Rosewill RX81-MP-SC eSATA HDD Enclosure Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Rosewill RX81-MP-SC eSATA HDD Enclosure

For most folks, the name Rosewill means peripherals. Whether you are looking for enclosures, switches, keyboards, KVM devices or external enclosures, Rosewill likely has something that fits the bill. They are also generally known for offering a product for a reasonable price, something that isn’t always a common practice in today’s marketplace.

On the table this time around is one of their newer external hard drive enclosures, the RX81-MP-SC; this is an enclosure designed to fit SATA hard drives in an easy to use manner. With SATA drives becoming the standard, IDE devices are getting to a point where they are no longer needed, but an external SATA enclosure can be a true friend for those looking for a means to back up important data.

Rosewill RX81-MP-SC eSATA HDD Enclosure Review

XFX 9800GX2 Review
OCC has published a new review of the XFX 9800GX2

Overclocking the XFX 9800GX2 was fairly simple. Just keep ratcheting up the clocks and the scores keep going up. I figured with a core speed of 600MHz I might be able to push to 700MHz. I went well beyond that and hit 768MHz, a 168MHz improvement over stock. The memory scaled very nicely as well, reaching 1106MHz, or 206MHz over the stock settings. The shader clocks scaled along with the core and ended up at 1944MHz. All things told, I was amazed at the increases in the clock speeds. The overclocked scores in this review do not tell all of the story.

XFX 9800GX2 Review



GeForce 9800 GX2 Review
NVNews.Net posted GeForce 9800 GX2 Review

Today NVIDIA is unveiling the GeForce 9800 GX2, which replaces the GeForce 8800 Ultra as their most powerful Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). Last generations GeForce 8 Series has been NVIDIA's most successful GPU to date as gamers who invested in the high-end 8800 GTS and GTX graphics card have enjoyed well over a year of top-notch 3D performance and image quality to match.

GeForce 9800 GX2 Review

Nvidia's nForce 790i SLI Ultra chipset
The Tech Report posted a review on the nForce 790i SLI Ultra chipset

Barely three months have passed since Nvidia launched its high-end nForce 780i SLI chipset, and already the green team has another round in the chamber. To be fair, the 780i wasn't so much a new design as a second-coming of the nForce 680i decked out with PCI Express 2.0 support via a custom SLI bridge chip. The 780i wasn't the most elegant answer to the 32 second-generation PCI Express lanes lurking in Intel's X38 Express chipset, but it was the best Nvidia could do at the time to keep up with the Joneses. Today, however, Nvidia's real next-generation core logic arrives in the nForce 790i SLI and its spoiler-equipped Ultra variant.

Unlike its predecessor, the nForce 790i SLI has an all-new north bridge chip bristling with 32 lanes of bandwidth-rich PCIe 2.0 goodness. Within it also lies Nvidia's first DDR3 memory controller, which has been carefully tweaked with Penryn in mind. The 790i has native support for 1600MHz front-side bus speeds, too. And, of course, everything comes neatly packaged on a fresh motherboard design tuned for overclocking and packed with ESA functionality.

This is Nvidia's answer to the X48 Express—the very flagship of Intel's chipset aristocracy—leading us to a heavyweight bout for high-priced bragging rights and technical superiority. Keep reading to see if Nvidia has managed to unseat the incumbent.

Nvidia's nForce 790i SLI Ultra chipset

XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB Review - Dual G92 is Sexy
PCPer posted a review on the XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB video card

NVIDIA has classed up their card line up with a new product that is both powerful for gaming and easy on the eyes with a unique, completely enclosed cooling design. You might want to keep that credit card with your better half though before heading in to read as the 9800 GX2 is both powerful and expensive.

XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB Review - Dual G92 is Sexy

XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 Video Card Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 Video Card

It's been nearly two years since NVIDIA has produced a dual PCB video card design and they feel they have a winner in the works with the GeForce 9 series. One of the reasons NVIDIA feels so strongly about the GeForce 9800 GX2 is because they have a whole new approach at how the video game frames are being rendered. The first generation Quad SLI technology seen on the GeForce 7950 GX2 back in 2006, used a hybrid mode of split frame rendering (SFR) and alternate frame rendering (AFR) to enable concurrent rendering on four GPUs. With the latest games utilizing complex shaders, inter-frame effects, and multi-pass rendering, SFR becomes less efficient...

XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 Video Card Review

Glacial Tech Igloo 5750 CPU Coolers Review
3D Game Man posted a review on the Glacial Tech Igloo 5750 CPU Coolers

With temperatures stay under 40C at load and idle temps hovering around 30C, these coolers would be a great replacement for any retail stock cooler. For the power cooling enthusiast, these would not hit the sweet spot. For any silent system builder, these would be a great addition to your setup. One of the great things about these coolers is the fact that they give decent performance without falling into the larger than life tower coolers out there,

Glacial Tech Igloo 5750 CPU Coolers Review

XFX 9800GX2 Review
Bjorn3D look at the XFX 9800GX2

Well today NVIDIA and its board partners are introducing NVIDIA’s new high-end GPU the 9800GX2. We should actually just call this NVIDIA’s new card since like AMD/ATI’s 3870X2 this is a card using 2 GPU’s. NVIDIA has been down this road before with the 7950GX2 of 2 years ago.

XFX 9800GX2 Review

NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI and GeForce 9800 GX2
HotHardware.com posted a review on the NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI and GeForce 9800 GX2

NVIDIA has finally taken the wraps of their latest desktop chipset, the nForce 790i SLI Ultra, and a brand new flagship graphics card dubbed the GeForce 9800 GX2. We've taken a look at a pair of motherboards, one from ASUS and the other from EVGA, built around the new nForce 790i SLI Ultra chipset and have tested the dual-GPU powered GeForce 9800 GX2 as well.

NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI and GeForce 9800 GX2

Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S6410 Laptop Review
Bios Magazine reviewed the Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S6410 Laptop

Overall the LifeBook S6410 is a solid ultra-portable laptop for business users. Its performance is average rather than leading-edge, but it's more that up to the task of running typical business applications. The integrated Intel graphics won't handle demanding 3D applications or games, and the fixed Webcam can make positioning a little difficult. But the display itself is sharp and clear, and the integrated 3G connectivity and 802.11n are perfect for those who need to stay connected. The only real disappointment is build quality, which could prove a problem under heavy use.

Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S6410 Laptop Review

Kingston SD/2GB-U Review
ASE Labs posted a review on the Kingston SD/2GB-U

Kingston Technology produces all kinds of memory including RAM for a computer to flash memory. Kingston is pushing harder and harder into the consumer flash market. Kingston sent over their high speed SD flash memory for review and the SD2/2GB-U is really fast.

Kingston SD/2GB-U Review

XFX 9800 GX2 Review
Neoseeker has published a review of the dual GPU 9800 GX2 from XFX.

The XFX 9800 GX2 isn't for everyone -- but for the small amount of people that this card is for, well, they are some very lucky gamers. This video card truly is a monster, and if you put down the coin to capture this creature, it'll serve you well. You can expect to run any possible game you have at the absolute maximum settings possible without any hiccups. In fact, one of the biggest 'problems' of having this card would be that right now, there really isn't all that much out there that'll make use of all this power -- except for Crysis, anyways.

XFX 9800 GX2 Review

Zonet ZNS8021 USB 2.0 Leather SATA Enclosure Review
DragonSteelMods.com posted Zonet ZNS8021 USB 2.0 Leather SATA Enclosure Review

The latest piece of technology to see a significant drop in prices has been the 2.5" size hard drives. You can easily pick up a SATA 60 GB drive for around $50. If you want to use one of these drives as an external hard drive, you will need a proper enclosure. Zonet has come out with enclosure that is both utilitarian and sexy at the same time. The Zonet ZNS8021 USB 2.0 Leather SATA Enclosure provides a solidly constructed protective case that is also pretty nice to look at. In addition, it is lightweight and compact.

