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Author: Jonathan Russell Date: 12-26-2007 Category: Hardware Today we take a look at two products from APIOTEK, these two Express cards are designed to compliment your laptops integrated features as well as give you some new ones you may not have thought possible. APIOTEK has been around
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 12-15-2007 Category: Hardware Wow another week went by and NVIDIA has already made its own card to compete with 8800GT, and it comes in the form of the new 8800GTS 512MB Edition. This comes in the wake of more than a few new releases that we have seen in the l
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 11-30-2007 Category: Hardware XFX is first out of the gates with the latest gunslinger for the NVIDIA family, the all new XFX Alpha Dog XXX 8800GT 256MB Edition card. This card is priced at the same level as the ATI 3870 and is rumored to be thee card to have
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 11-25-2007 Category: Hardware Diamond has been making quite the comeback for themselves recently, it’s just a shame that ATI is in a slump and falling behind NVIDIA at every turn. The launch of the 2000 series added a bit of spark to an otherwise dull lineup o Author: Jonathan Russell Date: 11-14-2007 Category: Hardware The TJ10 from SilverStone is a full size chassis made entirely from aluminum. This allows the case to be light weight, anyone who has had to move a full tower loaded with components can attest to the need to keep weight down. If
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 11-12-2007 Category: Hardware Swiftech has been around for many years now and is a company that has helped pioneer the entire PC cooling industry. This is a company that is a hand’s on get down and dirty bunch that revels in excelling in their field and this s
Author: Jonathan Russell Date: 10-29-2007 Category: Hardware Today we have a ThermalTake Armor JR case to poke and prod and see what we can make it do. But first a little about ThermalTake, not that they need any real introduction, they have been around for eight years. With numerous groun
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 10-29-2007 Category: Hardware EVGA is no stranger to the VGA game and unless you are just as green as fresh picked lettuce to the PC world you should know their name by now. EVGA is one of the strongest brand partners NVIDIA has, and is a company who is almost
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 10-18-2007 Category: Hardware Most of us by now have at least some knowledge of CoolerMaster and their products as they have made quite a name for themselves in this business. From cases to coolers to fans they have a wide variety of products to offer the end-
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 10-09-2007 Category: Motherboards EVGA is one of the hardest hitting players in the VGA business and they plan to make waves in the motherboard market as well as seen in their latest 680i series of motherboards for both AMD and Intel platforms. Andrew Han and team
Author: Jonathan Russell Date: 10-09-2007 Category: Hardware Glacial Power formed in 2006, though they are a new company their engineer staff has around 15 years of experience with power supply units. In the past this assembled engineering team has been involved in designing numerous produc Author: Chris Gump Date: 09-17-2007 Category: Hardware Logitech is a household name amongst gamers, known for making great products. I've been using a G7 wireless mouse for just about a year and love the thing. I was excited when I was given the opportunity to get my hands on the G15
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 09-12-2007 Category: Hardware CoolerMaster has always been a company that has delved headfirst into the thermal and enclosure market dedicated to the vast PC industry. I have been using their products for many years now and their product always fluctuates betw
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 09-06-2007 Category: Motherboards Gigabyte is and has been one of the top players in the PC movement and we have worked with them many times in the past on many a project. They are only second to Asus and the number two company that has the enthusiast's ear and ey
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 08-30-2007 Category: Hardware In the world of CPU processors, whose is the best is always in question as the balance has swung in both directions in this war of the silicon wafer. Intel has been the leader many times and on many levels and markets, and althoug
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 08-15-2007 Category: Hardware The reason I built this system was after seeing the new 2900XT 1GB series cards (I finagled out of Diamond) in action; I started noticing that there were areas in some games that actually had more background detail than my other s
Author: Tolemac Date: 08-08-2007 Category: Hardware Targus has been in the mobile technology cases and accessories business since 1996, and has a very wide range of products; from notebook, PDA and camera cases; to mice, keyboards, mobile CD-R/DVD drives, iPod accessories and more.
