GELID Solutions Silent Spirit CPU Cooler Review
Elite Bastards posted a review on the GELID Solutions Silent Spirit CPU cooler

Attached to the top of the copper base which makes contact with the CPU is a small nickel-plated aluminium heatsink, which is itself linked to the four copper heatpipes to help provide the maximum possible heat transfer away from the CPU itself.

These heatpipes are, of course, attached to a large number of aluminium fins, which is angled at what initially seems like an odd position, but is supposedly the optimum angle for heat transfer, particularly if your chassis has a rear fan to exhaust hot air out of. Atop those fins is the Silent Spirit's cooling fan itself, which is fitted with rubber fan mounts to stop vibration noise and keep the fan running as quietly as possible.

GELID Solutions Silent Spirit CPU Cooler Review

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe Motherboard Review
t-break has posted a review on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe Motherboard

Asus has built an AM2+ socket motherboard based on the AMD 790FX chipset and the product of that is the Asus M3A79-T Deluxe motherboard set to support a quad CrossFireX setup with 140w CPU support.

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe Motherboard Review



G.Skill DDR3 1600 Triple Channel Review
Bjorn3D takes a look at the G.Skill DDR3 1600 Triple Channel

With Core i7 ready for the vendors, memory vendors are hitting the shelves with Triple Channel DDR3 kits in a big way. We wanted to get a few kits tested and the information out there for early adopters. The early kit we got from Samsung running at 1066MHz was just a glimpse at the future of DDR3. Bandwidth was looking great with the lower speed kit, but we wanted to see how sweet it could get.

It's getting pretty sweet with some kits touching the 29GB/s bandwidth mark. Those will most likely be the expensive high end kits and with the initial investment of Core i7 hitting the pocket hard, what does the average Joe do? G.Skill sent us a 6GB kit of their DDR3 1600MHz Triple Channel RAM. The 6GB kit runs $279.99 right now but they have a 3GB kit that runs $149.99, and a 1333MHz kit that runs $109.99. All the kits are timed at 9-9-9-24 and run at 1.5-1.6v, so they have something to offer every segment of the market.

G.Skill DDR3 1600 Triple Channel Review

CyberPower Black Pearl Core i7 965 EE Gaming System Review
TweakTown posted a review on the CyberPower Black Pearl Core i7 965 EE Gaming System

On November 3rd Intel allowed the world to see just how powerful their new Core i7 / X58 combo was. Just like a title fight with a heavyweight boxer we were knocked out by the power, speed and agility of the new platform and so were our readers from the feedback we received. Until this point Core i7 has been made of pure unobtainium; you simply could not buy it no matter how much you offered. That changes today as e-tail and retail are opening up the ring and everyone gets a chance to fight the champ.

CyberPower has recognized the need to offer us old school users the best components, overclocked to their potential without the need to spend hundreds of hours fine tuning and tweaking. The new CyberPower Black Pearl Series is CyberPower’s answer to the age old question; build it and spend two weeks getting it right or have it made by the pros who already know the ins and outs of a new, highly complex architecture.

CyberPower Black Pearl Core i7 965 EE Gaming System Review

Sapphire HD4870 Toxic Review
Bjorn3D takes a look at the Sapphire HD4870 Toxic.

With the standard ATi HD4870 being such a huge hit amongst high-end gaming enthusiasts, I’ve been really looking forward to reviewing Sapphire’s Toxic version of the card for my first video card review for Bjorn3D. Even though the standard version has had great success, it wasn’t without a few flaws of its own, the first being that it ran super hot and the second being that the fan was extremely loud.

The Sapphire Toxic HD4870 is looking to resolve these two issues by utilizing their own Vapor-X cooler (Vapor Chamber Technology), as well as throwing in a little over clock just for good measure. Both of these features should help the faint of heart rest a little easier by giving them a better performing card with better cooling, while still maintaining the manufacturer's warranty.

Sapphire HD4870 Toxic Review

Patriot Viper PC3-16000 4GB Memory Kit Review
HardwareLogic posted Patriot Viper PC3-16000 4GB Memory Kit Review

One of the fastest memory kits you can buy just got bigger. HardwareLogic recently reviewed Patriot's 2GB Viper memory kit and loved its relative value and performance. Today, I take a look at the Extreme Performance Viper PC3-16000 kit which gives 790i users a superfluous 4GB at a screaming 2000MHz. With its flamboyant NVIDIA green paint job and elevated heat fins, there is no confusing this product with any other memory. If you are in the market for crazy fast DDR3, you have to check out this review. Read on as I throw this memory on to the test bench and help you figure out if this is the kit you are looking for.

