"It not only looks very cool with it's metallic red surface, but it's very slick and highly accurate. The Styx GP1 is a cloth and plastic hybrid type of pad, it has a hard surface but yet it can be rolled for storage or transporting. It's the first of it's kind that I've had the chance to review and I am truly impressed by it's quality and accuracy in all thins I've done with it. "

"The market of budget coolers for AMD processors is still saturated despite growing manufacturing costs, high competition, price erosion, and serious pressure from boxed CPUs. Thus it's time to review some new products, namely 16 coolers from ASUS, Foxconn, GlacialTech, Thermaltake, and Titan."

“Zalman which is famous for its high quality copper heatpipes and very quiet PC cooling hardware started releasing high quality, quiet and efficient power supplies not long ago with 500w and 600w models with integrated heatpipes to cool its innards. Zalman is upping their ante into this crowded market with a new 850w and 1000w model for those extreme users. I reviewed the 600w version back in December 2006 and it was quite nice so I expect the 850w version I'm reviewing today to be more of the good stuff. Read on to find out if it lives up to the Zalman name."

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"At a price of $179 each, ATI/Diamond have positioned the HD 3850 series to compete on both price and performance in the $150 to $250 price range. With the migration to the 55 nanometer process, the consumption of power has been reduced. Using Powerplay technology, the drivers underclock the video card to reduce the power draw when not in a demanding 3D environment. The HD 3800 series of cards uses a built-in hardware decoder (Unified Video Decoder) that relieves the CPU of the burden of managing HD-DVD and Blu Ray content. Couple this with built-in HDMI 5.1 sound, and you have a potent combination for that HTPC build. Setting up Crossfire is a matter of just installing the interconnect cables, powering up the system and checking the "Enable Crossfire" check box in the Catalyst Control Center. No fuss no muss."

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But the desktop case is special. It's a completely different and independent entity that fulfills its function just by existing around other stuff. It's a sculptural centerpiece that everyone notices, and it's always flaunting some visual personality for your rig. For the artistically inclined modder, a Dremel can often chisel 1980s NEC Beige into Super-Ironic Water-Cooled Vintage-Inspired Mega Machine; but for the less savvy DIYer prone to slicing off some fingers along with lightweight aluminum, finding an appealing stock case can be a daunting chore.

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Hiper were first known within enthusiast cycles for their Type-R PSU series released back in early 2005. Its many features, good looks and relatively competitive price made it a very reasonable choice of unit for a powerful system of the time. Three years have passed and Hiper have decided to completely redesign and revive the Type-R series, announcing the Type-R MKII units. These MKII units are entirely different than their predecessors, both in terms of features and appearance. Today we will thoroughly examine two Type-R MKII units, the HPU-5K880 and the HPU-5B680.

"Our first impression was somewhat mixed; the design is ok, but we’re not keen on the Yidsun logos on the side of the headphones as it’s not like having Shure or Sony or some other famous brand showing.

None the less, they’re not ugly and the design is up to date, which is rarely the case with Bluetooth headsets from lesser known brands. The headset is amazingly light and although it weighs 30g with the ear pieces it’s anything but heavy when worn."

As Gigabyte's thermal division matures, so will their products. The Volar CPU Cooler from Gigabyte will meet the demands of the high-end user. It's a universal CPU cooler that features a solid copper base with 4 copper heat-pipes and an impressive fan-shape aluminum heatsink. Our CPU3D review team takes a closer look.

The SteelSeries Siberia Neckband headset is the first neckband headset aimed at gamers. Besides being a neckband headset, SteelSeries further added to its capabilities by including an Xbox 360 adapter. Also included is a detachable volume control that sits on the audio cable.

"One could say that AMD finally got bored with dragging its offer and decided to finally do some decent work with the new models. Here we have a completely new card, destined to impress both the press and the market. The architecture plans were based on the experiences with the R600, with significant new changes. Is R670 really all that R600 was meant to be?"

