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Shuttle's most powerful XPC SFF PC to date?
HEXUS posted a review on the Shuttle XPC P2 3700G

The latest in a burgeoning line is the P2 3700G, which takes in the SD37P2 Intel i975X-based chassis and adds in some other tasty kit. Our sample was kitted out with an Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 CPU, 4GiB RAM (yes, 4GiB!), a single 400GB hard drive, and an NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 1GiB graphics card.
Shuttle's most powerful XPC SFF PC to date?

Canon Digital IXUS 900 Ti Review
BIOS Magazine posted a review on the Canon Digital IXUS 900 Ti

Since Canon's first APS camera in 1996, the IXUS range has consistently set new benchmarks for camera technology and design. The Digital IXUS 900 Ti is a fitting addition to mark a decade of IXUS innovation. Upon taking the Canon Digital IXUS 900 Ti into your hands, you instantly notice the quality. The camera is comfortable to hold and a fast start-up time of approximately 1 second, during which the 3x optical zoom lens fully extends from the housing, means you won't miss an important shot. Canon's IXUS cameras have always proved popular at BIOS, and the flagship Digital IXUS 900 Ti is no exception. The camera is user-friendly and offers excellent image quality. The only drawback is that experienced photographers may be frustrated by the camera's lack of manual exposure.
Canon Digital IXUS 900 Ti Review



XTrac Ripper XXL Mouse Pad Review
NGOHQ.com has posted a review on the XTrac Ripper XXL Mouse Pad

In the package we received was an XTrac Ripper XXL mouse pad. The "XXL" stands for Extra, Extra Large. Well, you can imagine our surprise when the package was opened to find a nice black mouse pad that would completely cover a small student's desk! In fact, we have a small student's desk being used for a second computer and this mouse pad is too wide for it! We weren't sure if we should put it on the desk or wear it.
XTrac Ripper XXL Mouse Pad Review

Razer Krait Review
XSreviews has reviewed the Razer Krait Gaming Mouse

Razer are known the world over for their high DPI gaming mice and awesome precision mouse mats. Their Copperhead and Boomslang mice are legendary and I am sure there are literally millions of frags that can be acredited to these gaming periperhals. The only down side with Razer products is the price. That's where the Krait comes in; high DPI, lower price. Sounds like a perfect combination? That's because it is.
Razer Krait Review

ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon X1900 Videocard Review
Tweaknews.net posted a review on the ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon X1900 Videocard

This card, much like its older brothers, is an excellent all around card for a user needing an multimedia card that can also be used for gaming. To boil it down, this card has it all. It is too bad that this will be the last of a breed that has dominated the multimedia market with such force that all rivals were laughed off of the market before they even left the white paper.
ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon X1900 Videocard Review

Sumo Omni Bean Bag Chair Review
techFEAR has posted a new product evaluation on the Sumo Omni Bean Bag Chair

Sumo has redefined the bean bag chair with the Omni. techFEAR takes a look at one of these massive chairs and comes away from the evaluation with a positive experience.
Sumo Omni Bean Bag Chair Review

Marvell XScale PXA3xx Application Processors Tech Report
Tech ARP has posted a Marvell XScale PXA3xx Application Processors Tech Report

Marvell's purchase of Intel's cellular communications & applications processor division has catapulted them to the forefront of the industry. Just 21 days after the sale is complete, Marvell is ready to announce the new XScale PXA300-series processors.

