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Corsair Cooling Ice T30 TEC Memory Cooler Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Corsair Cooling Ice T30 TEC Memory Cooler

When testing the T30 I kept kicking myself for not having a single-stage phase change system or liquid nitrogen so I could kick up the CPU's uncore and push the CAS7 and CAS8 frequencies. Now keeping that thought in mind, where does the T30 fit in with the myriad of other cooling devices on the market? For use within the typical system the T30 would define overkill. The H30 makes a lot more sense, especially for those individuals who already have their case watercooled. But the T30 isn't about making sense, it is about pushing the boundaries and for those select few people who are willing, the T30 is there to give them that extra edge. This is definitely a product geared towards the small group of competitive benchmarkers at the tip top of the horde of computer enthusiasts...
Corsair Cooling Ice T30 TEC Memory Cooler Review

GlacialTech UFO V51 CPU Heatsink Review
TechwareLabs has published review of the GlacialTech UFO V51 CPU Heatsink

Proper cooling is the cornerstone of any PC build. Without it, your machine can be wasted into a heap of smoldering silicon and metal. Luckily there is nothing that says you CPU cooler has to be a boring hunk of metal with a fan on top. GlacialTech puts a new spin on the CPU cooler with its UFOV51. Designed to look like a flying saucer, it adds a new style element to the PC cooling market. So is this cooler all show and no performance, or maybe something out of this world?
GlacialTech UFO V51 CPU Heatsink Review



Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 and 5850 DirectX 11 Graphics Card Evaluation
Hi Tech Legion has posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 and 5850 DirectX 11 Graphics Cards

ATI is the first video card manufacturer to produce a DirectX 11 capable GPU and have named these the 5000 Series. At this time there are four discreet Direct X video cards available, the 5750 and 5770 which are mainstream and the 5850 and 5870 which are gamer (enthusiast) cards. Sapphire Technologies a manufacturer of ATI Radeon Graphics video cards has released their first round of 5000 series video cards and they are available to the public. The Sapphire Radeon HD 5870, HD 5850 and HD 5770 are all DirectX 11 capable and will be the three cards I will be evaluating. The Sapphire HD 5850 and 5870 which are high end mainstream and enthusiast level cards and the HD 5770 which is a mainstream card all offer the ability to empower your visual computing experience via DirectCompute.
Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 and 5850 DirectX 11 Graphics Card Evaluation

Kingwin F-35 3.5" SATA Enclosure Reviewed
DragonSteelMods posted a review on the Kingwin F-35 3.5" SATA Enclosure

Today for review I've got a fast looking hard drive enclosure from Kingwin called the F-35. It's a bright red in color, it's used with 3.5" SATA hard drives and utilizes a standard USB interface. Is it as fast as it looks? Read on to find out...
Kingwin F-35 3.5" SATA Enclosure Reviewed

XFX Radeon HD 5770 Video Card Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the XFX Radeon HD 5770 Video Card

Radeon HD 5700 series is the first mid-range DirectX 11 video cards to arrive on the market. Let’s now see the performance of Radeon HD 5770 from XFX and see if it is a good buy.
XFX Radeon HD 5770 Video Card Review

Xigmatek Nrp-Pc501 PSU Review
Rbmods posted a review on the Xigmatek Nrp-Pc501 PSU

Today we take a look at a product from Xigmatek, they have expanded quite a bit in the European regions and seem to get bigger and bigger with various products. We got a sample of their Nrp-Pc501 PSU that we are going to take a look at, we will compare it vs a high performing Enermax PSU to see what type of numbers we can get and also compare the noise they make. Lets take a closer look at the product.
Xigmatek Nrp-Pc501 PSU Review

Apevia X-Dreamer 3 Mid-Tower Case Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Apevia X-Dreamer 3 Mid-Tower Case.

I was just looking back through our archives and realized it has been more than a year since our last Apevia case review. As it turns out, they have updated revisions of some of their most popular enclosures such as the X-Cruiser 2 and the X-Dreamer 3. The third installment of the X-Dreamer series continues the tradition of a mid-tower chassis with round LCD temperature display and controls located on the front panel. While maintaining nearly the same exterior dimensions and pretty much identical interior capacity, the X-Dreamer 3 improves the model by enlarging the side panel window, upgrading to 120mm fans and reducing the weight.
Apevia X-Dreamer 3 Mid-Tower Case Review

Inno3D GeForce 210 512 MB Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Inno3D GeForce 210 512 MB video card

NVIDIA's new GeForce 210 is set out to conquer the low-end graphics card market. It comes with native HDMI output, improvements to HDMI audio and a low profile form factor. While it also supports DirectX 10.1 and PhysX, it is definitely not made for gaming. However, it does score big in overclocking and power consumption.
Inno3D GeForce 210 512 MB Review

Jetway Atom-GM1-330-LF Motherboard Video Review
eTeknix.com posted Jetway Atom-GM1-330-LF Motherboard Video Review

Today we are looking at the Jetway Atom-GM1-330-LF motherboard. This is a micro ATX based board which may be small in size, but is big in performance. Perfect for a general desktop rig, or dedicated download box, you will not be dissapointed in this fantastic board.
Jetway Atom-GM1-330-LF Motherboard Video Review

Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler Review
Metku took a closer look at Zalman CNPS10X Extreme - the flagship CPU Cooler from the Zalman CPU Cooler lineup.

