NEC AccuSync LCD24WMCX 24" widescreen monitor Review
Bit-Tech published a review of NEC's AccuSync LCD24WMCX 24" widescreen

On the whole then, the NEC AccuSync LCD24WMCX has its share of problems with precise editing of photos taken in a photo studio, but it was never intended for that usage model -- NEC has a whole host of displays that deliver colour accuracy far and above this particular screen. And for most usage models---especially gaming and movie playback in particular---the LCD24WMCX will be more than adequate.

Given its price point, it's quite an attractive proposition, but you must be aware of the drawbacks of the panel technology used. From our experience, it's one of the better 24-inch TN+Film displays on the market so it represents reasonable value for money for those on a tight budget.

Simply put, if you're looking for a relatively cheap 1,920 x 1,200 monitor with lots of inputs to use for gaming, movie playback, Internet browsing and a bit of light image editing, the NEC AccuSync LCD24WMCX is definitely a tempting option. What it isn't though is a screen targeted at those looking for a very colour-accurate display and, if you fall into that camp, there are better PVA or MVA units on the market that will suit your needs.

NEC AccuSync LCD24WMCX 24" widescreen monitor Review

Corsair 4GB PC2-6400 DHX DDR2 DIMM Dual Channel Kit Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the Corsair 4GB PC2-6400 DHX DDR2 DIMM Dual Channel Kit

You know what, here at Guru3D we are making a plea to move forward towards 4GB in a PC, and that's mainly due to it's current price. What we'll do today is have a look at a Corsair 4 GB Dual-channel memory kit, two DIMM modules, priced at 88,00 / 90 USD. Today's tested memory has pretty nice timings at 4-4-4-12. What these numbers mean we'll explain on the next page by the way.

Corsair 4GB PC2-6400 DHX DDR2 DIMM Dual Channel Kit Review



Foxconn 9600 GT OC Video Card Review
I4U NEWS reviews the Foxconn 9600 GT OC Video Card.

Today we are looking at the Foxconn 9600 GT OC video card. As the name implies this is a factory overclocked 9600 GT video card that offers good performance at a good price.

The Foxconn 9600 GT OC performed well, but was on average 300 points lower on 3DMark06 than the other overclocked 9600 GT video cards I have tested. In the real world that performance difference equates to around 3 fps slower on average when playing video games. The difference is minimal in performance, but the Foxconn 9600 GT OC lacks a bundle whereas other cards include first rate video games as well.

Foxconn 9600 GT OC Video Card Review

OVC TC20 Earphones Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the OVC TC20 Earphones

The OVC TC20 earphones are aimed at the more budget conscious in-ear audience. Priced at only $39 they are many times cheaper than most big brand earphones. The only question is how does their sound performance stack up against the more expensive in-ears.

OVC TC20 Earphones Review

NVIDIA 3-Way SLI With GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Cards
Legit Reviews takes a look at the performance of 3-Way SLI with GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Cards

Today is April 15th, 2008 and that means that it is the day taxes are due in the United States. While this is a time of stress for many Americans it shouldn't be as you might be one of the many that is expecting a substantial income tax refund this year. It turns out that over 70 percent of Americans get money back at the end of the tax year, with the average refund being close to $2,000! Rather than having those precious dollars being absorbed into your normal spending routine or being used wisely to pay off bills you could do something crazy with your refund, get three GeForce 9800 GTX graphics cards for triple SLI! Actually, with a street price of $289 plus shipping buying the graphics cards will only set you back $867. This sounds like a large amount, but keep in mind a single GeForce 8800 Ultra cost $829 when it launched back in early 2007...

NVIDIA 3-Way SLI With GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Cards

Logitech diNovo Mini Wireless Kit Review
ASE Labs posted a review on the Logitech diNovo Mini Wireless Kit

It has been a long time since I last reviewed a Logitech product. CES has come and gone and with the show brought some interesting items. One such item that Logitech was showing was the diNovo Mini which is targeted to media center PCs like those provided by MythTV. The diNovo Mini was released a few weeks ago and it is the spotlight in this review.

Logitech diNovo Mini Wireless Kit Review

Scythe Zipang Review
XSReviews has reviewed the Scythe Zipang CPU cooler

Scythe have produced some insane coolers in the past, most notably perhaps, the Scythe Andy. Oddly named, but whopping in size and surface area. Now though, they've come out with something bigger, badder and hopefully better; the Sycthe Zipang, its monstrous. With 12 copper heatpipes, and what is in essence, two heatsinks, I'm hoping for some awesome temperatures from this one.

