"Today we take two popular kits PC2-8000 from Crucial (Ballistix PC2-8000) and Super Talent (PC2-8000 T1000UX2G5) for a spin. Tests will focus on the tightest manual timings at several speed grades across AMD and Intel systems."

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"It is definitely one of the most unique coolers given its shape, design, and features. While many will pride their current huge CPU coolers like the Ultra-X, the Arctic Square does out shine it by all comparisons and features. Based on these factors, the Asus Arctic Square CPU Cooler gets my full recommendation."

The Gladiator is a mid tower case that supports AT, baby AT, ATX, and micro ATX motherboards. The case is constructed of 1mm thick high grade steel and has a total of 10 drive bays. The Gladiator also utilizes several Tool-less features from the 5 ¼ inch drive bays to the PCI slots. The Gladiator even includes an Intel TAC compliant CPU duct and VGA vent.

If you’re unfamiliar with the Nine Hundred, it features an innovative open-mesh design, along with numerous speed-controlled fans, and a “Big Boy” 200mm blowhole.

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"There seems to be a trend in the industry, especially with some of the old-school American developers, that 'we'll just work harder'. It makes me cringe, I vomit internally," Myllyrinne belches. "We're not meeting our schedules - we'll just work harder. We have too many features - we'll just work harder. Our team needs a vacation, but we're not making enough progress - we'll just work harder. We'll work the Sundays, we'll work the Saturdays - we'll work harder."

"The strength of the Plantronics Pulsar 260 headset is clearly centered on streaming music from your A2DP enabled phone. The headset clearly shows its strength when using it for stereo listening. The controls are very responsive when pausing, fast-forwarding, etc., and phone calls are seamlessly transferred..."

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This review of the Mapower MAP-AL31CS USB 2.0 + eSATA 3.5" External Enclosure was my first introduction to Mapower and any of their products. Although the USB 2.0 performance was respectable, the heat dissipation was good, and the drive was kept nice and quiet, I was disappointed to see that the eSATA cable was not included with the product.

The Lian-Li branding conjures up images of elegant case design that separates them from the average enclosure. It's only fitting that they should offer a Classical series, a lineup that looks to polish upon the standard rectangular chassis rather than try and reinvent the wheel. Today at HardwareLogic, we look at the Classical PC-A08 with its brushed aluminum and two tone finish, but can it's interior exude the same charm as it's exterior?

“The last Lowepro bag we looked at was the Stealth Reporter D650 AW, which is a shoulder bag and can hold a hell of a lot of equipment. It is a great bag, but what if you don't need all that room? What if you are just going away for the weekend or taking a day trip into the city? You don't want to be lugging around a big bag like that. You just need a bag that will carry your camera, laptop, and a few accessories. Lowepro has just the bag for that, the CompuDaypack. It is a backpack styled bag and is perfect for that weekend getaway or trip into the city.”

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Today we are taking a look at performance of one of the most anticipated graphics cards in the recent years – ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT – in the most recent first person shooter games. Will the novelty beat its two main competitors – Nvidia’s GeForce 8800 GTS and GeForce 8800 GTS?

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"Back in the year 2000, a group of heat conductivity and noise reduction experts got together and formed Nexus Technology. Since that time they have become known for their cooling prowess with such products as heat pipe coolers for both processors and chipsets. With the growing diversity of the PC market, however, many companies have spread their knowledge and expertise into other areas. Such is the case with Nexus.

The topic of today's discussion will be the NX8060, a 600W modular power supply that makes claims of being both stingy with your electricity (efficient) and also being very silent. With this company's background, we may be in for some pleasant surprises."

"Compared to the first generation of X-QPack, the X-QPack2 is a better designed and better performing Micro-ATX case. The improvements design-wise is the slightly deeper chassis which gives a bit more clearance for long video cards and optical drives, and the improved performance comes from the additional cooling and higher rated power supply."

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Often associated with violent gameplay and cutting-edge graphics, the first person shooter is the stalwart of PC games and almost single handedly turned the common desktop into a commercially successful entertainment machine. Today's FPS titles push the boundaries between video games and live action movies ever closer, both in terms of development cost and sheer realism. But where did it all start? Take a brief history tour with us as we go back in time and follow the story of the FPS game.

