Tagan 900Watt BZ900 Power Supply Review
TechwareLabs has published a review of the Tagan 900Watt BZ900 Power Supply.

Today TechwareLabs takes a look at the Tagan 900W power supply which includes some unique features we have not seen elsewhere. If you like lights and adding not only a powerful, reliable power supply to your case but also a components which will attract attention then the Tagan BZ900 may be just what your looking for.

Tagan 900Watt BZ900 Power Supply Review

Logitech G51 5.1 Computer Speakers Review
APH Networks has published a new review on the Logitech G51 5.1 Computer Speakers

I don't know what the phrase "gaming peripherals" means to you, but to many technology enthusiasts it usually means an overdone combination of odd colors, excessively distracting LEDs, tasteless designs, and equipment built with pages over pages of compromises in the name of 'gaming'. However, equipment slapped with the gaming label doesn't actually guarantee poor quality all the time. The Logitech G51 surround sound speakers are designed and marketed as gaming speakers, but how does this 5.1 set fit into the category of daily usage and real life applications for stuff such as music in addition to audio positioning in games? I can't help but notice all the glowing reviews on this set of speakers for the last few months, and to be honest I was a bit skeptical -- I mean, if the subwoofer is powerful enough to knock things off your desk and cause pictures to fall off your wall, or alter your house's structural integrity, it's an earthquake machine capable of delivering a magnitude of seismic energy earning at least a 4.5 on the Richter scale. Generally speaking, we'll check into how these speakers really perform on an objective scale in our subjective tests of what we think of these speakers today.

Logitech G51 5.1 Computer Speakers Review



Maingear Ephex 3-Way SLI Gaming System Review
HotHardware evaluate the design, build quality and performance of Maingear's Ephex high performance gaming system configured with 3-Way SLI technology from NVIDIA.

We were introduced to Maingear in the process of NVIDIA's 3-Way SLI launch, when NVIDIA had the company configure us a system to test and evaluate 3-Way SLI technology in general. Obviously, NVIDIA felt Maingear's Ephex system build was high quality enough to send out to the press on behalf of their new 3-Way SLI technology. So the question is, beyond 3-Way SLI, does Maingear's Ephex live up to customer expectations of a super high-end gaming system as whole? That's what we wanted to find out.

Maingear Ephex 3-Way SLI Gaming System Review

XFX 8800GTS 512MB Review
XSReviews has reviewed the XFX 8800GTS 512MB graphics card

For many enthusiasts looking for a new GPU, it would seem best to wait for the 9 series which will be coming from nVidia over the next few months. However, what do you do if you happen to want something now, now, now? Well, the latest card from the green camp is the 8800GTS "refresh" with 512MB. Is it worth it's price tag? Let's find out.

XFX 8800GTS 512MB Review

Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme Fan Controller Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme Fan Controller

Sunbeam is well known for their four channel Rheobus fan controller. Recently, they decided to create a new version called the Rheobus Extreme which has six channels and can support up to 30 W per channel. Each channel has a clear knob that glows blue, and the brightness changes with the fan speed setting. We take a look at this new fan controller and put it to the test.

Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme Fan Controller Review

Samsung Syncmaster 275T 27-inch LCD Display Review
PC Stats posted Samsung Syncmaster 275T 27-inch LCD Display Review

Samsung's Syncmaster 275T LCD/TFT display is a 27" wide screen (16:10 aspect ratio) monitor with a native resolution of 1920x1200 pixels. The LCD panel has an anti-reflective non-glossy coating and features a brightness rating of 500 cd/m2, contrast ratio of 1000:1 (dynamic contrast of 3000:1). The LCD panel boasts a 6ms G-to-G pixel refresh time and a moderately tight pixel pitch of 0.303mm. In our experience, brightness and contrast ratio take a back seat to viewing angles, and in the Syncmaster 275T's case it has the best you can hope for - 178° / 178° horizontal / vertical.

Samsung Syncmaster 275T 27-inch LCD Display Review

Rosewill RX353-S BLK USB eSATA HDD Enclosure Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Rosewill RX353-S BLK USB
eSATA HDD Enclosure.

The Rosewill RX353-S BLK is a SATA drive enclosure that offers both USB 2.0 and the latest eSATA interfaces. The aluminum case accepts any single 3" SATA drive, either SATA150 or 300, with support for NCQ and up to 1TB of capacity. With the USB 2.0 connection, transfer rates of up to 60MB/s are possible and 300MB/s with eSATA, depending on the drive used.

