The ECS A770M-A motherboard is based on the AMD 770 chipset and supports the latest AM2+ processors available (up to 95W TDP). It provides four DDR2-1066 capable sockets, one PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, eight channel HD audio and eSATA. This affordable board provides the basics you would need to build a budget AMD system and allows you to save your cash or spend it on other components. If you happen to be in the market for a reasonably priced, no frills motherboard you will want to check out this review. Read on to find out if the A770M-A has what it takes to be the foundation of your next build.

Wow, time sure flies by. Precisely two months ago, I was still sitting in a classroom, scribbling down notes and preparing for exams. Then there's the excitement of the stuff I have planned for the summer after exams. And of course, I was often found at various car dealerships checking out the latest releases (And of course test driving, which is just my excuse to redline cars) -- that aside, what I'm talking about is that I have this Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 650W modular power supply sitting here at APH Networks for the last two months before I even started this report. Historically, I haven't been a big fan of Thermaltake power supplies. I owned quite a few of their cases, which were excellent. But the power supplies, at least back in the days, were low in price but not really the 'tier 1' performance that I'd come to expect. Generally speaking, this power supply didn't capture much of my attention either due to my personal impression. When I finally decided to open it and check what was inside over a month later, and did some research online, it seemed to me that the Toughpower Cable Management 650W offered incredible performance across the board. Was I surprised? Well, yes I was. Let's crack open this power supply and take a look at the physical build of this Channel Well Technology built unit in our report today.

Today we are taking a look at one of the top of the line cards at this time. The card costs a bit more than the others on the market so the main question is does the card really perform so well that it's worth putting the money into it. We are going to compare it vs a few other Asus cards that have proven to perform quite well and we will also see if we can tweak a bit more out of the card even though it's factory tweaked already.

Well, I'm back yet again. A scant few weeks ago, I took a look at Thermaltake's fairly good ProWater 850i kit, making just one observation - performance could probably see a great improvement if another, larger radiator had been added. While this concept had in fact been done before on their BigWater 745i, it was stunted by mediocre radiators, a weaker pump, and an older waterblock. Considering that two of these three factors were corrected in the 850, logic would dictate that throwing the third improvement in would make this kit really shine. Though it's a shame that I don't have the older kits on hand to give a performance review against, I feel that this pair of reviews should give users a good idea of the performance they stand to gain, provided they have the desire, and the space to plumb a second radiator, as well as a videocard waterblock into the loop. That being said, let's crack open the box and see just what a $70 upgrade entails.

Vizo is back with a new notebook cooler aimed at enthusiasts looking for the perfect blend of performance and portability. Leveraging on the success of their popular Ninja line of notebook coolers, Vizo introduces the Xena II, a lightweight and highly functional notebook cooling solution designed for 12" to 15.4" laptops. Boasting a unique tilting, 360 degree swiveling base, the Xena II looks to supplant its competition. Will Vizo's newest addition to their notebook cooling lineup pass muster? Can it compete with other more expensive coolers in its class? Let's take a look and find out!

Revoltec are a company based in Germany, well known throughout Europe for their line-up of gaming and modding products. They have been in
business for several years and most people know that they are a subsidiary to Listan (along with other brand names such as BeQuiet).

A couple of years ago we had a look at several gaming and illuminated desktop peripherals from Revoltec, including the first version of Lightmouse as well as the Fightboard and the Fightmouse of their gaming series. Revoltec have expanded their gaming series with the FightPad Advanced which is a mini-keyboard designed for FPS games and released three new versions of the Lightmouse. These are the very products we are checking out today.