Daily Reviews Summary 12/09/07

The new Scythe Ultra Kaze 120 mm fans promise to move more air flow at low speeds resulting in a higher static pressure. Today we give them a road test..

DFI LanParty UT NF680i SLI-T2R is different from most other high-end nForce 680i SLI motherboards. It's based on the 680i LT chipset. In this article we investigate whether the LT really is noticeably slower than the supposedly better nForce 680i. It seems DFI has overcome the lacks of the LT version, because DFI LanParty UT NF680i SLI-T2R is just as fast as ASUS Striker Extreme.

When you decided to buy a new cooler, you forgot the heatpaste didn't you? You ended up with the stock generic white stuff that does the job, but hardly excels. Well today I have a product to help you lower the all-important CPU temperature for overclocking bliss; the Tuniq TX-2 heatpaste.

Made from non-metallic elements, this paste boasts a zero electrical conductivity and low thermal resistance. Let's see how it performs.

We take a look at three different external storage drives, compare them against a DIY option and take them out for a spin in our lab to determine the right one for you. Intrigued? Keep on reading for the results and our thoughts.

The Galaxy GeForce 8600 GTS offers a compelling DirectX 10 solution by integrating a Zalman copper heatpipe cooler with an affordable GeForce 8600 GTS card. But is it worth buying it for its DirectX 10 support?

Today, we revisit our review of the Galaxy GeForce 8600 GTS. We retested it with the latest Windows Vista driver and along with some new DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 games.

Enermax ticks me off with its poor maths and occasionally iffy modular plugs and to be honest I expected a little better from this unit. You may never use the 3.3V and 5V much at all in a modern PC—not near the levels that we’ve tested at and the 12Vs work perfectly fine—but if a product claims it can do something, it should be able to stand by that claim. In this case, Enermax unfortunately hasn’t stood by that claim.

The unit looks fantastic and still supports all sorts of PC setups, however, the extra cost and tough market might easily give enough ammunition for all the Corsair HX-series fans out there to play it down.