Hardware

64 bit has come into its own and the motherboards have begun to saturate the market. What does it take to stand out from the rest? Take a look at AOpen’s AK89 Max and see if it has what it takes to jump ahead of the competition.

Check out this review of Gigabyte’s current flagship ATI graphics card. The GV-R98X256D features good performance and a solid bundle. Check it out…

Fragmentation – regardless if you use a small 20 GB IDE hard drive formatted with FAT or a huge 120 GB SATA drive formatted with NTFS, you will never really get away from the fact that your files will get fragmented over time to a greater or lesser extent. While …

Take those old and dusty VHS tapes and convert them to digital video or even DVD with ADS Tech’s DVD Xpress. It makes video capturing a snap.

With the PixelView PlayTV@7000 Prolink has created a great TV-Tuner card that would fit great into your own homebuilt PVR-solution. Add to that the excellent eDrive feature and a great Remote and you got a winner.

Power supplies are an often overlooked yet extremely critical component of every PC. A solid and reliable PSU is an absolute must for a stable system. For a system that requires no down-time, then a redundant PSU is the answer. Check out this review of one of I-Star’s ‘mini redundant …

With its Enhanced Bandwidth technology, OCZ Technology is looking to take memory module performance to its limits without needing the lowest possible CAS latency. In this review, we take a look at OCZ’s Enhanced Bandwidth 1 GB PC3200 Dual Channel Kit, and it does not disappoint!

In the market for a huge LCD screen that looks great and performs well? Then you might want to consider Samsung’s enormous SyncMaster 213T, 21.3 inches of LCD beauty that performs quite admirably even while gaming.

The Themralright ALX-800 is a copper/aluminum hybrid heatsink that offers great performance. In this review, the ALX-800 is tested on two different AMD mobos and compared to the popular Thermaltake Volcano 9 and a retail AMD Athlon XP 2500+ HSF.

SFF computers are not a new thing at Bjorn3D. However, Biostar’s iDEQ model 200A may very well be the best executed, P4-based SFF system out there.

Counter Strike was first introduced to the gaming community in 1999 as a mod to Half-Life. It took off like lightning. It is the number one modification for any game, and arguably the most played FPS on the net to this date. What Counter Strike: Condition Zero does is offer …

BFG Technologies introduces the GeForce FX 5900XT Overclocked. Is this the new king of the mainstrream-performance segment? Read our review to discover if this the card for you!

The recently-released GeForce FX 5900XT has become NVIDIA’s dominant player in the mainstream market. Today, we’ll take a look at Albatron’s excellent implementation of the 5900XT and find out if it really is the next GeForce 4 Ti4200.

DFI has made quite a name for itself with the LANPARTY series of motherboards. The Pro875B is DFI’s Canterwood offering in this big bundle, top performance line. With its orange and yellow UV-reactive slots and connectors and great features, it’s not only a great looking but also a great performing …

Power Memory International recently entered the enthusiast DDR memory module market with its TurboMemory line. The TurboMemory line offers modules operating at today’s common speeds and featuring gold or platinum heat spreaders and low latencies. Does this memory industry veteran have what it takes to hang in this market? Judging …

We all want the biggest and fastest video card but rarely can afford it. The solution? Buy a slower version. With the Radeon 9800SE, PowerColor has a card that while crippled (compared to the 9800XT) still offers good performance for a great price.

The Hornet might not be the smallest SFF sytem around, but it offers features you won’t find on other SFF systems, such as a slide-out mobo tray and multiple PCI slots. You can also choose which motherboard you. Check out this review to get a look at a highly flexible …

Fans; we all need them to help cool our systems, but, do we need them running full throttle all the time? Not really, if you’ve come to this conclusion and are currently in the market for a control center you might find this Thermal Center from Kingwin just what you’re …

Want a professional-grade CF card? Want high read and write speeds? If so, then you just might want to take a look at the SanDisk Extreme CF card.

