Hardware

With the great overclocking ability of the current Pentium 4 “C” chips and the Springdale / Canterwood mobos, maybe that 800MHz FSB just isn’t quite high enough to satisfy your inner-overclocker. So what do you do? One thing you’ll need is RAM capable of hitting that 1GHz FSB barrier, and …

The Connect3D package is a spartan, no-frills affair, but the board is a good value, since it performs quite well, considering the street price. The best part is that it looks great (on screen) too! Also, Tron 2.0 (a DirectX 9 game) is used to examine visual quality and performance …

The nForce2 chipset from NVIDIA has been around a while and countless different motherboards have been based on it. So, how does a company differentiate its product from the crowd when there are so many offerings? Leadtek, like various other companies, has decided to offer a Deluxe Limited edition (with …

As you all know, Shuttle isn’t the only company out there competing in the small form factor (SFF) PC market. Biostar has several great entries that promise to provide great performance and features. This review covers the nForce2 offering — the iDEQ 200N. Check it out!

Need a new case to hold all those goodies? Aluminum is the way to go, and Kingwin is here to put on a show. The K-11-BK-WM is one case worthy of a look, a gander, and a gaze. Read up on the latest offering from Kingwin and see if this …

This multi-function monitor is great for all your a/v needs without sacrificing quality or desktop space.

Have you ever heard of the saying “Speed Kills!” Not when it comes to video cards, speed is good. This is definitely one card that is pushing the limits of your FPS fantasies. Can it beat out its 128MB kin? Take a look at the FIC Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB …

Want one of the highest performing cards available? Want one of the best packages available? If you answer ‘yes’ to both these question and have plenty of bank, then this might be the package for you. MSI’s NBOX, it’s how bundles should be done!

If you are in the market for a new CPU cooler, you are probably considering Thermaltake products. And they recently released a new HSF – the Extreme Volcano 12. We were lucky enough to get our hands on one. Read our review to find out if it should be your …

Small size, fast reads, and multi-formats make this device a winner!

With the release of its new Infinity series (aimed at overclockers on a budget), DFI has also chosen to unleash its latest innovation — CMOS Reloaded. This new tech allows you to edit, save, load and rename two different CMOS/BIOS settings so you can quickly change between them.

The Belkin Hi-speed USB 2.0 4-Port Hub offers excellent speed, value, functionality, and style in a handy peripheral organizer.

If you have a digital camera, PDA or other device that uses flash cards, then you will definitely want to consider getting a flash card reader if you don’t already own one. This review covers an internal / external 9-in-1 card reader from Atech Flash. It can be installed in …

If you are in the market for an external DVD burner, then you should take a look at this review of the Plextor PX-504UF. It has a lot of features, solid performance, and a decent software bundle. The PX-504UF should definitely be on anyone’s list if they are looking for …

Power can come in many different packages. If the normal PSU was Michael Jordan, this one would be the Dennis Rodman of the group. Flashy looks and strong performance give the Aerocool Aeropower II 420W PSU a huge advantage to sky over the competition.

Bjorn3d finally dives into the world of Intel with its first Pentium 4 motherboard review, and it just happens to be a board that has proven to be one of the best available today — the MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R. With a lot of great and innovative features, the board doesn’t …

SilverStone brings us a 400W PSU that will satisfy pretty much any user out there. If you need some dependable power, with the latest SATA connections in there too, you might want to check out this article.

After 1 year with ATI products, I’ve finally returned to the NVIDIA corner for a review of the BFG Asylum GeForce FX5900 Ultra. This is one cool card that among other things does have 2 LED illuminated fans. The performance isn’t too shabby either.

Do you have a DVD player, DVD burner and an extensive collection of DVDs that you’d like to make backup copies of? If so, 321 Studios has a couple applications that can help you do this. Read this review of DVD X Copy and DVD X Copy XPress to find …

The Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB is one of the fastest cards I ever had the opportunity to review. With exceptional performance and excellent image quality the only flaw of the card is its high price tag.

