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Hardware Roundup: Weekend Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 21, 2009 06:55PM
Author: Dale Shuck
It's no surprise that AMD Radeon 5970 and Nvidia GT 200 cards are still prevalent in the roundup as both cards were just released last week. Also released last week was Google's Chrome OS and we're treated to a hands-on look. We also have games, a solid state drive ad an HTPC case in this weekend's roundup for you to check out.
Cases
Thermaltake SD100 mini ITX Home Theater Chassis @ Legit Reviews
Gaming
Command and Conquer 4 (Preview) - PC and Assassins Creed II Review (PS3 & X360) @ GamingHeaven
Operating Systems
Google Chrome OS hands-on (Dev Build November 20, 2009) @ TweakTown
Storage/Hard Drives
OCZ Colossus 3.5-in Solid State Drive @ PC Perspective
Video
Leadtek GT 220 @ Bjorn3D
Sapphire 5970 Cfx and HIS 5970 CFx @ DriverHeaven
Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 5970 2 GB Video Card Unboxing and Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 5970 2 GB Graphics Card @ Motherboards.org (YouTube links)
ATI Catalyst 9.11 Windows 7 Driver Analysis @ TweakTown
Miscellany
PCPer Podcast #82 - Flash 10.1, AMD Radeon HD 5970, Kingston SSDNow 40GB, MSI NF980-E65 Motherboard and more! @ PC Perspective
Hardware Roundup: Friday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 20, 2009 03:26AM
Author: Dale Shuck
AMD is dominating the videocard news these days with its 5000-series graphics cards and the recent release of its Radeon HD 5970 is just adding fuel to the flames. OCC just published a review of the Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 OC and our roundup also includes a look at HD 5970 CrossFireX performance along with a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 card (also reviewed by OCC here). There's more video news surrounding the latest AMD cards with the Eyefinity Challenge coverage and a word on the shortages that have been plaguing the 5000-series cards. AMD's Athlon 2 X3 435 processor also gets covered (you can check out the OCCC review here).
CPUs
AMD Athlon 2 X3 435 CPU @ Rbmods
Gaming
League of Legends (PC) @ GamingHeaven
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 @ Techgage
Memory
OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Intel XMP LV 4GB @ Neoseeker
Mobile
Cooler Master SNA95 Slim Universal Notebook Adapter @ ThinkComputers
Motherboards
MSI NF980-E65 Motherboard Review: SLI for AM3 @ PC Perspective
Notebooks
Novatech X16 HD Pro Notebook @ DriverHeaven
Operating Systems
Unearth Region-Specific Windows 7 Themes @ TechSpot
Storage/Hard Drives
AXUS FiT 500E Five-Bay RAID DAS Server @ TweakTown
Video
Eyefinity Challenge in Dallas, TX @ [H]ardOCP
ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB in CrossFireX @ TweakTown
Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 @ XSReviews
AMD speak to Heaven Media (DriverHeaven) regarding HD 5000 shortages @ DriverHeaven
Hardware Roundup: Thursday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 19, 2009 03:41AM
Author: Dale Shuck
After yesterday's round of reviews on the latest graphics card from AMD, the Radeon HD 5970, we managed to turn up a couple more reviews. Nvidia also released its GT 240 cards this week and we have a look at the Palit GT 240 Sonic videocard (also reviewed by OCC here). Although new videocards always generate lots of excitement, we do have reviews on other items in today's roundup including an unboxing video of the Sapphire 950w/1250w Pure PSUs (OCC reviewed the Sapphire Pure 1250W here) and more, so be sure to use the links below to read all the latest from around the web.
Media Players
Patriot Box Office HD Media Player @ Legit Reviews
Monitors
Samsung SyncMaster LD190G 19-inch Lapfit USB LCD Monitor @ ThinkComputers
Motherboards
ASUS P7P55D Pro @ Techgage
Power Supplies
Sapphire 950w/1250w Pure PSU Unboxing Videos @ Motherboards.org (YouTube link)
Speakers/Headphones
Sharkoon XTactic Digital Surround Sound Headset @ DriverHeaven
Storage/Hard Drives
A-DATA SH93 Waterproof and Shock Resistant Portable HDD @ TweakTown
OCZ Agility 60GB SSD (SLC) @ Bjorn3D
Video
AMD's Radeon HD 5970 graphics card @ Tech Report
Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 2GB Overclocked @ TweakTown
Palit GT 240 Sonic @ Neoseeker
NVIDIA Pushes 3D Vision Outside the Gaming Box @ TweakTown
Hardware Roundup: Wednesday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 18, 2009 04:51AM
Author: Dale Shuck
In the shadow of AMD's launch yesterday of its dual GPU HD 5970 card, Nvidia quietly launched another card of its own in the form of the GeForce GT 240. Targeted at the more budget minded user the cards offer the opportunity for upgraded performance in the $90-$100 range. Kingston's SSDNow V series 40GB solid state drive (reviewed by OCC here) offers you the chance to test out the new drive technology for only $115. While expensive on a per gigabyte basis when compared to traditional hard drives, the price is certainly within the range of enthusiasts who want the increased performance and Kingston makes the upgrade an easy process.
