Zotac GeForce 9800 GTX+ (Plus) Amp! Edition Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Zotac GeForce 9800 GTX+ (Plus) Amp! Edition

NVIDIA's new GeForce 9800 GTX+ comes with a 55 nm CPU that runs at higher clock speeds, yet consumes less power than the original 65 nm chip. Zotac's Amp! Edition further increases the operating frequencies. Even though the higher clocks make the card faster than the ATI HD 4850, the difference is very small and probably not noticable while gaming.

Zotac GeForce 9800 GTX+ (Plus) Amp! Edition Review

Galaxy and Leadtek 9500 GT Tested and Compared
Madshrimps compared both Galaxy and Leadtek 9500 GT video cards

We test two 9500 GT cards, one from Leadtek and one from Galaxy. We share with you our preliminary findings with these two sub $100 video cards who aim to take the performance/price crown at the entry level. Can these cards impress? How do they stack up to the 9600 GT and 8600 GT read on to find out.

Galaxy and Leadtek 9500 GT Tested and Compared



Asus Eee Box Desktop System - Evaluation and Video Spotlight
HotHardware posted a review on the Asus Eee Box Desktop System

Asus certainly made a splash this year with their line of ultra-light, ultra-affordable Eee PC notebooks and they've been fleshing out the product line ever since with a wealth of new offerings, as the company continues to milk the product's successful brand name recognition for all it's worth.

Today marks the introduction of the $299 Asus Eee Box but we've had a unit in house for the better part of a month now. Just what does $299 buy you in terms of capabilities and features, in an absolutely tiny footprint? You're about to find out.

Asus Eee Box Desktop System - Evaluation and Video Spotlight

VOX V1 500GB USB and eSATA External HDD Review
TweakTown posted a review on the VOX V1 500GB USB and eSATA External HDD

Aaah, storage. As far as I’m concerned, you can’t have enough of it. Be it in a server or on the go, you can’t really ever have too much hard drive space. Today we’re taking the time to have a look at a hard drive caddie from a company called VOX.

We will today have a look at how the VOX V1 goes up against another caddie we have with us and also against one of our Samsung 1TB drives that is already installed in our system. Before we get into that though, let’s have a look at the package VOX has put together along with a closer look at the caddie itself.

VOX V1 500GB USB and eSATA External HDD Review

Acer Aspire One Review
Bit-Tech published a review of the Acer Aspire One

There are some issues. Shoddy speakers and a trackpad that is more hand-cramping and difficult than doing the secret ant-man handshake with every ant in a colony are the main problems, but the Aspire One does a good job of overcoming them and still offering great performance and usability. It isn't quite perfect, but it comes damn close and is definitely the most attractive subnotebook we've seen since the Eee PC 701 first landed.

Acer Aspire One Review

Xigmatek SD964 HDT CPU Cooler Review
DragonSteelMods posted a review on the Xigmatek SD964 HDT CPU Cooler

Up on the review block today I've got one from Xigmatek, it's the SD964 HDT CPU cooler, not a real fancy name, but then again what's in a name right? It really doesn't matter what it's called as long as it performs! The SD964 is a small heatpipe style CPU cooler, at least in comparison to others on the market today, but it is by no means small in terms of performance. The SD964 dominates over most others out there in our tests on both C2D and C2Q CPUs...

Xigmatek SD964 HDT CPU Cooler Review

OCZ DDR3 1600 MHz Platinum EB Ed. 4GB Kit Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the OCZ DDR3 1600 MHz Platinum EB Ed. 4GB Kit

OCZ is offering a full line-up of DDR3 memory. Their Platinum Series was always known for their great price/performance ratio and this Enhanced Bandwidth kit is no different. It offers tighter timings at 1600 MHz than the competition, at a lower price point. So can it give us some serious bang for our buck?

OCZ DDR3 1600 MHz Platinum EB Ed. 4GB Kit Review

Akasa Vortexx Neo Review
Driver Heaven posted a review on the Akasa Vortexx Neo

Akasa have been in operation for a number of years now and are a well known name throughout the industry. They are best known for their cooling solutions and power supply units which are primarily aimed to performance oriented enthusiast users.

Modern GPU chips have ever growing cooling needs, especially under overclocked conditions. Reference coolers aren't always able to keep up with the heat dissipation demands of these chips and the user may be able to get a lot more out of their card with the purchase of a more sophisticated cooling solution. Today we're going to look at the Akasa Vortexx Neo, which claims to combine high thermal performance with low noise levels.

Akasa Vortexx Neo Review

Raidmax Aura Case Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Raidmax Aura Case

Raidmax has just launched a series of mini-tower cases targeted to the female audience, Aura, available in four unique colors: seashell pink, emerald green, polar blue and “really black”.

