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Maxcube Amoris 6010 ATX Case Review
Mad Shrimps posted a review on the Maxcube Amoris 6010 ATX Case

Maxcube is new company startup from Taiwan with expanding product line-up, covering PC cases, PSUs, CPU coolers, 80/120mm fans, External HDD enclosures and more. Today we take a look at their flagship enclosure, the Amoris 6010. Branded as a game PC case, it looks are quite unique and could even fit in the office, albeit the flashy blue LED light might be a bit distracting.
Maxcube Amoris 6010 ATX Case Review

NZXT Premium Cables Review
Modders-Inc.com has a new review online on NZXT Premium Cables

NZXT "Ask not what your cabling can do for you.... but what you can do for your cables!" by introducing the Premium Cable line of power supply extensions. How well do these work?
NZXT Premium Cables Review



Proware EPICa Series EN-T800 SAS NAS Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Proware EPICa Series EN-T800 SAS NAS

Chances are you are not familiar with Proware Technology and to be honest we really didn’t know them either, at least until a couple of months ago when they asked us to have a look at their MiniEPICa Series EP-m501-AA DAS enclosure. Getting to know Proware after that review was quite easy; the MiniEPICa really rocked our world by accepting a wide range of 2.5 inch drives including SSDs and connecting to a system via eSATA. The box was so small that I couldn’t keep it on the floor by my desktop without kicking it half way across the room every time, forgetting it was there.

If the MiniEPICa was small, then the EPICa EN-T800 SATA / SAS NAS is the polar opposite. The EN-T800 is a massive 8-drive NAS server that is much taller, much heavier and much beefier than any NAS server we have ever tested. To say the NAS is built like a tank is an understatement, this is a missile bunker. Don’t let the industrial look fool you, the EN-T800 has many of the features we are seeing from industry leaders Thecus and QNAP, like a front illuminated setup display.
Proware EPICa Series EN-T800 SAS NAS Review

Google Apps Premier Edition Review
Business Computing World published a review of Google Apps Premier Edition

For small companies with limited budgets and little in the way of in-house expertise, a hosted messaging/collaboration service makes a lot of sense. Google Apps is a front runner in such situations, being quick and easy to deploy with costs that are both clear and fixed. The functionality on offer ticks the majority of the boxes, with messaging and calendaring the prime movers in this respect. Just don't expect to do away with Office and other local applications. Google Apps goes some way down that road but stops fairly short. At least for the time being.
Google Apps Premier Edition Review

Asus SBC-06D1S-U External Bluray drive Review
Rbmods posted a review on the Asus SBC-06D1S-U External Bluray drive

Bluray has started taking over the market since late 2009 and more and more Bluray products have entered the market. Asus has kept up with the demand and released an external Bluray player/writer for computers. We are going to test this new model out and see what we can get out of it both noise and quality wise.
Asus SBC-06D1S-U External Bluray drive Review

Noctua NH-C12P SE14 Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Noctua NH-C12P SE14

Noctua has taken the high performance NH-C12P, which already offers excellent performance, and added a 140 mm fan. Noise level are still at a minimum and push the envelope in silent high performance cooling for modern processors. They all say size matters - let's see if that holds true with the NH-C12P SE14 as well.
Noctua NH-C12P SE14 Review

Thermaltake Armor A90 Case Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Thermaltake Armor A90 Case

Let's take a look on the latest mid-tower case from Thermaltake, Armor A90. Although in the same series as Armor+ and Armor+ MX, Armor 90 carries no resemblance with these other two models. Let's see.
Thermaltake Armor A90 Case Review

Unitek USB 3.0 TO SATA ADAPTER Review
DragonSteelMods posted a review on the Unitek USB 3.0 TO SATA ADAPTER

Today for review I've got an SATA to USB 3.0 adapter from Unitek, it was provided by USBFever.com for our review today. This adapter is like others that utilize USB 2.0 on the market, but this one of course uses the USB 3.0 specification and connection. It's simple to use, it works and works well...
Unitek USB 3.0 TO SATA ADAPTER Review

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5870 1GB Super Overclock Video Card Overclocked Higher
TweakTown overclocked the GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5870 1GB Super Overclock Video Card

Overclocking on video cards has become a really big deal lately thanks to companies like MSI offering us simply awesome overclocking software that is easy to use and is compatible with all brands and models. Combine this with the release of new models from NVIDIA and fancier versions of models from ATI partners in regards to its higher end models and you find yourself looking at the OC potential of cards a lot more.

