Driver Heaven posted a review on AMD 690G Motherboards

Whilst the real performance users may be a little disappointed not to have new boards available with higher specifications than the 580, those on a budget have a plethora of new boards to choose from and we have two such products to test today, Sapphires Pure Innovation and MSIs K9GAM2. Lets see how they compare to one of the current value segment leaders, the Asus M2NPV-VM.

AMD 690G Motherboards

Tweaknews.net posted Ultra X3 1000Watt SLI Ready Modular Power Supply Review

The Ultra X3 proves itself to be a tough product to beat. Modular cabling ensures that you only use the cables you need, and the FlexForce design allows for easy cable routing and improved airflow. The fit and finish is excellent, lending a classy look to the PSU. Voltages remained steady under the harshest testing I could come up with, and to top it off, it performed in relative silence. Add to this Ultra's lifetime warranty, and you have a definite winner.

Ultra X3 1000Watt SLI Ready Modular Power Supply Review



Bigbruin.com posted a review on the Corsair Flash Survivor GT 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Corsair has hit the market with another 'tough' flash drive, this time in the form of the Survivor series. The 8GB Corsair Flash Survivor GT isn't your typical "indoor cat" variety of USB 2.0 flash drive. In addition to boasting high transfer rates, this drive is enclosed in a tough aircraft grade shell that is sealed with o-rings providing water resistance to 200 meters.

Corsair Flash Survivor GT 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive Review

Modders-Inc posted a review on the Vantec LapCool 5

With laptop computer temperatures on the rise and no space in a laptop to add new fans, how do you add cooling? Let's take a look at Vantec's Lapcool 5 with adjustable dual silent fans and built-in three port USB2.0 USB-powered interface and see how it handles the task.

Vantec LapCool 5 Review

PC Stats posted ECS NF650iSLIT-A nVIDIA nForce 650i Motherboard Review

The ECS NF650iSLIT-A motherboard supports every Socket 775 processor on a 533/800/1066 MHZ FSB, from the Celeron D to the Pentium 4/D/XE series, and of course the Core 2 Duo/Quad processors. It will also do 133MHz FSB through overclocking, so that potentially brings the Intel Penryn core into the fold as well. Onboard goodies include dual PCI Express slots for SLI, a Gigabit network connection, 7.1 channel High Definition audio, four Serial ATA II ports, two IDE channels and the usual collection of USB jacks. The ECS NF650iSLIT-A is built with the nVidia nForce 650i Northbridge (C55) and nForce 430 (MCP51) Southbridge.

ECS NF650iSLIT-A nVIDIA nForce 650i Motherboard Review

Ubuntu Geek posted a tutorial about installing Vmware server under Ubuntu

VMware Server is a free virtualization product for Windows and Linux servers with enterprise-class support and VirtualCenter management. VMware Server is a robust yet easy to use server virtualization product and is based on proven virtualization technology, which has been used by thousands of customers for more than six years

How to install Vmware server From Canonical commercial repository in Ubuntu Feisty

Debian Admin posted a guide about using bzip2 and bunzip2 under Debian

bzip2 and bunzip2 are file compression and decompression utilities. The bzip2 and bunzip2 utilities are newer than gzip and gunzip and are not as common yet, but they are rapidly gaining popularity. The bzip2 utility is capable of greater compression ratios than gzip. Therefore, a bzip2 file can be 10-20% smaller than a gzip version of the same file. Usually, files that have been compressed by bzip2 will have a .bz2 extension.

Create and Extract .gz,.bz2 Files in Debian

Hardware Secrets posted nVidia Chips Comparison Table

If you don't follow almost daily the video card market it is really complicated to understand the differences between the several different nVidia graphics chips available on the market today. To facilitate knowing and understanding the difference among these chips, we have compiled the following table:

nVidia Chips Comparison Table

Madshrimps posted Evercool HD-CW Cool Wheel HDD Cooler Review

Evercool's latest product keeps your hard drive running cool, this low profile device will fit on any 3.5inch HDD you have lying around and is easy to install and set up. We test the performance and noise levels in this review.

