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The ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 motherboard is built around the 55nm AMD 890GX and SB850 southbridge. It has 128MB of onboard DDR3-1333 sideport memory for the integrated DX10.1 ATI Radeon HD 4290 graphics. Its AM3 CPU socket will accommodate AMD Phenom II and Athlon II processors, right through to the six-core Phenom II X6. The Gigabyte GV-567OC-1GI is equipped with a large and fairly quiet aluminum heatsink, with a fan and plastic shroud on top. The additional height of the heatsink means the GV-567OC-1GI videocard will occupy two expansion slots instead of just one. Gigabyte's Ghost M8000X is an infrared laser mouse, so there is no red light LED glowing below. Instead, you'll find a nine button performance mouse built for competitive gaming around a 6000 DPI laser sensor with on-the-fly sensitivity adjustment and a high 1000 reports/second USB polling rate. LiteON's eHAU424 external USB2.0 optical drive gives you writing speeds as fast as 24X for DVD+/-R media. It can burn through dual layer DVD+ and DVD- media and write to CD-Rs and CD-RWs as well. Latest PCSTATS Reviews You May Have Missed...
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 [LATEST]  Team Group Xtreem 2000 MHz CL7 6GB Kit
Mon: 03.22.10 | 9:03A | Memory | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
The Xtreem Series from Team Group marks the company's high-end line-up of memory for the newest plattforms available. We rip apart, bench and push the memory to the limit, to see how it ticks below the surface of the thick, high quality heatspreaders
  FULL STORY @ TECHPOWERUP

 [LATEST]  Axle GeForce GT 240 512 MB
Mon: 03.22.10 | 9:02A | Video Cards | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
NVIDIA recently launched their first GDDR5 graphics cards. The new GeForce GT 240 is based on NVIDIA's brand-new 40 nm G215 graphics processor and features 96 shaders. Axle has chosen to use an Arctic Cooling heatsink on their GT 240 design.
  FULL STORY @ TECHPOWERUP

 [LATEST]  Laser Gaming Mouse Review
Mon: 03.22.10 | 9:01A | Mouse Pads | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
"Fuelled with a passion for gaming, the exciting new brand CM Storm has yet another product that has found itself to us today. In the hope of challenging the gaming peripheral market with innovative products CM Storm have brought us the CM Storm Sentinel Advance, a powerful twin-laser gaming mouse with great looks and aesthetics. With already a handful of new products, CM Storm targets the hardcore gamer. The current CM Storm lineup has been concerned with chassis specific products and indeed Cooler Master their creators dominate the market with provision for power supplies, cooling products and computer cases, but gaming peripherals are a new venture for CM and so they hope to take on the giants Roccat, Razer, Logitech and others."
  FULL STORY @ VORTEZ

 [LATEST]  Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire CPU Scaling
Mon: 03.22.10 | 9:00A | Video Cards | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
However what the data recorded in this article suggests is when future games became more demanding on the CPU, the Core i7 is going to provide a higher level of performance. While this is a very likely scenario, the Core i7 has been available for well over a year now and this still has not happened. Therefore in terms of value, the Phenom II X4 still makes more sense for gaming purposes.
  FULL STORY @ LEGIONHARDWARE

Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
Sun: 03.21.10 | 4:03P | Cases | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
"All in all, this case is not a bad case at all. It stood right with the competition in three out of four of the tests. Not only that, but compared to the similarly priced NZXT Gamma, the V3 sported more features - including an external 3.5" bay, rear LED fan, and the small window on the side panel. Like the Gamma, the V3 is all black. It is interesting that the specifications mention no water cooling support and yet there appear to be holes in the rear of the case to accommodate this."
  FULL STORY @ OVERCLOCKERSCLUB

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 890FX motherboard
Sun: 03.21.10 | 4:02P | Motherboards | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
ASUS hasn’t been making much noise in the high-end AMD market as of late and has instead concentrated their new Republic of Gamers series motherboards towards Intel users. That is all about to change with the upcoming release of their Crosshair IV Formula which is based off of AMD’s 890FX chipset. In this sneak peak we give you a quick glimpse at this new board.
  FULL STORY @ CROSSHAIR

HIS Radeon HD 5570 Fan Video Card Review
Sun: 03.21.10 | 4:01P | Video Cards | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
"Radeon HD 5570 is one of the latest DirectX 11 mainstream video processors from AMD. Let's see how is its performance compared to Radeon HD 5670 and its main competitors from nVidia. Check it out."
  FULL STORY @ HARDWARESECRETS