Raidmax Aura Case Review

Sapphire Radeon HD4870 512MB Graphics Card Review
Bigbruin.com has posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD4870 512MB Graphics Card

The Sapphire Radeon HD4870 512MB graphics card may look just like a unit from the HD3870 series, but it is a top of the line model offering a PCI Express X16 interface, a 750MHz core clock, and 900MHz GDDR5 memory which makes things very interesting thanks to the greatly increased bandwidth (in comparison to GDDR3 and GDDR4).

Sapphire Radeon HD4870 512MB Graphics Card Review

eVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW Review
Techgage takes a look at eVGA's mid-range motherboard, the 750i SLI FTW.

Need an SLI motherboard but have less than $200 to spend? No need to stress, as the 750i SLI chipset was designed with you in mind. We are taking a look at how eVGA put the chipset to good use in the form of their 750i SLI FTW board, which offers solid performance and overclocking-ability, in addition to great board design.

eVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW Review

Gigabyte HD 4850 GV-R485-512H-B Review
OCC has published a new review on the Gigabyte HD 4850 GV-R485-512H-B

This card was a bit tough to overclock because the temperatures held it back. I was able to get the card from the stock GPU clock speed of 625MHz all the way up to 675MHz. The memory went up from the stock frequency of 990MHz up to 1075MHz. Overall, that's a pretty good overclock, especially since this card was overclocked 35MHz more on the GPU and 30MHz more on the memory than the PowerColor HD 4850 that it's competing against. With an aftermarket cooler, I'm sure this card would be able to go much higher than what I got it at.

Gigabyte HD 4850 GV-R485-512H-B Review

Razer DeathAdder Review
Pure Overclock posted a review on the Razer DeathAdder

Razer is well-known in the gaming world and has been producing high end peripherals for quite some time. And while the DeathAdder has been out for awhile and is not a brand new product, it is very popular among the gaming crowd, so I decided to run this mouse through some paces. I must admit up front, I’ve been using Logitech mice for quite some time for my personal use, so the DeathAdder has an uphill climb to impress me.

Razer DeathAdder Review

MSI Wind U100 Sub-Notebook Review
Futurelooks checked out the MSI Wind U100 Sub-Notebook

At COMPUTEX Taipei 2008, we got flooded with a wide assortment of Eee PC competitors. The two things that most of these units had in common was the fact that they had displays larger than seven-inches and most were powered by the new Intel Atom processor. On paper, one of the most appealing offerings was the MSI Wind. Although it has gone through its fair share of delays, the MSI Wind is now available for mass market consumption and we had the chance to take a review unit out for an extended test drive.

MSI Wind U100 Sub-Notebook Review

NZXT Khaos Full ATX case Review
TechSpot posted a review on the NZXT Khaos Full ATX case

More often than not we get the pleasure of testing some of the hottest PC components. From processors to graphics cards, these can sometimes go for well over the $500 mark. And while these very expensive parts are usually targeted at gamers and the enthusiast crowd, you will find it rare to have this same group spending as much on other parts like a case, for example.

Those were our thoughts when NZXT contacted us last June announcing their new Khaos all-aluminum gaming chassis which is selling for nothing short of $400. NZXT is better known for their creative looking gaming cases that sell for $150 or less. However, we must respect the company's evident intention of upping the ante with a flagship product of their own.

So what does the Khaos offer for this kind of money? This quickly turned out to be the $400 question as I ripped this case out of its enormous box. Having finally removed the packaging, I proceeded to lift the 34.6 pounds slab of case and dumped it on the nearest desk.

NZXT Khaos Full ATX case Review

Antec Twelve Hundred Case Review
HardwareLogic posted Antec Twelve Hundred Case Review

With the firestorm of success that was and still is the Antec Nine Hundred, how could Antec possibly expand on a design that has won countless awards and accolades? Easy! Introduce the Antec Twelve Hundred, the successor to the Nine Hundred, only in this iteration, take a proven design and make it even bigger, badder, and bolder. With this newest enclosure, Antec delivers a one-two punch that has left other chassis manufacturers reeling. Or has it? Will the Twelve Hundred live up to its hype? Is it the true heir to the Nine Hundred? HardwareLogic brings out the heavy artillery to find out!

Antec Twelve Hundred Case Review

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 Motherboard Review
PCPer posted a review on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 Motherboard

Enthusiasts have experienced a rash of motherboard chipset releases as of l ate, with no shortage of such releases coming from the Intel camp alone. The new introductions have ranged from the X38, X48 and the P45. Compound that with the fact that both DDR2 and DDR3 flavors generally exist for each, and you have a large number of models making their way to the market. The P45 can be considered the spiritual successor to the P35, while playing host to a slew of new features.

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 Motherboard Review