"The Cooler Master Sphere is unlike any other heatsink you have seen before. By placing a squirrel cage fan directly in the middle of a baseball sized copper ball made of cooling fins, Cooler Master has increased the thermal dissipation area while reducing the overall size of the cooler.

The look of the Sphere is top notch, but we are here to evaluate a product on more than looks alone. Now, let us see how the Sphere performs and find out if there is even more than meets the eye with Cooler Master’s new heat sink."

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"Apparently, the masses were very happy with the Thermaltake DuOrb VGA Cooler, so much so, they decided to introduce the same idea for CPU cooling. It’s been an awhile since Thermaltake introduced a high-end CPU Cooler. In the last few years, many manufacturers have entered the high-end CPU cooling market making competition now more intense than the past. Thermaltake has been hard at work to make their products more attractive and one of these efforts has appeared as the new DuOrb CPU Cooler."

The G9 mouse from Logitech is by no means the most affordable mouse; in fact the Microsoft sidewinder offers a similar feature set for a bit less. That said when it comes to features the G9 goes above and beyond in several areas. It offers higher resolution optics, finer weight adjustments (4 grams vs. Microsoft’s 5 grams), adjustable grips for greater comfort, and the unique profiling software with onboard storage means you create your settings once and then you can take them anywhere your mouse goes. The crazy durability ratings are a plus but honestly I wouldn't expect anyone to be using a mouse beyond a year or two at most, so if anything that great durability means that this mouse will undoubtedly be a great hand me down when you go out and get Logitech’s next great mouse in 2010.

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Extreme cooling at sub zero temperatures, is always on every overclocker's mind. Watercooling does the trick, next is a Phase Change Cooler ... but the most extreme is LN2 cooling, however it's impractical. Our resident overclocker takes a look at how to install a Phase Change Cooler. Is it easy, cost effective and what are the benefits?

When we first reviewed NVIDIA's new GeForce 9600 GT we noticed a discrepancy between the advertised core speed and the frequency reported by the clock generator. After further investigation we can now answer what causes this.

The E8500 uses Intel’s 45nm Penryn derived Wolfdale core, with a 3.16GHz clock speed, 6MB of L2 cache, and support for SSEE4.1. Overall, even in its stock configuration this processor was a strong performer, while consuming less power than Intel’s 65nm processors.

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"NVIDIA's 3-way SLI indeed works but at the price of entry, it had better. The problem however is that in this instance it is based on technology that is approaching the end of its life. The 8800 GTX and Ultra have all but been replaced by the 8800 GTS 512MB and the 9000 series cards have already started to launch. The Quad SLI launch of the 9800GX2 is imminent and should undercut the cost of either Triple GTX's or Ultra's and perform on par or better. So really the only way this is going to be of benefit to anyone is if you've already got a 680i or 780i and a pair of GTX's or Ultra's..."

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Our latest voltmod article contains detailed instructions how to modify the GeForce 8800 GS/GT/GTS for higher voltages to increase the overclocking potential. Included modifications are GPU Voltage, Memory Voltage, Reverse Memory Voltage and Overcurrent Protection.

Leadtek honored us today by allowing Bjorn3D to review a brand new, just released, Nvidia 9000 series card, more specifically the WinFast PX9600 GT Extreme. One thought popped into my mind when I heard we were going to be reviewing this, 'Why are they releasing a 600 series card first and not an 800 series like all the previous releases, as in the 8800?' My opinion is that they have there eyes set and ears open to the people out there that aren't enthusiasts but are instead weekend gamers that can't afford the enthusiast cards or don't want to pull multiple one hundred dollar bills out of there wallets, or purses (for all you lady gamers). Join me as we take a closer look at the brand new WinFast PX9600 GT from Leadtek.

We would like to introduce to you 9 external storage solutions with 2.5”hard disk drives of 160GB inside. We will talk about products from Fujitsu, Maxtor, Seagate, TEAC, Transcend, Toshiba and ZIV.

The Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. is a very cool looking case at a very low price point. This means you can expect a flashy exterior with a traditional interior, making it a great budget LAN party case. The case comes features a door with integrated LCD temperature display and is available in a wide range of colors.

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AMD recently released two new ATI TV Wonder HD tuners, both of which have been in our lab for the past few months. In that time, we've put them through numerous tests to see what each one was made of. While the 600 PCI left a bit to be desired, the 650 Combo USB proves to do a lot of things right.

