"There comes a time in every once-new computer's life when it just doesn't feel fresh anymore. You know, when it's taking 5-10 minutes to boot up into Windows, the fans are making funny squealing noises, and there's a wad of orange cat hair protruding from the rear fan grille. It's the computer equivalent of senility, your once precious box has lost its edge.Time for action. Let's take a quick look at some of the most common hardware and software problems related to constant use, and find some quick solutions."

"Just to let you guys know that we updated our Core 2 Duo E6750 review in order to include some overclocking results."

Looking for a tough durable quick transfering memory stick? PQI's new Traveling Disk series might be a good place to start looking. Today we have the pleasure of reviewing a sample of the Traveling Disk series, and we'll see how well it stacks up compared to other drives.

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"Similar to the previous-generation DDR memory, the DDR2 technology has almost reached its maximum - in clock rates, latencies, and significantly increased heat release owing to much higher voltages. And now we can expect another evolutional leap in the DDR SDRAM technology - the DDR3."

"Weight is a major concern for those who buy a laptop. Since it's supposed to be carried around, it has to be as lightweight as possible. Most people don't realize however that heat is also an issue. Notebooks have a tendency to get really hot during prolonged usage. There are several cooling solutions on the market, most of them USB-powered fan units that are both heavy and noisy. iXoft, a new product from Thermaltake, is neither, relying on simple chemistry to cool a laptop and prevent the user from feeling its heat."

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"Order of the Phoenix is graphically capable. The soft shadows and world lighting add to the atmosphere, and each spell has a unique effect. Odd, though, was the dearth of resolution options. Aside from the lowly 640x480, common PC resolutions such as 1024x768 and 1280x1024 are omitted. In their place are four common widescreen HDTV resolutions such as 1280x768. Can't the PC get a little love with an Xbox 360-to-PC port?"

"Dont go to an Apple store," Steve Jobs has advised. "It will be a madhouse there. People will be lined up around the block, sleeping on the sidewalk to get one. Go to an AT&T/Cingular store. Most people dont know that they will be selling them too."

USB flash drives are a wonderful invention, they are extremely small and lightweight, reliable, fast and they require very little power. The icing on the cake is if you have a USB capable computer (and who doesn't in 2007?) you can use them for portable storage. It is not all positive however, flash drives have tiny plastic bodies, which tend to make them very weak and they are easily lost. Enter Corsair, who have taken a very different approach to his storage medium recently, they have designed a drive which is extremely durable to physical damage - in fact Corsair claim it is almost indestructible. In making this drive so they have made the drive somewhat larger, which in theory should mean it will also be harder to lose.

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This game can be run just fine on a mid range system, but you'd miss out on the graphics. Unfortunately, the graphics are a bulk of what this game has going for it. This game looks every bit as good as games like Rainbow Six Vegas, but that’s just to trick you. Past the pretty wrapper you find out what this game really is, and that is just an incredibly repetitive shooter with a pretty lame gimmick. Don't get me wrong, the ability to take people’s souls into yourself to gain your evil power is pretty cool, but being forced to do it to a room of fallen enemies can get boring as hell. I really wanted to enjoy this title going into it, and I tried very hard to, but for someone like me, graphics do not make the game. I need a game with a solid gameplay concept, and usually a good story to go along with it.

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Summer is the perfect time for many things: vacation, picnics, camping, and spending time at the beach. Unfortunatly, all this warm weather means that computers will not be running as cool as they normally would, and system stability can become threatened. Benchmark Reviews has recently tested the MaxOrb CL-P0369 from Thermaltake. Read on to discover if this product is a computer enthusiast and overclockers dream, or just another fancy fan with some heat pipes.

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"External hard drive enclosure finds its market in the last couple of years due to the ease of installation and use when people exhaust the system hard drive capacity from their photo and music collections. Today, we take a look at two of the enclosure from Eagle Tech, the Consus T and M Series."

"People usually go ballistic when something absolutely amazing happens or something completely unexpected occurs. Can a set of memory make you go ballistic in disbelief of its performance? With some of the overclocks that I have pulled off, it takes a lot to impress me, so let’s see how Crucial’s Ballistix Tracer 2 x 1GB PC2-8500 DDR2 1066 RAM affects my computer’s performance and gauge just how far it can go when pushed. Will it be able to compete against some high-end memory modules? Let’s dig in and find out!"

