ICY DOCK MB663UR-1S Review
Bjorn3D takes a look at the ICY DOCK MB663UR-1S

Did you ever have a laptop go bad and you forgot to backup the precious data? Professional data retrieval could cost a significant amount of dollars. A simpler solution would be to purchase a 2.5’’ external/internal storage enclosure which would allow you to connect the hard drive to a desktop for data retrieval. For a retail price of approximately $20, it would be an invaluable investment when it comes to data rescue. Here at Bjorn3D, we have previously looked at ICY Dock’s 2.5 IDE internal/external enclosure and today, we are going to take a look at ICY Dock’s 2.5’’ SATA internal/external enclosure.

ICY DOCK MB663UR-1S Review

Asus P5K3 Premium part 2
Bit-Tech published the second and final part of their Asus P5K3 Premium review

The performance in 2D testing favours //slightly better in the way of the Premium, and even at 1,500MHz it doesn't really extend the lead that much. Also, it's not like you can't just buy some 1,500MHz memory and drop it in a Deluxe, however it seems to be tailored more to preferring lower latency memory like the 1,066MHz DDR3 at 6-6-6-15 instead of 1,333MHz at 7-7-7-20.

Overclocking is not outright superb, although it is certainly capable and stability is much the same story. In all it feels like a very average board for Asus and one just not worthy of the price tag: it can be had for £140 more than an already expensive product combination, it only comes with a three year warranty on the memory and if just one of the 32 chips go the whole board has to be returned. Hats off for the innovation and having the balls to make a product like this, but I wonder if Asus will actually sell enough to recoup at least the development costs? I think this should be chalked down to "nice effort, but stick to what you're good at".

Asus P5K3 Premium part 2



Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB SATA 3 Gbps Hard Drive Review
Bigbruin.com posted a review on the Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB SATA 3 Gbps Hard Drive

Western Digital may not be able to toot their horn for being the first to the 750GB plateau, but unless you have a time machine and want to go back 15 months, does it really matter at this point? The Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB Hard Drive is one of a very few options at this capacity or higher, and it is well worth consideration by anyone looking for a big drive.

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB SATA 3 Gbps Hard Drive Review

Tuniq 3 ATX mid tower PC chassis reviewed
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the Tuniq 3 ATX mid tower PC chassis

Today Guru3D will peek at Sunbeamtech's Tuniq line of products (Tuniq is actually a subsidiary product series of Sunbeamtech). They have the new Tuniq 3 out, an aluminium looking and styled chassis which in our photo lab was one of the hardest things ever to photograph! As you can guess from the numbering, with the third case design (aptly named the Tuniq 3), stylish and cool is what the company is after. You'll immediately notice the aluminum front bezel.

Once you power it on you'll see two cold cathodes and Tuniq's '3D Core Fan Bracket' that can hold up to four 120mm fans inside the case. A pretty fancy chassis for only 69 USD.

Tuniq 3 ATX mid tower PC chassis reviewed

Lantronix SecureLinx Spider Review
BIOS Magazine posted a review on the Lantronix SecureLinx Spider

The Spider isn't the first single-port IP KVM, but it is the first with a compact form-factor and distributed KVM approach. The module offers a good range of features needed to effectively manage mission-critical systems remotely. Despite its size it's a true distributed KVM solution that guarantees non-blocked access to servers at an extremely affordable cost-per-remote user. Being able to deliver this access and all the other features in such a tiny, server-powered package is a huge advantage over the traditional KVM switch. It's also very easy to install and manage, scales easily, and provides tough access controls and security.

Lantronix SecureLinx Spider Review

HIS 2900XT vs. BFG 8800GTX
3D Game Man posted a comparison review between HIS 2900XT vs. BFG 8800GTX

The hottest Video Cards currently on the market are the AMD/ATI 2X00 and NVIDIA 8X00 series. There has always been and always will be a battle between one video card manufacturer and another. Competition is healthy though and it results in better products for the consumer. These video cards are not cheap, ranging in price from $400-800US. Many still do not own one of these high end cards, if you do, consider yourself one of the very fortunate ones. Those that do own one of these video cards know what it can do. These latest generation video cards are truly amazing products that will delight any serious gamer.

HIS 2900XT vs. BFG 8800GTX

Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard reviewed
Metku took a closer look at Microsoft's Reclusa Gaming Keyboard

Reclusa feels like a 'just another keyboard'. It has a good 'feel' for long typing sessions. It's silent and it has enough shortcut keys which are quite nicely located around the keyboard. It doesn't have any big flaws either but all the small mistakes put together make the whole product look bad.

Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard reviewed

ASUS P5K3 Premium / WiFi AP Review
InsideHW.com posted a review on the ASUS P5K3 Premium / WiFi AP motherboard

Intel's newest P35 Express chipset brought along support for both DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules. As DDR3 modules are still not widely interesting because of their high price, ASUS decided to celebrate its 18th birthday in a specific manner by introducing P5K3 Premium/WiFi AP motherboard which has 2 GB of DDR3 memory - integrated!