Cases
Sunbeamtech Automaton ATX Case @ Madshrimps
Mediaplayers
Raidsonic Icybox IB-MP305A-B Mediaplayer @ Rbmods
Motherboards
7-Way Intel P55 Motherboard Round-Up @ TechSpot
Intel DP55WG Motherboard @ Motherboards.org
Mousepads
Coolermaster Mouse Mat Roundup @ XSReviews
Optical Drives
ASUS SBC-04D1S-U External Slim Blu-ray Combo Drive @ ThinkComputers
Storage/Hard Drives
Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Desktop Bundle Review (with RAID!) @ PC Perspective
Two Kingston 40GB V Series Boot Drive SSDs in RAID 0 @ Legit Reviews
Thermaltake BlacX Duet Dual Hard Drive Docking Station @ Tweaknews
Kingston SSDNow V 40GB @ Bjorn3D
Video
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 Video Card Preview @ Legit Reviews
MSI GeForce N240GT 512MB GDDR5 OC Video Card @ TweakTown
Zotac GeForce GT 240 AMP! Edition @ HotHardware
Hardware Roundup: Tuesday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 17, 2009 03:50AM
Author: Dale Shuck
We're back on track today with some interesting reviews in the storage arena beginning with a look at the Fusion-io ioXtreme PCIe solid state drive card. For something a bit more mundane, if you can call it that, there's the Thecus N0204 pocket RAID device. Moving on to graphics cards we have several ATI Radeon cards in the roundup including Sapphire's HD 5870 Vapor-X (reviewed by OCC here) and the Sapphire HD 5850 (also reviewed by OCC here).
Gaming
Star Trek DAC (PC) and Left 4 Dead 2 (PC) @ Gamingheaven
Input Devices
Razer Orochi Mouse & Kabuto Mouse Pad @ Bjorn3D
Motherboards
ASUS P7P55D-E Premium Motherboard @ Motherboards.org
Speakers/Headphones
Logitech G35 Surround Sound Headset @ DriverHeaven
Storage/Hard Drives
Thecus N0204 miniNAS Pocket RAID Storage @ Legit Reviews
Exclusive First Look: Fusion-io ioXtreme PCI Express SSD @ HotHardware
Video
Sapphire 5870 Vapor X @ Bjorn3D
HIS Radeon HD4850 iCooler 1GB Videocard @ Tweaknews
Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1GB Video Card @ ThinkComputers
Hardware Roundup: Monday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 16, 2009 03:31AM
Author: Dale Shuck
After having a pretty substantial weekend roundup, we're left with a light start to the week. Corsair's rather substantial Obsidian Series 800D chassis marks the company's first foray into the crowded field of computer cases. Does the Obsidian deliver? Read the review to find out. We also have review coverage of the Kingwin F-35 external HDD enclosure and AVLabs' AVL787 speaker system.
Cases
Corsair's Obsidian Series 800D enclosure @ Tech Report
Speakers/Headphones
AVLabs AVL787 Bedside Companion Speaker System @ TweakTown
Storage/Hard Drives
Kingwin F-35 HDD Enclosure @ Virtual-Hideout
Hardware Roundup: Weekend Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 15, 2009 08:23AM
Author: Dale Shuck
We've got a good collection of reviews for you this weekend. AMD's revamped Phenom II X4 965 (reviewed by OCC here) now sports a 125W TDP, down from the 140W TDP of its predecessor. We also have a trio of motherboards for you to look at including the Gigabyte P55-UD6 (you can read the OCC review here). Also in the roundup is a series of videocard reviews including a look at Sapphire's HD 5750 Vapor-X card (also reviewed by OCC here). That's not all on tap today so be sure the follow the links below for the rest of the reviews.
CPUs
AMD's 125W Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition @ Techgage
Gaming
Machinarium (PC) and Guitar Hero: Van Halen (Xbox360) @ GamingHeaven
Motherboards
Gigabyte P55-UD6 P55 Lynnfield Motherboard and ASUS TUF Sabertooth 55i hands-on: durability not overclockability @ PC Perspective
ASUS P7P55D Premium Motherboard @ Motherboards.org
Power Supplies
Ultra X4 500W PSU @ DriverHeaven
Nexus NX-5000 PSU @ Rbmods
Video
EVGA GeForce GT 220 SSC DDR3 Video Card @ Legit Reviews
Sapphire Vapor X ATI RADEON HD 5750 @ Motherboards.org
Galaxy GeForce GTX 260+ 896MB Razor Edition Video Card @ TweakTown
Miscellany
Lowepro Outback 100 Camera Bag @ ThinkComputers
Hardware Roundup: Friday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 13, 2009 03:08AM
Author: Dale Shuck
We have a fairly busy end of the week roundup for our readers covering the gamut of hardware and software today. DFI and Gigabyte have P55 motherboards being reviewed today. In cooling there's the Hyper N620 cooler from Cooler Master (you can read the OCC review here) along with a look at the Feser One non-conductive water cooling fluid. If small form factor is on your shopping list you can check out the Shuttle XPC SX58H7 case. Cooler Master has another product in the spotlight today with its Sentinel Advance gaming mouse (also reviewed by OCC here). That just scratches the surface of what we have on tap today so hit the links below for all the reviews.
