ZOTAC GeForce GTX 280 Video Card Review
Futurelooks checks out nVidia's new top dog GPU

The GeForce GTX 280, and it’s little brother the GeForce GTX 260, were released in June of this year. This is just three months after the release of the GeForce 9 series. Now it may be based off the same unified architecture, but on paper, the new GTX 200 series of chips have a definite performance boost over the previously released chips. For starters this new GPU contains 1.4 billion transistors and is made on a 65nm fabrication process. According to some sources this makes the GTX 2xx series a chip with the largest die area ever fabricated for a GPU. The GTX 280 has 240 shaders (stream processors), and comes with 1GB of GDDR3 VRAM on a 512 bit bus. The chip is said to put out approximately 933 GFLOPS of floating point power.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 280 Video Card Review

Sony VPL-EX50 Projector Review
Bios Magazine posted a review on the Sony VPL-EX50 Projector

Sony's VPL-EX50 delivers consistently bright images of up to 2500 ANSI lumens. Colours aren't as rich as a good home theatre projector, but the VPL-EX50 isn't designed for DVD and Blu-Ray playback (4:3 native aspect ratio and 900:1 contrast ratio aren't great assets). Sharpness is fantastic, and its features are well conceived, making the VPL-EX50 an excellent projector for use in small to medium-sized venues. The front-inclined design helps achieves optimal image placement, and a short throw distance is perfect if space is limited. As a bonus, the new E-series projector is also easy to maintain, with a long-life filter that is timed to coincide with when the lamp needs to be replaced (around 3000 hours), reducing the number of maintenance sessions required.

Sony VPL-EX50 Projector Review



Antec Three Hundred Review
Bjorn3D takes a look at the Antec Three Hundred

With technology gaining speed every day in many forms - such as the development of faster CPU's, faster GPU's, and beefier power supplies - rising temperatures inside the chassis that holds it all together become more and more of an issue. Just how small can we make an enclosure and still move enough air around all those parts to keep temperatures down? Today we find out with the Antec Three Hundred - the smallest of the 'Gamer cases' currently offered by Antec.

Antec Three Hundred Review

AMD Phenom 9950 X4 Quad-Core Processor Review
TechwareLabs has published a review of the AMD Phenom 9950 X4 Quad-Core Processor.

AMD recently released several low power processors to its Quad core family, while simultaneously pushing the ceiling up a bit on their high end line with the 9950. We take the new 9950 for a test drive and put it through its paces using several different software titles. We find out if the new flagship processor packs a bigger punch.

AMD Phenom 9950 X4 Quad-Core Processor Review

Aeneon XTune DDR2-1142 2GB Memory Kit Review
TweakTown checked out the Aeneon XTune DDR2-1142 2GB Memory Kit

XTune is Aeneon's brand of enthusiast level memory modules. While our first encounter with the XTune was less than fantastic, we don’t reject companies from coming back with new products to try out. Today we have the newest addition, being a DDR2 package. That’s right; DDR2 still lives and it’s definitely not going anywhere soon.

The kit sent to us is the DDR2-1142MHz overclocked pack with 2x1GB modules for a total of 2GB in Dual Channel; ideal for both Intel and AMD. These modules aren’t rated for Phenom’s 1066MHz memory controller, but that shouldn’t stop it from working with a bit of a boost in memory voltage.

Aeneon XTune DDR2-1142 2GB Memory Kit Review

Thecus N5200BR NAS Server Review
HotHardware.com evaluate the features and performance of the Thecus N5200BR NAS Server.

The Thecus N5200BR NAS Server is targeted at end-users with demanding network storage needs. It offers five SATA II drive bays supporting numerous RAID options, an LED status read-out, router capabilities and a host of other features to make it a serious contender for home users and in the commercial environment where a highly configurable NAS unit is a must. On the surface, the Thecus N5200BR looks to have what it takes to fit a wide variety of NAS needs, but we'll look below the surface to ascertain the strengths and weaknesses of the unit. Head on over to the site and check it out...

Thecus N5200BR NAS Server Review

Tuniq Miniplant 950W Power Supply Review
HardwareLogic.com posted Tuniq Miniplant 950W Power Supply Review

Tuniq is a part of the Sunbeam Company, a company with the better part of a decade in the computing market. Tuniq makes a number of modder and enthusiast focused computer components. Their line includes cases, coolers, thermal compounds, and, of course, power supplies. Today we have one of those Tuniq PSUs; the 950 watt Miniplant. Is it a small powerhouse as the name suggests? Can it really dish out 950 watts from a PSU enclosure the size of a typical 500 watt unit? We're gonna find out.

Tuniq Miniplant 950W Power Supply Review

Silverstone Zeus ZU1200M 1200W Power Supply Review
JonnyGURU.com posted Silverstone Zeus ZU1200M 1200W Power Supply Review

The Zeus line is the very pinnacle of the power supply offerings from SilverStone, and at long last the platform has made it to the 1200W level. Was it worth the wait? Well... uh... sort of. Come inside and I'll spill the beans.

Silverstone Zeus ZU1200M 1200W Power Supply Review

LapLogic G800 (W800) Aerogel Extreme LapDesk Review
TechwareLabs has published a review of the LapLogic G800 (W800) Aerogel Extreme LapDesk

Today Justin takes a look at the laptop cooler by LapLogic designed to cool not only your laptop but also your lap. We cover the design and usefulness of the W800 and give you our thoughts on if its worth it. Read our review to find out.

