NesteQ FanMax 8-channel fan controller Review
Elite Bastards posted a review on the NesteQ FanMax 8-channel fan controller

As you might have guessed by now, the FanMax takes up a single 5.25" drive bay in your system, with the front panel exposed at the front of the chassis as you see above. This panel gives you control over each of the eight fans that this unit supports via a speed control dial which effectively controls the voltage fed to that fan between 6 and 12 volts to adjust its speed, while these eight fans can also be split into two "group" of four fans.

NesteQ FanMax 8-channel fan controller Review

OCZ Sabre OLED Gaming Keyboard Review
TechSpot posted a review on the OCZ Sabre OLED Gaming Keyboard

Art Lebedev Studio created a whirlwind of excitement when their Optimus Maximus keyboard concept surfaced in 2005. The peripheral touted a full set of OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) buttons that were 100% user-customizable and downright amazing-looking.

I had the opportunity to see it in person at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show as well as get some hands-on time with its little brother, the Mini Three. The hype was real and the technology very cool indeed. I wanted one, as did nearly everyone else -- that is, until the company revealed how much it would cost. Priced at over $1,400, the Optimus Maximus remains more fantasy than reality, as the closest most users will come to it are the photos and videos available online.

Fortunately for those interested in OLED keyboard technology, Art Lebedev isn't the only player around. OCZ Technology recently released their Sabre OLED Gaming Keyboard, which features a bank of nine programmable OLED keys and a significantly cheaper price tag.

OCZ Sabre OLED Gaming Keyboard Review



Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1GB Video Card Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1GB Video Card

We love the HD 5870s and that's a problem for ATI because we expect to feel that same kind of passion for the HD 5850. If we don't there will be heck to pay, heck I tell you. Today marks the day of our first HD 5850 landing in our labs. The first company to make it out of the gates? Well, it was the same one that made it out of the HD 5870 gates, Sapphire.

So, with a full retail version of the HD 5850 on hand we're going to see how the card goes against some other important models on the market. In the performance department we're expecting it to sit in between the HD 4890 and HD 5870. The main reason for this is because it has to. If it was the same speed as the HD 4890 or even worse, slower, ATI simply would have been better off making the HD 4890 pricing even more aggressive.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1GB Video Card Review

Seagate FreeAgent Go 500Gb External Hard Drive Review
TestFreaks posted a review on the Seagate FreeAgent Go 500Gb External Hard Drive

It is one of the thinner, sleeker drives on the market and is probably one of the most stylish. These drives are available in ten different colors and can be personalized with MusicSkins specifically designed for the Seagate FreeAgent Go.

Seagate FreeAgent Go 500Gb External Hard Drive Review

Gameskulls GS-1 Tactical Gaming Helmet Headphones Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Gameskulls GS-1 Tactical Gaming Helmet Headphones

Three things are very important when you enter the virtual battlefield; the ability to hear your enemy's foot steps, the ability to communicate with your fellow combatants, and protection from a flying energy drink can when you frag the guy two rows away from you. Read on to see if the Gameskulls GS-1 Tactical Gaming Helmet can help you both of those areas.

Three things are very important when you enter the virtual battlefield; the ability to hear your enemy's foot steps, the ability to communicate with your fellow combatants, and protection from a flying energy drink can when you frag the guy two rows away from you. I know you are all thinking... does such a thing exist? It does now my friends. Allow me to introduce the Gameskulls G-1 Tactical Gaming Helmet. And at $69.95 this kind of protection comes cheap, much cheaper than the lunch money pilfered off you in school all those years... nerd. Bet you wish you had this helmet back then, I know I do...

Gameskulls GS-1 Tactical Gaming Helmet Headphones Review

Thermaltake ISGC-V320 VGA Cooler Review
DriverHeaven.net posted a review on the Thermaltake ISGC-V320 VGA Cooler

The V320 is a GFX card cooler designed to fit on almost every video card currently available. As well as being a choice for high end boards - mid range graphics cards tend to have some relatively poor cooler designs with small and noisy fan configurations.

Thermaltake ISGC-V320 VGA Cooler Review

Zotac ION ITX A Series Motherboard Review
Vortez.co.uk posted a review on the Zotac ION ITX A Series Motherboard

The Zotac ION ITX A Series is a very clever piece of hardware that ticks virtually every box its target audience would want addressed.