Cases
Shuttle XPC SX58H7 @ DriverHeaven
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper N620 Heatpipe CPU Cooler @ Tweaknews
Feser One Non Conductive Fluid @ Bjorn3D
Gaming
Star Trek Online (PC) Preview @ Gamingheaven
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Video Review Part 1 @ Motherboards.org
Input Devices
Coolermaster Sentinel Advance @ XSReviews
Motherboards
DFI LANParty DK P55-T3eH9 Motherboard @ TweakTown
Gigabyte P55-UD6 & P55M-UD4 @ Neoseeker
Notebooks
AMD reveals 2010 notebook platform plans @ Tech Report
Operating Systems
What Happened To Apple's Software Quality? @ HotHardware
Software
Tech Tip: Install Over 50 Freeware Apps Hands-Free with Ninite @ TechSpot
Storage/Hard Drives
Vantec NexStar Vault NST-V290S2 2.5-inch HDD Enclosure @ TweakTown
Video
Leadtek PxVC1100 MPEG-2/H.264 Transcoding Card @ Legit Reviews
Miscellany
TweakTown System Builders Guides (SBG) are back! @ TweakTown
Hardware Roundup: Thursday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 12, 2009 02:47AM
Author: Dale Shuck
Keeping things cool is sometimes a challenge especially if you need to balance in the need for quiet operation or have a laptop that needs help to keep from getting too toasty. That's why there are cooling products like the NZXT Sentry 2 touchscreen fan controller (check out the OCC review here) and the Thermaltake Massive23 ST notebook cooler (also reviewed by OCC here). Lucid's Hydra 200 multi-GPU chip for balancing graphics load over disparate GPUs gets tested and we have three different articles about performance in today's roundup. We also have several other pairs of reviews covering power supplies, headsets and cases, including the Cooler Master Storm Sniper Black Edition (just reviewed by OCC here) so enjoy your reading today.
Cases
Cooler Master Storm Sniper Black Edition Case @ Legit Reviews
XClio Godspeed One Advanced Mid Tower Case @ TweakTown
Cooling
NZXT Sentry 2 Touchscreen Fan Controller @ Rbmods
Thermaltake Massive23 ST Notebook Cooler @ ThinkComputers
Gaming
Pirates of the Burning Sea Expansion Interview @ XSReviews
Motherboards
ECS P55H-A Motherboard @ Motherboards.org
Power Supplies
Enermax ECO80+ 620W Power Supply @ [H]ardOCP
ABS SL Series 1050 Power Supply @ Bjorn3D
Speakers/Headphones
ZOWIE Hammer Gaming Headset @ TweakTown
Roccat Vire Gaming Headset @ DriverHeaven
Video
Hands on with Lucid's Hydra GPU load balancer @ Tech Report
Lucid HYDRA 200 Multi-GPU Technology Performance Preview @ PC Perspective
Lucid Hydra 200 Multi-GPU Performance Revealed @ HotHardware
Hardware Roundup: Wednesday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 11, 2009 03:39AM
Author: Dale Shuck
Infinity Ward certainly raised the ire of some PC gamers with its decision to not provide dedicated servers for Modern Warfare 2 but that hasn't seemed to slow sales too much according to news reports. Released for consoles and PC this week, today's roundup has a pair of reviews covering graphics performance on the PC as well as a review looking at game play on the Xbox 360 and PS3. While we're on the subject of games, we also turned up a pair of reviews looking at Need for Speed: Shift. NZXT has released several cases that not only offer a departure from the run of the mill black box, but are also attractively priced. Two of those cases, the NZXT M59 (you can read the OCC review here) and the NZXT Lexa S (also reviewed by OCC here) are covered in today's roundup.
Cases
NZXT M59 Case @ Neoseeker
NZXT Lexa S Crafted Series Black Steel Mid Tower Chassis @ ThinkComputers
Cooling
Best Heatsink? Frostytech's Top 5 Heatsink Chart @ Frostytech
Gaming
Need for Speed SHIFT Gameplay Performance and IQ @ [H]ardOCP
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (X360 & PS3) @ Gamingheaven
New Need For Speed: Shift Patch Boosts AMD GPU Performance @ Legit Reviews
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Graphics Performance @ TechSpot
Storage/Hard Drives
Seagate Savvio 10K.3 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 300GB 2.5-inch Hard Disk and Early look at USB 3.0 X25-M SSD performance versus USB 2.0, eSATA and more @ TweakTown
Video
O 5800, 5800, Wherefor Art Thou 5800? @ [H]ardOCP
Leadtek Geforce GT 220 Extreme Overclocking Experiment @ Madshrimps
Galaxy GeForce GTX 260+ Razor Edition - Single slot performance @ PC Perspective
Miscellany
Waterfield Designs Sleeve Cases: A Second Skin for Notebooks @ PCSTATS
Hardware Roundup: Tuesday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 10, 2009 03:28AM
Author: Dale Shuck
Looking around the Web today we came up with several reviews on P55 chipset motherboards including the ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (reviewed by OCC here). The single videocard in the collection today covers the Sapphire HD 5870 Vapor-X card (also reviewed by OCC here). Take a moment to check out all the reviews by following the links below.
Cooling
Coolink SWiF2 Fan Series @ Rbmods
Corsair H50 Hydro Series Liquid/Water CPU Cooling System @ Tweaknews
Gaming
Torchlight (PC) and LIPS: Number One Hits @ GamingHeaven
Memory
Corsair Dominator 1600MHz 8GB kit (CMD8GX3M4A1600C8) @ Bjorn3D
Motherboards
MSI P55-GD80 @ Viperlair
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 Express) Motherboard and GIGABYTE P55-UD6 (P55 Express) Motherboard @ TweakTown
ASRock P55 Deluxe Motherboard @ Motherboards.org
Notebooks
Asus G51J Core i7 Mobile Gaming Notebook @ HotHardware
Acer Timeline 14" 4810T Notebook @ TechSpot
Operating Systems
Windows 7 Installation & Boot Comparison vs Vista @ Motherboards.org (YouTube link)
Speakers/Headphones
Tritton AX 720 Dolby Digital Surround Gaming Headset @ Legit Reviews
Storage/Hard Drives
Crucial M225 256GB Solid State Drive @ ThinkComputers
Video
Sapphire HD 5870 Vapor-X @ Neoseeker
Miscellany
GlobalFoundries Continues To Push Industry Forward @ PC Perspective
Hardware Roundup: Monday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 9, 2009 03:33AM
Author: Dale Shuck
We kick off the new week with a roundup rich in videocard reviews that includes a pair of reviews on the HIS HD 4890, another duo that cover the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB Vapor-X (also reviewed by OCC here) and a lone review on the Gigabyte GeForce 210. There is also coverage of Gigabyte's TweaKING overclocking event recently held in Paris and more.