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The recently launched BlueAnt SuperTooth Light Bluetooth handsfree system is remarkably easy to use, compact, and actually affordable. Instead of having to latch a headset to your ear, the Supertooth Light can mount on your car's visor or air vent, sending out the conversation through its built-in speaker.

“NZXT wowed ThinkComputers with its top-of-the-line "Adamas" aluminum chassis last November, earning an Editor's Choice Award. NZXT's newest offering is the HUSH, a chassis which the Taiwanese manufacturer says is silent but still offers premium airflow at a very affordable price. Will the HUSH impress us as much as the Adamas? Read on for the review of the NZXT HUSH.”

Skype has been on the offensive lately, offering itself as a cheap alternative to a traditional landline. Unlike GoogleTalk, or other chat programs, Skype has the ability to make calls to landlines and vice versa (SkypeOut and SkypeIn respectively). Although these services charge, the cost for a full year is about the same as 1 month's cell phone bill. As its popularity has increased, so has third party support, with companies like Logitech producing Skype handsets and wireless phones.

Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS didn’t become an equal rival to ATI Radeon X1950 Pro, but we all knew that overclocked modifications of this graphics adapter are destined to come one day. Today we are going to introduce to you one of these cards and will find out how much faster it is than the original solution. We will also touch upon the overclocking potential of Nvidia G84 based graphics accelerators in general.

"The Creative ZEN Stone is a solid sounding budget MP3 player that can be used as a USB mass storage device, all for under $40 USD."

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PROCESSOR REVIEWS TEND TO FOCUS on performance, and rightly so. We all want to see how well the latest silicon plays games, encodes media files, renders scenes, and performs various other tasks. But performance isn't the only metric that's important for CPUs. For instance, power consumption and energy efficiency are also an important piece of the puzzle, as is the actual cost of the chip. We've considered all of these things in our CPU reviews for years, but we've never before set out to quantify the value proposition--to show exactly how much bang you'll get from dropping your hard-earned bucks on a particular CPU.

Part of the reason we've avoided doing so is that, let's face it, it has the potential to be kind of cheesy. There's much more to a CPU's value proposition than a cold cost-benefit analysis can capture, and in truth, doing such an analysis well can prove rather tricky. That's why you should read our CPU reviews and our system building guides to see what they recommend.

Before you even start a race, you know this isn't any ordinary game. The opening select menus are full-on 3d resembling the interface from "Minority Report" or "The Matrix". In addition to being virtually whiplashed between the menu options, you are also presented with your current race stats (which can be almost as painful as the multiple crashes you'll witness). US Pro-racer and X-games gold medallist Travis Pastrana also provides driving tips while the game continues to load.

This is a good time to make sure you have a friend with you, because once the race starts, you'll need him to pick your jaw up off the floor. Dirt's graphics are extremely realistic and eye-poppingly, jaw-droppingly, smack yo' mamma good. The game features lush trackside vegetation, realistic reflections (which dull as your car gets dusty) and realistic landscapes. The car models are stunningly detailed, including the interior views, which actually change and crumple to reflect the car's damage, and probably the best I've ever seen.

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"The front of the cooler is dominated by the 92mm fan which clips onto the part. The motor for this fan contains a PWM chip, which is used in conjunction with the four-pin connector to the motherboard to regulate fan speed, which can be set anywhere between 900 and 2,500 RPM. In the meantime, the holder for the fan has been designed to keep noise to a minimum by preventing any 'buzzing' sounds from the fan. Subjectively, this seemed to work reasonably well, with only the very quiet sound of the fan spinning noticeable to my ears during operation.

At the rear, we can see that behind this fan sits forty-two fins, giving a large surface area for heat to be transferred away from the CPU itself to, from where the fan can cool and dissipate that heat."

ATI's new Radeon HD 2400 XT comes with the RV610 GPU which is built in 65nm. This means the GPU is cheap to make and consumes very little power. AMD has also added several new power savings features which makes this card one of the least power hungry on the market. For a price of only $79 you will be able to play back HD videos on almost any CPU using an HDMI + HDCP + Audio link with the UVD HD video acceleration hardware.

"As soon as I opened the box and looked at the specs of the Ultra X3 1000W ATX power supply the famous song "I've Got The Power" popped in my head :) Single +12V rail with whooping 70A! I bet it's something you wished for."

