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NVIDIA GTX 275 Review
OCC has published a new review on the NVIDIA GTX 275

It looks like nVidia brought a gun to a knife fight when you compare the performance of the latest cards from both ATI and nVidia. The GTX 275 just outperformed the HD 4890 at every turn, with the exception being Crysis Warhead where the GTX 275 was beaten in all four resolutions. In the GTX 275 you have what equates to half of a GTX 295. You get the 240 shader processor cores of the GTX280/285 with the memory subsystem from the GTX 260. Surprisingly, this combination offers exceptional performance across just about every game tested with this card. In fact, out of 36 tests run, the GTX 275 outright won the resolution in 30 out of 36 tests and was equal to or better than the HD 4890 in 32 out of 36 tests. Pretty much a big win for the GTX 275. The cooling on the GTX 275 is the reference cooler from nVidia. It does an admirable job of keeping the big GT200 core relatively cool when the drivers are controlling the cooling with load temperatures of 88 degrees Celsius under load. Turn the fan speeds up and you are welcomed with some noise to let you know the fan is there but it isn't nearly as loud as the ATI cooling solution. When the fan is spooled up the load temperatures take a drop down to 64 degrees Celsius.
NVIDIA GTX 275 Review

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 Versus ATI Radeon HD 4890
Legit Reviews compared the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 against the ATI Radeon HD 4890

AMD and NVIDIA usually do not launch graphics cards on the same day, but today is a new day and that is exactly what has happened. AMD is announcing the Radeon HD 4890 graphics card, which is powered RV790 GPU and arch rival NVIDIA is releasing the GeForce GTX 275 graphics card.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 Versus ATI Radeon HD 4890

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ASUS Rampage II GENE Review
Bjorn3D takes a look at the ASUS Rampage II GENE

As they say, it's not the size that matters, it's on how well you use it. Well, this pretty much sums up the ASUS Rampage II GENE. Upon hearing that I was gonna review this board, I immedietly did a quick Google search for pictures and also to get an idea of what this motherboard looked like and its layout.

Once I recieved this motherboard, I quickly opened up the package for a quick visual scan of the motherboard to make sure nothing was damaged. I realized that this motherboard again was, in fact, a micro ATX design. Don't get me wrong. There are good micro ATX motherboards out there, and some even have some overclockability capabilities, but not much. So, this was my mind set, and even though the settings are there, does not mean I am gonna be able to get very far?
ASUS Rampage II GENE Review

IN WIN BM650 Mini-ITX Chassis Review
TweakTown posted a review on the IN WIN BM650 Mini-ITX Chassis

Taiwan is home to a lot of technology companies and manufacturing plants, with most of the big names having a sizeable piece of Taiwan real-estate. IN WIN is no exception to this and is one of the native Taiwan companies who are producing some mighty fine products this year.

The case is designed to be oriented either horizontally or vertically, depending on your requirements. Small rubber feet are supplied to attach on both sides so that you don’t scratch your desk and to help reduce vibration noise from the case resonating through it.
IN WIN BM650 Mini-ITX Chassis Review