Scythe Zipang Review

Themalright Ultima 90 Review
TechwareLabs has published a review of the Themalright Ultima 90

We test the Thermalright Ultima 90 heatsink and show you why this is one of the best performing coolers we hav seen yet. We set the Ultima 90 against an OEM cooler and show you installation and even fanless cooling on this little monster.

Themalright Ultima 90 Review

Diamond Viper Radeon HD 3850 512MB Overclocked Ruby Edition Review
HotHardware evaluate Diamond Multimedia's Viper Radeon HD 3850 512MB Overclocked Ruby Edition graphics card

As its name suggests, the Viper Radeon HD 3850 512MB Overclocked Ruby Edition's frame buffer has been doubled from the reference card's 256MB to 512MB. Additionally, Diamond has gone an extra step and raised GPU and memory speeds from the default 670MHz / 830MHz of the original reference design to 725Mhz / 900MHz. Higher speeds and more memory just might be what the doctor ordered to make the Diamond Viper HD 3850 512MB a bit more competitive in an already crowded field of mainstream graphics cards. Head on over to the site and check it out...

Diamond Viper Radeon HD 3850 512MB Overclocked Ruby Edition Review

Asus EAH3850 X3 Trinity Review
PCPro posted a review on the Asus EAH3850 X3 Trinity video card

With the launch of Nvidia's GeForce 9800 GX2 as a rival to the ATi Radeon HD 3870 X2, dual-GPU graphics cards are en vogue right now. But Taiwanese manufacturer Asus has upped the ante, mounting three Radeon HD 3850 GPUs on a single card with a total of 1.5GB of RAM to create what it's calling the EAH3850 X3 Trinity.

Asus EAH3850 X3 Trinity Review

4GB DDR2-800 Red from Crucial Review
BCC Hardware posted a review on the 4GB DDR2-800 Red memory from Crucial

At the JEDEC settings of DDR2-800 at CL5 the 4GB Ballistix Red kit isn't much more than a pretty red-head in your case. It has some extra value at CL4, and even more value at the impressive DDR2-1000 at CL5. At this speed it is one of the faster 4GB DDR2 kits around and while it isn't the fastest it is pretty darn impressive nevertheless. What makes this kit a must have is the fact that it can overclock well over 1100Mhz making it one of the fastest 4GB DDR2 kits around.

4GB DDR2-800 Red from Crucial Review

Mitron Duplus DUP-35 HDD Selector Review
Overclockers Online has posted a new review on the Mitron Duplus DUP-35 HDD Selector

Mitron's HDD Selector is a very clever device which allows the user to switch hard drives when necessary. The unit was very easy to install, and works flawlessly. The only drawback of this design is the limited control of two hard drives.

Mitron Duplus DUP-35 HDD Selector Review

Auras Fridge JES-988 Passive VGA Cooler Review
Madshrimps posted a review on the Auras Fridge JES-988 Passive VGA Cooler

After-market cooling solutions have never been so popular, every month new units are released and it was not too long ago when the first Auras Fridge sample arrived at our testing lab. Auras might not be known by many, but they have been around for nearly 9 years which not only makes them very experienced in what they do, they also know quite well how to bring out attractive products with a high price/performance ratio. Today, we gladly look closer at the JES-988 video card heatsink, continue reading if you want to find out how it this passive VGA cooler performs.

Auras Fridge JES-988 Passive VGA Cooler Review

Laks DVB-T TV Watch Review
Bios Magazine posted a review on the Laks DVB-T TV Watch

"LAKS' DVB-T Watch puts an innovative spin on watching digital TV broadcasts on the move. You'll probably spend a lot of time tweaking the software's settings and moving the aerial to get the best reception, but most other devices have the same 'problem' in terms of a lack of decent mobile reception. Let's be clear though: you'll never get high definition video or outstanding audio quality. And the fact you have to take the watch off or hook a laptop up to your wrist is bizarre. Nevertheless, we're all for innovation and the DVB-T Watch would make a great gift for any self-respecting DVB-T fan. If we could change one thing it would be to eliminate the need to install any software - how cool would it be to just plug the watch into your PC at work and kick back to The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Laks DVB-T TV Watch Review

Gigabyte GV-NX96T512HP (GeForce 9600 GT 512MB) Review
HardwareZone posted a review on the Gigabyte GV-NX96T512HP (GeForce 9600 GT 512MB) video card

It doesn't take too long nowadays for vendors to start offering custom graphics cards and the GeForce 9600 GT gets the silent treatment from Gigabyte. With a passive cooler and overclocked frequencies, is this the card to get?