Evercool HD-CW Cool Wheel HDD Cooler Review

Benchmark Reviews takes a look at the OCZ VBoost USB Flash Drive for Windows Vista

Microsoft promised the world with their latest Operating System: Windows Vista. One of the few features in Vista which wasn't scrapped to make the release deadline was Windows ReadyBoost. While dependent on a suitable flash drive to provide a faster cache, Windows ReadyBoost claimed to significantly improve system responsiveness. OCZ understood the need for high-speed flash memory, and offers the VBoost USB Flash Drive for Windows Vista. This article will test and review the hardware, but more importantly it will answer why you may not need to buy into the Microsoft marketing spin.

OCZ VBoost USB Flash Drive for Windows Vista

FrostyTech posted Scythe Katana II SCKTN-2000 Heatsink Review

Like many of the heatsinks coming out of Scythe's Japanese headquarters, the Katana II heatsink (model no. SCKTN-2000) makes use of one large slow rotating fan to push air through an array of slanted aluminum cooling fins. The fans' low speed of 1500RPM makes the Katana II a very quiet heatsink under operation.

Scythe Katana II SCKTN-2000 Heatsink Review

PC Stats posted ECS AMD690GM-M2 AMD 690G Motherboard Review

If you're a novice at computer hardware, you may want to have a more experienced friend handy when setting up the ECS AMD690GM-M2 motherboard. This MicroATX board is not as user friendly as we'd like it, but then again with a price point of ~$70 CDN you really can't complain. The Hardware Installation Guide while brief is pretty detailed and the User's Guide is also very well written. From hardware installation to BIOS and driver setup, ECS has this part of its game pretty well down.

ECS AMD690GM-M2 AMD 690G Motherboard Review

Bit-Tech published an editorial discussing some of the reasons behind Microsoft suing Immersion

With a costly judgement all but guaranteed, Sony had no choice but to step behind the settlement doors with Immersion... and walk out more than $90m lighter. Talk about being bent over... that's a sixth of the entire company's profits in 2006, and almost a quarter of what the Games division made in 2005.

It was really a brilliant scheme. Microsoft gets out of the patent issue for a paltry sum and a small loan (the patent wasn't ever worth that much, anyhow). Its biggest competitor, on the other hand, gets utterly screwed by the legal system and ends up diverting massive resources away from its next console launch (which was subsequently delayed). And all the while, MS makes a new friend out of Immersion, which is laughing all the way to the bank. All that was left was for Immersion to pay back its little loan and nobody would be any the wiser.

Microsoft sues Immersion... but what happened?

3D Game Man posted a review on the Thermaltake BachVx Case

When I first saw the Thermaltake BachVx Case I thought Home Theatre PC, because of its piano-black paint finish and brushed aluminum silver front. This case would look excellent next to audio/video gear. There are plenty of drive bays for a mid-tower case, tool-free design and excellent ventilation. I really like the fact they have a large 140mm intake fan at the front of the case. There are even two USB ports, a mic and headphone jack, as well as a eSATA port at the top of the case. Watch the video to find out more and check out the bloopers at the end.

Thermaltake BachVx Case Review

Techgage posted a review of Samsung's 275T LCD monitor

Looking for a 27" LCD? Your choices are essentially between two models, Dell's 2707WFP and Samsung's 275T. We took a look at the Dell a few weeks ago, but are now putting the 275T to the test to see how it held up in comparison.

Samsung 275T 27-inch Wide-Screen Review

The TechZone reviews the OCZ Rally 2 USB Flash Drive

In terms of performance, this drive is right at the top of its class. Boasting "leading edge Dual Channel technology", the Rally2 sends and receives files just as fast as any other stick available. When I ran the drive through HD Tune, it had an eerily steady data transfer rate of about 20MB/sec (they claim up to 28MB/sec read and 15MB/sec write). Unlike other drives where there are occasional dips in performance, this was about as steady as it comes. Better still, the access time was a very impressive 0.6ms. If you want fast, the OCZ Rally2 is definitely for you. According to the official product page, it "leaves the competitors in the dust." I'm inclined to agree.

