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Sapphire Radeon X550 Review @ Bjorn3D

"Although Sapphire may be best known for its high-end ATI video card solutions, the company also offers a variety of entry-level ATI-based graphics cards. I actually took a look at Sapphire´s X300SE HyperMemory card back in may. Today, it´s time to review a card that is a notch up in the entry-level segment —- the Sapphire Radeon X550. While the X300SE HyperMemory costs around $50, the X550 can be found for about $75."

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Creative WebCam Live! Ultra Reviewed @ BIOS

"The WebCam Live! Ultra is Creative´s latest addition to its extensive lineof Web cameras. While the camera is definitely pushing the upper edges ofthe Web camera price range, it also pushes the upper edges of performance interms of frame rate, image quality and functionality. The WebCam Live! Ultraoffers good-quality photo and video in medium to high light situations, butits low-light quality lets it down. Nevertheless, its excellent softwarebundle and general high-quality performance make it a great choice for moreadvanced users."

Read more at BIOS.

News: Nextherm ICS 8200 Air-conditioned Case Reviewed @ MetkuMods

"Nextherm ICS 8200 isn´t trying to be the prettiest case on the block butit is here to offer some new ideas and design concepts. Case can do a lotmore than just provide the mounting points for the various computercomponents. So join us to see what this case has to offer and if it suitsyour needs."

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Hiper Clavier Aluminum Keyboard @ InsaneTek

"A good looking system doesn´t just end with a good looking case. The keyboard is one of the last things enthusiasts think about in a system. Hiper´s aluminum keyboard looks great but there are more important things than looks."

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Copper Silent 3 (Copper Lite) Socket A Heatsink CPU cooler @ TechNeek

"Arctic Cooling, a well known and respected manufacturer, have sent us their "Copper Silent 3", also known as the "Copper Lite" Socket A heatsink cooler. So today, we take a look and see if it cools effectively and quietly."

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Microsoft LaserMouse und LaserDesktop enthullt @ Gamezone

"Anfang September wird Microsoft einige neue Eingabegerate prasentieren, die dann auch schon ab Mitte September in Europa eintreffen. Doch solange wollen wir nicht warten und prasentieren euch die neuen Laser-Serie schon im Voraus. Microsoft selbst wird sie als Revolutionar bezeichnen und die Behauptung unterstreichen, dass die prasentierten Mause mindestens zwei Generationen weiter sind, als alles bisher dagewesene."

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Terratec Cinergy T2 DVB-T receiver @ Planet3DNow

"Seit geraumer Zeit halt auch bei uns in Deutschland das digitale Fernsehzeitalter Einzug. Neben den bisher bekanntesten Varianten "Kabel-Digital" (DVB-C) und digitalem Fernsehen uber Satellit (DVB-S) ist in einigen Gebieten Deutschlands nun auch der Empfang uber eine terrestrische Antenne moglich, nennt sich DVB-T ("DVB" = "Digital Video Broadcast", wortwortlich "Digitale Videoubertragung"). Zum Empfang von DVB-T ist lediglich eine entsprechende Antenne und ein DVB-T-Receiver notwendig, und schon kommt man in den Genuss des Digitalen Fernsehens."

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SLI Ready Power Supply Roundup @ PureOverclock

"I´ll be looking at four power supplies in this 15 page roundup using two 7800 GTX cards in SLI on an overclocked A64 testbed. The four power supplies are the Enermax Noisetaker 600, PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 SLI, Seasonic S12 600 and the Silverstone Zeus ST65ZF 650. These are all high-end models which offer huge power output and are more than capable of running an SLI configuration"

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HEXUS.events :: Hot news from IDF August 2005

"Whilst details are sketchy, the concept surrounds Intels branding for their home systems. The concept is that they have all moved to a 64bit Solution. The Sticker will only be on systems which have an Intel CPU, an Intel Chipset (Northbridge and Southbridge) and an Intel software stack."

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Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music & X-Fi Elite Pro @ TrustedReviews

"Creative has never skimped on features but in trying to be all things to all people sometimes gets into difficulties. All flavours of the new cards share the same core X-Fi processor and have common headline features. There’s CMSS-3D and 24-bit Crystalizer, which together are referred to as Xtreme Fidelity and then there’s EAX Advanced HD 5.0. The two higher-end cards also add X-Ram to the feature list. This is 64MB of on board memory dedicated to audio. This can be likened to local texture memory on a graphics card, enabling developers to place onto the card directly."

