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Cooler Master Sileo 500 Review
InsideHW.com has reviewed Cooler Master Sileo 500

Last few months Cooler Master acted aggressively on the PC chassis market. There are a lot of evidences, in form of new chassis models for various user target groups, to prove this claim. For example, HAF 932 has attracted a lot of attention as first representative of new HAF (High Air-Flow) series. After that we saw Storm Sniper that was intended for gamers and now we have Sileo 500 - new model in mid tower product group. Sileo 500 was designed as chassis with traditional values in mind. Another goal during design of Sileo 500 was to reduce noise levels of all components that are inside the chassis. But let's start from the beginning: exterior.
Cooler Master Sileo 500 Review

Ulti-mat: Solid X3 Mousepad Review
DragonSteelMods posted a review on the Ulti-mat: Solid X3 Mousepad

Yesterday I looked at the Ulti-mat Seven mousepad, today I've got another from Ulti-mat, the Solid X3. This pad is much larger, almost double the size of the Seven, and it's very different all around as well. The Seven was very slick and smooth, the Solid X3 is a smooth surface, but yet offers quite a bot of resistance. The Solid X3 is a cloth and plastic style pad, it has a plastic surface but yet still remains flexible
Ulti-mat: Solid X3 Mousepad Review



Sony Sound Bar HT-CT100 Home Theater System Review
TestFreaks posted a review on the Sony Sound Bar HT-CT100 Home Theater System

Sound bars have been around for a few years now, but seem to have become more popular in the last year or so, it's a great option for people like me who want better sound without a lot of components and hassles. I opted for the Sony Sound Bar HT-CT100, it's small, and after reading many glowing reviews of it I did a bit of pricing research and bought it. It retails for an average price of $299 most places, which isn't too bad, but I found it for $260 locally. The HT-CT100 allows me to hook up three HMDI devices, along with a Coax connections and an audio input from my TV, for me this system is perfect. It's small overall, so it fits perfectly in the limited space I have, but yet yields a much needed improvement in the audio of my HDTV.
Sony Sound Bar HT-CT100 Home Theater System Review

DimasTech Bench Table Easy V2 Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the DimasTech Bench Table Easy V2

The DimasTech BenchTable Easy is a metal overclocking/testing station with the possibility to hold large water cooling kits. Unlike some other tables out there, you can stuff this puppy with three optical drives, four hard drives and add double or triple radiators to the rig. On top of that, you can freely choose from a whole array of colors to customize the look of your own Bench Table.
DimasTech Bench Table Easy V2 Review

HP EliteBook 6930p Review
InsideHW.com has reviewed HP EliteBook 6930p

EliteBook is relatively new series of HP notebooks and it is intended for demanding business users. It was created with goal of creating better distinction between business and top-class notebooks that can withstand much tougher working conditions. Model that we got in our test lab is HP EliteBook 6930p and after first contact with this model it was clear that we got an "elite" notebook. Although HP EliteBook 6930p is relatively small, which is consequence of display with 14.1 inch diagonal, it is much heavier than we expected. This shouldn't surprise you too much since emphasis on all EliteBook models is on build quality.
HP EliteBook 6930p Review

NZXT Performance Power 800W PSU Review
Rbmods posted a review on the NZXT Performance Power 800W PSU

When choosing a power supply, it can be very hard to find one that excels in both home/office applications that need quiet operations while at the same time provided the raw power needed from a gaming power supply. NZXT, a manufacturer of a wide range of computer products, has produced a power supply, the Performance Power PP800 800W PSU, that claims to provide solid performance in a quiet package. Let's find out if it can deliver.
NZXT Performance Power 800W PSU Review

Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Gaming Keyboard and Sidewinder X8 Wireless Gaming Mouse
Hardware Pacers has posted a review on the Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Gaming Keyboard and Sidewinder X8 Wireless Gaming Mouse

