this time in the form of the Survivor series. The 8GB Corsair Flash Survivor GT isn't your typical "indoor cat" variety of USB 2.0 flash drive. In addition to boasting high transfer rates, this drive is enclosed in a tough aircraft grade shell that is sealed with o-rings providing water resistance to 200 meters.

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The overall majority of typical motherboard chipset heatsinks and 'fansinks' typically offer only just sufficient cooling, but no further. If that wasn't enough many of the lower cost enthusiast motherboards will often sacrifice silence for a high-speed fan in the process. Typically these fans only last one or two years at most before wearing out and needing to be replaced, as some computer users unfortunately discovered only after their board had overheated and failed.

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Whilst the real performance users may be a little disappointed not to have new boards available with higher specifications than the 580, those on a budget have a plethora of new boards to choose from and we have two such products to test today, Sapphires Pure Innovation and MSIs K9GAM2. Lets see how they compare to one of the current value segment leaders, the Asus M2NPV-VM.

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"Today here at Xtreme we are driving into the world of the Multifunctional keyboards with a difference. In the modern way of living these days the wireless solution may not appeal to all but it does bring that touch of class to a living space or desk not having white or black wires knotting together hanging everywhere so let me introduce the Genius “LuxeMate 810”, a 3-in-One device but is also a wireless remote to operate your Media Center PC."

Multi-function panels have really taken off over the past couple of years. These handy devices put most of the I/O ports people use on a daily basis right on the front of your PC. Many of us are used to pulling our rigs out from under our desks to plug our devices into the back of our computers, but VIZO's Master Panel II gives us a break by developing a panel that puts many of these ports right at our fingertips. The Master Panel II gives us front panel connections to USB 2.0, fans, firewire, eSATA, RCA, audio, and even supports many common memory cards used today.

"Professional is something that we all seek to be in our jobs. Being professional not only entails how you act, but also how you look. If you’re sitting at your desk with a potential customer sitting across from you and you’re typing on a stained prehistoric keyboard, will he or she be impressed? I think not. Will Razer’s new Pro|Type Keyboard be the keyboard that really awes everyone who sees it? Could it possibly set the bar for keyboards used in the work place? Let’s see just how professional this keyboard really is and see how helpful it is to have an iPod docking station on the keyboard."

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“Saitek is best known for its input peripherals, and the Obsidian wireless mouse is an example of Saitek's best work. The wireless mouse is very ergonomic and is intelligently designed to allow 24/7 use-never having stop for an hour or two because the batteries are dead. ThinkComputers checks out this purported gamer's dream mouse to see if it's real, or but a figment of our imagination.”

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"Installation and functionality wins high marks around here, and the Nine Hundred delivers on both counts. Setting up a system was a piece of cake (other than our scratched PSU), and everything from controlling the fans to having all the required inputs and outputs was simple to setup and use. Given the increasing popularity of eSATA, it would have been nice to see one of these connections instead of the FireWire which we don't feel is used very much by most mainstream users."

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The Cooler Master Stacker 832 is the company's biggest, baddest and by far most unique case. It is the third generation Stacker and has not only grown in overall dimensions but also has some very unique features. Screwless drive installation, mainboard tray and very quiet fans make this case perfect for high-end SLI or Crossfire systems.

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"The Akasa AK-922 is a hefty heatsink designed for all current AMD and Intel processor families so it should appeal to all users. The AK-922 'Evo Blue' features no less than six copper heat pipes, a very thick copper base, 52 thin aluminum fins, a small extruded aluminum heatsink, and four strategically placed blue LEDs for internal illumination. Three interchangeable base plates allow the Akasa Ak-922 heatsink to be installed on a variety of motherboards, while a 92mm PWM fan spins at speeds of 600 to 3000 rpm. According to our real world sound measurements that translates into noise levels of approximately 60.3 dBA to 42.1 dBA. Standing in at just over 138mm tall, the AK-922 'Evo Blue' heatsink weighs an astounding 852 grams. The Akasa AK-922 'Evo Blue' heatsink heatsink is compatible with socket 754/939/940/AM2 AMD Athlon64 and socket 775 Intel Pentium 4/D, Core 2 Duo/Quad processors."

