XFX Radeon HD 4850 XXX 512MB video card review
Elite Bastards posted XFX Radeon HD 4850 XXX 512MB video card review

While XFX have always tended to stick with a given board's reference solution when it comes to launching new NVIDIA-based parts, in the case of the Radeon HD 4850 XXX they've decided to replace the cooling solution as well as upping both core and memory clock speeds. While this board's RV770 GPU gets a modest 25MHz increase, finding itself clocked at 650MHz, the memory used on this XXX Edition part is clocked at 1050MHz, giving the 512MB of GDDR3 on-board a more significant 57MHz boost.

XFX Radeon HD 4850 XXX 512MB video card review

EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Plus Review
HotHardware.com takes a look at the EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Plus

A few weeks back, we took an in-depth look at the dual-GPU powered NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295. Just to recap a bit; the GeForce GTX 295 is NVIDIA's current flagship graphics card that couples a pair of 55nm GT200 GPUs with 1792MB of frame buffer memory, culminating in what is ultimately the fastest, single graphics adapter on the market at this time. It appeared after about 5 months of work and fine tuning, NVIDIA was sick and tired of letting AMD's Radeon HD 4870 X2 lead the pack as the fastest single graphics card in the market.

In our launch article, we also gave you a glimpse of the EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Plus, but due to time constraints, we weren't able to benchmark and fully evaluate the card. We have since, however, given the EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Plus a good once over, and are ready to shine the spotlight on it here. Although it is, at its core, a straight-up reference design, EVGA worked a bit of their mojo and tweaked the GTX 295 Plus' clock speeds slightly to boost the card's performance over stock models. Click the link below and take a look...

EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Plus Review



Intel Atom 330 Dual-core Processor Review
PC Perspective posted a review on the Intel Atom 330 Dual-core Processor

Intel is finally bringing the low-cost PC world a dual-core version of the wildly popular Atom processor with the Atom 330. The CPU runs at 1.6 GHz and sports a pair of cores that both support HyperThreading for a total of four threads of computing. Will the Atom 330 revolutionize the performance levels of netbooks? Can it compete with the performance of the VIA Nano CPU finally?

Intel Atom 330 Dual-core Processor Review

MediaGate MG-35 3.5" USB 2.0 Multimedia External IDE HDD Player Review
TestFreaks posted a review on the MediaGate MG-35 3.5" USB 2.0 Multimedia External IDE HDD Player / Seagate Barracuda 500GB IDE Hard Drive

Today for review I've got a combo, Geeks is running a special until the 15th of February on the Mediagate MG-35 and 500GB IDE hard Drive for $119.95. I'm not going to really focus on the hard drive, as well, it's a hard drive, the real product review is the Mediagate MG-35. The MG-35 is a much more than an HDD enclosure, it's also a multimedia player with networking functionality as well so it can be used as a NAS device or even a streaming media player.

MediaGate MG-35 3.5" USB 2.0 Multimedia External IDE HDD Player Review

Intel Reveals Westmere 32nm Roadmap
Techgage.com posted their look at the Intel's latest roadmap, featuring the 32nm "Westmere" family.

Intel has unveiled most of what we wanted to know about their 32nm "Westmere" processors, and it looks like we have a fair amount to look forward to. In addition to the fact that we'll be seeing GPU/CPU processors later this year, the company also threw in a few other surprises, such as the inclusion of new security-based instructions. Read on to learn all of what's new.

Intel Reveals Westmere 32nm Roadmap

Intel CoreT i7 965 Extreme Quad Review
R&B Mods posted a review on the Intel CoreT i7 965 Extreme Quad

Core i7 a well known name for most computer users these days, it is Intels latest processor that really seems to crush all opponents on the market right now. We are going to benchmark the 965 Quad Core today which is the most expensive Core i7 processor on the market that retails for around 1000$. Will it be worth the money and how well does it really perform? That is a few of the questions we are going to answer in todays review.

