Fans cause most of the noise in PC's today... Companies have taken notice of this and started creating fans that move decent amounts of air while staying as silent as possible. One such company is Acousti with their AcoustiFans that are imported to the USA and are quickly making a name for themselves as one of the quietest fans available. For those of you who have been dealing with the groaning of noisy fans for far too long, these might be just what the doctor ordered. Check out this review and find out more at HTPCnews.com

OCIA.net checks out the Thermalright SLK-948U in their latest review! Here's a snip.

The only solid section of the heatsink is the center portion over the core. This design allows the air to flow through the heatsink and creates a more postive airflow through the heatsink. Warm air is not forced to change direction and exit out left or right from the heatsink but is allowed to flow clear through and then change to be deflected by the motherboard.

I am very impressed with this combo. Not only did it perform exceptionally well (both as a gaming and an office mouse), but the Bluetooth integration via the hub makes this a multi-functional device worthy of its price tag.

The MX700 made a name for itself as the best mouse available in its price range, and it still maintains that title. However, for those wanting more from their mouse, the MX900 is a clear winner. For those looking to consolidate other Bluetooth devices via a hub, the MX900 is a fantastic option. The software bundle is very user-friendly, yet offers powerful configurations to make your life easier.

Usually with a water cooling setup this has been confined to the Do-It-Yourself?ers out there but more and more we are seeing companies provide complete kit solutions for those who do not wish to piece together their cooling system. This is where Evercool has come in with the WC-201, a complete water cooling kit solution for the average user.

Zalman has dedicated their efforts to producing silent PC products and have won industry wide awards for their excellence. We have also reviewed Zalman's products and have been very impressed by the performance. Zalman's main goal is to produce products that are silent as well as functional. After the CES, Zalman released various products, all targeted towards the enthusiast crowd and for those who prefer quietness around their PC.

Well from the graphs we can see that the Athlon 64 3200+ trounces all over the XP 3200+, beats the P4 in most game tests and although loosing out in PCMark2004 and in rendering in Cinebench, it does tie very closely in the rest of the tests and pulls the fastest score here in the Winstone benchmarks. This is all before we get to see how the Athlon64 performs in a true 64bit environment.

IDC is predicting manufacturers will ship more LCD screens than traditional CRT displays this year, so we've whipped up a seven-way LCD comparison to find out what the fuss is all about. Read on to see which screen is most likely to tempt you away from that trusty CRT.

Just got word that Guru 3D have posted their review of Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer Edition! Here's a snip.

Creative recently updated the Audigy2 product line with the Audigy2 ZS, but is it a rehash of an aging architecture, or is it a refinement of a good brand? Guru of 3D is going in depth, even with gaming benchmarks.

ATI recently announced their latest, highest performance, mobile graphics solution, Mobility Radeon 9700, based on the M11 mobile graphics chip. ATI left the announcment until it was shipping in products and here Beyond3D looks at the performance of Mobility Radeon 9700 in one of the implementations it is already available in.

This just in from WinFuture.de!

you guys can find the first final review about TuneUp Utilities 2004 with 15 Screenshots and 4 whole pages are available after 10 hours of testing and writing. The product will be available to the public in about 2 days, so WinFuture.de is a exclusive source.

The AeroFlow packed quite a punch for a low budget, medium noise cooler, but issues with the T.M.D. technology caused it to fall out of favor as newer and bigger heatsinks overshadowed it. Little more than a year later, Vantec returns with the AeroFlow 2, which sports a few features that are similar to its predecessor, but also tries to create waves of its own.

The first thing of interest was the unique folding concept they use on the arms of the headset. It allows them to be stored safely and take up less space. As far as headphones go, comfort is very important. The Zalman headset has padding on the top as well as the padding for the ear cups which provides a decent level of comfort but I think there should be some perforations in the ear padded area to help prevent sweating when worn for long periods of time gaming.

ALi makes a jump into the Athlon64 Chipset market, and Soyo is the first manufacturer to jump on the bandwagon. Is it a worth while venture? Check out the review to find out.

What happens when the king of silence gets knocked off their throne? They step it up and get right back in the game with a whole new product lineup. We have the latest PSU from Zalman and take it through the ropes here at HTPCNews.com. Come find out if this new product lineup has what it takes to get the crown back.

In the first of TweakTown's look at the increasingly popular Small Form Factor (SFF) systems, they focus their attention on Intel's Pentium 4 based platform systems from Shuttle, Soltek and ABIT

How do you choose one cooler over another when in every store You vist there's, so many different types of heatsinks and fans combo's? We taken seventeen lowend to highend heatsinks for a spin.

XtremeSystems is pleased to release a review by our own CCW on the OCZ Technology Gladiator 3 heatsink fan.

Recently, the company OCZ Technology which is pre-dominantly concerned with the manufacture of high-quality memory has been moving more and more into the cooling arena with their introduction of a heatsink and a thermal paste. Their recent cooling products are not actually made in-house by OCZ Technology however. They are outsourced from other companies, and then re-distributed with the OCZ Technology moniker attached.

Earlier this week, we published our review of the Logitech Cordless Navigator Duo and found some performance issues with the keyboard.

DataFuse.net just finished reviewing SeaSonic's Super Tornado 350W! Here's a snip.

I've looked at quite a few PSU's in the last two years, and I must say, I thought I had seen it all: 1, 2 even 3 fans, sometimes 80mm fans, sometimes 92mm, but this is a first to me: a 120mm.

Today TweakTown are taking a break from looking at the usual motherboard, video card or CPU and they've decided to look at three of MSI's latest PC goodies. Read on as they take a look at their USB Mega Stick, 8x DVD recorder and Wireless 11g equipment.