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Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for the PC is most definitely worth a look, even if you've already played the Xbox360 version. Capcom chose the right game to port over to DirectX10 to get the DX10 games rolling, and chose one that will hopefully keep gamers going until the next DX10 games release here in the next few months. This is leaps and bounds better than the Halo 2 port that requires Windows Vista, but doesn't even take advantage of DX10 at all. The demo is available on Steam and many other places on the internet, but I don't feel it really does the game justice. For the $40 price tag, this game is probably the best value for your money you’re going to get as a shooter fan. Sure, this game isn't realistic like other shooters, but does every game now have to try to obey the exact laws of physics or reality in order to be fun?

SteelSeries, a company well known for their professional range of gaming products have given us one of their Steelpad S&S gaming pads to have a closer look at and I have to say it’s quite impressive.

At the time of the HD 2900 XT's debut, AMD disclosed a multitude of details regarding mobile and mainstream GPUs derived from the R600 architecture. In our coverage of the Radeon HD 2000 series as it became known, we talked about not only the Radeon HD 2900 XT, but five other members of the family, including the Radeon HD 2600 XT (GDDR3 and GDDR4 versions), the 2600 Pro, and the Radeon HD 2400 XT and Pro. Unfortunately, cards weren’t ready in time to launch alongside the 2900 XT, but they are now and we’ve got a trio of them in house for a benchmarking throw-down.

The HD 2600 XT is AMD's new midrange flagship card which is based on the RV630 GPU. This is the first time that a midrange card comes equipped with GDDR4 memory - 256 MB in our case. AMD's new card comes with features such as DirectX 10 support and full HD video acceleration by dedicated hardware called UVD. But is this enough to beat NVIDIA's new products?

Its awsome to hold in your hand, it fits perfectly like its molded! With the battery inside the mouse, it does get quite heavy, but for some gamers who like heavy mouses, maybe not enough. I must admit, I liked having two buttons on the side of my MX518 for net browsing (back and forward) but the G7 only has one, that defaults to Back on your browser.

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"1 Terabyte or 1,000 Gigabytes of storage...imagine the things you could do with that amount of storage space. You could keep your families pictures, movies, music and files all in one convenient location, accessible to your whole family all in one convenient device. Just a few short years ago 1 gigabyte was considered a large hard drive. My, how times have changed. Now anything less than a couple hundred gigabytes of storage is not considered to be a large amount of storage. With the newest 8 and 10 megapixel cameras out on the market, the file size for pictures is always increasing, so naturally your storage needs to do the same. This product at 1,000 gigabytes may well fill that need…for now!"

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As users demand the same performance from notebook computers as they get from their desktop, manufacturers are finding that it's getting tougher and tougher to design a cool running computer. NVIDIA now offers some very high-end graphics to notebook builders, which makes the task that much more difficult. This opens a new segment of the market up to manufacturers willing to provide aftermarket notebook cooling solutions. In this article Benchmark Reviews evaluates just how well the Titan G4T Magic Pad cools overheated notebooks.

“We haven't seen much from Evercool this year, but that have released a few new CPU Coolers. Today we will be looking at the HPD-815 Sharks CPU Cooler. It has quite a unique design and features thermal heatpipes, build-in fan speed control and a LED fan. Let's see if it can compete with other coolers on the market.”

"Stream or download music from Yahoo! Music using the SanDisk Sansa Connect's built-in WiFi. This portable MP3 player also features expandable storage and a built-in speaker."

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"The Evercool Buffalo HPFA-10025 is a lower-noise AMD Athlon64 heatsink for socket 754, 939, 940 and AM2 processors. A fan resembling the kind used with the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro heatsink is employed to move air relatively quietly through the aluminum fins. Evercool's Buffalo HPFA-10025 heatsink is made from a simple mix of "U" shaped copper heatpipes and 60 stacked aluminum fins."

This mouse is designed to pair well with Microsoft's Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, which is one of the most comfortable keyboards I've ever used. The Natural 6000 mouse has an unusual rounded shape, resembling a softball. There have been other "extremely ergonomic" mice before, but were so strange-looking (no matter how well they performed) that they remain a niche item for ergonomic extremists.

The wireless interface is the same 27MHz technology Microsoft has been using for years on their wireless mice. This technology has been improved over the past several years to reduce lag to the point that it is just as good as a wired mouse (when first introduced it was horribly laggy). The wireless receiver (which also ironically looks like a mouse) plugs directly into your PC's USB port, and has a range of about six feet. Although the low frequency is more prone to interferance and range issues, it should also, in theory, increase battery life.

