Chieftech Aegis Case and 500w Power Supply Review
TechwareLabs has published a review of the Chieftech Aegis Case and 500w Power Supply.

William takes a look today at the Chieftech Aegis case and accompanying 500w power supply. We check out this rather nice case and give you the pro's and con's as well as performance for your dollar $$$. Is the Aegis a good housing for your next PC?

Chieftech Aegis Case and 500w Power Supply Review

Kingston HyperX 2GB PC3-12800 Review
ASE Labs posted a review on the Kingston HyperX 2GB PC3-12800 memory

DDR3 is finally coming to a price where many mainstream system builders will be willing to pay. Manufacturers must provide mainstream DDR3 solutions to fill in the gap between the high end (and inexpensive) DDR2 and the very expensive, high speed DDR3 modules. While the HyperX line from Kingston may not be the mainstream product, the KHX12800D3K2/2G kit is described as the mainstream overclocking kit. It is far cheaper than speedier kits but lacks the tight timings as well. This could be the kit that kicks off DDR3.

Kingston HyperX 2GB PC3-12800 Review



Sony VAIO VGN-AR61ZU Blu-Ray Laptop Review
Bios Magazine takes a look at the Sony VAIO VGN-AR61ZU Blu-Ray Laptop

With HD already shaping the future in so many ways, the VGN-AR61ZU is one of the most sophisticated all-round Blu-ray solutions available. Whatever you want, from pure entertainment right through to editing HD video content, the VGN-AR61ZU is a logical choice. It looks good, however it is pricey. But it is a powerful PC that's also a fully featured Media Center and Blu-ray player, so it's unlikely to disappoint as it more than fulfils the role of a desktop replacement. Frequent business travellers should note that battery life is poor at around 1h 30m, and gamers should spend their money on a system that includes nVidia SLI technology, 1TB hard drive capacity (dual 7200rpm hard drives), and a built-in subwoofer. Others should consider.

Sony VAIO VGN-AR61ZU Blu-Ray Laptop Review

External Hard Drives: How To Carry Your Life With You (And Why You'd Want To)
TechwareLabs has published a editorial on External Hard Drives: How To Carry Your Life With You

William gives you his thoughts on the need for external hard drives and how to carry your life with you. Like many of you we too find our digital files make up much of who we are and what is important to us. If we lost some of these files not only would there be financial issues to face but often times much more. External hard drives often fill the need for protecting the files that are important to us. William explains the need and how to accomplish it.

External Hard Drives: How To Carry Your Life With You (And Why You'd Want To)

Tagan Black Pearl WCR Full Tower Chassis Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Tagan Black Pearl WCR Full Tower Chassis

Enter the Tagan Black Pearl WCR. The "WCR" moniker is an acronym for "Water Cooling Ready", so it is designed for enthusiasts who need the flexibility to run unconventional cooling solutions. But can the PSU Dudes pull off a quality enclosure?

Go ahead and take a load off as we delve into this very issue. After all, when it comes to spending our hard-earned dollars, it is important to see if we are getting what we really need.

Tagan Black Pearl WCR Full Tower Chassis Review

Antec Three Hundred Gaming Chassis Review
HotHardware.com posted a review on the Antec Three Hundred Gaming Chassis

Early last year, Antec launched their gaming line of cases with the Antec Nine Hundred - instantly garnering praise throughout the PC enthusiast crowd. Its main claim to fame was the complete openess of the front bezel, using perforated bays and 120mm fans to keep airflow rushing inside. Also notable was the expansive interior, bottom-mounted power-supply unit, and oversized "Big Boy" 200mm fan placed at the top that allowed some massive cooling over the CPU socket area. We were able to take a look at the Nine Hundred ourselves and were pretty impressed overall, although we noted there were a few things that could have used some improving.

Well, Antec is back at it again with a dual offering for this year. The Antec Twelve Hundred is a beast, featuring twelve bays and 6 large fans with two more mounts for installing additional units. Price, however, can be an obstacle as the Twelve Hundred sells north of $200 US. As a counterpoint, Antec has now released the Three Hundred Gaming Case. As its name might suggest, the Three Hundred is a pared down version of their Nine Hundred gaming case, that sells for less. It features six bays like the Nine Hundred, and includes some of the newer ideas used on the Twelve Hundred, but ships with fewer fans and accessories.

Antec Three Hundred Gaming Chassis Review

Samsung DVD-F1080 Upconverting DVD Player Review
DreamWare Computers posted a review on the Samsung DVD-F1080 Upconverting DVD Player

Once again, back to show us they can take the ordinary and turn it into something with that "artistic designer" feel to it; Samsung debuts the DVD-F1080. This DVD player comes in almost half the size of your average player but still manages to pack almost all the same features under the hood. Those looking for the best possible player for their home theatre will like the fact that it also supports 720p, 1080i or 1080p upconverting. Let's take a deeper look at what this simple looking player can do!

