TechSpot takes a closer look @ FIC's brand new VC19 Advanced motherboard, a powerful Pentium 4 solution based on the eagerly anticipated Intel 845e chipset. The VC19 supports on-board USB 2.0, on-board LAN, on-board audio with 5.1 channel sound and on-board RAID.

With this particular board, I did notice a few things that I really liked. The first thing is the CMOS battery holder. I have never seen one like this, and now that I have, I want them all to be similar. Changing the CMOS battery on this board is the easiest I?ve ever seen. As you can see from the picture, the chip sits vertically, and is removed by simply pushing back the retaining clip. Nice stuff. Something else I noticed was the AGP locking mechanism. It slides freely and feels very slick, and is real easy to use. These may be little things, but to me these show that the manufacturer is going for the extra mile in order to make a good product even better.

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America's Army Tweak Guide America's Army is, surprisingly enough, a game centered around the US Army. The game was developed by the US Army and US Dept. of Defense experts. TweakTown thought it may be fitting to provide a tweak guide to this popular game as we near the anniversary of September 11. If you're a fan of America's Army, why not check out this guide to get the most out of the game

Everglide Optical Mouse Pads Everglide has long been in the business of making mousing surfaces for the serious gamer. But with the advent of the optical mouse, some of these mouse pads have become seriously outdated. Come join TweakTown as they take a look at the newest lineup from Everglide; namely a set of five mousing surfaces for use with optical mice. Can a mouse pad really make a difference in your game? Come on in and find out

The card chosen for this test is 9700 PRO MAYA II 128 Mb from Gigabyte who seems to be one of the best Powered By ATI Cards! They tested the Gigabyte Radeon 9700 PRO MAYA II 128 MO and compared it against a Radeon 8500 128 MO and a Geforce 4 TI 4600!

The new breed of Athlon board has been making it's way into the marketplace. Based on the VIA KT400 chipset, there has been a lot of talk about some of the future possibilities in the Athlon line. Come join TweakTown as they take a look at the Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Motherboard. It uses this very chipset and we need to find out if it will make a worthy addition to our own systems.

Modfactor.com has just reviewed the Samsung SyncMaster 191T 19? LCD, this is a one of a kind LCD with its bezel measuring in at only 18.6mm? WOW. The 191T is a professional grade display that easily out performs the competing 19 LCDs?!

While CD drives have become rather stagnant as far as speeds are concerned, the CD-R/RW market is still gaining speeds faster than one can keep up with. Join TweakTown as they take a look at the newest offering from TDK; namely the veloCD 48x16x48. With blistering speeds and some very nice additional features, it may be the drive to beat in the near future. Come see what makes it so special!

Since the introduction of the SiS Xabre 400 Video Chipset, I have been intrigued by the price/performance of it. I knew that it was targeted towards the ultra budget market, and mostly as an upgrade from the integrated video offered on some motherboards (of course with an AGP slot as well). Late July, Jaton sent me their latest card based on the SiS Xabre 400 chipset!

I would have to say that I am quite picky about the sound and clarity of my music. I love having strong bass kicks complimented with the clash of a treble tweet. Deep, crisp sound is what I am after, nothing less. Does the XPS 510 system have what it takes to please me, well read on my friend.....

I found 8 sites who has a review or/and a comparision about the latest Detonator 40! Click on Read More... for the links

Modfactor.com got a chance to review the very basic but cool PSU Mod today and like it for its basic idea and design but it give so much back in return because it turn that dull and ugly looking PSU into something you can be proud and enjoy looking @!

Hercules, is one of the companies that manufacture almost all type of sound cards.Today we will be reviewing a low-end user type of sound card from Hercules. The Hercules Gamesurround Muse 5.1 DVD, the new version of the Muse 5.1 XL.

Just got word that Vr-zone.com have posted their Plextor PlexWriter 40/12/40A Review! Here's a snip.

If you have a slow PC or your multitasking etc., you can almost forget about creating "coasters". Features like BURN-PROOF, Zone-CLV and PoweRecII, ensure that your writing at the highest speed possible with the highest quality. The reading abilities are also excellent, especially audio ripping. It barely doesn't matter if it's pressed or burnt, it will read both of them great.

Many years ago when Sigma released the Hollywood Plus, it was considered a great piece of hardware, allowing everyone to play VCDs/DVDs & MPEG1/2 on just about any system that could run Windows, however since then, we have all moved on.

The REALmagic X-card from Sigma Designs is their latest attempt to show us all why a hardware decoder is still the best choice; whether it's DVD, VCD, DivX or even audio output via S/PDIF, the X-card is supposed to put all that in your fingertips.

Modfactor.com got a chance to review two products and one is a custom Appliqué kit from The Shattered Web and the other is a Maxtor Personal Storage 3000LE 40GB USB 2.0 external hard drive. Click on Read More... for images and links to the reviews

Today nvmax.com will be looking at FIC's version of the KT266A mainboard, the AN11 Stealth!

The KT266A chipset has been out for a while now and is starting to take a backseat to the newer KT333. While the latest Athlon processors 'don't really' support that high of a FSB the KT266A is still a popular choice for people looking to build new systems. When choosing a new motherboard there are many things that people take into consideration before laying down their hard earned money on a piece of hardware. Company/reputation, performance, features and price are the main factors behind most peoples purchase.

Our friends over @ Hardtecs4u got their fingers on the latest Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz. The review is in german but I think the benchmark results are talking their own language.
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At last, a company that would rather have a great product, at reduced production, then having an OK product at increased productions. Now XtremeDDR may do this for a number of reasons, firstly for the reason of quality. In the relatively small demographic of PC overclockers having just one or two people saying bad things about your product can have devastating effect, just look at OCZ. A lot of people thought that their RAM was a great product until few people had a bad experience with them, and now I don?t know anyone who will buy OCZ ram. With this in mind XtremeDDR has gone for the fewer sales, less complaints option which will in the long run make them more money. Click on Read More... for a link to the review

Here they are , the NDA is over and out they come! we have 6 reviews of the Intel's Pentium 4 2.8Ghz for your reading pleasure.

Geek Extreme takes a look at MySoundStudio from Stomp Inc., a nice consumer-grade audio editing package suitable for doing basic audio manipulation, CD track ripping, etc. You can find the complete review Here

When many of us started playing around with overclocking, power supplies were about the last thing on our minds when thinking of quality components. Things have changed, however, and both the quantity and quality of power is more important now than ever before. Come join TweakTown as they take a look at the Thermaltake 420 watt PurePower PSU. Can the King of Cooling do justice to this new area? Let's find out!