ATi Radeon HD 4670 vs. nVIDIA GeForce 9500GT
InsideHW.com has posted article about ATi Radeon HD 4670 vs. nVIDIA GeForce 9500GT

We must admit that in recent times we've unfairly neglected gamers with limited budget that don't have many possibilities to set a certain sum aside for purchasing some graphics card from higher price range. Let's face it, nor ATi nor nVIDIA were much better. From launching of GeForce 8600GTS and 8600GT and their price drop, nVIDIA did very little for this category of users. As "greens" are for some time occupied only with renaming of their products even these new low-cost graphics cards didn't bring anything new, except for model GeForce 9600GT.

ATi Radeon HD 4670 vs. nVIDIA GeForce 9500GT

Intel Desktop Board DG45ID Review
Techgage.com posted a review of Intel's latest media motherboard, the DG45ID

We're taking a look at Intel's first attempt at a full-featured media center motherboard, the DG45ID. It's also our first look at their new G45 Express chipset, which promises to finally bring DX 10 support and hardware-accelerated HD video playback to their integrated graphics offerings. Can the DG45ID prove itself a worthy choice for your HTPC?

Intel Desktop Board DG45ID Review



EVGA 790i SLI FTW Review
OCC has published a new review on the EVGA 790i SLI FTW

Overclocking the EVGA 790i SLI FTW was very similar to the Striker II Extreme. Both boards reacted similarly when pushed with a quad core CPU and high speed DDR3 memory. Overclocking the memory takes a little patience but can be done. On this board I was able to push the test memory to 2100MHz but just could not find the stability I needed. 2000MHz was where the memory would really play nice with the CPU and board. When the memory is run unlinked from the CPU there is a performance hit so I found the best compromise between the memory and CPU at 1800MHz (450MHz on the CPU and 900MHz on the memory) Linked and Synced. When run in this configuration the performance is superior to when the memory is run unlinked. I found this configuration to be Prime stable for everyday use. This means no blue screens or lockups to eventually cause hard drive corruption. In all, it took a couple of hours worth of testing the memory to reach the speeds the overclocked benchmarks will be run at. The only issue I have is that the adjustments are much courser than those of the S2E. Even so, the results are similar.

EVGA 790i SLI FTW Review

Western Digital RE3 hard drive Review
Tech Report posted a review on the Western Digital RE3 hard drive

Western Digital has spun off an enterprise-class RE3 hard drive based on its high-performance Caviar Black desktop model. Keep reading to see what kind of RAID-specific goodness has made its way into the RE3, and whether the drive is as fast as its impressive forebear.

Western Digital RE3 hard drive Review

Palit Radeon 4850 Sonic Review
PureOverclock posted a review on the Palit Radeon 4850 Sonic

Promising to offer improved cooling and performance, Palit has released the Radeon 4850 Sonic, overclocked out of the box and sporting a new dual slot cooler design. Today we push the Sonic and find out if Palit's "Fear the Frog" marketing campaign makes us green with envy or croak with disappointment.

Palit Radeon 4850 Sonic Review

MSI GeForce 9800 GT 512MB Graphics Card Review
TweakTown posted a review on the MSI GeForce 9800 GT 512MB Graphics Card

To date we’ve only looked at one other 9800 GT which came from Palit. As we have already discovered, the 9800 GT is nothing more than an 8800 GT with a new name. This isn’t the first time NVIDIA has done this and we don’t doubt for a second it will be the last time.

We knew before we even wrote our first review that the card would represent good value for money, but the aggressive launch price of the new model meant that it was even better than we expected. Today it’s time to see what MSI can do with the card; apart from going the aftermarket cooling route they’ve also got a nice little bundle going on.

MSI GeForce 9800 GT 512MB Graphics Card Review

Antec Mini P180 mATX Computer Case Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Antec Mini P180 mATX Computer Case

The Antec Mini P180 is a mini tower case that builds on the designs of the original P180 and P182, and puts those lessons to work in a smaller format. The smaller format comes at a price; only microATX motherboards are supported, but is that much of a penalty in the intended market segment? Benchmark Reviews is going to look at a computer case new offering from Antec that is aimed at a narrower market niche than most of their other products.

Antec Mini P180 mATX Computer Case Review

MSI GeForce 9800 GT 512MB Graphics Card Review
TweakTown posted MSI GeForce 9800 GT 512MB Graphics Card

To date we’ve only looked at one other 9800 GT which came from Palit. As we have already discovered, the 9800 GT is nothing more than an 8800 GT with a new name. This isn’t the first time NVIDIA has done this and we don’t doubt for a second it will be the last time.

We knew before we even wrote our first review that the card would represent good value for money, but the aggressive launch price of the new model meant that it was even better than we expected. Today it’s time to see what MSI can do with the card; apart from going the aftermarket cooling route they’ve also got a nice little bundle going on.

Sans Digital MobileSTOR MS2UT+B Review
Virtual-Hideout posted a review on the Sans Digital MobileSTOR MS2UT+B

I'm not entirely convinced of the usefulness of the extra RAID levels in Sans Digital's "7 modes", without the ability to use them with USB, I don't see much point. I also don't like the RAID selection dial and "key" to open the drive sleds. Everything else, I like. The finish, the LCD, compact size. $170 seems like a lot, but look around at the competition, this falls right into place with everyone else. If you then include the extremely handy battery powered laptop drive enclosure, it switches from "right in line" to "a hell of a good deal" I actually fail to understand why the MS1U retails for $50, but I'm not going to complain.

Sans Digital MobileSTOR MS2UT+B Review

ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB Review
The Guru of 3D posted AMD ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB review

Today a test and review on the new AMD ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB (reference). Obviously ATI is releasing a 1GB model to compete with the new Core 216 version of that GeForce GTX 260.

The 4870 series really diggs that GDDR5 memory bandwidth, and what's easy and the cheapest thing to do to gain some extra performance ? Increase the framebuffer volume. Now that by itself is not going to work miracles, yet in memory limited situations (loads of high quality textures, filtering and AA modes) it will help you here and there. And a little bit of extra bite is all the product needs to get to that Core 216 card again.

ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB Review

eDimensional AudioFX Pro 5.1 gaming headset Review
XtremeComputing posted a review on the eDimensional AudioFX Pro 5.1 gaming headset

Overall the AudioFX Pro 5.1 has really impressed me in the design and styling aspects, right the way through to the Heckendorn Original custom touches throughout the unit. You can really tell that this headset is made for the Gamer in you, with aspects that you won’t find in any other headset. The only issue I had really was the stuck on logo on the top, but I should not let that spoil my judgment should I?

eDimensional AudioFX Pro 5.1 gaming headset Review