Zonet ZNS8021 USB 2.0 Leather SATA Enclosure Review

XFX's GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card
Bit-Tech published a review of XFX's GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card

Overall then, if you're after the fastest single card solution on the market, the GeForce 9800 GX2 is it and if you don't have an nForce motherboard, it's currently the only way to enable SLI technology on other motherboards and could quite possibly be the fastest graphics solution in that situation as well, given some of the performance differences between the GeForce 9800 GX2 and the Radeon HD 3870 X2.

If you do have an nForce motherboard and aren't likely to suffer from the documented heat problems, there are options available for less money that deliver similar performance in most scenarios, but the GeForce 9800 GX2 isn't really about delivering value for money. What it is about is delivering the fastest graphics card on the market and, in that respect it delivers. And what's more, Nvidia will soon release a driver to enable Quad SLI on a pair of GeForce 9800 GX2s to potentially deliver more performance than three GeForce 8800 GTX/Ultra cards we just hope Quad SLI is better than it was last time.

XFX's GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card

Razer Mako 2.1 Review
XSReviews has reviewed the Razer Mako 2.1 speaker set

For all the things Razer are known for, one thing that's always present in their products is style. While they've had some big hits, and some unfortunate misses over the past couple of years, it's always there. Unsurprisingly then, their latest release, developed with THX, is not devoid of flare either. The Razer Mako is it's name, and though it might be an impressive looking setup, how does it sound? Well, I'm about to find out.

Razer Mako 2.1 Review

EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Review
Hardware Secrets took a quick look on this new high-end socket 775 motherboard from EVGA, based on the new nForce 790i chipset, supporting DDR3 memories and three PCI Express x16 slots supporting 3-way SLI, Quad SLI and other high-end features.

As its name implies, EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard is based on the latest high-end chipset from nVidia for the Intel platform. What is new on nForce 790i compared to its predecessor, 780i, is the support for DDR3 memories and PCI Express 2.0 support generated by the chipset itself – nForce 780i was in fact an nForce 680i with an additional nForce 200 bridge chip making the conversion between PCI Express 1.0 and PCI Express 2.0. Both chipsets support 3-way SLI mode, which allows three GeForce 8800 GTX's or three GeForce 8800 Ultras to be connected together, and Quad SLI, allowing two GeForce 9800 GX2's to be connected together and enjoining four GPU's, as each GX2 is powered by two GPUs. Two of its three PCI Express x16 slots are PCI Express 2.0 and this motherboard has also two Firewire ports, optical SPDIF output and more.

EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Review

Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition Review
Techgage posted a review of the Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition.

With the digital edition of the TripleHead2Go, hooking up three LCD's via DVI and VGA is possible. This allows you to drastically increase your desktop space and/or improve your gaming. Best of all, you don't need to add a second GPU, and not even an additional power outlet is required!

Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition Review

GeForce 9800 GX2 in Quad SLI Tested
TweakTown tested the GeForce 9800 GX2 in Quad SLI

I’ve never before found myself in the position where I’ve been this rushed off my feet to get an article online. This afternoon I was e-mailed the Quad SLI Vista Driver! - At the same time, a second 9800 GX2 rocked up in my hot little hands. It was clear what I needed to do.

We found ourselves in the IBP bunker sitting in front of a 4GHz Water-cooled system with an SLI capable motherboard and an 8GB Pen Drive in hand with the 174.53 Quad SLI Driver installed.

You want results? We’ve got ‘em!

GeForce 9800 GX2 in Quad SLI Tested

Samsung 2493HM Review
Overclockers Online has posted a new review on the Samsung 2493HM

Despite my searing criticism of Samsung's decision to use touch sensitive buttons for the On Screen Display controls; I wholly and entirely did enjoy my time with this display. As a zealous advocate of dual monitors, I will admit defeat, my time with Samsung's SyncMaster 2493HM has crumbled my resentment of single monitor solutions- that is unless Samsung decides to send me two displays to play with next time!