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" Today Hardwarelogic takes an in depth look at the HP Pavilion dv6500t Special Edition notebook computer. This 15.4” widescreen laptop was considered by Hewlett-Packard to be their flagship product of 2007, boasting a uniquely styled outer casing, and an aesthetically pleasing interior, complete with touch-sensitive media keys and an Altec Lansing speaker system. The “Special Edition” designation for HPs higher end 15.4” notebooks still continue in 2008, in the form of the dv6700t, which incorporates Intel’s newest 45nm Penryn mobile processor technology. Let’s take a closer look at the dv6500t Special Edition and put this bad boy through its paces!"

"Knowing that size plays a deciding factor in performance what separates one module from another? In a word, speed. Every module is assigned a speed rating from the manufacture that is largely dependent on the quality of the chips but can also be affected by module (PCB) design, the voltage requirements, and settings required to maintain a given level of performance. This roughly translates into frequency and latency."

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"As with all Sonic models from Palit this card comes out with an increased core and memory clocks so we’ll just have to see how it goes today against the competition. But before we check that out, we of course need to have a look at the package and card which should prove to be very good. It’s clearly got some stand out features; what are they? Well, there’s only one way to find out and that’s by moving forward.

The Palit 9600GT could be one of the best graphics cards we’ve seen to date, so let’s see if first impressions hold up as we get stuck straight into it."

"The Biostar V903GT52-NV1AN retails for about $189 and comes with the basic essentials, which is fine. I think most consumers would agree that it's better to pay less than have a couple bundled video games thrown in. In contrast to the Palit 9600GT Sonic, Biostar has kept this Geforce 9600GT at the stock clock speeds for the Geforce 9600GT family. At its heart an nVidia GPU runs at 650MHz, its memory at 1800MHz, and the shader clock at 1625MHz. There's a lot to like about a mainstream videocard like the Geforce 9600GT, foremost that you don't need a pre-overclocked version. Overclock it yourself and squeeze a little more performance out of it with nTune, it's not hard."

" ... In my opinion, the PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 860W PSU is one of the best sub-1000W power supply we've tested to date. It proved it that it can handle the most demanding of components including our HydroBox III system."

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If you can get around the feel of the keys and the responsiveness issues, this keyboard might be for you. The extra features including the brushed aluminum construction and the keys suit the new keyboard user well and make for an interesting choice for those that pound away at keys all day like Doc and me. The extra features of the keyboard including the onboard audio jacks and USB 2.0 ports are excellent features. Doc says this is the worst keyboard he has ever spent $89 on and I have to agree.

"Devices like Logitech MX Air are not very popular or very profitable. But noblesse oblige, Logitech can afford it, so why not? This mouse is not the first concept from this company. It's hard to say whether this device will survive in the market, but it's certainly interesting and very unusual."

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"The LG CU515 is a fine phone with fast Internet access, versatile email and a decent camera. "

"I used Gigabyte's HUD program to overclock this 8800GT. After hours and hours of changing settings, I finally found the best clock. I reached 760MHz core clock, which is a 60MHz increase over the stock 700MHz core clock. The memory clock was harder to push and the highest I could get it was 960MHz (1920) from the stock 920MHz (1840) memory clock. The shader clock was stock at 1700MHz and I raised that to 1818MHz. I was almost disappointed but then I remembered that this card is pre-overclocked so for this card to be able to squeeze out this much more is impressive. The temperatures never rose above 60C, even when I raised the GPU voltage from 1.10v to 1.20v."

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“The Vista feeling slow? Speed it up with one of the many drives in the A-DATA Nobility N702 Series. Available in red, blue, or silver, and sizes of 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB the N702 should be attractive to most people. This drive supports Windows ReadyBoost as well as having some decent transfer rates. The Nobility N702 has a couple unique features that you probably aren't going to find on any other flash drive. Take a further look into the review to find out what separates this drive from the rest.”

The Tuniq Miniplant 950W power supply winds up being interesting for not being particularly different. The Miniplant name may be misleading since it isn't smaller than normal, but just standard size. With so many high powered power supplies being sold with oversized housings, getting one of these units into your case may be hit or miss. With the Tuniq Miniplant you know that if a standard ATX power supply will fit, that this 950W unit will fit, too.