"The Scythe Mine Rev.B is a funny looking cooler, with a 100mm fan at the center and two separate columns of aluminum cooling fins on either side. Like the Asus Arctic Square Frostytech reviewed previously, this Scythe heatsink (model no. SCMN-1100) makes use of one large fan to pull air into the heatsink and then expel it. The aluminum fins have a shape oddly resembling the geometry of a stealth fighter, and that seems to work just as well at making the Scythe Mine Rev.B a very quiet heatsink under power. The fan rotates at a fixed speed of 1500 RPM, yet there are no thermal throttling or PWM speed controls."

“Well, it took some time, but Logitech has finally released a new version of the G5 that features the much-requested second thumb button. This is basically a return to the same design that had been featured on the earlier MX518 and MX510 mice, and one that shouldn't have been changed in the first place. Officially, Logitech is calling this new mouse the same as its predecessor - the 'G5 Laser Mouse'. I'm referring to it as the G5 Revision 2, since it's clearly an upgraded version of the original.”

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Although the new ATI R600 graphics processor failed to take the leadership away from Nvidia, the latter still decided to strengthen their positions in the high-performance segment even more having introduced GeForce 8800 Ultra. How fast is this solution and what are its advantages over the GeForce 8800 GTX? Our today’s review should answer all these questions for you.

"Previously, in our April review of the XFX 8600 GT XXX, the 8600 GT was shown to be a solid upgrade choice for someone with an aging, under-performing GPU. Benchmarks indicated that the XFX 8600 GT XXX vastly outperformed 6600 GT class cards, while offering only slight performance gains over 7600 GT cards. However, if you consider that the 8600's all utilize the new unified shader model, and with
PureVideo HD (for optimized Blu-Ray and HD DVD playback), as having Coverage Sampling Antialiasing technology (which reduces the processing strain of AA on your GPU), then going the 8600 GT/GTS route makes a lot of sense. Especially when you can find 8600 GT's retailing for only 10 or 20 dollars more than the 7600 GT's."

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"P35 Platinum from MSI - which is also known as MS-7345 - is based on the latest Intel mainstream chipset, P35. This motherboard, however, does not have DDR3 sockets but on the other hand it has a big rollercoaster-shaped passive cooling solution, two eSATA ports, two x16 PCI Express slots and several other extra features. Let's see the features and performance from his new release from MSI."

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"OCZ has been well known for their high quality and blistering performance memory products that they have been bringing to the market for years now. With the switch to DDR2, OCZ has maintained their same level of quality and performance seamlessly bridging the gaps between DDR 1 and DDR 2. Today 3DXtreme is taking a look at two of the offerings from OCZ in the DDR 2 line of memory. The Reaper HPC (heat pipe conduit) brings evolved cooling into the fray. Taking a heat spreader and moving into the future OCZ has designed the HPC line of memory and is taking memory cooling to the next level..."

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"The original Halo was the game that sold Xbox, Halo 2 was the game that truly sold Xbox Live and Microsoft is hoping it can do the same trick again. So, it's time to recruit Master Chief to sell Vista and Games for Windows Live service to everyone. Sadly the attempt is all marketing - with all the buzz about the shiny new Halo 3 on the Xbox 360 filling the news, the PC users are being served some leftovers from the last generation as the port to Vista is horribly late, and done with minimum effort. It's still Halo, but that alone doesn't save the day."

