ATI readies their CrossFire card for the recently released X1800 XT and X1800 XL cards. Are you ready to pony up the money for these and will the performance gains be worth it?
XGI Volari 8300 Review
At the end of the day, XGI has produced a very capable and competitive value offering in the Volari 8300. It may not be the fastest low-end gamer on the block, but is certainly one that will offer the best video image quality and HDTV display right out of the box.
VolariGamers
VolariGamers
ITC METABOX 740u (Clevo D900T) Notebook
If price were no object and you did not care much about weight or battery life, what is the fastest and most potent laptop you can build today? The team at DigitalReviews Network set out to do just that and came up with arguably the fastest, street legal notebook - at least here in Australia. Come and meet the ITC METABOX 740u (Clevo D900T).
ASUS K8N-DL Opteron Server Motherboard
Today we are fortunate enough to take a look at the ASUS K8N-DL along with two AMD Opteron 251 based CPU?s. How will this platform compare to that of the nForce Ultra for the desktop with the AMD Athlon 4000+? Let?s find out.
TweakTown
TweakTown
Razer Copperhead Review
So Christmas is coming and you need a swank gift for a gamer - or for yourself. Or, perhaps, you already have all the latest games and now need some help playing them. Razer's new mouse, the Coppperhead, is here and has won our Editor's Choice Award. Read on to find out why!
FiringSquad
FiringSquad
Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9 Micro ATX Motherboard Review
NVIDIA?s nForce series of chipsets have been a runaway success. Quite frankly, if top performance is what you are looking for, there is no substitute for an nForce 4 SLI board. The chipset has given us many legends including DFI?s NF4 Ultra and more recently, the maddeningly remarkable ASUS A8N32-SLI.
Corsair 2GB TwinX2048-4000PT Memory Kit Review
Having 1024MB of system RAM is still sweet, but 2048MB attests even sweeter to the forward looking PC-Enthusiast. Enter Corsair's new Twinx2048-4000PT Memory kit for DDR1 platforms which is tested extensively at Madshrimps
Swiftech APOGEE Extreme Performance Waterblock Review
OCIA.net takes a look at the Swiftech APOGEE Extreme Performance Waterblock in their latest review.
Swiftech used their Patent Pending Diamond Pin Matrix design and was optimized using Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis to optimize flow and performance. By looking at the layout and design, it seems that this is an updated and improved version of their older MCW5000 series blocks.
Swiftech used their Patent Pending Diamond Pin Matrix design and was optimized using Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis to optimize flow and performance. By looking at the layout and design, it seems that this is an updated and improved version of their older MCW5000 series blocks.
XGI Volari 8300 Reference Videocard Review
The Volari 8300 a native PCI Express GPU, and it's intended to compete in the entry level market with a handful of home theatre PC oriented capabilities that should make it stand out.
PC Stats
PC Stats
Dell XPS 400 Review
Dell's new "XPS Experience" includes bloatware bogging down your system and causing all sorts of gaming problems. Is Dell's support able to undo their mess and actually deliver the gaming system you bought?
[H]ardOCP
[H]ardOCP
DFI nF4 SLI-DR Expert
DFI takes a second shot at the nForce4 and manages to make an already great board even better. Lets find out what makes the Expert the best nF4 SLI board.
T-Break
T-Break
Powercolor Radeon X800GTO 16
The Powercolor Radeon X800GTO 16 promises 16 (instead of the normal 12) pixel pipelines straight out of the box. While maintaining a similar retail price as most other normal 12 pipe GTOs, VR-Zone takes a closer look at how this card stands against the rest of the competition. Look here for pictures and benchmarks of this card as we compares against NVIDIA's Geforce 6800GS.
Thermaltake Swing VB6000SNS ATX Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews.net
For a mid-tower case competing in the mainstream market, this is an incredibly solid release. Packed into the small frame of the Swing case we're able to find enough room for everything and more, and virtually all the features of a full tower in a space that doesn't seem cramped. If the interior of the case is a solid point, the exterior of the Swing case is a top notch accomplishment as well.
Dolby Digital on the Fly from your PC with the X-Mystique 7.1 Gold
HTPCnews reviewed the X-Mystique 7.1 Gold and had this to say: "For those of you who have been hiding under a rock the X-Mystique was the first add-in sound card to have Dolby Digital Live (DDL) technology. This is exciting for HTPC users as it allows any system with an open PCI slot to gain what was previously only possible with the aging NVIDIA nForce 2 chipset or as an optional feature on select Intel chipset based motherboards."
Samsung Spinpoint 250GB PATA (SP2514N) HDD
It seems now days that the need for more hard drive space is in higher demand. Software and games have increased significantly in size, as well as the need to store multimedia files such a video, music and pictures. Today we take a look at what Samsung has to offer with there Spinpoint 250GB PATA (SP2514N) Hard drive.
Club 3D GeForce 7800GT 256MB Video Card Review
Club 3D is offering a toned down version of nVidia's 7800GTX in the form of the 7800GT, this slightly more budget friendly video card might well be the hidden ace in Club 3D's deck of cards. The Madshrimps find out!
Seagate's Barracuda 7200.9 Hard Drives @ TechReport
Seagate's new Barracuda 7200.9 family of Serial ATA hard drives packs storage capacity on both fronts, with one model weighing in at a hefty half-terabyte and another packing a single 160GB platter whose areal density is 25% higher than its closest competitor. We've rounded up both models and run them through a brutal gauntlet of storage tests against earlier Barracudas and drives from Hitachi, Maxtor, and Western Digital. Read on to see how the 7200.9s compare.
PowerColor Radeon X1800XT
ATi's answer to the top end NVIDIA Geforce 7800GTX, the Powercolor Radeon X1800XT is certainly one of the fastest ATi card you can buy today. Let's see how its gaming performance fare compared to NVIDIA's GeForce 7800 GTX as well as the overclockability of the X1800 XT card.
VR-Zone
VR-Zone
BFG GeForce 7800 GTX OC 512MB Review
With the fastest clock speeds on the market, BFG's GeForce 7800 GTX OC 512MB is designed to appeal to the gamer who wants the fastest hardware money can buy. But high clock speeds aren't the only feature the card has going for it, as it also ships with a pretty impressive bundle of hardware and software accessories. See why we were so enamored with this card inside!
FiringSquad
FiringSquad