Compro VideoMate H900 TV Tuner Review
HEXUS posted a review on the Compro VideoMate H900 TV Tuner

It's time for us to take a look at another product from Compro, indeed another TV tuner, the VideoMate H900. However, this time around there are a few differences. Firstly, the H900 is a PCI card rather than a USB tuner.

Compro VideoMate H900 TV Tuner Review

Intel's Core 2 Under Linux
Linux Hardware tried Intel's Core 2 under Linux

There's good news and more good news in the support category from Intel. First of all, since the motherboard hasn't changed for this new generation of chips, all the top-notch support found for the existing 975X support is still there. On the Intel motherboard I used in this review, all components are supported including ACPI, Ethernet, and on-board audio. All I had to do on my existing board to support Conroe was update my BIOS to the latest released on Intel's website.

Intel's Core 2 Under Linux



G71: GeForce 7900 GT, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950 GX2 Preview
Beyond3D published a preview on the G71: GeForce 7900 GT, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950 GX2

Many people would expect 9 new releases in 12 months to be the full list before moving on to another generation of processors but NVIDIA waited until a full year had passed, from the launch of the initial GeForce 7 model, before announcing the 7950 GX2. In this somewhat belated preview, we shall look at the GeForce 7950 GX2, along with its GeForce 7900 GT and 7900 GTX stablemates.

G71: GeForce 7900 GT, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950 GX2 Preview

Silverstone FP34 3.5" Card Reader Review
Virtual-Hideout has posted a review on the Silverstone FP34 3.5" Card Reader

The FP34 crams a lot of essential connections into a small area, and incorporates the card reader in with these connections. The aluminum construction is solid and lightweight, so that won't be an issue for the LAN party traveler.

Silverstone FP34 3.5" Card Reader Review

Asrock AM2V890-VSTA & MSI K9A Platinum Motherboards Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Asrock AM2V890-VSTA & MSI K9A Platinum Motherboards

No matter what segment of the market you are in, there is an AM2 offering that will suit your needs. Today, MSI and Asrock take on the challenge of a new socket in the form of AM2, and do it from completely opposite ends of the market - from budget to enthusiast! Read on as we take a look at the Asrock AM2V890-VSTA and MSI K9A Platinum motherboards to see which one of these boards will work for you?

Asrock AM2V890-VSTA & MSI K9A Platinum Motherboards Review

MGE Dragon ATX Case Review
PC Apex have a new review up on a case from MGE

The front door to the Dragon itself is very interesting. Composed mainly of a piece of clear plastic to diffuse the blue LED's and covered with a silver piece of plastic with the design of a dragon (with the Dragon logo), I applaud the overall design but give it poor marks in execution.

MGE Dragon ATX Case Review

700W GameXStream & 620W Enermax Liberty PSUs
HotHardware.Com published a new article where they evaluate the features and performance of two power supplies from OCZ and Enermax

When you begin to crave high-end dual or quad GPU configurations, you must realize that a high quality and high capacity power supply is probably in your future. Fortunately, both NVIDIA and ATI make your search for an acceptable PSU a little easier as both companies have certification programs to verify if a PSU is suitable for multiple video cards. Today, we have two beefy PSUs on the test bench, both of which have been deemed NVIDIA SLI Ready and ATI CrossFire Certified. The two PSUs are the 700W OCZ 700W GameXStream and the 620W Enermax Liberty.

700W GameXStream & 620W Enermax Liberty PSUs

SilverStone LC-19 Slim SFF Case Review
MODTHEBOX.COM checked out the SilverStone LC-19 Slim SFF Case

The SilverStone LC-19 Slim SFF Case offers a unique storage solution with the inclusion of an internal drive bay. The drive bay is secured by a 2 screws which allow this cage to be removed. The drive bay offers two different types of hard drive installation with the top portion dedicated to the installation of a slim CD optical drive. The bottom portion is capable of handling the installation of an 2.5" notebook hard drive or regular 3.5" hard drive.

SilverStone LC-19 Slim SFF Case Review

Logisys HD-Silencer Review
Extensive Mods posted a review on the Logisys HD-Silencer

Ahhh, you just spent the last few days building that as close to silent PC that you can get and now it’s time to fire it up. You hit the power button and the beast comes to life and basking in the almost total silence when all of a sudden you hear this awful noise that kills the moment, what is it? It’s your hard drive. Well do I have something for you today, itÂ’s not a new silent hard drive it’s a hard drive silencer. Logisys sent me their new hard drive silencer to test out. Will it quiet down that hard drive to put back that moment you lost? Well hang in there and let’s see.

