Zalman CNPS8000 Low Profile CPU Cooler Review
Madshrimps posted a review on the Zalman CNPS8000 Low Profile CPU Cooler

A compact CPU cooler from Zalman for those small cases and office PCs, carrying the CNPS ultra quiet tag, we find out if it lives up to Zalman reputation of silent computing.

Zalman CNPS8000 Low Profile CPU Cooler Review

Zalman CNPS8000 Low Profile CPU Cooler Review
TweakTown looked at nVidia High-End Graphics Cards for Second Hand Buyers

We’re going to be having a look at the current cream of the crop nVidia cards to see what you want to buy with those hard earned dollars of yours. We will have a brief look at the cards but our main intention will be to see how they fair in a straight out comparison in our normal array of benchmarks. We will be looking at five cards today - the 7900GS Extreme from XFX starts the roundup off. From there we will be looking at the highly popular 7900GT. The newly released 7950GT is next on the list with the original bad boy of high-end, the 7900GTX and finally we will be throwing in the 7950GX2 which no doubt will be hitting the second hand market hard and fast.

Zalman CNPS8000 Low Profile CPU Cooler Review



SuperTalent PC3500 CL2 2GB Memory Review
3DXtreme.net posted a SuperTalent PC3500 CL2 2GB Memory Review

Since being introduced to our first SuperTalent ram products just over 2 years ago we have seen a small company hit the mainstream. In the beginning we dealt with a distributor as a go between for product to review and gain the exposure. Now SuperTalent products are popping up at Newegg and into the mainstream vendors. It just goes to show how a small company putting out a quality product can make it big. With that we are looking at a 2GB kit of DDR ram today. While DDR seems to be on it's way out slowly in the PC world, making way for DDR2 and DDR3, companies are still putting out some solid product for the enthusiast. Let's have a look.

SuperTalent PC3500 CL2 2GB Memory Review

Does RAID0 Really Increase Disk Performance?
Hardware Secrets published an article on RAID0

RAID0, also known as data striping, can be used if you want to increase your PC disk performance, being recommended to high-end PCs. It works by accessing two identical hard disk drives in parallel, so in theory it doubles the data transfer rate between the computer and the hard disk drives. We were very curious to see if RAID0 really increases the hard disk performance and how it reflects on PC overall performance, so we set a RAID0 system, benchmarked our system and compared it to the same system with just one hard disk drive installed. We set our RAID0 with several different stripe sizes, from 4 KB to 128 KB, to check which configuration would give us the best performance. Check it out.

Does RAID0 Really Increase Disk Performance?

Philips Cineos 37PF9731D 37in LCD TV Review
TrustedReviews looked at the Philips Cineos 37PF9731D 37in LCD TV

There’s one very important thing that you need to know about the Philips Cineos 37PF9731D – it’s the best LCD television that I have ever laid eyes on. Now, I’m not generally in the habit of giving the ending away at the beginning of my reviews, but in the case of this television I couldn’t really help myself, it really is that good. OK, now that I’ve got that out of the way I can get on with the nuts and bolts of the review.

Philips Cineos 37PF9731D 37in LCD TV Review

ATI Catalyst 6.10 with Control Panel
NGOHQ.com posted ATI Catalyst 6.10 drivers with Control Panel

We have noticed that some people still prefer to use the old ATI Control Panel over the Catalyst Control Center (CCC). As a result we have decided to incorporate the Control Panel into the newly released Catalyst 6.10s. This time - we removed the automatic DeviceID detection from the old Control Panel (means it will work with the newest Radeon cards as well).

ATI Catalyst 6.10 with Control Panel

Desktop CPU Comparison Guide Rev. 3.1
Tech ARP posted rev. 3.1 of their Desktop CPU Comparison Guide

We are happy to announce that we have just posted the Desktop CPU Comparison Guide Rev. 3.1!

Currently covering over 570 desktop CPUs, this comprehensive comparison will allow you to easily compare up to 18 different specifications for each and every CPU!

