Now that I have moved into the Athlon 64 world I figured I should have a look at a couple Thermalright heat sinks and do a direct comparison. I am going to look at the XP 90 Aluminum/Copper Retail package that includes a 92mm fan, and the all copper big brother the XP 90C.

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XtremeResources Joe "Jbell" is back for another enthusiast case evaluation and review, this time looking at the A-Top Technology Gladiator Mid-tower Case.

While the X800 XL is quickly gaining a loyal following among ATI enthusiasts, the card was initially launched in PCI Express format only, requiring enthusiasts to purchase a new motherboard and graphics card if they wanted to upgrade. However, late last February ATI announced the X800 XL AGP, providing an upgrade path for these consumers. PowerColor is one of ATI's first board partners with a card available and it's up for review today. See how it performs against cards ranging from the RADEON 9800 PRO and X800 PRO/XT, all the way up to the GeForce 6600 GT, 6800, and 6800 GT in this article!

The Freezer coolers are made from Copper and Brass. The Brass has a clear coat finish, for a nicer visual appearance. They are the only available coolers which fit on an SLI system with 2x6800 Ultra/GT (with Innovatek NV40 or Alphacool NeXxos NVXP-2), or 2x6600 non-GT/GT (with flat cooler). On non-SLI systems the cooler should fit with any video card (except with VGA Silencer etc.).

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The Audigy 2 ZS was already well ahead of any other general public sound cards. So are the release of the Audigy 4 Pro and its price fully justified according to the possibilities and technical qualities observed? What are the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro improvements compared to the Audigy 2 and who really needs all of this?

Mousing surface manufacturer Icemat have produced a gaming headset with style and good technical design. We at ZombieNexus put it through the paces to see just how good it is.

The traditional air cooling has, apparently, reached the end of its road, since there is a limit as to how much one can cool today's "Watt Machine" using a block of metal and a fan. As a result of this limitation (and a natural desire of exploration), various alternative cooling solutions have spread in the past years, such as water cooling systems, Peltier based cooling and even gas cooling. However, these radical cooling solutions suffer from two major drawbacks that prevent them from being adopted by the mainstream market: Price and safety. Not only does buying such a cooling solution require "deep pockets", but it may also compromise the health of the entire computer. The cooling products we'll look at in this review are two out of a series of almost identical products, which are constructed for different sockets: The Freezer 4 is built for Socket 478, the Freezer 7 is built for Socket 775 and the Freezer 64 is built for all Athlon 64 and Athlon FX sockets.

TrustedReviews has got their hands on one of the new Gigabyte GA-8N-SLi Royal nForce 4 SLi Intel Edition boards and got their review up.

Just a couple weeks ago Kingston made headlines when they launched the world's fastest DDR2 memory modules. The new speed grade was called PC2-6000 and runs at a frequency of 750MHz with 4-4-4 timings. Today we take a look at PC2-6000 memory versus PC2-5400 memory and see which comes on top.

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Today at GamePC, we're looking at AMD's first concentrated attempt to grab away market share from Intel's Pentium-M. The chip that aims to do so is AMD's new Turion64 processor, a chip which is being marketed directly for mobile users, a chip which is designed with power consumption and heat production in mind. The Turion64, supposedly evoking the concept of ?touring? (AMD?s words), has impressive specifications on paper. The new architecture has quite a lot of features which Intel?s Pentium-M is lacking, including SSE-3 support, 64-bit computing support, and an integrated memory controller, all features Intel?s mobile architecture won?t have for at least another year. Is this AMD?s chance to finally break into the mobile market in a significant way? Let?s find out.

Lian Li's most recent tower designs have borrowed heavily from Apple's Power Mac G5 enclosure, and the company's new desktop case is no exception. The PC-V800 features the same perforated panels as Lian Li's PC-V1000 tower in a form factor suitable for PC desktops and home theater systems. Is there a place for the PC-V800's bold aesthetic in the living room? Does this desktop design work for home theater PCs? Read on to find out.