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"Late or not, the present day is the present day, and NVIDIA's DirectX 10 graphics boards finally have some competition at the high-end, courtesy of ATI's latest R600 architecture as leveraged in the Radeon HD 2900 XT. Ignoring NVIDIA's flagship GeForce 8800 GTX and Ultra parts, and instead focusing its aim upon the lower priced GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB, the Radeon HD 2900 XT packs an almighty punch on paper between its massive memory bus and vast number of shader processors. Of course, we all know better than to simply assume that a theoretically impressive design will translate well into creating a real-world winner, and thus today is the day where we stop talking about the Radeon HD 2900 XT in theoretical terms here at Elite Bastards, and sit down to take a look at its actual performance characteristics. Sapphire have been kind enough to provide the sample to this end, and so it is their reference specification-based SKU that gets put through its paces in our benchmarking suite."

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"The Samsung DVD-HD960 DVD player upconverts your old DVDs to HD resolutions and includes support for DivX encoded files."

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Several new "noise-cancelling" headphones have appeared on the market over the past year or so, taking the thunder from Bose (previously the only vendor with noise cancelling technology). Some of these new headphones do a good job of filtering out ambient noise, others have good musical acoustics, but not many do both very well. JBL has been making audiophile headphones and speakers for years, and have introduced their latest generation of noise cancelling headphones in their "Reference 510" headset.

JBL chose an "on-ear" model for their Reference 510 set, which sit on top of your ears rather than surrounding them. This method makes the headphones more compact, but an "over-the-ear" design naturally blocks out more noise by providing a physical barrier between your fleshy nodules and the outside world.

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“1000W or higher power supplies are all over now. We have 4 power supplies in to review and they are all over 1000W so everyone is making them. With the new SLI setups and quad core processors there is becoming a need for higher wattage power supplies. Today we will be taking a look at the GuardianX Silver Power 1000W power supply from Tagan. We will see if it can compete with the Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W power supply we recently reviewed.”

"As an overclocker, have you ever wondered what the real temperatures of the particular components on your system were? What I mean is that most motherboards come pre-wired with some sort of RTD (resistance temperature detector) or thermocouple, burned into some part of the printed circuit board, but only in specific locations. Locations like your RAM, or in other parts of your hard drives, or maybe even the specific temperature of your North or Southbridge may not be monitored. To satisfy this "need to know" that most of us overclockers have, NZXT has introduced the Sentry. The Sentry has a temperature and fan controller that allows the user to see component temperatures, combined with the ability to change the fan speeds at will."

This High Performance memory runs at DDR2-800 with 5-4-4-12 timings and is a whopping 4GB's on two sticks. If that isn't enough to grab your attention.I don't know what will. What's better? This memory overclocks smoothly to 1.1GHz!

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Western Digital’s range of external hard drives have been doing extremely well in the market recently, today we look at the new range, the My Book Premium ES Edition, ES for eSATA! It’s about time these were released.

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"Having a modular design certainly helps in reducing the clutter within your PC and increases overall airflow within your system, and OCZ's MOC XTREAM not only caters to this ever increasing demand by users but also packs a load of power to power even the most demanding systems out there. With their recent acquisition of PC Power and Cooling we can only expect to see even better performing power supply units from this already big giant."

"At first glance, we can see that a total of 191 Watts are provided on the +3.3v and +5v rails, 540W on the +12v rail, 9.6W on the negative rails, and 17.5W on the +5v rail (for USB) giving us 650W total. The Real Power Pro is rated for a maximum of 780W but under normal circumstances (that's equipped in a PC that will max it out) it runs at 650W continuous. The Real Power Pro also has triple +12v rails (peaks of 19A across the board). Additional rails will aid in keeping a system stable as you can separate devices based on power consumption into the rails of your choosing. "

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“With more and more people constantly on the move, it's just fitting that these on-the-go people have a comfortable and ergonomic stand for their laptop. This leads us to the LapWorks Aluminum Desktop Stand. This lightweight stand has multiple positions, like the low settings for typing or the 45° setting for maximum viewing when using an external keyboard. The simple little stand even incorporates a built-in swivel base that spins 360°, and includes a Neoprene slip cover that also doubles as a mouse pad.”

