Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Review
Elite Bastards posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB

As per the Radeon HD 4850 board we looked at recently from Sapphire, this particular Radeon HD 4870 offering uses AMD's reference clock speeds, meaning that it sticks with the 750MHz core and 900MHz (3.6GHz effective) memory clocks we just mentioned.

While the Radeon HD 4850 requires only a single six-pin PCI Express power connector, the more demanding specification of the Radeon HD 4870 necessitates the use of two six-pin power connectors, which can be seen here on the rear of the board.

Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Review

EVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW Motherboard Review
Bit-Tech published a review of the EVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW motherboard

EVGA offers a truly excellent overclocker with an unrivaled warranty and support, and in some ways it does offer things outside of the standard "feature-rich motherboards" that compete everywhere else. Not everyone needs six SATA, or cares about hippy power saving hoo-har. But given the lack of performance we can't get to "GRRRR brute force no BS mobo!!" because it's actually rather flaccid until you beat it with a stick.

Essentially EVGA has neither the features or core performance to get what it's asking for this product. If it were to drop about £20 to £30 from its price, only then would it make a very competitive product of worthy consideration.

The bottom line is that unless you particularly care for the warranty and support, you'd be mad to pay (almost) nForce 780i SLI money for this. Unfortunately for EVGA it also seems like SLI is going out of favour too - with ATI's new Radeon beasties out the bag and the P45 chipset offering CrossFire and performance that eclipses the nForce 750 SLI at a fraction of the price, there's simply no contest.

EVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW Motherboard Review



NZXT Performance Power Series PP800 800 Watt Power Supply Review
DragonSteelMods posted a review on the NZXT Performance Power Series PP800 800 Watt Power Supply

Today for review I've got the PP800 from NZXT, or the Performance Power 800Watt Power Supply, and it's a great choice for those looking to add a bit more juice to their systems. Some 800Watt power supplies are larger than standard, but the PP800 is the standard size and will fit in any case. The included two fans are virtually silent even under load and the PSU itself is very stable.

NZXT Performance Power Series PP800 800 Watt Power Supply Review

Thermaltake Armor+ VH6000BWS Full Tower Chassis Review
Bigbruin.com has posted a review on the Thermaltake Armor+ VH6000BWS Full Tower Chassis

The Thermaltake Armor+ VH6000BWS full tower chassis will not frustrate, and will not disappoint. There are plenty of tool-less features included to simplify the installation process, and the only components that required a screwdriver were the motherboard and power supply. The design of the case is slick and attractive, but doesn't go over the top. The simple external styling is complemented by a spacious, well laid out interior that will show through the large side panel window when fully assembled.

Thermaltake Armor+ VH6000BWS Full Tower Chassis Review

Tagan Icy Box IB-3218 USB JBOD External Review
Bjorn3D takes a look at the Tagan Icy Box IB-3218 USB JBOD External

It's hard to find an easy solution to your data backup needs. Most are complicated, require one set of software and another storage method that wasn't really designed to go together. Flash Drives are good for smaller things and portability but what do you do if you need gigabyte after gigabyte of data, pictures, music or video stored at the end of the day but would like to get home some time this week?

How about the Tagan Icy Box IB-3218 USB external JBOD drive enclosure? Will it store all the data you need and do it in an unobtrusive manner that allows you to get on with life while it quietly, reliably does it's job?

Tagan Icy Box IB-3218 USB JBOD External Review

CRU DataPort 25 USB/SATA to Dual Drive SATA RAID Review
TechwareLabs has published a review of the CRU DataPort 25 USB/SATA to Dual Drive SATA RAID

Matt takes a look at a unique device from CRU Data Port which gives you raid functionality in a single 3.5 inch space. Want to pack more punch into a smaller size? The CRU Data Port 25 may be the ticket. We filled the device with twin 5400 rpm Seagate drives and were stunned by the performance. Just how did the CRU Data Port Perform? Read our review to find out.

CRU DataPort 25 USB/SATA to Dual Drive SATA RAID Review

OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler Review
Madshrimps posted a review on the OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler

OCZ has released a revised version of their Vendetta CPU Cooler; this second generation features a larger 120mm fan and also Direct-Touch-Heatpipe design, maximizing performance at acceptable noise levels! Let's find out how it stacks up to the competition as we compare this new unit to 44 previously tested CPU Coolers.

OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler Review

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Dual-Core Processor Review
Tech ARP has posted a review on the Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Dual-Core Processor

The Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 is new low-cost Core 2 processor targeted at the mainstream market. Unlike other Wolfdale-based processors though, the Core 2 Duo E7200 has half its L2 cache disabled. This leaves the processor with only 3MB of L2 cache. It also uses a slower FSB speed of 1066 MHz.

But does that mean it is slower than the Conroe-based Core 2 Duo processors that have 4MB of L2 cache and a faster FSB speed? You would be surprised at the results when we tested this processor and compared it against the performance of the Conroe-based Core 2 Duo processors.

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Dual-Core Processor Review

ASUS Eee Box Nettop - Hands On
Hardwarezone takes a look at the ASUS Eee Box Nettop

Check out our hands on of the ASUS Eee Box, the first nettop to have made its way to our labs. Stay with us as we get our hands on action with this Intel Atom based nettop that may change the world of cheap miniature computing.

ASUS Eee Box Nettop - Hands On

Cooler Master Hyper Z600 Review
InsideHW.com has posted review for Cooler Master Hyper Z600

Most users are irritated with noise that their computer makes. Therefore, we can find on the market numerous "silent" solutions that will solve that particular problem. Yet, there is always "BUT". With summer heats on the way it is just impossible to cool your processor with passive cooler. But, Cooler Master has a solution even to this problem.

