Asus M3A78-T Motherboard Review ~ HD 3300 IGP Overclock Fun
Madshrimps overclocked the onboard GPU of the Asus M3A78-T Motherboard

Today, we have a look at the Asus AM2+ motherboard, the M3A78-T, which is one of the higher-end motherboards from their AM2+ series. It comes with HD3300 onboard GPU which we overclocked to the limit, and beyond, running Crysis at 1280x1024 at 30fps!

Asus M3A78-T Motherboard Review ~ HD 3300 IGP Overclock Fun

Leadtek WinFast GTS 250 Review
Bjorn3D takes a look at the Leadtek WinFast GTS 250

The GTS 250 is the latest addition to the Performance class of Nvidia GPUs. It is no secret that this particular GPU is a direct descendant of the 9800GTX series of cards. The core is a G92b. The G92 has gone through a die-shrink to 55nm as opposed to the older 65nm, and thereby reduced the energy consumption and cut back on the heat a little.

Nvidia was hammered the last time they offered a rebranded card with a different name, and this time they have avoided that by being completely up-front with their customers. This card was named the GTS 250 in order to help eliminate confusion at the consumer's end by simply having a higher numbered card perform better.

In addition to making things easier for the consumer, Nvidia offers two versions of the card, a 512MB version which is a rebranded 9800GTX+, and a 1GB version, the one we are testing today. Nvidia has stated that the 512MB version will SLI with a 9800GTX, while the 1GB version will not.

As for price, Nvidia has set the MSRP for the 512MB at $129.99, and the 1GB at $149.99. What this means to you, is that you can get the 512MB for less than a new 9800GTX+ would cost you, and a 1GB version for about the same price.

Leadtek WinFast GTS 250 Review



Dell Studio XPS 13 Ultraportable Notebook Evaluation
HotHardware.com takes a look at the Dell Studio XPS 13 Ultraportable Notebook

Dell's Studio line of products is a breath of fresh air to anyone who remembers the company's tendency toward the "beige boxes" from days gone by. The hip, modern look embodied by the Studio moniker has rubbed off on the new Studio XPS 13, a tight-fitting ultraportable notebook with loads of style and plenty of power to go around, including a hybrid SLI graphics engine. Without question, Dell has gone its own way with the Studio XPS 13. It's not trying to compete with the MacBook Airs and MSI X-Slim X340s of the world; instead, it's hoping to spark another trend and lead the way.

Typically, users gunning for a 13" machine have to sacrifice extra power to get a machine that's thin, or they have to sacrifice style for a machine's that widely available at a reasonable price. Dell's attempting to do an awful lot within a single 13" notebook. We're going to explain just how well we feel they've succeeded, in the pages to come.

Dell Studio XPS 13 Ultraportable Notebook

GIGABYTE EX58-UD4P Motherboard Review
TweakTown posted a review on the GIGABYTE EX58-UD4P Motherboard

Intel has certainly put a high price premium on the X58 IOH to its partners, which in turn causes the boards produced to be somewhat expensive. Coupled with the higher price of Core i7 processors, this means that we are stuck with a huge bill to build a capable overclocking gaming rig, or are we?

GIGABYTE has certainly produced a few good X58 boards for the extreme users, but today we are looking at one aimed for overclockers who want to keep a few extra dollars in their wallets. The EX58-UD4P motherboard comes in at 259.99 U.S. Dollars over at Newegg and comes equipped with quite a few features for a more budget conscious board. Today we are going to see just what GIGABYTE is able to produce when it comes to keeping prices down.

GIGABYTE EX58-UD4P Motherboard Review

Laptop Memory Expansion Options
Hardware Secrets posted an article on Laptop Memory Expansion Options

One thing the savvy user must pay attention when buying a laptop is the memory expansion capabilities from the model he or she chose. Practically all laptops today allow you to add more memory. However, this expansion can be cheaper and easier to do on some models. Let's see why.