Rosewill RX353-S BLK USB eSATA HDD Enclosure Review

Panasonic DVD-S53 DVD Player Review
Hardware Secrets posted Panasonic DVD-S53 DVD Player Review

These days where you can find a Sony DVD player with HDMI output costing USD 60 at Best Buy you may wonder why someone in his (or her) right mind would buy a USD 100 player from Panasonic. The answer is simple: Panasonic DVD-S53 can play not only Divx files – a feature somewhat easy to find on players from major brands – but also MPEG4 files. If you have a lot of home videos stored under these formats in your PC this feature gives you the opportunity to burn all your videos directly to DVD-ROM as regular files and play them on your TV, without the need to convert them to DVD-Video format first, process that takes an eternity.

Panasonic DVD-S53 DVD Player Review

NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512MB G94 Tested
Tweaktown posted a review on the NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512MB G94

The latest graphics card to make its way to the labs at TweakTown (and the public very soon) is the 9600GT. Generally speaking, any x600 form of card has never been that exciting really; sure the 8600GT and 8600GTS weren’t bad, but far from what you’d call exciting.

What makes this one any more interesting you say? Well, word floating around the interweb is that the card is supposed to be quite the performer. How much of a performer is it? It doesn’t really matter at this second because we’re only a few pages away from finding out exactly that!

NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512MB G94 Tested

Watercooling Fluid Shootout
bit-tech published a Watercooling Fluid Shootout, which compares three of the leading non-conductive fluids to good old distilled water

But all of this was for one worthy goal – is there a fluid that reigns supreme? Does anything do water's job better than water? The numbers don't lie – nothing is better than pure, straight up water so far, at least where temperatures are concerned.

But there are a couple fluids that perform just as well, and their side benefits of colouring, anti-corrosion and (most of all) non-conductivity make them well worth your time. Though temperatures are our primary concern, I've also made sure to note other aspects of each fluid that can have an effect on overall usability – colouring, bubble dispersion, and clean-up.

Watercooling Fluid Shootout

bGears b-Envi SFF Case Review
DragonSteelMods.com posted a review on the bGears b-Envi SFF Case

Today for review I've got the b-Envi SFF case from bGears and it's a nice case overall packed with several cool features like a built in removable 2.5" hard drive enclosure, 58-in-1 card reader and quiet 120mm fan. The b-Envi is an all aluminum case making it very lightweight and portable with room for two hard drives and one optical drive. The first thing that struck me about this case was the fact that there are no buttons on it, it features a touch sensitive panel with 'buttons' that light up to be touched when you want to power of/off or reset the system, it even has an automatic locking mechanism so the 'buttons' can't be accidentally touched.

bGears b-Envi SFF Case Review

X2gen 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the X2gen 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor.

My point being, if you are still using an ancient CRT monitor, you owe it to yourself and your desk to upgrade to a slim LCD and there is no better time than the present. Today we will be looking at a "budget" 19" widescreen LCD monitor, the Black X2gen VGA/DVI TFT LCD Monitor w/Speakers, to see if it is worth the relatively low asking price.

X2gen 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor Review

Patriot Viper Extreme 2x1024MB PC3-15000 Review
Overclockers Online has posted a new review on the Patriot Viper Extreme 2x1024MB PC3-15000 memory

Patriot Memory has really stepped up their game with this Viper Extreme offering. An unrecognized name in a lot of enthusiast circles, Patriot Memory has obviously decided that they want to adjust that anonymous position with an impressive initial DDR3 offering. The PC3-15000 kit we looked at today is amongst the highest kits for rated frequencies of DDR3 memory available and to specify this kit for operation at 1.90v on both P35 and X38 is very industrious. Patriot hasn't just put a set of extremely fast modules out there, they have put together a complete package from head to toe.

Patriot Viper Extreme 2x1024MB PC3-15000 Review

BFG 800 W Power Supply Review
Hardware Secrets posted a new article on the BFG 800 W Power Supply

BFG, the traditional video card manufacturer, has recently entered into the Power Supply business. Their 800 W model has two 80-mm fans to cool down the unit and the PC and two PCI Express auxiliary connectors, to feed two video cards under SLI or CrossFire configuration. Let's take an in-depth look inside this power supply and see if it can really deliver its labeled 800 W.

BFG 800 W Power Supply Review