The CNPS10X cooler comes in two variations, Quiet and Extreme. From these two we're now going to take a look at the Extreme model that is the current flagship of the Zalman's CPU Cooler lineup.
Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler Review

Cooler Master Sniper Black Review
Neoseeker has reviewed the Black Edition of Cooler Master's Sniper case this week.

The Black Edition of the Sniper is every bit as good a case as the original and then some. Extras that Cooler Master has added like the painted interior and SSD brackets make this one of the best equipped cases around, in my opinion. The case itself is very well made, extremely sturdy with a durable finish inside and out.
Cooler Master Sniper Black Review

AMD Athlon II X3 435 and AMD X4 Athlon II 630 Review
InsideHW.com has compared AMD Athlon II X3 435 and AMD X4 Athlon II 630 CPUs

Although AMD with its Phenom II CPU models cannot compete with competitors in form of Core i7 when it comes to top-performance models, Phenom II and its derivates can offer a lot of bang for the buck. AMD simply does not have high-end CPU that can be measured up against Core i7, but the rest of the lineup is very good. It is obvious that AMD aims at products that have best price/performances ratio. Phenom II is great gaming CPU and slightly inferior when it comes to workstation performance levels. On the other side, statistics are merciless and, retail-selling figures of those high-end CPUs are as low as just few percents compared to sum of all sold CPUs on the market today…
AMD Athlon II X3 435 and AMD X4 Athlon II 630 Review

Noctua NH-C12P CPU Cooler Review
Bigbruin.com posted a review on the Noctua NH-C12P CPU Cooler

The Noctua NH-C12P CPU cooler and NF-S12B FLX Fan wound up being a perfect choice for the small form factor system I was assembling, and would probably be a great choice for many others. Considering that most high performance coolers would be way too big for a small form factor case, it was nice to see such performance in a more compact option.
Noctua NH-C12P CPU Cooler Review

ASRock P55 Extreme Motherboard Review
PCShopTalk posted a review on the ASRock P55 Extreme Motherboard

In this review I will test the P55 Extreme motherboard from ASRock, a much better equipped motherboard from their P55 series, will present its features, applications, BIOS and ultimately will compare it with the other motherboards I have tested in the past ( not only 1156 but also 1366 ).
ASRock P55 Extreme Motherboard Review

NZXT M59 Classic Series Mid Tower Case Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the NZXT M59 Classic Series Mid Tower Case

NZXT has added another case to their Classic Series of cases, it's called the M59 and it is quite inexpensive at under $60. You would think a case with that price tag would be really cheap, but the M59 has features like 2 included fans, 2.5-inch SSD bays, a side panel window, all black interior, a wire management system, and an eSATA port. A lot of these features cannot even be found on more expensive cases. Let's see if NZXT has a winner in the M59.
NZXT M59 Classic Series Mid Tower Case Review

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 Review
OCC has published a review on the Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6

The Smart Quick Boost utility delivered a 3.84GHz clock speed with the click of the icon or just over 900MHz worth of increase, just by choosing the Twin Turbo option. The Turbo and Faster options delivered clock speed increases, but, as you can imagine, they were not as dramatic as the Twin Turbo option. The 3.84GHz clock speed is about 100Mhz higher than the utilities on the Maximus III Formula and MSI P55-GD65 delivered (at 3.7GHz), but the OC Genie is still by far the easiest to use option with the Gigabyte running a close second.
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 Review

TRENDnet TEW-654TR 300Mbps Wireless N Travel Router Review
TweakTown posted a review on the TRENDnet TEW-654TR 300Mbps Wireless N Travel Router

Our lives and business are conducted in small pools of connectivity. This applies even more if you are heading from hotel to hotel. In many cases you have multiple options for getting on line. Either you can hit up the hotel's terrible (in most cases) wireless or you have an option for wired connectivity.

But how do you keep yourself protected, or share that single connection or indeed how do you keep from being stuck around the RJ-45 jack? Well, the answer is to use a Travel Router. These handy devices allow you to use a single Ethernet connection and turn it into a wireless access point complete with firewall and wireless encryption. Some of these even allow you act as a wireless firewall (its connected to the open wireless network while you are safe behind it).
TRENDnet TEW-654TR 300Mbps Wireless N Travel Router Review