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Review ImageAPIOTEK Laptop accessory cards

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

Review ImageEVGA e-GeForce 8800GTS 512MB Edition Review

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

Review ImageXFX Alpha Dog XXX 8800GT 256MB Review

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

Review ImageDiamond ATI HD 3850/3870 Review

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

Review ImageSilverStone TJ10 Case Review

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

Review ImageSwiftech Apogee Ultimate Liquid Cooling Kit Review

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

Review ImageThermalTake Armor JR Case Review

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

Review ImageEVGA GeForce 8800GT SSC Edition Review

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

Review ImageCoolerMaster CM Sphere Heatsink Review

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-

Review ImageGlacial power 550watt power supply Review

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

Review ImageLogitech G15 Keyboard Review

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

Review ImageCoolerMaster Cosmos 1000 Case Review

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

Review ImageIntel V8 versus AMD 4X4 Platform

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

Review ImageMemoirs Of A 2900XT CrossFire System

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

Review ImageTargus Desktop USB 2.0 4-port hub with audio pass-through

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.

Review ImageHANNS-G HW223D 22'' LCD Monitor Review

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....

Review ImageJetart Xpanel DT5000

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

Review ImageIntel Core2 Extreme QX6850 CPU Preview

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

Review ImageLogitech G11 Gaming Keyboard Review

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

Review ImageV7 D22W12 22 Inch Widescreen Monitor Review

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

Review ImageXFX 8800 Ultra XXX Edition Video Card Review

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

Review ImageData-Tec DS350 HDD Enclosure Review

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

Review ImageXFX GeForce 8600GTS XXX Video Card Review

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

Review ImageAMD Athlon 64 4800+ X2 Energy Efficient Review

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

Review Imageabit AirPace Wi-Fi Expansion Card Review

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

Review ImageASUS EAX1950 Crossfire Edition Video Card Review

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

Review ImageGIGABYTE 7600GS HDMI GV-NX76G256HI-RH Video Card Review

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

Review ImageSwiftech Quiet Power P180 Case Review

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

Review ImageNXZT Lexa case Review

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

Review ImageXFX GF 8800GTX XXX Overclocked Video Card Review

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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