Samsung Lapfit LD220Z Review
IT PRO have a review of the Samsung Lapfit LD220Z

The value of touch for business users remains to be seen and we have some ergonomic questions about the way you=B9d set the Lapfit up. But if you want a second screen with touch and the option of multiple USB-connected monitors that sit conveniently next to a laptop PC, this is A vivid and high-quality display with responsive touch capabilities.

Samsung Lapfit LD220Z Review

OCZ Solid 2 Series SATA II 2.5" 60GB SSD Review
TestFreaks posted a review on the OCZ Solid 2 Series SATA II 2.5" 60GB SSD

Today for review I've got another value priced SSD, this one is from OCZ, it's called the Solid 2 and it is 60gb in capacity. I've put it up against a couple other value series SSDs and found that the Solid 2 performs welloverall. During my testing I also found that the Solid 2 performs better than the specs indicate it should, which is good thing. So read on to learn more..

OCZ Solid 2 Series SATA II 2.5" 60GB SSD Review



ASUS Radeon HD EAH5850 DirectCU TOP Video Card Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the ASUS Radeon HD EAH5850 DirectCU TOP Video Card

When it comes to performance there was no doubt that the ASUS EAH5850 DirectCU TOP/2DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 5850 video card was faster than a reference designed ATI Radeon HD 5850. In all of our game tests we saw a slight performance increase thanks to the 40MHz GPU speed boost and 125MHz memory boost. With the new Direct CU cooler and increased performance, this card is a decent value at $339.99 plus $1.99 shipping. However, what really sells this card is how well it overclocks! This thing is an absolute monster, reaching 1000MHz GPU core and 1200MHz memory. While these are not record breaking clocks, the fact that the bundled cooler is easily able to cope with the additional heat and do so at low noise levels. When you add in that ASUS gives you a utility to up the voltage and still backs it up with a 3-year warranty, it's really easy to overlook the $20 price difference between a reference ATI Radeon HD 5850 and the ASUS EAH5850 DirectCU TOP...

ASUS Radeon HD EAH5850 DirectCU TOP Video Card Review

Asus Crosshair IV Formula AM3 Motherboard Unboxing Video
eTeknix.com posted an unboxing video of the Asus Crosshair IV Formula AM3 Motherboard

This motherboard uses the extremely new 890fx/sb750 combination chipset and is perfect for AMD Phenom II processors supporting all of the latest technology for cpu support, memory as well as SATA 6GB/s, USB 3.0 and ATI CrossFireX. The box follows suit with the previous Crosshair Formula boards with a red design, convenient carry handle and lots of information in regards to ROG connect as well as some of the other unique features including the "GO button".

Asus Crosshair IV Formula AM3 Motherboard Unboxing Video

Phenom II X6 Reviews Roundup
The Guru of 3D, HotHardware, HardwareHeaven, Ocaholic, TechSpot, Hardware Secrets, OCC, Neoseeker, Legit Reviews, TweakTown, Hi Tech Legion, Hardware Canucks, PureOverclock, Extreme Tech, Anandtech, Tom's Hardware Guide and Benchmark Reviews published their reviews on the new Phenom II X6 6-core processor.

NZXT USB Expansion Module Review
Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the NZXT USB Expansion Module

The NZXT USB Expansion Module is more than a simple powered USB hub. The NZXT USB Expansion module is also /less/ than your typical powered USB hub. NZXT has taken a very simple idea and moved the powered hub inside the case. No outer hub, no AC plug. The NZXT USB Expansion Module offers you the incredible convenience of up to six fully powered USB ports right on your case, as well as two powered ports internally.

NZXT USB Expansion Module Review

Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler Review
Techgage.com posted a review on Noctua's latest behemoth-sized CPU cooler, the NH-D14

A huge computer chassis deserves a huge CPU cooler, and when you need one of those, Noctua delivers. With its NH-D14, the company seems to have had the goal of delivering the largest cooler possible that could still fit on most ATX motherboards, but with that size comes extremely good performance even low noise levels.

Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler Review

Gainward GTS250 512MB GDDR3 Deep Green Video Card Review
PCShopTalk posted a review on the Gainward GTS250 512MB GDDR3 Deep Green Video Card

Waiting for the long delayed new Fermi generation to come out, many manufacturers started to develop different card configurations with the chips that were currently on the market like G210, GT240, 9800GT, GTS250. Gainward have released a new type of cards named "Deep Green", which do have lower clocks than the stock specifications from Nvidia and consume less power. These do not have a SLI hardware connector, but do support software SLI.

Gainward GTS250 512MB GDDR3 Deep Green Video Card Review

Jetway JNC96FL-510-LF Mini ITX Motherboard Review
Modders-inc posted a review on the Jetway JNC96FL-510-LF Mini ITX Motherboard

Jetway manufactures some of the best MINI ITX motherboards on the market and I have no doubt that the NC96FL-510-LF, Jetway's latest dual core Intel Atom based board will be a testament to that.

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HIS HD 5830 Turbo Review
Tweaknews checked out the HIS HD 5830 Turbo video card

HIS' Turbo Edition Radeon HD 5830 is a great option to consider if the HD 5830 is in your price range. With excellent cooling, build quality and the added bonus of including a full Direct11 game like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, for only US$289, it could be considered quite a bargain.

HIS HD 5830 Turbo Review

Evercool HPKC-10025EA CPU Heatsink Review
APH Networks posted Evercool HPKC-10025EA CPU Heatsink review

Back in March, I had the pleasure of reviewing the newly released Thermaltake Silent 1156 CPU Cooler. Just to refresh your memory, the Silent 1156 was one of hermaltake's first ventures into the realm of low noise coolers, giving users an option of not only decent performance heatsinks, but also striking a balance with a very attractive price tag. Today, we will be reviewing the Evercool HPKC-10025EA CPU Cooler. Evercool is once again a new face to the APH Networks review line up (Seems like we've had a lot of these recently haven't we?), and like some of the previous reviews we have done, this is another budget-oriented heatsink. The HPKC-10025EA cooler is designed for AMD sockets K8, AM2, and AM3, as well as Intel's Socket 1156. It features a low profile design using what is referred to as Heatpipe Direct Touch technology, a 100mm fan on top, and four 6mm diameter heatpipes in a more conventional CPU cooler configuration. The HPKC-10025EA is designed for cases with less than adequate clearance room for a large tower-style cooler such as the Thermaltake Frio reviewed last week by Jonathan Kwan. Unlike the standard tower cooler implementation found in the Frio and Silent 1156, the Evercool we are reviewing today takes a totally different approach to the very common tower style heatsink we see so often. Fairly priced at approximately $25 at press time, how will the Evercool HPKC-10025EA step up against budget tower heatsinks such as the Thermaltake Silent 1156? Will the direct touch heatpipe design and use of four 6mm heatpipes enable Evercool provide a nice performance boost to the system? We will be pushing this cooler to its limit with our Intel Core i7-860 processor -- so read on to find out!

Evercool HPKC-10025EA CPU Heatsink Review

Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 Express Mainboard Review
VR-Zone.com takes a first look at the Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 Express Mainboard

Premium mainboards have always been part and parcel of the hardware enthusiast's wet dream. Join us as we unpack this piece of engineering art!

Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 Express Mainboard Review

Thermaltake Frio CPU Cooler Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the Thermaltake Frio CPU Cooler

Thermaltake is a name your might associate with CPU coolers and we sure have taken a look a quite a few of their coolers over the past few years. Today we have the opportunity to check out Thermaltakes latest CPU cooler, the Frio. This powerful CPU cooler supports the latest processors, comes with two 120mm VR fans, and has high quality materials. The Frio is specifically designed for overclockers, boasting up to 220W of cooling power. Read on further to see how well this performs.

Thermaltake Frio CPU Cooler Review

Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB Solid State Drive Review
Bigbruin.com has published a review on the Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB Solid State Drive

There are pretty much only positive things to say about Kingston's SSDNow V Series 128GB SSD. Sure, you'd always like things to be faster, cheaper, and so on... But considering the current state of solid state drives, Kingston has created a "value" product that still manages to offer solid performance that would make this a good choice for a laptop or desktop computer.

Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB Solid State Drive Review

AMDs Phenom II X6 Six Core Processor 1090T Review
TechwareLabs has a review of the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T

AMD has a new flagship processor labeled the Phenom II X6 1090T. The 1090T is the most powerful and vestal ever from AMD. The new Phenom ™ II X6 1090T processor runs at 3.2GHz natively across all six cores, but when the processor detects that three or more cores are idle, the processor auto boost the three cores to automatically to 3.6GHz.

AMD’s Phenom II X6 Six Core Processor 1090T Review

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor Review
iXBT Labs posted their review on the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor

Without a doubt, AMD Phenom II X6 1090T performs adequately to its price and will be in demand. Positioning on a par with Intel Core i7-930 is completely justified. However, judging by specifications, we believe this CPU can demonstrate better results.

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor Review

A roundup of todays Phenom II X6 reviews is here

Motorola TN765T Review
TechReviewSource.com posted a review on the Motorola TN765T

The Motorola TN765t puts Motorola in the personal navigation industry with some interesting features, such as Google Local searches and free traffic updates. The MotoNav is a solid starter for Motorola, but it has
a few flaws in the end.

Motorola TN765T Review

Patriot Viper Series DDR3 6GB Triple Channel 1600MHz Memory Modules Video Review
eTeknix.com posted a video review on the Patriot Viper Series DDR3 6GB Triple Channel 1600MHz Memory Modules

This particlar set of triple channel memory comes with finn style blue heatspreaders. It operates at a speed of 1600MHz with very low, tight timings and a voltage of 1.65. It also comes with a lifetime warranty.

Patriot Viper Series DDR3 6GB Triple Channel 1600MHz Memory Modules Video Review

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 Overclocking with Voltage Adjustment
TweakTown overclocked the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 with Voltage Adjustment

Overclocking on its own is a great way to get more performance out of a product without having to spend any more money. What the ability of adjusting voltage does is really open up the flood gates. What was an impressive overclock before with the default voltage, is nothing now compared to what you can achieve using more voltage.

With that said, there's always a risk involved when it comes to adjusting something like the voltages of any product. In doing some research, this should mean that you won't run into any problems. But of course, we can't promise that. For now, though, we'll be looking at the GTX 470 and the latest version of Afterburner which is 1.6.0 Beta 5. While still offering the ability to adjust the core voltage on the GTX 480, this version also offers the ability to do the same on the cheaper GTX 470.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 Overclocking with Voltage Adjustment

Sapphire Radeon 5870 2GB TOXIC Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon 5870 2GB TOXIC

Today HardwareHeaven find out how Sapphire's Radeon 5870 2GB TOXIC compares to the GTX 480 in a selection real world gaming, media and GPU computing tasks. In addition to this they will also cover noise levels, power use and overclocking to find out which enthusiast product is worth purchasing.

Sapphire Radeon 5870 2GB TOXIC Review

Auzentech Bravura X-Fi 7.1 Review
Whoopty has reviewed the Auzentech Bravura X-Fi 7.1 sound card

Auzentech audio cards have been favourites among the XSR team for a good few years now not only for their great sound quality and effects but also for the broad appeal to gamers, audiophiles and home theatre lovers alike.

Auzentech cards are built around PCI Express based Creative X-Fi chips with a wealth of features enabling the sound card to be so widely appealing: EAX 5.0 for the gamers, DTS Interactive for movies and music and of course a dedicated, independent headphone circuit designed for professional grade headphones.

To give it its full name, the Auzentech X-Fi Bravura 7.1 arrived promising the same great Auzentech quality with a few added extras. So what exactly does the Bravura have in its locker? A close inspection will reveal all...

Auzentech Bravura X-Fi 7.1 Review

ZOTAC Geforce GTX 470 and GTX 480 Video Cards Reviewed
Futurelooks checks out nVidia's latest and greatest

Most PC enthusiasts have been keeping up with nVidia's "heated" Geforce GTX 470 and 480 GPU launch. Despite the drama, nVidia's partners are still doing what they do best and that's continue to produce good video cards. With the right combination of components and software, they can shine where nVidia's own reference cards may have failed to impress. ZOTAC is one such manufacturer that develops their own video cards from the PCB up. This allows them to fine tune their video cards which can improve performance and lifespan of the product without having to cut back on features. Today we see what ZOTAC does with nVidia's latest and greatest: The GTX 470 and GTX 480

ZOTAC Geforce GTX 470 and GTX 480 Video Cards Reviewed

AMD Six-Core Phenom II X6 1090T & 1055T Processors Reviewed
EXTREME Overclocking has just posted a review on AMD's Six-Core Phenom II X6 1090T & 1055T Processors.

