HotHardware.com posted a review on Dell's XPS 710 H2C Performance Gaming System

The Dell XPS 710 H2C Edition is billed as a top-of-the-line ultra-performance machine built with the most hardcore of gamers in mind, a niche that Alienware is very familiar with. Not only does the XPS 710 H2C hold the distinction of being Dell's first non-limited edition factory overclocked computer, it also uses Dell's first in-house liquid cooling system to keep it's quad-core power plant cool. The XPS 710 H2C is the most heavily performance-specified XPS system yet, with an Intel Core 2 QX6700 processor, dual GeForce 8800 GTXs, 4 GB of RAM and two Western Digital Raptors in a RAID 0 array, as standard equipment. We recently got our hands on one and we've been putting it through its paces, as it ripped through the benchmarks in our labs.

Dell's XPS 710 H2C Performance Gaming System - Evaluation

Tech ARP has added an entry about Vanderpool Technology to the BIOS Optimization Guide.

We have just posted the Vanderpool Technology BIOS feature today. This brings the BIOS Optimization Guide to more than 390 BIOS features.

"Vanderpool Technology is used to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology (IVT) extension, which is also known by the development code name of Vanderpool. It allow multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on the same system. It does this by creating virtual machines, each running its own x86 operating system...

Vanderpool Technology added to the BIOS Optimization Guide



XYZ Computing posted a Cooler Master NotePal S Review

The NotePal S is a great place to put your notebook computer. It's easy to use and does what we expected of it. If you are looking for a way to make your notebook more comfortable to use and you like typing at an angle, or just want to raise the display and use a separate keyboard, this will do the job and add some style points to your workplace.

Cooler Master NotePal S Review

PC Stats posted a beginners guide about Decrypting Document & Zipped File Passwords

Quick and simple ways to unlock those Microsoft Word, Zip, or PDF files that you've forgotten the password to. If you want to make sure that only you and your compatriots can access certain documents, encrypting and password protecting said documents is the obvious way to go. To this end, many popular software packages provide a method of safeguarding files, generally based on a password. This is fine, but what if you forget the password? You might as well have deleted your work, right?

Beginners Guides: Decrypting Document & Zipped File Passwords

FrostyTech posted an Enzotech Ultra-X Heatsink Review

We might as well get to the point in the first sentence of this review, the Enzotech Ultra-X heatsink performs really well on Intel and AMD processor platforms with its fan at full speed. It doesn't hurt that the Ultra-X has a large 120mm fan, plenty of aluminum cooling fins, and just enough large diameter heat pipes to get the job done. The heatsink eschews the typical 6mm diameter heatpipes for four 8mm diameter copper heatpipes, resulting in an increase in its capacity to move heat.

Enzotech Ultra-X Heatsink Review

OCWorkbench posted an ECS NF650iSLIT-A nForce 650i Review

ECS NF650iSLIT-A is ECS's scaled down version of the popular PN2 SLI2+ mainboard based on the nForce 680i chipset. This mainboard supports the LGA775 Intel Core 2 Extreme (FSB 1333MHz OC)/ Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo / Pentium D/ Pentuym 4 / Celeron D. That is to say, this board should be able to handle all existing Conroe Processors including the upcoming FSB 1333 variants.

The board supports Dual Channel DDR2-800 of up to 32GB of 4 unbuffered
DIMMs. The onboard LAN is a GbE by Marvell and audio is from Realtek using ALC 883. The board also has an optional1394. In terms of video, the board comes with 2 PCIe x16 full length slots. It can run in SLI mode in a Dual 8X configuration. The 4 SATA Ii ports can also be configured to run in RAID 0, 1, 00+1,5 or JBOD. Behind the mainboard are connectors for SPDIF.

ECS NF650iSLIT-A nForce 650i Review

3D Game Man posted a review on the Zalman Reserator 2 Water Cooling System

The Zalman Reserator 2 Water Cooling System is the next installment in the Reserator line. The Reserator V2 is quiet different looking than their pervious Reserator 1, but it has many of the same key features. The exterior of the Reserator 2 is basically a very large aluminum heatsink with many fins. This design works very and will have no problem radiating heat without the use of fans. Being fanless is the big plus with this water cooling setup because it means effective silent cooling. Watch the video to find out more and check out the bloopers at the end.

Zalman Reserator 2 Water Cooling System Review

BonaFideReviews posted a review on the Brando Optical USB Finger Mouse

Today we are taking a gander at Brando's unique USB powered optical finger mouse. That's right, a finger mouse. As far as finger mice go, this is the first and only one we at BFR have come across so it's unofficially the world's only finger mouse. The finger mouse is ideal for the mobile traveler that may not always have proper surface area to use their optical mouse on.

Brando Optical USB Finger Mouse Review

BlueTomorrow posted an Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth Headset Review

In our experience sound quality doesn't always come first with Bluetooth headset design. Don't get us wrong, we've reviewed other devices that sound great, but we've certainly reviewed devices that don't. In the case of the Jawbone, it is clear that Aliph's engineers put sound design first, which by itself makes the device an immediate winner.

Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth Headset Review

Techgage posted a review of Logitechs latest notebook webcam

Last week we took a look at Logitechs top end webcam, the Ultra Vision. While it's quality is unsurpassed, the one we are taking a look at today is for people always on the go.

Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Pro Review

HotHardware posted a review on the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ CPU

AMD has been fairly quiet as of late. A few months ago, we took a look at their initial Quad-FX platform and FX-70 series offerings. However, on the mainstream socket AM2 front, AMD hasn't made any real noise since the release of the Athlon 64 FX-62 way back in May of 2006. That's not to say AMD hasn't released any products since then. In fact, the company has launched a plethora of lower-clocked "Energy Efficient" processors for the platform and replaced the 125W Athlon 64 FX-62 with an 89W X2 5600+ at the same 2.8GHz and cache size. Frankly, enthusiasts waiting for a new flagship socket AM2 processor haven't had much to read about. Thankfully, there is news from the AMD home-front today.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Review

Tweaknews.net posted a review on the Spire Swirl Computer Case

Overall I have to say that I am very impressed. This case has all the features others in its price range do as well as several that even some high price cases do not. The overall cooling was also admirable. While the styling of the case is fairly utilitarian there is beauty in its simplicity, its not over bright front LEDs should also mean that it would be right at home anywhere in your home or office.

Spire Swirl Computer Case Review