 
PowerColor HD 5830 PCS+
Sun: 03.21.10 | 4:00P | Video Cards | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
"First let's take a look at the HD 5830 PCS+'s cooler, which appears to be a massive finned brick. It's actually one of the biggest coolers I've seen on a video card. The bulk of it is a nice hefty chunk of finned aluminum. There is a huge amount of surface area, so we should be able to expect a great deal of heat dissipation."
  FULL STORY @ NEOSEEKER

Seagate BlackArmor PS110 500GB USB 3.0 Portable Drive
Sun: 03.21.10 | 12:02P | Hard Drives | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
The BlackArmor PS110 500GB drive is Seagate's first entry into the new world of USB 3.0 hard drives. And considering that it may be the typical consumers first USB 3.0 product, they have put together a great bundle to make the transition as easy as possible. You get not only the 500GB drive, but everything else you might need to use this with a laptop computer.
  FULL STORY @ BIGBRUIN

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600 Watt Review
Sun: 03.21.10 | 12:01P | Power Supply | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
“Quite some time ago we were kindly given the chance to review the OCZ Fatal1ty 700 Watt. Today, OCZ have kindly let us take a look at the 600W ModXStream Pro. Will this 600W Modular power supply perform to the standards of the other units we’ve tested? Time to find out…”
  FULL STORY @ TECH-REVIEWS

ASUS Rampage III Extreme Sneak Peek
Sun: 03.21.10 | 12:00P | Motherboards | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
Today we get a sneak preview of the ASUS Rampage III Extreme.
  FULL STORY @ OVERCLOCK3D

Raidmax Skyline Case
Sun: 03.21.10 | 9:03A | Cases | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
"In the world of PC customization there are a wide range of products to choose from when looking to house your computing hardware. Some are expensive and high quality, while others are expensive and not worth their weight in tin. Others are great bargains and targeted towards the modding community, while some are cheap both in price and materials. Today we look at the Raidmax Skyline and decide which of these categories it falls into."
  FULL STORY @ OCIA

MSI H55-GD65 Gamer Series LGA1156 ATX Motherboard
Sun: 03.21.10 | 9:02A | Motherboards | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
A key benefit of almost every INTEL P55/P55A motherboard that we’ve reviewed is the overclocking capability. Chances are you can walk into your favourite computer store and locate several capable INTEL P55 boards capable of unlocking the potential of that stock CPU. How much potential depends on how much you want to spend and what expansion features you want.
  FULL STORY @ FUTURELOOKS

Gigabyte H55M-USB3 - The Ultimate $100 H55 Board
Sun: 03.21.10 | 9:01A | Motherboards | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
Finding a great H55 board to match up with your Clarkdale CPU isn't hard, as the market currently has a great selection. But Gigabyte's H55M-USB3 stands out, as it has a superb feature-set for its ~$100 price tag, and also proves itself in our tests as being a great all-around board, and one that seems to have no limit in overclocking.
  FULL STORY @ TECHGAGE

ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 890GX
Sun: 03.21.10 | 9:00A | Motherboards | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
“Looking to capitalize on new technologies such as SATA 6.0Gb/s and USB 3.0, AMD's new 890GX chipset incorporates these, and other several features in looking to continue to provide computing and gaming value to consumers. The 890GX sports "new" integrated graphics and a new SB850 southbridge, shedding previous limitations that nagged the popular 785G. Implementing these new features and changes is the ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 motherboard, which also brings a host of additional innovations and value-added features that make this combination very enticing.”
  FULL STORY @ PUREOVERCLOCK

QNAP NMP-1000 Network Media Player review
Sat: 03.20.10 | 4:03P | Networking | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
When I started to plan the upcoming review schedule for APH Networks early last month, the influx of new network media players onto the market really caught my attention. Providing more digital media integration with your living room audio/video equipment than ever before, long gone are the days when we were restricted to watching certain videos on our computers only, or swapping a bunch of CDs every time you wanted to listen to those songs on the big system. Last month, we reviewed the Patriot Box Office network media player, which delivered excellent media compatibility for a very low price of admission, but failed to provide the kind of experience users would come to expect for a home entertainment device. Inevitably, there are compromises due to its cost. At the same time, I also began testing QNAP's NMP-1000 network media player. QNAP is known for making absolutely brilliant network appliances in both performance and reliability, such as the QNAP TS-439 Pro network attached storage system we examined back in September last year. But here's the thing: The QNAP NMP-1000 retails for $400 at press time -- effectively four times the price of products such as Asus' O!Play and the Patriot Box Office as aforementioned. It is probably no surprise that you are wondering at this point what makes the NMP-1000 so much more expensive than other products that carry out pretty much the same tasks. And you know what? I was asking the same question before I got my hands on these products as well, haha. Is the QNAP NMP-1000 truly the ultimate, no compromise, fully featured high performance network appliance with multimedia features for the home user to justify its price tag, or will it fail to hold its own against the competition? To answer all these questions and address everything else in a detailed and thorough manner, well, let me present to you this week's review!
  FULL STORY @ APHNETWORKS