"A computer that is as simple to use as a television set? Just press the “power” button on the remote control and your system is instantly on and ready to use? Not quite, but with so many technological advancements happening every day, this type of system is not very far away. As software and hardware companies continue to push the home PC into the living room of the modern home, it is natural to see computer components that resemble stereo equipment. The Duet is a computer case manufactured by NZXT that has been designed to be used in a home entertainment computer build. This case is very small in comparison to a gaming case and as such, is designed to pack more into a smaller space. As with many other cases made by NZXT, the Duet is very eye catching and stylized to complement an entertainment system or to keep your desk or home office looking up to date."

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"PC makers are coming on strong in the gaming community with compelling new products and the battle between the PC and game console is heating up."

It always happens to us. You have your favorite media player, graphics editor, HTML editor or whatever, and you install the latest codec or optional tool. Then suddenly your world is thrown into chaos: MP3 files open with an audio editor, images are opened with a program that takes 5 minutes to load, the sky turns red and Nazis are riding on dinosaurs!

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"Etherlight also has a certified mad scientist, secret bases and megalomaniac plots worthy of a James Bond movie, with our fallen angel playing the role of the guy designated to save the day - uncover the plot, find the nutjob leader and blow up secret bases. All in all, while the general concept of playing a fallen angel on a rampage is not bad, the storyline is disjointed and full of implausible twists and plot holes. Some of the script is actually so cheesy that it becomes hilariously funny - Lennox in particular delivers some memorable one-liners. Refreshingly, the story isn't quite as black and white as you'd initially expect, and there is a working surprise or two along the way, and in the end the biggest flaw probably is that the adventure ends up being quite short with just five missions."

"The Power supply unit is one of the most commonly overlooked components when building a PC, yet it's one of the most important. Today we look at one of Nanopoint's newest introductions to their lineup, the 2 Force II series. This PSU not only packs a whopping 900W but it also comes with APFC, Over-Volt and Over-current protection."

"The main story of the game, as you can surely guess, follows the same plot as the movie, but Treyarch knew this wouldn't be enough and thankfully, gave many parallel side missions with famous villains from the comic books too, keeping the spider within all of us contempt. Overall, that's forty-two different missions, without counting the extra challenges like skydiving and such spread out throughout the city. But will you actually want to finish these numerous missions? Well, the answer might surprise you."

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The OCZ name is well known when it comes to memory. Offering top notch performance and outstanding overclocking capabilities, it is hard to beat. OCZ's PC2-6400 SLi-Ready memory modules are programmed to boot at 800MHz DDR2 with timings of 4-4-4 1T.

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With over clocking becoming a widely accepted mainstream hobby, memory companies are releasing more extreme solutions every year. This year has seen a rapid increase in the "funky" cooling sector (no, I just made that up, its not really a sector). It wouldn't be like OCZ to miss the party, so today we are looking at a 2 GB overclocking kit they released, called "The Reaper".

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"As DDR2 meanders to obsolescence, we're going to send it out with a bang......Today HL begins a four review series covering some enthusiast kits that not only tickle the overclocking itch, but do it without breaking the bank. We'll begin our journey with Crucial's PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit, for those of you that want bling in your case....it doesn't get much better than this."

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Every now again a product comes along that makes you sit up and take notice. It may be the newest video card or a screaming fast CPU. But once is a very long while it is a product that is less revolutionary and more evolutionary. And so I present you with the OCZ Trifecta, the next evolution in Secure Digital memory. The OCZ Trifecta offers microSD, SD and USB 2.0 compatibility at 66x speeds (10 MB/s) all in one convenient package. With capacities up to 2 GB, the Trifecta looks to have a lot of potential. During the time I spent with this device I would test to see how it performs as a replacement for my digital camera's SD card, my cell phone's microSD card and my OCZ Rally thumb drive.

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Made Man, back when I first heard about it as ‘Interview with a Made Man’, sounded like it had a lot of potential. Even this game in the state it is in now has a bit of potential. It seems as if too many times changing hands, too many delays, a company going under, and many other factors really tore this game apart.