Logisys HD-Silencer Review

ICY DOCK MB722 Review
Maximum CPU posted a review on the ICY DOCK MB722

A little while ago we took a look at the ICY DOCK MB122, which was an excellent product. Today we take a look at the ICY DOCK MB722, which contains many of the features of the MB122 plus a few extra.

ICY DOCK MB722 Review

Samsung Pro815 Review
TrustedReviews looked at the Samsung Pro815

That may sound a little cruel, but until last summer most of Samsung’s digital camera output had consisted entirely of the Digimax range of compacts that, while often technically competent and always reasonably priced, have been at best uninspiring, and at worst shoddily made, poorly designed and lacking in performance.

Samsung Pro815 Review

Asus AiGuru S1 - Wireless Skype and Music
TrustedReviews looked at the Asus AiGuru S1 - Wireless Skype and Music

Generally speaking, people don't particularly want to know what VoIP is, or even Skype – they hear cheap or free phone calls and that's all they want to know. But having to plug in a headset, or even having to have your computer turned on can be a pain, and not to mention costly. With the extra hassle, they would sooner pay the higher rates.

Asus AiGuru S1 - Wireless Skype and Music

XFX GeForce 7900 GT Extreme Edition Graphics Card Review
Tech ARP has posted a review on the XFX GeForce 7900 GT Extreme Edition Graphics Card

Are you looking for an NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT card that you can overclock by 31%? If so, you might be interested in the XFX GeForce 7900 GT Extreme Edition!

Factory-overclocked to 520MHz core and 870MHz memory, we actually managed to overclock it a lot further! Read on and find out more!

XFX GeForce 7900 GT Extreme Edition Graphics Card Review

Apack ZeroTherm BTF90 Intel Duo Core / AMD AM2 Processor Cooler Review
Tweaknews.net has posted a review on the Apack ZeroTherm BTF90 Intel Duo Core / AMD AM2 Processor Cooler

I'll have to admit that when I first took the ZEROtherm BTF-90 out of its box, I was a little apprehensive. This being the first offering from a company I was unfamiliar with, I feared that I was looking at a gimmick cooler with questionable performance. As it turned out, my fears were unjustified; about the performance, anyway.

Apack ZeroTherm BTF90 Intel Duo Core / AMD AM2 Processor Cooler Review

SilverStone Zeus ST85ZF Review PSU Review
PC Modding Malaysia posted a review on the SilverStone Zeus ST85ZF PSU

Being the heaviest PSU we have tested up to date, the Zeus ST85ZF is a beast. Although measures about 7.2 inches long, it was not a screamer. In fact, the Zeus ST85ZF was far silent than any high-end 80cm fan PSUs that we have tested. The overall build quality was also top notch and the packaging was near perfect. The Zeus ST85ZF easily handled our 4GHz overclocked Pentium 840 EE and an overclocked GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics card without a sweat. We believe this power supply will take anything you throw at it whilst maintaining rock stable voltages. The Zeus ST85ZF with its quad +12V rails, quad 6-pin PCI-E connectors and six SATA connectors, allows you to connect almost anything you can ever imagine. It supports NVIDIA's latest Quad SLI Technology right out of the box and it will most likely support next generation graphics cards.

SilverStone Zeus ST85ZF Review PSU Review

Verbatim 4GB Store 'n' Go USB HD Disk Review
Gamepyre posted a review on the Verbatim 4GB Store 'n' Go USB HD Disk

With a nice bundle, attractive price for the size (just over $100 at
time of publication), and decent performance, I really have come to like this
little drive. To be truthful, it's replaced my wonky laptop HDD in a caddy for
daily shuttling, mainly because it's as simple as popping in and going. For
me, the main appeal of this drive was to keep my personal data separate from my new laptop that means GAIM, Thunderbird, Firefox, and two instances of Folding Home reside on here. The upshot? The applications load nice and fast, and unlike

Verbatim 4GB Store 'n' Go USB HD Disk Review

Logitech V450 Laser Cordless Mouse for Notebooks Review
The TechZone reviews the Logitech V450 Laser Notebook Mouse.

Logitech was the first company to introduce a laser tracking mouse for both desktops and notebooks. With the launch of their new V450, Logitech tries it improved on their first laser notebook mouse, the V400. The Logitech V450 Laser Cordless Mouse for Notebooks is designed to deliver a perfect blend of comfort, performance and reliability in a portable mouse. The V450 mouse's soft rubber grip and contoured shape provide exceptional comfort, and the unsurpassed battery life of up to one year significantly minimizes the hassle of changing batteries.

