AMD Phenom II X4 940 Overclocking Performance
TechSpot takes a look at the AMD Phenom II X4 940 Overclocking Performance

Just two weeks ago AMD launched their new Phenom II X4 processors. As we learned in our review, the flagship model also known as the Phenom II X4 940 performs on par with its Core 2 Quad competition, which comes as great news for AMD who was severely lagging behind Intel before this launch.

Now, when it comes to overclocking, it's not how far you can increase the clock speeds that matters the most, but rather how well the processor scales and therefore performs once overclocked.

We will find that out as we push the Phenom II X4 940 through a series of tests running at 3.60GHz. It'll also have to face some fierce competition from a range of Intel Core 2 and Core i7 processors. And of course, we'll illustrate you on what was involved in getting this overclock out of the Phenom II X4.

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Overclocking Performance

Akasa Freedom Power 1000W PSU Review
Driverheaven posted a review on the Akasa Freedom Power 1000W PSU

Akasa have released a very large number of PSUs during the past few months, taking a piece of the pie from every market category. We have also received a large number of their PSUs to review, ranging from low-priced products aiming for the best possible value to efficient and silent mid-range PSUs to expensive enthusiast-oriented units featuring a monstrous output.

Akasa Freedom Power 1000W PSU Review



Powerstick - USB Powered Portable Charger
TestFreaks posted a review on the Powerstick - USB Powered Portable Charger

Today for review I've got an interesting and very useful little gadget called the Powerstick, it's from a company called Ecosol that makes many other types of power related products, by their name you can see they are an environmentally conscience company as well so this product should strike a chord with the green in you. Green aside though, this product is something that surprised me with it's function and form, it truly works as advertised. The main purpose of the product is to provide portable power for your portable devices like MP3 players and cellphones, it comes with several tips for popular devices. The Powerstick charges its internal battery from any USB port quickly, and there's even an LCD display to let you know the status of the battery's charge. The Powerstick works and works well

Powerstick - USB Powered Portable Charger

Intel Core i7 Memory Performance
Bit-Tech published a look at Intel Core i7 Memory Performance using Corsair's Dominator TR3X6G1600C8D memory.

Intel has made a system that for the most part alleviates the need for more memory bandwidth. Three channels of DDR3 means we're saturated with it from the word go, and for the most part spending big money on faster performance memory has a unnoticeable effect.

For games, it does nothing in the real world because the bottleneck is firmly elsewhere: either the threading capability of the game, the clock frequency of your CPU (not the Uncore) or the graphics subsystem. For other things, we're still limited for stuff like IO and storage bandwidth - so while people complain about memory use, having programs use up a big chunk of 6GB (or more) benefits performance because we're not limited by measly hard drives.

In the one important scenario - multi-tasking - the performance benefits are more considerable, so if you're heavily into running many things at once (partly what the Core i7-X58 combination was designed for) then there is likely a performance benefit in store for you.

Basically, we feel the best advice is don't go crazy because the benefits in the real world are generally not there and are better spent elsewhere. Buy memory that supports your CPU overclocking: but even if you run a base clock of 200MHz on a 6x multiplier from a Core i7 920, the memory can run at 1,200MHz so you don't need the full 1,600MHz.

Intel Core i7 Memory Performance

nVidia GeForce GTX 295 Review
ITreviewed posted a review on the nVidia GeForce GTX 295 video card

No matter what game you'll play with the GeForce GTX 295, you'll play it at dazzling frame rates, very high resolutions and the very best in image quality. Of course, the GTX 295 is totally wasted unless the rest of your machine is up to speed and you don't have a monitor running a native resolution of at least 1920x1200 pixels. It's also one of the loudest cards we've ever heard. But, it outperforms ATI's Radeon HD 4870 X2. If only the best will do, you've just found it. The rest of us will struggle to justify the ludicrous asking price.

nVidia GeForce GTX 295 Review

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard

The Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard features Ultra Durable 3 technology with a 2oz copper PCB for 50°C cooler working temperature when working under extreme loads. With 16 Intel P45 Express motherboards on the market, Gigabyte has a ton of motherboards to pick from. Read on to see if the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard is right for you.