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If your favourite past time is gaming then you will understand that a top notch system and quality gaming peripherals go hand in hand. Wouldn't it be great if there was a gaming product out there that could give you 4 buttons that are strategically placed beneath your feet? Sound impossible? Well if you have the FragPedal in your possession, then the answer would be: nothing is impossible!!.

Its taken a while, but NeroLinux has finally reached version 3.0. New features include HD-DVD and Blu-ray media support, a revamped GUI to mimic Nero Burning ROM 7 and more expert features than you can shake a stick at.

One Terabyte is a lot of hard drive space by anyone’s measurement, and with a number of external drives now hitting this magical number for less and less money, we decided to take a look at what Western Digital’s contribution to the market has to offer.

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"I first heard of LTB when OCC reviewed the Magnum 5.1 USB Headphones last December. The Magnum headphones had gotten a good review, but since I already had a good pair of headphones, I didn't think too much of the set from LTB. I also didn't have much use for a microphone, not to mention the fact that I didn't believe that headphones could really generate 5.1 surround sound. On Tuesday, I had an opportunity to visit LTB's office in Teterboro, NJ."

We are taking a look at D-Links latest Draft-N router, the DIR-655, which is upgradeable to the latest 2.0 standard. We are also throwing their DWA-652 Draft-N notebook card in for testing as well.

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"The power supply itself is finished in a high gloss gunmetal paint job which looks great. The right side (or left, depending on how you look at it) of the power supply displays the typical specs sticker found on all units. This unit has four 12v rails, each sporting 18A. This should be plenty for most systems, but we will see how it performs on the highly overclocked 8800GTX SLI test system in just a bit."

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"The release of the P35 chipset from Intel has marked DDR-3 memory coming to the mainstream market. While pricey at the moment and not looking all that attractive when it comes to timings, we find ourselves in the same position as at the launch of DDR-2 which came with a high price tag and pretty ordinary looking specs out of the gate.

With a bunch of motherboards along with some DDR-3 memory from our friends at Corsair, we are going to dive in and have a look at exactly what an upgrade to DDR-3 is going to do for us at this point in time but is it worth jumping straight on the bandwagon right now? Maybe we should wait it out for a bit? Is the P35 a worthy upgrade from the P965? This and more will be answered as we look through a number of different setups and benchmarks in this article."

Some gamers may know Saitek as the maker of some superb Chess Computers. In fact, Garry Kasparov, a World Champion chess player, has been associated with Saitek for over 21 years.

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Although performance is the major determinative factor for any graphics card, there are some other parameters that are also of great importance: level of generated noise, power consumption, driver quality, etc. Today we are going to discuss a solution that tries to optimally combine all these features in one to ensure maximum satisfaction.

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Mushkin's XP2-8500 4 GB DDR2 memory is the only kit on the market that can run DDR2-1066 in a 4 GB configuration. While other manufacturers have to use CL6 @ 800 MHz, Mushkin can use CL5 @ 1066, at around 2.30 V. Having 4 GB of system memory may soon be the recommended configuration when running the memory-hungry Windows Vista. The only drawback of this memory is its price: $679.

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DDR3 SDRAM or double-data-rate three synchronous dynamic random access memory is the name of the new DDR memory standard that has been developed as the successor to DDR2 SDRAM.

The memory comes with a promise of a power consumption reduction of 40% compared to current commercial DDR2 modules, due to DDR3's 90 nm fabrication technology, allowing for lower operating currents and voltages (1.5 V, compared to DDR2's 1.8 V or DDR's 2.5 V). "Dual-gate" transistors will be used to reduce leakage of current.

We’ve just posted an article at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features, bundles, and performance of three mainstream GeForce 8 series cards, the MSI NX8600GT T2D256E, the Gigabyte GV-NX86S256H with Silent-Pipe III, and the MSI NX8500GT TD256E. All three of these cards fall within the sub-$200 price range, but they don’t perform at similar levels due to difference GPU and memory clock speeds. Head on over to the site and check them out, it’s interesting to see how these current DX10-class cards stack up to last-generation’s mainstream offerings…

"DFI launches their Intel 965 based motherboard, their DARK series promises high overclocking potential at bargain price, can it deliver? Let's find out"

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This week Intel launched a new core logic set that will support the upcoming Penryn processors and promising DDR3 SDRAM. Today we would like to introduce to you one of the first mainboards based on this chipset that appears to be a very promising platform.

