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SanDisk Extreme III 4GB SDHC Flash Card Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the SanDisk Extreme III 4GB SDHC Flash Card

SanDisk Extreme III SDHC memory card features 30MB/sec sequential read and write speeds and has been optimized continuous shooting capability for cameras like the Nikon D90. If you are looking for ultra fast download speeds when you offload your photo and video content read on to see if this Flash card is right for you!
SanDisk Extreme III 4GB SDHC Flash Card Review

Chumby Chumby Review
Hardware Pacers has posted a review on the Chumby Chumby

The Chumby is an amazing little device that acts as an alarm clock, weather channel, game system, and much much more. This interactive multimedia device is a great way to showcase pictures, stay up-to-date with your social network, watch TV, get weather updates, get last minute sports scores, receive e-mail alerts, and have fun in an always online internet format. A user can choose from hundreds of widgets to customize the Chumby to interact in any desired fashion. With virtually unlimited options and easy to customize style and design, the Chumby is a super cool device that will allow you to do just about anything.
Chumby Chumby Review



Rosewill RX355-X2 External eSATA Enclosure Review
DreamWare Computers posted a review on the Rosewill RX355-X2 External eSATA Enclosure

Prior to this past October, Rosewill was a company name not well known to most Canadians. Who are they? Rosewill is an in-house company of computer and electronics reseller NewEgg. Most Rosewill branded products are purchased from a large variety of OEM computer part manufacturers that the company works closely with to ensure only high quality products will bear their name. In October 2008 when NewEgg officially launched NewEgg.ca, a division of their retail store now available to Canadians, the Rosewill brand started gaining even further attention because of their great prices and product selection. I'm glad to say that today we have our first chance to check out a product from them, the Rosewill RX355-X2 USB/E-SATA hard drive enclosure.
Rosewill RX355-X2 External eSATA Enclosure Review

Coolink Chillaramic Thermal Compound Review
Verdis Reviews posted a review on the Coolink Chillaramic Thermal Compound

The thermal paste market is highly competitive with almost every computer component manufacturer having its own special paste. Each compound will have unique properties that decide how well it performs: burn-in time and conductivity to name but a few. In more recent times, manufacturers have moved away from using metallic particles and started to use ceramic nano-particles so as to make electrically non-conductive compounds that don't damage components if accidently spilled on them.

Today, we look at the Coolink Chillaramic and from the name we can immediately tell this is a ceramic compound (-ramic). Let's check it out.
Coolink Chillaramic Thermal Compound Review

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 295 1792MB Video Card Review
TheTechLounge posted a review on the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 295 1792MB Video Card

The GTX 295 is, like ATI's HD 4870 X2, two cards in one. It has two GPUs, connected by an onboard PCI-Express bridge, in SLI fashion. The GPUs are modified GTX 260s, architecturally identical, clocked at the same frequencies, although slightly-cut improved memory bandwidth (the GPUs of the 295 have 589-bit memory interfaces unlike the 260-216s with 448-bit interfaces). So there are two questions I have about this card: is it worth the price hike over two GTX 260s, and who is this card tailored for?
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 295 1792MB Video Card Review

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400S Review
InsideHW.com has reviewed Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400S

If you thought that nothing interesting is going to happen on Socket 775 scene after Core i7 was promoted, we can only tell you that you have made a wrong assumption. Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad CPUs are still very fast and, to be quite honest, enough for most today tasks. Intel decided to continue with optimizations of Core 2 Quad models and results are presented in form of model Q9400s that we got in our test lab. Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s is direct descendant of C2Q Q9400 model. Probably you have noticed that only difference is in letter "s" at the end of marking. That suffix means that this is CPU with lower power consumption or smaller TDP (Thermal Design Power).
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400S Review

HighPoint RocketRAID 2680 and RocketRAID 4320 SAS/ SATA Cards Review
Overclockers Online has posted a new review on the HighPoint RocketRAID 2680 and RocketRAID 4320 SAS/ SATA Cards

HighPoint's RocketRAID 2680 is a nifty little card and does as it promises. It's affordable, and offers great performance. Of course, it did follow behind the RocketRAID 4320, but it is after all half the price. But, if you have a bit of extra money burning a hole on your pocket, the RocketRAID 4320 is an excellent performance oriented card with the features to match. Coupled with an easy to manage BIOS system and software suite HighPoint has a winning combination.
HighPoint RocketRAID 2680 and RocketRAID 4320 SAS/ SATA Cards Review

NZXT Performance Power (PP800) 800 Watt Power Supply Review
Futurelooks checks out a decent power supply for gamers on a budget

NZXT has positioned themselves as the choice for gamers on a budget. They offer a wide variety of decent cases which can usually be found at the largest national retailers to the smallest retail computer stores. Most of the time, budget gamers will need to purchase their own power supplies as most cases come without one. NZXT has stepped up in this respect by offering quality power supplies at a reasonable price. Today we’ll be looking at NZXT’s Performance Power (PP800) 800 Watt Power Supply.
NZXT Performance Power (PP800) 800 Watt Power Supply Review

Razer Lycosa Mirror Special Edition Gaming Keyboard Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Razer Lycosa Mirror Special Edition Gaming Keyboard

Today we have for review Razer's latest keyboard, the Lycosa Mirror Special Edition. With regard to specifications, the Lycosa Mirror is the same as the original Lycosa, except with a mirror black plastic finish over the whole keyboard. These features include, but are not limited to, pass-through USB, headphone, and microphone jacks, backlit keys, a media touchpad, and fully customizable keys.
Razer Lycosa Mirror Special Edition Gaming Keyboard Review