Cooler Master Hyper Z600 Review

Antec Three Hundred Case Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Antec Three Hundred Case

Antec Three Hundred is an inexpensive mini-tower case for users demanding a small yet powerful case – according to the manufacturer there is enough room for you to install video cards from GeForce 8800 family in it –, featuring three 5 ¼" bays, six internal 3 ½" bays, one 120-mm rear fan, one top 140-mm fan (both with individual speed control), plus space for installing three extra 120-mm fans (two on the front and one at the side). Let's take an in-depth look on this latest release from Antec.

Antec Three Hundred Case Review

Noctua NH-C12P CPU Cooler Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the Noctua NH-C12P CPU Cooler

As we will see later in the review, the NH-C12P is not a modified tower cooler or a hybrid anything, but rather has been designed from the ground up as down draft cooler and shouldn't suffer from many of the design flaws other heatsinks of this type are afflicted with. Now this is a lofty goal to say the least and while many have claimed to have done it, the end result is usually different than the marketing spin. However, if there is one company that we would trust to design from the ground up the perfect downdraft cooler it would Noctua.

Noctua NH-C12P CPU Cooler Review

ZOTAC 9600 GSO 384MB Graphics Card Review
TweakTown posted a review on the ZOTAC 9600 GSO 384MB Graphics Card

The 9600 GSO has been out for a while now, but we haven’t really seen many of them around. The first one we saw was from Palit and carried with it a large 768MB of memory with quite a hefty overclock to boot. At the same time, it did have some issues in our test bed. While we loved the card, we probably didn’t really get to have as close a look as we normally would.

We all know that the 9600 GSO is nothing more than an 8800 GS with a new name, but how does the card sit in the current market? Is it something worth considering or should we just opt for the slightly more expensive 9600GT?

ZOTAC 9600 GSO 384MB Graphics Card Review

Enhance Technology T4H CR Desktop RAID Storage System
Futurelooks checks out an external RAID desktop storage system

The pervasiveness of USB and the availability of high speed connections like Firewire and eSATA have made external hard drive solutions more viable than ever before. Systems can become smaller without sacrificing storage capacity or performance. Although plugging in a drive instantly gives you more room to store your stuff, what it does not give you is redundancy for your precious data. When a single drive fails, your stuff is gone. Enhance Technology, a leader in external storage systems, fired over a solution called the T4H CR EnhanceRAID that is sure to please not only your appetite for speed, but also your need for data redundancy.

Enhance Technology T4H CR Desktop RAID Storage System

Vizo Milano MIP-100 HDD Enclosure & Multimedia Player Review
XtremeComputing posted a review on the Vizo Milano MIP-100 HDD Enclosure & Multimedia Player

The picture quality too is as good as, if not better than, the video recorded from my media pc, though I think it maybe not quite as good as DVD quality but it WAS a rip from a DVD so it would have been compressed and therefore cannot be as good. I played it on all outputs, composite, svideo and component and they all worked fine with component giving the best results, as you would expect.

Vizo Milano MIP-100 HDD Enclosure & Multimedia Player Review

Lian Li Tyr PC-X2000 Review
Bit-Tech published a review of the Lian Li Tyr PC-X2000

The Lian Li Tyr PC-X2000 is certainly an impressive piece of hardware, combining a gorgeous and unique design, an innovative layout, simply superlative noise levels and impressive cooling performance. However, there are a few minor blemishes on the face of this otherwise fantastic case, and sadly most of them are directed towards the case's front fascia panel.

The problems causing the front aluminium panel to bow in the middle really should have been caught before the case went into full production, and it's certainly disappointing to see such a premium case suffering from case panels not fitting together properly. The fact that the fascia is so easily removed is also a concern, as is the placement of the fan controller, inexplicably placed behind both the front fascia //and the dust filter. While we appreciate that the fans might be a "set and forget" feature, we really shouldn't have to dismantle a case to switch the case fans from low to high.

While the case was a delight to fit our machine in thanks a wonderful removable motherboard tray, as we tested we kept finding minor niggles that started to detract from the experience and excitement we'd felt when the PC-X2000 had first been unboxed. The lack of sufficient fastening for the side panels and options for cable routing inside the case are the prime offenders, especially as they are such simple problems to remedy. To see such an otherwise excellent case pulled down by minor design oversights and manufacturing defects is a real shame, but is sadly the case.

Such problems really shouldn't be present in a case that we're told will launch at well over £200. For that money you expect the excellent design, ease of use and thermal performance of the PC-X2000, but not the minor niggles that could spoil your purchase. Don't get me wrong, the Lian Li PC-X2000 is a simply stunning case, both aesthetically and performance wise. It's just that the minor problems that seem to us so simple to fix, really shouldn't be there at this price point especially.

Lian Li Tyr PC-X2000 Review

Vizo Shuttle SHE-260ST External HDD Enclosure Review
Hardwarelogic posted a review on the Vizo Shuttle SHE-260ST External HDD Enclosure

Today, Vizo introduces a new product to their already burgeoning lineup: the SHE-260ST. This 2.5” external hard drive enclosure promises greater value, innovation, and most important of all, functionality than the rest of its competition. Having forged a solid reputation for producing quality computing accessories in the past, Vizo is intent on marketing this enclosure to both professionals and enthusiasts alike. Will the SHE-260ST make the grade? Can it withstand other highly successful and equally priced external enclosure solutions? Read on as we’ve done the hard work for you in order to find out!

Vizo Shuttle SHE-260ST External HDD Enclosure Review