Intel CoreT i7 965 Extreme Quad Review

Maxtor BlackArmor (160GB) Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Maxtor BlackArmor (160GB)

We all know that it is important to backup your computer's file on a regular basis, but if you want to make sure that data doesn't fall into the wrong hands, the Maxtor BlackArmor protects your backup data for you. It's an external hard drive that securely encrypts your important data that you have backed up, such as financial information, and ensures its safety. The drive has a 160GB storage capacity, which holds a fairly large amount of data and comes with some very strong encryption features as well.

Maxtor BlackArmor (160GB) Review

Microsoft Zune Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Microsoft Zune

We all know that Apple's iPod is the most popular digital music player on the planet. Yet, there are many competitors. The Microsoft Zune is one of them. We took a look to see how the Zune compared to the iPod and also to see if the Zune was worthy enough to attract its own audience. We found that while the iPod and other MP3 players are for people who like to listen to music, the Zune is the digital music player for music lovers. Our review will explain.

Microsoft Zune Review

OCZ Gold Series SDHC 8GB Review
Overclockers Online has posted a new review on the OCZ Gold Series SDHC 8GB

OCZ wasn't going to let us down with a sub-par memory card, and they didn't. The OCZ Gold Series SDHC card exceeded the claimed expectations of a Class 6 memory card. We peaked out at 11.5MB/s write and 20MB/s read. These numbers are similar to the original OCZ Class 6 SDHC card, but it does have a slight advantage from the tests I've done

> OCZ Gold Series SDHC 8GB Review

Scythe Kama Thermo Wireless Review
PCShopTalk posted a review on the Scythe Kama Thermo Wireless

On the back of the device we find the place that needs to be opened in order to replace the battery. To open the battery cover we have to rotate the cover clockwise with the help of a flat screwdriver or a coin.

Scythe Kama Thermo Wireless Review

Ultimate Ears SUPER.Fi 5 Personal Earphones Review
TestFreaks posted a review on the Ultimate Ears SUPER.Fi 5 Personal Earphones

A while back I took a look at the FutureSonics AtrioM5 Professional Earphones and I found them to be a very excellent product overall, today I've got another set of higher end earphones from Ultimate Ears, the SuperFi5 Personal Earphones. From my time with these earphones I've come to like them very much, they're very well made, they include several different styles and sizes of earbuds, and of course they sound very good as well. So continue on to learn more about a very nice set of earphones,

Ultimate Ears SUPER.Fi 5 Personal Earphones Review

Crucial PC3 10600 3x2GB Tri Channel Kit Review
OCC has published a new review on the Crucial PC3 10600 3x2GB Tri Channel Kit

As delivered from Crucial, the latencies on this set of modules are 9-9-9 at 1333MHz. This, of course, they will do at 1.5 volts. Surprisingly, they do 7-7-7-20 at 1333MHz at 1.58 volts as well. Running at 7-7-7 was nice at the bottom end but the modules didn't get too much further without big volts until the CAS latency was increased to 8. I bumped the voltage up to 1.65 and started the march to a higher speed and was able to pull off 8-8-8 at 800MHz, this with still less than 1.7 volts. Getting to the 1600MHz (800MHz) level was not something I was expecting from a $115 set of memory. Figuring they had some more in them, I kept pushing up the CAS latency without any more voltage and finally reached 894MHz at 10-10-10-28. Pretty decent for a non performance based set of memory.

Crucial PC3 10600 3x2GB Tri Channel Kit Review

Western Digital's Caviar Green 2TB hard drive
The Tech Report takes a look at Western Digital's Caviar Green 2TB hard drive

Western Digital's latest Caviar Green is the world's first 2TB hard drive. But does it live up to the GreenPower standard of silent operation, low power consumption, and solid performance? We've run one through its paces to find out.

Western Digital's Caviar Green 2TB hard drive

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition CPU HDZ940XCGIBOX Review
BmR posted a review on the AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition CPU

Nearly every enthusiast who has overclocked a computer system has wished that processors weren't restricting them from the hobby they love. Even I can still recall the good old days (less than four years ago) before Intel and AMD locked the clock multiplier on their processors and overclocking was a combination of factors and no limited to the stability of a motherboard. Intel believes that their Core i7-965 Extreme Edition (EE) processor series is worth the $1000 price tag, but AMD begs to differ. Perhaps the timing is right then, and consumers won't hastily spend unnecessary cash on an expensive unlocked processor when AMD offers their Black Edition Phenom II X4 940 CPU for just $220. Benchmark Reviews compares the field, and tests the X4 940BE HDZ940XCGIBOX against the Intel Core i7-920.

