Vizo Milano 3.5" Media Hard Drive Enclosure Review
APH Networks posted a review on the Vizo Milano 3.5" Media Hard Drive Enclosure

In the digital home, there are many ways to play media that's physically located on your computer on your home stereo system. From the classic method of using a high end sound card such as the Asus Xonar D2 (Or an Asus Xonar U1 if USB is your only choice), to using a Slim Devices Squeezebox to stream media using a network, the possibilities are endless. One to add to this combination is the Vizo Milano. This unique hard drive enclosure allows you to simply pop in a hard disk drive, and the enclosure does the rest. It supports digital out to your receiver for audio, and hooks up to your TV using major analog formats to play video and display pictures. It even comes with a remote control! Will this media enclosure change the way we play digital files on home theater setups? Let's have a detailed look at the Vizo Milano media player and hard drive enclosure today.

Vizo Milano 3.5" Media Hard Drive Enclosure Review

ASUS Xonar D2 Sound Card and U1 USB Audio Station Reviews
PC Perspective posted ASUS Xonar D2 Sound Card and U1 USB Audio Station Reviews

The Xonar D2 and U1 sound devices give ASUS a great 1-2 punch that should challenge Creative as the best third-party sound products on the market today. I think the main issue is getting consumers to actually look at these products and their specifications before they go on auto-pilot and purchase Creative's respective products. Creative has had a hold on this market for years now, but I think they finally have some competition that should get some publicity.

ASUS Xonar D2 Sound Card and U1 USB Audio Station Reviews



Ultra X2 750W Modular Power Supply Review
3D Game Man posted a review on the Ultra X2 750W Modular Power Supply

The Ultra X2 750W Power Supply has a super high gloss Titanium paint finish and comes with a large 120mm blue LED fan with Ultra's logo and two windows that look really cool. The quiet 120mm fan along with the many ventilation holes means that the PSU will remain cool in almost any environment. This PSU has lots of leads and they are all modular sleek looking FlexForce cables. As the name suggests, the cables are super flexible, which allows them to bend around almost anything. They are perfect for hiding cables behind the motherboard tray or neatly tucking them out of sight. This design also increases airflow inside the case by about 30% over standard PSU cables. Watch the video to find out more and check out the bloopers at the end.

Ultra X2 750W Modular Power Supply Review

Foxconn F1 Motherboard Prototype
Hardware Secrets takes a first look at the Foxconn F1 Motherboard Prototype

During CES 2008 Foxconn showed us a prototype of a motherboard based on a non-revealed Intel chipset (probably Intel's forthcoming P45 chipset) that will have four PCI Express x16 slots, allowing four video cards under CrossFireX using an Intel solution. It is not only that, this prototype – internally known as F1 – will come with a water-cooling solution to cool down the chipset and the transistors from the voltage regulator circuit, and below the north bridge block it has a thermoelectric cooler (TEC, a.k.a. "Peltier").

Foxconn F1 Motherboard Prototype

ASUS Silent Knight II CPU Cooler Review
Virtual Hideout posted ASUS Silent Knight II CPU Cooler Review

The most promising physical technological improvements have been, and still are, the implementation of heat pipes. Manufacturers have designed heat pipe specific CPU coolers using various numbers of pipes. Some makers design theirs with only a couple heat pipes while others seem to add as many as they can fit on a CPU cooler. Some look like CPU coolers and others look like engines with copper headers. While all these variations have their own appeal, ASUS has chosen to design coolers with a more isometric feel in their lineup.

We've seen a few of their coolers here at VH before and they were always worthy of recommendations. We have a new one on hand that is actually an updated version of the original Silent Knight CPU Cooler. Today, the Silent Knight II CPU Cooler is on the work bench and looks quite promising.

ASUS Silent Knight II CPU Cooler Review

Super Talent PC14400 1800Mhz DDR3 2GB Memory Kit Review
Tweaknews.net posted Super Talent PC14400 1800Mhz DDR3 2GB Memory Kit

The Super Talent PC3-14400 CL7-7-7-21 High-Speed DDR3 1800MHz 2x1GB RAM kit W1800UX2GP is like a fine wine, it's not going to be appeasing to all types of taste pallets. This ram is defiantly tailor made for the high-end enthusiast that wants the fastest memory performance possible. One quick glance at spec sheets, you will find few boards at this time list official 1800MHz support.

Super Talent PC14400 1800Mhz DDR3 2GB Memory Kit Review

Adesso WKB-3000UB Wireless Trackball Keyboard Review
TechwareLabs has published a review of the Adesso WKB-3000UB Wireless Trackball Keyboard.

Today we have a look at a mini wireless keyboard from Adesso that has a built in trackball. Its small, lightweight, and features a 30 foot range but is it easy to use? We test out the Adesso WKB-3000UB to bring you the results.

Adesso WKB-3000UB Wireless Trackball Keyboard Review

Thermaltake Armour+ case Review
Bit-Tech published a review of Thermaltake's Armour+ case

On the one hand the case is (and I'm finally just going to come out and say it) pretty ugly. At the same time though it performs decently in the thermal performance tests, has plenty of room in it and also is incredibly beefy in terms of the amount of hardware it can hold.

/ /But it's pretty ugly. And noisy.

When it comes down to it though, it's obvious that only a certain type of person is going to be interested in the Armour+ - those who really enjoy showing off their over stylised cases at big LAN events. It's / /all about the e-peen.