As computers become more and more versatile and advanced, home theater PCs are getting more popular by the day. We have been tracking the evolution of HTPCs ever since desktop cases morphed into their latest manifestation; computers which are easy to use with only a remote control and feature small TFT touch screens on the faceplate. By the looks of it the evolution won't stop any time soon. GMC recently released a HTPC case, the AVC-S1, which packs a load of features but it is designed to suit narrow spaces, mainly matching mini-HiFi systems. GMC managed to surprise us with several innovative and quality products in the past. Let us see if the Korean manufacturer managed to impress us again with this small desktop case.

"The new Asus Arctic Square heatsink Frostytech is testing out for you today consists of an array of nickel plated aluminum fins wrapped around a 92 mm fan that is set within the body of the heatsink. It's a simple arrangement of fan and cooling fins, but one that draws cool air into the heatsink and expels warmed air out the other side. Noise never becomes much of an issue with this heatsink because the fan impeller does not rotate more than 2300RPM."

“The 704 WiFi is the current flagship product in Archos’s lineup, available in 40GB or 80GB capacities. While the 40GB version we tested doesn’t offer the most storage space of players in its class, the 704 WiFi’s 7” touch screen dwarfs the displays of most of its competition. Additionally, the “WiFi” portion of the full product title indicates what you’d expect, that the 704 WiFi packs in some wireless features as well, including web browsing. While the screen size and feature list of the 704 WiFi are quite impressive, does the product deliver on all of its promises? Let’s take a closer look and find out…”

Patriot Memory has made quite a name for itself in the DDR2 market, its memory may not be the fanciest but damn does it go fast. To make things even sweeter, it prices its memory modules very aggressively and the PDC22G9200ELK is a prime example of the best of both worlds.

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OCZ's latest solution for cooling their high performance memory modules is the Reaper Heat Pipe Conduit (HPC) system. The Reaper HPC memory uses a combination of an aluminum heatspreader, copper heatpipe, and aluminum fin array to quickly dissipate heat. Heat generated by the memory is absorbed by the heatspreader, where it is then transported to an aluminum fin array which then dissipates the heat into the surrounding air. In theory this method should cool the memory modules much more efficiently than the flat heatspreaders most other memory modules sport.

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"The Enermax Infiniti 720w did an excellent job throughout testing and even managed to score some better results in certain tests than the more expensive, and more electrically capable, Galaxy DXX. When everything is said and done the Enermax Infiniti 720w is a power supply that others should strive to be."

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"Over the Internet this device has been shot, pounded with hammer and who knows what. Only unique test that would't risk my life as well as the Survivor's was the combination of water and pressure: a freezer. Mug filled with water and Corsair was put in to -20 °C to find out if its really waterproof and can handle some pressure."

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Being the best in gaming mice is where Razer has earned its
reputation, and they continue to work hard on staying number one with each new mouse. The Razer DeathAdder is their most recent mouse to help retain the throne.

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XFX, a major player in graphics solutions and an NVIDIA partner released their versions of the entire NVIDIA produced 600 series of motherboards approximately 2 months ago. The XFX 680i LT SLI and 650i Ultra motherboards were on the market first to more closely coincide with NVIDIA's official release date of these products. To our knowledge XFX's version of the 680i SLI has just become available in the US within the last few weeks. Was this an incredibly smart business decision on the part of XFX bypassing the proverbial dog days which followed after the 680i SLI's initial release? Did they wait on the board's BIOS to be refined to a point where their customers would be extremely happy? Or was there another reason? Unfortunately, we don't know the answer to any of those questions.

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Computex Taipei maybe over but we're not done showing you all the cool stuff we saw at the biggest technology trade show in Asia. This year's event featured a lot of rain but that didn't put a damper on the show as Computex experienced record attendance and sales.