" You might have heard or read that Linux or Firefox is "free software". This piece of information might have been accompanied by something confusing about beer and, more importantly, a link where you can download it for free. So, what's the big deal? You get to see freeware all day, don't you? And where's that beer? "

How many times have you found yourself in a situation that you wish you had access to your files on your computer, while not at your computer? Thumb drives, CD's, and DVD's only hold so much data and can leave you sitting there wanting more. The most common solution to this problem is using an external hard drive enclosure.

"OCZ's debut into the world of video cards makes a splash with the GeForce 8800 GTX. Though it performs great at stock speed the focus on overclocking pays off and the OCZ card lives up to its name, offering the best bang for the buck GeForce 8800 GTX we have had in our test bench yet..."

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"Performance One P182 introduced some features the older P180 lacked. These contributions include pre-made and rubber-coated holes for drawing water cooling tubes through and keep the radiator on the outside, and better control of the fans. The one thing that makes the case a true Special Edition is the polished mirror surfaces and a snake light."

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The interactive AMD Athlon 64 product ID guide for the identification of the AMD CPU description (OPN) is available in the version 3.1 and contains all current AMD processors. Simply select the description of the AMD Athlon 64 CPU over the dropdown fields and get the technical data of the processor virtually. The service is of course completely free and can be directly controlled by online Shops, forums, or web pages since the version 3.

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When building a computer most of the attention goes to the stars of the show including the CPU, video card, memory and motherboard. Parts that can be shown off and command a certain amount of enthusiasm. But behind all the sparkle and shine, amidst none of the fame of those items is the one piece that makes it all possible; the power supply. Without a rock solid PSU your computer would quickly turn into an unstable beast of burden that at best restarts the computer in the middle of your frag fest and at its worst, dies completely damaging your motherboard and CPU with it. A good power supply can provide your system with clean solid power helping you to achieve those massive overclocks or simply to keep your gear working for many months.

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"As you can see from the quote ZEROtherm are not exactly new to the cooling market as their parent company have been around since 1999, so really the new boys on the block should know how to produce a decent heatpipe cooler. Is this the case with the GX810, let us get on with the review and find out."

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“Digital picture frames are relatively new gadgets. I suppose that they've been around for a couple of years, but ones as large as 7" are still at or over 100 bucks. I don't work in an office anymore, but I suppose that having one on your desk at work is about the coolest use for one, along with giving one full of family pictures to parents or grandparents.”

"When playing video games, it is very satisfying to be completely immersed in the game. The best way to be immersed in the game is to feel like you’re there shooting the enemy, casting spells, flying a plane, or going almost 200mph in a Ferrari F50. Now think about how much easier, and different, it would be to be able to play the games with your feet as well as your hands. Today, you can get your feet into the game with Good Work System’s Fragpedal Classic and see just how different your gaming feels."

TTGamer have posted a review of Test Drive Unlimited for the PC. Months have passed by since the Xbox 360 release in 2006, but even so, the PC version hasn't managed to iron out all its kinks.

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After a long period of time since nVidia first presented the G80 chip, ATi strikes back with an answer. Yes, it's about the graphics card with the already-infamous chip codenamed R600. There were incredibly many predictions about it, but the greatest part of it turned out to be pure speculation. Read on to find out the truth about R600, its architecture, new technologies and real-world performance.

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If you were a kid growing up in the past 50 years, then you probably had Hot Wheels (or Micro Machines) cars in the house. If you were really spoiled (like me), then you had a ton of these plastic Hot Wheel track strips strewn all over your basement. Any solid structure was a potential ramp, and all of our other toys were transformed into building, obstacles, or innocent bystanders (extra points if you were able to launch these die-cast projectiles into the family pet). I have even recently witnessed my own sons' prowess for mayhem as they converted our basement into a spiderweb of complex orange racing death... the legacy lives on! If any of this carnage rings a bell, then you most certainly will be interested in "Mad Tracks" for Xbox Live Arcade, developed by Load.

If you are constantly changing components and playing with new hardware you sure have noticed that using a case is not the right way to do it. For years HighSpeedPC has been offering their easy to use Tech Stations that give you an open bench to work with. The new 'Top Deck' Tech Station removes one of the biggest problems of the original offering by placing the motherboard - just as the name suggests - on the top.

