Elite Bastards take a look at a rather unique video card design, courtesy of ASUS' passively cooled GeForce 7800 GT part, the EN7800GT TOP Silent. There's more to this board than just a fancy cooler however.
Zalman HD160 HTPC Enclosure Review
With the HD160 Zalman is expanding their product range, this HTPC enclosure is of high quality and aims to deliver a good balance between cooling and noise generation; it has support for full size ATX motherboards, and comes with a VFD display and Windows Media Center remote control.
Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal
As you can imagine, the four full-sized PCI-e x16 graphics slots require that other components be moved around a bit. As such, the lower corner around the southbridge is much busier than a typical motherboard. This region is fully populated with four SATA-II ports which are controlled by the nearby SouthBridge, as well as the two IDE ports and three USB connectors.
EPoX EP-9U1697-GLi: ULi M1697 Goes Mainstream
Our first look at EPoX's value based performance board utilizing the ULi M1697 chipset and offering dual x8 SLI operation.
AnandTech
AnandTech
SilverStone Zeus ST56ZF 560W Power Supply Review at 3DXtreme
Today 3DXtreme is taking a look at the Zeus 560 Watt Power Supply. The SilverStone Zeus has been designed around an industrial core and features 38a on the 12 volt rail at 50 C. Other features include Active PFC, dual 6 pin PCI-E connectors (SLI) and four Serial ATA connections. Taking a break from their amazing creations like the TJ07, the Case used for last years Maximum PC?s Dream Machine, SilverStone has brought some amazing Power Supply Units to the market.
Western Digital Raptor X ? Return of the 10,000 RPM King
Western Digital's Raptor is back in the shape of the Raptor X which builds on the success of the original HDD.
TweakTown
TweakTown
PowerColor Radeon X1300 HyperMemory 2 Review
It's all good and well talking about Radeon X1900s and GeForce 7900s ad infinitum, but there are still plenty of people out there who want to enjoy the latest games but have a tight budget when it comes to purchasing a new GPU.
Deeper with the Radeon X1900 series
We've just uploaded part 2 of Deeper with the Radeon X1900 series. As promised, in this article we examine both adaptive antialiasing and HDR rendering on the Radeon X1900 series. We did find ATI's adaptive antialiasing image quality to be somewhat 'lacking', but in a way, that's to be expected. HDR rendering is stronger though. It's a shame than NVIDIA didn't take the time to beef up the GeForce 7900 with HDR and AA support.
EPoX EP-9NPA+ Ultra AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 PCIe Motherboard Review
The EPoX EP-9NPA+ Ultra PCI express motherboard set a good example in the latest board and BIOS revision. Because beside the brilliant equipment the nForce4 Ultra board offers awesome features to overclock and delivers significant performance gains. All important details of the EP-9NPA+ Ultra Socket 939 motherboard are available in the Review, and in the comparison with altogether 17 Athlon 64 motherboards.
Zalman VF900 Cu GPU Cooler
Today?s graphic cards are getting more and more powerful every generation. With all this power; a good cooling system is needed. Even when companies sell these cards with good cooling, there are never enough. There is when companies like Zalman come to the rescue. Zalman have been producing great GPU cooling solutions for years now, take the VF700 for instance. But even the VF700 is no match for the likes of the ATI X1900 series. So, now enters the VF900.
Pro-Clockers
Pro-Clockers
OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 1024MB Platinum Enhanced Latency XTC Review
The OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 1024MB Platinum Enhanced Latency XTC memory kit was stable during our testing and we had no issues. OCZ delivered another stellar product and just one more notch in an ever growing line of products for users of every level of experience and price.
3DXtreme
3DXtreme
Speeze RockeTeer 600W Power Supply Review @ MVKTech
Speeze introduced the RockeTeer 600W (EE-ATX-600W) power supply some months ago as a quiet 600W power supply supporting Intel and AMD based systems. We have gotten the opportunity check out this new powerful power supply which meets the latest ATX power standards. Next to the 600W model, Speeze also within the same product lineup has a 400W and 500W version. So without spending too much time we will take a closer look at the Speeze RockeTeer 600W power supply.
Genius DV610 Digital Media Hub
The Genius DV610 G-Shot is a small digital camera, the size of a pack of cigarettes. The guys at Kye - who are actually behind the brand name Genius - could probably have made it smaller but then, handling would have been bloody difficult. The Inquirer
McAfee AntiSpyware 2006
McAfee has come out with some pretty solid security programs over the years, but does its 2006 AntiSpyware program live up to that reputation? Our full review tells you everything you need to know.
Windows A to Z
Windows A to Z
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT Performance
It's been well over a year since NVIDIA originally introduced the GeForce 6600 GT, time for a replacement don't you think? Today NVIDIA's introducing the GeForce 7600 GT, the chip features a 560MHz graphics core and 700MHz memory. But how does it perform and overclock? Well if you thought last year's GeForce 6800 GS was a nice card, you ain't seen nothing yet!
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX/7900 GT Performance
With their GeForce 7900 GTX and GeForce 7900 GT GPUs, NVIDIA's poised to try and take back the high-end crown from arch-rival ATI. These new GPUs don't come with the stratospheric price tags we've grown accustomed to. In fact, the 7900 GT delivers 7800 GTX-class performance for just $300. Rumors have been swirling for months now over the number of pipelines NVIDIA's G71 GPU contained. 24? 32? 48? Find out inside!
Rock Xtreme SLI Notebook
Today, NVIDIA is unveiling the latest product in its SLI armoury - the SLI notebook. It's got a massive 19" widescreen, dual GeForce Go 7800 GTX graphics cards, weighs a tonne, and sports outrageous dual-graphics performance. Lust object or useless concept? We find out.
Bit-Tech
Bit-Tech
Deeper with the Radeon X1900 Series
We've finished another article. This time we take the Radeon X1900 XTX for a spin. While it may not be the the fastest card for all games, it packs more than enough punch for heavy shader games like F.E.A.R and Splinter Cell Chaos Theory. The soon to come price cuts just made this card all the more appealing.
Gainward BLISS 7800 GT ?GLH? 512MB @ Pureoverclock
Following on from our 6800 GS GLH review, we have the 7800 GT GLH 512MB from Gainward. In this article I aim to find out if this supercharged 7800 GT clocked at 450/1300 can, as Gainward claims, compete against the mighty X1800 XT and if by some miracle it does, should you buy one anyway? All will be answered...