Daily Reviews Summary 09/23/06

There is nothing particularly bad about DFI's Infinity 975X/G motherboard, but DFI is a household name when it comes to overclocking. Sadly, the Infinity 975X/G doesn't live up to that reputation and those looking for a board to overclock their Core 2 processor should look elsewhere. If you absolutely need CrossFire to complement your Core 2 Duo but are on a budget, the Infinity 975X/G is worth consideration.

The Scythe Infinity provided cooling results that will keep your high end AMD and Intel processors at a safe operating temperature, but I was expecting a bit more. Given the shear size of the cooler, the total number of heatpipes provided to draw heat away, and the Scythe reputation, I was sure this would be the new number one cooler on my list.

Looking from the top down, we can see the Cooler Master crest above the three copper heatpipes. You can also see the fanning of the sixty aluminum fins that give the round shape to the cooler. These are sixty fins that continue through the cooler and are fanned out buy round hole punches in the fins.

The be Quiet Straightpower 700W is a high-quality power supply for power hungry gamers and overclockers. It sports features like two PCI-Express power connectors and an 8-pin CPU power connector. A temperature controlled fan helps keep the system noise level at a minimum. During testing we found out that this PSU's inside is identical to an OCZ PSU.

Eastern Euro meets West as we explore a product from Viscool of the Slovak Republic. The company who gave us the eXtherm CPU waterblock back in 2005 has improved upon that design with the Viscool V2. Today we test this copper based affair which offers a truly unique internal design and universal mounting system.

This product has Home Theatre PC case written all over it. It not only looks great and is quality built, but it comes with a Vacuum Florescent Display (VFD) and a fantastic remote control. One important feature about this case is that it fits all standard ATX hardware but remains slim, and this is a testament to its excellent design. A much more powerful system can be built using standard ATX hardware over micro ATX. This is especially important if you are building a gaming HTPC. Watch the Video to find out more...

Two of the most common types of devices I use on my PC are Bluetooth and USB devices. I use so many USB devices that I have an extra USB hub. In that extra USB hub I have a USB Bluetooth adapter that connects all of my Bluetooth devices to my computer. Well what if I could save that USB port and combine the Bluetooth capability into the USB hub itself? Well today I'm looking at a product that does just that, the DTech Bluetooth USB 2.0 Hub. Let's see if it can save me the extra USB space by incorporating the Bluetooth technology into the hub itself.

let's move onto the Kandalf LCS, this too is one of Thermaltake latest products or you could say a revamp of the recent Kandalf full tower, which you could upgrade with a 25cm fan. No 25cm fan here though as Thermaltake have gone mad with there water-cooling and slapped a triple radiator in the front and supply you with all you need for a top of the line water cooling setup

Today we have the good fortune to the latest iteration of Seagate's work, the 750GB Barracuda ES SATA drive, an enterprise level drive that boasts many new features. Please join me in the Bjorn3D lab where we fully intend to rigorously test this device with the intent of determining if the adorned title of being #1 transcended from Seagate the company into the production of this drive.