Topower PowerBird 1100 watt Modular Power Supply Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Topower PowerBird 1100 watt Modular Power Supply

Founded in 1986, Topower is a company that began life as a manufacturer of switching power supplies. While they have expanded their product line of late, today we will be looking at one of their latest offerings in the PSU segment, the PowerBird 1100.

With features including a modular design and a high power efficiency, it is vying for your bid the next time you upgrade your system power. With so many choices in even high end power supplies, we will look at features and performance in an enthusiast build to see if these guys have what it takes to earn your upgrading dollars.

Topower PowerBird 1100 watt Modular Power Supply Review

Cooler Master HAF 932 Case Review
TechwareLabs has published a review of the Cooler Master HAF 932 Case

With so many cases to choose from in today's market, where do you go? The people at Cooler Master have crunched numbers in their labs time after time, and now it's time to crunch some in ours! Today, Matt Homan takes a look at the new Cooler Master HAF932 (High Air Flow) case. Will it perform HAF as well as we think?

Cooler Master HAF 932 Case Review



Lenovo ThinkPad T500 Review
InsideHW.com has posted review for Lenovo ThinkPad T500 notebook

Notebooks from famous ThinkPad T series are true top models thanks to so many characteristics. That is why every new model is expected with a great attention. This time Lenovo integrated several very interesting innovations. New Lenovo ThinkPad T series has new naming convention. Instead of regular two-digit model identification, these prestige models have three-digits. ThinkPad T400 and T500 are successors of T61 and we can predict just from these marks that T400 has 14.1'' screen and T500 has 15.4'' screen, both of course in wide format.

Lenovo ThinkPad T500 Review

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 P45 Motherboard Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 P45 motherboard

The motherboard we are reviewing today is the GA-EP45-DQ6, which is by far the most feature-rich model in the EP45 lineup. This high-end motherboard caters to the "I want it all" crowd, and as you will see it really does not disappoint. Oft-used terms like "Everything and the kitchen sink", "Swiss Army Knife", "Overkill" just barely hint at the functionality that Gigabyte has somehow managed to shoehorn into this model.

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 P45 Motherboard Review

Geil EvoOne DDR2 Review
OCC has published a new review on some Geil EvoOne DDR2

When it came to overclocking the Geil EvoOne DDR2 2x2GB kit, it was quite easy to get those MHz a soaring! I was able to achieve 1160MHz while staying right around the 2.0 volts that the sticks are rated for. I was also able to keep the memory timings somewhat close to the stock timings of 4-4-4-12. They ended up being 5-8-8-22 when I overclocked the RAM. A 45% overclock on the RAM's clock speed is always a nice feat to accomplish. Acheiving these clock speeds was not very difficult, as all I really needed to do was loosen the timings, raise the voltages and change the divider while I upped the front side bus. I was able to keep the timmings at 5-5-5-15, however the speed of the RAM ended up being only 940MHz, so I decided to stay with the 1160MHz at 5-8-8-22 for benchmarking.

Geil EvoOne DDR2 Review

Lian Li PC7B Plus II Mid-Tower Case Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Lian Li PC7B Plus II Mid-Tower Case

The name Lian Li is synonymous with quality computer cases and computer accessories. They've been in the business for over 20 years and have attained ISO 9001 certification for all of their products. They've built some reputation over the years and have received accolades from the computer industry as well as end users; but nobody is perfect. Today Benchmark Reviews will take a look at the Lian Li PC7B Plus II black aluminum mid-tower computer case and see if this reputation for quality and performance still holds true, after all these years.

Lian Li PC7B Plus II Mid-Tower Case Review

ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 Premium Review
XtremeComputing posted a review on the ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 Premium CPU cooler

I currently have a Zaward Gyre CPU cooler fitted so I will be comparing the Zerotherm Nirvana NV120 Premium against that. Once I have run the tests on the Zaward Gyre, which is a VERY capable cooler so the Zerotherm Nirvana NV120 Premium has some real stiff competition, I will then rerun the tests with the Zerotherm Nirvana NV120 Premium cooler fitted. I will also take readings from the PWMIC to see how well the coolers cool the chipset too as the case IS a multimedia case and as such has limited system cooling to keep noise to a minimum.

ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 Premium Review

Hiper Osiris case Review
Bit-Tech published a review of Hiper's Osiris chassis

Despite being decent value and having a wonderful alloy construction, there are a few faults that drag the Osiris back down to the underworld. The lack of a removable motherboard tray is certainly one, and while we admit that only those that frequently change their hardware consistently benefit from them, the initial build process is always made significantly easier by their inclusion.

Another is the lack of any extra cooling options, with just the standard three 120mm fan mounts included, not to mention the poor noise levels of the included fans. We never expected the Osiris to run silent, but we still want our cases to be as quiet as possible, and as we've seen previously, extra fan mounts or inbuilt fan controllers can help make up for this.

Despite these faults, we still do really like the Osiris. The one hundred percent alloy construction, removable hard drive cage and impressive thermal performance are all major plus points, and just by handling the case you get a feel for the brilliant build quality of the product. If only it was quieter and had room for a few extra fans and larger motherboards, the Osiris could have been something really special. As it stands, this is still a fine case and at this price still deserves your consideration.

Hiper Osiris case Review