Zotac GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi motherboard Review
The Tehc report takes a look at the Zotac GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi motherboard

Zotac's GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi squeezes an LGA775 socket, dual memory channels, a GeForce 9300 integrated graphics chipset, and a PCI Express x16 slot into a diminutive Mini-ITX form factor. Join us as we explore the most potent pint-sized motherboard around.
Zotac GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi motherboard Review

Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Prolimatech Megahalems LGA775/1366 CPU Cooler

With nearly twenty different LGA1366 kits tested in our Best CPU Cooler Performance LGA1366 - Q1 2009 article, one particular product stood out as an up-and-coming favorite. The Prolimatech Megahalems is a CPU cooler build from scratch using over twenty years of industry design experience and engineering. While the Prolimatech name is new to most enthusiasts, the look is not. Based on the successful Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme CPU cooler, Magahalems incorporates all-new engineering to correct weaknesses in the aging TRUE design. The result is astonishing, and the thermal cooling performance Benchmark Reviews received in testing was proof evident that you don't need HDT technology to be the best.
Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler Review

ASUS Rampage II Extreme Review
PureOverclock posted a review of the ASUS Rampage II Extreme motherboard

There are several manufacturers that offer various products in the new X58 chipset, and today we'll be looking at what is probably the most coveted (and expensive) one: the ASUS Rampage II Extreme. It is manufactured and marketed as a high-end, enthusiast board, and features some unique goodies that should pique the curiosity of even the most discerning consumer out there.
ASUS Rampage II Extreme Review

Logitech Squeezebox Boom Review
Techgage.com posted a review of Logitech's latest Squeezebox product, the Boom

While there's more competition than ever in the network music player space, Logitech's Squeezebox division continues to push out products that are both feature-rich and also excel in what they do... not to mention look good. The Boom is the latest product off the line, and as we had hoped, it impresses in many different ways.
Logitech Squeezebox Boom Review

MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 Motherboard Review
OCC has published a new review on the MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 Motherboard

Well, when it comes down to the wire, apples to apples, the DDR3 memory support does give the AM3 processors a bit of a lead. In just about every test there was an increase when using a 790GX based board with DDR3 memory support over DDR2 memory support. If you are in the market for a new system, then I highly suggest going the AM3 route. However, in my opinion, if you are already running a strong DDR2 based AMD system, then the cost does not justify the minimal increases that you will currently get. All of that aside the MSI 790GX-G65 is a rock solid board with great features that will make any enthusiast smile. The overclocking on this board was very easy and has been one of the stablest I have seen with minimal tweaking. The added ability to overclock using hardware dip switches will allow even a novice the added joy of pushing their hardware beyond the limits.
MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 Motherboard Review

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 285 Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 285

Here we test the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 285. A product that is clocked at reference speeds and comes with a very average bundle. With this reference based product in mind we were interested to see what we could save in terms of money if we just did not opt for an overclocked, xxx, OC, SSC and what not editions. It's interesting to see how well AIBs monetized the passion we all share; overclocking. So from that point of view it should be interesting to test the reference based product with no whistles and bells, and see if we can tweak it a little ourselves.

The trick is however, it's really affordable and as we learned .. very overclockable. Why not make your own OC model and forget about the premium price you have to pay for the pre-overclocked products ?
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 285 Review

Thermalright AXP-140 Review
Bjorn3D takes a look at the Thermalright AXP-140

With Home Theater PC’s (HTPC) becoming more and more popular everyday and with more and more companies offering specialty low profile chassis designed to fit into today’s modern living rooms, it’s extremely hard to find a performance low profile heat sink to handle the heat output of today’s dual and quad core processors. Thermalright has come up with a special solution to this problem by designing a low profile heat sink that not only fits in today’s HTPC chassis, but offers the option of using either a 120 or 140mm fan to get the most performance out of your system while still maintaining a acceptable noise level so that you can still enjoy watching your favorite movie.

To see just how well the AXP-140 performs, we’re going to run it on a high heat generating gaming/HTPC that I have upstairs in my living room. If all holds true to the reputation that Thermalright has earned over the years, we’re looking forward to some pretty good results.
Thermalright AXP-140 Review

Lancool Metal Boned K6 Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Lancool Metal Boned K6

The Lancool Metal Boned K6 packs a lot of the exclusive new features found in the modern Lian Li cases in a sleek and clean designed case. The Lancool Metal Boned K6 is intended for LAN party gamers, wanting great construction quality and sturdiness in combination with the looks and engineering backbone one has come to expect from Lian Li.
Lancool Metal Boned K6 Review

Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000 1TB Enterprise Hard Disk Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000 1TB Enterprise Hard Disk

E is for Enterprise; several manufacturers add features to their standard desktop drives to make them perform better in tightly packed clusters and in high performance RAID arrays. Hitachi was first to market with a 1TB drive nearly two years ago. The first 1TB drive required five platters to achieve the milestone mark; because of this, the drives ran a little on the… touch it with your finger and feel the pain, hot side. Areal densities have increased over the two year life span of 1TB drives and now Hitachi is able to deliver a 1TB drive in only three platters.

The new E7K1000 is more than just a refresh on their desktop product. The new drive features 32MB of cache, up from 16MB. The additional cache should help to decrease latency access times. The feature most useful for the E7K1000’s target audience is the Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS). RVS is a set of sensors located on the drive and when vibration is detected the internal software adjusts the head’s position in relation to the platters to compensate.
Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000 1TB Enterprise Hard Disk Review