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Building on the tried and tested Cosmos 1000, the Coolermaster Cosmos S brings some very welcome improvements, such as an improved cooling solution and a more aggressive look.

"The tendency to increase the presence of models with the G92 chip on the market is quite logical in the chain of events. Although they are still outnumbered on the market, the new GeForce 8800GT and GTS cards are very good and asked for. As we couldn't find a single 8800GTS with 512 MB of VRAM so far, we decided to plunder a little, and dug out an XFX model."

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"The Logitech Z Cinéma speaker system adds some advanced features like a remote control and 100% digital sound."

We have 19 drives on test today from all the leading manufacturers. Some of them we not only test but we burn in boiling water up to 100c, and if this wasn't bad enough, we borrow a 14 tonne bus and see if we can crush them.

"The Asus PM17TU is an economical 17" LCD monitor designed for gamers. Its prime attribute is a fast screen which boasts a ghost-busting 3ms G-to-G pixel response time. The panel is very bright, which works well in game situations to bring colourful screens to life, yet it maintains a good contrast with the darker areas. Like many LCD displays designed with gaming in mind, the PM17TU has a glossy finish that makes colours seem a little more colourful."

"As a conclusion I have to say I'm impressed by the performance of the G92 core. The difference between the GTS and the GT 1024 MB was surprisingly small though, only a couple of frames per second in both average and minimum."

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"The Sphere is an all-copper, quad heatpipe and fin CPU cooler shaped like, you guessed it, a ball. It comes with a single-speed radial fan built in, instead of the typical axial fan you find on most CPU coolers. The radial output of the fan helps to cool other components in the immediate vicinity of the CPU socket. This combination of round-shaped fins and radial output fan put the sphere into a fairly unique class of cooler?"

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“Overall, the Thermaltake 760i BigWater Liquid Cooling System is one efficient compact liquid cooling system. Not only does it integrate nicely in to your chassis, it'll also compliment most any system you want to assemble. Thermaltake took the time to preassemble some things and make the installation process much simpler. All these factors have made it a very easy system to use and should be simple enough for any and every user wanting to make a change in the way the CPU is cooled.”

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"CE-Secure Vault Edition is a software released by CMS Products and is aimed at assisting users with securing files and information. With the urgent rise in the need for security software CE-Secure Vault Edition is an easy to use software that does what its meant to do. See why we feel this software is an excellent value."

DDR2 RAM is currently the mainstream memory of choice for most modern PC systems, it has been around for years and is very reasonably priced. However, with the introduction and fast adoption of DDR3, it is only a matter of time before DDR2 suffers the same fate as all previous memory technologies. While this changeover won't happen overnight, it is unlikely that DDR2 manufacturers will be releasing many more iterations of higher clocked DDR2 modules. With that being said, now is probably the best time to invest in some quality, high-speed, high-capacity DDR2 modules while mainstream production is keeping the prices competitive and quantities available.

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"As the need for PC juice increases, so does the size of the PSUs providing the needed power. Fortunately, there are a few companies who aren’t willing to extend the chassis of their power providers, and instead stick faithfully to the compact size that we’ve come to expect.

Once such company is FSP who have created the Everest PSU which is capable of sending (just) over 1000W of energy to your ever-hungry components. It features a modular design alongside 4 PCI-e connectors and comes in shiny blue. What else could you need? Read on to find out."

"The BFG ES-800 is a huge departure from BFG power supplies of the past in almost every way possible. Not only does the ES-800 feature excellent voltage regulation, but it simply wipes the floor with most other power supplies when it comes to unique features that actually turn out to work as advertised. Among these features are the units "Frequency Conversion" which results in a unit that is exceptionally efficient at a huge range of loads starting as low as below 25% which then progresses on through to 100% load and the units no 5/3.3v minimum load requirement which allows the unit to be used as a 12v power supply all the way up to its rated 12v output of 65A."

On the heels of the successful NH-U12F CPU heatsink, Noctua has released a newer, more compatible version called the NH-U12P. This version has more clearance below the fins, making it easier to install on many motherboards. It comes with the new, ultra-quiet NF-P12 fan and a tube of the new NT-H1 thermal compound.

"We have seen our fair share of USB flash drives come through our lab and progressively with each one, they get faster, smaller and hold more data. Its up to companies like Kingston to put out products that give us choices when we are in the market for a flash drive. Whether you are a network administrator that needs to conduct system maintenance or a high school student who wants to carry around files to share with friends, everyone has a need for portable storage.

