The newest addition to Thermaltake's Soprano line of cases is the Soprano RS 101, an entry-level mid-tower boasting a glossy piano-black finish to the front bezel. With tool-less PCI slots and drive bays, a full sized window with a myriad of fan options and plenty of style, Thermaltake scores a big win for the budget-minded consumer.

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Do you like a substantial chassis for your components? how does Antec's new offering weighing in at 23kg, with 2 power supplies and a plethora of 120mm, 140mm, 200mm fans sound?

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"The ECS G33T-M2 motherboard is based on Intel's news integrated graphics chipset, the G33 Express, and like the Intel P35 Express makes an awesome duo when paired with a dual core Intel Core 2 Duo processor... or a new 1333MHz FSB CPU for that matter. This board is also interesting because it's the first platform to pass through the PCSTATS test labs without an IDE slot."

"After taking a look at these four DDR3 kits it's clear that the Kingston HyperX PC3-11000 is the clear choice as it overclocks the highest at tight timings and won more benchmarks than any other kit. The fact that it's also the lowest priced kit of the ones that are available doesn't hurt anything either!"

"MSI K9AGM2-FIH also known as MS-7327, is a socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on the latest chipset from AMD/ATI, AMD 690G. What is different on this motherboard compared to other AMD 690G-based boards is that it brings an on-board HDMI connector, being a great option for those willing to build a cheap digital home PC with HDMI support. Let's take a look on the performance and features of MSI K9AGM2-FIH."

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"In this article we'll examine performance and other characteristics of two processors that came out relatively recently: Intel Core 2 Duo 6320 and Core 2 Duo 6420. It is easy to notice that they are only distinguished from the older C2D E6300/6400 by a complete and full-sized, as in high-end models, 4MB shared L2 cache. However, besides explicit differences, there is one less evident – the newer stepping technology. In theory this could have lead to a change in such an important characteristic as power consumption. Well, let's see the test results..."

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Apevia has been offering computer chassis solutions long before my LAN party days, but it wasn't until recently that they hit the scene big with their colorful line of gaming cases. Already into its second generation, the X-QPack2 has long since become a favorite among gamers who have evolved their methods of transporting computer equipment. Designed as a small form factor enclosure, Benchmark Reviews will get the first look at the newly released Apevia X-Qpack 2 CM500 Camouflage SFF Case.

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"Luxurious design, stylish looks, quality craftsmanship...these are all staples of a Silverstone case. But innovation in the small form factor market? That's something they haven't been able to claim, until now. Silverstone's SG03 gives a new look to an old form factor, and HardwareLogic has the inside scoop!"

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“In this article, we're going to showcase yet another Gigabyte-built mobo - the GA-N680SLI-DQ6 - that seemingly out does every other desktop motherboard in a number of key areas. How do four Gigabit LAN controllers, 10 SATA ports, 100% solid-state capacitors, and a unique wrap-around, passive, cooling apparatus strike you? And did we mention the board is based on NVIDIA's nForce 680i SLI chipset and has three full length, PCI Express x16 slots for multi-GPU action?”

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The Eliminator is a smaller version of the Freezone. Not only that it is smaller in size, it is also much cheaper than the the Freezone; it is a whopping $200 cheaper at the retail price of $199.99. Of course the burning question are why the difference of $200 and what has been changed and can it perform just as good as the Freezone? Let's delve into these questions as we take a deeper look at the Eliminator and hopefully shine some lights into your purchasing decision.

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Even if the technical data is equal with some other PC2-8500 modules, at least overclocking separates the wheat from the chaff. The DDR2-1066 memory is available as Ballistix Tracer with integrated LED lighting and as Ballistix without LED's, so the choice for the additional modding feature is left to the buyer. One thing is certain, the modules would have received the ocinside.de OverClocking Dream Award surely also without memory activity LED's. If you think about the purchase of new DDR2 RAM modules, this overclocking review should be interesting for you.

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We would like to introduce to you the world’s first hard disk drive featuring 1TB storage capacity and a 32MB cache buffer. It also boasts second-generation perpendicular recording technology and thermal fly-height control technology. Are you curious to find out more about this solution from Hitachi and its performance compared to the entire lineup of predecessors?

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"It would seem the whole multi GPU trend has started to come full circle, while there is still a lot of enthusiast chatter over the benefits of multi GPU gaming you almost forget that you can still do some respectable gaming on a single video card. The trouble is most enthusiast motherboards are designed for multi GPU configurations with no real alternative. DFI has provided an alternative specially designed for the enthusiast and gamer that doesn't require a all out motherboard solution."

