BenQ G2400W LCD Monitor Review
Bios Magazine posted a review on the BenQ G2400W LCD Monitor

Let's cut to the chase. BenQ's G2400W is a no-frills 24-incher that can hardly be called attractive. But it covers most bases in terms of features and costs less than =A3250. It delivers good image quality thanks to impressive colour separation and greyscale reproduction. Text is clear too, and games perform effortlessly - only the more discerning will notice and be bothered by its deficiencies, If you're looking for a good all-rounder and your pockets aren't deep enough for Dell's UltraSharp 2408WFP, the G2400W will more than satisfy. Just bear in mind that it doesn't swivel, nor can you adjust the monitor's height, so you'll need to improvise to get it sitting at the right height on your desk. It's also not possible to pivot it into a portrait orientation, either, but it can be tilted backwards and forwards.

BenQ G2400W LCD Monitor Review

CPU Cooler Roundup on C2D 20 Coolers Compared
DragonSteelMods posted a CPU Cooler Roundup

We've updated our CPU cooler comparison charts, now we've got 20 coolers compared running on the C2D CPU. As of now, included in the charts are coolers from Thermalright, Scythe, Zalman, Kingwin, Thermolab, Coolink, Jetart, Glacialtech, Arctic Cooling, OCZ and Noctua

CPU Cooler Roundup on C2D 20 Coolers Compared



In Win B2 Stealth Bomber Mid Tower ATX Case Review
Bigbruin.com has posted a review on the In Win B2 Stealth Bomber Mid Tower ATX Case

The In Win B2 is an excellent choice for anyone who wants a rather unique computer case. There aren't any other cases I know of that are modeled after a stealth bomber, or that have a front door that opens like this. Tool-less design features can be found everywhere, and except for mounting the motherboard, there is no need to get a screwdriver out.

In Win B2 Stealth Bomber Mid Tower ATX Case Review

Noiseblocker BlackSilent Fans Review
Tech-Reviews.co.uk posted a review on the Noiseblocker BlackSilent Fans

Noiseblocker are a company known for listening to the media and improving their products. Today we'll be trying out the revision 3 of their fans from their BlackSilent range. These fans have been improved extensively and after the reports from revision 2 of this model, can these fans actually get much better? Well, read on and you'll find out.

Noiseblocker BlackSilent Fans Review

MSI P45 Neo3 Motherboard Review
Bios Magazine posted a review on the MSI P45 Neo3 Motherboard

MSI's P45 Neo3 is a good value motherboard if you're looking to go green.It's not suited to high-end gamers though, due to its lack of nVidia SLI support, and there's no WLAN or Bluetooth chipsets. Some may also need a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller. There isn't an onboard speaker for diagnostics, either. But MSI put many new technologies into its P45 series to improve the working of GreenPower, which improve temperatures, overclocking and stability. And with features such as active phase switching, enabling phase switching for the memory and chipset, as well as the PWM, the P45 Neo3 should cater for demanding users. Nvidia's ber-high-end nForce 790i Ultra SLI still rules the roost for ultimate performance, but the P45 Neo3 is a reasonable choice if you're building a solid all-rounder on a budget. While the motherboard is catered to the budget user, its two-phase power supply for the chipset gives it better overclockability compared to the P45 Neo and there are still plenty of storage ports to cater to the enthusiast.

MSI P45 Neo3 Motherboard Review

XTracPads Micro Review
Tech-Reviews.co.uk posted a review on the XTracPads Micro

XTracPads are known for their extremely good quality mouse surfaces such as the Ripper and FatPad. Today we have another pad to join the family in the form of the XTracPads Micro - a mat designed for notebook users. Does this pad live up to the standards of other mats from XTracPads? Read on to find out.

XTracPads Micro Review

Celeron, Pentium Dual Core and Athlon X2: Which One is the Best USD 70 CPU?
Hardware Secrets posted a round-up review comparing the performance of Celeron E1400, Pentium Dual Core E2180 and Athlon X2 4600+

Today we put together a review comparing the performance of entry-level CPUs on the USD 70 price range: Celeron E1400 (dual-core 2 GHz), Pentium Dual Core E2160 (1.8 GHz), Pentium Dual Core E2180 (2 GHz) and Athlon X2 4600+ (2.4 GHz). With this review we wanted to answer a simply question: which one is the best USD 70 CPU today? We also included on this round-up a Core 2 Duo E4400 (2 GHz). We know that this CPU isn't on this price range (and not even sold in the US anymore), but we were curious to compare a Celeron, a Pentium Dual Core and a Core 2 Duo all running under the same clock rate (2 GHz in our case) to see what is the performance difference between these Intel CPUs. Which CPU is the winner? Read on!

Celeron, Pentium Dual Core and Athlon X2: Which One is the Best USD 70 CPU?

