MSI MEGA 651 PC @ Viper Lair

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Like other popular SFFs, the MEGA 651 is still "cube" in appearance, and offers support for fast CPUs and an AGP slot, but it has some unique ideas that target those specifically looking into building a Home Theater PC (HTPC).

As a PC, the MEGA 651 proved to be a decent performer, despite using a one-year-old chipset. Performance surpassed the XPC SS51G, though it was clearly outclassed by the ABIT IC7. The MEGA 651 did not crash once during testing, which bodes well if you like to work, as well as play.

Logitech Pocket Digital Camera

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Hardware Pacers has posted a review on the Logitech Pocket Digital Camera, here's a snippet.

Logitech Pocket Digital is an exceptional camera that can fit anywhere. It can fit in a wallet, a purse, or a pocket. The camera is always ready for a quick snapshot. The aluminum case is slick and stylish weighting only 1.8 ounces and could take up to fifty-three 1.3 mega pixel photos."

EPoX 4PCA3+ Canterwood Motherboard

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EPoX are a smaller Taiwanese motherboard manufacturer who have been known for years for their high performing, highly overclockable AMD based motherboards. Does this trend follow over to the Intel side with their newest motherboard, the 4PCA3+ which is based on Intel's high-end Canterwood chipset? Read on as TweakTown's Cameron "Sov" Johnson tells us all about EPoX's newest motherboard and how it stands up to its competition.

Terratec Mystify Ultra Reviews

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2 new reviews of the Terratec Mystify range of graphic cards are online at Game2XS namely the 5900 Ultra and the 5200 Ultra.

Both provide an indepth look into the power of the 2 cards using synthetic benchmarks and real-world tools. The 5900 review mainly looks at the card at satisfying the more power-hungry amongst you whilst the 5200 review is for those of you with conservative wallets.

Soyo P4I875P Dragon2 Canterwood Motherboard @ Tweaknews.net

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Through my testing of this particular motherboard, the system was unreliable, the BIOS couldn't be updated and would reset itself when ever it wanted, the SATA would not work through the southbridge and the overclocking and overall performance was substandard when compared to an equally equipped motherboard from another manufacturer.

Five power supplies compared

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The Tech Report has compared 5 of the most important accessories of your computer, the power supply unit.Today, I've rounded up five brand-new power supplies from Ahanix, Antec, Enermax, Vantec, and Zalman to compare with each other and our previous favorite. I've updated our power supply testing gauntlet, too. Not only will we be looking at DC voltage tolerances and noise levels, we'll also take a peek at each power supply's impact on system temperatures and measure its AC ripple voltage.

Radeon 9800 vs 9700

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Julio Franco at the TechSpot sends word that he's thrown up their Radeon 9800 vs 9700 review!

Having the capability to produce as much as 1.8 million graphic cards per month, Sapphire Technologies happens to be one of ATI?s primary OEM partners. Today we are examining their Radeon 9800 Atlantis Pro; with a board design that resembles ATI's reference a lot, the Atlantis offers 9800 Pro's outstanding performance packed with a great bundle, high quality parts (good for o/cing) & Sapphire's warranty to back it up, at an acceptable price point.

BFG 5900 Ultra

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Just got word that Clay Angelly over at Nvnews.net has thrown up his BFG 5900 Ultra Review!

The BFG Asylum GeForce FX 5900 Ultra left me with a mighty fine twitch. In fact, it's the first time since the Voodoo2 that I've experienced such a dramatic jump in performance over previous graphics cards. Even on my somewhat average system. What BFG states on the box: "TURN IT ALL ON" is dead-on accurate. I made a point to max out every possible graphical setting in all games tested and in the majority of cases, this GeForce FX 5900 Ultra card didn't break a sweat until the combination of 1600x1200 and 8X AA was used.

Kingmax DDR-433 PC3500 Memory

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Tweaktown Review: Kingmax Technology is not a memory manufacturer who is known for enthusiast style RAM. They are more so a company who produces memory which performs well and does not cost an arm and a leg. Soon the Taiwanese-based company will release their DDR-433 "performance" modules but before that TweakTown were given the chance to test them exclusively and see what they have to offer. Follow Shawn "Toxic" Baker as he tells us about Kingmax's newest memory modules!

MSI FX5900-VTD128 @ Viper's Lair

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MSI is well known for packing in a lot of features and extras into their products, and doing so at a lower price point than the competition. So, how does their FX5900 solution fit in?

