Ultra X-Finity FlexForce 500W PSU Review

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The boys and girls at Ultra have made a bit of a name for themselves with their line of power supplies. While PSUs aren?t their only products, they are their most famous. Their first big name PSU was the X-Connect and it was labeled as the ?World?s first fully modular power supply.? Today, I am taking a look at their new X-Finity FlexForce PSU.

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OCZ 2GB PC-4000 Platinum EB Dual Channel DDR Kit Review

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OCIA.net takes a look at the OCZ 2GB PC-4000 Platinum EB DDR Kit in their latest review.

True to OCZ's standard, these modules are protected by a lifetime warranty. Timings of 3-3-2-8 1T are pretty impressive considering the capacity and rated speed on these modules. EVP stands for Extended Voltage Protection which is OCZ's commitment to enthusiasts, allowing for users to run their modules at voltage levels of 3.0V ± 5% without voiding the lifetime warranty.

NVIDIA GeForce 6150 and nForce 430

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Nvidia's IGP solution, codenamed Crush 51 is it's next generation mainstream and HTPC chipset. It features a Geforce 6150 graphics processor and High definition MPEG-2/WMV9 playback capabilities. Here, we take a look at a reference board by Nvidia and check out it's potential.

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HIS IceQII Radeon X800GTO Turbo PCI Express Videocard Review @ Tweaknews.net

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The X800GTO from HIS in my point of view would be a perfect performance mainstream oriented gaming card that will handle any current game on the market and will easily toy with most games when overclocked. The overclocking potential in this card is fantastic and seeing that HIS has strapped on such a great cooling solution, you can squeeze out every last Mhz without turning your card into a peripheral cinder.

Razer Copperhead Gaming Mouse Review

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OCIA.net takes a look at the Razer Copperhead Gaming Mouse in their latest review.

At this point, I was already pretty impressed with the Copperhead, but the real shock came when I switched back to my old Logitech mouse. One word: WOW. Never before had I realized that my mouse was sooo freaking slow! The pointer was practically crawling across the screen; I wanted to reach in and drag it myself.

Alphacool CORA 662 Passive Water Cooling Kit Review

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Alphacool is known for their high quality and high performance water cooling systems. Today Madshrimps takes their best performing water block and mate it with CORA, their new passive radiator, aiming to build a fast, yet silent system.

Corsair 2GB XMS PC4000 Platinum Review

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Corsairs back, and they have delivered the fastest memory we have ever tested! Clocked at DDR500 speeds and 3-4-4-8 timings, it's quite fast on it's own. Add on the large amount of overclocking headroom, and these modules have serious potential.

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3 New SLI Power Supplies

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A stable source of power is the heart of every working PC. Overclockers can appreciate a stable and sufficient Power Supply as this could be the 'make it or break it' component within their PC. As of late there is a growing sense of awareness within the industry of the importance of a high quality Power Supply and today 3DXtreme is taking a look at three new comers to the market SinTek 500w SLI, Enermax Liberty 500w, Silverstone Strider. Dual Core Processors and SLI based PCs are upping the power requirements and the marketing departments are doing a good job getting this information to the consumer.

Inno3D 7800 GT @ PureOverclock.com

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Overclocking both the 7800 GT and GTX is a little bit more complicated than usual. This is because there are three different clock speeds to deal with - the vertex, shader and ROP clocks and these are all controlled by the root clock. The root clock is the one you will be tweaking in overclocking tools such as ATI Tool or Riva Tuner. When you adjust the root clock, you actually adjust these three clocks.

Sharkoon Silent Eagle 2000 Review @ MVKTech

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Sharkoon came up with a new silent solution when it comes to fans, namely the Silent Eagle range. The Silent Eagle comes in 2 different versions, the Eagle 1000 and Eagle 2000 where the number stands for the rotation speed of the propeller. So what is so exciting about this new Silent Eagle 2000 and is it actually any different from many other silent fans on the market? Sharkoon itself sets the trend, and differentiates themselves from the other brands. Let's find out together what that means...

Logitech G5 Laser Gaming Mouse Review @ Tweaknews.net

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This mouse is slick, sleek, and everything a competitive or even moderate player could ask for. Playing for long periods of time is no longer a strain on your hands with the comfortable setup of this mouse. Know that when you play with G5 you are a fragging force to be reckoned with.

Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro

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Today we?ll be testing the Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro and also take a quick peek at X-Fi Extreme Music. Sound cards are not something we at NordicHardware test as thoroughly as motherboards, graphics cards or processors. Sound cards can sometimes be almost forgotten when looking for the perfect benchmark results. Surely, it is hard to quantify sound card performance in the same way as we measure our other components, but it doesn?t make it less important.

Swiftech Apex Watercooling Kit

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OCIA.net takes a look at the Swiftech Apex Watercooling Kit in their latest review.

The results here blew me away. Using the OEM air cooler on the 7800GT, idle temperatures were never under 42° C sitting idle over night, on a cold night. Average idle GPU temperatures dropped from 46-50° C to just 31° C. With the OEM cooler the GPU would reach temperatures of 70° C under load. As you can see in the graph, even when running 1.7v through the CPU (in turn raising the overall temperature of the fluid in our system) the GPU only reached 42° C.

Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX Certified 5.1 Speaker Set Review at 3DXtreme

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I don't know where to start. These speakers are just amazing, the clarity this speaker set delivered was unmatched. Even the Logitech Z-680s could not compete with the Z-5500s. Both sets are incredibly loud and offer superior bass than anything I've owned before and yes, I've even owned Klipsch and Bose Speakers. The control over the surround effects was also impressive, turning my room into a venue many times bigger with a twist of the control knob on the Surround option.

Enermax Liberty 500W Modular PSU

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Enermax go modular with the new Liberty series, but is it worth it? ?Modular power supplies are starting to become very popular for obvious reasons, but there are a few potential drawbacks. Modular plugs can add electrical resistance to the lead. What this means is that almost all modular power supplies are going to be sacrificing voltage efficiency to incorporate this very convenient feature. Another drawback is corrosion of plug pins which could further hinder the unit?s ability to serve good voltages to components." Pureoverclock

Mountain Mods Bob Slay Acrylic Cube Case Review

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OCIA.net takes a look at the Mountain Mods Bob Slay Acrylic Cube Case in their latest review.

The name Bob Slay is really an interesting play on words, taken from bobsleigh. The case is not a true "cube case", as it measures 14.59 x 11.11 x 12.21 inches (L x W x H). The name bobsleigh goes along with the "mountain" theme, has good cooling, and of course ?slay? being a synonym for frag... yeah, a very fitting name.