When it comes to CPU heatsinks it's sometimes hard to find a good balance between cooling performance and fan noise. Today we take a look at the Thermaltake Silent Boost RX K8 that boasts that it can achieve both of these things. Using a unique reversed fan, it reduces the noise from air-rebounding and creates a better air flow for heat dissipation.

The Intel Pentium Processor 965 Extreme Edition is the flagship power processor from Intel and today Legit Reviews takes one for a test drive. With a new stepping and better thermals the Extreme Edition looks better than ever. Read on and see how our Intel 965 does against the AMD FX-60.

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I didn't write this review in the same week I received this unit for review and sometimes that is the best thing that can happen. It wasn't till about 2 weeks later that I learned about all the applets being created for the G15. Even Unreal Tournament 2004 has updated to a new patch, available on Logitech's website, that adds G15 support by displaying ammo information. I would imagine we will see more game developers adding support through the game to display useful information to the G15's LCD. The G15 is in high demand and last I saw it was sold it at most retailers. If you can swing it the G15 is a quality keyboard with some added features that will keep it on your desk for years to come.

3dXtreme

The 20-inch widescreen PC display is rapidly becoming the mainstream size for the increasingly popular 16:10 aspect ratios. We look at three of the latest models, including the shiny new Dell 2007WFP.

An ECS motherboard sets a new AMD Overclocking record for AnandTech! A closer look at the amazing ECS KA1 MVP Extreme motherboard featuring the ATI Radeon Xpress 200 CrossFire chipset.

AnandTech

Glow Lounge has been making Media Center PCs for a long time. With an Athlon 64 X2, 2GB of RAM and dual digital TV tuners on a single card, is this one of the fastest MCE systems in the West?

Bit-Tech

If you happen to own an optical mouse and believe it is good enough for gaming then you had better get your wallet out, else you will suffer at the hands of laser-users at your next LAN. And if you think that just because you already own an MX-1000 or some other laser mouse that this article doesn't apply to you - THINK AGAIN! Now so more than ever the humble mouse has become a very large factor in gaming

DV Hardware takes a look at the Freecom DVB-T USB Stick:

Freecom's Digital TV DVB-T is a terrestrial receiver & radio input adapter stick for PC's. It is about the same size as a USB memory pen, making it the world's smallest digital TV and radio receiver, allowing access to digital TV and radio programs anywhere, subject to reception, topography, objects, weather and Freeview coverage. However most of these restrictions are resolved by simply connecting an indoor TV aerial into the adapter between the aerial cable and the stick itself.

Today Madshrimps brings two PC2-6400 heavyweights into the Sumo dohyo, Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 and Super Talent T800UX2GC4. If you're unfamiliar with DDR2 overclocking, DDR2 confutes the axiom smaller modules scale much higher then their larger brethren. Just how well are current BGA IC's scaling these days?

OCIA.net takes a look at the OCZ PC-4000 2GB Platinum XTC Memory in their latest review.

As mentioned earlier, I'm going to run the OCZ EL PC3500 Gold Gamer eXtreme 2x512Mb kit through the benchmarks with the EL PC4000 Platinum XTC 2x1024Mb kit for a performance comparison. The PC3500GX kit is the fastest memory kit I've had in my hands to date, so it is an excellent performance mark for comparison. I've been waiting for the day a 2Gb kit outperforms this 1Gb kit.

Western Digital's Raptor line of SATA hard drives has been the darling of the enthusiast storage community for quite some time. Their latest interation brings twice the storage capacity and faster transfer speeds -- what else do you want?

PC Perspective

HTPCnews.com has a review up of the brand new Zalman HD160 HTPC case that features a fresh new look for their entry into the Mid Priced HTPC case market. This extensive review breaks it down and even pits it against the class leader OrigenAE cases in terms of temperatures and features.

OCIA.net takes a look at the Spire VertiCool II & DiamondCool II in their latest review.

As I noted before, the DiamondCool is constructed primarily of copper. It has 55 micro (0.40mm) fins soldered to a very thick base (8.5mm). It uses four copper heat pipes to help draw the heat away from the base and transfer it to the copper fins above. In theory this should work very well, but the proof is in the testing.

This year NVIDIA released in February an AGP version based upon the GeForce 7800 chip. Somehow the AGP market is still bigger then the PCI Express and therefore NVIDIA saw the need to kick out a new product to bring em at the top of the performance gain in the AGP world. By releasing the GeForce 7800 GS AGP based upon the GeForce 7 series released previously NVIDIA made sure they can deliver top notch performance and an attractive upgrade path for all AGP system owners. And with EVGA being a close partner of NVIDIA, we see the release of the EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GS CO SuperClock

Over the past several ages Abit has been making history with some of their motherboards. The likes of the classic BH-6 help to start the overclocking movement coupled with an Intel 300A processor. Next, came the NF7 and the AMD mobile 2500+, that a lot of people, believe it or not are still running this setup. And one of the last great motherboard to come from the Abit stable is the IC7 MAX3. Today, we have what could be the next big board from Abit, the AN8 32X

Today we are proud to present a review of one of NEC's latest DVD writers, the ND-4551A. This writer offers 16x DVD±R, 8x DVD+RW, 8x DVD+R DL, 6x DVD-RW and 6x DVD-R DL writing speeds. Like the NEC ND-4550A, this drive also supports DVD-RAM with read and write speeds of up to 5x.

ABIT hasn't been on top form recently when it comes to motherboards, but its new financial stability means more focus on R&D. Does this latest SLI motherboard mark a return to form for the enthusiast vendor? We investigate.

Bit-Tech

Another big hurray for Thermaltake?s Power Express 250W. Other than being the first of its kind in the market, Power Express 250 just passed nVIDIA?s qualification and officially become ?The World?s First nVIDIA Certified SLI-Dedicated Graphic Card Power Supply".

OCIA.net takes a look at the SilverStone Zeus 650W - ST65ZF in their latest review.

Moving to the bottom of the box, we get a good look at the NVidia, AMD, and Intel logos indicating their endorsement for this unit. It's always comforting to know the maker of your CPU and VGA card/s recommends the unit you're using. This was the first true 600W+ NVidia certified SLI PSU available for purchase as of 02/24/2005.

OCZ PC2-6400 GOLD has been around awhile and is a great choice for the gamer on a budget. Perhaps not as exciting as some of their recent memory, it´s a practical choice for 915 to 975 chipset based systems, gives a decent overclock and looks great dressed in GOLD