Samsung F400 Bang & Olufsen Music Phone Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Samsung F400 Bang & Olufsen Music Phone

Now, phones aren’t usually my forte, but when Samsung asked if I wanted to review their new MP3 spouting mini-boom box of a phone, I couldn’t really say no. The real clincher was the Bang & Olufsen speakers embedded in the phone, which appealed to the audiophile in me.

Unpacking it from its box, we can see that what the customer demands from a phone manufacturer these days is EVERYTHING. You get much more than just a charger and a little headset; with this phone we get a beefy looking set of headphones with in-line mic, data cable, software and a 1GB MicroSD card to boot.

Samsung F400 Bang & Olufsen Music Phone Review

ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 Deluxe sound card Review
Elite Bastards posted a review on the ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 Deluxe sound card

Ever since its inception, ASUS' Xonar range of sound cards have quickly become a well-respected brand, offering excellent audio quality coupled with a burgeoning feature set to please both audiophiles and gamers alike. The company's latest foray into the audio market is perhaps the most exciting yet, and it is just that product which we'll be putting in the spotlight today.

The Xonar HDAV 1.3 Deluxe not only features all of the usual functionality you'd expect from a Xonar part, but also includes an HDMI output capable of outputting every audio format out of the sun, coupled with an additional video processor to improve video output quality to boot. It's the most fully featured discrete sound card we've ever seen here at Elite Bastards, but can it live up to its obvious potential? We take a look in our exclusive review.

ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 Deluxe sound card Review



iStarUSA xAGE HDD Docking Station Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the iStarUSA xAGE HDD Docking Station

iStarUSA's xAGE-N99 HDD Docking Station is a simple, easy to use hard drive dock for 2.5" and 3.5" internal hard disks. It utilizes most of the transfer speeds that USB 2.0 has to offer and demonstrates excellent read and write speeds with a great price/performance value. For a company that has been making server and storage products for close to twenty years, iStarUSA certainly does not dissapoint.

iStarUSA xAGE HDD Docking Station Review

ATP Petito Pink Ribbon Edition 1gb USB Drive Review
TestFreaks.com posted a review on the ATP Petito Pink Ribbon Edition 1gb USB Drive

So today I've got the Petito Pink Ribbon Edition 1gig USB drive from ATP. ATP sent me the drive to review it and to let people know about their program of donating 10% of all sales of the Pink Petito to the Susan G Komen for the Cure and the fight against breast cancer. The Petito is a great little USB drive, it's tiny, waterproof, dustproof, ESD proof and shock resistant as well, overall it's a great little drive that can also help do something good for people.

ATP Petito Pink Ribbon Edition 1gb USB Drive Review

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale Review
Hardware published a review of the Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

In the review, we compare it against the Core 2 Duo E6750, which it essentially replaces for the same price, as well as AMD's current top dual-core, the Athlon 64 X2 6400+. Finally, the Core 2 Quad Q6600 is included, since it has dropped in price to the point where it is just about the same as the E8500. What's better, a pair of newer, faster cores, or four slower cores based on slightly older architecture? Read on to find out!

We also push this CPU to its air-cooled limits in order to see how far it will overclock. The results were pretty surprizing to say the least!

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale Review

Jetart NP8800 miniStand Laptop Cooler Review
TechwareLabs has published a review of the Jetart NP8800 miniStand Laptop Cooler

Heat is the enemy and as you know we are all about destroying the enemy. Today, Chris takes a look at the JETART NP8800 laptop cooler which will chill your notebook without killing your cash. See how well this cooler will perform while helping you beat the enemy.

Jetart NP8800 miniStand Laptop Cooler Review

GMC Noblesse K-2 Ebony Case Review
DriverHeaven posted a review on the GMC Noblesse K-2 Ebony Case

GMC have designed the K-2 Ebony, a midi tower case combining the space and expandability of a standard ATX towerwith the feature-set of a high-end HTPC case. The Noblesse K-2 Ebony is a more elegant revision of the K-1, their first HTPC tower case which we reviewed over a year ago.

GMC Noblesse K-2 Ebony Case Review

Galaxy 9600GT OC Review
XSReviews has reviewed the Galaxy 9600GT OC graphics card

Although ATI are taking all the top spots in the graphics card game at the moment, nVidia have their own offerings that promise good performance at a reasonable price. One such card is the mid-range 9600GT OC from Galaxy, which we managed to get hold of today. Let's see how it holds up.