AMD 780G/780V/740G Integrated Socket AM2+ Chipsets Review
Digit-Life posted a review on AMD 780G/780V/740G Integrated Socket AM2+ Chipsets

While we have already examined a few motherboards on AMD 780G, some performance matters were not covered. For example, operation in the Hybrid CrossFire mode and decoding of HD video. To be more exact, they were waiting in the wings for a traditional "personal" review of the chipset. Now we finally publish it.

AMD 780G/780V/740G Integrated Socket AM2+ Chipsets Review

Point of View GeForce GTX 260 Assassins Creed Edition Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Point of View GeForce GTX 260 Assassins Creed Edition

At this time NVIDIA's new GTX 260 graphics cards are positioned to be quite a bit more expensive than ATI's similar performing HD 4870. However, NVIDIA includes support for CUDA and PhysX. We also saw amazing overclocking potential on our GTX 260 card, even surpassing the $200 more expensive GTX 280.

Point of View GeForce GTX 260 Assassins Creed Edition Review

Crucial Ballistix 1GBx2 PC3-16000 Review
Overclockers Online has posted a new review on the Crucial Ballistix 1GBx2 PC3-16000

Crucial once again knocks socks off and does it in style. The Ballistix line of memory has always been known to impress and rightfully they should. But what this kit of memory has done on the 790i test motherboard is just above and beyond what our expectations were...and our expectations were certainly a little bit lofty coming in. Needless to say, we weren't expecting to be able to benchmark at 1100MHz+ and certainly not at the little amount of voltage that was required to do so. Simply put, this memory out ran the motherboard and it wasn't even a close race.

Crucial Ballistix 1GBx2 PC3-16000 Review

ASUS Triton 85 Review
OCC has published a new review on the ASUS Triton 85

The ASUS Triton 85 CPU Cooler is not only a great looking piece of hardware that you could get to help cool that processor of yours, which keeps overheating from the stock cooling solution, it is also able to run very quietly, between 16 and 25dBa. I was very impressed with how silent the Triton 85 was; when it comes to some of the other 120mm CPU coolers that are out on the market, the Triton 85 seemed to be the most silent. Even with the silent operation of the cooler, it was able to keep the processor from overheating and kept it pretty cool when compared to some of the other coolers. When you put it up against some of the other proven coolers, especially the other 120mm HSF Solution, it did not triumph, though it did hang in there at just a few degrees higher.

ASUS Triton 85 Review

Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Video Card Review
Benchmark Reviews has released a new article on the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Video Card

Sapphire has always offered the most influential ATI graphics products available, and the new Radeon HD 4850 is no different. Although it still uses GDDR3 clocked at 993 (1986 MHz DDR), unlike the 4870 version that is decked out with GDDR5, the Sapphire 100242L model offers 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) on its 625 MHz 800-core RV770 GPU. Benchmark Reviews tests the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 graphics card against the closest competition, and even compare CrossFireX performance in this performance review.

Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Video Card Review

OCZ Flex-II PC2-9200 2GB Memory Kit Review
TweakTown takes a look at the OCZ Flex-II PC2-9200 2GB Memory Kit

OCZ is by far one of the biggest supporters of overclockers out there; this has been evident by bringing out memory that has a water jacket built into it, allowing extreme cooling users to simply pump some H20 into it and cool it down better than that of ordinary air cooling.

Today we have the newest incarnation of the Flex memory from OCZ with their own built in water jackets. The Flex-II PC2-9200 Kit comprises OCZ’s highest clocked DDR2 memory modules; how will they perform? - Let’s have a bit of a gander and see.

OCZ Flex-II PC2-9200 2GB Memory Kit Review

Diamond HD4870 Review
Neoseeker takes a look at the Diamond HD 4870

Sporting 512MB of blindingly fast GDDR5, the Diamond HD 4870 is taking no prisoners, not stopping for traffic lights, and not busting open savings accounts on its way to deliver extreme performance.

Diamond HD4870 Review

PNY GTX 260 Video Card Review
I4U NEWS published a review of the PNY GTX 260 Video Card.

Today we are checking out the PNY GTX 260 video card. The GTX 260 is the lower performing of the pair of GTX 200 series GPUs recently announced. The GTX 260 is about $100 cheaper than its GTX 280 brother.

In the end the performance of the PNY GTX 260 was good. The price for the card is a bit high at $449.99 when compared to new offerings from AMD. The card performs well and I suspect over time the price will come down and make it more attractive.

PNY GTX 260 Video Card Review

Sapphire HD 4850 Review
InsideHW.com has posted review graphics card Sapphire HD 4850

It's rare occasion to have on test, on the same month, new generation products from two big rivals (nVIDIA and ATI). This is really good news because ATI had some serious delays with R600 and that is one of reasons why it was so indifferently received on market. ATI realized that now must roll up its sleeves to catch up nVIDIA, because at that point seemed that nVIDIA unreachably moved away.

Sapphire HD 4850 Review