The HIS Excalibur Radeon 9600XT Turbo is a mid-priced (approximately $200) video card that performs well and has an excellent bundle (which includes Half-Life 2). It also looks good, with chrome heatsinks and a blue LED fan.

So, you think a hard disk cooler is overkill? Think again. If you are running a simple file server or if you have mission-critical data sitting on a hard disk at home, you may want the extra peace of mind that this simple but effective device has to offer.

Being able to watch TV on your computer as well as import video is a capability that is getting increasingly popular. We have reviewed several solutions before, including one from Compro (Compro VideoMate TV Gold Plus), but they all have been PCI-based solutions. What do you do if you are …

Antec enters the medic PC market with the Overture. Both the case and the included power supply feature the high level of quality that we expect from Antec. The Piano Black finish must be seen fully appreciate. While not the quietest media case around, it’s quiet enough for my taste.

RAM speed and quantity continue to increase almost daily as PC power grows like an unstoppable plague………sounds almost scary! Don’t worry, Kingston’s offering of PC4000 memory is rated G for everyone, take a look to see how fast it goes.

With the 2080UX+, NEC has brought us a 20″ LCD monitor with a 16ms response time, perfect for gaming as well as serious work.

Wondering what you kind of performance can expect from the cheapest Athlon 64 processor from AMD? As usual, AMD does not disappoint with its bargain (relatively speaking) high-end chip. Read this review to see how it performs against the 3200+, which is clocked the same but has twice the L2 …

Everyone knows that the 9600 XT is one of the top mid-level graphics cards currently available, but what makes Asus’s offering different? How does it perform compared to other mid-level cards? Read this review to find out.

Biostar throws its K8 motherboards into the ring to duke it out with the competition. How will the K8VHA Pro and the K8NHA Pro do against one another? Take a look to see how the K8T800 and the nForce 3 chipsets end up after 12 rounds.

Thinking about jumping on the Athlon 64 and SFF bandwagons? Well, Biostar has a small form factor system that will allow you to get on both bandwagons at the same time. It’s the iDEQ 200P, and it offers all the performance of its bigger brothers but at a fraction of …

If you were impressed by Logitech’s first generation MX Optical Engine, then you’ll really want to check out the newest member of the family — the MX 510. As the name implies, it’s an upgrade from the MX 500 mouse. The MX engine has been improved and the looks are …

Within a dynamic Universe and a plot expertly weaved together with a series of moving cut-scenes, planet locations and characters of interest, the story of “The Threat” is waiting to be told.

Check out this little battle between two little mice — the Targus USB Optical Ultra Mini Mouse (a big name for a little critter) and the Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse. They are both geared towards users on the go but not necessarily the same users. Read the review to see …

If you are in the neighborhood for a new case and want something that has quite a few features but don’t want to spend a fortune, SilverStone has something just up your alley. Check out this reivew of the Temjin SST-TJ01 Case!

With the AMD64 line of processors getting more and more popular, it’s only natural for more cooling solutions to hit the market. If you’re into decent aluminum sinks with high speed fans, then you might want to check out this review of Jetart’s JAK802A HSF.

Looking for audio on the go? Look no further than the MUSE Pocket from Hercules.

Check out this review to see how AMD’s latest socket 754 processor – the Athlon64 3400+ – performs versus the Athlon64 3200+ and the Athlon64 FX-51. At 2.2GHz, the 3400+ throws down some awesome performance numbers. Be sure to check it out!

SATA… either you’ve got it or you want it, right? Well, at least that’s how it seems. Quick adoption of SATA technology will help lead to the death of the PATA interface, which is just a good thing. Check out this review of Maxtor’s DiamondMax Plus 9 120GB SATA drive.

Corsair’s TWINX ECC DDR has proven itself to be a valuable addition to both gamers’ systems and server platforms.

Enter the world of urban street racing and high performance tuner cars with the latest title in the hit Need for Speed series: Need for Speed Underground. Take on today’s most popular tuner cars from Mitsubishi Motors, Subaru®, Toyota™ and many more, building the ultimate street machine by earning cash …