Here are the updates:-

- Added the Die Size and Transistor Count specifications for the
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 CPU.
- Updated the Voltage specifications for Intel Core 2 Extreme
QX6700 CPU.
- Replaced SSE4 with Sup. SSE3 for all Intel Core 2 processors.
- Corrected the Level 1 Cache and Level 2 Cache specifications for all AMD and Intel multi-core CPUs to differentiate between shared and non-shared caches.
- Corrected the FSB speeds of all Intel CPUs that support 1066 MHz FSBs.
- Corrected the full Instruction Set table for the Intel processors.
- Some cosmetic changes to the tables for all CPU companies.
- Total CPUs : 573

Desktop CPU Comparison Guide Rev. 3.1

Spire Pininfarina Review
XYZ Computing put up a Spire Pininfarina Review

The hardware manufacturer Spire has made a bit of a reputation for itself by producing cooling products, like stock replacement CPU coolers, but recently has done seen some growth. In a rather ambitious move they teamed up with the designer Pininfarina to produce the computer case that we will be looking to in this article. The Pininfarina is a complex and interesting enclosure, definitely not what I would have expected from Spire or a company new to this segment of the hardware market. We had a chance to spend some time with one, so let's see how Spire did with this performance enclosure.

Spire Pininfarina Review

Cooler Master Hyper 6+ Review
Techware Labs has published a review of the Cooler Master Hyper 6+ heatsink

There seems to be two main ways companies are engineering their new heatsinks, up or out. Now, one of the big problems with these massive heatsinks is that they have compatibility problems with motherboards and cases. Today we'll be looking at the Coolermaster Hyper 6+ which was created on the concept of "up"

Cooler Master Hyper 6+ Review

Norton Internet Security 2007 Review]
BIOS Magazine posted a review on Norton Internet Security 2007

Symantec's latest security offering is designed to safeguard consumers and small-business networks from spyware, phishing, stealth attacks, crimeware, viruses, software vulnerabilities, and other types of computer nasties. Norton Internet Security 2007 is a powerful security suite that includes the anti-virus and anti-spyware protection of Norton AntiVirus and safeguards against the latest online dangers by providing sophisticated new phishing protection, an enhanced firewall, and defence against software vulnerabilities.

Norton Internet Security 2007 Review

]Zalman ZM-CS1 Clip Support Review
OCModShop takes a look at the Zalman ZM-CS1 Clip Support kit

Zalman's ZM-CS1 is a kit that allows the excellent CNPS coolers to be mounted on socket 775 motherboards. The kit includes an aluminum mounting ring (anodized blue), and all the screws and nipples (get your mind out of the gutter) to securely mount the ring. The ring is also designed to accommodate the socket's lever when you upgrade or do maintenance on your PC.

Zalman ZM-CS1 Clip Support Review

Vizo's "UFO" 4-port USB Hub Review
OCModShop posted a review on Vizo's "UFO" 4-port USB Hub

If you are like me, you probably have a gazillion things to plug into your computer. Cameras (both digital and camcorder), a PSP (Playstation portable), card reader, Nintendo DS charger (yes, they make those) and whatever other gimmicky thing that comes down the pipe that I get cause I'm addicted to gizmos. It's a disease, I understand that, but it's one that my wife has accepted and I have chosen not to fight. So, in order to keep everything plugged in and at the ready, I am reviewing the "UFO" Usb hub by VIZO.

Vizo's "UFO" 4-port USB Hub Review

Noctua NF-S12 120mm Fan Review
Overclockers Online has posted a new review on the Noctua NF-S12 120mm Fan

The Noctua NF-S12 fans are nothing short of amazing products. Performance results through testing against similar products only produces relative results. EMB Papst has specialized, designed and produced fans and blowers for years now and it is quite a feat for a brand new company such as Noctua to be able to match such quality and performance. Not only do these fans perform extraordinarily well, but Noctua has also included an excellent set of accessories including rubber grommets and a 5V fan adaptor.

Noctua NF-S12 120mm Fan Review

Kama Connect USB Hard Drive Enclosure Review
GideonTech.com has posted a review on the Kama Connect USB Hard Drive Enclosure

The Kama Connect from Scythe is far from being your typical USB enclosure. It does not shell the hard drive or drives, it simply plugs into their ports and is ready to go. Needless to say, this is the PC tech and enthusiasts dream. This kit has the ability to attach an IDE drive, a SATA drive, or both at once.

Kama Connect USB Hard Drive Enclosure Review

Kentsfield Quad Core QX6700 Full Review with Overclocked Result Sets
Neoseeker published a review on the Kentsfield Quad Core QX6700 CPU

Kentsfield, the first quad core processor on the market, is essentially 2 Conroe dies in one processor package. Intel claims as much as a 70% performance increase over the E6800 Extreme Edition Core 2 Duo. We put the QX6700 to the test in over 23 benchmarks, including overclocked results to simulate several upcoming Quad Core speed grades. In all we benchmark the QX6700 at 7 total clockspeeds raging from the 2.66GHz stock all the way up to 3.45GHz (aircooled)!

