Palit Radeon HD 4850 Sonic Review
Bit-Tech published a review of the Palit Radeon HD 4850 Sonic

We have to say we really like the Palit Radeon HD 4850 Sonic - the cooling solution performs incredibly well and the PCB redesign has enabled Palit to keep the price of this card down at around £120 (inc. VAT), which makes it an attractive proposition considering the factory overclock. Of course, it would have been nice of Palit to overclock the memory a big further, but we understand why it hasn't done this - all of the Radeon HD 4850s we've seen have been able to run at clock speeds in excess of 685MHz, but memory is a little harder to guarantee to certain clock speeds without bumping the price up.

The direct competition really comes from the Powercolor Radeon HD 4850 PCS+, which is the same price, and the HIS Radeon HD 4850 IceQ 4 TurboX that is still unavailable and hasn't dropped in price despite hearing rumblings of a slight tweak happening. The Powercolor is outperformed in just about every scenario by the Palit and it's the same price. The HIS, on the other hand, performs better still but it's £15 more.

The GeForce 9800 GTX+ is the closest competition from Nvidia, but they're not available for anything less than £125 (inc. VAT) and the 4850 is a better performer in the tests we've run; it's without doubt our preferred choice at this price point even if the Nvidia offerings deliver better performance in //Crysis. When it comes down to it, the 4850 delivers playable frame rates at exactly the same resolution, anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering settings as the 9800 GTX+ in this title, so it makes the frame rate advantage less of an importance in our opinion.

On the whole then, Palit's Radeon HD 4850 Sonic is a great option and one that we'd wholeheartedly recommend to anyone looking for some serious bang for buck at just over £120.

Palit Radeon HD 4850 Sonic Review

Corsair Flash Voyager mini Flash Drive Review
Everything USB posted a review on the Corsair Flash Voyager mini Flash
Drive

Corsair's newest entry into the market of slim-line portable and rugged USB flash drives relies on some tried and tested Corsair designs and tries to innovate at the same time. As flash drives become cheaper and the market is saturated with competition, can they pull off a slim-line drive that provides both good value for money, performance and portability? Read on to find out if the new Flash Voyager mini with a rubberized case and a retractable USB connector is the winner.

Corsair Flash Voyager mini Flash Drive Review



EVGA 790i SLI FTW Digital PWM Motherboard Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the EVGA 790i SLI FTW Digital PWM Motherboard

If you are a DDR3 aficionado or need a fantastic SLI platform then the EVGA 790i SLI FTW Digital PWM would be a great choice. Just keep in mind the upcoming Core i7 launch. Intel Core 2 processors will still be very competitive, but those of you making a large purchase versus simply a motherboard upgrade may wish to hold off. The EVGA 790i SLI FTW Digital PWM is a fantastic board that may simply be overshadowed by the death of LGA775...

EVGA 790i SLI FTW Digital PWM Motherboard Review

Razer Salmosa Gaming Mouse Review
DriverHeaven.net posted a review on the Razer Salmosa Gaming Mouse

Razer are one of the oldest companies who focus entirely on producing gaming peripherals and products, such as keyboards and mice. We reviewed several of their products in the past, and they have always fared well
in our labs. Today we will have a look at one of their cheapest gaming mice, the Salmosa. Even though the Salmosa is an entry-level gaming mouse, Razer boasts that it has the fastest optical sensor in the world. How this translates to real world situations we will find out today.

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ICY BOX IB-390 Series Review
TechwareLabs has published a review of the ICY BOX IB-390 Series

Have a spare hard drive and looking to turn it into an External, but dont want the extra bulk on your desk? Look at our review of the ICY BOX IB-390. Capable of taking your 3.5 HDD and stylishly enclosing it in 5.25 docking station, the IB-390 may be one of those things that we just cant live without.

ICY BOX IB-390 Series Review

Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo VGA Cooler Review
Hardware Secrets posted Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo VGA Cooler Review

Accelero Twin Turbo is a VGA cooler from Arctic Cooling compatible with a myriad of video cards, including Radeon HD 4850 and 4870 from ATI/AMD and GeForce 9800 GTX+ and GTX from nVidia. We tested this cooler with a Radeon HD 4870, a card that is famous for heating a lot. Let's see if this cooler can really cool down this the hot VGA.

Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo VGA Cooler Review

Ultrasone HFI-680 Headphones Review
techPowerUp takes a look on the Ultrasone HFI-680 Headphones

The newest addition to the HFI headphone lineup from Ultrasone is called the HFI-680. These new mid to high end cans should effectively fill in the gap between the old Ultrasone lineups 650 and recently launched HFI-780.