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We've been fans of NVIDIA's 8800 GT since launch, and Palit helps us remember why. Though utilizing reference clocks, the Super+1GB doubles the competitions memory, but as we found out, it's difficult to see a difference. Overclocking yields far better results, and luckily, this card delivers there as well.

"While comparing the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 1TB to the Seagate FreeAgent Pro 1TB models, it did just about the same if not quite as good in just about all of the different benchmarks that it was thrown up against. The OneTouch 4 Plus was unable to compete with the internal hard drive, which is to be expected due to the fact that no matter how the device was attached to the computer, it had to run through some sort of bus."

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“SilverStone must be a cool place for an engineer. Not only do they obviously put engineering first, but they don't simply accommodate innovative designs; they make them their staple. Without re-working the same products again and again, SilverStone produces top-shelf enclosures for all possible form factors, from Mini-ITX mobile-on-desktop to Extended-ATX server cases. All elegant, and every one an award-winner.”

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In the world of computer cases, it seems that far too many do not stand out from the crowd. Cooler Master has decided to break tradition and create something special. With many features not seen before and full eATX compatibility, how well does the Cosmos S stand out?

"The team at OCZ are among those manufacturers. The past couple of months have seen OCZ release several new DDR2 memory kits, this one, which is a 4 gig version of their popular PC2-8000 5-5-5 Platinum Edition. Will we get the performance from this Platinum Edition memory that we have come to expect from OCZ?"

"The 9600GT is taking much of the spot light at the moment, but the 8800GT continues to be faster than the 9600GT and only slightly more expensive. It’s one of the best valued cards on the market at the moment, and you can see why stock was constantly sold out during the launch period.

Leadtek have mixed it up a bit with the release of their 8800GT 512MB, and today we’re getting around to checking it out. The particular model uses an aftermarket cooler by Zalman, but before we get into that let’s check out what Leadtek have done with the package."

"Enter a new GPU contender from Palit Microsystems - the 9600GT Sonic 512 videocard. This nVIDIA 'G94' GeForce 9600GT-class videocard comes conveniently pre-overclocked from the factory floor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory. The Palit 9600GT Sonic videocard is tweaked to run with 700 MHz core, 2000 MHz memory and 1750MHz shader clock. This is up from the nVidia default settings of 625 MHz core / 1800 MHz memory / 1600MHz shader for the new Geforce 9600GT GPU."

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"Zalman introduced its ZM-MFC2 multi fan speed controller last year at CES, and the reason we're reviewing it today are three-fold. For starters, the Zalman ZM-MFC2 digitally monitors four fans to +/- 10RPM and displays that data in real time on a nice multi-coloured backlit LCD display. With it, you can set any speed from 60RPM to the maximum supported by the fan with a turn of the dial, for three 3-pin fans and one PWM fan."

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"The Razer Lycosa with its great features, is an excellent keyboad ... in fact I can go and say it's my personal favourite."

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The new XPS 630 we’ve reviewed at HotHardware, is Dell's new customizable machine with support for NVIDIA dual-GPU SLI graphics , the latest dual and quad-core Intel processors, and a slick chassis design that will turn heads at the LAN party.

"The Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 that we specifically looked at in this article did very well in the benchmarks and consistently beat the AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition quad-core processor. This goes to show how well the Wolfdale core has been developed and also how bad of a position AMD is in when it comes to processors. When it came to overclocking, the 45nm Wolfdale processors do great and hitting 500MHz FSB is easily possible, which means 2GHz DDR3 memory kits can be finally released and companies like Corsair Memory have already launched such products..."

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"Galaxy is launching a very different 9600 GT, featuring a custom board design, dual slot cooler, two BIOS and windows flash tool, it is geared toward the enthusiasts out there. This sample comes factory overclocked we compare its performance to a reference 9600 GT video card, as well as a 8800 GT, 8800 GTS and AMD's pride: HD3870. Read on to find out of this product is the best mainstream card out there!"