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“For any of you that have read my previous review of the Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-6400 memory kit, you know just how much I love this memory. The look, the performance and now the price for DDR2 is just unbeatable. I gave it an easy Editors Choice award back then and I have pretty much been using that kit in my personal rig until a new package from Crucial arrived recently; the PC2-8500 Ballistix Tracer Kit! Same bling, higher speeds. Other than the higher stock speed rating, there is absolutely no difference from the PC2-6400 kit I already reviewed. In fact, my guess it's the same exact kit just hand selected to overclock nice and stable at 1066...or more.”

"Overall, ASUS is becoming hard to beat when it comes to enthusiast motherboards. Building a system current with this chipset and motherboard combination poses questions bigger than just, "Is this a good motherboard?" You need to be sure of your upgrade path over the next year and be sure of where you are at currently. It will likely be Q208 before we see affordable DDR3 modules make it into etail, so keep that in mind when you are making a new build decision. If the P5K Deluxe looks good with all that considered, it highly likely that that it will be a great motherboard upgrade."

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"In our latest CPU cooler roundup we compare 18 heatsinks on an overclocked Intel setup, testing for best performance at both high noise as well as dead silence. If you are looking for a cooling upgrade, this roundup will guide you towards the best product."

Today, some six months after the expected launch, this case is finally available on the US market. We at Bjorn3D have every intent of giving the review sample of the Antec P190 that we received the most thorough review possible. If it's as good as it sounds on paper this case may markedly change the way we look at building and powering our cases in the future. If not we'll be one of the first to let you know. Join us in our own Bjorn3D lab as we examine every nuance this case has to offer.

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I have never been a big fan of the "Swiss Army Knife" approach to things, but when Geeks.com offered us the HP Officejet 5610 All-in-One USB Printer, it just looked too good to pass up. The HP Officejet 5610 offers a full featured printer, scanner, copier, and fax machine all in one attractive and reasonably priced package.

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Hardcore overclockers and gamers do not only have to worry about the temperature of their CPU, but also the temperature of their video cards. Overclocking a video card usually has a much larger impact on game frame rates than overclocking a processor. That said, there is also another point of view when it comes to gaming and has nothing to do with overclocking, many people like to enjoy some casual gaming with their HTPC, or simply in a quiet environment. Buying a high end video card usually leaves these people frustrated, as the “reference” coolers generate a lot of noise in order to keep them cool enough. So aftermarket VGA coolers easily come into mind. Today we will take a look at a VGA cooler from a Korean company, Zerotherm, the GX815. The GX815 boasts not only exceptional performance but low noise as well. Too good to be true? We will soon find out.

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"Eat or be eaten, that is one of the most well-known business phrases. With new external HDD enclosures from well known companies like Cooler Master, Thermaltake, and Enermax, it was only a matter of time before Antec stepped into the game. The MX-1 is Antec's first external hard drive enclosure, but is this first attempt poised to eat up the competition or fall victim to a late lunch?"

Has Mushkin succeeded in making a 4GB DDR2 kit that can provide good performance and overclockability without breaking the bank? Join us as we attempt to find out.

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“It really doesn't seem that long since you paid big bucks to own a 1.3 megapixel digital camera, and today I'm reviewing a budget-priced 7 mp jobber. Man! Digital cameras today have attained such a high optical quality, you wonder how much better they can get. Today, you can get a 1.3 megapixel camera for $19.95. Or, you can pay well over 2 grand for a professional model 12 megapixel Nikon or Canon single lens reflex (SLR), and that's the body only, add another $500-$1500 for a nice lens. Somewhere in that field, there is a price range for the average person wanting a decent camera. I feel that most people will end up paying somewhere between $125 and $250 for a digital camera.”

The monitor we looked at today, the V7 D22W12 will be selling at right around $250.00, a much more affordable and end user friendly price than previous high-end models. Not to mention that 22" LCD screens are currently the latest and hottest selling monitors for the PC environment and usually come with a much higher price tag than this. Availability for the D22W12 is excellent as well and the product comes with a three year warranty, which you will probably never use and end up buying a new monitor before the V7 22" fails you in any case.

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The Spire Pininfarina is a very unique case, designed by the Italian design studio. The 6 mm thick aluminum and steel body make this case really heavy. It is a real back breaker if you plan to carry this one to a LAN party. The unique looks also continue with the butterfly doors, which make for some very simple installation.