The ThermalTake Armour+ is a good case and ticks nearly all the boxes, but for me personally it is let down by a horrible look, bizarre doors which really, honestly, confound me and the fact that it's a bit too noisy. Factor into that the price as well, realising that for £20 less you could get a far classier and quiter case like the Antec P182 ($60 less in the US) and the ThermalTake Armour+ is a bit less overwhelming.

Thermaltake Armour+ case Review

Sam and Max: Moai Better Blues Review
bit-tech published a review of Sam and Max: Moai Better Blues

The main problem with Sam & Max Season Two: Moai Better Blues is one of length.

No matter what others may tell you, length is everything and with the game only lasting two or three hours, the fun is over just as you're starting to get into the game. This was a problem with / /Season One and it's still a problem with //Season Two. I suppose it's not really a criticism as such, more testament to the quality of the game that you don't really want it to end when it does. There's a trade-off to be made between the episodic nature of the game and length of the game though, and this time the episodic argument won.

Despite Telltale Games having made some changes to the games based on user feedback, the main niggle still exists: Sam still walks like he should be using a walking stick. While it is possible to make him run, this doesn't work on every screen and more often than not, you're left twiddling your thumbs while Sam ambles from one side of the screen to the next.

Sam and Max: Moai Better Blues Review

Sunbeamtech Freezing Storm reviewed
BurnOutPC.com has just posted a review on the SunbeamTech Freezing Storm

It's been a case bonanza the last few weeks here at BurnOutPC. We've looked at two Antec cases, two revoltec cases, and now it's time for Sunbeamtech to step into the game and see what their made of. Sunbeamtech has been around for a while now. At first only active in the casemodding scene, but later with unique high performance products under their subsidiary brand Tuniq. Sunbeam has had a few cases in their assortment already, one of those is the Freezing Storm.

Sunbeamtech Freezing Storm reviewed

ASUS EN8800GTS 512MB Graphics Card Review
Tech ARP posted ASUS EN8800GTS 512MB Graphics Card Review

The ASUS EN8800GTS 512MB is based on the NVIDIA G92 GPU, which is the leaner, meaner version of the ground-breaking NVIDIA G80 GPU that powered graphics cards like the GeForce 8800 GTX and the GeForce 8800 Ultra.

The ASUS EN8800GTS 512MB looks set to blaze a new trails in both performance and value for money. It not only boasts the smaller, cooler and faster G92 GPU, it also comes with the VP2 PureVideo HD video processor. As such, it offers significant advantages in performance and features over the older GeForce 8800 graphics cards.

But just how much faster is the EN8800GTS 512MB compared to the new GeForce 8800 GT or the higher-end GeForce 8800 GTX? Let's find out in this comprehensive review of the ASUS EN8800GTS 512MB.

ASUS EN8800GTS 512MB Graphics Card Review

CSX Cases by Cooler Master
Hardware Secrets takes a look at the CSX Cases by Cooler Master

CSX is a partnership between Cooler Master and Smooth Creations USA to provide professional-grade paint job and artwork for Cooler Master cases. So you can buy from them any Cooler Master case with an outstanding paint job. You can either choose from one of their existing artworks or ask them to create an exclusive artwork for you. On Cooler Master booth during CES 2008 we could see several different artworks they have available; the final quality of the paint job is one of the best we've seen, using automotive painting. In this article we will show you all the cases they were displaying during CES 2008.

CSX Cases by Cooler Master

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB HDD Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB HDD.

With drives as large as 1TB (that's a terabyte, you know. 1024GB) available in mainstream technology, the once considered monstrous 500 giggers now seem like pocket change and are the budget user's choice buy. Today we're going to have a look at Western Digital's 500GB Caviar SE16 (WD5000AAKS) drive, one of the most popular drive for system builders lately.

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB HDD Review

Noctua NF-P12 120mm Fan Review
Mikhailtech posted Noctua NF-P12 120mm Fan Review

Many of us are not happy by the noise that our computers are making. I am one of those people, and I know how annoying fans can become especially when you want to work in a quiet environment. After hearing about Noctua, I thought, well this could be just another company that states that their fans are totally silent, but I was wrong. I got a sample of Noctua's NF-P12 120mm fan and I was shocked by how quiet computers can become. Noctua's fans use high-grade components as well as extremely strict quality control in order to maintain the highest possible quality standard. In this review I will be looking at the Noctua NF-P12 fan. The NF-P12 is the latest fan that Noctua has to offer at the moment. So let's take a look at what this fan has to offer.

Noctua NF-P12 120mm Fan Review

Danger Den MC-TDX 775 CPU Waterblock Review
OCModShop posted Danger Den MC-TDX 775 CPU Waterblock Review

With all the new dual core and quad core processors in the market now a days using more and more power and producing more and more heat, many people need to upgrade their cooling, as well. For many, stock coolers work just fine, but what if you have a water-cooling system?

I've been running the Danger Den (DD) kit for a few years, and they have never left me behind. I love my old TDX block, but now the guys at DD have come up with something new: the Danger Den MC-TDX, which is specifically made for quad-core processors. I have yet to find out what the "MC" means in the MC-TDX means but I figure it stands for "Multi Core".

Danger Den MC-TDX 775 CPU Waterblock Review