Digital Photography/Video
Canon Powershot SD940 IS @ ExtremeMHz
Motherboards
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe P55 Lynnfield Motherboard @ PC Perspective
Tarade Shows/Conventions
Gigabyte TweaKING Overclocking Event Paris Fall 2009 @ Madshrimps
Video
HIS HD 4890 iCooler x4 1GB GDDR5 @ Viperlair
Unigine Heaven Benchmark with DX11 Tessellation @ [H]ardOCP
HIS Radeon HD4890 iCooler x4 Videocard @ Tweaknews
Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X @ Techgage
Gigabyte GeForce 210 @ Bjorn3D
Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB Vapor-X Video Card @ TweakTown
Hardware Roundup: Weekend Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 8, 2009 08:43AM
Author: Dale Shuck
Seagate is the first out with a SATA 6Gb/s drive and we get a chance to check out the latest drive along with one of its Savvio 15k.2 SAS drives. There are plenty more reviews for you to check out this weekend so hit the links below for some great reading.
Cases
Nexus Edge Case @ Rbmods
Cooling
Xigmatek Bifrost VD1065 VGA Cooler @ TweakTown
Gaming
Darkest Of Days Physx @ Bjorn3D
Input Devices
Roccat Kova @ XSReviews
OCZ Eclipse Double Laser Gaming Mouse @ Virtual-Hideout
Motherboards
ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO Motherboard @ Motheboards.org
Networking
ASUS RT-N13U Wireless Router and Print Server @ ThinkComputers
Power Supplies
Nesteq ASM XZero 500W PSU @ Driverheaven
Storage/Hard Drives
Seagate Savvio 15K.2 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 146GB 2.5-inch Hard Disk @ TweakTown
Seagate XT 2TB SATA 6GB/s Hard Drive Testing @ Legit Reviews
Video
ATI Radeon HD 5850 Crossfire @ Motherboards.org
Hardware Roundup: Friday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 6, 2009 04:15AM
Author: Dale Shuck
Today's roundup has enough content to keep you busy for a while so you can put off doing whatever it is that you're supposed to be working on for a bit longer. FrostyTech posted up an article looking at the insides of modern heatpipes to expose the different types of wick structures employed by cooler makers. Motorola's Droid smartphone is officially available at Verizon today and we get an in-depth hands-on look at the first phone running the Android 2.0 operating system. We also offer you another look at the AMD Phenom II X4 965 processor (also reviewed by OCC here). You can follow the links below to check out the rest of today's reviews.
Cases
Cooler Master Lab Test Bench V1.0 @ Madshrimps
Chieftec BL-01B PC Case @ ThinkComputers
Cooling
Heatpipe Wick Structures Exposed @ FrostyTech
CPUs
Phenom 2 X4 965 (125w TDP) @ Bjorn3D
Gaming
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Sith Ultimate Edition (PC) @ Gamingheaven
Mobile
Motorola DROID Does? A Deep Dive Look @ HotHardware
Motherboards
ASRock M3A785GXH/128M Motherboard @ Legit Reviews
Notebooks
Toshiba Satellite T135 Win 7 CULV Notebook @ HotHardware
AMD VISION Program Analysis for Desktop and Mobile @ PC Perspective
Optical Drives
LiteON iHAS424 Dual-Layer DVD Writer @ PCSTATS
Video
HIS Radeon HD 5850 1GB Video Card @ TweakTown
Leadtek Winfast Geforce GT 220 1Gb - A 9500 GT with DX10.1 @ Madshrimps
Video Card Benchmarking - Goodbye Vista and XP, Hello Windows 7 @ TweakTown
Hardware Roundup: Thursday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 5, 2009 03:36AM
Author: Dale Shuck
AMD released a revised version of its Phenom II X4 965 processor (see the OCC review here) and we managed to snag several reviews from around the web. Also included in today's roundup are several videocards including the Sparkle GeForce GTX 260, the Gigabyte GeForce GT220 and a pair of AMD Radeon cards. Be sure to check out the rest of what the Web has to offer by using the links below.