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The new generation of power supplies has begun to amp up the competition for placement in your computer case. Antec’s EarthWatts series was among the first to cause a stir in the PSU industry by emphasizing efficient power delivery over the multi-rail hype. But now 80% or better efficiency is very common. A perfect example of combining high-power wattage, effiency, and good looks can be found in the Hiper HPU-4M730-SS Type M 730W PSU. The four +12V rails offer regulated power distribution, but they also deliver at least 80% of the power that they promise, which will result in a more efficient system. Hiper's Type M PSU claims to support dual and quad processors, dual (SLi and CrossFire) graphics card sets, and just about anything else you can throw at it, but Benchmark Reviews will load test the DC voltage regulation and ripple just to be sure.

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With the VOIP market, online gaming, and MP3 players becoming all the rage, aftermarket headsets are becoming more and more popular. ICEMAT is a company based out of Denmark that is know for making some kick ass headsets with their ever popular Icemat Siberia Headset. Today we are going to look at another one of ICEMATS headset, the Icemat Siberia In:Ear Headset. Will the Icemat Siberia In:Ear Headset be as good as their Icemat Siberia Headset or will they be just another ho-hum headset on the market. Stick around and find out how they pair out.

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"The Coolage Freezer Orb heatsink is designed for Intel Core 2 Duo processors, and as with most heatsinks seeking to banish the stock Intel heatsink from the PC, it comes equipped with a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) fan. Coolage's Freezer Orb F0-Z924AL heatsink is compatible with socket 775 Intel Pentium and Core 2 Duo CPUs."

Just about one year ago we had the pleasure of reviewing the Aspire X-QPack Micro-ATX enclosure and it scored high marks in our review. Here it is one year later and we have the pleasure of reviewing the new X-QPack 2 from Apevia yes you're right they have changed the name of their company, but not the quality of their products. So come on along as we look at this newest version and see if it does as well as its predecessor.

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"One of the best ways to benchmark the performance of your PC is running a heavy 3D game, since it will pull the maximum performance your video card, CPU, memories and hard disk drive can deliver. Quake 4 fits nicely in this role for PCs found on the market today. In this short tutorial we will teach you how to use Quake 4 to measure the performance of a PC."

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Today we are going to talk about an ADSL modem/router from ASUS with USB 2.0 print/FTP server application and boosted gaming configuration! This is a unique solution, none of the competitors are currently offering anything like that.

The QNAP QBack-25 is an external HDD enclosure for 2.5" HDDs connected via USB. The use of 2.5" drives allows that it is powered by USB only. What makes the unit special is the included backup software which can easily compete with professional solutions. It is very easy to use and has a clean screen layout. Optional 256-bit AES encryption helps you protect your data from prying eyes. With a price of about $35 this unit is also very competitively priced.

"DDR-3 makes the decision even harder as it carries an extreme cost at the moment but do those dollars actually translate into extreme gaming performance? Technically speaking, in pure megabytes per second, it is fast, thanks to the attainable speeds 1500MHz double data rate and beyond which can be achieved, without too much effort. However, the big issue with DDR-3 memory right now is the fact that its latency is high, much higher comparatively to more finely tuned DDR-2.

What does this all really mean for the gamer, though? Are we going to be pushing an extra 1FPS? Maybe 10? It all remains to be seen."

"Finally, we reach what is, for me, the real piece de resistance of the X-Tension - The so-called G9 digital output. Many of you who own older sets of Creative Labs' speakers may remember that they primarily made use of a proprietary 9-pin DIN connector, which could be connected to SoundBlaster Live!, Audigy and Audigy 2 boards. All was well with this system until the introduction of the X-Fi, which did away with the 9-pin DIN connection on both sound card and newer speakers, and left owners of several Creative Labs speaker systems unable to use the full functionality of their purchases.

Now, thanks to the X-Tension this functionality can be used once again, with the 9-pin DIN connector making an appearance here in all its glory. Thus, if you're the owner of any Creative speaker set which makes use of this connector, you might want to prick up your ears and rejoice right about now."

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With new cards coming out every few months it is easy to forget that not all of us tend to stay up to date on which card is the fastest or which one delivers the best image quality. The irony is that quite often people who know the most about the graphics cards they use are also the people who spend more time running tech demos than actually playing games.

Silverstone is known for their Lascala line of high quality HTPC cases. Since their initial introduction, this line of HTPC cases has been continuously rated the best in their field. Riding on this success, Silverstone has decided to start a new line of HTPC cases. Entitled Grandia, this new series will still have the same fit and finish of previous Silverstone chassis but with some added new features. Today we are reviewing the first case in this series, the GD01S-MXR.

