IN-WIN Maelstrom Full Tower Case Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the IN-WIN Maelstrom Full Tower Case

IN-WIN has a new extreme case out called Maelstrom that boasts an impressive capacity for 120mm case fans should one be so inclined to max it out. How many fans? Read the article to find out and see if it makes the grade as a full tower extreme chassis.

IN-WIN Maelstrom Full Tower Case Review

Zotac MAG ION Nettop Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Zotac MAG ION Nettop

Zotac is well known for their graphic cards, but the company goes one step further and applies their engineering skills we have come to love in form of their mini-ITX boards and poured them into their first NVIDIA ION Nettop. The Zotac MAG packs a dual core Atom 330 with an ION platform, 2 GB of memory and 160 GB of hard drive space along with a few other surprises. All for an extremely competitive price tag.

Zotac MAG ION Nettop Review



CyberPower Gamer Extreme 3000 Core i7 860 System Review
HotHardware.com posted a review on the CyberPower Gamer Extreme 3000 Core i7 860 System

The enthusiast scene is filled with consumers with do-it-yourself attitudes who regularly build their own systems from scratch. In fact, some feel that part of the fun associated with a new build is comparing prices online and asking for advice on tech forums in order to configure the ideal system. Although there are obvious benefits of going this route, there are those who may not have the time to find the lowest prices on each individual component or inclination to assemble a rig unassisted. While an abundance of options are available for consumers who prefer a pre-built system, they usually come with a few compromises. These compromises consist of the use lower quality components to fill out the system, which might hinder future upgrades, while others charge a substantial premium for putting together custom built rigs.

CyberPowerPC, located in Baldwin Park, CA, aims to eliminate the trade offs associated with customized system builds by providing the latest technology at affordable prices. In addition, they provide the technical support needed by those who aspire to own cutting edge technology but may not have the opportunity to keep up with it. Today we have a brand new gaming system built by CyberPowerPC, called the Gamer Extreme 3000. This P55 based system promises to provide high-end performance at a mainstream price. Since we're

just getting our feet wet with the new platform, it will be interesting to see how this rig stacks up against some of the latest systems we've reviewed. Read on to find out if this extreme gaming system lives up to its name.

CyberPower Gamer Extreme 3000 Core i7 860 System Review

ECS A790GXM-AD3 Motherboard Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the ECS A790GXM-AD3 Motherboard

A790GXM-AD3 is the socket AM3 version from A790GXM-A, which we have already reviewed. It is an ATX-sized motherboard with on-board video based on AMD790GX chipset featuring two x16 PCI Express slots, HDMI output and other interesting features. Let's take a look on this motherboard. A790GXM-A, however, features a dedicated 128 MB on-board video memory in order to increase gaming performance (feature called "Side Port"), which is not present on A790GXM-AD3.

ECS A790GXM-AD3 Motherboard Review

Arctic Cooling ARCTIC MX-2 & MX-3 Thermal Paste Review
Verdis Reviews posted a review on the Arctic Cooling ARCTIC MX-2 & MX-3 Thermal Paste

Creating a perfect cooling setup is often all about the cooler, chassis and fans with users spending a great deal of money to not only acquire high end heatsinks and thermal designs but also to keep the noise levels down. The little things, such as thermal paste, are often wrongly overlooked. The contact between the CPU and base of the CPU cooler is a very important one and so the right paste is a must have to ensure that heat is effectively transferred from one to the other and also to fill up ay grooves in the cooler's base (often found with H.D.T. technology). Arctic Cooling are a specialist when it comes to cooling and their latest two thermal compounds, aptly named ARCTIC MX-2 and ARCTIC MX-3, aim to achieve great performance at a reasonable price. Let's take a closer look.

Arctic Cooling ARCTIC MX-2 & MX-3 Thermal Paste Review

Thermaltake SpinQ Heatsink Review
FrostyTech posted a review on the Thermaltake SpinQ Heatsink

Thermaltake's SpinQ heatsink is undeniably good looking. It stands 152mm tall and is made from nickel plated aluminum fins soldered over six copper heatpipes. creates an eleven-sided helix that resembles a cheese grater on steroids. Nestled in the middle is an 80mm diameter, 85mm long squirrel cage fan that draws air in through both center openings and expels it out in all directions through the 20mm wide circular cooling fins.