Want an awesome, unique and high quality modded case? Then you should take a look at what CrazyPC has to offer. In this review, I take a close look at their laser cut Stealth Case Mod. Packed with lots of pics, this review should help you decide if something like …

I have always been sceptical to all-in-one solutions but the AIW 9800 Pro has convinced me that you can get great multimedia features as well as great gaming performance in one package. Read our review to find out just how good it is.

Cooling that smoking processor has become not only a necessity, but even a hobby for those into case modding. Take a look at the Aerocool Extreme CPU cooling unit that will add a little chill, and a whole lotta cool into your PC.

Four fans (including a quad-LED fan), great looking aluminum casing, plenty of power connectors and a three speed thermal control switch help make Kingwin’s Divine Power Series of power supplies a great choice for feeding your power hungry PC. Check out this review of the 450W black aluminum KWI-450WABK PSU …

While not specifically aimed at gamers the 19″ Samsung SyncMaster 192T still manages not only to deliver excellent performance in normal windows operations but also work well with games.

If you want one of the highest performing graphics cards on the market today, you basically have two choices — a Radeon 9800 Pro and a GeForce FX 5900, both of which are offered with 128 or 256MB of RAM. We finally get the chance to review a retail 9800 …

TR2TT is a Thermaltake company making its name known with CPU coolers. The TR2-M4 is very similar in design to the Cooler Master Aero 7 coolers. Check out the review to see how the “X Blower” HSF performs.

The Cooler Master Aero 7 Lite is lighter, cheaper, and best of all, actually performs better too! (I was quite surprised by this unit.) Even the stock thermal pad that came with the unit performs like a champ. All in all, it’s hard to believe you could find a better …

Quiet and attractive, the 660AMG from Antec delivers in more ways than one. Need a good looking case that comes with a TruePower PSU to boot, check out this review and see if you’ll want to be next in line for one.

With the WinFast A350 TDH MyVIVO, Leadtek offers a great blend of features and performance for a price below many of its FX 5900 competitors. Read the review to see if this graphics board should be on your list of choices for your next upgrade.

Kingwin makes some of the more stylish aluminum cases available today, and the KT-424-S-WM is no exception. With a window pre-installed, thumbscrews all over, a removable motherboard tray, tool-less drive installation and much more, it truly is an awesome case. Read the article to find out more about this great …

While the computer slowly has turned into a fully featured multimedia unit capable of both playing music and movies there is one thing that it is lacking – the ability to control the programs through a remote. Eksitdata.com sent over a cheap piece of hardware that might just do the …

With more and more gamers considering LCD monitors as their main monitors and/or for LAN party systems, it’s nice to see a reasonably priced, good performing 17″ 16ms offering from Solarism. So is it good for gaming? Read the article to find out!

Maxtop’s micro-ATX CSX-001 is proof that good things do come in small packages.

The Compro VideoMate is a great card for anyone looking for a Digital Video Recorder. The quality of the output is very good and will not make you dissapointed.

DFI has come out strong with its attractive, enthusiast-oriented LANParty series of motherboards and its strong support of the LAN party community. In this article, you can see how the NFII Ultra LANParty motherboard compares to the KT400A LANParty and an AOpen nForce2 motherboard.

Looking for a soundcard that produces good sound without all the bells and whistles that you don’t want to pay for? Check out the Gamesurround Muse Lt from Hercules, a simple card that will make your ears and your wallet happy.

The Hercules Gamesurround Muse 5.1 DVD and Gamesurround Fortissimo III 7.1 sound cards deliver plenty of value for people longing for surround sound on their PCs. But do current owners of nForce2-based motherboards have any reason to even give them another thought? Read the review to find out.

With the Musketeer, CoolerMaster has released a visually attracitve and very useful system monitoring device. The Musketeer is designed to display the fan voltage, audio sound pressure and the temperature of the positioned thermal sensor. It’s a very interesting product. Check the article for more info.