CPUs
AMD Launches 125W Phenom II X4 965 CPU @ HotHardware
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Rev. C3: Taking Power Down a Notch @ PC Perspective
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4 GHz 125W Processor @ PCSTATS
Gaming
Shattered Horizon PC Game Review and Interview With Maingear @ Legit Reviews
Memory
Kingston HyperX 8GB Kit 1600MHz (KHX1600C8D3K4/8GX) @ Bjorn3D
Motherboards
MSI NF980-G65 Motherboard @ Neoseeker
Notebooks
ASUS Eee PC 1101HA Seashell 11.6-inch Netbook @ TweakTown
Power Supplies
Kingwin LZ-1000 1000W Power Supply @ [H]ardOCP
Prebuilts
ASRock ION 330HT-BD Nettop Unboxing and Undressing Video @ TweakTown
Software
Turn Off your Display Using a Windows Shortcut and More @ TechSpot
Video
Asus EAH 4890 @ XSReviews
Sapphire HD 5770 @ Neoseeker
Sparkle GeForce GTX 260 Plus 1792MB Video Card @ ThinkComputers
Gigabyte GeForce GT220 @ Bjorn3D
Miscellany
AMD Roundup November 2009 @ Driverheaven
Hardware Roundup: Wednesday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 4, 2009 04:24AM
Author: Dale Shuck
In addition to the reference design 5000-series cards, Sapphire has now released Radeon HD 5870 and HD 5750 cards with its Vapor-X cooling solution (also reviewed by OCC here). While we're on the subject of AMD, the revised Phenom II X4 965 CPU is out with a lower TDP of 125 watts (you can check out the OCC review here). Antec's Skeleton case is certainly an out-of-the-box approach to case design and now you can choose a mini-ITX version (recently reviewed by OCC here). There are more reviews in today's roundup including Sapphire's PURE 1250 PSU (reviewed by OCC here), Asus' P7P55D Deluxe motherboard (also reviewed by OCC here) and the Thermolab BADA CPU cooler (check out the OCC review here). Be sure to read all the reviews using the links below.
Cases
Antec Mini Skeleton-90 Open Air Mini-ITX Case @ TweakTown
Cooling
Thermolab BADA Heatsink @ FrostyTech
CPUs
AMD Phenom II X4 965 revision C3 @ Neoseeker
Gaming
Dragon Age: Origins (PC) @ Gamingheaven
Motherboards
GIGABYTE P55-UD3P Motherboard Overclocking Test @ Madshrimps
Asus P7P55D Deluxe Motherboard @ TechSpot
Power Supplies
Sapphire PURE 1250W Modular PSU @ Bjorn3D
Storage/Hard Drives
Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 600GB Hard Disk @ TweakTown
Kingwin F-35 External SATA Hard Drive Enclosure @ Tweaknews
Patriot Torqx 128GB SSD @ Motherboards.org
Video
Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X Video Card @ Legit Reviews
Sapphire Radeon HD 5750 Vapor-X @ Motherboards.org
Hardware Roundup: Tuesday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 3, 2009 04:06AM
Author: Dale Shuck
We have a full plate in front of us today so let's dig in. OCC welcomes Driver Heaven as our newest affiliate and the good folks there have a couple of reviews starting with the Corsair TX950W power supply. The AMD Athlon II X4 620 (also reviewed by OCC here) gets paired up with an AM3 785G motherboard from Sapphire over at Bjorn3D so see what it can do. Today's roundup also has a good mix of storage related reviews including a look at the Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA 6 Gbps drive and an article on some of the initial speed bumps encountered on the road to SATA 6G.
Cooling
Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Cpu Cooler @ Rbmods
CPUs
AMD Athlon II X4 620 & Sapphire PI-AM3RS785G @ Bjorn3D
Gaming
Resident Evil 5 Gameplay Performance and IQ @ [H]ardOCP
Media Players
Western Digital WD TV Live HD Media Player @ Legit Reviews
Notebooks
ASUS G51VX-A1 15.6-inch Gaming Notebook @ TweakTown
Power Supplies
Corsair TX950W PSU @ DriverHeaven
Soundcards
Asus HDAV 1.3 Slim Review: Bitstream for the Masses? @ PC Perspective
Speakers/Headphones
Energy Sistem Xplosionn @ XSReviews
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising - amBX Speakers @ DriverHeaven
Storage/Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB @ Neoseeker
Thecus N7700 Ultimate NAS Server @ Virtual-Hideout
SATA 6G Implementation Preview - Ironing Out The Creases @ TweakTown
SSD + Full Disk Encryption = Slow/Slower as HDD @ Madshrimps
Miscellany
Case In Point: Navigating The Upgrade Minefield @ HotHardware
Managing Your Audio to Keep Neighbors Happy @ Techgage
Hardware Roundup: Monday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 2, 2009 03:55AM
Author: Dale Shuck
In today's roundup we have a review on the updated TS-419P four-bay NAS server from QNAP aimed at the consumer market. You can also check out reviews on the ASUS Crosshair II Formula motherboard, the Radeon HD5870 graphics card from HIS and more be hitting the links below.
Input Devices
VidaBox Wireless HTPC Media Keyboard with Laser Trackball @ Legit Reviews
Motherboards
ASUS Crosshair III Formula Motherboard @ [H]ardOCP
Power Supplies
Ultra X4 1050 watt PSU @ Bjorn3D
Storage/Hard Drives
QNAP TS-419P Four-Bay Turbo NAS Server @ TweakTown
Video
HIS Radeon HD5870 @ Overclocker Cafe
Hardware Roundup: Weekend Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 1, 2009 10:06AM
Author: Dale Shuck
For your weekend reading we've managed to pull together a few reviews from around the Web. We'll start off with a look at the Unigine 'Heaven' DirectX11 benchmark. For a HTPC that's a bit different you can check out the nMediaPC wooden case. Take a moment to follow the links below for some of the latest reviews.
