Hardware

In a world of ever-shrinking technology, it’s interesting to see a number of computer case companies going in exactly the opposite direction. Case in point – the Tagan/Aplus CS-Monolith. As the name implies, this is one big case, but how does it really measure up? Join me as we find …

BFG is back to show you just what it takes to make a card like GTX 280 run in a single slot. Combining the power of water cooling with some voodoo magic BFG is able to make the fastest single GPU card on the planet even faster! HOw much faster? …

AMD’s new HD4800 GPU’s have created quite a stir in the computer world. Offering great performance for a low price they have managed to get Nvidia to cut their prices on most of their new cards just to get in line with AMD’s new offerings. We have reviewed the HIS …

The Tagan Icy Box IB-285StU-B is a highly portable 2 1/2″ Sata hard drive enclosure that not only provides portable storage but does so in style!

The Tagan Icy Box IB-3218 is a USB external JBOD 3 1/2 inch Sata Drive enclosure that features one touch backup in a compact package that looks good while it protects your data.

The Leadtek Winfast GTX-260 is one of the two latest greatest GPU offerings from nVidia. Offering a clock speed of 576 and memory of 896 Meg will it crush the 8800GT Alpha Dog?

NVIDIA has released GeForce 8300 to the market a few weeks ago. This is a chipset with integrated graphic card that is derived from GeForce 8400GS. Because of the video encoding ability on the chipset, this would make an excellent chipset for the HTPC users. But how well does it …

With the introduction of the GTX 280 the word fast was redefined. Performance took on a whole new level of meaning. Leadtek is here to help us update our vocabulary and show us just what it means to be the fastest.

Bjorn3D has our first look at the latest motherboard with NVIDIA 750a chipset from XFX. This motherboard features NVIDIA’s Hybrid SLI technology and supports NVIDIA SLI. Join us as we take a look at how well Hybrid SLI works and how much power can users save with this technology. In …

The NVR-1012 pairs the NVR-101 Network Video Recorder with two ICS-1013 IP cameras for dual-zone monitoring, with the ability to expand the system if needed.

The Top Deck Tech Station from HighSpeedPC.Com is an open computer case for the easy testing and swapping of computer components.

The Thermaltake Toughpower 1000 Watt Power Supply is a modular enthusiast power supply. Capable of driving Quad SLI or Crossfire. It offers extremely tight voltage regulation.

Today we look at another entry from Antec in to the world of Mid-tower ATX cases. The ‘Three Hundred’ is the smallest product belonging to the “Gamer” series of cases from Antec.

Come take a look at the NVIDIA 8800 GS and 8800 GS XXX from XFX and see why for those of us who have to take a slower approach to upgrading our PCs, these cards are a great value.

SOYO is here to show off one of their newest monitors in their Pearl Series. The 24″ LCD comes with plenty of screen real estate and a pixel response time ready to handle any game you throw at it. Let’s see if this monitors beauty is more than skin deep.

SilenX is a fairly newcomer to the cooling industry. Thier latest IXTREMA Pro IXC-120HA2 has a radical design where the heat pipes extends all the way to the base of the heatsink. In addition, this heatsink has the ability to mount two 120mm fans. Join us as we put it …

Visiontek is back again armed to the teeth with a GPU so fierce, it is set to take the mid-range to places it’s never been before. All without the needed to refinance your home. Bjorn3D looks at ATI’s newest offering, the Radeon HD 4850.

Today we examine the ZEROtherm Zen FZ120, a large heatsink/fan combo at an affordable price.

Razer’s Lycosa Keyboard is a Gaming Keyboard from the masters of gaming accessories. It Features Lighted keys, Macro programmable keys, and rubberized keys for no slip gaming.

As technology marches on new products are introduced all the time. Some as soon as they’re developed while others are introduced at strategic intervals. The 9800 GTX+ is just that product. Built on a 55nm process and offered at an MSRP that will turn heads, NVIDIA has ATI dead in …

BFG, known for making some of the best motherboards and video cards around, is here to show you their greener side. The ES-800 is BFG’s answer to greener computing at any power level. Read on to find out if this PSU is worthy of a home in your next build.

