HEXUS.net move on from their previous SLI coverage, now taking a look at a pair of the cheapest SLI-capable graphics cards: 6600 GTs. The review also looks at how much power you're going to need for your SLI rig, and provides some final thoughts on SLI as a whole.

Today 3DXtreme is taking a look some of the latest products from Mutant Mods. Included in this review will be Copper Skull Thumbscrews, Meteor Light Kit, Sound Control Module and, 24" UV Reactive Blue EL Wire Wrapped Round IDE Cable. All Simple beginners? mods for the novice.

In today's review the Madshrimps continue their search for the whole grail of complete silence. Having looked at some very efficient CPU coolers in the past, they extend their horizon to include another noisy part of every PC: the Power supply.

The enthusiast computer case industry has come quite a long way in the past few years. Just a quick look at any major online reseller and you can see that literally dozens of manufacturers are competing against each other. From a consumer perspective, this is great news. More competition means better prices and features. We are starting to see features like tool-less designs, removable motherboard trays, solid construction, windowed side panels, UV lights, and numerous internal bays become available in more and more cases at lower and lower prices. The latest in budget oriented gaming cases is the Samurai from SunBeamTech.

Awhile back we reviewed Jasc's Paint Shop Pro Studio which was an easy way for the novice user to get into photo editing and graphics. This time we take a look at the more powerful program that Paint Shop Pro Studio was based on, the newly released Jasc's Paint Shop Pro 9.

OCIA.net has posted a review of the Logisys UV Blue Acrylic Case. Below is a direct quote from the review:
"That just about wraps up the features of the case, except for these included feet. In my opinion, they are the final touch to the case. By putting these onto the bottom of the case, you can limit the possibility that the bottom panel will get scratched on the desk. Honestly, I didn’t expect to see them included and wouldn’t have been the wiser if they were missing. However, I was glad to see that Logisys had taken every measure to make sure the case doesn’t run into any scratches from normal use."

It all began with SoftMenu, ABIT's revolutionary BIOS which allowed, for the first time, enthusiasts and overclockers to adjust system settings within the BIOS instead of manipulating jumpers and dipswitches on the motherboard itself. With SoftMenu, ABIT earned a well deserved reputation for creating enthusiast oriented BIOS and quickly became known as "The" enthusiast company.

Gigabyte delivers an exciting SLI board based on the excellent nForce4 K8NXP-9. How does the Gigabyte SLI compare?

we reviewed the first board for nVidia SLI, a Reference board from Asus called the A8N-SLI Deluxe. Asus believed that they had a 30-day lead on competitors with their SLI board, so it will be a surprise to some to see, just one day later, the Gigabyte K8NXP-SLI. Clearly, other Tier 1 motherboard makers have also been very busy!

A strong and stable power supply is the heart of any system, although many people pay little to no attention to it. With companies releasing new technologies and enthusiasts pushing their systems to the limit, the demand for better power supply units rises as well. Enermax answers the demand by releasing the Noisetaker EG701P-VE power supply unit, a 600W monster which features some of the very best power supply technology available to date in the industry. The review utilizes brutal load testing by running an AMD A64 and Intel P4 system simultaneously on the EG701P-VE. Will the PSU survive three days with both systems at full load?

A4Tech has recently announced their "no-battery" mouse, which is the world’s first optical mouse that operates without the use of batteries, at least to some degree. Undoubtedly this makes them unique and certainly attention grabbing, but is the innovation justifiable? As you will later find out, the price to performance ration may not be so desirable to many. While the company enters the market with a nice and innovative product, we do recommend that they consider some aspects of the products such as the price and the mouse pad.

HEXUS.net continues its SLI coverage today. If you haven't read the first part yet - NVIDIA's SLI - An Introduction - then I suggest you do. The latest installment looks at cooling and powering your SLI rig, along with performance when using a pair of 6800GT's in SLI mode and also how SLI fares as an upgrade path. Check it out here.

Madshrimps takes a closer look at one of Swiftech’s all-in-one water cooling kits. Aimed at the novice user out there it promises easy installation and decent performance. Can their H20-8600 kit deliver? Let’s find out.

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"PC Modders are always looking for something different to make their PC Case unique. Mutant Mods has delivered another affordable, visually pleasing product with the Luminous Led cooling fan..."
read review here

We've posted a new review on 3DXtreme.net of the Corsair XMS4400C25PT 1024 TwinX.
"Once again Corsair has raised the bar and has delivered a product worthy of our Editor's Choice Award. For the many people, including myself, that are stuggling to achieve AMD64 1:1 overclocks the answer is here - Corsair XMS4400C25."
read review here

OCIA.net has posted a review of the Tech Station. Below is a direct quote from the review:
"The motherboard doesn't actually mount onto the Tech Station. Instead, it simply rests on the lower platform. This is one reason it's so easy to install hardware on the Tech Station. You place this foam pad on the bottom shelf and then put the motherboard on top of it. This protects the bottom of the board, prevents it from sliding around and ensures a static-free motherboard."

www.ocia.net review

Flash drives are the current generation of floppy disks, as they allow users to read and write data with extremely fast speeds in an instant.
The drives’ USB 2.0 compliance aids in transferring data back and forth at 480MBps theoretically. They sweeten the deal even more with their high storage capacities that go as high as 2GB. Then you can add to their overall smaller size and sleek design and you have a successful and futuristic product in the market.
There is no hassle of storing 1.44MB of data on multiple floppy disks and there is no worry about having to drag 20 different disks with one project.
Not to mention the fact that USB drives are more versatile and heavy duty, so to speak, that you won’t have to worry about scratching or breaking them.

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"The Albatron Trinity PCX 5750 would be the perfect card for someone in need of a videocard which is faster than budget, but not as expensive as mainstream. The card was always completely stable during normal use and oddly during overclocking and I never once had one single artifact throughout my extensive gaming and benchmarking. The card took a licking and kept on ticking. Image quality was always very good, gaming speed was acceptable if you keep out of the games full of eye candy and the card was very easy to install and setup."

Today we take a look at an add-on for your mouse called Mouse grips. Mouse Grips are pre-cut shaped neoprene pieces that you can place strategically on your mouse that will give you more grip and help prevent hand sweat while gaming.

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When someone offers you a sub-£30 case to review you don't usually get terribly excited about it. Surprisingly however the Mercury Elite seems to be a very stylish case for its price tag, and we were quick to give credit where it's due.
Quote: " When I first heard that we were to review the Mercury Elite, the first thing I did was go and look for a price. My first thoughts when I realised that it was selling for under £30 including the VAT and with a 400 watt passive PFC power supply fitted were that it must be one of the plainest, ugliest and least user-friendly case ever created. I mean lets face it, even a cheap-and-nasty 400watt power supply will cost you £30, and I've no doubt at all that a cheap-and-nasty power supply is pretty much what you get, but that still means the case comes for free! "