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"Although not the first of its kind, with overlapping, curved lines and a reflective metal-flake finish, it absolutely makes a show of combined elegance and stature. The black is accentuated by chrome lines and blue lighting, neither subtle nor minimalistic, but far from overstated. It's a good-looking case."

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Who do you run to when you need a new chassis? Antec? Thermaltake? SilverStone? Today, we are adding a new company to our personal list: Hiper. If their Anubis mid-tower had to be summed up in a single word, it would be "Quality". Not too bad for their first showing!

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Enermax, a major player and leader in the aftermarket and enthusiast power supply segment brings us their latest power supply, a 720W unit boasting SLI certification, modular cabling and even good looks, plus many other features.

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"I decided to test each product on my main PC, a pretty hot overclocked Core 2 Duo. In the testing, each thermal paste was applied carefully and the CPU and waterblock were thoroughly cleaned between applications. To measure CPU idle temperatures, the machine was cold booted (30 mins between tests) and left another 30 minutes once into Windows to settle. Load temps were recorded after a cold boot (again, 30 mins between tests) and 30 mins of stress testing on both cores, performed using the Folding@Home application set to 100% CPU usage. According to my trusty desk temperature monitor, ambient temperature during the evening of testing remained consistant at 19c, occasionally fluctuating to 18c at times. Using this procedure, I was confident of some accurate results."

“The problem is that most of these laptops on the higher end of the spectrum are 15" and 17" widescreen laptops with the fastest and hottest hardware inside and there just is very little choice when it comes to cooling 17" widescreen laptops especially. Well today I have for you one such product marketed specifically at the larger widescreen laptops including the 17" big dogs. It's from a company called Evercool and it's called the Space Station Widescreen Cooling Pad. It sports dual 80mm exhaust fans and 4 internal exhaust ports (hence the quad reference) strategically funneled through the unit. Let's take a closer look and see if this product holds true to cool and hold a large 17" laptop.”

"Almost everyone already owns one or has at least used one. They are everywhere, come in all shapes and sizes and can be preloaded right from the store with goodies like music. The prices have come down at tremendous speed for the last couple of years, which has caused the manufacturers to think of new ways to differe from the masses and come up with something new to make their product stand out more."

Big brand memory are always good to have, but small brands can be just as good. Our CPU3D review team will be taking a look at the Adata DDR2-800 2Gb kit. It features a low memory timing of 4-4-4-12, and offers a lower price than its competitors. Will it stack up some big names like Corsair.

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“Asus eee-PC weighs only 2 lbs and small enough to carry even inside a jacket, Asus eee-PC is the first UMPC to finally nail almost everything down perfectly!"

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"In this review PCSTATS is testing a 2GB pair of DDR3-1600 memory from Patriot Memory. I have no idea if the company is actually "patriotic" by calling itself Patriot, but its PDC32G1600LLK PC3-12800 low latency memory does look nice. These enthusiast grade DDR3 modules run at 1600MHz, with a CAS latency of 7-7-7-18 at 1.8V. The low latency PDC32G1600LLK kit has a PC3-12800 rating, which that means it's capable of delivering a massive 12.8GB/s to the system."

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In addition to a slew of integrated peripherals, the MSI P6N Diamond has a couple of unique features, like quad PEG slots and integrated Creative Labs X-Fi audio.

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"Pen drives, flash drives, flash disks, whatever you want to call them, almost everyone has one these days. It's not surprising with a product that is so integrated into society that some companies attempt to find niches within that industry. The most targeted of which is of course the gamer one, and Cyber Snipa are having a go at breaking into that lucrative market with their Dog Tags. A USB stick and a mini swiss army knife, all on a necklace of sorts, will it impress? Let's see."

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With the increasing heat output of the modern cpu, cooling solutions have been getting larger, more elaborate, and louder. While some may not mind the 50+ dB noise output by the current generation of heatsink/fan units, others, like this reviewer, seek the balance of performance and noise. Today, we present a new air cooling solution with this in mind, the Silentator by Coolink.