Having used the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard for the last few weeks I have been very impressed with the performance. For anyone looking at a moderate cost, high performance solution it is definitely the way to go. Overclocking is where the Gigabyte EP45-UD3P really shines, I was able to take my retail Q9450 with just an 8x multiplier and crank it up a full 1200MHz without going over 1.3v

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard Review

Foxconn BloodRage X58 Motherboard Preview
Ninjalane has posted their preview article of the new Foxconn Bloodrage

The first thing you will notice on the BloodRage is the amount of time spent on the various design elements and color combination. Of course color is one of the primary things we look at in our board reviews and when a company is bold enough to create an enthusiast motherboard using Ninjalane color pallet we will be there showing our support.

Foxconn BloodRage X58 Motherboard Preview

Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Case Review
HotHardware.com posted a review on the Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Case

Innovation seems to be sporadic at best in the PC case market. We tend to see many more copycats and trend followers than trendsetters. Several true innovators come to mind, though, when we think about cases, and one of those innovative companies is Cooler Master. Sure, not every case designed by Cooler Master is a massive success or appealing to everyone, but it is one of the companies that the copycats watch and imitate. As a result of its innovation and success, Cooler Master is a proven and trusted brand and has been for quite some time.

Cooler Master recently sent us a new full tower chassis to evaluate named the HAF 932. Interesting name, huh? It's not the catchiest one we've ever heard, but most case names don't make much sense to begin with, at least not at first glance. In this case (no pun intended), HAF stands for High Air Flow. When you have a big, full tower chassis like the HAF 932, you can include some big fans, and that is just what Cooler Master decided to do. Come on by and check it out...

Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Case Review

CoolIT Domino ALC CPU Cooler Review
Rbmods posted a review on the CoolIT Domino ALC CPU Cooler

While air cooling solutions continue to progress, liquid cooling still offers better cooling performance. But most users shy away from liquid cooling as being too "advanced". CoolIT, makers of a wide range of cooling product, sent us one of the CPU cooler products, the Domino Advanced Liquid Cooling (ALC) CPU cooler, which promises liquid cooling performance without hassle. Will they be able to deliver on that promise? Read on to find out.

CoolIT Domino ALC CPU Cooler Review

MSI P7NGM-Digital (NVIDIA GeForce 9300 mGPU) Review
Hardware Zone posted a review on the MSI P7NGM-Digital (NVIDIA GeForce 9300 mGPU)

NVIDIA's GeForce 9300/9400 mGPU is going places, what with the new Ion platform for Atom powered devices. Today however, we're looking at the desktop segment with our second retail GeForce 9300 mGPU board, the MSI P7NGM-Digital arriving in our lab.

MSI P7NGM-Digital (NVIDIA GeForce 9300 mGPU) Review

Scythe Musashi Review
OCC has published a new review on the Scythe Musashi

I was very impressed with the cooling performance of the Scythe Musashi. Furthermore, by using the fan controller, the right fan speeds can be set to match performance with silent operation. However, if you want to use another fan controller or you simply do not want to use one at all, you will still need to leave the provided controller in the case, as it can't be disconnected from the fans. Due to the wide range of graphics cards it is compatible with, most PC users will be able to install it on their cards. The cooler is compatible with the ATI HD4800 series, though the GTX260 and the GTX280 from nVidia are not. To attach the heatsink, a backplate is provided, which has a small rubber cushion right in the middle, so the pressure is really put on the GPU and not on the PCB.

Scythe Musashi Review

A look at four X25-E Extreme SSDs in RAID
The Tech Report takes a look at four X25-E Extreme SSDs in RAID

Intel's X25-E Extreme SSD is easily the fastest flash drive on the market. Heck, it's just about the quickest 32GB you can plug into a SATA port. Read on to see what happens when you hook four of them up to a hardware RAID controller in a striped array.

