Apevia BeastPower PFC680W-BL Power Supply Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Apevia BeastPower PFC680W-BL Power Supply

Apevia (previously known as Aspire) was established in March of 1999 and they are in industry leader in the manufacture PC cases and power supplies. Apevia actively designs, imports and markets PC parts including computer cases, accessories, case fans, power supplies, and matching keyboard/mouse/speaker kits. Today we will be looking at the Apevia BeastPower PFC680W-BL power supply which features active PFC (optional), dual fans (80mm and 120mm), a fan adjustment knob, and LED lights on the PSU, and a maximum peak output power of 680W, and is SLI Ready.

Apevia BeastPower PFC680W-BL Power Supply Review

NVIDIA Launches The GeForce 7950 GT & GeForce 7900 GS
Tech ARP posted an article on the GeForce 7950 GT & GeForce 7900 GS

To counter ATI's announcement of new Radeon graphics cards, NVIDIA launches two new GeForce 7900-class graphics cards.

But instead of countering them merely on performance, NVIDIA tries a new tack - value for money! Check them out now!

NVIDIA Launches The GeForce 7950 GT & GeForce 7900 GS



ATI Radeon X1950XTX Review
Sudhian Media put up an ATI Radeon X1950XTX review

GPU manufacturers typically like to refresh product lineups in the fall of each year in time for the holiday season. This year ATI is refreshing its high-end, midrange and value lineups in time for the Christmas purchase rush. All of ATI's products are getting revised with this launch including the high-end X1900, midrange X1600 and value oriented X1300 series of graphics processing units.

ATI's approach this year is similar to previous fall refresh approaches. The new high end offering for the holiday seasoning arrives in the form of ATI's Radeon X1950XTX while a new entry-level performance offering arrives in the form of the slightly new Radeon X1900XT 256MB. In today's article we'll be evaluating ATI's latest Radeon X1950XTX and X1900XT 256MB in single card performance. How much of an improvement is the X1950XTX? How much performance is lost with the X1900XT 256MB? And how well does it compare to NVIDIA's offerings? Join us as we explore ATI's two new graphics cards.

ATI Radeon X1950XTX Review

Shure E500PTH Noise Isolating Headphones Review
TrustedReviews have looked at the Shure E500PTH Noise Isolating Headphones

I seem to be spending a lot of my time evaluating high end in-ear headphones these days. Only yesterday I reviewed the Etymotic Research ER.4 micro Pros and a little while ago I looked at the Ultimate Ears super.fi Pros. Now I’ve got Shure’s latest top of the range in-ear set plugged into my head, and the obvious question is, how do they compare to the competition?

Shure E500PTH Noise Isolating Headphones Review

Toshiba Satellite Pro A100 Review
TrustedReviews looked at the Toshiba Satellite Pro A100

It's been a long while since we've seen a Toshiba notebook in the TR labs, so we thought we'd correct this by getting in one of its latest range of Satellite Pro notebooks. Toshiba is still very much one of the larger players in notebooks and anyone that's looking for a portable computer at a reasonable price is likely to have a Toshiba on their shortlist.

Toshiba Satellite Pro A100 Review

All Turion 64 Models
Hardware Secrets has posted a quick reference tables containing the main specs of all Turion 64 processors released to date.

Released to be Pentium M’s main competitor, Turion 64 from AMD is a low voltage CPU targeted to the mobile market. In this tutorial we will explain what are the main differences between Turion 64, Turion 64 X2 and Athlon 64 Mobile and also a table listing all Turion 64 and Turion 64 X2 CPUs released so far.

All Turion 64 Models

Spire Pininfarina Review
hi-techreviews.com has posted a review on the Spire Pininfarina

It is hard to believe that when Spire first introduced cases into their product line there were a total of two to choose from, now when you visit their web site that number has grown to fourteen. One of most talked about cases in their line-up has to be the Spire Pininfarina, designed by the same people that have brought the world some of the most beautiful and fastest cars in the world.

So come on along as we check out the Spire Pininfarina and see if it hit all its marks or misses a few gears along the way.