Let's take a look at these new processors and find out just what's hot (or not!) about them.
Marvell XScale PXA3xx Application Processors Tech Report

OCZ Tempest CPU Cooler Review
PC Modding Malaysia has posted a review on the OCZ Tempest CPU Cooler

While testing on a dual core X2 3800+ AMD processor, we found that the Tempest was good enough to allow our system to run at stock speed. Judging by the load temperatures, we would not expect the Tempest to allow us extreme overclocking, but we could overclock up to 500MHz while maintaining temperatures below 60=BAC. If you're looking for a small sized CPU cooler that does the job right, the OCZ Tempest is probably the suitable cooler for you. Priced at $50, the OCZ Tempest is not too expensive considering that you are getting a CPU cooler with excellent bundle and bright blue LED fan.
OCZ Tempest CPU Cooler Review

AOpen 18X Triple Format DVD ReWriter Review
Techware Labs has published a review of AOpens latest DVD burner

The upcoming release of Microsoft Corporation's © Vista operating system has users asking the question; Does my PC have what it takes to not only RUN Vista, but can it load the OS as well? Well, one point in interest is they way you install the OS and take advantage of most of the features with one peripheral, the CDROM. As some are aware Vista recommends a DVD Drive with the system and to take advantage of some features it also requires a DVD drive. Most have already upgraded to or maybe your system came with a DVD ROM already. Drives included with most systems as well as most drives offered before a year ago were slow. Burning a full DVD can take a slower DVD drive a hour or more. Considering the peripheral market today for DVD RW ROM drive is relatively cheap there is no reason to settle for slow drives. Our friends at AOpen sent over a Triple format DVD Rewriter for us to take a look at.
AOpen 18X Triple Format DVD ReWriter Review

Zalman CNPS9700 LED Low Noise Heatsink Review
FrostyTech put up a Zalman CNPS9700 LED Low Noise Heatsink Review

The Zalman CNPS9700 LED is a supersized version of the CNPS9500-series heatsinks we've all come to know so well. Now, there's no point in dancing around the fact that Zalman's CNPS9700 LED is just about the best socket 775 heatsink FrostyTech has tested to date, and among the very best ever on the socket 939/AM2 platform. It's been a while since Zalman produced a heatsink that displayed such admirable thermal qualities, and even more impressive considering the low noise levels... The Zalman CNPS9700 LED is a big copper heatsink, made up of about a hundred 0.2mm copper fins attached at regular intervals to three copper heatpipes that form a figure-eight. The entire heatsink is cooled by one 110mm diameter fan which is internally illuminated with blue LEDs.
Zalman CNPS9700 LED Low Noise Heatsink Review

IcyDock MB122SKGF SATA Hard Drive Rack Review
PC Stats posted an IcyDock MB122SKGF SATA Hard Drive Rack Review

The IcyDock M122SKGF removable hard drive rack is a hot swappable Serial ATA device, with integrated LCD display and thermal alarm. The unit is beige in colour, and supports Serial ATA I and Serial ATA II hard drives. The HDD caddy is made of aluminum which should help keep high speed drives a littler cooler than plastic would. There is also a small 40mm ADDA fan at the back of the unit to draw air through the unit. On the front of the HDD caddy is blue LED illuminated LCD that displays the ambient temperature and has a few simple temperature related alarm controls.
IcyDock MB122SKGF SATA Hard Drive Rack Review

Scythe Kama-Thermo Review
techPowerUp has posted a review on the Scythe Kama-Thermo

The Scythe Kama-Thermo is a very simple, blue backlit temperature LCD display with a connected diode. The cheap price tag makes it very appealing to most case modders. It is quite small, but has large enough digits and a very good contrast so that the temperatures can be read from further away. The Kama-Thermo combines simplicity and functionality to form a great little device.
Scythe Kama-Thermo Review

Transcend Standard DDR2-800 (PC2-6400) RAM Review
PC Apex posted a review on the Transcend Standard DDR2-800 (PC2-6400) RAM

The RAM modules themselves are very unassuming. No colored PCB's, no blinking LED's and no heat spreaders. It's just basic RAM sticks with no gimmicks. Even Transcend's JetRam line of products differentiates itself by performance alone rather than marketing fluff. The DRAM used is Samsung K4T51083QC-ZCE7, the same chips are used by Kingston, TwinMOS, Wintec and no doubt many more manufacturers.
Transcend Standard DDR2-800 (PC2-6400) RAM Review