"Compared to our stock speed Splinter Cell numbers, we see an increase of about 2 to 3FPS across all the non-AA resolutions, and the 8xAA/8xAF resolutions. Not much of an increase, so we'll leave it up to you if it's worth the risk in OCing."

Review @ Viper's Lair

Epox 4PCA3+ Motherboard Review

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Hardware Pacers has posted a review on the Epox 4PCA3+ motherboard. The board features the i82875P+ICH5R chipsets, SATA, C-Media CMI9739A onboard sound and other goodies. Here is a snippet:

Epox is probably one of favorite choices for overclockers. With load of BIOS overclocking options and great stability, this motherboard would be one great choice. It is very easy to see that Epox tried very hard to make this motherboard high-end candy. This high-end candy offers great on-board sound, Dual Channel DDR technology, Highpoint HPT374 Raid controller and everything else a user wants!

QuietPC QuietFeet Vibration Isolation Feet

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The amount of noise put out by modern PC's is becoming something of a hot topic, and consequently dampening the roar of your high-end computer is now becoming a major concern for many of us. Sharp minded companies have been quick to spot the potential market here, and so there is an increasing array of products available to help with insulating your machine. Today RipNet-UK takes a look at an item from one of the leaders in this growth market, Quiet PC. Three different sets of vibration-isolating feet get put to the test - are they worth your investment? Read on to find out.

Graphic Card Reviews & ATI FireGL X2-256 & T2-128 Photo's

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Just got word from Crow at Darkcrow.co.kr that he's been searching the web high and low for the latest graphics card reviews to have hit the web and grouped them all together on one page! There's 30 reviews in total. Here are some of the list:

Chaintech Zenith 9CJS Canterwood Motherboard Review @ Tweaknews.net

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With a package and onboard feature bundle that has it all, the Zenith 9CJS is THE one stop product for the performance enthusiast who wants it all in one purchase. With the included 7.1 channel audio, dual LAN, remote control, extensive front panel and all around good looks coupled with decent performance, this product would be a recommended buy for anyone wanting a "turn key" approach to building an elite computer. - Would it?

Highpoint RocketRAID 404 Card

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Just got word that Viper Lair's have thrown up their Highpoint RocketRAID 404 Cardreview. With RAID setups there's several advantages over single drives. Either they can be faster, provide redundancy, or even both.

SATA maybe making headway in the marketplace, but the 404 card can provide you with a speed boost for your current drives, peace of mind or both. And with its ability to add a total of 8 devices, can be a great way to get some extra storage into your existing setup.

Cyberlink PowerDVD 5 Deluxe Review

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We have finished our review about the brand new PowerDVD 5 Deluxe software. This version has a lot of new features and improvements in comparison to the predecessor PowerDVD XP 4.0, a version we reviewed in November 2001.

You can all read about the improvements and new features and we will show you if PowerDVD 5 works out in our review over here.

8 Intel 875P Motherboards Comparison

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ExtremeTech is having a shoot-out with the eight most successful Intel Canterwood boards, now commonly known as i875P. All of the boards have their ups and downs but they all promise one thing: a performance overkill compared to the standard mainboards available. Funny thing though that they say a 3.06Ghz Pentium 4 was used, cause we all now that one is limited to FSB533. Anyway, on the list are: Abit IC7-G Aopen AX4C Max Asus P4C800 Deluxe DFI Lanparty Pro875 Gigabyte 8KNXP Ultra Intel D875PBZ MSI Neo-FIS2R Soyo P4I875P Dragon 2

Hardware Tests der letzten Tage

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Hier wieder eine kleine Liste interessanter Hardware Tests in deutscher Sprache vom Wochenende und der letzten Woche. Wir listen auch interessante Artikel in den jeweiligen Kategorien.

Archos Video AV320

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We have mobile phones, MP3 players, CD players and all types of mobile devices but what would you say about a mobile video player? Well they're finally here in the shape of the Archos Video AV320 player. This little beauty comes with this: 3.8-inch color display, 20GB hard drive, USB 2.0, MPEG-4 encoding module, remote control.

Scythe Kamakaze HSF

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How many times have we heard some company claiming the ability to give you performance air cooling with little noise? And how many times has it ended up that the cooler was either quiet or cool, but not both? Join TweakTown's Mike "Darthtanion" Wright as he delves into the Scythe Kamakaze HSF. They make these very same claims but with a difference; they managed to pull it off. See for yourself as they look at this new name in cooling.