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"The outside of the NX-8050 isn't flashy and it doesn't have a lighted fan or a window but it does have an attractive flat black finish, a plus in my book. On the front the fixed cables exit the housing and the connectors for the modular cables are mounted to the case. On the bottom you can see the 120mm fan used to cool the unit. On the back you will find the usual on off switch and power cable connector. There is no supply voltage selector switch as this is handled automatically by the PSU. The venting on the back is made up of a very open and attractive honeycomb pattern for plenty of air flow."

Rocketfish has engineered a high-performance mouse pad with both the gamer and design professional in mind (and why not throw in the casual office user, too?). This pad features two textured sides, providing an ultra-smooth surface for PC gamers, and a more textured side to provide more precise control.

DDR3 P35 boards and the new memory standard were a big topic at CeBIT and all major memory manufacturers showed DDR3 up and running at Computex. One of these companies is Winchip with their DDR3 1600 MHz CL8-8-8-15 memory. We take a first look at the new memory to let you know, what it holds in store.

"ECS AMD690GM-M2 is a socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on the latest chipset from AMD/ATI, AMD 690G, also known by its codename RS690. This is the first chipset coming from the collaboration between AMD and ATI, after AMD bought ATI. We were very curious to compare its performance to the previous on-board video solution from ATI, Radeon Xpress 1100, to its main competitors, GeForce 6100 and GeForce 7025 from nVidia, and also to cheap add-in video cards, like GeForce 6200. Let's take a look on the performance and features of ECS AMD690GM-M2."

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"There are no two ways about it, the Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750w was a good performer with great DC output quality, and though there were some reservations about its build quality, nothing today indicates it is anything but a good unit. While outclassed by some of the more expensive products at this output level the Real Power Pro 750w is a PSU users should consider as long as they are not looking for a whisper quiet unit."

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With its NX8600GT-T2D256E-OC, MSI gives consumers an even more attractive package by selling a pre-overclocked GeForce 8600GT videocard straight from the factory. Stock speeds for this GPU are 540 MHz core, 1400 MHz memory. The MSI NX8600GT-T2D256E-OC runs with its GPU at 580 MHz and memory at 1600 MHz! That should give us a little bit of extra "umph" at higher resolutions.

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To put it simply, the NZXT Precise 1200W Power Supply is superb. The voltage regulation is way above par, the overall build quality is very good, and it has a simple understated design without any gawdy extras. Anyone who has a huge, power hungry computer may be interested in this unit, but unless your middle name is "Overkill", then it will honestly be a lot more power than you could possibly need.

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"As you'd probably guess, this PSU is an ATX 12V v2.3 specification, 1000 Watt rated (surprise!) part, with active PFC. Where things get interesting is looking at the output properties of the M1000 - Where Thermaltake's ToughPower featured quad +12 Volt rails, Cooler Master one-ups it by featuring no less than six +12V rails, with a total output of 960 Watts, while giving the +3.3V and +5V rails 250 Watts to play with. Unfortunately, I don't have any details as to exactly how these six +12V rails are broken down as regards supplying the various aspects of connectivity available to the PSU, so all we can say at this point is 'Blimey, that's a lot of 12 Volt rails'."

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"It's time for a new motherboard and you just don't know where to turn. With the dizzying array of products out on the market today, it's tough to make a decision about who, what, where and why. If the Intel side of the fence is where your loyalties lie, Abit has a series of motherboards that offer performance from mild to wild with its IP35 series. Today's test subject is the IP35 "Dark Raider", the middle board in a trilogy of boards. Off Limits is stated boldly on the box, will the performance delivered be Off Limits? Let's find out. This board offers support for the latest 1333 FSB processors, support for quad-core, 7.1 Realtek sound with HDMI capabilities, and solid state capacitors."

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If you have a media PC, chances are you are looking for the perfect keyboard and mouse to compliment it. Microsoft's prime offering is the Wireless Desktop 7000, which uses Bluetooth technology and is perfectly suited for Windows Vista.

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I was excited to learn recently about a new product from Belkin, the Flip-DVI-D. This little device allows a user to control two computers via a single mouse, keyboard, and monitor--even a monitor with a dual-link DVI connection, which makes the Flip DVI-D a rare commodity indeed. The Flip-DVI-D is inexpensive and has a slick design, too. But is it too good to be true?