The Microsoft Sidewinder series gaming mice and keyboards are top of the line gaming products that are excellent additions to any gamer's computer system. The Sidewinder X6 gaming keyboard is packed full of assignable keys that can be programmed with many different options or Macros. The Sidewinder X8 Wireless Gaming mouse has 7 programmable buttons and the ability to select from 3 different dpi settings (up to 4000 dpi) at the touch of a button. The performance of the X8 mouse coupled with the features of the X6 gaming keyboard make a heavenly match for the gaming enthusiast.
Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Gaming Keyboard and Sidewinder X8 Wireless Gaming Mouse

Caustic Graphics Ray Tracing Acceleration Technology Review
PC Perspective posted a review on Caustic Graphics Ray Tracing Acceleration Technology

Caustic Graphics is formally announcing availability of the CausticOne ray tracing accelerator card today and we are finally allowed to unveiling the technology we learned about at GDC last month. If you think the ray tracing and rasterization debate was interesting before, wait until you see what this new player has to say.
Caustic Graphics Ray Tracing Acceleration Technology Review

Saitek Cyborg Review
PureOverclock posted a review on the Saitek Cyborg

Today we take a look at a new rodent that promises innovation, functionality, and an affordable price to boot: the Saitek Cyborg gaming mouse. The Cyborg certainly looks different, and it does have some very unique features, but how does it work and feel when chasing down the little noobies in a busy CS:S or CoD:WaW server? Let's take a closer look and find out.
Saitek Cyborg Review

Silverstone Raven RV01 Chassis Review
Driverheaven takes a look at the Silverstone Raven RV01 Chassis

Today we are going to be looking at the SilverStone Raven, a case which completely changes the way in which manufacturers usually go about designing their interiors by positioning the motherboard at a 90 degree angle, which in turn allows the physics of nature to take their course in a beneficial manner with the stack effect.
Silverstone Raven RV01 Chassis Review

Cresyn CS-HP500 Headphones Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the Cresyn CS-HP500 Headphones

The headphones in question today are the CS-HP500 model which feature a folding design for portability. I will be saving the earphones for a separate review in the near future. I initially assumed the CS-HP500s were a new product, but after some research online I found information on them dating back to 2007. Either way, they are new to me (and most likely many of you as well) so let's see what these headphones have to offer.
Cresyn CS-HP500 Headphones Review

Seagate Momentus 2.5 inch 500 GB Hard Drive Review
Bjorn3D takes a look at the Seagate Momentus 2.5 inch 500 GB Hard Drive.

We recently got a new laptop in the lab because our Athlon 64 3200 (single core) HP laptop was getting long in the tooth and we decided to go with a dual core laptop from Toshiba. We decided to go with a low to mid-range system because it's primary use is writing reviews and the opportunity to upgrade presents itself to us a lot more often than the ordinary end user. When we got the new Toshiba with the Core 2 Duo T5800 2 GHz CPU and 4 GB of ram with a copy of Vista 64 we thought it was running a little slow for the specifications.

We did some checking and it turns out they shipped the laptop with a 1.5 GB/s Sata 1 5200 RPM drive. The system itself wasn't dragging but the hard drive was starving it with a slow data transfer rate. So when Seagate contacted us about testing the Momentus 7200 RPM 500 GB drive it was a match made in heaven. It gives us a chance to rip the offending drive out of the Toshiba and run a drive worthy of a Bjorn3D laptop. We won't take a hammer to the 5200 RPM drive, but we will stick it in a USB external enclosure and let it live out it's life in an environment befitting it's pathetic speed. After experiencing the Seagate Momentus we feel fully justified in calling the old drive pathetic. Stick around and see how bad the pathetic 5200 RPM drive got it's butt kicked.
Seagate Momentus 2.5 inch 500 GB Hard Drive Review

Raptor-Gaming K1 Keyboard Review
Verdis Reviews posted a review on the Raptor-Gaming K1 Keyboard

Raptor-Gaming manufacture all manner of peripherals and input devices that are intended, as the name suggests, for gaming purposes. The products have high quality designs with one aim in mind - to maximise performance. The keyboard I will be taking a look at today has some very special features, such as cherry gold crosspoints and afterglow keys, that should make this product stand out from the crowd. Let's see if it can deliver.
Raptor-Gaming K1 Keyboard Review