Galaxy 9600GT OC Review

Vuzix iWear AV920 Review
TestFreaks.com posted a review on the Vuzix iWear AV920

Up on the review block today is an interesting accessory that can be used with basically anything with a video output, it allows you to have a personal theater experience that you can take with you. The product is from Vuzix and it's the iWear AV920, it allows you to have the equivalent of a 62 inch screen for your own personal viewing pleasure. It's basically a set of futuristic looking glasses with two LCDs screens inside, attached to the sides are also built in headphones. In my time with the iWear AV920 I've found it to be an interesting product to be sure, that does have its usefulness and some unique features that most people will appreciate.

Vuzix iWear AV920 Review

Glacialtech Igloo 7223 Light E Heatsink Review
FrostyTech posted a review on the Glacialtech Igloo 7223 Light E Heatsink

The Igloo 7223 Light E is a fairly compact AMD K8 heatsink, made just of extruded aluminum with a 70mm fan. The Glacialtech Igloo 7223 Light E is rated for a maximum load of 80W, and is very quiet. Glacialtech's Igloo 7223 Light E heatsink stands a squat 51mm tall and comes with a fixed speed 70mm fan that rotates at a quiet 2600RPM. Weighing in at a feather 256grams, the Igloo 7223 Light E is compatible with AMD socket 754/939/940/AM2 processors of 80W TDP.

Glacialtech Igloo 7223 Light E Heatsink Review

Evercool Transformer 6 CPU Cooler Review
Virtual-Hideout posted a review on the Evercool Transformer 6 CPU Cooler

So here it is. A well marketed, acceptably manufactured, and very difficult to install cooler, marred only by it's substandard performance... it really seems like everything went downhill since I opened the box. While there are a number of good ideas here, they all falter on the same lines. Let's start with the simplest one. By layering the two sets of fins over each other, a lot of the heat dissipated just goes to return, and heat up the fins below. This isn't the first time, or the first company to have this problem, nor are they to try and alleviate it in a simple manner - put the cooler fins on top.

Evercool Transformer 6 CPU Cooler Review

Dell Studio 1535 Review
InsideHW.com has posted a review on the Dell Studio 1535 notebook

In all probability people in Dell came to a conclusion that there is a gap between Inspiron and XPS notebook series so they decided to fill that gap with new Studio series of notebooks. This new notebook brand was presented to public in June this year and models sold under this name are intended for home users. Studio series is positioned between Inspiron and XPS series not only by its market position and price tag but also it is visually mix of those two series. By its design it leans more to XPS series (logically) because it is more attractive.

Dell Studio 1535 Review

G.Skill 2x2GB PC2 8800 (F2-8800CL5D-4GBPI) Review
Overclockers Online posted a review on the G.Skill 2x2GB PC2 8800 (F2-8800CL5D-4GBPI)

To sum things up, the F2-8800CL5D-4GBPI is a good kit as long as you don't expect too much above stock speeds. However, with attractive heatspreaders and even more attractive prices of DDR2, this is a great kit to add 4 gigabytes of memory for very little dough.

G.Skill 2x2GB PC2 8800 (F2-8800CL5D-4GBPI) Review

Kingston HyperX XMP-1800 2GB DDR3 Memory Kit Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Kingston HyperX XMP-1800 2GB DDR3 Memory Kit

Kingston is one of the big wigs when it comes to producing memory modules. Kingston HyperX memory modules have made some impressive strides; the DDR2 modules are amongst the highest quality out there. And with DDR3 showing clock frequencies up to the 2000MHz range now, Kingston is on the front line of clock power.

Today Kingston enters the XMP market with the highest clocked XMP kit we have seen thus far, that being 1800MHz. Let’s see how it compares to our OCZ XMP 1600 modules.

Kingston HyperX XMP-1800 2GB DDR3 Memory Kit Review

Palit HD4850 Review
OCC has published a new review on the Palit HD4850

After seeing the results that the custom cooled MSI HD4850 delivered on the overclocking front I was eager to see if I could duplicate that same success on a reference card. The answer is no I could not, but I came close. After all the time spent searching for that ideal mix betweeen GPU core clock speed and the memory clock speed I was stopped at 675MHz on the GPU core and 1075MHz on the memory. Not massive clock speed increases but enough to go to the mat for it. With these increases came the corresponding increase in performance. Seen mostly at the higher end of the gaming benchmarks. By comparison, the clock speeds for the MSI card were 25MHz higher on the core and 1187MHz on the memory. Close, but no cigar on beating those clock speeds. To get the clock speeds of 675MHz on the GPU core and 1075MHz on the memory I used a software application called AMD GPU Overclock Tool to make changes outside the range available in the Catalyst Control Center.