"This case supports an amazing seven 120mm fans and two 80mm fans. To top it off, the manufacturer includes 8 of the fans, so you don’t have to break the bank populating them! With nine fans in the system, I was expecting some new competition for my vacuum cleaner. Once again, I was wrong! I was able to hear the noise of my hard drives over the fans, (which brings me back to wanting thicker side panels) so for the normal one or two hard drive install, this case would be exceptionally quiet!

This case was made for a user who has a Dual/SLI Video card setup. There are four 120mm fans on the side of the case that line up to where the video cards would typically sit, surrounding them with an impressive amount of fresh,cool air. My setup is still in the stone ages, I do not have a SLI setup (yet), however I do have a dual processor system which heats up quite nicely."

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"StealthXStream 600 W is the latest power supply from OCZ, which does not feature a modular cabling system, which helped lowering the price of this unit. It still has a 120-mm fan, is EPS12V-compatible and also supports two video card power connectors for SLI and CrossFire systems and an extremely attractive USD 85 price tag in the USA. Is this a good power supply? Let's see."

For the hardcore RTSer, the game will mostly revolve around the “all your goldmines are belong to us” strategy, for whoever controls the mines has a noticeable advantage. When this game gets put on the $20 shelf it’s time to buy it, but not before or you'll feel like you wasted your cash. Don't get me wrong, I like the game, I just don't think it’s worth the $40 that most stores ask for.

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"We set out to see if there was a significant difference between DDR2 and DDR3 memory on both of the Intel P35 Express based ASUS motherboards and found that there really isn't. Right now there is no clear call as to what would be better for gamers and enthusiasts as it depends on your tastes. As with all new technology it will only get better as time goes on and with memory companies hitting ~1,800MHz on the initial 512Mb DDR3 IC's it shows great promise for the new memory type."

A lot of companies do their best to win their spot under the sun in the graphics card market. Although it a pretty hard task to accomplish these days, Foxconn Company decided to give this new business a try. Today we are going to take a closer look at the new graphics solution from this manufacturer and find out how the performance of the flagship Nvidia product has changed with the release of the new driver version.

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In this review we will be taking a look at two new coolers from Thermaltake, as well as one slightly older cooler for comparison purposes. The new MaxOrb and V1 models will be put head to head, while also going up against a previous generation cooler from Thermaltake, the Big Typhoon VX.

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The latest craze to hit the market over the last few months is the use of heat pipe technology to dissipate heat. This solution when properly designed and implemented coupled with good system airflow is a win-win proposition for all concerned as it is both quiet and effective at battling components' heat production. Recently this solution has transcended from the ranks of larger components such as memory sticks.

Today we have the opportunity and pleasure to review a new memory product from OCZ, a name that is most certainly synonymous with quality in the computer products industry. We will be examining a 2GB DDR2 8500 kit from OCZ's Reaper HPC series of memory. The Reaper HPC series of memory uses the aforementioned heat pipe technology to help dissipate heat this improving performance. Is it effective? Stick around and we'll soon see.

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"Samsung is a huge electronics brand and has gained a lot of popularity in the mobile phone market, even though it cannot compete with the giants like Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola, it is still quite amazing how many new models Samsung brings out each year. Today we are having a look at the SGH-i710 which is a Windows Mobile 5 powered handset. Although many Windows Mobile powered devices tend to be quite similar, Samsung has done a fantastic job to make the SGH-i710 stand out from the crowd.

Although the handset we had a look at was the Chinese version, the SGH-i718, overall functionality is the same and so are all the hardware features, the main difference being the language on the handset and some applications. The SGH-i718 has been available on the Chinese market for some time, but the SGH-i710 only became available earlier this year."

Taipei, Taiwan, 22 May 2007 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced the VIA EPIA PX mainboard, the first commercial mainboard based on VIA’s recently unveiled Pico-ITX form factor measuring just 10cm x 7.2cm.

Powered by the 1GHz VIA C7 processor and supporting up to 1GB of DDR2 533 SO-DIMM system memory, the tiny 10-layer VIA EPIA PX mainboard is based around the single-chip VIA VX700 system media processor, which features the VIA UniChrome Pro II IGP 3D/2D graphics core, MPEG-2/-4 and WMV9 hardware decoding acceleration and display flexibility, including support for higher display resolutions of up to HDTV for HD DVD playback.

