FSP Everest 80Plus 400W PSU Review
Driverheaven posted a review on the FSP Everest 80Plus 400W PSU

At the time of this review the Everest series consists of no less than 11 products, with their power output ranging from a modest 400W all the way up to 1010W. FSP is also the only company who has two products of the same series sharing the exact same power output and base design, but of different electrical efficiency. For example the company also offers an 85Plus (80Plus Bronze) version of all Everest units with an output between 500W and 800W. The Everest 400W is only available as an 80Plus version.

FSP Everest 80Plus 400W PSU Review

MSI 785GM-E65 Motherboard and AMD 785G Chipset Review
PC Stats posted a review on the MSI 785GM-E65 Motherboard and AMD 785G Chipset

AMD is introducing a new mainstream integrated graphics chipset, the AMD 785G and Radeon HD 4200 IGP. The AMD 785G and its Radeon HD 4200 are the first with DirectX 10.1 compliance for Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, and include enhanced features like ATI Stream application acceleration and improved Universal Video Decoding 2. The MSI 785GM-E65 is a socket AM3 motherboard, which means it's compatible with AMD's newest processors like the Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition and the Athlon II X2 250.

MSI 785GM-E65 Motherboard and AMD 785G Chipset Review



AeroCool Vx-E desktop case Review
TestSeek.com posted a review of AeroCool Vx-E desktop case

AeroCool has succeeded in producing a nice looking and good performing gaming case with a cheap price tag. I did find some annoyances which I hope AeroCool will fix for their next series.

AeroCool Vx-E desktop case Review

Prolimatech Megahalems Heatpipe CPU Cooler Review
Bigbruin.com has published a review on the Prolimatech Megahalems Heatpipe CPU Cooler

We've seen a few coolers for the Core i7 platform come across the Bigbruin.com test bench recently and today we have one that has garnered quite a bit of attention elsewhere; the Prolimatech Megahalems. Prolimatech is a Taiwanese manufacturer of cooling products that got their start in 2008, and at this time they have just one cooler, the Megahalems.

Prolimatech Megahalems Heatpipe CPU Cooler Review

MSI Radeon HD 4890 Cyclone OC 1GB Graphics Card Review
TweakTown posted a review on the MSI Radeon HD 4890 Cyclone OC 1GB Graphics Card

Recently we've seen MSI really mix it up when it comes to graphics cards. We had a look at a GTX 260 from the company which came in under the new Lightning series. Under this same category we've recently seen the GTX 275 show up with it being the graphics card of choice at the recent MSI overclocking championships.

While the Lightning series seems to be reserved for the NVIDIA cards, ATI models haven't been left without. The HD 4890 we're looking at sits in the new Cyclone series. Within the Cyclone series we've got three models; the standard Cyclone model followed by an OC and SOC model.

MSI Radeon HD 4890 Cyclone OC 1GB Graphics Card Review

NZXT Zero 2 Computer Case Review
Tweaknews posted a review on the NZXT Zero 2 Computer Case

So, how does the Zero 2 compare to the original? Is this an update or a downgrade? After playing with the Zero 2 for about a week, I'd have to say that it is a bit of both. NZXT kept the form factor but changed the case material from aluminum to steel, making it much more robust and almost six pounds heavier.

NZXT Zero 2 Computer Case Review

Evercool Transformer 4 Review
Rbmods checked out the Evercool Transformer 4 cooler

Core i7 Compatible” has become a major selling point for many high-performance CPU coolers. The Evercool Transformer 4 is Evercool's latest tower-style cooler, and ships with both LGA 775 and 1366 mounting hardware. Let's get straight to the review.

Evercool Transformer 4 Review

QNAP TS-439 Pro Network Attached Storage Review
APH Networks has published a new review on the QNAP TS-439 Pro Network Attached Storage

Almost exactly one year ago, we've reviewed the QNAP TS-409 network attached storage system. The QNAP TS-409 offered brilliant reliability and stability in our long term tests -- of which lasted an uptime of 221 days, 1 hour, and 54 minutes until connections to Disk 2 overloaded, partially due to a user error! The system also provided excellent performance according to our benchmarks, as well as efficient power usage for a lower power bill, since it's going to be running 24/7. But it wasn't by all means perfect. Hardware wise, it suffered from a relatively slow Marvell 88F5281 500MHz CPU, and only 256MB of DDR2 memory. Once multiple simultaneous connections are established to the system, performance dramatically decreased, and its hardware huffed and puffed to keep up with the bits and bytes moving quickly over our Gigabit network. Software wise, the web configuration interface wasn't exactly appealing and intuitive. Times have changed, however. While we got a nice feel of the new standard QNAP AJAX user interface via an updated firmware available to previous QNAP devices (Including the TS-409 in question), the hardware didn't change. One year after we wrote our initial article, a brand new QNAP TS-439 Pro arrived at our doorstep as we eagerly anticipated seeing what QNAP has in store for us. Now featuring an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor and four times the memory of its predecessor, along with a couple Gigabit LAN ports, how well would the TS-439 Pro stack up? We carefully examined the unit, plus our usual battery of tests, and arrived at our conclusion in the end. So, tag along, as we bring you to the QNAP TS-439 Pro Turbo NAS!