Patriot Viper PC3-16000 4GB Memory Kit Review

Cooler Master HAF932 Review
Overclockers Online has posted a new review on the Cooler Master HAF 932

With the HAF 932, Cooler Master has another outstanding full tower case in their arsenal. The HAF 932 lives up to the high air flow name and comes packed with plenty of features to help with a clean install. It has quickly become my favorite case to work on.

Cooler Master HAF932 Review

Chill Innovation CP-700M PSU Review
DriverHeaven posted a review on the Chill Innovation CP-700M PSU

Today we will have a look at the CP-700M PSU, a product from a smaller Danish company called Chill Innovation. They are not a new company as they were founded back in 1996, but they aren't very well known worldwide as until recently they have focused primarily on the Scandinavian market.

The CP-700M is a high performance, modular PSU with a maximum power output of 700W and we will put it through its paces to ascertain if it is worth your money.

Chill Innovation CP-700M PSU Review

Asus N10Jc, A Performance Netbook
HotHardware.com take a look at Asus' N10Jc Netbook - a netbook with a bit more juice going on under the hood versus the standard fare.

Until recently, all ASUS netbooks have come from the Eee PC team, but now the ASUS notebook team seems to be joining in on the fun. They have released the new N-series of business notebooks which range from the full-size N50 15.4" and N80 14" models powered by 'proper' Intel Core 2 processors down to the N20 12.1" ultraportable. The smallest model of the range is the N10, a tiny 10.2" model powered by an Intel Atom N270 processor on the 945GSE chipset. Sound familiar? While at least on paper, the ASUS N10 looks like a standard netbook, is priced like a netbook (albeit a high-end one), and has the key specifications of a netbook, according to ASUS it isn't, exactly. ASUS is calling the N10 the first "Corporate Netbook".

Asus N10Jc, A Performance Netbook

Smooth Creations Hellcat Core i7 965 EE Gaming System Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Smooth Creations Hellcat Core i7 965 EE Gaming System

The mad scientists at Smooth Creations took Core i7 to a new level, one that only a few will try to achieve and even fewer will succeed. The Smooth Creations Hellcat comes from the factory clocked at an amazing 4.0 GHz, yet doesn’t have a problem with stability thanks to a who’s who list of Danger Den products. The madness doesn’t stop there; the dual 4870 X2 cards running in CrossfireX mode are water cooled as well and we can thank Danger Den for that. But the real congratulations go to Smooth Creations for putting together such a beast and having it ready for launch day. Don’t call this just another liquid cooled system; the Hellcat is lubricated on the fat of unbaptized children.

As you already know, today is the day Core i7 and its counterpart, X58 get released into the market. Core i7 is already a big hit with enthusiasts even though so few already have a system. I have been told by some of the shops who accepted preorders that Core i7 parts are the hottest ticket in town and they expect to sell quite a few units today. One way to ensure an early i7 system is to go with a custom system builder.

Smooth Creations Hellcat Core i7 965 EE Gaming System Review

Sapphire HD 4830 512MB Review
XSReviews has reviewed the Sapphire HD 4830 512MB Graphics Card

With ATI continuing to dominate the top end graphics card market, they're releasing cards left right and centre, to get even a firmer grasp on the top end of the industry. Today I'm looking at their 4830 card, which promises some top performance with a reasonable price tag. Let's see how it does.

Sapphire HD 4830 512MB Review

NZXT Sentry LX Fan Controller Review
PC Perspective posted a review on the NZXT Sentry LX Fan Controller

The NZXT Sentry LX is a great looking fan controller that allows setting and monitoring the speed of multiple fans and monitoring up to five channels of temperature along with displaying the time and date. The unit is easy to install and setup and the accuracy of the displayed fan speeds and temperatures are good for all channels. One potential watch-out is the 4W per channel power limitation.

