OCZ 2048MB PC3200 Dual Channel Memory

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AMDZone have thrown up their review of OCZ's PC3200 dual channel memory! Here's a snip.

Even though I get more hardware than the average geek, I still get excited by the latest products. Unfortunately for an AMD memory reviewer it has been a dry spell due to the lack of a serious need for memory faster than PC3200. But if you can't increase speed, you have to wait for an increase in size! So my eyes grew big with anticipation when OCZ slipped me their new memory heavy weight.

Coolermaster Hyper6 full review

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FrostyTech finished their review of Coolermaster latest high end heatsink, they test the noise levels and performance of this P4/K8 monster-cooling and put it up against more than 30+ other P4 coolers; The Hyper6 is ranking very high! Read the whole review here.

MSX Game Reader Review

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It's Here! The first new official MSX hardware, straight from Japan: the MSX Game Reader, a USB device that allows you to play cartridge games on MSXPLAYer, the official MSX emulator. MSX Resource Center puts this interesting new device to the test.

Thermal Integration Dr. Thermal TI-A8736N Cooler

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The Crucible takes a look at one of Dr. Thermal's stacked plate P4 heatsinks. The TI-A8736N is a budget cooler, so don't expect super performance. This little puppy does turn in a good showing though.

Thermal Integration's Dr. Thermal TI-A8736N is a decent replacement for the stock Intel cooler. The performance is good, not great, but good. The A8736N performance is slightly better than the stock cooler, there how ever is a trade off. The A8736N is quite a bit noisier than the stock cooler. Whether or not the trade off is acceptable is up to you.

OCZ 1GB PC4400 DDR550 Performance Series Dual Channel Memory Kit @ TweakNews

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There are a couple of factors that impressed me with OCZ's PC4400 memory. For one, I liked the use of copper heatspreaders. It is well known that DDR550 memory does get warm and using a heatspreader material with a higher heat conductivity rate just makes pure sense. It has been argued for some time whether heatspreaders are really necessary on memory today. For PC3200 memory, this may indeed be true, but for PC4400, it's mandatory. Kick in the fact that it looks great (see picture above), and you have a great combination of practicality and aesthetics which is sought after by enthusiasts today.

Taming the beast, Antec Overture Take 3

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The Antec Overture is by far the most common starter HTPC case and has been at the center of multiple heated debates on its temperature "issue." HTPCNews.com decided to bring everyone an editorial on how to tame this beast in the cooling department while maintaining the same overall look and feel to the original case's exterior. If you are one of the many thousands who have purchased this case, here's a few examples for getting the best performance out of your rig.

GeCube 9600 XT All in Wonder - HTPC for the Masses

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Today TweakTown have GeCube's brand new Radeon 9600 XT All in Wonder on the test bench. It offers the same features as the more expensive Radeon 9800 Pro AIW but at a price point more affordable for the masses.

X-Micro WLAN 11g+ Router 108Mb

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Hardware Pacers has posted a review on the X-Micro WLAN 11g+ Router 108Mb. Here's a snip:

When the first wireless routers were available in the market, it didn't matter how fast they really were, the excitement alone having a wireless router was enough. Now we want something more out of them, such as increased security and throughput. Today X-micro features a router with 802.11g capabilities and a great firewall. As the new wireless routers expand into the horizon such as the X-Micro WLAN 11g+ Router, we will take them with us and give them a new meaning.

Dell Inspiron XPS

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GamersDepot have thrown up their review of Dell's Flagship Gaming and Multimedia Inspiron XPS Notebook! Here's a snip.

Harnessing the power of Intel?s P4 3.4GHz EE CPU, this heart and soul of this laptop is unquestionably without equal right now. Two Megabytes of addition L2 cache not only help in CPU-bound games, but also make multimedia functions like video capture go a lot faster.

Thermaltake V6000A Damier Case @ CoolTechZone

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Thermaltake has been producing cases for a long time. They have undoubtly produced some of the best looking and best "performing" cases in the market. There are many factors to take into consideration when choosing a computer case. First and foremost are the looks. Many of us don't consider a case solely based on looks. Then comes the weight and the general size. And finally, we have the price conflict and the features.

Plextor PX-708UF External 8X DVD+-R/RW DVD Burner Review

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"Today, I will be reviewing the PX-504UF's big brother, the PX-708UF. The PX-708UF is a carbon-copy of its predecessor in terms of connectivity and style. In terms of performance, the PX-708UF takes a fairly big leap forward by supporting 8 different formats (8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R, 4X DVD+RW, 2X DVD-RW, 12X DVD-ROM, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW AND 40X CD-ROM)."

Intimidator CPU-GPU-Chipset Water Blocks Review

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Now that water cooling systems are becoming more popular, you'll find a lot of retail solutions. Most of them are high priced and offer only average performance. Building the setup yourself is an option, but getting high quality water blocks is the most difficult part. Good performance for a decent price is what we are searching for in this review.

FIRST LOOK: Jetway Magic Twin MiniQ Computer

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AnandTech have checked out Jetway's all new MiniQ MagicTwin series barebone system that allows two users to share the computing power of a single PC system! Here's a snip.

The Jetway Magic Twin 865 does stand out in this increasingly crowded market. It is the first and only 2-user SFF that we have seen or heard about. Someone in Jetway obviously took a long hard look at the SFF market and asked how Jetway could distinguish themselves in the crowded 865 SFF market. Jetway's answer was the MiniQ 860Twin based on their proprietary 865GFT 2-user SFF motherboard.

Everglide Giganta Ray Mouse Pad @ GGMania

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It's not every day you see a review of mouse pad, but mousing surfaces can be a big deal to the extreme gamer, especially in first person games where accuracy and precision is important. There are many types of mouse pads out there. Some are made of plastic, aluminum, and even glass. Anyone who has tried a Steelpad, Icemat, Ratpad, or any other gaming mousepad already knows what a big difference they make. Today I will be looking at a new version of the popular mouse pad - the Everglide Giganta Ray.

Athlon 64 FX 53 - Benchmarked in 32 & 64 bit Environments

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GuruReview have thrown up a new review entitled Athlon 64 FX 53 - Benchmarked in 32 & 64 bit Environments ! Here's a snip.

From the picture we can see that this CPU was manufactured in week 52 of 2003, so AMD had been sitting on these for quite a while before their release three weeks ago.

Mega Roundup: 20 Hard Disk Drives with 80GB Storage Capacity

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"Today we are going to compare the performance of 20 hard disk drives with 80GB storage capacity from IBM-Hitachi, Western Digital, Samsung, Seagate and Maxtor. Hopefully, this indepth test session will help you to make the right choice for your needs."

HIS Excalibur Platinum Radeon 9600 256Meg Dual-DVI Videocard @ TweakNews

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With 256Megs of texture memory and full dual DVI connection support for US$149, the Excalibur Radeon 9600 is targeted towards the price conscious consumer that is in need of a good upgrade for their workstation, wants to game from time to time and have some money left in their wallet.

Sure it isn't a screamer when it comes to gaming, but it was never meant to be. Gaming on a 17 inch monitor at 1024x768 set at driver defaults was very comfortable and even with moderate quality settings I could game for hours just like I could if I was using a 9800pro.