Cases
nMediaPC HTPC 8000 Wooden HTPC Case @ Legit Reviews
Digital Photography/Video
SparkLAN CAS-673W Wireless Pan and Tilt MPEG4/MJPEG IP Camera @ TweakTown
Gaming
Left 4 Dead 2 Demo AMD and NVIDIA Graphics Performance @ PC Perspective
Input Devices
Steelseries 7G @ XSReviews
Motherboards
ASUS Maximus II Gene Motherboard @ HotHardware
Power Supplies
Spire Blackmoon Series 550W @ Rbmods
Video
Unigine 'Heaven' - The First DirectX 11 Benchmark @ Legit Reviews
Hardware Roundup: Friday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: October 30, 2009 02:00AM
Author: Dale Shuck
We finish up the regular week with a nice mix of reviews from around the web. Let's start off with a couple of cases with the Antec Skeleton (you can read the OCC review here) being one on the more innovative designs out there. If something a little less "out there" is more to your liking then check out the NZXT Lexa S (also reviewed by OCC here) and the In Win Maelstrom. Different components are starting to appear with the new USB 3.0 and SATA 6G standards. Seagate has released the Barracuda XT 2TB SATA 6 Gbit/s hard drive and ASUS is offering support for both standards on some of its P55 motherboards as well as offering a $30 add-in card for those wishing to transition to the higher speed standards. There's a CPU cooler manufacturer out there named Cogage - just who are they and how do they get away with naming a product TRUE Spirit? For the answer to that question you can check out the article below along with the rest of the reviews in today's roundup.
Cases
NZXT Lexa S and In-Win Maelstrom @ Bjorn3D
Antec Skeleton Open Air Computer Case @ Tweaknews
Cooling
Cogage TRUE Spirit LGA1366 CPU Cooler @ Legit Reviews
Xigmatek Balder SD1283 HDT CPU Cooler @ TweakTown
CPUs
AMD Athlon II X4 630 Extreme Overclocking with LN2 by Deanzo @ TweakTown
Input Devices
Logitech G27 Racing Wheel @ Rbmods
Monitors/TVs
Samsung UN55B8000 55 inch LED TV @ Tweaknews
Speakers/Headphones
Steelseries Siberia v2 @ XSReviews
Storage/Hard Drives
A quick look at Kanguru's e-Flash eSATA/USB thumb drive @ Tech Report
Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA 6 Gbit/s Hard Drive Performance and Seagate FreeAgent Go Dock+ Portable HDD Docking Station @ TweakTown
Miscellany
FIRST LOOK - USB 3.0 in the PCSTATS Labs (ASUS U3S6) @ PCSTATS
USB 3.0 and SATA 6G Performance Preview - ASUS brings the goods @ PC Perspective
Hardware Roundup: Thursday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: October 29, 2009 01:56AM
Author: Dale Shuck
In today's roundup we have a pair of videocards cards including the latest from Gigabyte in the form of its GTX 260 Core 216 Super Overclock card along with a Radeon HD 5770 card from HIS. Most of the members at OCC built their own systems, but for someone in the market for a prebuilt system with some of the latest top-end components there's the Alienware Aurora ALX gaming system.
Motherboards
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R Intel P55 Motherboard @ PCSTATS
Mousepads
QPad HeatoN @ XSReviews
Prebuilts
Alienware Aurora ALX Gaming System @ HotHardware
Video
Gigabyte GTX 260 Core 216 Super Overclock Video Card @ Legit Reviews
HIS Radeon HD 5770 1GB Video Card in CrossFire @ TweakTown
Hardware Roundup: Wednesday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: October 28, 2009 03:01AM
Author: Dale Shuck
AMD's ATI HD 5800 series cards are enjoying an unchallenged position as the top cards around - at least until Nvidia's Fermi cards show up - and today our roundup includes the XFX HD 5870 card (also reviewed by OCC here). In the world of solid state drives our roundup includes the 120GB Agility SSD from OCZ and a sneak peak at the ioXtreme PCI-E SSD from Fusion-io. Other reviews include a look at the Element G case from Thermaltake (you can read the OCC review here) and more.
Cases
Thermaltake Element G @ XSReviews
Input Devices
NOVINT Falcon 3D Force Feedback Gaming Controller @ TweakTown
Mobile
Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset @ Legit Reviews
Motherboards
Intel DP55KG P55 Lynnfield Motherboard @ PC Perspective
Mousepads
Cooler Master Storm Mouse Pad @ Bjorn3D
Storage/Hard Drives
OCZ Technology Agility 120GB 2.5-inch Solid State Drive @ TweakTown
Fusion-io ioXtreme PCI Express SSD Sneak Peek @ HotHardware
Video
XFX HD 5870 @ Neoseeker
Hardware Roundup: Tuesday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: October 27, 2009 02:57AM
Author: Dale Shuck
There's a bit of news in the world of solid state drives with the release of the 40GB V Series drive from Kingston (you can check out the OCC review here). There's more news as Intel has updated the firmware to support the TRIM function on its X25-M SSD which is supported by Windows 7. We also turned up a couple of reviews on products from NZXT including the Beta Evo case (also reviewed by OCC here) along with its Sentry 2 touchscreen fan controller (check out the OCC review here). Read all of today's reviews by hitting the links listed below.