Visiontek does it again!! It’s a two in one deal. Two GPUs under the same roof or should I say PCB. (To bad it isn’t two GPUs for the PRICE of one.)

Noctua has never failed to impress us with their coolers. Their latest 120mm NH-C12P has a radical design where the cooling fins are extended all the way to the base of the heatsink. Can this new design offer any additional cooling? How well does it performs against other big players …

Mushkin is back with its fastest set of RAM ever. The Ascent DDR3-2000 with its newly designed heat sink and its enhanced vapor chamber interface is like no other kit Mushkin has ever offered. Let’s see if this RAM can live up to the hype!

The Thermaltake Armor+ MX case and Prowater 850i Water Cooling kit it up for review today on Bjorn3D. Join is in an in depth review of the Chassis and Water cooling Kit.

  One look at the specs and features and I felt as though my prayers just might have been answered. Having written computer products reviews for a number of years I knew better than proclaim the product a winner without first taking a long test drive. Today it is my …

The QNAP TS-409 Pro “TurboNAS” is a mouthful of a name, but with good reason. Jam packed with both the features to appease home users and business users alike this NAS is made to please. With a low price for its enterprise-grade feature set, should this NAS be on your …

Are you running out of space to store your music, videos, and photographs on your PC? Do you have a home network and interest in serving up media to all of your computers? Would you like to share a printer over your network – without the requirement of having any …

As the battle for the top chipset rages on, XFX throws fuel to the fire with its offering of the NVIDIA 790i Ultra. With native PCIe 2.0, eSATA and support for Tri-SLI, can this board earn top spot on your must have list? Read on to find out.

Recently we were contacted by Mushkin, who informed us about a new series memory products that was in the offing. This series of products called the Ascent, would be offered both in DDR2 and DDR3, have both 2 and 4GB kits, and offer varying increases in performance over their previous …

Hauppauge is one of the leaders in the TV tuner market. Their latest HDTV tuner, the WinTV HVR-1800, is a PCIe tuner that supports both digital and analog signals. In addition, it comes with a remote that works with Windows Media Center and IR Blasts. Join us, as we put …

The ASUS ATI Radeon EAH3870 is up for review at Bjorn3D today. We are going to find out if it is more beneficial to own an ASUS EAH3870 or a Leadtek Winfast PX9600GT card.

The P5Q Deluxe is one of ASUS’s top of the line P45 based boards and like the majority of these boards being released utilizes DDR2 in lieu of the newer DDR3. We can only surmise this is help spare the consumer the substantial cost of the newer memory while still …

Today we look at what happens when you take a top-tier manufacturer and a complex video card and throw out all the rules. ASUS bring a unique approach to the table as they attempt to turn the 3870X2 into more then just your typical dual GPU card.

PC gamers unite, as it is time to find out which of the newer FPS games is what you might be looking for. We have narrowed it down to three of the most popular out there and the winner is…

Despite its name the GeForce 9800GTX is mostly a higher clocked GeForce 8800GTS 512 MB. That does not matter though as well know how good that GPU was/is. We have tested the Sparkle 9800GTX to see if it can match the quality of the Sparkle 8800GTS 512 MB.

CoolIt Systems’ Dual Drive Bay VGA Cooler NV Reference Series is designed with ease of installation and maintenance free operation in mind.

Established in 2004, NZXT is a relative newcomer in the field of computer components. Primarily known for cases and power supplies, they focus on the development of quality, high performance products targeted at the PC gamer and enthusiast market. NZXT’s latest offering in their crafted series of cases is the …

Today, we will be looking at the world smallest flash drive, the Pico, courtesy of Super Talent. Can this tiny flash drive deliver the performance as it can with its portability? Join us as we put it through our test and see for yourself.

GIGABYTE is back their flagship motherboard, the X48T-DQ6. Armed with Intel’s newest chipset and support for DDR3 this board has a lot going for it. Toss in some green action with the Dynamic Energy Saver and you may just be able to have your cake and eat it too.