Reviews & Articles

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 …

The Edimax BR-6104K is an inexpensive router that still has all the features any home user or small business will need.

Looking for a fast, but quiet, video card? Sapphire’s 9600XT Ultimate uses passive cooling to make it completely silent!

The Eumax 4-in-1 128MB MP3 Player is a great, no frills, USB flash disk / MP3 player. It’s small, lightweight, and sounds very good. It’s ideal for those of you that need a flash disk to transfer files between computers and would like integrated MP3 player functionality too.

The Athlon 64 FX, coupled with an nForce3 150PRO motherboard, finally performs to the level where I want a production/development computer to perform. Things can only get better when the 64-bit Windows arrives.

Looking for some high-quality, good-performing, and nice-looking DIMMs for your PC? Corsair’s XMS ProSeries line of memory modules may be what you’re looking for. Check out this review of the TWINX1024-3200LLPRO to see for yourself.

The Albatron FX5700 Ultra is probably the best-looking video card I’ve ever had the privilege of reviewing. It’s a full DirectX 9.0 card, and it’s a good performer with a street price under $200 US.

MSI’s FX5700 Ultra addresses the performance concerns of the FX5600 series and is ready to take on ATi’s 9600XT!

Gigabyte offers many different motherbaords for AMD’s Athlon 64 processor, based on both NVIDIA’s nForce3 and VIA’s K8T800 chipsets. However, only a couple have the number of features that the GA-K8VNXP boasts. Read this review to see if this motherboard is for you!

Many of you use Futuremark’s benchmarking tools to see just how well your system performs, and many of you submit those benchmark results online to compare your results to thousands of other users. If you’ve ever wondered how many of you use AMD processors and how many use Intel or …

Petite but packs a punch! That’s a great way to describe the Shuttle SB75G2 SFF computer. How can such a small package be such a big player in the PC market? Check out the review to find out.

Wanna relive the 1940s how only our generation can? Take a look at one of the most talked about games around, Call of Duty. If you want to take on WWII battles with Nazi Germany right from your living room, take a look at this review, then head to the …

Zalman Tech has been pushing a quiet PC initiative for a while. One of their newest CPU coolers, the CNPS7000A-Cu, is one way you could help decrease your system’s decibel level, especially if you currently have a noisy CPU cooler on your Pentium 4, Athlon, Duron, Athlong XP, or Athlon …

In this review, we take a look at Chaintech’s ZNF3-150 Zenith nForce3 motherboard. It sports some innovative features and an extensive yet practical bundle. Read the review to see how its performance compares to a VIA K8T800 mainboard.

Leadtek offers up a solid Athlon64 solution with the WinFast K8N Pro. Take a look at this review to see how the Athlon64 system compares to a Leadtek nForce2 system.

Aerocool brings some impressive fans to the cooling table. If your pc is “sweatin’ to the oldies”, try these new fans to “get into the groove.”

Antec is betting it all with the brand new P160 all aluminum case. Stylish and quiet make quite the combination. Throw in the TruePower 430W power supply and you have a combo worthy of any menu. Come take a look at these two in action.

NTI’s Backup Now 3 Deluxe Suite contains everything you need for backing up all that precious data and can even image your drives.

Come take a look at what Aerocool has to offer in the wide world of Athlon cooling. The Deep Impact is just right for keeping your CPU temperatures in check.

The nForce 2 chipset lives on as Albatron shows off its latest and greatest the KX18D Pro II. With the nForce 2 Ultra 400 chipset on board and performance worth every penny, this is a board worth taking a look at.

BFG Technologies has been producing NVIDIA-based video cards for a few generations of NVIDIA’s chips. The company’s latest and highest performing offering is the Asylum GeForce FX 5950 Ultra 256MB. It’s a solid performer and has good looks, for a relatively good price. Read the review to find out more …

The Samsung 957MB hasn’t disappointed me at all during the month I have been using it. It’s a solid CRT based monitor with a relatively small footprint.

What’s red, copper, black and comes in a box made of plastic? Xtasy, what else? To be specific, it’s the VisionTek Xtasy Radeon 9800 XT. Packing 256MB of RAM, the 9800 XT is a slightly higher clocked 9800 Pro with a new and improved cooler design. Read this review to …

With the large amount of data that we have today comprising of spreadsheets, images, videos and music having and easy way of transporting them from one computer to another is a must. We’ve taken a look at a solution to this problem: the Micro Solutions Backpack 120 GB HD.

Crucial’s new flagship video card – the RADEON 9800 Pro 256MB – arrived on the doorsteps of Bjorn3D recently. It features DDR2 memory and all the other features you would expect from ATI’s RADEON 9800 Pro chip. If you’re curious about how it paired with ATI’s latest Catalyst 3.9 drivers …

Not surprisingly, Leadtek releases another high-end card with a big cooling solution. While the WinFast A380 Ultra TDH MyVIVO may be big in size, it’s not big on noise, which is a nice plus. Additionally, it includes a pretty good bundle and offers excellent performance, not to mention the added …

Have an itchy trigger finger? This may be the mouse for your next fragging session! The BFG Sniper Boomslang adds another level to your gaming prowess, that is if you can handle the sensitivity. Are you ready for the Boomslang?

Do you want more power? Can’t get enough power? Need the most power possible? Look no further than the Allied 500W Power Supply. Lots of juice, a sweet brushed aluminum body, and some cool LED fans make this PSU a sweet piece of hardware.

Almost everyone got a DVD-burner these days. But what is a burner without the proper software? We’ve taken a looka t Intervideo’s WinDVD Creator 2 Gold which promises both help you edit your video as well as convert and burn that movie you got on your harddrive to a DVD.