The Max Orb is Thermaltake's new "flagship" cooler, which consists of six heatpipes, a nickel-plated copper base and lightweight aluminum fins. This new cooler is compatible with many current CPU socket types, including Intel's Socket T (LGA775) and AMD's Sockets AM2, 939 and 754. The Max Orb definitely has a lot of good looks, but what about the performance?

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"Do you frequently experience that after using notebook for long period of time, it seriously heats, due to simple reason its air flow is on the lower side? Of course, given it is insufficiently distant, there is no enough air, and its temperature constantly rises. Cooler Master has solution - NotePal W1, widescreen notebook cooler!"

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"The Zalman CNPS7500-Cu LED is a slightly more compact version of the CNPS7700-C LED heatsink - a massive cooler with a wingspan of nearly 140mm - and slightly lighter too. The heatsink is compatible with socket 478 & 775 Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad processors, and socket 754/939/940/AM2 AMD Athlon64 CPUs."

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"Cobble together two different pairs of 2GB DDR2 memory sticks and chances are the motherboard will mistakenly report only 2.7GB, 3.3GB or 3.7GB of RAM installed... Worse yet, mixing and matching different 2GB memory sets may force you to use lax memory timings, or even to turn down the memory speed. Bummer. It's a good thing that Mushkin has produced this high performance 4GB memory kit... yes, that's FOUR GIGABYTES!"

"Foxconn A690GM2MA (its full name is A690GM2MA-8KRS2H; we are always amazed by the creativity of motherboard manufacturers) is a socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on the latest chipset from AMD/ATI, AMD 690G, also known by its codename RS690. This is the first chipset coming from the collaboration between AMD and ATI, after AMD bought ATI. We were very curious to compare its performance to the previous on-board video solution from ATI, Radeon Xpress 1100, to its main competitors, GeForce 6100 and GeForce 7025 from nVidia, and also to cheap add-in video cards, like GeForce 6200. Let's take a look on the performance and features of Foxconn A690GM2MA."

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Some newer PCs and laptops don't even have PS/2 ports at all! How are you going to connect your favorite keyboard or mouse to that? Enter the Dynex USB PS/2 adapter, which allows you to connect both a legacy keyboard and mouse at the same time, while only using 1 USB port. This device also is great for converting KVM switches to USB.

"Comparing the side-mounted array and top-mounted bracket is like comparing two vastly different products. In general, the side-mounted system was very disappointing and didn't work in any of our applications. The top-mounted system worked very well in GTR 2 and FSX, but we ran into some difficulties with BF2142. This has a great deal to do with the fact that there is no TrackIR profile for BR2142 and the software essentially had to "fake it" with a mouse emulator. The Y-axis was backwards and it was generally not of any great benefit to game play in that title. However, in the simulation titles, it worked ostensibly exactly as it should and we had no problems."

"We have already seen one of their boards based on the 754 socket and GeForce 6150 chipset, and while adequate for a basic setup its lack of dual channel memory and HDMI features make it a bit obsolete for a HD media center in today’s market.

With that said, we now have the latest installment from Albatron, the KI690-AM2. By its name it gives away a couple of secrets."

"Our today's article will describe several cards based on the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GPU, but we'll pay most attention to cheaper solutions based on 8500GT and 8600GT processors. We examined 10 graphics cards from various manufacturers, so the article will be long. While none of 8600GT cards in our possession operate at reference frequencies (both are overclocked), it won't be a problem to evaluate them in their price range."

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"The wonderful thing about Defcon, is that no two game is the same. Attack first and it could result in you dying first; alternatively if you decide to make the opening gambit, your enemy may not be as fast at reacting to attacks and you may wipe them out sooner than expected. With the sides matched on firepower and technologies, it can be a see-saw of who is winning the game - never give up till the last casualty as it really is anyone's game through the entire experience."

Just like some say that the country of Italy looks like a boot, one of the latest products from the swiss engineers at Arctic Cooling have produced a cooler with an almost humorous resemblance to some kind of cooking grill. But resemblances aside, we've had a chance to put the Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 on the chopping block to see what it is made of.