The Alto from Logitech gives notebook users the convenience of a full size keyboard as well as a notebook stand that brings your notebook screen up to eye-level when working on a desk, as well as a few other nifty features. We take a look in a bit more detail.

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There's something to be said for convenient, mappable network storage. NAS not only offers an affordable way to keep your data safe, but also a handy way to share all your "stuff". As our review states, this name branded BYOD NAS box delivers on all fronts.

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Very impressive indeed. I picked up the Scythe S-Flex 800 RPM fan for a HTPC I built with the goal of complete silence. This fan moves air that is barely noticeable to your hand and to have this super low air flow get within one degree Celsius of Thermaltake's flagship cooler running at 1250 RPM is amazing. We are talking LESS than two-thirds the RPM and the same performance.

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"Power - it's what we need to run this addiction of ours. The more the better, is the current thinking. With the newest video cards using up to 300 watts of power, it's no wonder that power supplies are beefing up to meet that demand. Many people, however, are still following the same routine with regards to the power supply; it's usually the last thing on the list when planning your dream system. You have just a few of those precious dollars you work so hard for left to purchase one, so you end up with a cheap 400-600 watt power supply, trying to feed that power hungry set of video cards. So you ask yourself, "Why do they not perform as they should? Why can I not overclock the card at all?" It may be your lack of power! One possible solution for your problem could be the Ultra X3 1000 watt modular power supply. Boasting such features as Active PFC, Flex Force cabling, modular design, 70 amp 12v rail, and a 135mm cooling fan, it has all the makings of a beast of a power supply."

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"I will be testing the SDHC card using my laptop (HP Pavilion tx1119us) and digital camera (Nikon D80 DSLR). I had hoped to also be able to use it in my cell phone (Palm Treo 700p), but unfortunately the phone does not support SDHC cards and didn't even detect the presence of the card at all. I will be using HD Tune and SiSoft Sandra to measure read / write, access times and such. I will also do some real-world testing, where I time how long it takes to transfer data to and from the card."

"Convert your vinyl records using the great looking Stanton T.90 turntable, or be the DJ you always wanted with the built-in professional DJ features."

"SunbeamTech/Tuniq has always offered unique and well-built enclosures. Personally, with the Tuniq 3 I like how the front bezel curves under the front of the enclosure, as well as the cleanness of the bezel itself. Nothing is on the front of the bezel except the Tuniq name - this in conjunction with the smooth, clean lines makes for a modern looking enclosure."

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The NZXT Hush is the newest case in their line-up. The name is also the main feature of this enclosure, as the interior is covered by noise reducing dampening foam. This includes the bottom, sides, front and top of the case. While the interior layout is not very unique, but the screwless design is a great addition and works well. As we are used to from NZXT the exterior design looks great, especially with the blue LED fan and lighting in the door.

"Even if you're only a casual gamer, a DirectX 10 videocard gives you access to a lot of the eye candy in the latest game titles, and that's not always so with a DirectX 9.0C videocard. To top things off, if you know where to look you can find a good DirectX 10 class videocard that wont break the bank. MSI's NX8500GT-TD256E is a PCI Express x16 videocard based on the nVIDIA GeForce 8500GT GPU and backed by 256MB of GDDR2 memory. It features a 15 pin analog monitor output, DVI output and TV/Component output for HDTVs."

Every single one of you, prepared or not, will soon have to come to terms with the fact that the conventional cooling of the CPU needs to be replaced by a better, more efficient one, or simply stick with the default clock of your CPU, thus maybe even question the stability of the aforementioned in the upcoming hot summer days. In order to help you to find best solution, we tested 9 CPU coolers, courtesy of 5 different manufacturers. Lets cool down our CPUs!

"From the angle of data backup this device is definitely a success. Its only drawback is higher cartridge prices. But it has significant advantages: mechanic reliability of cartridges and storage drives, and high cartridge capacities."

"This is not your average aluminum heatsink with copper heatpipes, but it looks innocent enough from the outside. The Xigmatek HDT-S963 heatsink is a unique thermal solution because the German thermal engineers who designed it, made its three copper heatpipes come in direct contact with the CPU itself. If you take the Xigmatek HDT-S963 in hand and flip it over, you'll see an aluminum base with three long grooves cut into it."