Back in January 2009 AMD took a major step forward with their first Phenom II processors. A little over a year later now, the next big evolution has arrived! AMD has brought the first affordable six-core desktop processor to market. Codenamed Thuban, this X6 processor features two additional cores over the existing AMD Phenom II X4 Deneb design.

AMD Six-Core Phenom II X6 1090T & 1055T Processors Reviewed

Chaintech Apogee & Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2x2GB Kits Review
Rbmods posted a review on the Chaintech Apogee & Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2x2GB Kits

DDR3 has been conquering the memory markets for a while now. Both AMD and Intel use it nowdays and prices have dropped to reasonable levels. We took two kits for our tests and will compare them with two other kits we had in stock. Both kits reviewed are not the cheapest available, but definitely not the most expensive ones either. Let's see how well they perform.

Chaintech Apogee & Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2x2GB Kits Review

Thermaltake DH-202 Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Thermaltake DH-202

The DH-202 succeeds the DH-102, with new looks and a couple of new features. It also costs around 90 Euros more than the aging predecessor. We take this 7" LCD display HTPC case for a speed to see if it gives us a bit of a deja vu or manages to impress with the new look and feel.

Thermaltake DH-202 Review

Corsair Force F100 100GB SSD Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the new Corsair Force F100 100GB SSD

For as long as we can remember, Corsair has been near the forefront of product innovation which has directly led to them being one of the front runners in the SSD market. They recently released their Force series SSDs which cater to the enthusiast crowd by sporting the new SandForce SF-1200 controller and tons of performance to boot. In this review we take a look at the 100GB version of the Force series and see if it has the capability to beat some of the best drives around.

Corsair Force F100 100GB SSD Review

Sapphire Toxic HD 5970 4GB Review
OCC has published a review on the Sapphire Toxic HD 5970 4GB

To put it bluntly, this is the fastest, out of the box video card I have tested. The fact that you can run these clock speeds on a card of this stature with 4GB of memory is pretty amazing. With a small bump in voltage to the cores, I was able to reach 1000MHz without a sweat. I just wish I could have pushed further. Even AMD GPU OC Tool did not give me any love, so 100MHz worth of improvement on the cores is the highest benchmark stable clock speed I could pull from the cores.

Sapphire Toxic HD 5970 4GB Review

ASUS BC-08B1ST Blu-ray Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the ASUS BC-08B1ST Blu-ray optical drive.

The ASUS BC-08B1ST is a powerful and energy-saving Blu-ray ROM drive capable of reading BD media at 8X. Showcasing versatility and fast speeds with various media, this ASUS ODD sounds promising. We'll show you just about anything and everything you ever wanted to know about ODD testing and results. We may even make an ODD convert out of you by the time you're done this review.

ASUS BC-08B1ST Blu-ray Review

CoolIT ECO A.L.C. CPU Cooler Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the CoolIT ECO A.L.C. CPU Cooler

The stock cooler included with retail-packaged CPUs represents the manufacturer's best efforts to provide a cooler that will keep the processor within its temperature limits at stock clock speeds, all for the lowest cost. But if you want to overclock your system, you're going to need an aftermarket cooler. The ideal cooler would be inexpensive, quiet, easy to install, and keep your CPU icy cold under all loads and conditions. But of course, in the real world it's always a balancing act among these various parameters. CoolIT Systems' new ECO A.L.C. ECO-R120 CPU cooler aims to balance these requirements by offering an easy-to-install sealed liquid cooling system for your CPU. Using both stock and high-speed fans, Benchmark Reviews compares it to the top air coolers and the Corsair H50 liquid cooling system on an overclocked and overvolted Intel Core i7-920 processor.

CoolIT ECO A.L.C. CPU Cooler Review