QNAP TS-439 Pro Network Attached Storage Review

Gelid Solutions Silent 12 Case Fan Review
Tech-Xtreme takes a look at the Gelid Solutions Silent 12 Case Fan

Today we have the Silent 12 Case fan from GELID Solutions Silent Range. People want many different things from their computers fans whether it is quietness, improved performance/cooling. Well the Silent 12 case fan seems like a fan designed for the job so let's see how good it is.

Gelid Solutions Silent 12 Case Fan Review

Cooler Master Hyper N620 LGA 1366 Ready CPU Cooler Review
ThinkComputers.org posted Cooler Master Hyper N620 LGA 1366 Ready CPU Cooler Review

Cooler Master has been around for over a decade. Though they are probably now better known for their excellent PC cases, their original primary products were coolers and they continue to build high performance air coolers along with all of their other products. Today I will be looking at the Cooler Master Hyper N620 CPU cooler. With six heatpipes and dual flow-thru fan design, it looks quite promising to keep the i7's temperatures under control. Will the Hyper N620 do it? Read on to see!

Cooler Master Hyper N620 LGA 1366 Ready CPU Cooler Review

AMD Radeon HD 5870 PCI-Express Scaling
techPowerUp posted a review on AMD Radeon HD 5870 PCI-Express Scaling

AMD's latest generation of graphics cards offers unprecedented single GPU performance levels. Such performance requires an optimum environment, especially important is PCI-Express bandwidth. We investigate if these cards can still deliver on a PCI-E x8, x4 or even x1 link.

AMD Radeon HD 5870 PCI-Express Scaling

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 Review
Hardware Canucks has posted a review of the new Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 video card.

It isn't every day that a new version of **DirectX** is released but with the approaching availability of Windows 7, we will get a taste of the new DX11 API. Accordingly, ATI is the first to market with their own DX11-compliant hardware in the form of the Evergreen family of **GPUs**. In this review we take a long, hard look at the single-chip flagship of the lineup: the HD 5870 1GB

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 Review

ATI Radeon HD 5870 DX11 Video Card Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the ATI Radeon HD 5870 DX11 Video Card

Today is the launch of a pair of the most anticipated video cards of all time, the ATI Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 5850! These are the world's first and only DirectX 11 graphics cards, and yes they are out before Windows 7 or a DirectX 11 ready video game has even hit the market. Truth be told, AMD has WHQL certified drivers out for Windows 7 and the new Radeon HD 5000 series is a monster to say the least.

From a performance perspective the ATI Radeon HD 5870 blew away the Radeon HD 4890 and the GeForce GTX 285 graphics cards in the benchmarks that we ran on Windows 7. The Radeon HD 5870 is by far the fastest single GPU graphics card that we have ever benchmarked and it is the real deal. It doesn't have an annoyingly loud fan, suck down obsessive amounts of power or heat up your room while you aren't gaming. The user experience with this card is very well rounded and it is tough to find anything negative to say about it...

ATI Radeon HD 5870 DX11 Video Card Review

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB Graphics Card Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB Graphics Card

For a while we saw a flurry of new NVIDIA cards while ATI kind of sat stagnant. That's stopped now with the release of the new HD 5800 series from the red team. Over the next few months we're going to see plenty of the HD 5870 we have with us today, along with the lower HD 5850 and the higher HD 5870 X2.

Not only that, though, we're going to see companies like Sapphire, HIS, GIGABYTE, ASUS and more put their own spin on it, be it an Atomic or Toxic model or Turbo and TOP ones. What we think the HD 5800 series is capable of today is going to be proven wrong with companies giving us even more performance than the stock clocked model we'll be looking at here first up.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB Graphics Card Review

ATI Radeon HD 5870 vs. NVIDIA GeForce GTX285
InsideHW.com has compared ATI Radeon HD 5870 vs. NVIDIA GeForce GTX285 graphics cards

Over the past few years ATI presented a lot of new features, and despite the fact that they weren’t first with DirectX 10 accelerator, they were first to present DirectX 10.1 compatible graphics card that competition stubbornly refused to implement and support. After that ATI implemented better manufacturing processes, first 55nm and than 49nm manufacturing process. Even implementation of new generation of memory was done without a hitch. All in all, DirectX 10 era was very interesting, but it has come time to present you first and, at this moment, only DirectX 11 graphics card that marks the beginning of DirectX 11 era…