Spire Pininfarina Review

OCZ Tempest CPU Cooler Review
XSReviews has reviewed the OCZ Tempest CPU Cooler

The AMD AM2 stock cooler leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to cooling performance and noise levels. So what are you to do with your newly setup AM2 rig, suffer in silence with your high temperatures and loud fan? One option would be to get hold of an OCZ Tempest cooler.

OCZ Tempest CPU Cooler Review

Super Talent Mega Screen MP3 Player Review
Techgage posted a review on Super Talents latest MP3 player

Super Talent has been impressing us with their enthusiast memory over the past few months, and now they have gone ahead to release an MP3 player with a huge screen! In addition to MP3/WMA support, you can also view your images and even listen to the radio.

Super Talent Mega Screen MP3 Player Review

Radeon X1300 XT & X1650 Pro Benchmark Update
HotHardware.Com updated their Radeon X1300 XT & X1650 Pro Benchmarks

Last week, we covered the launch of ATI's Radeon X1K fall-refresh products, featuring the new Radeon X1950 XTX, X1900 XT 256MB, X1650 Pro, and X1300 XT. ATI, however, was not ready to ship Radeon X1300 XT or X1650 Pro cards in time for the launch. We have since received "retail-ready" Radeon X1300 XT and X1650 Pro cards from Sapphire and have updated the original article with pictures and comments regarding Sapphire's Radeon X1300 XT Overclock Edition and Radeon X1650 Pro, and have a few pages worth of benchmarks on-line as well.

Radeon X1300 XT & X1650 Pro Benchmark Update

ECS 945G-M3 Viiv Motherboard Review
Viper Lair posted a review on the ECS 945G-M3 Viiv Motherboard

While aimed at being the basis for a media PC, there are a few omissions on the board that make other boards more attractive for this purpose. No DVI (and therefore no possibility of DVI to HDMI) is a pretty glaring one, as with only an analog 15 pin D-Sub onboard, you will still need to purchase a third party PCIe 16x graphics card. Thankfully there are plenty of cards in the marketplace that can compliment this mATX boards silent approach but be aware that adding a graphics card will likely prohibit use of the 1x PCIe slot, something that won't currently be a big issue for most.

ECS 945G-M3 Viiv Motherboard Review

Anyreal DPF-8800 8-inch Digital Photo Frame Review
ThinkComputers.org takes a look at the Anyreal DPF-8800 8-inch Digital Photo Frame

Every time I go over to my parent's house the first thing that I always notice is how many pictures they have displayed. All of the pictures really do take up a lot of space and they cannot even display all of the ones they want to because they do no have enough picture frames. This might not be the case with everyone, but I'm sure you would rather have a photo frame that you could display many pictures and save a lot of space. Well today we are looking at just that, the DPF-8800 8-inch LCD digital photo frame. It not only will let you display many photos, but it plays music too.

Anyreal DPF-8800 8-inch Digital Photo Frame Review

Apack Zerotherm BTF80 Aluminum Heatpipe Intel/AMD Processor Cooler Review
Tweaknews.net has posted a review on the Apack Zerotherm BTF80 Aluminum Heatpipe Intel/AMD Processor Cooler

Having previously reviewed Apack's ZEROtherm BTF-90, I expected good performance from their BTF-80 cooler as well. I wasn't disappointed. While it is much lighter than the copper BTF-90, it's no lightweight when it comes to performance. It is also relatively quiet and the red LEDs reflecting off of the aluminum fins give it a distinctive look.

Apack Zerotherm BTF80 Aluminum Heatpipe Intel/AMD Processor Cooler Review

Razer Barracuda HP-1 8 Channel Gaming Headphones Review
Modders-Inc has posted a new review on the Razer Barracuda HP-1 8 Channel Gaming Headphone

Razer, the leader in high performance gaming mice, has jumped full force into the sound products arena with their Barracuda HP-1 Headphones. Razer knows how much gamers want the best hardware available to beat down their opponents and hearing your foe before he hears you can mean a win or a loss! Did Razer do what they set out to do and give users of the Barracuda HP-1 Headphones an advantage over everyone else?