The original P180 series joined the Performance One family in early 2005. Nearly two years to the anniversary, Antec has released the refined P182 Performance One ATX case. The name may be new, but the engineers borrowed heavily from the old P180 to create this improved design. Benchmark Reviews has compared both cases side by side, and we clearly define the innovative changes in the new Antec P182 Performance One ATX Case in this review.

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What do you get when you combine two of the biggest names in the computer industry, one tackling things from the hardware side of things and the other taking care of all the software the average computer user may ever be interested in? That question was answered with the hosting of the AMD Microsoft Tech Tour 2007 on May 15th, arriving at the Radisson President Hotel in Richmond, a suburb of Vancouver Canada.

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"Hi grandma, you look great. It seems that that warm climate really agrees with you". With our jobs and hectic schedules, we don’t often have the time to visit or spend quality time with extended family. Although spending one-to-one time with a family member is always the most fulfilling, sometimes it’s just not possible and so we send emails back and forth, or occasionally chat on the phone. There is a solution to those informal greetings and that would be a WebCam. WebCams will allow you to talk and see the person with whom you are greeting, giving more of a feel that you are right there with them. Spending time with Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad or friends is always better, but having a WebCam can take some of the emptiness away when you just can’t get away from the rigours of everyday life. Maybe just seeing their smile will brighten up your day. The Logitech QuickCam Ultra Vision Spercial Edition is one of the many choices you will have when considering the purchase of a WebCam. With it comes many standard features including a 4 Megapixel still image capture."

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"The case itself is very attractive to the eye, and designed to fit in with your existing A/V gear; something it manages with aplomb. Available in three colours, the silver model we chose fits in perfectly with its surroundings. Hardware installation needs to be thought out a little but there were no real 'gotchas' caused by the case itself. No sharp edges either, allowing for a pain free installation. The HT-1000 supports both ATX and mATX motherboards and has provision for a full ATX PSU, allowing you to build a high powered system, perhaps for some large screen gaming."

Lian Li continues the expansion of their Classical Series cases, and today we take a look at one of the newest editions - The PC-A12. We'll take a look at the layout and features of this case to see if it's worth its 140 USD price.

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"Microsoft has big plans for the Digital Living Room, here is a sneak peak at what's to come."

While I could generate a list of complaints regarding missing features (such as no headphone jack, lack of MP4/DivX support, no component input), I am really impressed by the Go Video 7" All-In-One Music and Movie System. It has a bright, vibrant screen, and a small form factor which allows it to be used in settings where larger, more traditional systems might not fit or be appropriate.

"I have been using a Smartphone for almost a year now (Palm Treo 700p), and it would be safe to say that I know a thing or two about this particular phone. I am also pretty familiar with the iPhone and the majority of its features that have been revealed thus far before its launch. I decided to put this article together to help answer a few different questions. I will be comparing the iPhone to the Palm Treo 700p in a wide array of categories, from music, e-mail and web browsing to Google Maps, text messaging, screen size and everything in between."

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"Gigabyte has jumped on the P35 bandwagon already with some of its new boards being available in Taiwan for over a week, and now fully available in Australia; Gigabyte has quite a few models planned.

Today's test board from Gigabyte is the P35-DQ6 that is designed around the Dual Quad architecture that made the P965-DQ6 such a performer. Does the P35-DQ6 have what it takes to follow in those footsteps? Let us find out."

TX sports a chic midnight blue hue for its solid and compact body. Measuring 4.7 x 3.0 x 0.6 inches, the device weighs a meager 5.2 ounces and fits well in your bag or pocket.

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Throughout the years sports games evolved from the classic soccer and basketball simulations. While Pro Evolution Soccer and NBA Live still have the biggest player base, some of the more radical games still managed to break through. The SSX snowboarding series comes to mind, or the even more of the hook basketball arcade franchise NBA Street. What is the thing that all of these games have in common that separates them from their more serious cousins? Tricks. Leg-breaking, jaw-dropping, I-eat-1080's-for-breakfast tricks. And it was none other than Tony Hawk with his Pro Skater game that started this.