NVIDIA's new 9600GT card is targeted at the $199 and below price point and EVGA says this card should come in at $200-220. At this level of performance and pricing, the 9600GT competes against ATI's HD3850 card and almost competes against the 8800GT as that card is available online for $240 from Newegg. The 9600GT outperforms the HD3850 card from Diamond and the HD3870 card from ATI, making it an interesting choice but does not outperform the 8800GT in most cases. It has been over a year and a half since NVIDIA has launched a high-end video card in the form of the 8800GTX, with rumors of a 9800GX2 card coming hopefully it will bring high performance back into the mainstream for a good price. For now, the 9600GT is a great replacement for the 8600GT offering higher performance and a similar price point but not a great replacement for the 8800GT which is within striking range at this price point.

"So, what can we conclude about this motherboard? Well, it's a sure thing that this board isn't made for overclocking. We also know that the onboard video isn't made for today's hottest games and high resolutions. But this motherboard did perform well against the Foxconn, which was shocking to say the least. The difference between other MicroATX motherboards and this ECS GF7100PVT-M is that this ECS motherboard is half the price of the Foxconn and simliar X38 boards."

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“The Saitek GM2400 Laser Mouse certainly has a unique appearance with its grayscale camouflage. In addition to its crazy color scheme there are some important features to it. It offers three different settings to change your DPI and a quick switch button that helps you switch between the 800, to 1600, to 2400 DPI modes. The included software will help you customize the perfect gaming experience with the capability to change all of the six buttons on the mouse to something more fit for you. Let's take a further look to see what else this gaming mouse has to offer.”

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Solid State Drives are not for everyone. Similar to the evolution towards DDR3 system memory, a gradual replacement of the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) by the Solid State Drive (SDD) is going to move very slow. The cost of purchase for SSD's is the primary cause, since most drives cost more than an entire computer system. Other factors include the restricted bandwidth available to flash-based SSD's. But what if the price was within reach? What if the data throughput was comparable? This is where Benchmark Reviews comes in to answer the tough questions, as we test the Mtron MOBI 3000 2.5-Inch 16GB SSD MSD-SATA3025.

First came the 8800GTS, along comes the 8800GT, and then... the 8800GTS? Welcome to NVIDIA's latest naming scheme. With the original 8800GTS 320MB and 640MB is the 90nm G80 core; the latest wave of 8800 series cards include the 65nm G92 8800GT and 8800GTS -- typically distinguished by its nominal memory configuration of 512MB on board. The NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT was quite a margin faster than the original G80 based 8800GTS -- the Asus factory overclocked 8800GT TOP at 700/1000 is even faster. How about the G92 based 8800GTS, commonly known as the 8800GTS 512MB perform? Or, better yet, how will the Asus 8800GTS TOP, aggressively clocked and pretty much the fastest graphics card in its family at 740/1035, pull out on our benchmark graphs today? Besides that, we'll examine the noise factor as well as power consumption today. Let's jump right into the Asus EN8800GTS TOP 512MB review right now.

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"For $699, you get a 10MP digicam, built-in image stabilization, anti-dust circuitry and 3 frames-per-second shooting out of the A200."

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"Glacialpower was kind enough to send over their 550W power supply, the GP-PS550BP. With an intelligent and silent design, it should provide great performance with some peace and quiet. I'll crack open the PSU to take a look inside as well to see what it's made of. With 550 Watts of power, it can power just about any mid-range PC you can piece together and possibly more."

Biostar's new GeForce 9600 GT follows the specifications of the NVIDIA reference design to the letter. Even the cooler is unchanged. This does not have to be a bad thing. The card should be available earlier than any "special" models and also come without a price premium for overclocking you can do yourself.

Today we are reviewing the Accelero Xtreme 8800 and it has a tough test ahead of it, can it match or exceed the Thermalright HR-03 Plus?

The HD3850 is an interesting card in the grand scheme of ATI's lineup and Diamond's 512MB version of the card is also interesting in that the card lies right in the middle of the 3850 to HD3870 price range. The price for this card online is $199.99, on Diamond's website and $179.99 at the lowest price available, which is $10 more than the 256MB version of this card. Compared to its lower memory sibling, the 256MB HD3850, a 512MB 3850 provides more performance for just a little more money. The 3850 from Diamond comes default clocked, meaning that the performance increase only comes from the extra memory on the card.

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In the article, we take a look at three Radeon HD 3870 X2 cards, two from Asus and one from HIS, the EAH3870 X2 1GB, the EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP, and the HIS Radeon HD 3870 X2. A pair of the cards are much like AMD’s reference design, but one of them is hardly recognizable as a Radeon HD 3870 X2 – at least not at first glance.