NZXT Sentry LX Fan Controller Review

Microsoft SideWinder X5 Mouse Review
Futurelooks posted a review on the Microsoft SideWinder X5 Mouse

When we last looked at Microsoft’s revitalization of the Sidewinder peripheral line, we weren’t very impressed. Though the mouse was technologically sound, it was painfully uncomfortable to use. We weren’t alone in that assessment either; sites all over the Internet penned the Microsoft Sidewinder Mouse as a rodent. Well Microsoft has taken another crack at the gaming mouse market, and they’ve scaled things back a little bit with their latest endeavour. This latest mouse, the SideWinder X5, is as much a slight redesign as it is an extension of the existing product line into less expensive territory. They shave a few pounds off the old design, which still leaves us with one burning question. Is this new mouse still a pain to use, or does it pass muster?

Microsoft SideWinder X5 Mouse Review

OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator

Neural implants have always been a cyberpunk fiction staple. They either grant the user special abilities or turn them into near cyborgs. We're not there yet, but for what is worth OCZ is trying to make that future a little less distant (and fictional) with the Neural Impulse Actuator, or NIA for short. It's a control system that interprets your brain waves and tracks facial muscle tensions into game input, making it possible to control by thought the actions of a virtual gunman during a game of Counterstrike, for instance. The idea behind the concept is to increase reaction time up to 60% by eliminating the time it takes the command from your brain to reach the hand over the mouse. We are about to see if it delivers, but first let's take a look onto the device itself.

OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator Review

Asus EEE PC 1000H (160 GB HD) Review
DriverHeaven posted a review on the Asus EEE PC 1000H

The model on test today is possibly the best model they have produced, it has a large 160GB hard drive (twice the 80gb model released earlier), a 10inch screen with 1024x600 display and an almost full sized keyboard (around 92%). To top all this, we have bluetooth, wifi, 3 USB ports and VGA out

Asus EEE PC 1000H (160 GB HD) Review

ASUS Lion Square and Triton 85 CPU Coolers Review
Digit-Life takes a look at the ASUS Lion Square and Triton 85 CPU Coolers

Today we are going to examine two products from ASUS: Lion Square and Triton 85. Although both coolers have only recently appeared in our local market, they are already ranked high in company's model range. These coolers boast of original design and promising functionality. They also feature some interesting technical elements, which we are eager to examine.

ASUS Lion Square and Triton 85 CPU Coolers Review

ATI HD4850 Roundup with non-reference cards
Metku.net took a closer look at four different ATI HD4850 that break the reference layout and use their own.

Today we are going to get a bit more familiar with some of the more interesting HD4850-offerings. All of these cards feature an improved cooler, higher frequencies and better performance than the reference cards.

ATI HD4850 Roundup with non-reference cards

Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283 Heatsink Review
FrostyTech posted Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283 Heatsink Review

The Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283 heatsink FrostyTech is reviewing today is equipped with vibration absorbing rubber fan posts, a 120mm internally illuminated PWM fan that scales in speed from 1000-2200RPM, and a glossy black nickel plating that case modders must love. The 600gram Dark Knight S1283 heatsink is compatible with socket 775 Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad CPUs, and all socket 754/939/940/AM2 AMD Athlon64/Phenom processors.

Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283 Heatsink Review

Evercool Booster Cool Wrist Pad Review
Rbmods posted a review on the Evercool Booster Cool Wrist Pad

Every now and then various manufacturers publish strange products. Sometimes those products come with great success. Generally those products are fun for a week or two, and then they lie around your cabinet after the purchase. This time we have an opportunity to review Evercool's Booster wrist cooler.

Evercool Booster Cool Wrist Pad Review

Synology Disk Station DS209+ Review
ITreviewed posted a review on the Synology Disk Station DS209+

Attached Storage) devices, seeing launches from the likes of LaCie, Netgear and Thecus. Taiwan-based Synology has joined the party with its Disk Station DS209+, a solution that bring reasonable performance on a smaller scale to entry-level businesses and home-based enthusiasts. Let's not get carried away though, the Disk Station DS209+ doesn't have the build quality of Netgear's ReadyNAS NV+, but it is packed with more features and runs faster. It's not cheap at 399 without any hard drives, but once you add a couple of drives there is no stopping it.

Synology Disk Station DS209+ Review

AMD: Shanghai CPU Presentation in Berlin
InsideHW.com has posted editorial about AMD's presentation of Shanghai CPU in Berlin.

Even though the launching of "Barcelona" (previous server processor from AMD) was in city Barcelona, Spain, "Shanghai" was launched in Berlin, Germany, and not on Far East (as we expected). Presentation opened Ian McNaughton and opening word continued Emilio Ghilardi, Senior Vice President and General Manager, AMD EMEA, who will succeed next year Mr. Henry Richard on same position but worldwide. Considering that he's relatively newcomer in AMD, with only few spent months in company, Ghilardi first spoke about reasons why he accepted new position regardless on situation in AMD.