Cases
NZXT BETA EVO Classic Series PC Case @ Bona Fide Reviews
In Win Maelstrom Full Tower Chassis @ ThinkComputers
Cooling
3Rsystem Iceage 120 Boss II Dimpled-Fin Heatsink @ FrostyTech
NZXT Sentry 2 Single-bay Touch Screen LCD Fan Controller @ TweakTown
CPUs
AMD Athlon II X2 240e 2.8 GHz Energy Efficient Processor @ PCSTATS
Memory
OCZ Platinum 1866MHz DDR3 Memory @ Bjorn3D
Motherboards
Video preview of the GIGABYTE EX-58 EXTREME2 motherboard @ TweakTown
Notebooks
Averatec N3400 13.3" Ultraportable Notebook @ TechSpot
Operating Systems
Windows 7 Installation & Boot Comparison vs Vista (HD) @ Motherboards.org (YouTube link)
Storage/Hard Drives
Western Digital's Caviar Black 2TB hard drive @ Tech Report
Kingston 40GB V Series Boot Drive SSD @ Legit Reviews
Intel Launches TRIM Firmware For 34nm SSDs @ Legit Reviews
Intel X25-M 'G2' TRIM Enabled Firmware and SSD Toolbox @ PC Perspective
Intel 34nm X25-M Gen 2 SSD Performance Update @ Hothardware
Intel's 34nm TRIM Firmware & SSD Toolbox @ Techgage
Video
ASUS EAH5870 Video Card @ [H]ardOCP
GIGABYTE HD 5850 Video Card @ Motherboards.org
Hardware Roundup: Monday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: October 26, 2009 02:24AM
Author: Dale Shuck
We're starting the week off with plenty of reviews for you to look at beginning with a collection of cases starting with the SilverStone RV-02 Raven that incorporates some very unique features to maximize cooling. Also in our roundup are a pair of cases from NZXT with the M59 and Panzerbox (you can see the OCC review here) followed by the Cooler Master HAF 922 (also reviewed by OCC here). There are several external hard drive product reviews and more which you can check out by following the links below.
Cases
SilverStone RV-02 Raven @ Bjorn3D
NZXT Panzerbox Case and Cooler Master 922 HAF Case @ Overclocker Cafe
NZXT M59 Mid-Tower Chassis @ Techgage
Gaming
EVE Apocrypha @ Bjorn3D
Mobile
PowerMobile Advanced Emergency Charger @ Bona Fide Reviews
Motherboards
Video preview of GIGABYTE P55A mobos - SATA3, USB3 and 3x USB power @ TweakTown
Operating Syatems
Windows 7 Unboxing Video (HD) @ Motherboards.org (YouTube link)
Power Supplies
Enermax ECO80+ 620W SLI PSU @ Rbmods
Corsair HX750W Professional Series Modular 750 Watt Power Supply @ Tweaknews
Storage/Hard Drives
Seagate FreeAgent DockStar NAS Device @ HotHardware
Kingston 256GB SSDNow V+ Series SSD @ Legit Reviews
Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Duo @ XSReviews
Vantec NexStar Vault HDD Enclosure @ Virtual-Hideout
Vizo Luxon 3.5" External IDE/SATA HDD Enclosure @ Madshrimps
Video
Sapphire + Gigabyte ATI RADEON HD 5850 Crossfire Benchmarks (YouTube link) and ATI HD 5770 and HD 5750 Crossfire @ Motherboards.org
ATI Catalyst 9.10 Vista Driver Analysis @ TweakTown
Miscellany
Blu-ray Importing: Oct 2009 Buying Guide @ TweakTown
Hardware Roundup: Friday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: October 23, 2009 02:47AM
Author: Dale Shuck
Windows 7 has been officially released to the masses and we have a couple of articles on the new OS for you today. Our roundup also bagged a pair of cases including the CM Storm Sniper Black Edition (OCC reviewed the original Sniper case here). Corsair's Dominator series of memory modules have some pretty neat cooling features including removable fins that enable you to mount more exotic cooling options like the Ice T30 TEC memory cooler which is reviewed by Legit Reviews today. AMD released a pair of new CPUs earlier this week including the Athlon 2 X3 435 (also reviewed by OCC here).
Cases
Cooler Master Sniper Black @ Neoseeker
NZXT M59 Classic Series Mid Tower Case @ ThinkComputers
Cooling
Corsair Cooling Ice T30 TEC Memory Cooler @ Legit Reviews
CPUs
AMD Athlon 2 X3 435 @ Bjorn3D
Media Players
Western Digital WD TV Live HD Media Player @ TweakTown
Motherboards
Gigabyte's GA-P55M-UD4 and MSI's P55M-GD45 motherboards compared @ Tech Report
Networking
TRENDnet TEW-654TR 300Mbps Wireless N Travel Router @ TweakTown
Operating Systems
Top Windows 7 Features That Vista Should Have Had @ HotHardware
Access and Customize Windows 7's Extended Context Menu @ TechSpot
Power Supplies
Xigmatek Nrp-Pc501 PSU @ Rbmods
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910 PSU @ [H]ardOCP
Hardware Roundup: Thursday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: October 22, 2009 03:04AM
Author: Dale Shuck
AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5800 series cards continue to make the reviews as today we get a chance to check out Visiontek's HD 5870 offering along with a look at mixed mode CrossFireX performance using a HD 5870 + 5850 card setup. If you have a previous generation HD 4800 series card from ATI or a GeForce 9600/9800 video card, ZEROtherm offers the CoolMaxx 2000 VGA cooler that provides significant temperature drops over the stock cooler. Also in today's roundup is a review on the NZXT CRYO S notebook cooler (you can read the OCC review here). There are more reviews in today's roundup including Thermaltake's Element G chassis (also reviewed by OCC here) which you can find by using the links below.
Cases
Thermaltake Element G Computer Case @ Tweaknews
Cooling
NZXT CRYO S Notebook Cooler @ Bona Fide Reviews
APACK ZEROtherm CoolMaxx 2000 VGA Cooler @ TweakTown
Motherboards
MSI P55-GD65 P55 Lynnfield Motherboard @ PC Perspective
Speakers/Headphones
Veho Mimi Qube @ XSReviews
Storage/Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB Hard Drive @ Viperlair
Video
ATI Radeon HD 5870 + 5850 CrossFire - Mixing Video Cards @ Legit Reviews
Visiontek HD 5870 @ Bjorn3D
Hardware Roundup: Wednesday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: October 21, 2009 02:57AM
Author: Dale Shuck
Yesterday saw the release of a pair of new Athlon II processors from AMD in both triple-core (X3 435) and dual-core (X2 240e) formats (see the OCC review here). Our roundup features several additional reviews that came out during the day yesterday as well. If you're looking for cases you can check out a pair of products from NZXT - the Lexa S and Panzerbox (also reviewed by OCC here) being reviewed today.