"For servers, it means that the solution is less than ideal, and we can expect a small but measurable performance hit compared to a "true" quad core die solution. Nevertheless, it will still be significantly faster than a "plain" dual core chip.

For heavy multimedia producers, it means they can get their hands on a big performance boost without having to wait for quad cores on one die - and if they make money producing said multimedia, they will be lining up to buy Quad core processors, as it will give them a significant capability boost for rendering and post production."

Kentsfield Quad Core QX6700 Full Review with Overclocked Result Sets

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Review
HotHardware.com takes the new QX6700 and put it through a barrage of multi-threaded tests

Today Intel is officially launching a new Quad-Core processor, formerly known by the company's internal code name, "Kentsfield". Kentsfield is the direct result of Intel's immense manufacturing and process technology prowess. Based on the company's 65nm manufacturing process, one of the very few fabs of its kind in high volume production at this time, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is an integration of two Core 2 Duo dual-core processors on a single substrate for a total of 4 CPU cores in a single LGA 775 socket.

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Review

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Processor Review
Legit Reviews has posted their review on the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Processor

Intel has been cranking out impressive processors during 2006 and it looks like Intel has any intentions of bringing that to an end any time soon. The first Intel quad-core processor looks to be a winner in a number of ways, but the most important is the fact that many motherboards that have the i975 Express chipset need nothing more than a BIOS update to enable quad-core support. When it comes to applications that take advantage of four cores no other desktop processor from AMD, or even Intel for that matter, come close to the performance levels that we have recorded with quad-core.

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Processor Review

Thermaltake Kandalf LCS Liquid Cooled Case Review
Tweaknews.net posted a Thermaltake Kandalf LCS Liquid Cooled Case Review

ThermalTake took one of the best cases on the market, and only upgraded it with a component that made a difference. The liquid cooling system included with the Kandalf LCS proves to be a great performer, while not adding too much complexity.

Thermaltake Kandalf LCS Liquid Cooled Case Review

CoolerMaster Aquagate VIVA Liquid Cooling System Review
OCIA.net takes a look at the CoolerMaster Aquagate VIVA Liquid Cooling System in their latest review.

To help solve this problem Cooler Master has developed a VGA water cooling solution that will remedy the heat problem as well as eliminate the noise problem. Cooler Master's Aquagate VIVA VGA cooling is an all-in-one sealed unit that offers the added benefit of being able to convert over to a CPU water cooling unit if the end-user so sees fit.

CoolerMaster Aquagate VIVA Liquid Cooling System Review

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Review
NordicHardware posted a review of the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700; Intel's and the market's first quad-core processor.

Systems based on CPUs with two cores already cover a great amount of the CPU market with just a year after their release. Tendencies throughout the microprocessor industry shows similar results, parallel performance is the way to go in the future.

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Review

HIS IceQ3 Radeon X1950 Pro Review
The TechZone has posted a review of the HIS IceQ3 Radeon X1950 Pro

HIS is offering their version of the Radeon X1950 Pro as the HIS IceQ 3 X1950 Pro. This comes with their 3rd generation IceQ cooling technology, which boasts better cooling performance and lower noise level than the original ATI specified cooler. The HIS X1950 Pro also is clocked higher, at 620 MHz core and 1.48 GHz (effective) memory, than the other ATI X1950 Pro cards. This should mean better performance straight out of the box for the HIS version when compared to other X1950 Pro cards.

HIS IceQ3 Radeon X1950 Pro Review

Antec Nine Hundred Case Review
Pro-Clockers has posted a review on the Antec Nine Hundred Case

With this case we think Antec has outdone themselves again. When they released the P180, I figured that they had one of the best functional and best looking cases released in the past few years. The clean look and the external arrangement was definitely a keeper. But after seeing the Nine Hundred on the Antec site, it was one I had to get and review for our readers. Does the Nine Hundred live up to my self imposed hype? Are we just harping on about an otherwise normal, boring case? Lets check it out.

Antec Nine Hundred Case Review

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (Kentsfield Quad Core) Review
TrustedReviews have looked at the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (Kentsfield Quad Core)

Intel's approach does have its benefits though. For one, by having all four cores in the same package, there is only one heatsink. Any boards that currently support Core 2 Duo, will support Kentsfield as well. In saying that, we had to update the BIOS on our Gigabyte 965P motherboard, in order to get it to boot. It also makes designing a decent motherboard a lot easier, and means we can expect to see quad core hitting the MicroATX platform.

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (Kentsfield Quad Core) Review