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Coolink GFXChilla VGA Cooler Review
DragonSteelMods.com posted Coolink GFXChilla VGA Cooler Review

Up on the block today is the GFXChilla VGA Cooler from Coolink and I've tested it with my ATI X1800GTO video card and with my two Nvidia 8600GTS video cards as well. I've got comparison results with the GFXChilla going up against names like Thermalright, Arctic Cooling, Aerocool and of course the stock coolers. One thing cool (pun intended) about the GFXChilla is that it is small and able to be used with my Nvidia cards in SLI. From my testing I've found that the GFXChiila is virtually silent and performs extremely well, especially if you consider just how small it is.
Coolink GFXChilla VGA Cooler Review

New IE8 beta 1 tantalizes, rough edges and all
Ars Technica posted a review on IE8 Beta 1

To coincide with the first day of MIX08, the first beta of Internet Explorer 8 has been released. The big feature is, of course, better standards compliance, and to this IE8 adds a few small bells and whistles. This release is aimed squarely at developers so that they can get a head start on preparing their pages for the new browser; a later beta will be more suitable for a wide audience.
New IE8 beta 1 tantalizes, rough edges and all



ECS GeForce 9600GT Accelero 512MB Review
TweakTown posted a review on the ECS GeForce 9600GT Accelero 512MB

As the 9600GT cards continue to roll on in, we see lots of variants trying to stand out from the pack. The latest card to rock up in the labs is an offering from ECS that carries with it an Accelero S2 made by Artic Cooling.

We’ve compared the ECS 9600GT against the Galaxy 9600GT which is slightly lower on the core and a fair bit lower on the shader clock. The Galaxy memory clock does come in a little higher though.
ECS GeForce 9600GT Accelero 512MB Review

Powercolor HD 3650 Xtreme 512 MB Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Powercolor HD 3650 Xtreme 512 MB video card

AMD's new HD 3650 is basically an improved version of the 2600 XT without any major technological advances other than a smaller die size resulting in cheaper cards. PowerColor's HD 3650 Extreme comes equipped with 512 MB of fast GDDR3 memory and runs at higher clocks than the AMD reference design.
Powercolor HD 3650 Xtreme 512 MB Review

GMC Noblesse AVC S-7 Home Theatre PC/ Media Center PC Review
TechwareLabs has published a review of the GMC Noblesse AVC S-7 Home Theatre PC/ Media Center PC.

With all of the recent events surround the HTPC and Media Center PC's we felt it time to take a look at another Media PC enclosure. The Noblesse S-7 from GMC is a good looking slim enclosure that integrates a VFD and slim DVD combo drive as well as a remote. We fill out this system and test it under Vista and XP and bring you our experience and results.
GMC Noblesse AVC S-7 Home Theatre PC/ Media Center PC Review

Nokia E90 Communicator Review
Techbitch posted a review on the Nokia E90 Communicator smartphone

Overall the E90 is a fantastic smartphone if you prefer its form factor over Nokia's also excellent E61i. Its size and styling won't appeal to consumers, but for no-fuss business users needing to stay in touch with the office and customers, it can't be beaten.
Nokia E90 Communicator Review

Kingston DataTraveler 400 USB Flash Drive Review
Legit Reviews takes a look at the Kingston DataTraveler 400 USB Flash Drive

How many times have you misplaced your thumb drive and all you could think about was what information was saved on it. Was it personal? Was it sensitive to your job? Well Kingston has sent us one of their Data Traveler series thumb drives that is designed to help protect that data and not cost a bundle in the process. Today we look at the Data Traveler 400, read on to see if its a good fit for you.
Kingston DataTraveler 400 USB Flash Drive Review

Cooler Master Cosmos S Full-Tower Case Review
PC Perspective posted a review on the Cooler Master Cosmos S Full-Tower Case

Cooler Master certainly out did themselves when they redesigned the Cosmos full-tower enclosure. The new black and gunmetal gray color scheme with sleek curves and futuristic styling borrows queues from both race cars and starships. The overall size and look is retained from the original Cosmos 1000 but numerous styling changes have been implemented on all sides and the Cosmos S is noticeably lighter thanks to a new aluminum chassis.
Cooler Master Cosmos S Full-Tower Case Review

Cooler Master Cosmos S Case Review
3D Game Man posted a review on the Cooler Master Cosmos S Case

The Cooler Master Cosmos S Case is mostly aluminum except for a few plastic parts. Despite this it's still fairly heavy but this is due to its large size. It comes in a gunmetal gray color with black brushed aluminum side panels. This color combo looks very sharp and should match most home/office setups. This case has great styling and build quality, excellent air circulation, lots of room to work, plenty of drive bays, and much more. This is one of the top cases on the market. Watch the video to find out more and check out the bloopers at the end.
Cooler Master Cosmos S Case Review