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Speed Link Medusa 5.1 Surround Headset @ TrustedReviews

"One immediate factor that makes them superior to the Zalmans for gamers is that there’s a microphone, turning it into a headset rather than just a pair of headphones. This is attached to the left hand speaker and can be easily rotated upwards out of the way when not required. The boom mic arm is completely flexible so can be positioned in just the right place for optimal pick up."

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ECS Elitegroup KN1 Extreme Motherboard review @ Xtreme Resources

"The enthusiast market and community have grown by leaps and bounds in the last 5 years or so, and with the popularity of overclocking and high performance computing platforms have arisen many familiar names in that genre including Abit, Asus, Epox, Gigabyte and most recently DFI with their wildly successful nForce4 iterations. With this Editor, when the name ECS ELITEGROUP is mentioned the first thoughts that pop out are, 1) o­ne of the largest mainboard manufacturers in the world, providing boards suitable to both OEM and system builders, and solid stable platforms for the mainstream computer market. Of course there has been some success of late with a few different platforms in the enthusiast market by ECS, but associated with low cost "bang for the buck" type systems. When the nForce4 Ultra based KN1 Extreme arrived at my doorstep and I indulged in it´s build and feature set, I must say I was quite impressed. Follow along as I take their first entry into the AMD socket 939 enthusiast segment for an evaluation and compare it´s features and capabilities to the current king of the segment, the DFI LP UT Nforce4 SLI-D."

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Water Cooling Madness — Corsair vs. Thermaltake vs. Gigabyte @ TweakTown

"Today we´re taking a close look at three of the most recent water cooling kits released from Corsair, Thermaltake and Gigabyte. We put them all inside the ring to find out which offers the best overall features and cooling performance. If you´re on the market for a new CPU cooling solution which offers better performance than air coolers to aid in higher overclocking and quieter operation at the same time, read on and find out which one is the best buy!"

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I4U: MobiBlu DAH-1500i Cube 1GB MP3 Player Review

"After we reviewed the JNC SSF-8000 branded Cube MP3 player, MobiBlu contacted us to review the new and only in the United States available mobiBlu DAH-1500i. Both mp3 players are of course from Korean MobiBlu, but the MobiBlu branded DAH-1500i has some very important differences compared to the JNC SSF version that is sold in Asia and Europe."

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MSI Geforce 7800 GTX Review @ Designtechnica

"NVIDIA has made history this year with the introduction of their new GeForce 7800 GTX video card. For the first time, a video card manufacturer has made a video card available to the public on the very same day it was announced. Based on the NV4x architecture the new NVIDIA 7800 GTX, code named G70, promises full DirectX 9 feature set support and faster frame rates at higher resolutions. Today we are reviewing two of MSI’s NX7800 GTX video cards based on the new G70 GPU and setup in a SLI configuration. Available in two versions, the regular NX7800GTX-VTD256E and the NX7800GTX-VTD256E (Lite) (the Lite does not include any games), MSI hopes to draw you away from the other countless brands of GeForce 7800 GTX video cards with their own offering. Read on to see if there is a reason to choose MSI over the others."

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ULi M1695 HyperTransport PCI Express Tunnel Chip @ HWZ

"The M1695 is ULi´s latest Athlon 64 core logic solution, but this isn´t your momma´s traditional chipset. The M1695 features HyperTransport as a universal interconnect for vast configuration flexibility and TGi for true PCIe, AGP and PCI operation simultaneously."

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Flexiglow Cyber Snipa Game and Mouse pads @ Driverheaven

"With an incredible amount of First Person Shooter games available for the PC today, gamers everywhere have been stuck with the standard bulky keyboard in order to maneuver around the battlefield. Thanks to Flexiglow, there is finally a solution with a sleek and effective design. The Cyber Snipa from Flexiglow is a game pad specifically created for FPS games. It contains the most vital keys to gameplay in a relatively small area to increase your gaming performance significantly."

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TweakPC Showcase: Games Convention — Games, Babes and Boobies

"Entertainment was the slogan of the Games Convention in Leipzig. The newestgames and consoles, super cars (real and virtual) and a lot of babes allover the show. We have some impressions for you."

Read more at TweakPC.