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"Intel is making the move to DDR3 in order to allow easier scaling to higher memory speeds in the near future - as well as reduce the power consumption of the memory subsystem.

DDR3, largely due to operating at lower voltages, is expected to consume 25% less power at the same speed; therefore a DDR3-1333 module consumes approximately the same ammount of power as a DDR2-800 module. The reduced heat output and power consumption are welcome side benefits, especially with higher energy costs and environmental concerns."

As much as we love the P965, its 1066MHz front-side bus is ill-equipped to handle the next generation of Core 2 processors. Those new chips will ride a 1333MHz front-side bus, and in preparation for their arrival, Intel has created the P35 Express chipset, otherwise known as Bearlake. The P35 Express features native support for 1333MHz front-side bus speeds, and it's compatible with future processors built using 45nm process technology. More interestingly, it's also the first core logic chipset to offer support for DDR3 memory.

"With a great set of features and sleek design the R110-"The One" is a good choice for the budget conscious user. With a hard drive bay uniquely designed with Aluminum heatsinks and a LCD panel with fan controllers, temperature monitors, the R110 is definitely a case you should not miss out on."

"Don't get confused by Thermaltake's new "V1" nomenclature. No, they're not churning out race cars or jet fighters, instead sticking to what they do best; cooling. The V1 is their latest CPU cooler, and at first glance, it's obvious they created something unique. Can this new design dazzle us with it's cooling performance, or will it fall as short as its name? Let's find out..."

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Backups can be such a chore. For the novice computer user, they're a maze of which folders and backup schemes to pick from. For geeks, they can be slow, inefficient, and sometimes even have the nerve to rely on our memory to press a button! Rather than listen to users scream the proverbial "NOOOOOOOOOO", Seagate has ramped up the speeds and warranty on their latest external drive, the FreeAgent Pro, and coupled it with Memeo's powerful yet intuitive backup software. Benchmarks and software analysis after the jump.

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We have a slew of cool gaming products for your reading pleasure today. They were all introduced at this years CeBIT, annual trade show for information and telecommunications technology. The gear includes:

Revoltec FightMouse
Revoltec Lightboard XL2
Revoltec Gamepad Precision Advanced
Revoltec Gamepad Precision PRO

The GeForce 8800 GTX was significantly faster than anything available at the time, and even today it still holds the performance crown for Nvidia. Also cut-down 8800 GTS versions were also very impressive and soon became favourites amongst gamers. However, only a small percentage of gamers can afford to drop over $300 on a graphics card. This means the real battle, the battle of sales, takes place at the more affordable $200 - and below - price range.

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I reviewed abit's AB9 Pro a while back and it was an excellent board. In fact, I've found almost every one of their boards to be excellent in almost every respect. The issues I had in the General Usage area of the review prevent me from giving this board either the Editor's Choice or the Hot Product Award.

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Introducing Saitek’s new version of their very successful X52 Flight Control System, the X52 Pro. We see if it is going to satisfy the needs of some of the neediest and pickiest group of people ever to have existed, yes that right, Flight Sim gamers!

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"You are 3 hours into that online fragfest and suddenly your screen goes blank. You start wondering what happened to your pride and joy. You finally check the temperature of your video card, and lo and behold, it's way higher than it should be. What do you do? Cleaning the heatsink doesn't help so you are left with a few options. You could leave the case side panel off with a 20inch fan blowing onto your components, you could just hang up the gaming for a while, or you can invest in a new cooler for that hot running video card of yours. Today we will be looking at the ZEROtherm GX 815 Gamer Edition VGA cooling solution that features heatpipe technology, 120 cooling fins, and automatic fan speed control via a built in temperature sensor."

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Although information has been floating around for ages and product hit the channel sooner than expected, today is actually the day Intel is officially unleashing their newest mainstream desktop chipset, the P35, a member of the formerly codenamed “Bearlake” family. In addition to a new Southbridge, the P35 chipset ushers in support for DDR3 system memory in the desktop. It also supports legacy DDR2 memory, depending on the motherboard’s DIMM slot configuration.