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition CPU HDZ940XCGIBOX Review

Zalman GS1000 Full-Tower Case Review
TheTechLounge posted a review on the Zalman GS1000 Full-Tower Case

You want a big, breezy, E-ATX case. You've gone over your floor plans, moved the furniture around, checked the availability of outlets, and made sure the space next to your desk can withstand the weight. Good. You're ready. There are only a few options that don't look like recycled server equipment, and Zalman's got their entry. Of course, these enclosures get expensive. This particular case's appeal is that it's not that expensive. It's available for less than 200, but it's got the slick looks and volume of cases that cost another fifty or more. So we know that something's left out of this case; the Cosmos has all kinds of NVIDIA ESA hardware, that adds to the sticker, but the Zalman 1000 has a SATA hot-swap cage, those probably add about the same build costs. What's been overlooked? Construction, or fit-and-finish?

Zalman GS1000 Full-Tower Case Review

MSI GX720 review, gaming portable with Turbo functions
Madshrimps takes a look at the MSI GX720

Gaming is going mobile, extending their product range MSI is offering the GX series portables for the person who wants to have the option of gaming entertainment on the go. Today we at Madshrimps take a close look at MSI GX720 model, a good all-round system with gaming capabilities, rich on multimedia features and a retro Turbo overclock button, but is it worth your money? Read on and find out!

MSI GX720 review, gaming portable with Turbo functions

BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX Graphics Card Review
Hardware Logic posted a review on the BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX Graphics Card

Today we put BFG's GeForce GTX 285 OCX under the microscope. We already know what Nvidia's new flagship single-GPU (not to be confused with its dual-GPU single videocard) solution brings to the table, and BFG looks to up the ante by overclocking its card beyond the reference design. Not only that, but BFG's OCX model currently ranks as the fastest-clocked GTX 285 on the market. Combined with the company's lifetime warranty, this would appear to be a slam dunk right from the tip-off, but even the favotires have a tendency to falter. Does BFG have game? Let's find out.

BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX Graphics Card Review

Thermaltake Spedo Advance Full-Tower Review
Techgage.com posted a review of Thermaltake's latest full-tower chassis, the feature-robust Spedo Advance.

Thermaltake has quite an offering on their hands with the Spedo Advance full-tower, and it might be one of the most robust chassis' we've had on our bench to date. Noticeable R&D went into this one, with cool features such as a wireless door fan, an "advanced" thermal chamber, pure black aesthetics and top-notch cable management.

> Thermaltake Spedo Advance Full-Tower Review

abit FunFab P71-A2 Digital PhotoFrame/Printer Review
XtremeComputing posted a review on the abit FunFab P71-A2 Digital PhotoFrame/Printer

Having reviewed there revolutionary P80 frame last year I was really interested to see what changes and any improvements abit have made to the new P71 Series frame they have brought out. The Digital frame I’ll be reviewing today in the P71-A2 frame that looks totally different from the P80 frame in every way so let’s get on the review and see what lays in store for me.

abit FunFab P71-A2 Digital PhotoFrame/Printer Review

AMD's Phenom II 810, 805, 720 & 710 socket AM3 processors
Bit-Tech published a comprehensive review of AMD's new Phenom II X4 and X3 socket AM3 processors

Finally, AMD is mostly lacking stock - right now, even a few days after release you still can't buy any of these CPUs - that's a mirroring of the Athlon X2 7750 and Phenom II X4 940/920 launches where actual product was unavailable for several weeks. We seriously hope AMD rectifies this soon, because it only gives Intel more chance to fill the gap.

At the end of the day, the Phenom II X3 710 is a superb price at a shade over £100 for a pretty high performance multi-core CPU (certainly better than the original "cheap" triple-cores) and dropped into an AM2+ motherboard the Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition affords some much needed consumer choice for inexpensive, multi-core overclocking fun.

AMD's Phenom II 810, 805, 720 & 710 socket AM3 processors