Apiotek Extreme Adaptor 24 in 1 Express Card EC-CR24 Review
Mikhailtech posted Apiotek Extreme Adaptor 24 in 1 Express Card EC-CR24 Review

Anybody who has used a media reader pc card adaptor in a laptop knows how much of a pain they can be, not only in terms of slow performance, but of hogging up too much CPU resources causing the entire system to continuously hesitate while accessing the card. Until now, the only other available option was USB media readers. These devices easily outperformed their PC card brethren, but added another part to pack in one's laptop bag. Apiotek has taken care of both issues with the 24 in 1 express card adaptor.

Apiotek Extreme Adaptor 24 in 1 Express Card EC-CR24 Review

Lamptron FC1 fan controller review
Elite Bastards posted Lamptron FC1 fan controller review

The front of the plastic packaging gives us a view of the main body of the controller, while also outlining the main facets of the part. In essence, the FC1 is a simple fan controller which can be installed either internally or externally within your chassis, controlling two three-pin fans of any type (including CPU fans) and allowing for their fan speed to be adjusted via the dial on the controller.

Lamptron FC1 fan controller review



PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 860W PSU Review
PC Perspective posted PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 860W PSU

The new Turbo-Cool 860 is the latest addition to PC Power & Cooling's Turbo-Cool series of high performance PC power supplies. It can deliver up to 860W of clean, reliable power for mission critical workstations and high-end gaming systems. The new Turbo-Cool 860 features a compact chassis and allows fine adjustment of the DC output voltages on the three primary rails.

PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 860W PSU Review

Scythe Orochi SCORC-1000 Low Noise Heatsink Review
FrostyTech posted Scythe Orochi SCORC-1000 Low Noise Heatsink Review

The Scythe Orochi is the largest heatsink ever to pass through the Frostytech Labs. It's big: 155mm tall, 120mm wide and a staggering 194mm long. The Orochi contains 10 heatpipes, weighs over a kilo and from afar it looks like an industrial cooling unit. This Intel and AMD heatsink is so large, it should almost require slowly blinking red aircraft anti-collision lights... okay, that's an exaggeration. Scythe made the Orochi heatsink large for a reason, so that it can be paired with a slowly rotating ultra quiet fan to gently move air through the massive heatsinks' fins, or even used passively.

Scythe Orochi SCORC-1000 Low Noise Heatsink Review

BFG 8800 GTS OC 512MB Review
Modders-Inc.com has a new review online on the BFG 8800 GTS OC 512MB video card

It performed the best overall through the testing process and comes in at the same price range of the HD3870.

BFG 8800 GTS OC 512MB Review

Jeantech Absolute 1000w Review
XSReviews has reviewed the Jeantech Absolute 1000w PSU

The last time we got out mitts on Jeantech property, the power supply ended up being used in our test rig for months afterward thanks to its fully modular design.

Today I have a slightly more powerful model -- the Absolute 1000W which promises a semi-modular design, low noise output and stable rails. Let's see if it's ready to give our twin Ultra's the required oomph.

Jeantech Absolute 1000w Review

AMD 780G Chipset - Gigabyte MA-78GM-S2H Motherboard Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Gigabyte MA-78GM-S2H Motherboard

The AMD 780G chipset is the first new chipset that was designed by AMD after the AMD/ATI merger and it performs like a winner. Usually when a company designs a chipset with integrated graphics they just take half of a desktop GPU and stick it inside the chipset, but the 780G is the first chipset generation to have the whole graphics engine inside. The Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard is a great example of what the 780G chipset can do when properly used. The board didn't leave us with any bad to say as it was found to be stable with a BIOS that could easily worked with...

AMD 780G Chipset - Gigabyte MA-78GM-S2H Motherboard Review

VVIKOO GeForce 8800 GT Max 1024 MB Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the VVIKOO GeForce 8800 GT Max 1024 MB

Even though the GeForce 8800 GT has already been out for a while, it still has the punch to play all the latest games. The VVIKOO 8800 GT Max 1 GB comes with the Zalman VF1000 pre-installed and also features double the video memory. But is there any performance to be gained by going from 512 MB to 1024 MB of memory?

VVIKOO GeForce 8800 GT Max 1024 MB Review

Lapworks Attach E9 Laptop Stand Review
OCC has published a new review of the Lapworks Attach E9 Laptop Stand

The second factor that I want to look at is the comfort and ergonomic factor that Lapworks talked about. After using the stand in several of the different positions offered, I can honestly say that it was slightly more comfortable typing on and also more comfortable looking at whatever I was working on. The added tilt to my MacBook Pro's keyboard felt very nice and made it feel easier to type on. However, if you are used to typing on a flat laptop keyboard, it might take a few days to get used to having the keyboard raised.

Lapworks Attach E9 Laptop Stand Review

Intel SkullTrail Super High End PC Platform Review
Madshrimps posted Intel SkullTrail Super High End PC Platform Review

How do you define the ultimate gaming system? Is it the best price/performance system or just the system with the most power, regardless of the cost? Intel's answer goes by the name of SkullTrail, which gives you the opportunity of using two high-end processors and two high-end video cards in one system. Today we'll take a look at what Intel is offering in terms of performance compared to a regular high-end system.