XtremeResources has today turned it's sights on the mid range videocard market as Review Editor and 3DMark Team Captain/bencher Randi "MrIcee" Sica takes a look at ASUS' upscale and Limited Edition offering in this segment, the Asus Extreme N6600GT TOP Limited Edition Video Card. This review evaluates this Limited Edition and higher clocked card from a benching/gaming performance perspective in both single card and SLI modes.

Since I had access to this recently purchased "thumb drive" from a client of mine, I thought I be considerate and do a quick review of it. This removable storage device is sporting USB 2.0 connectivity, a large 512 MB storage capacity, and a 5 year warranty. All this for under $40.00 USD! What's not to like? Continue on and see if there is anything not to like..

Spire has always made some decent coolers and the KestrelKing VI ranks among their better ones. While it doesn?t really rank up there among the top air coolers on the market like the XP90/120?s and Zalman?s it does certainly outperform the stock AMD cooler. The Spire KestrelKing VI cooler wasn?t terribly loud, overall we do recommend this cooler as a replacement for the stock AMD64 cooler or if you are shopping for an OEM CPU.

Thermaltake calls its new Kandalf case ?The Super Tower? and with good reason. Not only is it super sized, it has tons of super features that really set it apart from the crowd. I really can?t say enough good things about the Kandalf. While the $200 price tag may put it out of reach for some, Thermaltake gives the buyer that can afford it lots and lots of very nice features and I would consider the Kandalf to be worth every red cent. It looks great, has superb cooling and was a dream to work in. The BTX upgrade kit and the ability to easily install a water cooling system are very nice features and add a bit of future-proofing that buyers really should consider nowadays.

This is a review of the latest case to hit the HTPC market that includes a 7 inch Touch Screen display and solid aluminum construction... Pretty slick.

The Uneed x15 case certainly is unique and fairly well designed case. The touch screen was a great add on that really makes this case stand out from the rest of the market and even allows you to put your own personal touch on, as I did with the Konfabulator widgets. This is by no means an average case and can house just about anything you wish to put in it.

XtremeResources US reviewer Steve "WxChaser" Carmel today evaluates Shuttles newest offering in the SFF case segment, the XPC ST20G5. Our resident weather chaser takes an exceptional pictorial gallery of this case along with a serious evaluation of it's included ATI XPRESS 200 equipped mainboard and 8 channel onboard sound, along with ATI's DX9 derivative X300 graphics built into the RS480 chipset. Not only did this platform perform admirably as a gaming system with an AMD FX55 aboard, but as utilized in a Home Theatre atmosphere did an incredibly great job !

The ISOTOPE chassis is much like Marmite; you will either love it or loathe it. I must confess, having first seen it on display at the recent CTS show, I was set against it. Too many hard edges and too much internal activity. However, it's the kind of chassis that grows on you ... it becomes a talking point as much as anything else, and if you're the kind of enthusiast that likes to have something look a little different, the chassis, with its pre-distressed look and colour choice, is a real alternative to regular SFF PCs.

S3 Graphics is back again with a new product that supports PCI Express bus, boasts potentially competitive features and is offered at a relatively affordable price. But is it enough to win the race with the solutions from NVIDIA and ATI?

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XtremeResources has once again turned its mindset to watercooling as our European Hardware reviewer Grace takes the Revoltec Liquid-Icer Rev.2 Water Cooling Kit for an evaluative ride aboard an Intel 3.73 Extreme Edition ES, Prescott N0 core CPU. Grace is modest in her testing of this kit, as she successfully attained a stable 4.7Ghz with this watercooling. What is not mentioned in the review but was published on the XR forums was her cracking the 5Ghz barrier utilizing this kit, hitting 5.02Ghz which is indeed an excellent showing of this EE Prescott P4 on the Revoltec watercooling kit.