Samsung 2493HM Review

DFI LanParty UT ICFX3200-T2R/G Intel LGA775 Motherboard Review
ThinkComputers posted a review on the DFI LanParty UT ICFX3200-T2R/G Intel LGA775 Motherboard

Back when Socket A, and later Socket 939, were the preferred platforms for enthusiasts, one motherboard company emerged as the king of overclocking, DFI. DFI's LanParty boards had it all: colorful UV reactive components, excellent BIOS conducive to overclocking, rock-solid stability, and excellent reliability. Today we will be looking at the DFI LanParty UT IFCX3200-T2R/G. It is an LGA775 motherboard powered by the ATI RD600 chipset, and featuring ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 IE. This board has been around for some time but is still available, and at an excellent price, I might add. So rather than spend time comparing it to newer boards with newer chipsets that cost up to triple the price, I am going to attempt to review it on its own merits, and look at it more as an economy board rather than the upper-end board it was a year ago.

DFI LanParty UT ICFX3200-T2R/G Intel LGA775 Motherboard Review

Thermaltake iXoft Notebook Cooling Pad Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Thermaltake iXoft Notebook Cooling Pad.

The material inside is sodium sulfate decahydrate, Na2SO410H2O, also known as Glauber's salt. This material changes phases (from solid to liquid) at 32 C (90 F), which makes this product excellent at storing heat and is commonly used to store thermal energy for solar heating systems.

Thermaltake iXoft Notebook Cooling Pad Review

Logitech Z Cinema Surround Sound Speaker Review
OCC has published a new review of the Logitech Z Cinema Surround Sound Speaker

The Logitech Z Cinema Surround Sound speaker system is one of greatness. Not only do they look great, but they are also able to live up the their looks by providing clean bass hits and crisp high notes. They sounded great in all the different aspects of computer sound; they are able to suck you right into a movie and bring you right in the thick of battle in games. All music sounds great on these speakers, whether it be country music with the subtle guitar strokes and clean vocals or some rap music with the deep bass hits.

Logitech Z Cinema Surround Sound Speaker Review

Manfrotto 190XPROB Pro Aluminum Tripod Review
Futurelooks checks out some gear for that DSLR

With all the new lens stabilization technologies out there, you would think that tripods would become obsolete. Well, clearly, that’s not the case. If you have shakey hands, you’ll get shakey pictures no matter how much vibration reduction there is. The key to getting those super sharp pictures is a steady camera and there’s no easier way to do that than with a tripod. Manfrotto, one of the leaders in tripod technology, have sent along one of their 190XPROB Pro Aluminum Tripods for us to have a look at.

Manfrotto 190XPROB Pro Aluminum Tripod Review

ASUS Striker II Extreme (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) Review
TechSpot posted ASUS Striker II Extreme (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) review

Today we have in our hands what is easily the most lethal SLI platform yet, as we bring you the ASUS Striker II Extreme motherboard, based on the new Nvidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI chipset.

Unlike the previous generation 780i, this new chipset has been completely redesigned to properly accommodate technologies such as PCI Express 2.0 and Triple-SLI. The nForce 790i adopts Nvidia's C73 north bridge and MCP55 south bridge, giving it proper 1600MHz FSB support for the latest Intel 45nm processors.

ASUS Striker II Extreme (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) Review

NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI chipset preview
HEXUS.net posted a preview on the NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI chipset

An incremental update to the nForce 680i and 780i - now with DDR3 support as standard.

NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI chipset preview

NVIDIA (ZOTAC) GeForce 9800 GX2 - the champ is back!
HEXUS.net posted a review on the NVIDIA (ZOTAC) GeForce 9800 GX2

Welcome to the fastest graphics card in the world.

NVIDIA (ZOTAC) GeForce 9800 GX2 - the champ is back!