"Much time has passed since our previous analysis of video decoding performance and quality in ATI and NVIDIA video cards. Since that time ATI was bought by AMD, both companies launched new video cards with improved support for video decoding. Software support for hardware-assisted video decoding in drivers is also constantly evolving. The situation with performance and quality may change several times a month. So, we again decided to test how well AMD and NVIDIA GPUs cope with decoding and displaying video data."

"The Synology DS207 is currently one of the most feature rich NAS products available on the market. It incorporates mediocre performance, 2 Bay drive support with RAID 0/1, and an array of multimedia and network functionality. With an extremely small footprint you’ll be amazed at the capabilities of the DS207."

Having to choose between two great games is terribly difficult, especially when the choices are Forza Motorsport 2 and Colin McRae DiRT for Xbox 360. On one hand, Forza 2 offers a realistic simulation with over 300 licensed cars and plenty of customization options but on the other hand, Codemasters is finally bringing authentic rally racing to the next-generation consoles. Even as I put the pristine DVD in my Xbox 360, I couldn’t help but wonder if I had made the right choice reviewing this game … was sacrificing all those virtual Porsches and Ferraris worth it?

"When we had a look at the Radeon HD 2900 XT the other week from MSI we were impressed with it as the new drivers gave it a big boost and it was capable of outperforming the GeForce 8800 GTX at times - could the HD 2900 XT continue to perform and even pass the Ultra?

With both AMD’s and Nvidia’s top cards in hand thanks to ASUS, we will have a look at what exactly ASUS has done with the cards and then continue to pit them against each other."

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I have to admit that I am not the world most organized person. Part of the problem of not being the most organized person is have to keep track of all the copies of CDs and DVDs which I have burned; believe me, it's not an easy task. I have tried using individual CD case, the CD labeling kit, and write the contents on the backside of the CD when comes to label and organize my collection. As for the storage, I have long give up using individual CD cases and those CD wallets or albums and just store the disks in the spindle box, which is how I usually purchase the blank disks. Although some of these methods of storing and organizing disks work better than other, one of the problems that I face is a quick way to sieve through the collection and find the right disk. This is the reason when I see theXinix USB CD SmartBox CL-600 from CrazyPC, I thought to myself, maybe this will solve my problem of organizing my collection and searching for the right disk quickly. Let's join us and take a look at this CD storage unit today.

Those DH regulars amongst you will remember we have looked at the GeminII before - but we had over one hundred emails about this product asking if we could retest it on the highest end hardware. Our readers are very important to us, so today we are retesting the cooler on an Extreme Edition Quad Core Intel CPU.

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"Heatsinks are an integral part of any computer system. Some are big others are small, most follow a typical styling while others push the envelope and create something insane, and usually huge."

Here at LAN Addict, we conjured up a last minute interview with Troy Schwartz, aka Burden, the head honcho, the organizer, brain, and master chief of Million Man LAN and LAN War. We focused our questions on how to help LAN Party Hosts and also provide some interesting insights into all that is LAN War!

"The new Sony HDV HDR-HC7 has a 3.2MP ClearVid CMOS imager, optical image stabilization and lots of other goodies."

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When Bearlake launched last month, it opened the doors for native 1333FSB processor support. That's where the refreshed Conroe line-up comes into play. In our performance preview of the E6750, we will show you what to expect when its released later this summer.

We’ve just posted a new article at HotHardware exploring the performance and overclockability of Intel’s upcoming Core 2 Duo E6750 processor. The E6750 differs from the older and similarly clocked E6700 in that its front side bus frequency has been increased to 1333MHz, but this isn’t a simple speed bump. The E6750 is also based on a new stepping and revision of the Conroe-core which resulted in some excellent overclocking. How does almost 4GHz with the stock air-cooler sound? Head on over to the site and check it out…

"We received from Intel a Core 2 Duo E6750 engineering sample, which is basically a Core 2 Duo E6700 with a 1,333 MHz FSB instead of 1,066 MHz. It will be launched later this summer together with several other Core 2 Duo models with the new 1,333 MHz FSB, and from the naming used on E6750 we can assume that Intel will use the number "50" on their model numbers to indicate the new external clock rate. Since we also had available a Core 2 Duo E6700 and a Core 2 Extreme QX6700 in our lab, we could make a terrific comparison between these three CPUs - as all three run internally at 2.66 GHz - to answer two basic questions: By how much the new 1,333 MHz FSB will improve PC performance? What is better, a quad-core CPU with 1,066 MHz FSB or a dual-core CPU with 1,333 MHz FSB? Read on."