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Introducing the NZXT HUSH, a chassis designed from grounds up to be quiet while having ample cooling. Game and work without all the noise, thanks to the sound dampening foam that is used on the top, side, and bottom panels of the case. The HUSH is equipped with two 120mm fans running at low speeds while still achieving high levels of air flow. High-end gaming requires faster hard drives and power supplies, so we've installed rubber padding near fans and hard drives to further reduce the sound level. The HUSH also ships with USB 2.0, Firewire, and HD audio support. Benchmark Reviews proves that you can compute in peace, with the HUSH Classic Series Silent Computer Chassis.

"So you don’t like change and dread parting with that old DirectX 9 card that gave you years of solid performance, but it's starting to fall behind the times. Finally, after much debate you decide to move forward and purchase a new DirectX 10 video card, but you really don’t want to spend your whole paycheck on one. You make the decision to purchase a “mainstream” video card that will give you the ability to play upcoming DirectX 10 games and possibly have HD capabilities. One of your choices will be the XFX 8600 GTS XXX Edition. This DirectX 10 video card comes pre-overclocked, has 256Mb of DDR3 memory and is also HDCP and HDTV ready. Your mouth is beginning to water, but before you start to drool, you choose to do a little research."

Well, Zalman has hit us with another great looking product that will add style and functionality to the front of your case. At the same time that the ZM-MFC2 makes your case look hot, it also gives you the control you need to keep everything cool. The ZM-MFC2 is probably the best looking front panel fan controller that we at Pro-Clockers have ever seen before. It would reminds all of us of a high-end in dash car head unit. We know it looks good, but performance means a lot to us here so we have to ask – How well does it work?

“Thermaltake is known for great cooling products. Today we will be looking at one of their newer CPU cooler the V1. The cooler's design is very different from Thermaltake's products, it reminds me more of a Zalman product. It is a very unique design though. Thermaltake says this says this cooler is both silent and overclocking proof. We will have to see if this is true. Read on for the review.”

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In regards to the Molex lines, four standard Molex connectors isn't enough. An optical drive, case fan, large CPU fan and a CCFL will tap you out forcing you to create some elaborate daisy chains. The last point is what's up with the 'Wonder Bra' 8 pin PCI-E connector that has two empty sockets? No huge deal but just like that scene in Animal House, a surprise let down.

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AMD FINALLY PULLED BACK the curtain on the remainder of its DirectX 10 GPU lineup recently, and we, erm, kinda stumbled on getting the review out at that time. I offered various excuses, including word of a small fire in Damage Labs and limited time with the cards themselves, all of which were true--and dramatic, which really helps sell an excuse. But I was also held back from producing a review by the same borderline obsessive-compulsive impulse that drives us to produce detailed reviews with extensive test results and commentary. We had to get things tested to our satisfaction.

"Today's technology trend is moving entertainment away from the living-room and into the bedroom. Computer games, news websites, music videos, TV shows, movies, and so on. Since just about everything has been integrated to the PC the only thing left is the video game console, and that is right around the corner."

"Radeon HD 2900 XT CrossFire is most certainly not a good gaming solution. It just does not deliver the kind of performance advantages ATI needs to compete with what NVIDIA already has in the marketplace. Sapphire has created a very complete retail package that would suit any ATI fan well and Sapphire should not be looked down on for the substandard gaming experience that ATI has delivered this generation. I would say stay away from the Radeon HD 2900 XT in CrossFire at this time; it just does not represent a good gaming value."

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"XFX will be a welcome addition to the motherboard market. If they continue the tradition of great service and support that they have with their video cards to their motherboard line, there will be no doubt that they will succeed in this dog-eat-dog market. The XFX 650i Ultra and XFX 680i LT motherboards would be a great way to upgrade your box to the latest and greatest, and a great way to do it with a well known name..."

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Well the good news is that our friends at Aerocool have just sent us their latest front panel device. This new component takes the features that we have seen on quite a few devices and adds a twist to it. The FP-01 has the appearance of a Cdrom with a built-in digital card reader. But when the door is opened you get a complete readout of information about your PC. Is it worthy of taking up a 5.25 bay in your tower?….read on dear geeks and find out.

