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AMD’s new relase of the Athlon II X2 240e Processor brings a new inexpensive dual-core chip to the stores. Its low 45W TDP rating brings lower temperatures and much lower power consumption that is perfect for a any HTPC setup.

Razor has introduced the worlds first MMOG specific mouse, the Razer Naga and what did we find bundled with our Naga the Razer Megasoma Mouse Pad, Gaming anyone?

The 5870 is touted as the fastest single core GPU out there ousting the GTX-285 from it’s spot on the thrown. Visiontek was kind enough to send us a 5870 so we can find out.

AMD is cranking our affordable Triple and Quad core CPU’s like never before. Today we look at the Uber affordable Athlon 2 X3 435 which is expected to debut at $87, Athlon anyone?

Silver Has come up with a chassis that completely redifens they way chassis are meant to be built. Lets see why inside…

EVE Apocrypha is an ever expanding universe that gives the player multiple avenues of customizations.

OCZ Technologies brought us another set of memory modules for the Core i5/i7 1156 socket CPUs. DO these sticks of memory have waht it takes to give us an advantage over other memory kits?

  Does that new mouse you bought have some issues with tracking? Well maybe you need to run it on a new surface. Today we have Cooler Master’s take on the age old mouse pad.

NZXT has brought us a chassis that is both stylish and small enough to take our computers to lan parties, or for those who are tight on space.

Sporting an onslaught of fans, interior painting, and acoustic sound dampening, we review In Win’s Maelstrom full tower enthusiast case to see how it matches up.

  The Ultra X3 series of PSU’s have quickly gained a name for themselves, but now Ultra is ready to release a new line appropriately titled Ultra X4. Today we have the 1050 watt model.

Quad-core CPU for under $100? AMD’s recent release of the Athlon II X4 CPU’s has brought a whole new meaning to value.

Shappire, the known distributor of large variety of video cards now presents us with their new lineup of their PURE Modular Power Supplies. Based on the 80Plus Bronze standard, this power supply is one of the top of the line performing, stable and power efficient power supplies on the market.

With Win 7 on the shelves raw ram speed might not be the key, the size of the kit might be more important. We tested a Kingston HyperX 8GB kit, but we tested it with 4GB and 8GB

  Looking for a budget card that is actually able to play games? Look no further than the GT220. Today we will put this card to the test.

AMD is continuing the tradition of improving existing CPU’s and have released a lower wattage Phenom X4 965. The old 965 has a TDP of 140w, the new X4 965 uses 125w.

Looking at Physx and how it evolved our gaming experience. Lets see how so in Darkest Of Days.

  Nvidia finally replaces the lower end 8 series cards with the GeForce 210. Today we see how the Gigabyte version of the card performs.

We are hearing that the amount of memory on Windows 7 is just as important as raw ram speed. We got a couple of 8GB kits including a Corsair Dominator 8GB kit and tested them out.

ABS SL 1050 is packed with single +12V rail with 87A for a continuous 1040W of power. As a modular power supply it has plenty of connectors for your tri-SLI setup.

Feser has brought us a fluid that cools very well without the worry of that fluid torching our computer components if we happen to spring a leak.

Sapphire not only built upon a powerful video card, Sapphire made this video card virtually silent, and able to keep this video card cool at all times. By utilizing their very own Vapor X coolers.

Razer is continually expanding to fit niche markets, now they’ve released the Razer Orochi Bluetooth and Wired mouse and in our kit we found a Kabuto mouse pad, let’s take a look.

AMD is calling the Radeon HD5970 the fastest video card available. We have pitted it against the GeForce GTX295 as well as compared it to the HD5870 to see if it is as good as AMD hopes.

Kingston has broken the SSD expense barrier and delivered a 40GB boot drive at launch with MIR as low as $85, grab the Kingston SSDNow 40GB while they last (Intel Controller Drive)

OCZ has stepped into the Single Level Cell SSD market and has an Agility 60GB SSD that provides blazing speed and 10 times the longevity of MLC SSD’s. Expect fast very fast.

Need a small low platform video card for your HTPC? Look no further than the Leadtek GT220! This card will satisfy all your HTPC needs as well as some minor gaming!

The long awaited Sata 3 interface is here, Seagate is the first company to offer Sata 3 drives for the new interface, the Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB drive. Lets take it for a spin.

ASUS has brought to us another ROG series motherboard. And proving once again do not under estimate the GENE series motherboards size. Dynamite comes in small packages.

Picking an affordable 1156 socket motherboard that performs may have just gotten easier. Meet Gigabyte’s GA-P55-UD4P. A mid-range motherboard that performs beyond its price.

The Asus HD 5970 dual core GPU is the fastest single card GPU currently in production. You can raise core voltage and it’s ready to rock the most hard core enthusiast.

  Its that time of year again. Christmas is drawing nearer, so why not indulge yourself for a change this year? Today we have (currently) the most powerful GPU on the market, the Sapphire 5970 OC!

Thermaltake provides satisfaction yet again with its newest in the Element line. The Element V features great air flow and pleasurable cable management.

Welcome to the Bjorn3D Christmas Extravaganza Contest!

Here is a guide that shows you how to overclock your video cards with MSI Afterburner.

The Silverstone Temjin Series TJ10B chassis has a very stylish clean look, and to top it off, it is design is excellent for powerful internal water cooling loops with its included radiator support bars.

With multi-GPU configurations becoming popular in todays gaming rigs, quality power delivery has become a necessity. Being no stranger to PSU’s, we review Topower’s latest 1200W offering.

Just when you think we reached the apex of a specific video card performance, GIGABYTE shows us that their is still plenty of improvements that can be made. Lets find out how GIGABYTE improved upon the 275GTX video card.

We have the Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 on the test bench rocking a Sata 3 Seagate Barracuda XT drive and a Buffalo USB 3.0 1TB drive enclosure.

As we are closing to the end of 2009 it is time to see what products the staff at Bjorn3d.com recommend.