Razer Barracuda HP-1 8 Channel Gaming Headphones Review

How to Protect Your Eyes While Gaming
Laptop Gamers has posted a new article about how to protect your eyes while gaming

Health professionals recommend that gamers must take a break every 40 minutes to an hour. They must get up from the computer or gaming console and stretch their limbs, walk around a bit, and look at objects at a great distance.

How to Protect Your Eyes While Gaming

Motherboard Tray Mod
Virtual-Hideout has posted a Motherboard Tray Mod

This task isn't for everyone out there, but the folks who review CPU coolers or even swap out CPU coolers regularly will love this little mod. I would also recommend this mod to users who are building a new system and plan on upgrading the CPU cooler in the future.

Motherboard Tray Mod

Guide To Reinstalling Windows XP
Digital Grabber has posted a guide to reinstalling Windows XP

If you have been running Windows XP for a couple of years or more you may find that it is not running quite as quickly and smoothly as it was when you did your first install. I am constantly 'evaluating' software and uninstalling and reinstalling beta software on my computer and have always gradually become more and more disappointed after nine months to a year with the performance of my PC. So I regularly do a backup and reinstall all my software, including Windows. This is the step-by-step.

Guide To Reinstalling Windows XP

The Future of Virtualization On Linux
MadPenguin.org looked at the future of virtualization on Linux

When I first started writing about this, my goal was to do a review on Win4Lin and offer my findings to you. As luck would have it, Win4Lin and the latest version of the Ubuntu kernel had other ideas in mind. To say that it left a bad taste in my mouth would be an understatement, I think.

The Future of Virtualization On Linux

Sparkle Calibre P790+ 512 MB (SLI) Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the Sparkle Calibre P790+ 512 MB (SLI) video card

The cards to be tested are two GeForce 7900 GT's. Now I can hear you say another 7900 GT review Hilbert, really ? Yeah .. but you are on Guru3D.com, so these are not your average 7900 GT's my friends. In fact we might have the two most delicious 7900 GT cards tested available to date !

What do you need to know? Well, the reference model GeForce 7900 GT runs at 450 MHz and it's memory at 660 MHz. This model is clocked at 560 MHZ and it's memory at 700 MHz. Not only that .. this model does not have 256MB memory but 512MB of gDDR3 memory.

We'll fire off a wide range of benchmarks like BF2, Prey, Call of Duty 2, HL2: Episode One .. and much more onto this cards tested in Single & SLI mode.

Sparkle Calibre P790+ 512 MB (SLI) Review

CoolMax CUG-600B Green Power 600W Power Supply Review
Bigbruin.com posted a review on the CoolMax CUG-600B Green Power 600W Power Supply

Today's increasing energy costs are driving consumers to look for ways to make their money go further. A new power supply can help you achieve savings depending on how efficiently the unit can convert AC to useable DC power. With that said, today we will be reviewing the CoolMax CUG-600B Green Power 600W Power Supply which promises an efficiency of 80% and a power factor of 0.99. So, it is advertised as efficient, what about voltage rail fluctuations? Does it have any special features?

CoolMax CUG-600B Green Power 600W Power Supply Review

The Dark Side of Windows Vista RC1
Paul Thurrott looked at some problems of Windows Vista RC1

In a recent showcase, I highlighted five things I really like about Windows Vista. That's a cute list, and certainly, I could easily come up with another 5, or 10, or 20. And you know, maybe I'll do just that. But first, I'd like to discuss a number of problems I have with Windows Vista. This, to be honest, is a long list. That doesn't mean that Windows Vista is a waste of time, or a product to be reviled. As a friend once noted, "it's good enough to criticize." Well, maybe. It certainly deserves to be criticized.

You see, Windows Vista isn't perfect. It's not even close to perfect. It's better than Windows XP is, of course, but it damn well should be: It benefits from five more years of experience and work. Being better is the minimum requirement. Whether Vista is enough of an improvement over XP to warrant your hard earned money is a subject I'm saving for my eventual review of the final shipping version of the product, but I'll give you a bit of preview now and say the answer may surprise you. In the meantime, let's harp a bit on the things I don't like about Vista as it now stands in RC1 form.

The Dark Side of Windows Vista RC1