"There are all sorts of USB Hubs out there today, but most are usually made of plastic and just not that durable and really won't last long being tossed around in you laptops bag. USBFever has sent me over the tiny Ultra Slim USB 2.0 4 Port Hub that is made from metal and plastic making it very durable and very portable as well. It comes with a built in USB cable as well so you'll never have to worry about loosing or needing to find a USB cable to use with it. "

While the memory market is highly saturated, there's always a demand for RAM in the computer industry. Whether you are a computer enthusiast or a casual user, everyone knows what RAM is; and everyone has a rough idea of its importance inside personal computers. In this sense, what separates ideals of the casual user from the enthusiast is that, while the former will typically look at nothing much beyond capacity and price, the latter will demand properties such as overclocking and performance in addition to its price tag. With the A-DATA Extreme Edition DDR2 800+ dual channel kit, A-DATA promises enthusiast performance and features at a somewhat casual user's price. Will it live up to its name, and compete against more prominent brands in this segment such as OCZ and Corsair? We've put this very set to the tests to see if it's a pair of DDR2 that you want to dump some cash on your next upgrade.

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"One year ago NVIDIA released the Geforce 8 series and took the performance crown, today we test the latest additions to the family, the 8800 GT is priced lower than the 8800 GTS 320mb, yet sports higher clockspeeds and more video memory. A candidate for best price/performance card and worth a place in your Christmas shopping list? We find out!"

Although many of the high performance DDR3 chips are currently made by Micron, ironically Crucial began offering high speed DDR3 modules a few months later than other companies. Today we will take a look at the best DDR3 set Crucial currently offer, the Ballistix PC3-12800 2GB kit. Rated at 1600MHz with 8-8-8-24 timings @ 1.8V they should offer excellent performance.

"Sleek and stylish, simple and affordable. These are words not often used together to describe a computer case, and many regard the case as just a metal box to hold the real goodies inside. Yet, when crafted right, the chassis can be the eye catcher of the room, setting itself up to be a real showpiece. Gigabyte tries to do just that with the iSolo 210, and HardwareLogic is on the "case" to see if it delivers."

The SuperNova 600W power supply from AXP (in Europe) and Xion (in the US) is designed to be a cost effective solution for people who do not use things like CrossFire and SLI in their system. Another important feature of this modular power supply is that it has a number of LEDs placed in vital spots to give that PSU a really pretty outward appearance.

“Network-Attached Storage (NAS) is a growing market. As the price of hard drives falls, the affordability of storage for home and small business users increases. Manufacturers such as Synology are producing devices that support a variety of protocols and expansion options. Synology's DS207+ supports two hard drives in RAID0 or RAID1, with the extensibility of three USB and one eSATA port for even more storage. ThinkComputers looks at the Synology DS207+ NAS device in this review.”

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Not long ago I reviewed the A.C. Ryan eSATA external enclosure. One of my few gripes with it was that it was quite complicated to install/change hard drives in it, at least compared to many of its competitors. Little did I know when I wrote the article that A.C. Ryan already had taken care of this in their newest enclosure, the AluBoxTFX. This enclosure not only has all the features of the original AluBox eSATA (USB2.0 and eSATA support) but also offers a few other benefits over the original AluBox eSATA.

OCZ’s newest line of ram sports these new heat shields but that is not all. Probably the most important factor of the new Reaper X is not the newest but these kits are a whooping 4 gigs. So, for you Vista users you will have all the ram you would need for MS’s newest OS to run its smoothest. For the extreme overclocker the new heat spreaders allow you pump these modules with up to 2.2 volts of juice without voiding the warranty. And for the individuals that want tight timings? How does 4-4-3-15 sound? Is there more this new ram have to offer? Read the article.

Wacom rarely release new products, however last month saw the launch of the Bamboo and Bamboo Fun tablets. We are taking a look at the latter, which is designed not for professional artists, but casual users who want to get more out of their PC. Have Wacom impressed us once again?

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RAM has also been getting cheaper over the years (especially if you factor in price vs. performance), but we still want to get the most performance out of our memory as possible. You can purchase a "budget" set of RAM, but you are almost guaranteed to have no overclocking headroom. Better (and generally more expensive) memory runs at faster timings (4-4-4-12 instead of the standard-5-5-5-15).