"... The Sapphire Radeon HD3870x2 beats a single HD3870 by miles and comes very close to matching two HD3870s in Crossfire mode."

" While most people reading ASE Labs as well as other enthusiast publications are very concerned with heat, there is another niche that is concerned with sound. Selecting a fan to provide adequate cooling that is quiet is really a shot in the dark. The fan rating may say one thing, but in practice it means something completely different. Noctua steps forward to provide a fan that satisfy the cool and quiet needs of enthusiasts. "

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"Having proved themselves as commendable GPU cooler manufacturers with their Cyclops, Gigabyte were keen for us to test their slightly higher end model, the V-Power. With a wider compatibility and 4 heatpipes more than the Cyclops' 0, let's see how it adds up."

When browsing the shelves of your local B&M you will find there are several different sizes and brands to pick from. Some drives are small enough to fit in the front pocket of your shirt and there are other units that can house numerous drives. These types of unit can be a big as shoe box or two. Depending on your needs someone will have you covered. Besides storage size another major factor would be what brand of drive to buy. Seagate and Maxtor seem to be two of the more popular brands. Personal preference usually is the deciding factor in this case.

Bgears has burst onto the case modder/enthusiast scene with some pretty innovative products. With the new b-Envi Small Form Factor (SFF) case, Bgears tosses its hat into the ring and wants to spar with the other manufacturers in a crowded case market for the SFF crowd. Does this case have what it takes to make your friends b-Envious?

Cooler Master really included many new features that I would expect to become a standard with high end computer cases, like the very cool touch sensor that replaced the standard power button. When building a high end computer system many user's focus on the internal components and not on the case, but with the Cosmos S arriving in March, the case should become a high priority.

Currently, the high-end motherboards are fairly similar her in terms of performance and features. Unlike old motherboards where they differ from each other in terms of overclockability, amount of ports, bundles, and features. Current motherboards seem to be performing so close to each other that often motherboards with same chipsets will have performance less than 5% from each other. In order to differentiate themselves among other boards, motherboard manufactures are starting implement different approaches. Asus is probably the most ambitious with their motherboard bundle and avant-garde chipset cooling and designs. MSI, on the other hand, tries to stands out by incorporate Audigy onboard audio. Gigabyte is doing something slightly different than either Asus or MSI. They have decided to produce greener motherboard with their latest DES motherboard family. In fact, Gigabyte is commented to the "greener" products as many of their current line-up of products (graphic cards and motherboards) are designed to reduce power consumption.

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"While the CPU Cooler trend of "Bigger is Better" has been debunked by such puny newcomers as the OCZ Vendetta, Scythe carries on it's tradition of mammoth sized coolers with the all copper release of it's popular Ninja line. Featuring an (almost) all copper construction and a breadth to challenge a sumo wrestler, can the Ninja's girth let it push it's way to the top or does the effective new HDT technology mean it's time for a diet? HardwareLogic's got the score to see who wins in the Cooler Battle of the Bulk."

"Linux on Sony hardware has been done before, but not to any great success. Some of you may remember that the PS2 could run a strange version of the open source OS with a bought package that gave you a 40GB HDD, a keyboard and a mouse. However, it did not allow for any functionality of the DVD-ROM because Sony thought you might start using your PS2 to rip off all their games.

There was a lot of noise in the beginning of the PS3's marketing-hype-launch that the console would have Linux pre-loaded, but Sony came to their senses when they realized how much more work that was going to be for them. So we are left to figure this one out for ourselves."

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"The AMD Phenom 9600 Black Box Edition is definitely not a processor that does well when overclocked. From BSODs to BIOS corruption when trying to overclock, you might be missing some hair since you’ll be pulling it out wondering what you are doing wrong. Out of the box I would say it performs the way it is suppose to; I did not have any problems running my benchmarks and all applications ran quite smoothly."

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When you think of discrete graphics, your probably don't think low-end. It's very common, as with most things we can buy, for people to immediately shoot for the stars. In the video card world, this usually means discussing only the best money can buy, and this is the start of a bigger mistake. Very recently NVIDIA released their newest addition to the GeForce family: the 9600 GT. While it offers solid performance for the lower mid-range of discrete graphics, NVIDIA's 9th generation of video cards has only one offering thus far. Essentially, the latest is by far not the greatest.