LapLogic G800 (W800) Aerogel Extreme LapDesk Review

Roccat Sense Gaming Mouse Pad Review
Tech-Reviews.co.uk posted a review on the Roccat Sense Gaming Mouse Pad

The mouse mat - a long forgotten utility of the general computer user - is still very much alive for the gamer. The precision offered by a mouse mat is revered by gamers because it offers much more control; the Roccat Sense is a new pad which offers high precision and a large surface area for your mouse to move in. Endorsed by professional gamers, lets see if this pad can live up to its reputation.

Roccat Sense Gaming Mouse Pad Review

EEE PC 901 Review
Neoseeker takes a look at the new EEE PC, the 901, from Asus

I think Asus has met its goals with the Eee PC 901 - decent performance, good battery life - good enough for a school day - and anyone who is disappointed with its gaming performance or high resolution video playback performance is missing the point of such a small ultra portable notebook.

EEE PC 901 Review

Rosewill R2-RAID Enclosure and RC-218 Controller Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Rosewill R2-RAID Enclosure and RC-218 Controller

The Rosewill R2 is a dual bay RAID enclosure for two 3.5" SATA HDDs. It supports connectivity via USB or eSATA. With the included software you can create RAID 0, RAID 1 or JBOD arrays for increased performance or data safety. Since eSATA offers the same performance as you would see from an internal drive, the RAID 1 performance is very impressive with over 108 MB/s.

Rosewill R2-RAID Enclosure and RC-218 Controller Review

Logitech VX Nano Cordless Laser Mouse Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Logitech VX Nano Cordless Laser Mouse

We have hardcore gamer mice with plenty of customizable buttons and super-sensitive laser tracking, ergonomic mice that offer great comfort and ease of use, all-purpose mice that are suitable for most needs and even mobile mice, designed for use with your notebook while you are out of the office on business or maybe even on vacation. Logitech has mice that fall into every category mentioned, and today we will be taking a look at the VX Nano Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks, a portable solution that promises to pack a lot of features in a very small footprint.

Logitech VX Nano Cordless Laser Mouse Review

Eagle Consus D-Series Review
GideonTech.com posted a review on the Eagle Consus D-Series

On the review block for today is the Consus D-Series dual SATA hard drive external storage system from Eagle Tech. The D-Series has the ablity to use JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) spanning to combine your odd sized disk drives into one larger drive, or you can run it plain old RAID 0.

Eagle Consus D-Series Review

Enhance Technology IS210 Hard Drive Enclosure Review
Tech-Reviews.co.uk posted a review on the Enhance Technology IS210 Hard Drive Enclosure

External hard drives are commonly used in all sorts of work places now whether it is an office or even just at home. One problem with external drives though is security - especially if you're storing confidential data on your drive. One method of better securing personal files on a hard drive- which may be used in a number of places - is to install a removable disk enclosure in your chassis/s. One such manufacture which offers this kind of product is Enhance Technology. Introducing the Enhance IS210 removable disk enclosure.

Enhance Technology IS210 Hard Drive Enclosure Review

EVGA GTX 260 FTW Edition Review
OCC has published a new review on the EVGA GTX 260 FTW Edition

With a factory overclocked video card there is usually not too much left on the table for the enthusiast to gain on top of the speeds the manufacturer has pulled from the silicon. The stock (If you can call it that) speeds of the FTW edition GTX 260 are 666MHz on the GPU core and 1107MHz on the memory. These "Factory Overclocked" speeds are already 90 and 107 MHz higher than the "stock" specifications. It looks as though EVGA left a little on the table when it came to the clock speeds. I was able to ratchet the GPU core up another 96MHz and the memory another 101MHz. This brings the total overclock from the stock settings on the GPU core to 186MHz and 208MHz on the GDDR3 memory. Both of these clock speed increases are huge. By comparison, I was only able to pull 110MHz out of the GPU core and 147MHz out of the memory on the GTX280 I recently reviewed. I guess the EVGA GTX 260 earned its FTW wings today!

EVGA GTX 260 FTW Edition Review

VOX TV-R HDD Media Player/Recorder Review
I4U NEWS published a review of the VOX TV-R HDD Media Player/Recorder.

Today we are looking at the VOX TV-R HDD Media Player/Recorder. The device allows you to record movies and TV shows from your TV to the VOX TV-R HDD Media Player/Recorder internal HDD. You can also copy files and images directly from camcorder and digital cameras.

Once the DVD was playing all you do is hit record and the video is automatically stored to the VOX TV-R HDD Media Player/Recorder in AVI format. After you are done recording your video you can immediately play the recording back. There is a noticeable difference in the video quality between the DVD version and what the VOX TV-R HDD Media Player/Recorder records.

VOX TV-R HDD Media Player/Recorder Review

Silicon Power 64GB SATA Solid State Drive Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Silicon Power 64GB SATA Solid State Drive

Silicon Power has big dreams, but this a cruel world we live in and being the new name in competitive North American computer industry usually doesn't help dreams come true. Making matters more difficult - even beyond the obvious start-up hurdles - is the latest product focus of Silicon Power: Solid State Drive (SSD) technology. But all of this isn't to say that I don't think they can do it, because there have been many a new name made by fresh companies introducing product with a dramatic improvement over the old. But will Silicon Power enjoy this luxury? Benchmark Reviews tests the Silicon Power 64GB SATA SSD model SP064GBSSD25SV10 against nearly a dozen other Solid State Drives to see how well their SSD performs.

Silicon Power 64GB SATA Solid State Drive Review