Tips and Tricks: Optimize Your Computer For Speed and Efficiency
Sat: 03.20.10 | 4:02P | Tips | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
"I’ve been into computers for many years now, too many to count at this point, but when someone in my family or any friends have a computer problem they call me to help them out. One of the biggest complaints I run across is speed, and why is their computer running slow. There are of course a plethora of reasons their computer is running slow, usually it’s a virus or they’ve just got too much stuff going on at the same time and their computer just can’t handle it. Another thing I’ve run across is that people think a five year old computer should be able to do everything that a one year old computer can do, they think if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. Generally that’s a good rule, but not for computers really, the technology evolves so fast that in about six months your brand new computer is now a generation or two behind what’s on the market today. There are several things that one can do to make their computer faster and more responsive and I’ve compiled a list of many of them, it’s by no means every single thing you can do, but a lot of them are ones that the average user can do themselves with little or no technical knowledge. These tips are not limited to desktops, but for netbooks and laptops as well, but they can be limited by the operating system you’re using… "
  FULL STORY @ TESTFREAKS

pureoverclock
Sat: 03.20.10 | 4:01P | Cases | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
It doesn't have to be High-End all the time. For less money there are interesting computer cases, too. A very good example is the Enermax Staray for roundabout 40 Euro.
  FULL STORY @ TWEAKPC

SilverStone Fortress FT02
Sat: 03.20.10 | 4:00P | Cases | PermaLink
Posted by: STAFF
“Today we will be looking at the Fortress FT02; SilverStone engineers have combined the rigidity of unibody construction of the TJ07 with the unparalleled cooling layout of the RAVEN chassis, adding a hot-swappable hard drive cage and an acoustically-padded interior for maximum versatility resulting with increased structural strength, increased storage capacity, and whisper-quiet operation.”
  FULL STORY @ PUREOVERCLOCK

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  14. Crash Recovery: The Blue Screen of Death
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  18. Diagnosing Bad Hard Drives
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  20. Downgrading Windows Vista Back To Windows XP
  21. Dual OS Installation of WindowsXP 32-bit/64-bit
  22. Encryption and Online Privacy
  23. Ergonomics & Computers
  24. Flashing a Video Card BIOS
  25. Flash Memory Data Recovery and Protection
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  29. Formatting and Partitioning a Hard Drive
  30. Fundamentals of Upgrading a PC
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  33. How to Install An Intel Socket 775 CPU and Heatsink
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  35. How to Fix Homesite Design Mode to Work in WindowsXP/ Vista
  36. How To Make a Budget Desktop Computer on the Cheap
  37. How to Update a Motherboard BIOS
  38. Installing RAID on Desktop PCs
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  43. Linux Part 1: Getting Familiar
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  45. Linux Part 3: New Software
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  47. Making Old Software Compatible with Windows Vista
  48. Making DVD Movies from Video Files
  49. Most Common Ways to Kill a PC
  50. Optical Drives & Recording Formats
  51. Overclocking the CPU, Motherboard & Memory
  52. Overclocking the Videocard
  53. Preventing Data Theft from a Stolen Laptop
  54. Printer Sharing on a Home Network
  55. Quick Guide for Eliminating Spyware and Hijacker Software
  56. RAM, Memory and Upgrading
  57. Registry: Backups, Repairs, and Protection
  58. Remote Access to Computers
  59. RSS Feed Setup & Subscriptions
  60. Safe Mode in Windows Vista For Crash Recovery
  61. Setting up an FTP Server in WinXP
  62. Slipstreaming WindowsXP with Service Pack 2
  63. Spyware Protection and Removal
  64. Stopping Spam
  65. Stopping Vista From Thrashing Hard Disks to Death
  66. Synchronizing Files and Folders
  67. Unattended Windows 2000/XP Installations
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  69. Understanding & Tweaking WindowsXP Services
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  74. Website Hosting From A Home PC
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  77. Windows XP Command Prompt
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