XKROMA Ultimate Case Review
A True Review posted a review on the XKROMA Ultimate Case

I was browsing Geek's site the other day and saw an interesting looking chrome case. Most sub $100 cases are generic, not what many enthusiasts want in a case. They may have an interesting look but the insides tend to be the same. Most also have a similar exterior with just a different face. That is why I thought the XKROMA would be an exciting case with its mirror finish. Something told me to grab it for a review. Is the XKROMA an interesting case that will spice up your system, read on to find out.
XKROMA Ultimate Case Review

Mini Roundup: FSP FX700-GLN Epsilon & Thermaltake Toughpower 650W
PureOverclock posted a mini roundup: FSP FX700-GLN Epsilon & Thermaltake Toughpower 650W

600 to 700W units seem to be the sweet spot for high end systems, they offer enough headroom for some serious overclocking, but not so much so that the extra premium for the unit was an absolute waste of money (1kw units anyone?). In this review we'll be looking at two popular units - the FSP FX700-GLN Epsilon and the Thermaltake Toughpower 650W. We'll be testing them under multiple conditions with X1900 CrossFire and a high end Core 2 Duo setup (X6800).
Mini Roundup: FSP FX700-GLN Epsilon & Thermaltake Toughpower 650W

Tagan Turbo Jet 1100W PSU Review
XYZ Computing posted a review on the Tagan Turbo Jet 1100W PSU

Tagan may not be a company with which most consumers are familiar, but they have been making quality power supplies for some time. Their most recent push is to enter the competitive performance PSU market, something that will put them up against firmly established companies like Antec, PC Power and Cooling, SilverStone, and Thermaltake. This is no easy task but
Tagan has a number of things going for them, the most exciting of which is their Turbo Jet. This is an 1100W power supply that, unlike some other models, is sized to fit within ATX specifications. This review will be taking a look at the Turbo Jet and using it to see just what Tagan is bringing to the table with their line of enthusiast power supply units.
Tagan Turbo Jet 1100W PSU Review

HIS X1950 Pro IceQ 3 Turbo Dual DVI 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express Video Card Review
BonaFideReviews posted a review on the HIS X1950 Pro Turbo video card

With the holidays right around the corner many enthusiasts are in the market for a brand new video card. Some may want the fastest card out there, regardless of its price, which means they would probably want NVIDIA's newest card, the 8800. Others are looking to upgrade their card that they've had for the past 3-4 years and is a couple generations old. They don't want to spend a lot of money but don't want to have to replace their card next year. In their case they will probably want to shoot for a card in the $150-$250 range which means that the X1950 Pro from HIS might just be the card for them.
HIS X1950 Pro IceQ 3 Turbo Dual DVI 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express Video Card Review

AMD QuadFX Platform & FX-70 Series Processors Review
HotHardware.com takes a look at a fully loaded QuadFX-based system powered by all three new FX-70 dual-processor kits, the 3.0GHz FX-74, 2.8GHz, FX-72, and 2.6GHz FX-70, and compare performance to competitive Intel dual and quad-core platforms throughout.

Today, AMD aims to re-capture the hearts of hardcore enthusiasts with the official launch of their QuadFX platform. News about QuadFX has been trickling out for months under the "4x4" banner. But today we can show you all exactly what QuadFX is all about. At its most basic level, QuadFX is AMD's vision of a high-end quad-core desktop computing platform. There's a lot more going on under the virtual hood, however.
AMD QuadFX Platform & FX-70 Series Processors Review

AMD Quad FX with FX-74 Processors Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on AMD's Quad FX with FX-74 Processors

By doubling the scores across the board AMD was able to catch up to Intel's latest quad-core processors in a number of benchmarks, but it's clear from our use of both system that Intel still has the lead when it comes to 'quad' platforms. When it comes to pricing AMD has really slashed prices on their FX-70 series processor pricing...
AMD Quad FX with FX-74 Processors Review