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OCIA checks out the X-Dreamer Mid-Tower Case in their latest review.

Immediately out of the box I liked the look of this case. I have noticed that many of the mid range cases are beginning to carry drop down doors for the CD and DVD drives. This is a neat feature in that it provides a uniform face on the case. The XDreamer has two such doors and two plain faceplates for external devices. The front face has an acrylic cover also which includes 6 faux thumbscrews. These are purely for aesthetic purposes and are not functional. The case also has a flip up door that covers 2 front USB ports and audio ports. The floppy cover is also unique in that it is made to sit in front of the floppy drive and provide that uniform front face. The attention to detail is nice for a case in this price range.
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OcPrices.com has released a review of Antec's Performance Plus 1080AMG SOHO File Server.

Antec have a reputation for making very solid cases, bundled with their equally solid power supplies. While the SX series cases were very competent, Antec continued to advance, and modified the design. Their current flagship, the Performance Plus 1080AMG SOHO File Server case, is actually not all that much different from the old SXs. It does however; resolve many of the problems people had with their previous line of cases.
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Hardware Extreme has posted a WinTasks 4 Professional Review

From the makers of WinBackup, that easy-to-use and affordable backup software, comes this piece of utility that allows tuning of the heart and soul of your PC; the operating system. Compare it to a mechanic's toolbox if you will. Well, you might be wondering if you really need something like this, after all for most PC users, as long as it is not broken, best to leave it alone. I would agree with this and for your average user, this utility might not strike a chord.

For the more advanced users and pros, it is a different story. System administrators, gamers, creative professionals and those who want to eke out the last drop or maximize the efficiency of their machines might find this piece of software useful.
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OCAddiction checks out The ABIT NF7-S nForce2 Revision 1.2 Motherboard.

The biggest problem with the VIA KT400 chipset is that it lacks a 1/6 PCI divider, effectively leaving bus speeds of 200MHz or higher unattainable. With the release of the nForce2 chipset all of that was supposed to change. Did it? You bet it did! The addition of the 6/3, 6/4, and 6/6 PCI dividers opened up a world that until now was not possible using the popular VIA chipsets.
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