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 07-27-2007 Category: Hardware I first heard of HANNS-G when I was surfing the Newegg website looking for an affordable 22" monitor for my test labs, and of course one that wouldn't break the bank either. After doing some intense web based research, I found.... Author: Tolemac Date: 07-26-2007 Category: Hardware Jetart, while not a huge name in cooling solution circles, even though they've been in business since 1989, does have a wide variety of cooling products from CPU and GPU coolers to Notebook and Hard Drive coolers. Today I'm checki
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 07-16-2007 Category: Hardware Intel has dominated the playing field of CPU technology for the last two decades, and even though rival company AMD for awhile stole some of their fire with their FX series CPUs, Intel is once again leading the pack, and without c
Author: Evan Oliver Date: 07-15-2007 Category: Hardware Logitech is an extremely well known name when it comes to peripherals such as keyboards, mice, joysticks and PC speaker systems. They seem to be constantly striving to improve their product lines in each area, as they never rest
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 06-26-2007 Category: Hardware 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. Not to mention that 22" LCD screens are currently the latest and hottest selling monitors f
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 05-25-2007 Category: Hardware The positives of the 8800 Ultra are that it is the fastest video card available bar none. The 8800 Ultra is an Overclocked 8800 GTX and performs as such. Video cards like the 8800 GTX and Ultra have the capability of doing DirectX
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 05-21-2007 Category: Motherboards I reviewed abit's AB9 Pro a while back and it was an excellent board. In fact, I've found almost every one of their boards to be excellent in almost every respect. The issues I had in the General Usage area of the review prevent m
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 05-03-2007 Category: Motherboards NVIDIA has launched two new chipsets in the last few weeks, the nForce 680i LT SLI chipset, which has many of the features of the 680i chipset minus the higher memory clocking and a third PCI Express x16 slot for other uses and th
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 04-30-2007 Category: Motherboards The AD580 XR motherboard has all of the features you would expect from a Crossfire compatible motherboard and if you're in the market for an ATI graphics card would make an excellent choice. The board has 6 SATA ports, and many ex
Author: Shannon Piel Date: 04-25-2007 Category: Hardware Between the lack of thought and the even more apparent lack of craftsmanship this HDD enclosure puts itself damn close to being useless. With a current market flooded with HDD enclosures a manufacture has to employ careful planni
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 04-25-2007 Category: Motherboards At the sales counter XFX is a company that can be trusted and that is the priceless equation when it comes to making a buying decision. I give the new XFX 680i LT SLI board a Hot Product Award as we all know it's a very solid chip
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 04-17-2007 Category: Hardware XFX and NVIDA have once again teamed up to bring us another outstanding product in the form of the 8600GTS as it has the right balance of performance versus price ratio. Overclocking seems to be very good as well as the card comes
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 04-15-2007 Category: Motherboards From a features point of view, the ASUS Commando motherboard is more board than many boards on the market. The inclusion of GRAW and 3DMark06 on a motherboard bundle is unique to ASUS's Republic of Gamer's line of motherboards. Fr
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 04-11-2007 Category: Motherboards From a features point of view, the abit F-190HD motherboard is excellent, with everything you would want from a board targeted towards integrated graphics. The unique feature of HDMI on the RX700 chipset means that you will likely
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 04-01-2007 Category: Motherboards As a less expensive alternative to the nForce 680i SLI boards, the P5N32-E SLI Plus board is a good choice for the gamer wanting SLI on their motherboard. Performance-wise the board performs near on-par with the nForce 680i SLI bo
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 03-29-2007 Category: Hardware The 4800+ is an interesting CPU. Energy efficiency is more and more important as the Green initiative makes computer manufacturers work on lowering power requirements and the 4800+ does this as advertised. The 4800+ consumes 30W l
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 03-25-2007 Category: Motherboards In many ways the EVGA 680i LT SLI motherboard is a true enthusiast's motherboard that has many features that will appeal to a variety of users from gamers, to overclockers and those who just want a stable fast board in their syste
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 03-20-2007 Category: Hardware The abit AirPace Wi-Fi Wireless card is an interesting computer accessory for today's expanding market. With virtually every computer user going Wireless in one form or another, there is a growing need for PCI Express Wireless Net