Zotac ION ITX A Series Motherboard Review

LG BD390 Review
InsideHW.com has reviewed LG BD390 Blu-ray player

Earlier this year LG presented its first Blu-ray player (LG BD370) which was revolutionary at that moment, and now, we present you its successor: LG BD390. Our expectations for this model were high, but we must admit that despite our high expectations we were still pleasantly surprised with features that this player offers. For now, LG BD390 is the only Blu-ray player that will allow you to get rid of your “old” DVD/DivX players, and send them to desired retirement. What’s more, this player will allow you to watch HD movies in compressed (among others MKV) format…

LG BD390 Review

Thermalright T-Rad=B2 GTX VGA Cooler Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Thermalright T-Rad GTX VGA
Cooler

While the Thermalright HR-03 series are certainly great VGA coolers, they are also quite large and take up a good bit of space. Depending on the size of your CPU cooler, other motherboard components and how much space there is in your PC case, you may run into interference issues using the HR-03, especially in SLI or Crossfire. So in response to this Thermalright developed the T-Rad specifically aimed at supporting multi-card configurations. With its slim 25mm height the T-Rad offers the same nickel-plated copper heatpipe and aluminum fin cooling as the HR-03 series, but in a much thinner package. The T-Rad GTX continues support for nVidia 8800/9800 and ATI 3800/4800 cards while adding the nVidia GT200 55nm core cards to the compatibility list.

Thermalright T-Rad=B2 GTX VGA Cooler Review

Lenovo ThinkPad W500 Review
BusinessComputingWorld posted a review on the Lenovo ThinkPad W500

Lenovo has engineered a fantastic breed of mobile workstation with the ThinkPad W500. No other PC manufacturer has a mobile workstation that delivers the power, performance and productivity tools that Lenovo has packed into this beast. The mobile workstation flat out delivers the performance demanding users require at the desk as well as in the field, in a solution that's comfortably portable. At just over for a top-end specification, the ThinkPad W500's asking price is steep. You also need to ask yourself whether you are going to actually going to use all its features.

Lenovo ThinkPad W500 Review

AMD 785G Motherboard Roundup
Neoseeker posted a roundup of five AMD 785G-based motherboards from Asus, ECS, Gigabyte, and MSI.

This release is more oriented toward the mainstream and HTPC market though, so this is a little bit different than the high-end video card reviews we often publish. In fact, none of these motherboards support CrossfireX setups, even though the ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO and the Gigabyte MA785G-UD3H have two PCI-E x16 slots. The others only have one PCI-E x16 slot since they are mATX-sized. These are the MSI 785GM-E65, the ECS A785GM-M and the Gigabyte MA785GMT-UD2H. All of them support Hybrid Crossfire, which makes the integrated HD 4200 working with the low-end dedicated card for a substancial boost. Furthermore, the dedicated graphics card can be disabled to save energy when performance is not needed.

AMD 785G Motherboard Roundup

MSI P55-GD65 Review
OCC has published a review on the MSI P55-GD65

The price point on the P55-GD65 puts it squarely in the mid range for a socket 1156 motherboard. This board comes in a full 50 bucks cheaper than the Intel Kingsberg board, while there is a 90 dollar saving over the ASUS Maximus III Formula, so you have to wonder if the features and performance are worth the extra cash. The included utilities work and provide a good mix of functionality. For my dollar though, if I wanted a simple no frills approach to overclocking, the OC Genie is the one feature that makes the MSI board stand out from the crowd. Excellent components, excellent overclocking, good cooling and you end up with a board that fits the bill!

MSI P55-GD65 Review

In Win Allure Case Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the In Win Allure Case

As I duck and cover my head from being slapped, I'll go ahead and make my next statement. Whether you're married or dating, do you remember how you courted your significant other? You lured them in with either wit, charm or even a dinner or two. You were on your best behavior and hid your hooks (figure of speech) until you knew they were on your line. Now that you have that prize catch and reeled them in, you have become content and have resumed a more normal attitude and may not feel that you need to use the lure to keep your catch happy. You are back to staying up all hours of the night playing games on your computer that has all the upgrades and you may even brag about it to your prize catch. Even worse, you probably gave your hand me down older rig to that special someone just to keep them off your back. That's nice, but what would be alluring to them about a black or silver case that they feel looks just like the next. Why not make them happy and lure them back into your computer room with something special, something "Alluring," something that they could talk about to their friends.

In Win Allure Case Review

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB Overclocking Tests
TweakTown overclocked the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB

We most always start articles like this one the same way. It tends to start with something along the lines of “why would you bother overclocking something that is already so fast?” - There's always a simple answer; because we can. With the recent launch of the card, however, we've seen a few people look at overclocking and at the moment we're a bit limited when it comes to utilities.

When it comes to VGA overclocking our instrument of choice tends to be Rivatuner. At the time of writing the software didn't support the HD 5870 so we were really out of luck there. The good news is we saw a while ago that ATI implemented their own overclocking utility into the Catalyst drivers.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB Overclocking Tests