Hardware

The Asus GTX-295 is the first dual GPU Nvidia offering since the 9800GX2. Reported as the fastest single GPU we’ll be running it against a battery of GPU’s including the 4870×2.

The Antec Twelve Hundred full tower case has 12 bays, five 120mm fans, a 200mm fan, 7 expansion slots, a side window, and enough room inside to fit even the largest graphics cards.

Cooler Master did a terrific job with the new Stacker 832 as there were no compromises behind the design and usability. The materials used to build the chassis are top notch. Brushed aluminum and nicely finished plastic parts work a treat and give this case a very distinctive look.

The Koolance VID-487 waterblock build quality is great along with performance to match. So would I recommend it to someone looking to watercool their reference HD 4870 video card?”

  In the search for the highest overclock, heat is always an issue. Water cooling helps solve this by waters natural ability to absorb more heat than air. Today we test this theory.

The GlacialTech A381 is an unique case because it is slim design that is capable of accomidating an ATX motherboard, two hard drives, and comes with 2 60mm fans, a media reader, and the iMon module. It is not often you will find an HTPC of this size with its …

The IXG-80HA2 GPU cooler and the IXG-3F2 fans from SilenX are an evil combination. But does it have what it takes to cool our video cards?

What happens when two titans in memory produce a kit of Ram so similar that on paper they could be brothers. An SPD shootout happens. HyperX and Dominator in one spot.

If you’re looking for the perfect gaming accessories, Razer is the place to look. Their Lycosa Mirror keyboard is an example of their mastery in gaming peripherals.

Corsair one on the biggest names in memory has moved into triple channel memory for Core i7 in a big way. They’ve fielded Dominators in speeds of 1600, 1866 and 2000 MHz.

  As files keep getting larger, there is a need to keep increasing the size of devices to transfer these files. Today Patriot has brought us a 64 GB flash drive.

The Matrix is both stylish and functional. And you wont be ashamed either to have this sitting next to your HDTV.

With new CPU’s comes New Chipsets with New chipsets come more and features and better overclocking. MSI has giving us all of the features the Intel X58 chipset has. Lets look at the X58 Platinum.

Seasonic Power Supplies are much sought after for their reliability and rock solid voltage. We’re lucky enough to have the Seasonic M12D 850 Watt Modular in house for testing.

Need some seriously Toughpower for that Monster Gaming Rig, how about one of the few Triple SLI Approved power supplies out there, the Thermaltake Toughpower 1200?

Today we present you with the HTPC 3000B from nMediaPC. Will it be a strong competitor in the ever-growing home theater PC market? Read on to find out!

Just when you think your hard drive is fast enough along comes the Western Digital VelociRaptor and rips that thought to shreds.

Thermalright may be best known for their IFX-14, Ultra 120 Extreme, and TRUE Black coolers, but if even better performance is wanted and price is no option then they just might have the solution you have been looking for!

With flash drives becoming more and more common place it is hard to find one that is not only good looking, we want one that is small enough to hide any where on our persons, and have a large enough of capacity to handle an large amount of Data. Super …

  Cases have constantly evolved. What started out as a simple box to put your computer in has grown into a way to show off your computer. Today Tagan has given us this case to show that they have what it takes to be the case of your choice.

Once and awhile there is a product that comes along that is so unique that people greet it first with shock, then curiosity, and finally love. The Antec Skeleton is one of them.

Core i7 has taken memory bandwidth to new heights and when it comes to memory, one kit makes enthusiasts drool, Corsair Dominator. We already know it rocks, but how rockin’ is it?

The Gigabyte EP45T-Extreme performed extremely well on all levels. It overclocks easy enough for the novice overclocker and it has enough left for a world class overclocker.

Most overclockers will tend to focus more on cooling than most, for example, You won’t commonly find fans on the mosfets on your memory prom or the vr’s in the backside of your motherboard. Most of the time it’s just a heatsink or heatpipe assembly that in turn relies on …

Left4Dead is a new FPS that revives the FPS Horror genre but will it do well in SLI and CrossFire? We grabbed 2 EVGA GTX-280’s and 2 Diamond 4870 1GB and rushed to our rig…

Today we’re going to have a look at another power supply, this time from OCZ. OCZ is a relative newcomer to the power supply market, let’s see if they’ve got a winner in the ModXStream-Pro 600W

With the introduction of Intel’s newest CPU’s and chipset’s comes a newer way of handling memory. With this newer way of handling the memory, Intel decided to drop Dual channel and go with a much more needed new way of handling memory, by introducing Triple Channel. Today we are going …

  With the introduction of Intels X48 chipset, overclocking records previously set on the X38 have been shattered. DFI has long been known as one of the top motherboard makers, if not the best one. With DFI’s good record, and the best Intel chipset currently on sale, you cant go …

Thermaltake makes a good cooler for any LGA 775 or AM2+ setup

The Thermaltake Bigwater 780e is a triple drive bay single radiator water cooling kit that is ESA capable. If you new to water cooling, a kit is the way to go.

Eagle Tech’s iNeo I-NA205UE is an external hard drive enclosure that also functions as internal enclosure with the included mounting kit. The enclosure accomodates 2.5” SATA hard drive and will benefit from the onboard eSATA port for better transfer performance. Take a look at our review as we take a …

The EVGA GTX-280 has arrived at Bjorn3D, and not only has it arrived, it arrived big. We’re starting with an EVGA GTX-280 SLI review, and later on you’ll see them in Triple SLI!

The HIS HD 4650 iSilence 4 512MB is a passively cooled video card where HIS has combined the HD4650 GPU with a Zalman cooler. We have put the card through its paces to see what kind of performance you can expect for $80.

The Thecus N4100PRO is a four bay NAS that offers high data throughput, data rundundancy, and dual gigabit NICs with network failover protection for the SMB or home user.

Every once in a while Intel, comes out with a phenomenal performing motherboard with a chipset and CPU to match. We going to look at such a product, the Smackover X58 Motherboard.

  Are you tired of taking off the stock heat sink so you can put an aftermarket cooler on your graphics card? Well Asus hopes to solve this problem for you with the 9800 GTX+ Dark Knight. The cooler on this card has a total of 4 heat pipes to …

Patriot has moved into the Solid State Drive field in a big way. With their offerings of 32, 64, and 128 GB Warp series you’ll get blazing fast speed in a variety of sizes.

if you’re on short purse strings, but need a new video card to play today’s current games at reasonable settings, you should be giving the Sapphire HD 4830 a look.

G.Skill has been a player in the Memory market for quite some time now, with the introduction of their Warp 128 GB SSD they’s cracked the HD market. How big a crack is it?

Intel’s 80GB SSD (X25-M MLC) is one of the fastest hard drives in existence. We ran a battery of tests against it, drove it for a month, and we’re ready to show you the future.