Samsung DVD-F1080 Upconverting DVD Player Review

Coolink Chillaramic Thermal Paste Review
Tech-Reviews.co.uk has just posted a news review online on the Coolink Chillaramic Thermal Paste

When we think of thermal paste, one product immediately pops into mind, Arctic Silver 5. This paste has always been the leader of the market, but now, many companies are competing with this paste to take throne. One such company striving to take the crown is Coolink with their Chillaramic paste. Read on to see if it lives up to the daddy of thermal pastes.

Coolink Chillaramic Thermal Paste Review

NVIDIA nForce 200 SLI Processor Overview
Tech ARP posted NVIDIA nForce 200 SLI Processor Overview.

NVIDIA CEO Huang Jen-Hsun must have felt quite sick when Intel announced that they chose to go with ATI's CrossFire X technology in the recently-launched Intel 4 Series Express chipsets and the upcoming Intel X58 Express chipset, instead of NVIDIA's competing SLI technology.

Of course, no one expects NVIDIA to take it lying down. As big as Intel is, NVIDIA thinks they can outsmart their erstwhile partners and they may have just done that with their newly-announced nForce 200 SLI processor. What is it?

NVIDIA nForce 200 SLI Processor Overview

Hiper Osiris Aluminum ATX Case Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Hiper Osiris Aluminum ATX Case

The Hiper Osiris is the company's newest offering in the crowded case market. It features numerous improvements over the Anubis, while coming in at a lower price point. The case also comes in black or silver and successfully improves on everything we criticized in our Anubis review.

Hiper Osiris Aluminum ATX Case Review

P45 head-to-head: MSI P45 Platinum and Asus Maximus II Formula
Madshrimps posted a comparison review between MSI P45 Platinum and Asus Maximus II Formula

In this article we'll focus on what the MSI P45 Platinum and Asus Maximus II Formula can bring us in terms of performance, overclocking and the performance gained from overclocking. We'll be giving you basic pointers for obtaining better results and will spend a little time on the energy-saving technology used on these boards.

P45 head-to-head: MSI P45 Platinum and Asus Maximus II Formula

Zotac GTX 280 1GB AMP! Edition Video Card Review
TheTechLounge takes a look at the Zotac GTX 280 1GB AMP! Edition Video Card

It's a tough place to be, having six hundred dollars to spend on a single video card. It's rough, and if you're there, may God have pity on your soul. You're about to buy a GTX 280. Some of the glimmer has blown away; this is the fastest single-GPU card of all time, but HD 4000 is a whirlwind. It's all value, though, and the best has and will always require a price premium. NVIDIA people won't be dissuaded, and the GTX 280, despite competitive pressure, is selling well. A lot of work went into making this a new card, not a streamlined or overclocked G80 part. It's beastly, costly, and if you've any doubts about buying this card, they're warranted. Fortunately, you can know this: it's powerful, and there probably won't be anything like it for some time to come.

Zotac GTX 280 1GB AMP! Edition Video Card Review

160 GB Hard Disk Drive Round-Up
Hardware Secrets compared the performance of three mainstream 160 GB hard disk drives: Maxtor STM3160215AS, Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160 GB and Samsung HD161HJ.

Today we bring a comparison between three mainstream 160 hard disk drives: Maxtor STM2160215AS, Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160 GB and Samsung HD161HJ. Which one is the fastest 160 GB hard disk drive? Read on!

160 GB Hard Disk Drive Round-Up

Moneual Labs MonCaso 972 HTPC Chassis Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Moneual Labs MonCaso 972 HTPC Chassis.

We received the silver model but a black version is also available, if that would better fit your home theater system color scheme. The 7" touchscreen immediately makes its presence known, taking up the entire center area of the front bezel. Just below the LCD screen is a spot for your optical drive. To the right, we have a bank of control buttons and a volume knob. On the left, we find a power button, HDD LED and IR sensor (more on all of these in a bit).

Moneual Labs MonCaso 972 HTPC Chassis Review

Plustek OpticFilm 7500i AI 35mm Film Scanner Review
Futurelooks eliminates negativity with the review of this 35mm film scanner

Photography is one of those hobbies and industries that have dramatically changed in the last 5 years. Most avid amateur photographers, including myself, used to shoot 35mm film. Now many of us only shoot digital. The days of 35mm gave me a stack of negatives, but I knew one day, there would be something to help me archive them into the digital age. plustek, a world leader and provider of imaging solution products, sent us the OpticFilm 7500 AI Slide and Negative scanner. The OpticFilm 7500 AI Slide and Negative scanner is deemed as one of their professional series negative scanners. It might be a bit overkill and over the top for the average consumer, but lets check it out and see what happens.