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“Let's face it - people hate connecting things to the back of their computer, especially if it's only for temporary use. Having to poke around the back of your case (where there is already a jumble of cables) just to connect a camera to download photos off of it is a pain. Thankfully, most cases nowadays come with front USB ports. But what about other connectors and outputs? There have been many products providing a solution to this problem. Most of them fit in a 5.25" drive bay and basically re-route or provide front connections for, among other things, USB ports. This can be helpful if your case didn't come with front access for these connections. While most of them are fairly basic, the VIZO Master Panel II takes an "everything but the kitchen sink" approach by providing a plethora of I/O options as well as some other nice features. Today, we'll take a look to see if the Master Panel II stands out from among the rest.“

"Maybe you were contentedly fragging enemies when the power went out during a game save. Or, perhaps you were surfing the murky backwaters of the Internet or opening email for a special deal on "discount software" or "herbal enhancers" only to be blindsided by a virus, worm, Trojan or some other form of malicious malware. Whatever the case, at that moment frozen in time, your soul sinks and you feel that knot tighten in the pit of your stomach. Inescapable disaster has struck... or has it?

The good news is that your game rig, and all its irreplaceable data, need not be toast. Most PC catastrophes can be avoided with a bit of pre-disaster planning. This "how to" will walk you through a five-step plan to disaster-proof your system (even if it's a Mac)."

"The Samsung HL-T5689S rear-projection TV has a slim cabinet, turns on instantly and will never need replacement bulbs."

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The Alpha is NZXT's latest entry level case offering. While it does not cost a lot, it has enough space for an 8800 GTX or Ultra. This means that you can save a bit of money on the chassis and spend it on actual hardware, without having to worry about compatibility issues.

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" Normally what I'm doing isn't some state secret or something confidential, but what if you are doing something like that? Then you really don't want people to see what you're doing do you? If you're in an airport or coffee shop with lots of people, it's very easy for people to see what you're doing if they really want to. 3M has come out with a Privacy Filter called the Vikuiti for just such occasions, it can be used on your laptop or on a standard LCD or CRT display. It's very easy to install, lightweight and it works very well..."

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"Today we are going to take a look at memory modules by Chaintech. This company is well known to our readers as a manufacturer of graphics cards, and, in the past, motherboards. What we see is small, by modern standards, capacity of a mere 1 GB. However, it's still adequate for the users of middle-end systems not rushing to switch Vista and preferring Windows XP or Linux instead. Besides, the modules have reduced timings and a cooling system similar to Corsair's patented DHX."

"The inside of the case is where you can really start seeing where the HUSH name came from. Both side panels as well as the top and bottom panels are covered with acoustic absorption mats. The mats cut down on fan noise and any other noise your PC might make."

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Can somebody give me my money back please? Empire Earth III is by far the worst game released in 2007. Empire Earth was amazing, Empire Earth II had some clever ideas but the physics were not done well, and Empire Earth III follows in the footsteps of Empire Earth II (some good ideas but extremely poorly executed). I can almost guarantee it that if you grab any RTS randomly from a store's shelf you will be better off than choosing Empire Earth III. The only innovating feature was expanding on an idea stolen from the Total War series - the turn-base world map feature incorporated in an RTS.

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"As an audio player, the Walkman excels. They have three proprietary software technologies as well as custom audio hardware that all work in conjunction to present an audio experience that is designed for discerning users."

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It all started with RPGs. Sword wielding, dragon slaying dungeon crawlers where players got to save the land over and over again. Then with advances in technology these fantasy expeditions slowly crawled from underground to the vast expanses of the top-side world. With trends moving farther away from fantasy with each passing year it was only a matter of time before this free-roaming concept was taken to a new, more popular environment. The result? Grand Theft Auto was born! Freed from the shackles of earning experience and leveling up, the game became a smash hit. It seems however that things run in cycles here, so the latest GTA (San Andreas) had us earning experience again (in a way) and building up our character with various skills/statistics. Stick the thing into a medieval environment and you have a pretty natural follow up to the classic RPGs of decades past. And voila, this is exactly what Assassins Creed aims to do!