ASUS P5K3 Premium / WiFi AP Review

Noctua NF-R8 and NF-S12 Fan Review
NVNews posted a review on the Noctua NF-R8 and NF-S12 Fan

The Noctua fans are the first fans to use a novel rotor, developed by the Austrian Institute for Heat-Transmission and Fan Technology. They developed optimizations of blade geometry to reduce noise, providing the same rate of flow for similar sized fans. The NF-S12 series are equipped with a magnetically centered, self lubricating oil-pressure bearing that provides a new level of quietness and long-term stability.

Noctua NF-R8 and NF-S12 Fan Review

Apevia X-Telstar Black Aluminum Mid-Tower ATX Case Review
Benchmark Reviews published a review on the Apevia X-Telstar Black Aluminum Mid-Tower ATX Case

Today I'm reviewing the Apevia X-Telstar Black Aluminum Mid-Tower ATX Case. You might know Apevia from their many other products or particularly their very nice X-Navigator cases. The X-Telstar's prominent features are: large see-through side window panel; and a front LCD display; twelve drive bays; solid aluminum chassis; and three 120mm (large) fans. It is marketed as a gaming case however I'm sure you could load up Photoshop or a web browser up if your computer was inside, too. I wouldn't go so far as to say that any accounting or legal/law related programs would open on
a computer in this case.

Apevia X-Telstar Black Aluminum Mid-Tower ATX Case Review

Danger Den Water Box Plus Case (Part 3) Review
OCC has published part 3 of their review of the Danger Den Water Box Plus Case

We have looked at the case and pump for our project and now have reached the next item in the cooling loop, the radiator. This is the device that actually transfers the heat generated by the cpu, graphics card and pump from the liquid medium to the surrounding atmosphere. This is accomplished the same way as on a motor vehicle. With the motor vehicle the heat is generated by the combustion cycle instead of a piece of silicon. The heat is transfered to the liquid coolant (antifreeze), and that is continuously recirculated through the motor by a water pump. The radiator has a fan pulling air through it, exhausting the heat to the atmosphere and lowering the temperature of the coolant. In all, its a pretty efficient process that is the same across both platforms.

Danger Den Water Box Plus Case (Part 3) Review

CoolIT Ram Fan Memory Cooler Review
Tweaknews.net posted a review on the CoolIT Ram Fan Memory Cooler

It's always nice to review a product that does exactly what it advertises, and the RAM Fan succeeds in that. It will be especially useful to overclockers who often push RAM voltages to high levels and would benefit from active cooling. With a price of only $20 US and installation that only takes a few minutes, I can't see any reason not to highly recommend this product.

CoolIT Ram Fan Memory Cooler Review

Sapphire Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MiB Review
HEXUS.net posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MiB

We take a look at Sapphire's Radeon HD 2900 XT. The company has been known to known to produce truly customised SKUs in the past, so will its R600 buck the reference trend?

Sapphire Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MiB Review

Sapphire Radeon HD 2400 XT video card review
Elite Bastards posted a review on Sapphire's Radeon HD 2400 XT video card

Starting out with the basics, the Radeon HD 2400 XT is based around AMD's 180 million transistor, 65 nanometre manufactured RV610 core, and is basically a further shrunk and reduced version of the R600 and RV630 cores that power the company's flagship Radeon HD 2900 XT and mid-range Radeon HD 2600 XT parts respectively. Compared to the 320 shader processors which make up that current high-end part, RV610 features 40 shader processing units, split into two arrays of twenty processors (compared to four arrays of eighty in R600, and three arrays of forty in RV630). The number of texture units and ROPs are also reduced to one of each respectively against four and four in AMD's flagship core, and two and one in RV630. Finally, RV610 finds itself shorn of the ring bus memory controller found on other Radeon HD 2000 series parts, instead utilising a lesser 64-bit crossbar controller.

Sapphire Radeon HD 2400 XT video card review

Leadtek WinFast PX8500 GT THD Extreme Review
Madshrimps takes a look at the Leadtek WinFast PX8500 GT THD Extreme video card

A Geforce 8500 GT equipped with 256Mb DDR3 memory chips, a copper heatsink with heat pipe and factory overclocked, can this Leadtek differentiate itself from the reference 8500 GT design? Let's find out.

Leadtek WinFast PX8500 GT THD Extreme Review

X-Arcade Tankstick Arcade Controller Review
I4U NEWS reviews the X-Arcade Tankstick Arcade Controller

In addition to the dual joysticks there are the one and two player buttons along with eight buttons arrayed near each joystick and a trackball that feels like it came right out of a Millipede game. There are also pair of buttons on each side of the Tankstick that are ideally suited for flippers if you are into pinball games.

X-Arcade Tankstick Arcade Controller Review

Asus W5Fe SideShow Enabled Laptop Review
TechwareLabs has published a review of the Asus W5Fe SideShow enabled laptop

Today we bring you a look at the notebook that made headlines during CES 2007 as one of the most innovative products. The W5Fe is one of the first laptops world wide to support the SideShow feature in Windows Vista. We purchased this laptop and put it to the test. Find out why we were so impressed with this ultra-portable and why we think you absolutely must check out the Asus lineup before you buy your next notebook.

Asus W5Fe SideShow Enabled Laptop Review