Intel SkullTrail Super High End PC Platform Review

Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini Review
OCC has published a new review of the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini

The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini has a lot of things that really make it an attractive buy, but most are not what you look for in a typical hard drive. Instead of blazing speed and low CPU usage, the OneTouch offers extreme portability because of its small size, a rather large storage capacity, and the ability for it to run without an external power adapter. These features are amazing, because who dosen't want to carry around 250Gb of storage in a device about the size of an iPod.

Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini Review

MSI GeForce N9600GT OC Graphics Card Review
TweakTown posted a review on the MSI GeForce N9600GT OC Graphics Card

The latest company to come to the 9600GT parade is MSI, and like most other cards we’ve looked at they’ve decided to move away from the stock cooler and use their own design. They also figure if they’re going to do that, they may as well bump up the speed of the card and see what it’s capable of.

I feel like we’ve looked at so many 9600GT cards in such a short period of time that there isn’t all that much to say here. The 9600GT has quickly become a popular little offering thanks to its performance not being like that of normal x600GT offerings from NVIDIA in the past.

MSI GeForce N9600GT OC Graphics Card Review

Logitech MX5500 Revolution Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse Review
BlueTomorrow.com has posted a new review on the Logitech MX5500 Revolution Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse

The Logitech MX5500 Revolution takes the standard functions of desktop combos and kicks them up a notch with a sleek design, LCD display and an ergonomic rechargeable mouse ? all with Bluetooth technology.

Logitech MX5500 Revolution Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse Review

Thermaltake BlacX HDD Docking Station Review
Hardware Secrets posted Thermaltake BlacX HDD Docking Station Review

BlacX is a USB 2.0 SATA hard disk drive enclosure for you to install your hard drive outside your computer. O.k., you've seen hundreds of devices like this before, but what makes this Thermaltake product really unique is the fact that it is a docking station, allowing you to install and remove hard drives with the computer turned on and without needing to open the device to install your hard drive – just insert your hard drive on the available slot on the docking station. In fact hard disk drive installation with this unit remembers the installation of cartridges in older video game consoles. Sounds interesting? Read on.

Thermaltake BlacX HDD Docking Station Review

Kingston HyperX DDR3-1625 2GB Memory Kit Review
ThinkComputers.org posted Kingston HyperX DDR3-1625 2GB Memory Kit Review

Kingston is one of the oldest names in the PC world, and they are the largest manufacturer of system memory purchased by third party buyers. I remember hearing of Kingston in the late 1980s, a time when most PCs only had a megabyte or two of system memory, and I used their memory in my first RAM upgrade about a decade later. Recently I reviewed the Kingston HyperX PC3-11000 2 gig kit. Kingston considers it an entry-level enthusiast DDR3 HyperX kit. Today I will be looking at the PC3-13000 HyperX 2 gig kit, which at present, is considered the "sweet spot" of DDR3 memory by some. Will the HyperX PC3-13000 impress us more than the HyperX PC3-11000 did? Read on to see.

Kingston HyperX DDR3-1625 2GB Memory Kit Review

Diamond Viper ATI Radeon HD 3870 512MB Video Card Review
Benchmark Reviews has posted a review on the Diamond Viper ATI Radeon HD 3870 512MB Video Card

Benchmark Reviews recently reviewed the ZOTAC 8800GT ZT-88TES2P-FSP, NVIDIA's very impressive answer to the HD3800 series. Though the NVIDIA beat ATI/AMD to market, the 8800GT release is a direct result of ATI/AMD's HD 3800 series. Today we'll be looking at one card responsible for the exceptional mid-range offering we are enjoying, the Diamond VIPER 3870PE4512 - ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 PCIE 2.0 512MB GDDR4 Video Card; ATI/AMD's mid-range card that curiously happens to be their top performing single GPU card.

Diamond Viper ATI Radeon HD 3870 512MB Video Card Review

Logitech Z Cinema Speaker System Review
Techgage posted a review of Logitech's latest high-end speaker system, the Z Cinema.

Logitech unveiled their Z Cinema speaker system at this year's CES, to plenty of fanfare. The system blends a refined two-way satellite design with a robust, powerful subwoofer. We take the latest high performance Z-series PC speaker system for a spin, and find lots of cause for excitement.

Logitech Z Cinema Speaker System Review

Razer Piranha Gaming Communicator Review
HardwareLogic.com posted Razer Piranha Gaming Communicator Review

Most of us wouldn't think of letting a piranha anywhere near our noggin, but this isn't the first time Razer's gone against conventional wisdom. In fact, Razer owes its very existence to this type of thinking. Once considered a niche market, Razer gambled on the future of competitive gaming and arguably helped take the little known segment and cast it into the mainstream limelight. It started with a line of ultra sensitive mice, and today Razer's product line runs the gamut from gaming keyboards to a growing line of audio solutions.

Today we're focusing on the latter with Razer's new Piranha Gaming Communicator, or in layman's terms, headset with microphone. Hoping to strike a balance between comfort and all-around performance, does Razer's Piranha pack enough bite, or is this one fish we're better off throwing back?

Razer Piranha Gaming Communicator Review