Hardware

The ASUS HDP-R3 O-Play media player, is a perfect solution for anyone needing a small compact HTPC unit.

  When you don’t feel like going with a full blown liquid system, but want something a little better than air cooling your options are limited. Today we have the ECO A.L.C. which hopes to be one of the best built in liquid system for an affordable place.

Here at Bjorn3D we were lucky enough to score AMD’s new top of the line Athlon II processor, the 3.0Ghz Athlon II X4 640. Let’s see what kind of numbers the X4 640 can crank out.

Gigabyte is showing off their latest motherboards at Computex 2010 with unlocked Intel Core i7 CPUs.

Achieving the ‘Million Dollar PC’ look with your build might have just gotten easier. We review NZXT’s sleeved premium cables to see if they provide that ‘Million Dollar PC’ look.

Asus HD 5870 Matrix Platinum comes at 900MHz overclocking of the GPU core, 2GB GDDR5 memory and plenty of features that hardcore overclockers are looking for in a video card. Does the 2GB memory matters or the GPU speed matters, let’s find out.

The OCZ Vertex 2 uses the new SandForce SF-1200 controller and proprietary OCZ firmware. That firmware allows for up to 50K IOPS making it the fastest MLC SSD we’ve tested.

Eagle Tech Arion ET-AR506-BK has an elegant looks and good specification for a stereo speaker. But how well does it sound in the real-world testing? Let’s find out.

The Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid platter/SSD is a drive design we’ve been waiting on for years. The blending of SSD speed with cost effective platter storage.

Asus has once again amazed us by bringing the EAH5870 (5870v2) Voltage Tweak to market. Clocked to stock 850/1250 the Voltage Tweak it offers should make it a top overclocker.

USB 3.0 has theoretical 10x of the speed offered by USB 2.0. We put the speed to the test and was pleased and also surprised by what we find.

We compare the latest budget SSD from OCZ, the Solid 2, that is based on the Indilinx Barefoot controller to the mechanical hard drives in RAID configuration. Let’s find out if it is time to dump that big and heavy 3.5” hard drives for a smaller and faster SSD.

  Adding memory is an easy way to upgrade your computer. This RAM is specifically built to take advantage of an AMD Black Edition based system. This RAM certainly looks like the ticket if you are searching for an affordable memory upgrade for your AMD system.

In this review, the author would like to introduce you to his ears newest friend; the Arctic Cooling Arctic Sound E352 ear buds.

Gigabyte’s SOC GPU’s with Gauntlet screening selecting only the best GPU cores and Hynix or Samsung Tier one GDDR5 just got better. With OC Guru you can also add Voltage to you OC.

  AMD always likes to show its followers that it cares about every market segment. This is why they have decided to release a new Black Edition dual core to try and best the X2 550. Lets see how it compares.

We at Bjorn3D.com going to be looking at, three of the baddest water blocks on the market. Lets see How they stack up against one another.

Silverstone’s Raven cases introduced a special vertical air circulation we have never seen on PC cases before. The new Fortress Series FT02 case also uses the new vertical air circulation.

HornetTek Phantom is a network media player that let you plaback your digital contents to your TV up to 1080p. A wide range of video, music, and image formats are supported with the ability to seemingless integraetd into your network via wired or wireless connection.

Asus has done it again, taken a good thing and made it better. They took the GTX-470 and out of the gate released the GTX-470 Voltage Tweak edition.

Today AMD has released their first set of 6-core CPU’s: the Phenom II X6 1090T and the AMD Phenom II 1055T. We have of taken a X6 1090T and run a battery of tests with it to see what those extra cores and features means for a normal user. We …

The PNY GTX-470 features great performance at a more affordable price than the GTX-480 and carries a Lifetime Warranty.

GSkill has come up with a set of ‘Green’ memory that operates at below JEDEC standards of 1.55 volts, without sacrificing frequency and timings.

Holding the ‘New Flagship’ crown, we review Swiftech’s Apogee XT to see how it fairs against its younger brother, the Apogee GTZ.

The GlacialPower GP-AX950AA power supply is a single +12v rail PSU with 76A available on the Rail. Designed for gamer enthusiasts, the 950W PSU is capable of Dual GPU operation.

Need to flash your Motherboard or GPU BIOS but need to do it from USB Drive? This is the place to start, we’ll show you how to create a Windows 98 USB bootable Drive.

The Asus EAH5850 TOP is a great higher end card geared for people who like cool and quiet and yet love to over clock and push their hardware to the max if you’re one of those people this card is 100% for you.

The OCZ Z 850W power supply is the first 80+ Gold power supply we’ve looked at, with one single rail providing 71A and ultra stable power it’s a killer PSU for enthusiasts.

QNAP TS-439 Pro is a 4-bay NAS that is designed with a plenty of features yet it does not cost you an arm and leg. We compare it against the more expensive TS-809 Pro to see how much performance difference between the two units.

  A case is very important when buying a new computer. An efficient case design can lower the temperature of your components considerably, and give them a longer life.

The Seagate Savvio 10K.4 Serial Attached SCSI hard drives are the first to be the largest capacity (600GB), and smallest form factor (2.5 ”) server hard drives available, making capacity and speed an issue of the past for server based systems.

The Jelfin gel covered mouse is a 1000 DPI 3 button mouse with a twist. A Gel covered twist. Is it a gimmick or a gadget more than a mouse?

GF100 is here and OCing it is different, peek into the future of overclocking and join us using EVGA Precision to OC the 480. (The Boss is going to kill me for this one 😉

If that original CPU water block on your ThermalTake Big Water set up, is not cutting it. well then we got a perfect candidate for you.

Looking for a little more than just sound from your ear buds? Check out the Technocel Ear Vibe which provides crystal clear sound and vibrates with the bass in the music.

  Gigabyte has just released an update to the 790 X chipset line. This update includes SATA 6 Gb/s, and USB3 which brings the 790 X chipset into the next generation.

The long awaited Fermi GTX-480 is in the Lab. Benchmarks have been flying by like never before. GTX-480 looks very very good. Peek at the review and stop reading those rumors.

A green-minded DVD drive that is capable of self destructing DVD’s? We review ASUS’s DRW-24B1ST optical drive to see if it has that James Bond 007 effect.

Gigabyte has another motherboard that supports SATA III, USB III, plus USB Power III on an X58 chipset. But thats not all they did, they also made this motherboard affordable.

  AMD has just released their 890 GX chipset, but if you still crave full 16x Crossfire and can’t wait for the 890 FX then this might be what you are looking for.