Plustek OpticFilm 7500i AI 35mm Film Scanner Review

Thermaltake M9 Case Review
Ninjalane has just posted their review of the mid sized case from Thermaltake called the M9.

It's a simple case but will easily get the job done.

Thermaltake M9 Case Review

CSX Diablo PC3 16000 DDR3 2x1GB Review
OCC has published a new review on the CSX Diablo PC3 16000 DDR3 2x1GB

Try as I might, I could not push the Diablo modules any further than the 2000MHz they are rated for. They ran the same 2000MHz whether the timings were tightened up or loosened up even further than the 9-9-9-28 stock latencies. Increasing the voltage was not the solution this time it seems. 2.2 volts did not bring any gains to the maximum clock speed or to the timings. At the 1333MHz mark the modules easily ran 6-5-5-15 all day long with 1.75 volts to the modules. Since I could not break through the 2000MHz mark, I started tightening up the sub-timings and was able to drop them to 8-7-6-20 at the same 2.04 volts that the modules ran the looser timings. Without a processor to push a higher FSB speed on this platform, I had to settle for the reduction in memory sub timings. This tightening of the timings offers up an increase in performance that you can't pass up.

CSX Diablo PC3 16000 DDR3 2x1GB Review

ECS P45T-A Black Motherboard Review
Virtual-Hideout posted a review on the ECS P45T-A Black Motherboard

In short, this inexpensive motherboard is fast, stable, and features a ton of opportunities for expansion. While the lack of firewire is indeed a disappointment, I believe that this can be taken as a non-issue for gamers. Considering the features present, the speeds attained, and the stability of the system overall during the testing procedures, I feel that this motherboard is a good buy if a user is looking to assemble a low cost, reliable gaming machine. It's just a shame that this product doesn't have what it takes to break free of just what it was meant to do, but given the fact that it costs just shy of $110 - or rather, is shockingly cheap, I would say this is a good candidate for the great value award!

ECS P45T-A Black Motherboard Review

Patriot PVS22G9200ELK 2GB DDR2 PC2-9200 memory kit review
Elite Bastards takes a look at the Patriot PVS22G9200ELK 2GB DDR2 PC2-9200 memory kit

The "2GB versus 4GB of system memory" argument may be quite an old one now, but it's still no less relevant, particularly when confronted with the choice of 2GB of ultra-fast and overclockable RAM for around the same price as 4GB of slower memory with more lax timings. So, which is the better choice? Today, we examine exactly this question, as we take a look at Patriot's PC2-9200 rated 2GB memory kit, with the catchy product name of PVS22G9200ELK.

While most standard DDR2 memory modules are rated at standard modern FSB speeds such at 800MHz, up to 1066MHz, Patriot's offering here is a cut above this, rated at speeds of up to 1150MHz (aka PC-9200) coupled with some pretty tight timings of 5-5-5-12. NVIDIA's EPP (Extended Performance Profile) functionality to easily utilise the best possible settings for your memory on supported motherboards is also available here, with an EPP profile offering a 571MHz (1142MHz effective) clock speed.

Patriot PVS22G9200ELK 2GB DDR2 PC2-9200 memory kit review

Corsair XMS3 DHX 1600MHz 4GB Memory Kit Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Corsair XMS3 DHX 1600MHz 4GB Memory Kit

Well before NVIDIA had any plans for DDR3, EPP or Extreme Performance Profile DDR2 memory was making its way into the mainstream. These modules were really designed to work with 680i chipsets, since any AMD solutions have the memory controller moved to the CPU, this eliminated any offerings NVIDIA can give.

EPP has made its way into DDR3 with EPP 2.0; this being the DDR3 variation. Today we have Corsair’s monster 4GB DDR3 kit (2x2GB) supporting EPP 2.0. Let’s see how it copes.

Corsair XMS3 DHX 1600MHz 4GB Memory Kit Review

Inno3D GeForce 9800 GTX Overclock Edition Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the Inno3D GeForce 9800 GTX Overclock Edition

A reference based GeForce 9800 GTX, yet pre-tested and qualified to run at higher clock-speeds.

That and a better bundle as Inno3D is now bundling a DX10 title with the OC edition, namely Company of Heroes, Opposing fronts from THQ. Interested already ?

Well read on then as with the recent GeForce 9800 GTX card price-drops .. pricing became really interesting !

Inno3D GeForce 9800 GTX Overclock Edition Review