Palit HD4850 Review

SilverStone Raven SST-RVM01B Gaming Mouse Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the SilverStone Raven SST-RVM01B Gaming Mouse

As gaming and computer productivity become more refined, having the ability to fine-tune and customize the mouse movements becomes more crucial than ever. To help meet this challenge, SilverStone created the Raven gaming mouse. This brilliantly designed input device gives gamer and users unprecedented control over the mouse movement by not only utilizing a blistering fast laser sensor capable of 3200 dpi and 50G of acceleration, but also adds independent X & Y axis adjustments. With perfectly centered laser, 50-50 weight balance, carbon fiber surfacing, and a convenient thumb wheel that can perform quick task switching. Benchmark Reviews tests the SilverStone Raven SST-RVM01B 3D gaming mouse.

SilverStone Raven SST-RVM01B Gaming Mouse Review

Swiftech Apogee GTZ Review
PureOverclock.com posted a review on the Swiftech Apogee GTZ

Swiftech has introduced a new flagship CPU water block, the Apogee GTZ. While it shares a similar monker of its predecessors, it promises to leap beyond the GT and GTX performance numbers. The new block sure looks great, but performance is King as we say, so today we'll find out if Swiftech has managed to succeed or succumb to its own marketing hype.

Swiftech Apogee GTZ Review

Thermaltake Ramorb Review
Rbmods posted a review on the Thermaltake Ramorb

With todays fast ram sticks the heat issue is what stops overclockers from going forward. Because of this we have seen a few manufacturers that made new heatsinks for their ram sticks. Thermaltake has another solution on the market, it's actually a ram cooler with a fan on it. Now I have seen Thermaltake make products like this in the past but they have never really hit the market so I am quite curious to see if this can actually perform so lets get this show on the road.

Thermaltake Ramorb Review

A-DATA EeePC 8GB SDHC and Turbo 266X 8GB Compact Flash Review
Futurelooks posted a review on the A-DATA EeePC 8GB SDHC and Turbo 266X 8GB Compact Flash

When A-DATA asked me to check out a couple of their newer flash products, I was a little reluctant to take them out in the field. They simply don’t have the name or the mindshare that a SANDISK or a LEXAR has when it comes to high performance and reliability. Also, you really can’t tell if a card will be good or bad simply by running a few benchmarks on it. You really need to try it in different cameras and use it. Basically, just beat on it in day to day use. Despite my
hesitation, I have been using solely A-DATA memory cards for all my shooting needs over the last couple months, erasing, formatting, and punishing them just a little more than my highly trusted SANDISK Ultra II compact flash and SD cards.

A-DATA EeePC 8GB SDHC and Turbo 266X 8GB Compact Flash Review

E-Power Thunder 550 Watt Power Supply Review
HardwareLogic posted a review on the E-Power Thunder 550 Watt Power Supply

E-power's Thunder 550 watt PSU - Is it as touted? A quiet, efficient, "3 in 1" power supply? And, what exactly is a "3 in 1" PSU? Read on friend!

E-Power Thunder 550 Watt Power Supply Review

Palit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic Dual Edition Review
The Guru of 3D posted a review on the Palit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic Dual Edition

Every now and then there is a manufacturer out there that tries to do something special with a product. What's different then you likely ask for this Palit graphics card ?

Well, the 1st thing you'll notice is a turbo switch, which allows you to select a second BIOS in an overclocked product state, we actually spot a display-port connector and next to that .. the USS enterprise actually was mounted on-top of the GPU as this product my friends, has one big cooler mounted on top of it. But that's not all though

Palit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic Dual Edition Review

GIGABYTE 9800 GT - An overclocker's dream
Bjorn3D takes a look at the GIGABYTE 9800 GT

Today we are looking at the 9800 GT from GIGABYTE. It is a mid-range offering and a re-spin of the wildly popular 8800 GT with Hybrid SLI support thrown in for good measure. We intend to compare this card to its bigger brother the 9800 GTX+ as well as the competition's HD 4850 and see where we land. For those of you looking to game on a budget I invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. We have a couple of surprises in store for you today so without any more ado, let's get to it.

GIGABYTE 9800 GT - An overclocker's dream