"One of the most popular gems in the world is the diamond. It is pure, clean, and extremely eye catching. Today we have Diamond’s XS 7.1 sound card and we’re going to see if its product can captivate the ears much like a diamond does the eyes. We're going to find everything out about this card to see if the Dolby EX gives the extra edge in any tests. Will this card sound crisp and pure consistently throughout the vigorous tests? Will it be able to pump out quality sound when placed under high demand? And finally, how will it do against a card that is in its division? Let’s open it up and find out!"

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The SteelSeries SX gaming mouse pad is made from highly polished aluminum which gives this pad a completely new type of surface grip. In our testing we come to the conclusion that the pad is extremely accurate and great for fast paced gaming. The only drawback is the high price of almost $60.

Tagan were one of the first manufacturers to bring us a modular cable power supply a few years ago. Today at OzHardware we take a closer look at the EasyCon XL Series, in the ‘not too over the top’ 700W guise.

Although the initial information was that AMD was going to launch the entire product gamma at once, from the strongest HD 2900XT all the way down to the weakest HD 2400Pro, something obviously went wrong. Therefore, it is only now that we received samples of their mid-range cards. However, first test leaves plenty to be desired.

“The Antec P190 Advanced Super Mid Tower has everything you could want in any fully functional enclosure. The several extra features that have been added similarly found the P182 enclosure are a welcomed addition. Not only do you gain the extra space behind the motherboard tray for wire management, you gain the benefits of excellent cooling thanks to the many case fans including the 200mm side panel fan, silenced removable hard drive bays, and extra sound dampening materials added to the chassis to break down the noise. And if this isn't enough features for you there are the included Neo-Linked 650 and 550 watt ‘Neo Power’ power supplies that simply won't let you down when you really need the power. And again, it just can't be stressed enough how reliable your power supplies must be when building a power house dual CPU or BTX form factor system.”

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"Abit released its latest Fata1ty product, being the FP-IN9 SLI. As a member of the Fatal1ty line this board is specifically designed for the hard-core gamers out there. SLI and First packet technology for less than €120, is it possible?"

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Movie decoding is handled comfortably here with support for Dolby Digital, Dolby Prologic 2, DTS and DTS 96/24 hardware decoding – definitely no lack of support here. The Z-5450's handled movie soundtracks very comfortably with no issues of dialogue clarity from the centre channel of any digital noise from the amplifier. Our previous concern about the subwoofer's ability to play low frequency bass notes have arisen again here with demanding film soundtracks at times asking a little more than the unit can deliver resulting in the usual garbled fluffy port distortion, which are characteristic of this design in many different shapes and forms. However, having said that, and for the most part, movie quality performance was a first rate foray into multi-channel surround happiness.

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Akasa have made a good name for themselves in the computer PSU market with their PaxPower series. While Akasa mainly offer fans and other computer modding parts, their first entry in the PSU market was a success as the PaxPower units were not only powerful but also exceptionally silent. Akasa recently revised most of their units and increased the number of models they offer. Today we will take a look at one of their new units, the Power+ iQ P650FH 650W unit. It has four 12V lines and boasts a load of features. Through the review we will try to find out if this particular unit can live up to the Akasa's hard earned reputation throughout enthusiast circles.

One of the things I like about the Sunbeam 3D Storm case is the mesh front with washable open-cell foam to help keep dust from entering the system. The black mesh and the silver aluminum add a subtle touch of class to the case and give it a lot of style. The 3D Core Fan system adds greater flexibility to the positioning of the fans, as well as supporting up to four 120 mm fans. The Core Fan system works very well to help reduce component temperatures, especially with passively cooled components.

"Prices for mainstream Digital Cameras over 7 mega pixels are going down and they are becoming more affordable, and so do flash memory cards. Would these cards be Windows Vista ReadyBoost ready other than USB? We round up a few of these cards for comparison today."

Raider at all. You control a cartoonishly well-developed woman through an endless series of tombs, caverns and generally maze-like scenarios where you spend most of the time jumping around pulling levers and finding keys or objects, which in turn opens the door to the NEXT maze. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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"The Nintendo Wii was made to bring people together to have fun, not just gamers, everyone. Cooking Mama is the perfect game for a system like this because everyone has cooked something in their lifetime. In Cooking Mama you not only cook the food you prepare everything too. So that includes cutting vegetables, cracking eggs, and even skinning carrots! Read on and see if this is the perfect family game for you!"

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