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Zotac GTX 285 Graphics Card Review
Tech-Reviews.co.uk posted a review on the Zotac GTX 285 Graphics Card

To replace the GTX 280, NVIDIA has released the GTX 285 - a graphics card which sports a 55nm GPU and the same 240 stream processors as the GTX 280. The GTX 285 that we'll be reviewing today is made by Zotac - a quickly growing company who make some cracking graphics cards and motherboards. Anyway, let's unleash this beast and see how it performs. Introducing the Zotac GTX 285 AMP! Edition.

Zotac GTX 285 Graphics Card Review

Arctic Cooling Fusion 550RF Power Supply Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Arctic Cooling Fusion 550RF Power Supply

To start off, we must say that we were really disappointed with the name chosen by Arctic Cooling for this product. 550RF leads you to believe that this is a 550 W product, when in fact it is a 500 W power supply. The 550 W on the name is the peak power, which according to the manufacturer can be sustained for only ONE SECOND. This kind of gimmick is typically used by low-end manufacturers and we wouldn't expect this from a Swiss-based company. But besides that, is Fusion 550RF a good product? Let's see.

Arctic Cooling Fusion 550RF Power Supply Review

Thermaltake Litepower 450w Power Supply Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Thermaltake Litepower 450w Power Supply

The Thermaltake Litepower 450W is rated for a very respectable 85% efficiency, which places it in the 80 Plus Bronze classification. Another feature of the Litepower to be noted is the impressive five year warranty offered by Thermaltake. The Litepower 450W has some features more often associated with a high quality power supply, such as the large 120mm fan, open mesh rear vent and a nice amount of heft to the unit. The UL identification number E190414, indicates that this particular unit is manufactured by FSP Group.

Thermaltake Litepower 450w Power Supply Review

Samsung YP-P3 Touchscreen Digital Media Player Review
Dreamwarecomputers posted a review on the Samsung YP-P3 Touchscreen Digital Media Player

There's no doubt that a couple years ago a certain company chose to get the ball rolling with a revolutionary new touchscreen portable media player. After the immense popularity of that device, almost every MP3 player manufacturer on the market has since come out with their own versions of a full touchscreen MP3 player. Some are alright and others seem like they were just a waste of PR money. I can say that I definitely don't mind the previous touchscreen MP3 players I've reviewed from Samsung. They usually have a fairly unique styling to them and a handful of features that usually can't all be found together on any competitors players. The YP-P3 is the latest touchscreen digital media player from Samsung, the feature list looks impressive so far with a few things I have yet to see on the boxes of other touch players out there. Time to get this thing out of the box and see what it's all about!

Samsung YP-P3 Touchscreen Digital Media Player Review

Coolink LapChilla Notebook Cooler Review
Vortez Hardware posted a review on the Coolink LapChilla Notebook Cooler

In the 21st Century, notebooks are an ever growing fad due to commerce demanding that its systems are mobile. Notebooks are a popular choice because of the features available - such as flexibility, mobility, lightweight, wireless etc. There's no avoiding it, notebooks do indeed give us a unique advantage to cope in an ever active world, they have contributed enormously to businesses world-wide enabling people to get on with their day to day life whilst on the go.

These rich features come at a price though. Notebooks frequently break and compared to desktop machines do not have as long a life expectancy. The simple reason for this is that the components inside a notebook are very tightly fitted together and because they are so compact this causes various devices and components to overheat thus reducing the life significantly, as well as causing system crashes and other random setbacks.

To counter these issues Coolink have developed a new laptop/notebook cooler, their first notebook cooler in fact. We will be examining the LapChilla and ascertaining how effective the cooling really is, that we might discover if we can prolong the life of our notebook/laptop.

Coolink LapChilla Notebook Cooler Review

Eagle Consus T-Series and iNEO Review
PureOverclock posted a review of the Eagle Consus T-Series drive enclosure

Today we're looking at two drive enclosures from Eagle that are designed to suit very different needs and users, each with their pros and cons. After seeing them up close and the test results, you may very well find one of these to suit your storage needs.

Eagle Consus T-Series and iNEO Review