Today we're once again firing up the HD 5870 SOC we looked at recently and seeing the OC potential of the model. Since overclocking in itself is a big deal to the SOC series, it seemed clear that we had to look at it in some detail and see how it compares to the model not only in stock form, but also the stock clocked HD 5870. At the same time, we can't forget about the new GTX 400 series of which we've already looked at when overclocked in great detail. Looking at our Total Performance and Total Value Rating graphs, there's a clear hole missing when it comes to overclocking the high end single GPU model from ATI.
GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5870 1GB Super Overclock Video Card Overclocked Higher

AquaComputer AquagratiX 5870 GPU Water Block Review
PureOverclock has published a review on the AquaComputer AquagratiX 5870 GPU Water Block

AquaComputer offers a full range of water cooling products and accessories, and today we'll be looking at the RV870 full coverage GPU water block in their popular AquagratiX lineup for the ATI Radeon 5870. The 5870 has proven very popular with gamers and overclocking enthusiasts alike; there's nothing like a full coverage water block to keep things running cool and quiet at top speeds.
AquaComputer AquagratiX 5870 GPU Water Block Review

Corsair Obsidian 700D Full Tower Case Video Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the Corsair Obsidian 700D Full Tower Case

With Corsair's 800D being such a great success, it was only natural that a follow-up product was quickly approaching. The aptly-named 700D isn't much of a departure from the original but it does come with a lower price while eliminating some features which were deemed unnecessary by Corsair. In this video review we see if the 700D is perfect for those of you who don't need some of the more exotic items which come with this case's
bigger brother.
Corsair Obsidian 700D Full Tower Case Video Review

Gigabyte HD5870 Super Over Clock Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Gigabyte HD5870 Super Over Clock

When intense gaming action demands absolute attention, the last thing anybody wants is noise distracting them. Gigabyte's Radeon HD 5870 Super Over Clock delivers top-level graphics performance for DirectX-11 video games with an 950MHz overclocked Cypress-XT GPU, and thanks to twin 80mm cooling fans this GV-R587SO-1GD model keeps noise whisper quiet. Priced at $500, the Gigabyte HD5870 SOC competes directly with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX-480. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the Gigabyte HD5870 SOC against some of the most powerful video cards on the market using several of the most demanding PC video game titles and benchmark software available: Crysis Warhead, Far Cry 2, Resident Evil 5, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Metro 2033, and BattleForge.
Gigabyte HD5870 Super Over Clock Review

Thermaltake Toughpower XT 775W Modular Power Supply Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Thermaltake Toughpower XT 775W Modular Power Supply

Thermaltakes latest series in its line of power supplies is the XT series. These are certified 80PLUS Bronze, for at least 82% efficiency, as well as Crossfire and SLI for multi-GPU operation. Add in a modular cables, a 140 mm fan, and a five year warranty, and this series is looking quite interesting. Today we will be talking a look at the 775W version, read on to check it out!
Thermaltake Toughpower XT 775W Modular Power Supply Review

Asus GT240 1GB Review
OCC has published a review on the Asus GT240 1GB

I am amazed by how far the ASUS GT 240 was willing to overclock! All testing was completely stable at the speeds 650 MHz core, 1745 MHz Shader, and 1850 MHz memory, equating to approximate gains of 18%, 30%, and 9% respectively. I managed to hit the wall for MSI Afterburner and other overclocking software for shader speed, while the core and memory were at their own inherent speed limitations. At stock idle, the GPU core was running at low to mid 20's 0C and load overclocked somewhere in the mid to high 40's depending on the test.
Asus GT240 1GB Review

Asus Eee PC 1201T ultraportable Review
The Tech Report takes a look at the Asus Eee PC 1201T ultraportable

This latest Eee PC defies convention, with AMD guts and no operating system in the box. Is it the perfect ultraportable for Linux geeks, or does it fall short?
Asus Eee PC 1201T ultraportable Review

Thermaltake Toughpower XT 775W Modular Power Supply Review
ThinkComputers.org posted Thermaltake Toughpower XT 775W Modular Power Supply Review

Thermaltakes latest series in its line of power supplies is the XT series. These are certified 80PLUS Bronze, for at least 82% efficiency, as well as Crossfire and SLI for multi-GPU operation. Add in a modular cables, a 140 mm fan, and a five year warranty, and this series is looking quite interesting. Today we will be talking a look at the 775W version, read on to check it out!
Thermaltake Toughpower XT 775W Modular Power Supply Review

GeForce GTX 4-way SLI review - Shattering 3DMark Vantage Records
The Guru of 3D posted a review on a GeForce GTX 4-way SLI setup

NVIDIA recently released a new driver for the GeForce GTX 480 cards, that new driver supports 4-way SLI on just one title ... 3DMark Vantage. And as silly as it really is, it intrigued me. You know, the fastest multi-GPU setup I created last year achieved a 26449 mark (P score 3Dmark Vantage). Now with the recently refresh of X58 motherboards, the all new Core i7 980X processor and the GeForce GTX 480 slowly becoming available we figured, frack it .. go for it.

Create an uber-PC worthy of breaking that personal 3DMark Vantage score of mine. Alongside of this all we will overclock a Core i7 980 Extreme CPU over 4600 MHz. Will we shatter 35~40k points in 3DMark Vantage ?
GeForce GTX 4-way SLI review - Shattering 3DMark Vantage Records

Thermalright T-Rad2 GTX & VRM R3 Video Card Heatsink Review
Ninjalane has posted their review of the Thermalright T-Rad2 and VRM coolers

There are many reasons for buying an aftermarket cooler; some are looking to keep their systems extremely quiet while others may be looking to increase heat capacity for overclocking. The Thermalright T-Rad2 GTX and VRM R3 can handle both of those situations and in some cases, at the same time.
Thermalright T-Rad2 GTX & VRM R3 Video Card Heatsink Review