Cooler Master HAF 922 Mid Tower ATX case Review
TechSpot posted a review on the Cooler Master HAF 922 Mid Tower ATX case

Late last year we took a look at what became our most beloved full size ATX case, the Cooler Master HAF 932. This aggressive looking chassis was well built from both an aesthetic and design perspective. With loads of great features on offer, the HAF 932 was made even more impressive by its
affordable price tag.

Then last month Cooler Master announced the arrival of the HAF 922 mid tower case, trying to build on the success of the original full ATX case, now on a more compact version.

The HAF 922 is based on the same High Air Flow (HAF) design, supporting up to 7 large low-RPM fans, tool-less expansion bays and slots, and smart design meant to optimize air flow. But certainly the key changes revolve around the size and weight of the case. The HAF 922 is not a great deal smaller than the HAF 932, though it is about 30% lighter, which should make the HAF 922 a more popular choice among gamers that like to move their computer around regularly.

Cooler Master HAF 922 Mid Tower ATX case Review

Zotac IONITX-A-U NVIDIA ION Motherboard Review
PC Perspective posted a review on the Zotac IONITX-A-U NVIDIA ION Motherboard

The Zotac IONITX-A-U is the first of what will likely be many NVIDIA ION-based motherboards to hit the market this year. This all-in-one integrated solution includes an Atom 330 dual-core processor, GeForce 9400M graphics, 802.11n Wi-Fi, HDMI and more in a convenient little mini-ITX package. An external power brick rounds out the features that help this motherboard stand out from the rest.

Zotac IONITX-A-U NVIDIA ION Motherboard Review



Chronicles Of Spellborn (PC) Review
Gamingheaven posted a review on Chronicles Of Spellborn for the PC

MMOs are for a specific type of gamer. Those guys (and gals) who sit for many months and dedicate a huge portion of their life to exploring game worlds, improving their characters and joining guilds. When a new one is released there is normally a rush to see what is on offer and if there will be enough to maintain interest to build up a rich and diverse community of players. Many people are looking for a game to replace World Of Warcraft, the insanely successful game from Blizzard. The Chronicles Of Spellborn is a free digital download with a subscription system they class as "Freemium".

Chronicles Of Spellborn (PC) Review

Zotac IONITX-A Mini-ITX board Review
The Tech Report posted a review on the Zotac IONITX-A Mini-ITX board

Nvidia's Ion platform brings the Atom CPU a modern chipset with a DirectX 10-class GPU and Blu-ray playback acceleration, and now you can get it in a Mini-ITX form factor. Keep reading for the goods on Zotac's dual-core, dual-channel, Wi-Fi-equipped IONITX-A motherboard.

Zotac IONITX-A Mini-ITX board Review

Zotac IONITX-A NVIDIA Ion-Based Motherboard Review
HotHardware.com posted a review on the Zotac IONITX-A NVIDIA Ion-Based Motherboard

NVIDIA's Ion platform generated quite a buzz when news first broke of the company's plans late last year. As such, we've been keeping on top of Ion-related developments and have posted a number of stories related to Ion, beginning with our coverage of the platform at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. We followed that up with an evaluation of NVIDIA's own Ion reference system, and a few weeks back took a look at the first design win announced for the platform, the Acer Aspire Revo.

Today though, we're going to take a look Zotac's brand new Ion-based motherboard. What makes this product interesting to us is that it's the first one designed for the do-it-yourself crowd looking to assemble their own small form factor systems. The model we're going to feature here is outfitted with a dual core Atom N330 processor, integrated WiFi and HD audio, and of course the NVIDIA Ion platform processor. Zotac's Ion motherboard has a few other tricks up its virtual sleeve as well, but we're not going to give everything away right here. Read on for the full scoop and check out what has the potential to be one of the more sought after mini-ITX platforms released to date...

Zotac IONITX-A NVIDIA Ion-Based Motherboard Review

ATI RADEON HD 4770 (RV740) 512MB Review
iXBT Labs posted a review on the ATI RADEON HD 4770 (RV740) 512MB video card

The card left a very good impression in general. Even if it was sometimes outperformed by competing products, we must admit that HD 4770 is faster than 9800 GT in most cases. This card defeats HD 4850 in those tests, where fillrate plays an important role (HD 4770 offers higher fillrates owing to a very high GPU clock rate).

ATI RADEON HD 4770 (RV740) 512MB Review

Sennheiser IE8 Earphones review
Driverheaven posted a review on the Sennheiser IE8 Earphones

Regardless of the budget available or purpose for the earphones Sennheiser have a model available and in our experience even the reasonably priced models offer a fantastic sound when compared to their competitors. Today though, we are right up at the high end of their product catalogue with the IE8. This is the top model in their Professional Portable range and is surprisingly configurable so today we find out if these are useless gimmicks which detract from the sound quality or if the whole package combines to create some of the best headphones ever.

Sennheiser IE8 Earphones review

Noctua NF-S12B FLX Review
XSReviews has reviewed the Noctua NF-S12B FLX

Noctua are considered a top brand when it comes to the cooling department. Their unique colour scheme and product naming set them apart from rivalling companies and over time Noctua products have been granted some of the highest accolades out there. The NF-S12 fan was an instant success and further showcased Noctua's ability in this market. Recently this particular fan has been updated with two new versions: the NF-S12B FLX and ULN. Today, we take a look at the FLX version which features high versatility; one can only hope it is half as good as its predecessor.