Thermaltake SpinQ Heatsink Review

Evercool HPK-10025EA Intel Heatsink Review
FrostyTech posted Evercool HPK-10025EA Intel Heatsink Review

The Evercool HPK-10025EA heatsink uses a simple arrangement of swagged aluminum fins over four 6mm diameter copper heatpipes, connected by a short distance to the CPU. The entire heatsink stands 65mm tall and weighs a feathery 320 grams. The four heatpipes are exposed at the base of the heatsink, which although now a common technique is a first for such a low profile heatsink. The stubby aluminum fins rest below an Arctic Cooling style, red 110mm fan that rotates at a moderately audible 1800RPM.

Evercool HPK-10025EA Intel Heatsink Review

Antec Sonata Elite Case Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Antec Sonata Elite Case

Antec is bringing to the market another version from their Sonata case, called Sonata Elite, which follows the same design concept from Sonata III 500, which we have already reviewed. Today we are going to see what is new on Sonata Elite and the main differences between the two Sonatas.

Antec Sonata Elite Case Review

ASUS P55M Pro Motherboard Review
PCShopTalk posted a review on the ASUS P55M Pro Motherboard

In this review I will test a P55 motherboard from ASRock, named P55M Pro, and I will compare the results in benchmarks with a i7 platform, clock-per-clock, to see which is better and which applications benefit from the Hyperthreading feature.

ASUS P55M Pro Motherboard Review

Thermaltake Element T VK90001N2Z Mid Tower Chassis Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Thermaltake Element T VK90001N2Z Mid Tower Chassis

Today we have the chance to take a look at the final of the three cases in the Thermaltake Element series, the Element T. Back in February we covered the Element S and back in August we covered the Element G. The Thermaltake Element T, being the most affordable of all three, comes equipped with a ton of features including a Red LED 200mm exhaust fan, TtXGame Shield for LAN party protection, and a massive drive array. Read on further to see what else this case has to offer.

Thermaltake Element T VK90001N2Z Mid Tower Chassis Review

XFX HD 5870 Review
OCC has published a review on the XFX HD 5870

The only con other than the oddities with overclocking/driver support would be how loud the fan gets when manually set above a third of its capabilities. Generally when I overclock I set the fan speed to 100%, but it sounded like a jumbo jet engine was being tested inside my case. When left at auto or kept in the low 30% range the fan was inaudible next to the case fans so it isn't really a problem, more of just a notice to others that this thing can be loud when set to higher speeds. At higher speeds this fan pushed a lot of air!

XFX HD 5870 Review

nMediaPC 6000B HTPC Computer Case Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the nMediaPC 6000B HTPC Computer Case

More and more consumers these days seem to have some sort of home theater set up in which they incorporate a computer. Many people use a PC in their living room to watch slideshows of their photos, browse the web on their large HDTV displays, or use their pc as a fully functional Home Theater PC for movies, games, music, and etc. Along with this growing trend, the concept of using a HTPC style case for your living room computer is becoming more popular. People don't want some big ugly tower sitting in the middle of their living room, but would rather have a stylish looking case that can match the decor of their other home theater components, and offer many additional features useful to HTPC setups. Benchmark Reviews has the pleasure of checking out one of the HTPC cases offered by nMedia. This stylish and functional desktop ATX-style case boasts many features one would find useful in a HTPC setting such as a front LCD readout and front ports for things such as USB, Media Cards, Audio, eSATA, and Firewire, all in an attractive package that can easily match your other theater components.

nMediaPC 6000B HTPC Computer Case Review

AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU Review
t-break posted a new article, 'AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU'

This one slipped through the cracks while we were doing a bit of site re-designing and not getting much sleep. The AMD Phenom X4 955 is based on AMD's AM3 socket that was revealed some time back, featuring DDR3 support. When the 955 was released, it was AMD's flagship CPU running four cores at

AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU Review