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On a speed level, it seems that DDR3 modules start from where the fastest DDR2 modules left off. DDR3 PC3-6400 (800MHz) and DDR3 PC3-8500 (1066MHz) are offered as ‘mainstream’ modules and PC3-1067 (1333MHz) and above are currently offered as high speed overclocking RAM. The best enthusiast DDR2 modules are currently struggling to reach 1250MHz and require voltage settings much higher than the 1.8V DDR2 standard. DDR3 timings appear considerably inferior to those of high-performance DDR2 modules but they are not directly comparable since the 8-bit pre-fetch buffer and the introduction of more technologies (such as power saving features, i.e. the auto self refresh and partial array self refresh) has them doing more things per cycle. PC3-12800 (1600MHz) modules are already being released to the market, so we feel that it won’t be late before we witness 1866MHz and even >2GHz modules available for sale, but it will certainly take several months, perhaps even years for DDR3 to overthrow DDR2 modules in the mainstream market. DDR2 RAM production is not going to decrease in the following months at the very least.

The P7230 may only sport a 10.6inch screen, but it includes everything else you’d ever want in a notebook PC, and we do mean everything.

Recognizing that people want to store and share their data in the smallest form factor, Vantec has developed a hard drive enclosure that will allow you to use a 2.5" SATA hard drive externally or internally. The Vantec EZ Swap EX 2.5 Inch Hard Drive Enclosure is the compact, internal/external, storage solution we're talking about.

Arctic Silver have everything to cater for chipset, VGA, Case or CPU cooling. Our most favoured product to date has been their original Freezer 7 CPU cooler which despite being 2 years old still cools our QX6700 Intel CPU without issue and in near silence, 24hours a day. Of course a good cooler can do only so much if a generic thermal compound is applied between the CPU/GPU/Chipset and the heatsink, luckily Arctic Cooling have us covered on this front as their MX-1 paste provides some excellent benefits over standard "gloop". However, the reason we are here is to introduce a new product, the MX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound.

"The principle behind the Accelero S2 is simple enough - The cooler's two copper heat pipes draw heat away from the GPU core, where they are dissipated amongst the thirty-one aluminium fins on the heat sink. From here, cool air from the case removes that heat, where it can be exhausted out of the back of the case thanks to the inclusion of a ventilated backplate for the second slot occupied by the cooler. Also included with the S2 are eight RAM sinks, to attach to the board's memory modules, completing the passive cooling solution."

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One of the first things that will strike you about the Genius Look 313 Media webcam -- they call it a "multifunctional & 330k pixels video camera", but I'm just going to call it a webcam -- is that it's quite a large item. This is because it not only contains an image capturing camera, but flanking the manually-focusing lens on either side is a speaker. What's more, you can twist this tube 90 degrees so that the speakers actually point towards you, instead of jutting out the sides. Nifty idea.

"The amount of data we go through and accumulate these days is absolutely insane. With the ever broadening landscape of the information super highway, higher resolution games, more in depth and sophisticated software, not to mention photographs, movies and music, our need to find storage room grows just as fast. The storage has to not only be secure but high speed and portable as well. It definitely doesn't hurt if it looks cool, too. To this end Maxtor has recently introduced a line up of high speed, external hard drives. The 750 GB Maxtor OneTouch III boasts bus transfer rates of up to 800 Mb/sec and sustained transfer rates of 73 MB/sec. Could this be the solution to my data dilemma?"

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Halo 2 PC is no reason to run out and upgrade to Vista, which is one thing you can be sure of. I don't know if Microsoft was trying to get more people to buy Windows Vista or what, but just don't. This makes the cost for most users far more than just the $50 to buy Halo 2, but also a Windows Vista upgrade. Wait for a good game that actually takes advantage of DirectX10 before you do that.

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Gametap is a one-stop-shop for emulator junkies, casual gamers and, perhaps most importantly, budget-conscious (aka. cheapskate) players who dont have $50-60 to drop on a game that may or may not turn out to be a buggy mess.

The MSI P35 Platinum motherboard overclocks pretty well (to 408 MHz), even though it does not have CPU clock multiplier adjustments in the BIOS. The new Intel P35 Express platform looks to be an excellent overclocker. We're excited to see what kind of results will be possible with a 1333MHZ FSB processor... Don't forget to check out the maximum motherboard overclocking chart at the end!