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“It's not something that we in the enthusiast world really think about, but there is a market out there for high-end computers that will probably never do any gaming, be overclocked, water cooled, or any other of the cool stuff that geeks do with their rigs. For example, a design engineer might desire a CAD workstation using multiple large screens...as many as six or eight...at high resolution. Anyone designing animation would like such a rig. So, what does someone desiring to build a modern upper-end graphics workstation do? Asus has an answer with the P5K64 WS, a workstation motherboard based on the very successful Intel P35 chipset. Today we will be looking at the P5K64 WS, to see if it has anything that would hold the interest of the enthusiast. Can it satisfy the geek? Read ahead to see.”

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If building a new computer or simply upgrading, you likely want to make sure your GPU decision is a good one, all while making sure not to break the bank. We are taking a look at the EN8800GT TOP which fits the bill. Even better, it's pre-overclocked, to improve performance even further.

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"Lian Li is a name synonymous with quality in the case market. Almost every year, they release new chassis, all improvements upon the last in their line. Naturally, when LanCool PC (a subsidiary of Lian Li) said that they wanted to send over a Lian Li case, I was pretty excited to check it out. Today’s review sample, the PC-A17, may have a familiar sounding name: it’s the next generation PC-A16 case, and they’re about as similar as their names are."

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Priced around twenty-five US dollars these headphone provide you with a very realistic listening experience whether it be listening to the classical Salsa techno mixes of Bond to the Goth Metal licks of Within Temptation. The Zalman headphone did a decent job on all these and other types of music.

"... SteelSeries Siberia Neckband not only looks great, but its compact size is perfect for carrying into LAN parties. It also offers excellent sound quality too. "

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" Today for review I have the Adesso Cybertablet 6400 6" x 4" Graphics Tablet, which is more than just a graphics tablet, the pen has built in mouse buttons so it can act as a mouse, and Adesso included a small travel mouse to be used with the tablet as well so there's no need to carry an additional mouse with you. One of the great things about this product is the price, I honestly expected it to cost much more than it does, coming in at around seventy dollars it is well worth that price and could easily sell for more.I've been using it for a couple weeks now and have come to enjoy what it can do for me to make my life a bit more easier and even enjoyable. It's been a long time since I've used a graphics tablet at all, and I had forgotten just how useful they can be..."

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“The Adata Disney Series 2GB USB Drive is a cool idea and will naturally end up being a popular gift if you want to send or take something home reminding you of Disney. It's a cool idea that'll appeal to everyone's better nature without the theme park price tag. This should please a lot of people. And the novelty of it should resonate among the younger people. My daughter saw the pictures from CES and thought it was the coolest thing for kids who want to take music over their friends house, or for school projects. She knew exactly what it would probably best be suited. So, you can imagine the excitement level while taking pictures. I'd like to have played with it a little longer, but apparently, it's not my turn anymore.”

"Many companies are now offering cases with a lot of clever features, but few are complete. Some are too far out, some could've used some more work, some are simply hideous. Some are just way too expensive, and some are simply lacking quality or distinguishing features. Hiper has attempted to avoid all of these traps, and here we will see if they've succeeded in doing so."

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" Today for review I've got what is probably the world's smallest Bluetooth USB adapter, it's not much bigger than a dime, and that's only because of the USB part of it, the actual Bluetooth chip is a fraction of the overall size. It's called the Super Mini Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR USB Adapter, but don't let it's diminutive size fool you, it's fully loaded, being Bluetooth v2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate it allows for longer range and faster file transfers."

"Looking at the back of the cooler reveals the several different ports that power the cooler and provide the USB hub ability of the cooler. The farthest left USB port is used to connect to the computer while the other four USB ports can be used to plug in your USB accessories. The DC power connector seems like it might be used with a wall plug and a power inverter brick (like most laptops use as well as other electronics that use DC power). However, the way that the Cryo LX works is that you use a provided cable that goes from USB to the DC connector. This pulls a lot of power, however, and might not work with every laptop."

Today we are going to talk about a new DFI solution from the LANParty series targeted for extreme enthusiasts and overclocking fans and based on Intel X38 Express chipset. In this article we will reveal all numerous unique features of this mainboard, show if it is suitable for a regular overclocker and can be used for "normal" non-extreme overclocking experiments as successfully as for extreme ones.