Gigabyte GV-NX96T512HP (GeForce 9600 GT 512MB) Review

SLI vs. CrossFire
Hardware Secrets posted everything you need to know about SLI and CrossFire, including the latest 3-way SLI and CrossFireX technologies.

With the recent release of CrossFireX by AMD/ATI and 3-way SLI by nVidia we think it is a good time to make a technical comparison between all incarnations of these two technologies, which have the same goal: to allow video cards to be connected in parallel in order to increase gaming performance.

SLI vs. CrossFire

Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 Review
DreamWare Computers posted a review on the Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000

Although it's been popular on Mac's for quite some time, Bluetooth is something that is finally starting to make a very slow introduction into mainstream PC computing. With more bluetooth keyboard and mouse sets becoming available, end-users are finally starting to see the advantages that this platform has to offer. At the same time, many bluetooth peripherals and cell phones are helping to bring the bluetooth platform into a mainstream limelight as well. Today we're taking a look at a notebook mouse from Microsoft, the Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000; a compact and sporty looking bluetooth mouse for your laptop.

Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 Review

Creative EAX vs. ASUS DS3D GX 2.0 Article
Techgage posted a comparison between Creative EAX and. ASUS DS3D GX 2.0

When Creative publicly called ASUS out a few weeks ago over their fake EAX support, we had an idea to compare both true EAX along with the DS3D GX 2.0 engine from ASUS to see if real-world differences could be heard. So we picked up three Creative-recommend games and did just that. Though true EAX ultimately came out on top, the GX 2.0 performed so well, that Creative now has a true reason to become worried.

Creative EAX vs. ASUS DS3D GX 2.0 Article

Coolink SWiF 1202 Cooling Fan Review
Modders-Inc.com has a new review online on the Coolink SWiF 1202 Cooling Fan

With our comparison between the Coolink and Noctua fans, we can see that the Coolink does have a slight lead in the cooling area, but comes at the slightly louder noise level.

Coolink SWiF 1202 Cooling Fan Review

ECS GeForce 8800 GT Review
OCC has published a new review of the ECS GeForce 8800 GT

I have to be honest, I went into this review with high hopes but very concerned whether or not the lower memory clockspeed was going to affect performance, and the fact that the firmware needed to be flashed in order to reach 512MB. I was wondering where the other 256MB would come from; was it on the card or used as shared memory from the system? All sorts of things were going through my mind, but no matter what, as a reviewer you have to maintain the objectivity with any product you go into testing. So I started on it looking back and forth between the ECS 8800 GT and other 8800 GTs. I started to notice little things during the review, like the memory on the ECS board was the same brand as the ones on the ASUS card and that there were the same number of chips. So I started to think if it is so alike physically, then it should perform close to the same. Boy was I surprised! At 256MB, the card was behind, but that was expected for half of the memory buffer as the 512MB cards, but man, after that update the decrease in the memory clock did not seem to be that big of a deal.

ECS GeForce 8800 GT Review

Sanyo Xacti CG6 Digital Camcorder Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Sanyo Xacti CG6 Digital Camcorder.

The size of the CG6 is perfect. It is small enough to fit into a purse or pocket, yet large enough that you don't feel like you are going to break or drop it during use. The camera uses a pistol-grip style which works perfectly for both left and right-handed users. The fact that the camera is so small also means it is extremely lightweight.

Sanyo Xacti CG6 Digital Camcorder Review

ASUS EN9600GT Top Video Card Review
I4U NEWS reviews the ASUS EN9600GT Top Video Card.

Today we are checking out another overclocked 9600 GT. This card is the ASUS EN9600GT Top. ASUS promises a 10% overclock right out of the box and provides applications to let you overclock even more. The only real sore point for me with the ASUS EN9600GT Top is that the custom heatsink makes the card very thick. You can still run the ASUS EN9600GT Top in SLI mode, but you are likely going to give up the slot right below where you put the ASUS EN9600GT Top.

ASUS EN9600GT Top Video Card Review

ASUS EN9800 GTX 512MB Graphics Card Review
TweakTown posted a review on the ASUS EN9800 GTX 512MB Graphics Card

While the 9800 GTX might not be the revolutionary jump that we had hoped for, it’s still a very good card for someone looking at buying a new graphics card with this kind of budget. The first retail 9800 GTX we’re going to look at comes from ASUS and doesn’t carry with it any extra acronyms such as TOP.