Logitech V450 Laser Cordless Mouse for Notebooks Review

MSI GeForce NX7600GT-VT2D256E Review
Viper Lair posted a review on the MSI GeForce NX7600GT-VT2D256E video card

Obviously, if you're interested in higher performance numbers, you're better off looking towards more expensive hardware. The MSI GeForce NX7600GT-VT2D256E is one of the better priced 7600GTs on the market and is readily available online of B&M (brick and mortar). Overclocking isn't the greatest to be honest, but since it's already clocked higher than many other 7600GTs, we won't ding the product too hard for that.

MSI GeForce NX7600GT-VT2D256E Review

Ultra X2 550W PSU - Red Review
Modders-Inc has posted a new review on the Ultra X2 550W PSU in Red

A power supply is one of the important hardware items in your computer. If your not producing steady solid power for your computer it will definitely let you know by how it runs. Its always important to make sure your not only putting out enough power, but also putting out good clean power. Today we are going to take a look at one of the newest PSU's from Ultra. The Ultra X2 550W power supply (Modders-Inc's is a 1 of 3 manufactured in Red). Which just happens to fit in nicely with my current case mod (M-III).

Ultra X2 550W PSU - Red Review

Troubleshooting Video Cards: Problems and Solutions
Technibble.com has now posted an article about "Troubleshooting Video Cards: Problems and Solutions"

These days with computer games requiring more resources than ever, many people are upgrading their own video cards. Most of the time the video card installtion goes without any troubles - but some of the time things dont go so well. Here is a guide to help you troubleshoot problems with your videocard.

Troubleshooting Video Cards: Problems and Solutions

Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray DVD Player Review
Futurelooks checked out the Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray DVD Player

It's new, and it's BLU! The format war is officially underway and we have the FIRST EVER Blu-ray Disc Player under our microscope. How does Samsung's first offering fare? Does it live up to the hype? Read on to find out!

Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray DVD Player Review

Dark Power Pro 600 Watt PSU Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the Dark Power Pro 600 Watt PSU

Face it, high-end gamers PCs these days need a good power supply unit (PSU). The power consumption that a PC can create these days is a little unheard of. Increased transistor counts for processors (GPU/CPU) versus higher clock frequencies and most of all do not ignore the "Dual & Quad" trend. We have multi-core CPUs, and instead of one graphics cards we now have the option to double up graphics power with cards in SLI or Crossfire mode.

And with such factors in mind we land at a product line called BeQuiet! "Dark power Pro". The Dark Power Pro is a 600 Watt PSU which places it in the high-end segment. A PSU which (although not certified) is ready for SLI and Crossfire as it has dual 12 volts rails with 20 AMPs each, active PFC and smart fan technology.

Dark Power Pro 600 Watt PSU Review

Inno3D 7600gs AGP 256MB Graphics card Review
XtremeComputing posted a review on the Inno3D 7600gs AGP 256MB Graphics card

As mentioned earlier a lot of users are building MCE systems and most are using there old parts from AGP for these builds. What was missing was a good midrange GFX card that doesn't break the bank and doesn't come with the video issues seen in the 6000 series of cards. Also to top it off the
Inno3D 7600gs is by far the sharpest card I have seen when connected up to a normal run of the meal TV. A great product to fill the gap in the market and well recommended if you are on a budget.

Inno3D 7600gs AGP 256MB Graphics card Review

ATI Radeon X1950 XTX 512MiB Review
HEXUS published a review on the ATI Radeon X1950 XTX 512MiB video card

With the same clock speed as X1900 XTX then, it's down to the new memory and a tweaked memory controller to give the X1950 XTX the edge. We can expect scenarios where memory bandwidth is gobbled up to see a gain with the new product. This includes high resolutions and where anti-aliasing & anisotropic filtering are cranked up, or to put it another way, the kinds of scenarios you'd subject a card like this to.

ATI Radeon X1950 XTX 512MiB Review

Logitech Cordless Desktop MX5000 Laser Review
CoolTechZone.com posted a review on the Logitech Cordless Desktop MX5000 Laser

We have seen a number of technologies in today’s keyboards and mice, but companies, such as Logitech, always manage to pack something new that’s refreshing and exciting. Just when you think these mundane, albeit necessary, peripherals couldn’t get any better, there are always features that we never thought we would ever need, but once we started using them, they quickly became the must-haves in all future generations.

Logitech Cordless Desktop MX5000 Laser Review