The Premium version of Asus' A8N-SLI motherboard allows you to turn on or off SLI in software, rather than requiring you to open your system case. Will this new feature help alleviate one of the issues that some people have with SLI?

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Obviously the Athlon 64 4000+ is a little powerhouse. It's not for everyone though, the biggest problem right now is its pricing, which is in the 500-600 EUR/ USD range. That's a lot of money people. If you want the best though well, then nothing much can match this, except the even more expensive FX-55 CPU of course. Now I already stated this in the beginning, we are a hardware site with a strong focus on gamers. So if you ask me what a gamer should buy, at this time and moment it still is an AMD CPU. There's not one consumer Pentium 4 CPU out there that can match the game performance of this AMD CPU. If you are not so much a gamer and more a desktop/office user, you might miss HyperThreading. So as you can see it's not exact math here, both giants have slight advantages and disadvantages. But for a gamer the AMD CPU's still offer more bang for your bucks.

We have published a new article where we analyze the newest product from ArticSilver: the ArctiClean, a power cleaner, able to eliminate almost any remainder or thermal pad; the obtained results has been very good, and the price is reasonable.

The world may be going wireless, but if you can't or don't want to, 3DVelocity reviews a nice 4-port ADSL modem router from EDIMAX.

Convenient though wireless is, there's a growing number of people who would sooner stick with good old fasioned cables when it comes to networking. Some are concerned about keeping their network data secure, others may be in a building that due to its size or construction doesn't allow for an effective wireless propagation, then there's those who are concerned about possible health risks, not that there's any evidence to suggest there's a risk. "

There is no doubt that this is a very nice case. We moved from the Silverstone Temjin TJ-05 case which, while very nice itself, was just too heavy to move around. Moving to a lighter case was no doubt a big relief. The design makes this case very attractive with the Shark outline in the door and the mimicked gills. Lighting up the front with an LED and the back with an LED fan adds just that little touch that really brings out the look of the case.

The Sonoma based Centrino platform lands in our labs with the Lifebook E8020 and we compare it to Acer's Ferrari to find out which one has more horsepower.

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With a lifetime factory warranty, BFG's graphics cards have always appealed to the practical crowd, but with their new "OC" line of cards, enthusiasts are happy too. Take BFG's GeForce 6600 GT OC for instance. BFG skips the NVIDIA reference cooler for a custom copper cooler of their own decked out with blue LEDs, and for added performance, BFG overclocks the card for you by default. And don't forget SLI. See how this card stacks up to NVIDIA's reference GeForce 6600 GT in single card and SLI configs, as well as the GeForce 6800 GT and X700 PRO in today's review!

XtremeResources have just published a review of Corsair's latest DDR2 offering, the Corsair DDR2 TwinX XMS2-4300C3 modules.

"When the company name ‘Corsair’ comes into any computer enthusiast’s thoughts, instantly memories of one of the oldest and most reputable high-performance RAM companies come into his/her mind. Over the past few months, they have had to meet yet another challenge, the swift change on the newest Intel platforms from DDR to DDR2 RAM. With DDR slowly phasing out and DDR2 demands being very low, this has made the move for every company a painful situation. Corsair had to meet their reputation for high-performance RAM as well, so their modules should overclock higher and be more stable than your usual everyday RAM."
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Recently we reviewed Speezes?s Coppersnake III. A fine heatsink designed for the Pentium crowd. Today we are going to review Speeze?s VultureSpin III, the Amd equivalent. As always, first impressions count for a lot, so how the hsf looks right out of the box is important. The good news is that the VultureSpin III looks pretty impressive.

Do you want your cake and to eat it too? Do you have a need for speed and bling? Well step inside as Madshrimps skewers a few sticks of Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR and DDR2 over our crustacean Barbie and see if these memory sticks are true speed demons, or posers with Type R badging.

All right, so you?ve got a tricked out rig, complete with CCFLs, lots of fans and even a fan controller to keep the noise down when you?re sleeping or watching a movie. Whereas this might have been a unique thing not too long ago, today it?s become commonplace. Everybody?s got that. Even case manufacturers are banking on it, giving you big fan mounts, side panel windows and maybe even a built-in fan controller. When it?s come to that, how are you supposed to make your rig unique?

TechGage have thrown up their review of Logitech's new MX518 gaming mouse! Here's a snip.

Are you a hardcore gamer that still uses the basic, bland mouse? Are you looking to add improvements to your gameplay, so you don't look like a noob online? Logitech's MX510 Series of mice are great, but they looked to improve it even more, by adding the ability to change the DPI on the fly.

ATI has raised the bar for thin mobile notebook performance with their launch of the Mobility Radeon X700. Read on to find out what kind of gaming experience you can expect out of this latest offering from ATI in the world of thin mobile notebooks.

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Abit first introduced its Fatal1ty-branded motherboard line with the Intel 925XE-based Fatal1ty AA8XE. Given the Pentium 4 platform's comparably poor gaming performance, that probably wasn't the greatest idea. After all, the Fatal1ty brand squarely targets gamers and enthusiasts who know better than to covet Pentium 4 motherboards.

XtremeResources has on it's plate today another Power Supply Unit review, this time by manufacturer Silverstone. better known for their excellent line of cases. Our European reviewer Grace takes their new offering, the Strider SST-ST46F 460W Power Supply Unit through the paces to see if it stands up to the test of XtremeResources and maintains Silverstones reputation for producing high quality products.

UFO mouse? Yeah! This little mouse makes its presence known. It has 10 blue LED's, five on each side of the mouse, that light up in a counter clockwise motion. There is no doubt that using this mouse will draw attention. Sound like fun? Sound annoying? That is your own opinion really, regardless, I'll take a closer look at what this new mouse from Razotech has to offer.

The hierarchy & collaborations behind Razer has spent almost a decade dedicated to refining precision gaming mice. Ever since Razer debuted the Boomslang 2000, their first generation precision mouse, which captured the title of gaming accessory of the year upon it's release, has recently put out the latest and greatest revision, The Razer Diamondback? Precision Gaming Mouse. Supporting the latest in kärna Precision technology, the Diamondback pushes the envelope with second generation features and functionality. Let's take a look at some of the key features of this critically acclaimed mouse.

Today 3DXtreme has the pleasure of looking at the two newest products in the Sunbeam family. These products are the mid-tower Samurai ATX Case and the full-tower Transformer ATX Case. Neither Case comes with an included Power Supply Unit, however the pricing reflects that at mere $56 and $99.

When attempting to make your HTPC into a gaming console replacement (or upgrade for that matter), you'll want to invest in some wireless gaming pads so you can sit back and relax while you play. Today HTPCnews takes a look at the latest edition of the Logitech Rumblepad and reports back on how it compares to the other controllers they have reviewed.

Icemat The leading mice pads manufacturer came out recently with a new brand headset. Icemat products are very popular among the gamers. Would they be able to shock us with their new Siberia headset? We will find out in this review.

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