With the 9800 GTX in hand we took the time to see how it goes up against other high-end retail cards like the HD 3870 X2 from ASUS and the 9800 GX2 from Zotac. While Dual GPU cards are good in theory, if the application isn’t able to make full use of the power then high-end single core cards can outperform them. Let’s find out how the 9800 GTX goes against these Dual GPU wielding cards.

ASUS EN9800 GTX 512MB Graphics Card Review

Overclocking Intel's Xeon X3320 processor
The Tech Report overclocked Intel's Xeon X3320 processor

We PC enthusiasts have been co-opting enterprise-class hardware for our own personal systems for years now. We got our first taste of the creamy smoothness of SMP on dual-socket workstation boards long before you could get two cores conveniently packaged on the same chip. Tempted by lightning-fast access times and 10K-RPM spindle speeds, we adopted Western Digital's Raptor hard drive. And who can forget AMD's Toledo-based dual-core Opterons—overclocking marvels compatible with the same 939-pin socket as Athlon 64 X2 desktop chips. I've had what was a relatively inexpensive Opteron 165 designed to run at 1.8GHz happily chugging away at 2.4GHz on a standard desktop motherboard for a couple of years now.

Although they share the same architecture and performance characteristics as their desktop counterparts, server and workstation processors like the Opteron typically undergo additional validation testing and run at lower operating voltages. In a sense, chips that make the grade for the enterprise world are the best of the breed. That doesn't guarantee overclocking success, but it at least hints at untapped potential. When that potential plugs into a standard desktop motherboard loaded with overclocking options, we just can't resist.

It's no wonder, then, that Intel's Xeon X3320 caught my eye recently. This LGA775 chip features a 45nm Yorkfield core running at 2.5GHz with 6MB of L2 cache, making it the Xeon equivalent of the Core 2 Quad Q9300. What's more, while the Q9300 has been in short supply of late, the X3320 has been more consistently available at roughly the same price.

Few things make us happier than forcing normally conservative enterprise-class hardware to jump through flaming enthusiast hoops, so we scored an off-the-shelf Xeon X3320 retail box from the folks at NCIX to see what kind of overclocking headroom we could find. Read on for the surprising results.

Overclocking Intel's Xeon X3320 processor

ASUS 9800 GTX 512MB Graphics Card Review
Virtual-Hideout posted a review on the ASUS 9800 GTX 512MB Graphics Card

The bottom line here is that the ASUS EN9800GTX is a much cooler graphics card that's capable of replacing the 8800 GTX in ASUS' line up. Should you run out and replace that 8800 GTX you already have? Not really. Performance between these two GTXs is a pretty even battle with the newer 9800 winning out a little. Those looking for the newest performance card that offers the best bang for buck are going to find the ASUS EN9800GTX to be a good option. The only thing that would make it an even better choice would be a lower price tag and a decently bundled video game. It's ASUS, so anything is possible.

ASUS 9800 GTX 512MB Graphics Card Review

XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB and Quad SLI Review
Elite Bastards takes a look at the XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB and Quad SLI

Each of these G92 cores has its full complement of 128 Stream Processors available to it, giving the GeForce 9800 GX2 as a whole a total of 256 Stream Processors. These shader units are clocked at 1.5GHz in their own clock domain, while the core clock itself (affecting dispatch and texturing units together with the ROPs on-board) is set to 600MHz. Each core also has a full complement of ROPs, meaning sixteen on each core (giving thirty-two in total) and sixty-four each of texture filtering and addressing units (for 128 of each in total on the board). This choice of specification means that although each core on the GeForce 9800 GX2 matches those on a GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB in terms of shader, texturing and ROPs units, it finds itself with lower clock speeds than the 650MHz and 1.625GHz core and shader clocks on the latter.

XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB and Quad SLI Review

Thermaltake Toughpower 1500W PSU Review
Bit-Tech published a review of Thermaltake's Toughpower 1500W power supply

It's difficult to ascertain the value and the worth of 1,500W -- while Thermaltake makes the only one worth buying for far less than the very few competitors sell for, the value of 1,500W is certainly questionable. Even if we wanted to kit out the baddest rig under the sun, we'd still opt for other units on the market. After all, if you think you need one you're already splashing out several grand for the best hardware on the planet, so at least complement it with something that's as super high end.

Thermaltake Toughpower 1500W PSU Review