Truthfully, I never knew gaming could be this effortless. I know I know, it is just a mousepad, but you really have to try one of these out. There are several companies bragging and touting their mousepads to be the best out there and when they turned up to the Tweaknews labs they were judged to be overpriced, over-hyped and under performing pieces of marketed junk........but this doesn't apply to the Ratpadz XT. It is what it is and that is an exceptional mousepad. And it isn't that badly priced to boot.

AMD's released a flurry of new CPUs in the past few weeks. Up for eval today is the X2 4800+. This CPU is based on AMD's new 65-nm Brisbane core and runs at 2.5GHz. With the smaller manufacturing process, the X2 4800+ should deliver better thermals and power, but does it? Yes! In fact, you may be surprised by how much. What about overclocking? You'll have to read today's article to find out!

We provide a quick performance preview of DFI's latest LANParty motherboard and wonder what will become of the RD600.

G.Skill has launched the new F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK 2048MB DDR2-800 memory kit, which already represents a nice eye-catcher with the packing. Because the two 1GB memory modules with the azure heat spreader are delivered in a wooden box and are thus optimally protected against possible damages. But let us see if a complex packing help us to get higher overclocking results.

Built around Intel's 975X chipset, the Shuttle SD37P2 is the world's first SFF system with built-in CrossFire support. The SD37P2 also supports the latest dual-core and quad-core Intel CPUs and ships with a 400W power supply. See how this tiny XPC fared against high-end 975X and nForce 680i motherboards in this review!

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The Sandio Game O' promises gamers an "unfair advantage" over the competition. Let six degrees of freedom ring.

The single biggest competitor to Microsoft's Office suite has reached a new milestone with the recent release of Open Office 2.1. There's a number of new features that stack up well against Office 2007 and its new 'easier' interface.

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Now don't get me wrong, just because this monitor doesn't game doesn't mean it is not an exceptional piece of visual computer hardware. Just make you understand, gamers make up only a small percentage of the purchasing population. The rest of this monitor's features make it an excellent option for consumers needing a top of the line monitor for work and standard computer duties. But for less money you can get a brand named 1000:1 contrast ratio monitor which is capable of gaming and you will still have money left in your wallet.

DV Hardware reviews Netgear's Storage Central SC101 (£79.98 inc VAT) which is a hard disk enclosure with built-in disc controllers and networking features. This device emulates one or more logical drives using one or two physical IDE or PATA hard disks and provides a shareable storage facility accessible by all windows computers on a DHCP enabled network."

Fresh out the CDR-Zone basement from testing and reviewing, it's the Memorex Mini Travel Drive USB flash drive. Read more on how it performed.

Crucial, for a limited time, offered 10th Anniversary kits of PC2-5300 memory. Little did anyone know these were monsterous overclockers in disguise. Commonly criticized for releasing this Anniversary kit in only PC2-5300 DDR 667 there was more than met the eye with these kits. Today 3DXtreme has the opportunity to take a look at this product in a 2GB kit.

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After taking a look at NVIDIA's newest flagship part, the GeForce 8800 GTX, not long after its launch, Elite Bastards now look at the other G80-based product launched on the same day with lower specs but a cheaper price point - The GeForce 8800 GTS. Their particular focus this time around is ASUS' take on this board, aka their EN8800GTS.

Today we have a review just for those who are looking for some extra cooling for that gaming rig they own. A new company has sent us some very cool coolers to review. This will not be a traditional review like we had in the past; it will be a Flash presentation because you know that many people are just too lazy to read.

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The Thermaltake Armor with massive 250 mm side fan is an amazing beast of a computer case. With a height of just over .5 meters, this case is an awesome presence in any room. This case packs an amazing 250mm side fan that is by far the largest included system case fan that the Hardware-Pacers team has seen. If that wasn't enough, this amazing case also includes 4 more system fans (2 x 120mm fans, and 2 x 90mm fans).

It?s HERE! We originally heard about the release date for Auzentech?s X-Meridian waaay back in June. A card based on a new chipset, the Oxygen HD from C-Media, and some very high-end AKM digital parts capable of running in 24 bits and 192 KHz resolution. I was pretty excited, and reading the buzz in the forums, quite a lot of people were too. After some months, finally, a mysterious box arrived early November.

Well, given the price of the 3H I don't think you could ask for a better headset. This is definitely a solid entry-level product from SteelSound. The sound quality is amazing and the build quality is solid. Just listening to a few music tracks was enough for me to fall in love with these Headphones and trust me when I say that's no easy thing to achieve.

From ECS comes another top-range nForce 680i SLI motherboard. The PN2 SLI2+ is unlike the regular Extreme series as ECS opts to market a reference NVIDIA board instead. The good news is that users can look forward to an overclocking BIOS, robust performance and full features.

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Today Guru of 3D will have a look at ATI's all new Crossfire lovin. Yes a Radeon X1650 XT Crossfire article, and included the X1950 Pro Crossfire results as well. Ever since NVIDIA released the GeForce 7600 GS/GT cards earlier this year ATI has had a very rough time delivering a product that offers the same performance. They constantly were close but not close enough.

Guru of 3D will be looking at BFG's hottest product that money can buy, and that is of course the GeForce 8800 GTX with 768 MB of gDDR3 memory. A product that offers tremendous amounts of performance, image quality and offers Full DirectX compatibility whether you play your "old" DirectX 8 and 9 titles or even the upcoming DirectX 10. Overall this is a complete kit to get you started.

Today we take a look at another mouse offered by A4tech called the X-750F Laser Gaming Mouse. This particular mouse can adjust it's DPI from 600-2500 DPI 'on the fly' while gaming and features a unique Triple fire button.

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