AMD: Shanghai CPU Presentation in Berlin

MSI R4850 Review
Neoseeker takes a look at a HD 4850 from MSI: the R4850 T2D512.

It was the HD 4870 that wowed gamers by being able to keep up with much more expensive GTX 280, and blew away even many more gamers with its impressive anti-aliasing ability. But released at the virtually the same time, the HD 4870's little brother -- the HD 4850 -- was the product that offered high-end performance at a price point that was affordable by most. It wasn't all that long ago at all that the second fastest card you could get in a new generation of GPU's would bust the bank -- but this wasn't the case with the HD 4850. For many, the deadly cost effectiveness made the HD 4850 the more memorable of the brother wonder-cards coming from ATI... but where does it stand today, four months later?

MSI R4850 Review

MSI R4830 512MB Overclock Edition Review
OCC has published a new review on the MSI R4830 512MB Overclock Edition

I was really impressed by the overclockability of MSI's 4830. In the end I was able to get a nearly 25% overclock on the RV770 core and a 20% overclock on the GDDR3 memory. The R4830 clocks in this review were initially adjusted using CCC and then AMD GPU Clock Tool. To reach my final overclock speeds I began by increasing the core and memory clocks in 25MHz increments until I hit 710/1025. Any speed above 710MHz on the core created instability. However, the memory didn't stop at 1025MHz. I was able to get the memory up to 1075MHz before hitting any instability. As you can see in the screen shot of CCC, even with such a heavy overclock the R4830 still idled at 37 degrees.

MSI R4830 512MB Overclock Edition Review

BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE (216SP) 896MB Video Card Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE 896MB video card with 216 SPs.

When we first reviewed the GTX 260 with 216 SPs, we mentioned that every company would be calling their card something different and it turns out that we were spot on with that assessment. All of Nvidia's major partners have their hands in this new 216 SP cookie jar so it is only natural that BFG would release their own overclocked versions of this card. Much like their competitors, they have chosen a unique name with their new MAXCORE designation for the "unlocked" GTX 260 cards.

BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE (216SP) 896MB Video Card Review

Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M/A Radeon HD 4850 Videocard Review
PC Stats posted a review on the Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M/A Radeon HD 4850 Videocard

In this review PCSTATS is going to toss a bunch of benchmarks at ASUS' EAH4850 HDTI/512/M/A videocardv and find out if it has what it takes to enter the hallowed halls of history with the likes of the Geforce 8800GT, ti4200, Radeon 9800 Pro and X1950 Pro.... the md-range videocard hall of fame. The Asus EAH4850 packs a single Radeon 4850 'RV770' GPU running at 625MHz under the hood, and 512MB of DDR3 RAM running at a smooth 1000MHz.

Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M/A Radeon HD 4850 Videocard Review

Cooler Master ATCS 840 Computer Case RC-840 Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Cooler Master ATCS 840 Computer Case RC-840

The most popular computer case designs get licensed out to other manufacturers all the time, so it's not surprising that Cooler Master has re-launched the ATCS 840 after their own previously modeled design. The full-tower RC-840 chassis is built on the principal of cooling performance, which is where it receives its name. ATCS stands for Advanced Thermal Cooling Solution, and the RC-840 has more than enough room inside to accomplish this task in short order. In this articles, Benchmark Reviews tests the black aluminum-alloy RC-840-KKN1-GP model and explores the various configurations gamers and enthusiasts can expect from this enclosure.

Cooler Master ATCS 840 Computer Case RC-840 Review

Sapphire Radeon HD4650 OC Edition 512mb GDDR3 Review
Modders-Inc posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD4650 OC Edition 512mb GDDR3

Are you looking for a budget graphic card for your HTPC with enough kick to really game with? A graphic card that is energy efficient but also has enough power to play the latest and greatest games. If that's not enough for you how about you throw in 320 stream processing units, up to 1GB of memory and support for Microsoft DirectXR10.1 games, the ability to watch Blu-Ray movies and play HD content. Well Sapphire Tech has done just that with the HD 4650 OC edition graphics card. Not possible you say?

Sapphire Radeon HD4650 OC Edition 512mb GDDR3 Review