4GB OCZ Rally 2 USB Flash Drive Review

Beyond3D has lots of coverage of the launch of NVIDIA's new GPU computing products, named Tesla.

The basic unit of the current Tesla line, the Tesla C870, should be very familiar to anyone who's seen the GeForce 8800. It's essentially an 8800 GTX--a 575MHz core clock and 128 SPs at 1.35GHz--with 1.5GiB of GDDR3 RAM. Of course, it's not quite an 8800 GTX--there are no display outputs at all on the card

NVIDIA's Tesla General Computing GPUs

Elite Bastards posted a review on the ASUS Arctic Square CPU cooler

What a beauty the Arctic Square is at first glance - Shiny to look at (see, the box art was right!), and no rough edges to the touch. Of course, what constitutes a good-looking piece of hardware is a very subjective thing, but to me this is a real triumph from a design perspective - Relatively simple but, as I said in my introduction, exceedingly svelte.

What you can't see from this shot, or indeed from looking at the cooler at all to any degree, is the fan encased within the heart of the Arctic Square - A 92 millimetre fan, which handles pushing the hot air drawn up from the heat pipes away from the CPU and cooler.

ASUS Arctic Square CPU cooler review

XSReviews has reviewed the Tagan Silver Power 600w

Tagan PSUs are not necessarily the most revered in the world of hardware enthusiasm but their flashy looks and LED fans have always drawn a crowd. Today I have with me the Silver Power 600w from them which promises excellent performance with good looks to boot. I wonder how it will do.

Tagan Silver Power 600w Review

HEXUS.net posted 750W-1000W PSU shootout

Since the release of NVIDIA's top-of-the-range G80 graphics processor, we've had graphics cards that can drain 200W from computer's PSU - and demand 400W if used in pairs.

Since the kind of CPU you'd use on a PC with a pair of G80s will consume ab out 100W itself, it's obvious that you're quickly going to run out of power if all you have available is a 500W PSU.

750W-1000W PSU shootout

Neoseeker has published a review of G.SKILL's revised PC2-6400 low latency memory

The G.SKILL F2.6400 4-4-3-5 memory simply dominated the stock (800MHz) results. This is an astonishing achievement considering the low price of these modules.

I was also pleasantly surprised how much headroom it had for overclocking - it managed to reach 1000-4-4-4-6 whereas the previous revision I tested topped out at 975-4-4-4-12; and frankly that -6 latency is more important than the extra 25MHz it also beat its older sibling by. G.SKILL has definitely improved the quality of this module by a significant margin that you can benefit from.

G.SKILL PC2-6400 Review and Overclocking

OCC has published a new review of the Logitech X-240 2.1 Speaker System

The world as we know it has been taken by storm and now almost everybody has a personal soundtrack that they can live their life to. The personal music device continues to gain popularity and with this device manufacturers are of course, not standing by idly. Now we see a whole host of components that cater to our need to surround ourselves in our personal musical tastes. The Logitech X-240 is a speaker system that not only can be used as a computer speaker system, it can also work as a stand alone personal music device docking station.

Logitech X-240 2.1 Speaker System Review

ThinkComputers.org posted Cooler Master Real Power Pro 650W Power Supply Review

Cooler Master is perhaps most well known for its cases and cooling units, as its name implies, but Cooler Master also has a line of powerful power supply units. The Cooler Master Real Power Pro 650W PSU is the Taiwan-based company's newest offering in its PSU line. ThinkComputers previously reviewed Cooler Master's eXtreme Power Duo 600W PSU and it performed well receiving a 9 out of 10 score. We will see if the Real Power Pro can perform just as good if not better.

Cooler Master Real Power Pro 650W Power Supply Review