There are, broadly speaking, two types of laptop. There's the ultra-thin, stylish kind that goes for lightweight and power-efficient hardware, sacrificing power for ergonomics, and then there's the brick-like powerhouses that really only are standard laptop PCs squeezed into a tiny case.

Today more then ever a good mouse is a must, especially when some people make their living gaming and spend the majority of their online time playing. Today we will have a look at the Razer Diamondback Plasma L.E and its features. This mouse is considered one of the best available for gaming.

OCIA.net takes a look at a Danger Den Custom Watercooling Kit.

The pump is actually manufactured by Laing Thermotech and is sold under the Danger Den name. The pump is similar to the previous Danger Den D4, but touts better performance and quieter operation. The pump is powered by a single 4-pin Molex connection, with a wire long enough to reach nearly anywhere inside your case. Perhaps the best feature of the pump is the adjustable flow rheostat, seen below.

Over the next few pages, we'll show you some photo's, explain a little technology followed by a decent set of benchmarks/tests and of course we'll be concluding with "the verdict" on whether you should even opt SLI or not. To make a nice assessment on this lovely SLI madness we will be testing these cards on a Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI mainboard equipped with an Athlon 64 4000+ processor combined with 1 GB of memory.

Today TweakTown take a look at Gigabyte's K8T890-9 motherboard designed for Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64?s. It includes support for the latest Athlon 64 x2 processors and is based on VIA?s K8T890 chipset. We compare the K8T890-9 motherboard against an nVidia nForce 4 based motherboard to help work out where VIA's latest AMD64 chipset stands.

I've posted up my review of the Sempron 3100+ Palermo core. This is the 90nm 64 bit Sempron and the core is the brother to the Venice and San Diego core. It is officially launched today along with a string of other 64 bit Semprons. I hit almost 2.4GHz with this CPU without putting much effort into it. :) Enjoy!

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We all know that numbers are infinite - and that applies to everything else in the world (except for that waft of bills in your wallet). With computing power, there is no exception. HardwareZone has managed to be the first in the world to get hold and tame a pair of Corsair TWIN2X1024-8000UL (DDR2-1000) RAM modules. For early adopters, you might want to have this on your next shopping list.

Getting a bloated, unreliable operating system into living rooms worldwide isn't going to be easy, but at least the cases are getting closer to what's needed. 3DVelocity check out one of the larger HTPC cases around, but one that's at least cooled enough to take a decent gaming system too.

Ask any professional gamer, what's the best competition mouse available right now and most of them will tell you to check out the Diamondback's. Razer has built a reputation in the professional realms by offering some of the most precise and highly accurate optical mouse's available. Continuing a legacy that started with the world famous Diamondback series, Razer has released a commemorative mouse based on the original Diamondback, namely the Razer Diamondback Plasma Limited Edition.

nVidia has recently released the new 7800GTX. This new top of the line video card delivers great performance but unfortunately not everyone can afford one. Most users today still dont even have a PCIe slot. We searched for an AGP card that can deliver the goods and doesnt hurt the pockets. Thats when the ASUS Geforce 6600GT entered the picture. ASUSs products are known worldwide for their high quality and performance. In this article you will discover how to benefit from their performance without breaking the bank.

The P5WD2 Premium is the flagship of ASUS' new AI Life family. It has a huge selection of features, inclusive of a TV tuner and Wireless LAN in the Wi-Fi TV Edition. The board also turned out to be a great performer, but it wasn't without a catch or two.

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Today Mike takes a look at a new enclosure from NZXT called "Trinity". The folks at NZXT are looking for something that still appeals to those who want an interesting look, but also has a more docile overall appearance. This doesn?t mean that the case is automatically a dud, only that it doesn?t glare at you with a robotic or alien face.

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We have a look at a Shuttle based on ATI's Radeon Xpress 200G chipset: the ST20G5. It features an integrated graphics processor that will allow for up to three monitors to be driven when coupled with a discrete ATI-based video card.

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Today?s subject will be power; namely, Vantec's newest offering to the PSU arena... the ION2. With newer power supplies becoming more efficient, Vantec has modernized their primary PSU and brought it up to current standards. We?ll be taking a look at the numbers later on, but we?ll also look into some of the other features offered besides just power levels.

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Ever since the iPod revolution there has been an influx of iPod accessories and third party components from dozens of companies alike. Klipsch, founded in 1946, has recently joined this market in a big way. Klipsch has traditionally developed large speakers.

After the Athlon 64 X2 release last May, AMD is back with a new version of the high-end single core processor, the Athlon FX. Named FX-57, this processor is now clocked at 2.8 GHz thanks to the new 90-nm ?San Diego? core. The FX-57 is quite attractive on paper. Is this in fact the case in practice? In depth test Here

Leadtek?s midrange product line, which consists of 6600 and 6600GT graphics adapters, is puzzling to say the least. For instance, there are seven variants of 6600 and 6600GT cards from Leadtek. A positive aspect to this would be the fact that you can purchase what you want at a specified budget, but from a different angle, Leadtek has unnecessarily extended its product line just for diversification purposes. You must be really careful when purchasing products from Leadtek, as you can end up paying for a different model than you initially opted for.

Today, we take a look at the ULi M1695 chipset for the AMD platform that should not only work well for system integrators but also for end-users in the process of upgrading their systems. Paired with the ULi M1567 Southbridge, the platform provides something ULi calls TGi- Triple Graphics Interface that allows simultaneous support for a PCI-E x16, an AGP 8X and a PCI graphics cards on the same motherboard. But that's not all- ULi further supports breaking the PCI-E x16 slot into two PCI-E.

Xtreme Resources has a look at the mid range graphics segment as our Senior Euorpean reviewer Grace has a look at the PowerColor X700 Bravo Edition. With prices of the highend graphics solution out of reach of the average gamer, the bread and butter segment is the mid range market where the price/performance ratio is excellent and where manufacturers sell alot of graphics solutions. Follow along as Grace takes Power Color's offering in this segment for a full evaluation.

Today 3DXtreme has the pleasure of having a look at two motherboards based on competing chipsets for the AMD64 platform. The Chaintech VNF4 Ultra being based on the Nvidia nForce4 Ultra chipset and the Albatron K8X890 ProII based on the VIA K8T890 chipset. They both sport PCI-Express and a number of features. But the real question is whether they perform equally and if they will let us overclock. Let?s take a closer look.