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Zalman has been making some of the most innovative and quiet after-market heatsinks in the computer industry for several years. They have had to keep up with the thermal trends as processors became more powerful over the years, which has had the unfortunate side effect of making their products rather large. One of Zalman's best performing heatsinks is their CNPS 9700 NT, but it is also a behemoth of a paperweight and cannot be used in smaller cases like their original products.

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ATP Electronics sent over a pair of 2GB USB flash drives for BigBruin.com to take a look at... the ToughDrive Mini and the Petito. Both drives boast similar speed specifications, Windows Vista ReadyBoost compatibility, and are available in capacities ranging from 512MB to 4GB. Where they differ is in style, as the ToughDrive Mini is a black ruggedized unit and the Petito is a dainty little pink thing with a sparkly finish.

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"The latest high end ATX case from Coolermaster has an outer-space design, nicknamed Cosmos this creation features tons of airflow and noise reduction features. We stress test this unique chassis with high end hardware and compare its performance to nine other cases.."

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Benchmark Reviews continues on with our High-Speed DDR3 Overclocking and Review Series, which features over one dozen different DDR3 kits. Many of the kits we have tested so far have helped achieve extremely uncommon overclock speeds, and even some of the kits not setting speed records managed to impress us with their combination of performance and value. So far we have reviewed the Patriot PC3-15000, Super Talent PC3-14400, and Mushkin PC3-10666 kits, but today we are especialy pleased to test the OCZ PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz 2GB RAM Kit OCZ3P16002GK.

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"Internal liquid cooling system components are usually separate pieces, which do require a little extra space in your case, something mid-tower owners may not be able to afford. It also adds complexity and additional time to the installation when the end user has to put everything together themselves. But Thermaltake now has a solution for both problems, the Bigwater 760i."

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Mid-range displays keep on getting better and Samsung's 2232GW is a great example of that. At 22", it offers a 1680x1050 resolution, 2ms response and a 3000:1 contrast ratio and one of the sharpest images we've seen in a while.

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"About a month ago I took a look at the SteelSeries 4h headset, I found it to be quite capable, well made and with excellent sound quality, today I have the SteelSeries 5H v2 headset that has all the features and more of the 4H."

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"mStation's 2.1 Stereo Tower has awesome sound, deep bass and a radical design all for under $300 bones."

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With the 2008 holiday season quickly approaching, computer enthusiasts everywhere will soon have a perfectly good reason (read: excuse) for upgrading their PC. Some may be looking for a couple video cards to run Crysis, others might already have all of their new hardware purchased and are just now looking for a spiffy new case to install it all in. Today's review will be of interest to those folks as we are featuring Antec's Sonata III 500 enclosure. A follow-up to the original Sonata case, the Sonata III has a redesigned look with a couple extra features. Is this case worth your holiday bucks? Read on to find out.

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“With the holiday season quickly coming upon us, the talk of gift ideas is becoming a daily occurrence. If you are reading this review, then the talk must be including computer ideas and projects. What better way to say you love someone than with a HTPC enclosure from GlacialTech? I know this isn't a full blown HTPC system, but it's a start to something you can custom build. The GlacialTech Altair A380 is an aluminum HTPC enclosure that can be found in silver or black. The side, top, and rear panels have been slotted for maximum cooling and it includes a power supply, which not too many enclosures include these days. The front panel of the A380 has a very clean look going for it, with a front panel card reader and I/O powers, power/reset buttons, a single 5.25" opening, IR port for the included remote control, and of course those wonderful LED's.”

Welcome to the world of Gainward, a world beyond your senses! Gainward is a world leading producer of high-quality, high-end 3D accelerators for the personal computer market. The NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS is the successor to the entry-level GeForce 7300 GT, widely perceived as the low value DirectX 9.0c graphics card of the past year. With the GeForce 8400 GS, gamers will enjoy the same unrivalled value and be able to enjoy the DirectX 10 games to certain extend. The GeForce 8400 is a distinct new entry level chip from the GeForce 8800 and tweaks have been made to the architecture to improve the per clock shader performance."