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"Akasa's AK-965 heatsink utilizes three "U" shaped copper heatpipes to connect a compact copper base block with widely spaced aluminum fins. It's 95mm PWM fan spins only as fast as needed to achieve good temperature control, and works well at moving air relatively quietly through the aluminum fins. Copper heatpipes are positioned close to the processor, and in the direct path of airflow at the other end. All good thermal design criteria in fact. Now if this heatsink looks familiar to you, it's because this arrangement of copper and aluminum works, so many other companies have released similarly built heatsinks. "

"NetBurst is already history, whereas the Core architecture is the very high-end of CPU offer nowadays, but still Intel decided to resurrect Pentium and give it another shot. Pentium E2000 processors have only 1MB of L2 cache, but when overclocked and compared to newest C2D E6420 processors with 4MB of L2 cache, they put impressive performance for sub-100USD processors. Let's see what Pentium E2140 / E2160 and Core 2 Duo E6320 / E6420 have to offer..."

"When we finished our first round of testing with the PNY 7300 GT DDR2 and 8500 GT DDR2 we came to the conclusion that the 7300 GT was only able to keep up with the newer card if we overclocked it. NVIDIA had succeeded in making a new generation low end card which improved performance over its predecessor. But then we got our hands on a DDR3 equipped 7300 GT and we had to change our conclusion."

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Evolution is the driving force behind change. It's what causes all forms of life to evolve in order to survive in their environment. The recently released P35 chipset is the next step in Northbridge evolution and Intel's answer to a changing environment in mid-range motherboards. Gone are the days when buying a mid-range board would leave you wanting for more features. Now when you buy a board such as the GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P you get eight, that's right eight, SATA-II ports and a whopping twelve USB 2.0 ports. This is all on top of some serious overclocking capabilities and high quality components. But trust me it just sounds expensive. So without further ado I present the next step in the evolution of the motherboard; the GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P.

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The PC version of Gears of War is definitely going to be announced at the E3 2007 this week - a leaked video (that got quickly pulled) confirms as much. What's interesting is the fact that it's apparently going to be a Games for Windows Live Title. So far every GFW Live title has been a Vista exclusive, supposedly because GFW Live "only works on Vista". So it looks almost certain that Microsoft is going to keep on pushing Vista with Gears of War as well and the XP gamers will have to wait and see if hackers can come up with a "fix" for this one, similar to the "fixes" produced for Shadowrun and Halo 2.

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While enthusiasts care only about the middle and high end computer parts market, it is the low end cards that bring in the most money for the manufacturers. All those desktop machines that are only used to browse the internet and write the occasional document don’t really need a GeForce 8800 Ultra, but considering that more and more people want to watch videos on their PCs an integrated graphics card doesn’t cut it either.

The Hush has some of that elegance the Lexa had, but at the same time it has a little space-age design in it as well. The thing that the Hush has over the Lexa and all the other cases from NZXT is that it is aimed at the silent PC crowd. Granted this is obviously where it gets its name from. With silence as one of the main features of this case a few other things one would look for would be pricing, size and manageability. And the Hush has all of this and more. Now that I have talked up the Hush lets move on to the review and some pictures.

"The HP LP3065 is an amazing 30-inch monitor that appeals to gamers and professionals alike."

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The "Mozart" name implies style and grace, and the Mozart home theater PC case certainly offers elegant styling. But is its beauty only skin deep? Here's an in-depth look at this popular home theater PC case from Thermaltake.

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“The most obvious physical change to the ATI TV Wonder 650 PCIe is of course the fact that the card now uses the PCI Express interface. The ATI TV Wonder 650 PCIe has kept its half-height PCI design, which allows it to fit easily into low profile HTPC systems.”

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Matrox made some waves with their GXM (Graphics eXpansion Modules) when they where first released, starting with the DualHead2Go. This module enabled dual monitor use with a single output. Their newest addition is the DualHead2Go Digital, which uses DVI as output method to allow higher resolutions. We try the device in Windows XP and Mac OS X using two 19 inch DVI based LCD montors.

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Everyone always wants good stable system memory, but not everyone wants to pay the price. When computer enthusiasts build or upgrade a system, RAM purchases are often relegated to the cheapest parts available, saving money at the expense of performance. Benchmark Reviews has tested the 2GB set of Crucial PC2-8500 CL5 Ballistix BL12864AA1065 DDR2 RAM against the rest of the competition, and the results may just be enough to sway your opinion away from discount memory.

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“The last time we looked at Ballistix tracer memory from Crucial it performed great and received our Editor's Choice Award. This time we are taking a look at the faster PC2-8500 memory running at 1066MHz. If you didn't check out our review of the PC2-6400 Ballistix Tracer memory the actual modules feature two rows of eight "chasing" red and green LED's atop the module, circulating at varying speeds proportional to usage. So let's take a look...”

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