Ultrasone HFI-680 Headphones Review

Thermalright Ultra Extreme Socket 1366 CPU Cooler Preview
Madshrimps posted a review on the Thermalright Ultra Extreme Socket 1366 CPU Cooler

Intel will launch their new Core i7 CPU series in the very near future. It will have quite an impact as it will have an integrated memory controller, DDR3 only support, and a new Socket. Just as Socket 775 it will be a LGA based socket, with the pins on the motherboard. Only this time it will have 1366 pins and modified dimensions for coolers. Let's take a closer look at one of the first third party coolers, aimed at the very high end.

Thermalright Ultra Extreme Socket 1366 CPU Cooler Preview

QNAP TS-509 Pro Turbo NAS Review
Ninjalane has posted their review of the upgraded SMB NAS from QNAP called the TS-509 Pro.

When it comes to a cool feature packed Network Attached Storage device you'll be hard pressed to find anything more versatile than the TS-509 Pro Turbo NAS. It comes with a whole laundry list of features specific to the task of serving up files but also for serving up other things like web applications, multimedia content, dynamic database content and even downloading files over BitTorrent.

QNAP TS-509 Pro Turbo NAS Review

Thermaltake V14Pro CPU Cooler CL-P0471 Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Thermaltake V14Pro CPU Cooler CL-P0471

Thermaltake, famed of their variety in air cooler selection, has just released their best performing CPU cooler: V14Pro. Claiming to have reached the highest cooling performance ever, the new V14Pro comes with the giant size 140mm fan, 6 copper heatpipes, and 98 extended copper fins. In this performance comparison, Benchmark Reviews tests the Thermaltake V14 Pro CPU cooler CL-P0471 against the best products available today.

Thermaltake V14Pro CPU Cooler CL-P0471 Review

Microsoft SideWinder X5 Gaming Mouse Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Microsoft SideWinder X5 Gaming Mouse

Microsoft has sent me a whole box of goodies to review recently and in amongst the pile of goodness is something sinister looking; something very black and very evil...The SideWinder X5 Gaming Mouse.

This is a modified version of the classic SideWinder gaming mouse that sported a lovely burgundy coloured detailing. However, they have done away with the colouring in favour of a look that reminds us of stealth bombers. Gone are the silver side buttons, replaced with some black ones to complete the look of pure malevolence. It's like Darth Vader in mouse form.

Microsoft SideWinder X5 Gaming Mouse Review

Microsoft SideWinder X5 Gaming Mouse Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Microsoft SideWinder X5 Gaming Mouse

Microsoft has sent me a whole box of goodies to review recently and in amongst the pile of goodness is something sinister looking; something very black and very evil...The SideWinder X5 Gaming Mouse.

This is a modified version of the classic SideWinder gaming mouse that sported a lovely burgundy coloured detailing. However, they have done away with the colouring in favour of a look that reminds us of stealth bombers. Gone are the silver side buttons, replaced with some black ones to complete the look of pure malevolence. It's like Darth Vader in mouse form.

Microsoft SideWinder X5 Gaming Mouse Review

LapLogic W800 Aerogel Extreme Notebook Cooler Review
HardwareLogic posted a review on the LapLogic W800 Aerogel Extreme Notebook Cooler

Feel that strange sensation? No, it's not rug burn, it's your notebook burning holes in your legs! Chances are if you are a laptop road warrior, you are well versed in just how hot your portable friend can get. No doubt you have felt the fiery dragon breath of your notebook sitting on your lap as you feverishly crank out that overdue TPS report. Well, the good folks at LapLogic have a solution for you! The W800 Aerogel Extreme is aimed at professionals and enthusiasts alike that abhor having to suffer a notebooks hot exhaust on their laps. By utilizing the latest in space-age materials, the W800 lap desk is primed for consumers that demand a better cooling solution for their mobile lives.

LapLogic W800 Aerogel Extreme Notebook Cooler Review

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

The Palit HD4850 Sonic is an overclocked card built on a purpose built PCB. That purpose is to provide a card that is both stable and overclocks like gangbusters. It delivered clock speed increases of 15% on the RV770 core and a hefty 26% on the memory. OverclockersClub has done a few reviews on the ATI based HD4850 cards to show a wide range of performance with non reference cards with unique heatspreaders to just your basic reference video cards. Of the seven tested to date the Palit HD4850 is the cream of the crop. The three phase power design helps to get the most from this card. It just rocks. When pushed to the maximum this card gave the HD4870 and GTX260 a run for their money and and won in most instances. You just normally do not see that from a nice mid-range card. I have got to give Palit props for this card.

Palit HD4850 Sonic Review

Norco DS-500 eSata RAID Storage Array Review
Tweaknews.net posted a review on the Norco DS-500 eSata RAID Storage Array

The bottom line is this - if you are okay with a noisy product and don't mind downloading manuals and software from the internet, the DS-500 is a fast, stable, centralized storage enclosure that will last long into the future.

Norco DS-500 eSata RAID Storage Array Review