"It has very thin, tightly packed fins for high airflow situations. They are also folded down on the ends to keep the air flowing directly through the heatsink. The blackplate on the top of the cooler is attached to the blue LED fan and slides out with some encouragement, making it possible to put in a higher powered or lower noise fan. However, because it's located in the center of the unit, there's no option to add more fans or move the fan around."

The Killer NIC by Bigfoot Networks is a network card specifically designed for the needs of gamers. It comes with a 400 MHz RISC processor onboard that handles all network processing functions, giving the games more CPU time to use. In addition to that the processor can run small applications like a Firewall or BitTorrent client independently from the host system.

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"With the updated Chakra line of PC tower enclosures, called the Uber Chakra, Enermax aims to introduce an enclosure that is affordable yet feature rich. Sporting the moniker “uber” in its name, can Enermax prove that incorporating the latest features into a case while ensuring top notch build quality should not cost an arm and a leg? Let’s find out if this case lives up to its “uber” name!"

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"We list some of our favorite multi-function printers based on price, performance and utility."

"Do you consider yourself a PC enthusiast? Do you take pride in building your own rig and making it look as good as possible? Many of the boutique shops have been making unique style cases for a while now. Most of these are of a color other than the beige of the first PCs. I think these PC cases are a whole lot nicer looking and many come with a window on the side. Through this window you can view all your precious hardware within the case. This becomes even more important to the enthusiasts who have the UV sensitive motherboards and exotic cooling methods on their CPUs. Today I will be taking a look at a case made by Thermaltake Technology, the Soprano DX. With its 140mm front and 120mm rear fans, e-SATA connector, windowed side panel, and sexy lines, this looks to be an outstanding product from Thermaltake. I am anxious to see more of this case. Let us take a look together."

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“The Antec P182 is the popular company's newest offering in its line of Performance One case designs. The new model sports a number of new features to accommodate water-cooling enthusiasts, as well as features for traditional cooling systems and a fancy, shiny body. The P182 is the successor to the widely reviewed and much liked P180. ThinkComputers delves into this case to see if it surpasses its predecessors.”

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If you are not looking for the highest-end GPU on the market but still want one with great performance at an even better price, the 7900 GS might be right up your alley. It fell slightly behind a 7900 GT, but has the overclocking headroom to make up for it.

"Now before I end the review I will say that the G15 keyboard is 100% the best gaming keyboard hands down that we have tested. We really wanted to test the Razer one and we hope to soon! I am just not happy with the fact that Logitech dropped the ball on this one when it came to the LCD screen and the major buying key of the keyboard. In the end if you don’t mind not using the LCD for what it was designed for then the G15 is a very awesome keyboard indeed and we still recommend it for that purpose."

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"Since we don't have the manpower or resources of the larger sites, often times we like to review some of the niche products that the big boys tend to overlook. Not only is this fun for us because it keeps us from getting burned out doing endless reviews of the same items over and over again but it also helps (I hope) shine a light on some lesser known--but still interesting--products floating around in the marketplace."

"The NS312 is made by SilverStone, a company known for amazing aluminum computer cases. Enclosures are their forte, so it’s no wonder that they can make a good looking, stylish hard drive enclosure/NAS. The size of the NS312 is also nice, because it’s not too much bigger than the hard drive enclosed within it, at only about the size of four stacked DVD cases. It uses less energy than a conventional file server, and is obviously way smaller."

Making a two year old Xbox game the first Vista only title was probably one of the most bizarre decisions made by Microsoft lately. First of all, Vista is supposed to be a next-gen operating system, so using a game that barely has any DX9 functionality is kind of dumb. Secondly, from the millions of gamers out there the majority of those who wanted to play Halo 2 already did it on the Xbox. That leaves a relatively low number of PC only gamers as potential buyers, but even then only a fraction of them are running Vista. So what was Microsoft thinking I ask you?

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“Today AC Ryan have sent me two Blackfire4 Kameleon UV LED Fan - 120mm, Having reviewed a few of the Blackfire4 range in the past I was really looking forward to getting my hands on this uniquely designed fan that has an understated look”