Huntkey Green Star 450 W Power Supply Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Huntkey Green Star 450 W Power Supply

Huntkey is a brand that isn't known by the North-American audience but it is somewhat popular in other countries, due to the low cost of its products. Huntkey manufactures some power supplies for other brands sold in the US, in particular BestBuy-owned Dynex and Rocketfish. We completely dissected their Green Star 450 W (LW-6450SG) model and tested to see if it can really deliver its labeled power. Read on.
Huntkey Green Star 450 W Power Supply Review

Auras TwinW (SMF-660) CPU Cooler Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Auras TwinW (SMF-660) CPU Cooler

With success in the OEM/ODM market Auras is now ready to move into the public spotlight with their name featured right on retail packages. Auras’ headquarters is situated in Taipei, and with three factories in China it is clear that the company is off to a great start.

Today we will be looking at the Auras TwinW, also known as the SMF660. This copper base, aluminum fin cooler places a single fan in the middle of two moderately sized cooling fin areas that utilize the push/pull effect of the fan. Let’s dive in and see what the TwinW is all about.
Auras TwinW (SMF-660) CPU Cooler Review

HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 TurboX 512MB graphics card Review
Bit-Tech published a review of the HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 TurboX 512MB graphics card

The HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 TurboX 512MB is an interesting card that improves on the ATI reference design in many areas. In particular, the clock speed increase is an impressive one that takes the cards performance characteristics up to a level where its not too far behind the Radeon HD 3870 reference card in many cases. We also like the cooling solution and for those that are fans of the Arctic Cooling Silencer coolers, you wont have to spend extra on one if thats what youre looking for.
HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 TurboX 512MB graphics card Review

Asus P5E3 Premium X48 DDR3 Motherboard Review
Overclock3D have just published a new article titled Asus P5E3 Premium X48 DDR3

Asus gives their popular P5* series a makeover with a spangly new X48 chipset but how does it hold up against its predecessors?
Asus P5E3 Premium X48 DDR3 Motherboard Review

Saitek GM2400 Laser Mouse Review
OCC has published a new review of the Saitek GM2400 Laser Mouse

The next factor we are going to take a look at is comfort. There are a few things I noticed the moment I took a hold of the GM2400; the plastic on top feels very cheap, and the side buttons were right where I wanted to rest my thumb. The mouse, because of the cheap feeling plastic, was not enjoyable to use and felt like it would break if I handled it with too much force. Also, the buttons being placed on the side where my thumb wanted to rest made me need to almost hover my thumb instead of squeeze the mouse. This just felt annoying and made use of the GM2400 not as enjoyable as its brother, the GM3200, or the old Logitech, both of which seemed to use higher quality plastics. In this next graph, higher is better.
Saitek GM2400 Laser Mouse Review

Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 Review
Hardware Pacers has posted a review on the Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000.

The Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 is an amazing mouse and keyboard combination that is as cool as it is functional. Similar to the Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000, but with the extra luxury of backlit ambient lighting. The cool lighting coupled with fully packed with great features and productivity enhancers, this desktop is a stylish and functional tool. Amazing features, such as a built in navigation pad that enables the user to control mouse cursor without a mouse, combined with sleek design make this desktop a winner.
Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 Review

Mountain Mods H2gO Aluminum Cube Case Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Mountain Mods H2gO Aluminum Cube Case.

The box the H2gO came shipped in certainly didn't match the typical computer case shipping container; a plain brown cube with no exterior markings to indicate what's inside. I always liked this about one other manufacturer, Thermalright, who for years has used plain brown boxes to pack their products in. I think it says something about the company, something to the effect of... we'd rather spend our money on making you a great product than flashy advertising on the box it comes in.
Mountain Mods H2gO Aluminum Cube Case Review

StarTech.com WattSmart 650 W Power Supply Review
Hardware Secrets posted StarTech.com WattSmart 650 W Power Supply Review

This 650 W power supply from StarTech.com looks like a very high-end unit, as it is bigger than traditional power supplies and uses a dual-transformer design, feature we've only seen on power supplies on the 1,000 W range like Enermax Galaxy 1000 W and Tagan TurboJet TG1100-U95 1,100 W. It is also cheaper than competing products from better known brands. Is it a good product? That is what we are going to find out.
StarTech.com WattSmart 650 W Power Supply Review

Wireless FM Transmitter Ver2 Review
DragonSteelMods.com posted Wireless FM Transmitter Ver2 Review

A while back I took a look at a decent wireless FM transmitter for transmitting music from your portable audio player to your cars' radio, today for review I've got the 2nd version of that, aptly named the Wireless FM Transmitter Version 2. It looks and works pretty much the same as the first version but the 2nd version features a clock and a thermometer built in as well.
Wireless FM Transmitter Ver2 Review

OCZ Reaper HPC PC2-9200 memory review
DV Hardware has published a review of the PC2-9200 Reaper HPC memory modules from OCZ.