We're going to forego the explanation of what separates DDR2 from DDR3 in this review, and jump right into overclocking the low latency Patriot Memory PDC32G1600LLK kit. Anyone willing to place a bet on how far she'll overclock; 1866MHz, 1960MHz, 2000MHz?

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"For the most part, you’ll be gaming with your multi-GPU system with a similar quantity of CPU cores and a couple of gigs of RAM and your nice TFT screen. But with the sounds coming from the OEM speakers you stole from an old shop-bought machine, you’ll be giving your eyes the lion-share of the entertainment while your ears are subjected to tinny, two channel sound.

With nearly every motherboard, no matter how inexpensive, coming with upwards of 5.1 surround output, there is no excuse for using just the green jack. Step in Creative’s Inspire T7900 kit, featuring a gamer friendly price-tag, 7 separate speakers and a large bass unit with upmixing. Let’s see whether it’s right for you."

"We have not yet touched on the new Celeron based on Conroe-L core in any of our articles, although the subject has already become ripe for discussion. In this article the above-said shortcoming is going to be corrected. We shall acquaint you with performance characteristics of the new low-end Celeron models."

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The Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3 Studio in-ear-monitors are aimed at the ordinary consumer looking for extraordinary sound performance. The Super.fi 3 Studio comes at a more resonable price tag of around $100, which is less than many other in-ear-headphones on the market today.

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“Most of the cases on today's market are designed for standard components. Not a whole lot of cases can offer guaranteed support for large expansion cards like the 8800GTX, unlike the NXZT Alpha. This is the first case that I have seen that offers eSATA as an external port. Its sleek high-gloss black paint and custom drive bays will keep your case aesthetically pleasing. This steel mid-tower case will surely have you impressed. Let's take a further look to see what all this case has to offer.”

"Today HardwareLogic looks at the Asus P5K Deluxe WiFi-AP motherboard. Based around Intel's P35 chipset and sporting support for the Core 2 architecture, we're walking into this review with high hopes. After all, Intel chipsets have a reputation for stability, and their Core 2 processors are proving to be very OC friendly. Couple these traits with Asus' market mentality, and it would appear to be the perfect marriage. But will this union ultimately receive our blessing, or should we be looking to annul?"

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"... I think it is a great investment and worth the extra bit for the security elements based within its design. "

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"Hard disks are continuing to get bigger and faster thanks to perpendicular recording, larger cache sizes, SATA-II interface and faster rotation speeds of the platters. Hard disks by no stretch of the imagination are one of the most important parts of the PC.

Today we are looking at Western Digital’s top end SATA hard disk designed specifically for RAID environments. Using Enterprise class components these drives are built to last. The specific model we have on the chopping block today is the Western Digital RE2 750GB Hard Disk."

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As a reviewer, I get my hands on nice equipment from time to time. Many of the products I've reviewed in the past have found permanent homes in my computer room. As I'm a slave to staying on the bleeding edge, these products will be given away or sold to gather money for upgrades. Every now and then, a product comes along that I could never dream of parting ways from. The Synology DS-107+ arrived at my house a few weeks ago and it will never leave it again, unless I do. The DS-107+ is a Network Attached Storage unit with many innovative features like Gigabit Ethernet, Windows ADS authentication, USB printer sharing, dynamic website hosting, and data backup. Synology's website categorizes the DS-107+ as a small business solution; but at just over $300, it's affordable enough for most power users. Considering everything this unit can do, it is well worth the price.

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Microsoft is a big name in the computer industry best known for designing computer software and peripherals. There has been fierce competition in the notebook peripheral market and Microsoft has been one of the main leaders in this category, and the demand for feature rich mice is always on the rise. Today at Benchmark Reviews we have the new Blue-tooth Notebook Mouse from Microsoft which come with an ergonomic design, battery life indicator, and high definition laser technology. Join us as we take a look at the new Microsoft 69R-00001 Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000.