ATI Radeon HD 5870 vs. NVIDIA GeForce GTX285

AMD ATI Radeon HD 5870 DirectX 11 GPU Review
HotHardware.com posted a review on AMD ATI Radeon HD 5870 DirectX 11 GPU

Over the past couple of weeks, we've been completely preoccupied trying to come up with a catchy and informative introduction for this article. We thought maybe it would be fun to play off of AMD's tree-laden GPU codenames to come up with an interesting segue into the Radeon HD 5800 series' power efficiency. But we came up short. Then we thought we could use an image of the Radeon HD 5870's cooler and draw a parallel to the awesomeness that was the original Bat Mobile, but a couple of folks from AMD snagged that idea. Even being briefed on the technology we're about to show you on the very same aircraft carried that scooped up the Apollo 11 astronauts didn't cure the writer's block.

Then it hit us. Why bother? PC Enthusiasts are always chomping at the bit trying to glean even the slightest bit of information about cutting edge GPU technology. And that's exactly what we've got in store for you right here.

We've got a sneaking suspicion that telling you all about the first DirectX 11 compatible GPU, that's crammed with over 2 billion transistors, produced using an advanced 40nm process, would get you all worked up into the kind of frenzy that a no pithy intro could. So, feast your eyes on the Radeon HD 5870, check out the specs and features below, and read on for full scoop on AMD's latest flagship GPU. Just don't get too worked up, too quickly. We want you to make it all the way to the end without passing out...

AMD ATI Radeon HD 5870 DirectX 11 GPU Review

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 Motherboard: P55 vs X58 Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 Motherboard

For computer enthusiasts, the last Intel milestone was the Core i7 processor launch that paralleled the X58-Express motherboard chipset launch back in November of 2008. Ten months later and well into September of 2009, Intel has returned with the P55-Express chipset for mainstream users who pair it with the new LGA1356 socket. On the outside little more than the processor socket and memory configuration has changed, replacing dual-channel for triple. PCI-Express now offers only one 16x lane instead of two, while the number of SATA and USB ports continues to give more expansion room than the average user might need. The consumer might not know what to expect when choosing between the two products, other than one is mainstream (P55) and the other is for extreme enthusiasts (X58). In this article, Benchmark Reviews directly compares the Intel Core i7-860 equipped Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 motherboard against the GA-EX58-UD4P with Intel Core i7-920. Testing a Core i7-860 against an i7-920 might not seem fair, and it's a little biased to compare P55 against X58, but the final outcome might just surprise you.

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 Motherboard: P55 vs X58 Review

Super Talent UltraDrive ME 32GB SSD RAID Review
Ninjalane has just posted their review of the Super Talent 32GB SSD drive

Solid State Drives are quickly becoming a popular upgrade in all types of computers. They are completely silent, extremely fast, and consume considerably less power. So why have they not replaced rotational hard drives?

Super Talent UltraDrive ME 32GB SSD RAID Review

ATI Radeon HD 5870 Graphics Card Review
Driverheaven posted a review on the ATI Radeon HD 5870 Graphics Card

In order to take full advantage of Microsoft's latest DirectX we require hardware which supports features such as Shader Model 5 and today we bring you the launch of the world's first publically available DX 11 hardware, the Radeon 5870.

ATI Radeon HD 5870 Graphics Card Review

ATI Radeon HD 5870 Review
TechSpot posted their review on the ATI Radeon HD 5870

Following a successful run with the codenamed R700 family of GPUs, which was originally released back in June 2008 as the Radeon HD 4000 series, AMD is launching the highly anticipated R800. Debuting to no one's surprise as the ATI Radeon HD 5000, the new series is said deliver around 2x more performance than previous generation Radeon cards, and brings DirectX 11 support to desktops for the first time.

On our test bed today we have a reference HD 5870 graphics card packing some 2150 million transistors and produced on a 40nm process. With an introductory MSRP of $380, the Radeon HD 5870 is roughly $120 cheaper than today's undisputable performance champ, the GeForce GTX 295. It is also almost twice as costly as the Radeon HD 4890, however, which begs the question: is the Radeon HD 5870 really that much faster?

Today we finally get to find out, as we will be comparing AMD's latest and greatest offering against every single high-end graphics card released over the past year.

ATI Radeon HD 5870 Review

AMD Radeon HD 5800 series technology preview
Elite Bastards posted AMD Radeon HD 5800 series technology preview

Starting out with the basics, the Radeon HD 5800 series boasts a second-generation 40 nanometre GPU from AMD (with the Radeon HD 4770 their first 40 nanometre part) featuring a die size of 334 mm² against the 263 mm², 55 nanometre die used by RV770, a 1.27x size increase. This pales into comparison to the increase in transistor count however, with the Radeon HD 4870's 956 million transistors dwarfed by the 2.15 billion transistors employed by the Radeon HD 5800 series.

AMD Radeon HD 5800 series technology preview