A couple of years ago memory makers started selling memory modules with aluminum heatspreaders but these days you can already buy memory modules with relatively big cooling solutions like the OCZ FlexXLC series which features barbs for liquid cooling or the Reaper HPC modules which feature a heatpipe. These cooling solutions look pretty good and may improve overclocking performance. The subject of this review is the OCZ Reaper HPC PC-9200 memory kit, this product is clocked at 1150MHz and is OCZ's fastest air-cooled DDR2 memory kit. It's available in a 2GB kit, runs at 5-5-5-18 timings with a voltage of 2.1-2.3V and features the Reaper HPC cooling design.
OCZ Reaper HPC PC2-9200 memory review

BlueLounge CableYoYo POP Review
Overclockers Online has posted a new review on the BlueLounge CableYoYo POP

Bluelounge's POP is an elegant solution to the horribly too familiar problem of tangled cords. For such a simple product, Bluelounge has clearly put quite a bit of thought into it and the result is in my books, a perfect product.
BlueLounge CableYoYo POP Review

Lian Li PC-A77 Full Tower Case Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Lian Li PC-A77 Full Tower Case

If you are a computer enthusiast then you have heard of Lian Li. They make some of the best cases out there and have been doing it for years. One of my favorite cases of all time was the Lian Li PC-6089 case, to bad you can't really find it anymore. Today we are looking at a brand new case from Lian Li, the PC-A77. It features an all aluminum design, removable motherboard tray, and so many features that you just won't find on other cases. Let's take a look and see if Lian Li can impress us again.
Lian Li PC-A77 Full Tower Case Review

A-Data Vitesta DDR3-1600X CL7 PC3-12800 RAM Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the A-Data Vitesta DDR3-1600X CL7 PC3-12800 RAM

Benchmark Reviews has amassed the largest collection of DDR3 memory modules anywhere, and we are now ready to showcase the thirteenth product of our High-Speed DDR3 Review Series. In this article, we test the performance from A-Data's Vitesta X series DDR3, and discover if this overclocker-specific system memory is built for the task. Rated for 1600MHz, Benchmark Reviews successfully pushes the AD31600X002GU well beyond its PC3-12800 rating without disturbing the low 7-7-7-20 clock latency.
A-Data Vitesta DDR3-1600X CL7 PC3-12800 RAM Review

ASUS VW222 22-inch Wide-Screen Review
Techgage posted a review of the ASUS VW222 22-inch display

The display market is chalked-full of models that fill up the quality spectrum, from sub-par up to high-end. The VW222 falls into the sub-par category, sadly, with overall poor color representation and noticeable screen-door effects, resulting in a model that should not be considered for purchase.
ASUS VW222 22-inch Wide-Screen Review

Logitech Harmony ONE Review
OCC has published a new review of the Logitech Harmony ONE

With a new remote there is always that first awkward day or two getting used to the features and location of the correct buttons for the devices you use. The Harmony One has a leg up on both the Harmony 1000 and 890 Pro. The touch screen capability one ups the 890 while the additional buttons one up the 1000. While the touch screen is smaller than the 1000, I found that with my size XXL hands I did not have any issues pushing the correct feature or setting on the touch screen. The feel of the One in my hands was actually more comfortable than the 890 Pro due to its wider dimensions and more ergonomically correct feel. It just felt better to use. The buttons are large and spread at a comfortable distance so that one handed operation is easily accomplished.
Logitech Harmony ONE Review

FSP FX700 FX-Epsilon Power Supply Review
HardwareLogic posted FSP FX700 FX-Epsilon Power Supply Review

FSP group first opened its doors in 1996. A decade later they have built themselves into one of the top 10 suppliers of power conversion products in the world. The 700 watt FX700 FX-Epsilon we are testing today is touted as a high efficiency, quiet operation, SLI ready, ATX V2.2 compliant unit. Well, we'll just see about that. Nurse, bring us our screwdrivers! (shaken, not stirred).
FSP FX700 FX-Epsilon Power Supply Review


Ultra Dual-Computer 7-Port USB2.0 Hub Review
Tweaknews.net posted a review on the Ultra Dual-Computer 7-Port USB2.0 Hub

Whether you like it or not, if you are big into the use of external peripherals, you will sooner or later being taking a hard look at a USB hub in your future. There will never be enough USB connections on your motherboard and realistically, who wants to have a rats nest of USB cable running to and from the front and rear of your computer when with one neat connection you can have seven components connected with no problems.
Ultra Dual-Computer 7-Port USB2.0 Hub Review