A look at four X25-E Extreme SSDs in RAID

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 in Tri-SLI Tested
TweakTown tested the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 in Tri-SLI

Unlike the GTX 295, we can install three of the GTX 285 cards into a compatible system and what you essentially end up with is three cores. And while this is less cores than a Quad-SLI GTX 295 setup which only offers two cards but a grand total of four GPUs, the performance on a GTX 285 is superior to a single core on the GTX 295.

Today we'll simply be looking at the performance of adding the extra cards across our Vista benchmarks. With everything said and done, let's get stuck into the benchmarks and see if Tri-SLI is working a bit better than how it's been in the past.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 in Tri-SLI Tested

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P X58 Motherboard Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P X58 Motherboard

The GA-EX58-UD4P is the latest high performance X58-Express Series motherboard from GIGABYTE, designed to unleash the awesome power of Intel's new Core i7 processors and replaces the GA-EX58-UD5. Equipped with a host of new features including the new QPI interface, 3-channel DDR3 support, 3-Way SLI and CrossFireX support, Ultra Durable 3 technology and the industry's most extensive range of overclocking features, the EX58-UD4P is bringing excitement back into the high performance motherboard industry. In this article, Benchmark Reviews compares the Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard to their EX58-EXTREME, Intel's DX58SO Smackover, and last-generations GA-X48T-DQ6.

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P X58 Motherboard Review

Corsair TX850W Power Supply Review
DriverHeaven posted a review on the Corsair TX850W Power Supply

Throughout 2008 Corsair released a great range of power supplies which quickly earned them a strong reputation as a quality provider in the market. Today we will take a look at Corsair's tenth power supply product, the TX850 850W PSU. The TX850 is a newer, upgraded version of the very popular TX750 which we reviewed a few months ago. The TX series units are designed to offer great electrical performance at the best possible price to performance ratio.[/quote]
Corsair TX850W Power Supply Review

Zotac GeForce GTX 285 & GTX 295 Review
Techgage.com posted a look at NVIDIA's latest GPUs, in both single card and SLI configurations

When NVIDIA released their GTX 285 and 295 earlier this month, they successfully reclaimed the performance crown for both single and dual-GPU graphics cards. We're finally putting both of these models through our grueling testing, in both single card and SLI configurations, to see just how much value can be had when compared to previous offerings.

Zotac GeForce GTX 285 & GTX 295 Review

OCZ Throttle (eSATA Flash Drive) Review
Bjorn3D takes a look at the OCZ Throttle (eSATA Flash Drive).

OCZ has recently launched the Throttle. It is one of the kind portable storage as it is a flashed based drive but uses eSATA port and USB for data transfer. By combining both technologies, OCZ virtually ensures that the drive will have the better transfer rate and at the same time, keeps the durability of the flash based storage. Bjorn3D is quite fortunate that the good folks at OCZ are kind enough to ship one of of the Throttle drives to us for a review. Today, we shall see how this thing performs. Can this device revolutionize the storage on the go? Let's find out.

OCZ Throttle (eSATA Flash Drive) Review

Webroot Software Internet Security Essentials (WISE) Review
ITreviewed posted a review on the Webroot Software Internet Security Essentials

Webroot Software has a lot of experience in the anti-spyware market, but it's a newcomer in the security suite space - and it shows with WISE. While its spyware protection is second to none, it cleans up browsing and system usage traces effectively, and it includes 2GB of online backup with remote restore and file sharing, its firewall component isn't up to the job. Sadly, it failed port-scan tests and exploit tests, and there are loads of pop-up queries. And considering WISE is supposed to be a complete security suite, there are no anti-spam, privacy protection, parental control, or private data protection tools. There are better suites available.

Webroot Software Internet Security Essentials (WISE) Review

Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 GDDR4 512MB Video Card Review
Elite Bastards posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 GDDR4 512MB video card

As our introduction blurb made clear, the two major changes to this particular board are the use of a custom cooling solution, while from a performance perspective the removal of GDDR3 memory to be replaced with 512MB of GDDR4 also sees a 100MHz clock speed increasing, giving this board RAM modules clocked at 1100MHz against the 1000MHz parts on a reference board.

Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 GDDR4 512MB Video Card Review