Noctua NF-S12B FLX Review

ASUS Radeon EAH4870 MATRIX/HTDI/512MD5 Review
InsideHW.com has reviewed ASUS Radeon EAH4870 MATRIX/HTDI/512MD5

Matrix series of graphics cards from ASUS belongs to ROG (Republic of Gamers) product lineup that is also consisted of numerous motherboards. Although these graphics cards have elevated frequencies compared to reference models, this is not the only advantage of Matrix series of graphics cards. Besides great design they are equipped with marvelous cooling system and numerous optimizations that resulted in maximum efficiency and minimal heating up. Last time we had a chance to test one of the Matrix graphics cards - NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT, and this time we have an Matrix graphics card based on ATI GPU: ASUS Radeon HD 4870 Matrix.

ASUS Radeon EAH4870 MATRIX/HTDI/512MD5 Review

The DIY Zotac Ion Motherboard Kit
Hardware Zone posted a review on the DIY Zotac Ion Motherboard Kit

After the recent introduction of the first retail implementation of the NVIDIA Ion platform from Acer, NVIDIA continues to push its chipset by sending us a barebones motherboard kit from Zotac with a dual-core Intel Atom processor installed. Here's a quick update with our findings.

The DIY Zotac Ion Motherboard Kit

NZXT Guardian 921 Case Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the NZXT Guardian 921 Case

NZXT Cases have become mainstays in the builder scene, with their creative designs and innovative functionality, and the Guardian is no different. Screw less components installation, three fans for efficient airflow, front mounted peripheral and audio ports, and subtle lighting are only the start of how this case can draw attention from even the most demanding user.

NZXT Guardian 921 Case Review

ASUS Rampage II Gene LGA1366 mATX Motherboard Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the new ASUS Rampage II Gene mATX motherboard

The Gene is a fully functioning Intel X58 powered motherboard, complete with the overclocking heritage of the ROG line and ready for whatever hardware you can throw at it. This motherboard is designed to challenge small form factor case modders and builders into seeing what they can do with the smaller foot print. Imagine a LAN box with a set of components inside that make the full size cases at your next LAN party shake in their boots.

ASUS Rampage II Gene LGA1366 mATX Motherboard Review

Inno3D iChill GTX275 Review
OCC has published a new review of the Inno3D iChill GTX275

The Inno3D iChill GTX 275 with Arctic Cooling Accelero XXX cooler performed great in testing, and being factory overclocked definitely helped. The temperatures never got close to reaching 50C, and the fan noise was bearable even at 100% as it was nearly drowned out by the case fans. There is more headroom left in the card for overclocking. The great core cooling and quiet operation are superb features of this card, especially combined with the stream processor power of the GTX 28x series cards. The 55nm design of this core paired with the massive Accelero XXX combined for an extremely cool operating temperature while loaded.

Inno3D iChill GTX275 Review

Cooler Master HAF 922 Case Review
Ninjalane has posted their review of the new mid tower case from Cooler Master called the HAF 922.

In this review we will be looking at the Cooler Master HAF 922 Mid-Tower case. As the name suggests we are looking at a smaller version of the original HAF 932 with the same look and bold styling. The new HAF 922 features many of the internals found in the popular CM Storm Sniper with some allowances for the water cooling features found in the HAF 932.

Cooler Master HAF 922 Case Review

Going extreme with the MSI GeForce N260GTX Lightning 1792 MB
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the MSI GeForce N260GTX Lightning 1792 MB video card

MSI has released two new GeForce GTX 260 video cards. The first one being the MSI N260GTX Lightning, and the second one a N260GTX Lightning Black Edition.

These probably are the most feature rich GeForce GTX 260 videocards you can find on the web. First off, MSI N260GTX Lightning has twice the standard GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3 memory summing up to an incredible 1792 MB, and then utilizes a Twin Frozr cooling with heatpipes, dual slot heatsink and two big fans.

The card design is Phase PWM, with 8 phases are reserved for the GPU and 2 phases for the memory. Furthermore, this graphics card has important overclocking features like V-Check points to measure the voltage. We'll test the most exclusive version, with an external overclock panel called the AirForce panel.

With external panel, customized PCB, heatpipe cooler, 1792 MB, HDMI, 216SP and sheer design versus price, it is the most unique GeForce GTX260 in the market today.

Going extreme with the MSI GeForce N260GTX Lightning 1792 MB

The Great Futurelooks iPhone 3G Case Round Up
Futurelooks posted an iPhone 3G Case Round Up

Since there are so many options out there on the marketplace, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. When I put out a call to companies for samples, I literally had to say “NO! STOP! NO MORE!”. Clearly this is a category where companies make a ton of money off iPhone users and the competition to get you into one of their cases is fierce. Today, Mophie, Proporta, iLuv, ZAGG, Griffin, Scosche and Otterbox will be competing for those hard earned dollars.

The Great Futurelooks iPhone 3G Case Round Up

ATI RADEON HD 4890 1024MB Review
iXBT Labs posted a review on the review on the ATI RADEON HD 4890 1024MB

The reviewed graphics card is somewhere between RADEON HD 4870 1GB and HD 4870 X2 in terms of performance and price, but closer to the former, of course. The new product is positioned against GeForce GTX 275, which corresponds to the recommended price of $260.

ATI RADEON HD 4890 1024MB Review

Is it worth upgrading your notebook to an SSD drive?
TweakTown decided to run some tests and see if it would be worthwhile or not upgrading our notebook from a standard notebook hard disk drive to a shiny new SSD

OCZ sent me one of their fancy new Hypersonic notebooks around this time last year and today it is still quite a powerhouse for what I do with it, especially considering its size. People often mistake it for a netbook, but then see how quick she runs with its speedy Intel mobile Core 2 Duo T9300 and 4GB of memory. I usually upgrade notebooks regularly (once a year), but this baby still delivers quite a punch. But what could we do to give it extra boost?

Is it worth upgrading your notebook to an SSD drive?