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"For those of you who are concerned with the longevity of your data, though, there are plenty of low-quality, rackety hard drive coolers out there. I don’t know about you, but I know I don’t want any more noise coming out of my box. Ultra Products proposes to solve those problems of hard drive heat and noise with their aptly named Aluminum Hard Drive Cooler."

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The normal or standard GeForce 8800 GT cards has a core and memory speed of 600 and 1800MHz respectively. The Inno3D's factory overclocked card hits the streets at a lean and mean 700MHz on the core and 2000MHz for its half gig of GDDR3 memory. That's roughly a 15% boost on the core right off. There are some other manufacturers out there releasing overclocked cards but nothing even close to this.

"Antec Performance One P190 is still a miditower, but both I and Antec would rather call it a Super Miditower, because it's a very large and most of all heavy case. Antec has chosen to include two power supplies at 550 W and 650 W respectively, which adds quite a lot of kilos/pounds to the weight, but also more than a few dollars to the price."

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"The modules belong to the "Mach2" series, which are supposedly the best TakeMS modules. We received a 2 GB Dual-Channel kit with a "SLI Certified" logo on it, which clearly targets gamers. The kit is certified to 1066 MHz with 5-5-5-18 timings and a voltage of only 1.8 V, which means that it will work on any given motherboard."

Code-named for eXtreme Performance, the XP-S964 is designed to provide outstanding performance and yet remain quiet. With 4-piece (6 mm diameter) staggered heat-pipes with high-density and light material the design does suggest that this cooler will provided extremely good cooling along with the 92mm PWM fan provided (thermally controlled fan is optional). The rubber mounting method should also minimize any noise created by vibration.

"The Thermaltake V1 is a copper base, copper heatpipe/fin CPU cooler compatible with Intel LGA775 and AMD 754/939/AM2 sockets. It has a strange sort of "flower" fin design that resembles something that could have come from the folks over at Zalman."

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"... If you want to stand out from the crowd while having an improvement in playing ability this is surely the best way to go!"

Apevia has been steadily adding to their listing of great, trend setting cases. Does the all aluminum X-Jupiter draw us in and hold us like the mighty titan planet it is named after, or is it just one of its dead moons?

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"Today for review I have another Saitek Rumble Gampad, the P3200. The P3200 is essentially a stripped down version of the P3600 Cyborg, but it still offers the same Saitek quality and can be used with pretty much any game out there. The P3200 is a very capable rumble enabled gamepad that most anyone would be happy with. "

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"But, like many other "base" products... take the ATX computer case as a good example, there are so many different creative spins being implemented that it keeps things fresh. Today we will be taking a look at the latest external 3.5" hard drive enclosure from Kingwin in the Z1 Series 3.5" External Hard Drive Enclosure."

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"Crysis is a visual tour-de-force (I've been waiting to use that cliché for years). In fact, on the right hardware, the game is nothing short of amazing. Lifelike, almost. PC gamers have reason to smile - we're quickly approaching an era of real-time visuals which will cause us to guffaw at the quality of CGI which appeared in cinema less than a decade ago. That's right: the in-game cutscenes in Crysis surpass the quality of computer-animated films from only a few years back (there's a reason Toy Story was about toys, you know). Of course, the requisite hardware requirements are enough to give sane individuals pause. Then again, we're not sane - we're PC gamers."

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"Patriot Memory made quite a name for itself in the DDR2 era by releasing some pretty fast memory. It's looking to continue its track record with DDR3 I expect. The 2GB Patriot Memory PDC32G1866LLK DDR3-1866 memory kit PCSTATS is testing for you today is the companies' fastest current memory part, running at a blistering 1866 MHz! The PDC32G1866LLK kit has a PC3-15000 rating, which that means it's capable of delivering a massive 15GB/s to the system. Yikes!"

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It always seems that cooling and quiet are at odds with computer hardware. Cooling is a priority for those who push their systems hard or overclock. Such cooling usually comes at the price of noise. Today we look at one product that may provide the cooling needed but without sacrificing quiet running. Come read along as we test one such product.

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