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 03-12-2007 Category: Motherboards The ECS board is in many respects similar to the ASUS board I reviewed at the AMD launch of the 690G chipset. The motherboard comes with the most bare of essentials in terms of bundle, as the board comes with a single SATA cable a
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 03-08-2007 Category: Motherboards From a features point of view, the M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition motherboard can't be beat. To go along with SLI technology, the board comes with a remote control, a 512MB USB Flash drive, the ScreenDUO PDA like device and more,
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 02-28-2007 Category: Motherboards From a gamers point of view the AMD RADEON 1250 is the best available integrated graphics chipset on the market bar none. Modern games like Oblivion, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Prey, and Star Trek Legacy are practically unpl
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 02-28-2007 Category: Hardware The X1950XTX and X1950 Crossfire Edition cards are designed to work together and despite my misgivings about the Crossfire cable, the combination of a X1950 Crossfire Edition + X1900XTX or X1900XTX card work together well in both
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 02-21-2007 Category: Motherboards The 775XFire-eSATA2 is an interesting board that has been overshadowed by the 965 chipset that replaced the 945 chipset the board is based upon and the new Core 2 Extreme and Duo CPUs. The chipset does not support the new CPUs mea
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 02-12-2007 Category: Hardware The 7600GS from GIGABYTE is an interesting video card. Unfortunately, the card came bare with no bundle or accessories, and I had no HDMI capable monitor to test it with. With the proliferation of video cards on the market today s
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 02-07-2007 Category: Motherboards To say that I'm impressed with the ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe board is an understatement. Doc uses the board in his primary gaming computer and that says a lot right there about what he and I think of the board in terms of features, perfo
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 02-02-2007 Category: Motherboards The ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard is an interesting board in many respects. The board is targeted towards the digital consumer with features like HDTV Out and the standard features of ASUS motherboards, making this board an excellent
Author: Doc Overclock Date: 01-29-2007 Category: Hardware There are many good things about this cooling system and case combination that will make it great for many different users and applications. For the overclocker this solution is not the best you can get system for keeping your CPU
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 01-25-2007 Category: Motherboards The ECS PX1 Extreme is an interesting board in many respects. The board supports Intel's Viiv platform. The included bundle is excellent in every respect with the hardware and software both, as 5 SATA cables are enough for everyon
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 01-24-2007 Category: Motherboards So what differentiates the Intel D975XBX2KR from other motherboards already on the market? The first thing you get is Intel's bundling. Intel can offer a lower price to OEMs with their CPU+motherboard combos. The software that com
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 01-19-2007 Category: Motherboards At a price of $77 bucks online, the Biostar TForce 550 board is targeted towards the mainstream segment of the market and is a good buy for those wanting an inexpensive non-SLI motherboard. The performance isn’t as good as the big Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 01-15-2007 Category: Hardware The NXZT Lexa case is an excellent case for those wanting plenty of expansion room while wanting a different look than the standard beige case. Aesthetically, the NZXT Lexa case is absolutely beautiful. Positives of the case inclu
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 01-11-2007 Category: Motherboards ASUS has done a wonderful job with their P5N-E SLI chipset. So wonderful, in fact that in many respects the performance of the board outdoes its bigger sibling the 680i SLI. The features that the nForce 680i SLI boards bring to th Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 01-06-2007 Category: Motherboards The P5B-E is on Newegg for a retail price today of $120, matching other P965 boards on the market. It's 2007 and the Quad Core CPUs from Intel will likely come out in full force in the New Year. The P5B-E is ready for Quad Core or
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 01-02-2007 Category: Hardware The XFX GF 8800GTX 630M 768 M Dual DVI TV XXX Edition video cards is an interesting addition to XFX’s lineup. The card is overclocked over the standard 575MHz core/1.8GHz memory 8800GTX, but in many respects the card is CPU limite
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