Cases
NZXT Lexa S Mid Tower PC Case @ Legit Reviews
NZXT Panzerbox Gaming Case @ Virtual-Hideout
Cooling
Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro CPU Cooler & MX-3 Thermal Paste @ TweakTown
CPUs
AMD Athlon II X2 240e & Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P @ Bjorn3D
AMD Athlon II X2 240e and X3 435 Mainstream CPUs @ HotHardware
AMD Athlon II X3 435 @ Neoseeker
AMD Athlon II X2 240e 2.8 GHz Energy Efficient Processor @ PCSTATS
Gadgets
Joby Gorillamobile @ Bona Fide Reviews
Proporta Universal Cut-to-Size Screen Protector @ TweakTown
Input Devices
Razer Naga Mouse and Megasome Mouse Pad @ Bjorn3D
Notebooks
Hands-on with the Viewsonic ViewBook Pro in Taipei @ TweakTown
Operating Systems
Windows 7 Arrives This Week: What You Need To Know @ TechSpot
Soundcards
Using the ASUS Xonar Essence STX Under Linux @ Techgage
Hardware Roundup: Tuesday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: October 20, 2009 02:35AM
Author: Dale Shuck
A good power supply lies at the heart of a stable system, but is often one aspect where users try to skimp when it comes to putting systems together. Today's roundup includes three different reviews on units from well-known manufacturers including Antec, PC Power & Cooling and Seasonic. We also have more coverage on videocards from ATI with cards from XFX and PowerColor being reviewed. That's not all we have on the AMD front with a look at the Athlon 2 X2 245 CPU and the Gigabyte MA785GMT-UD2H based on the AMD 785G chipset.
CPUs
AMD Athlon 2 X2 245 CPU @ RBMods
Gaming
Batman: Arkham Asylum & PhysX Gameplay @ [H]ardOCP
Motherboards
Gigabyte MA785GMT-UD2H @ Bjorn3D
Power Supplies
Antec TruePower 750w @ XSReviews
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910 Power Supply @ PC Perspective
Seasonic S12D 850W Power Supply @ ThinkComputers
Prebuilts
Dell Studio One Touchscreen Windows 7 PC @ PC Perspective
Storage/Hard Drives
OCZ Z-Drive m84 PCI-Express SSD @ HotHardware
Video
XFX Radeon HD 4890 1GB Video Card @ Legit Reviews
PowerColor Radeon HD 5750 @ Neoseeker
Hardware Roundup: Monday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: October 19, 2009 04:48AM
Author: Dale Shuck
It's a brand new week and we have several P55 motherboard reviews on tap today. First up are a pair of reviews on the Asus P7P55D Deluxe motherboard (also reviewed by OCC here) followed by the Gigabyte P55-UD6 board. For the second time in as many days we have a review on a Micro-ATX DFI LanParty board based on the LGA 775 socket. You can check out the rest of the reviews by hitting the links below.
Cooling
Intel Core i7 CPU Water Block Roundup Oktober 2009 @ Madshrimps
Input Devices
Qpad 5K Mouse @ RBMods
Motherboards
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe Motherboard (YouTube link) and GIGABYTE P55-UD6 Motherboard @ Motherboards.org
DFI LANParty Jr. GF9400 T2RS mATX Motherboard @ TweakTown
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe LGA 1156 Motherboard @ Bjorn3D
Music/Video Players
Microsoft Zune HD 32GB (Black) @ ExtremeMHz
Operating Systems
Removing your Windows 7 installation, partition (updated) and Dual Boot Windows 7 with XP/Vista in three easy steps (Updated) @ TechSpot
Hardware Roundup: Weekend Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: October 18, 2009 05:59AM
Author: Dale Shuck
We have a nice bundle of videocards reviews featuring the latest releases from Nvidia and AMD. In the mix are Nvidia's GeForce GT220 and GT210 cards as well as Sapphire's HD 5770 and 5750 cards (reviewed by OCC here) and the Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 (also reviewed by OCC here) as well as HD 5850 cards from XFX and Gigabyte. It's not all about videocards this weekend as the roundup also has reviews on a DFI LanParty micro ATX motherboard, the Eagle Arion 2.1 speaker system (also reviewed by OCC here) and more.
Gaming
King of Fighters XII for Xbox 360 @ XSReviews
Mobile
Griffin TuneFlex AUX with SmartClick for iPhone @ ThinkComputers
Motherboards
DFI LanParty BI G41-T33 Motherboard @ Legit Reviews
Speakers/Headphones
Eagle Arion 2.1 Speaker System @ Legit Reviews
Video
NVIDIA GeForce GT220OC and GT210OC Launch @ Motherboards.org
AMD Radeon HD 5870 Triple CrossFireX Performance Testing @ PC Perspective
Custom Cooled Video Card Shootout: ASUS & MSI @ HotHardware
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5770 & 5750 Graphics Card, Nvidia GT 220 Graphics Card and Sapphire, XFX, Gigabyte Radeon HD 5850 Roundup @ Motherboards.org (YouTube links)
Miscellany
Labyrinth HD Movie @ TweakTown