We’ve taken a pair of brand-new P35-based motherboards from Asus for a spin with both DDR2 and DDR3 memory installed. As you’ll see, thanks to some relatively high latencies currently, DDR3 doesn’t affect performance all that much. It sure is great for overclocking though!

“A while ago Razer released the Tarantula gaming keyboard. It received great reviews and everyone I talked to said they really liked it. Razer has a new line called Razer Pro|Solutions. All of the Pro|Solutions products are more focused towards the consumer crowd. Today we are taking a look at the Razer Pro|Type Keyboard, which is based on the Tarantula gaming keyboard. What's most noticeably different is there is an iPod dock right in the center of the keyboard. Actually it's the world's first keyboard with an integrated iPod dock. So let's take a look.”

"The Gateway E-155C/C-120X represents an evolutionary step for Gateway, and features a thin design, integrated fingerprint scanner and Windows Vista."

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There are many consumer CD/DVD repair kits out on the market today (Disc Washer, Disc Doctor, Memorex OptiFix Pro, etc), and they are all pretty much the same devices. Whether electronic or hand-cranked, these devices consist of a mechanical spindle and two buffing/cleaning pads. So what makes an expensive one worth the extra money? I've used several that work decently, and others that don't seem to help at all. The commercial disc cleaner at my neighborhood GameStop returns discs to a like-new finish in just a few minutes, but professional units like this cost over $500.

Nvidia have held the GFX performance crown for quite some time with the extremely impressive 8800 GTX, so when they announced the Ultra; a few weeks ago the general consensus was they had yet again pushed the envelope further, albeit with a huge price premium.

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The Ideazon Reaper is a very unique mouse with a cool red Ideazon logo, which is sure to attract some attention at dark LAN parties. Due to its shape it is unsuitable for left-handed gamers. Right handed players will find the mouse to be quite comfortable and the software is solid, with a fair amount of customization features. This all makes for a good alround gaming device.

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“About a week ago, I had the pleasure of playing with Abit's flagship IN9 32X-MAX 680i Motherboard and mentioned the successes that the all but dead Intel 965X chipset was still causing serious waves among the enthusiasts. Well, here before me is the Abit AB9 Quad GT P965 Crossfire Motherboard which has in many forums taken the Core 2 Duo in to uncharted territory that rivals that of the 680i chipset. There are so many differences between the two chipsets, yet they have so many of the same features.”

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TTGamer have posted a review of The Godfather: The Don's Edition for the PS3. It may be a late arrival to the PS3 compared to just about every other platform under the sun, but the wait was well worth it.

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"A while ago I reviewed a power supply tester, and while I found the unit useful, I also mentioned it would be nice to be able to determine the exact voltage outputs rather than a simple pass/fail. Today I am reviewing a tester from CoolMax that offers exactly that... an LCD that displays exact voltage outputs for each of the different rails. CoolMax advertises this tester to be accurate to within +/- 0.1V and with all outputs displayed to the tenth of a volt we can infer the unit is simply rounding up or down. Not quite the accuracy of a digital multimeter but certainly easier and faster to use."

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"The question still remains whether defragmentation actually improves disk performance though. My own experience is that it does. Having said that, I had to let my hard disk fragment for at least six months before I actually noticed any lack of performance. De-fragging did actually put a 'sparkle' back into my system. And if Microsoft didn't consider defragmentation to be a desired thing they wouldn't have included the function within Windows. And whilst I've mentioned Windows, it's worth noting that Diskeeper will defrag your drives in a fraction of the time Microsoft's built-in software takes to do it. "

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“I know the DS lite has been out for a long while now, but I really never had the chance to play one for a long period of time. I’m not a real big handheld gamer, more or less because I don’t really travel that much and I’m not out a lot for me to have free time to play handhelds. Back in November I received a Sony PSP to review on ThinkComputers. I really liked it and thought it was really cool. I picked up a few games and it served me well. Sad thing is I haven’t touched it since my trip to Las Vegas in January. Maybe it’s the lack of good games, I mean there are a few good games (Lumines, GTA, etc), but you can only play those games so much. So after thinking about it I went ahead and sold my PSP and went out and got a Nintendo DS Lite. I really could not justify having 2 handheld systems, and with the announcement of Sim City and amazing screenshots from Zelda Phantom Hourglass I had to get a DS Lite.”