<strong>Hexus, TweakTown, TrustedReviews, Bjorn3D, Tweaknews, NGOHQ, eCoustics, Designtechnica, Madshrimps, BIOS, Hardware-Mag, Legion Hardware, Beyond3D, Planet3dnow, FiringSquad, DH, bit-tech, Techwarelabs, InsaneTek, TweakPC, TechNeek, etc.</strong>

HEXUS.reviews :: ATI All-In-Wonder X1800 XL - First Hands-On Look

"Hardcore gamers and well-off speed merchants will want to get some of the action. But so, too, will a bunch of other folk. The list includes those wanting to enjoy the latest and greatest video and TV formats and have powerful person video recorders. In addition, there will be a lot of people – irrespective of why they're picking a powerful graphics card in the first place - who'll see the whole spread of the card's capabilities, note the included editing software and just won't be able to pass by such a good deal."

Source: Hexus.

XFX Heated Up – Overclocking the 512MB 7800GTX @ TweakTown

"We will have a look at the graphics card and the package that XFX supply as we would in a normal review but our main aim here today is overclocking the GeForce 7800GTX 512MB to see exactly what we can get out of one of these bad boys. We’ll stick it on our healthily overclocked AMD Athlon X2 test bed system with the impressive ASUS A8N32-SLI motherboard which has full 16x PEG slots."

Source: TweakTown.

Dell XPS 600 - SLI Gaming PC @ TrustedReviews

"Yes, that's cards. There are of course, two in this machine - nVidia GeForce 7800 GTXs operating in SLI configuration. As with the motherboard, nVidia has custom made the cards for Dell. Each is fitted with a large dual-slot heat pipe and fan cooler, similar to what nVidia has used on its new 512MB 7800 GTX cards. The PCBs on the Dell cards are full length with a metal bracket running down the spine. The only reason I can see for this is so that the cards can be secured in the bracket that also houses the internal fan with the advantage that there's less chance of anything coming out of place."

Source: TrustedReviews.

XFX GeForce 7800 GTX 512 XXX Edition Review @ Bjorn3D

"Products marked with the label XXX have a new level of graphics performance and experience. During selection of the components, the absolute top is being separated from the masses, including the GPU’s. During the production, only the best yield [top 10%] has been selected to go forward into the XXX production. During this extensive tuning process, the products are being pushed to the max and then made ready for the assembly process. This is why we have called this level of graphics cards eXtreme, eXtreme and eXtreme again, visualized into the ‘XXX’ logo. The three X’s stand for eXtreme overclocking, eXtreme performance and eXtreme cooling."

Source: Bjorn3D.

Samsung SC-M105 Miniket 6 in 1 Multifunctional Digital Camcorder Review @ Tweaknews.net

"Samsung had to pull out all the engineers in their design department to pack such an array of functionality into a device that won't even cover a deck of poker cards. I have to hand it to them for jamming everything this device, and still keeping it easy to use and completely functional. The video quality is actually quite good when set to the maximum resolution and quality, the MP3 player works as stated, the voice recorder is superb and having the potential of having a 2.5Gb portable hard drive in your pocket when you take advantage of the external memory capacity alone is a lot to ask out of one product."

Source: Tweaknews.net.

NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS Mini Review @ NGOHQ

"A month ago, we revealed the existence of the GeForce 7800 GS. Today we have a mini review of it for our readers. First of all, you may want to print this article. Not because we write so well, but because it’s not everyday you hear a story like this one."

Source: NGOHQ.

Who Are The Real Pirates? @ eCoustics

"We hear the content industry and rights holders complaining about piracy everyday: file sharing, physical piracy, theft-of-services, derivative works, etc. But has anyone stopped to think about how many times consumers are asked to pay for the same content?"

Source: eCoustics.

Designtechnica Evaluation: Microsoft Xbox 360 Gaming Console

"The Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system places you at the center of the experience. Available this holiday season in Europe, Japan, and North America, Xbox 360 ignites a new era of digital entertainment that is always connected, always personalized, and always in high definition. Xbox 360 gives you access to the games you want to play, the people you want to play with, and the experiences you crave when and where you want them."

Source: Designtechnica.

Silverstone LC17 HTPC Case Review @ Madshrimps

"Since their launch in 2003 we've seen many innovation and highquality products from Silverstone. Today we take a closer look at oneof their most known case series: Lascala or LC for short. With morethan 17 variations available their aim is to please almost everybodyout there. The LC17 is one of their latest full size ATX HTPC cases,to accommodate standard size computer equipment the LC17 is one of thelarger members of the LC family and it comes with the usual splendidlooks."

Source: Madshrimps.

U.S. Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL2+ Gateway Reviewed @ BIOS

"Continuing the company's commitment to easy-to-use broadband networkingsolutions, U.S. Robotics' Wireless MAXg ADSL2+ Gateway (USR019108) combinesthe latest ADSL2+ technology with the company's exclusive MAXg wirelesstechnology to offer a complete home or small business wireless broadbandnetworking solution. If your broadband provider isn't yet providing ADSL2+,you'll be pleased to know the router supports existing ADSL connections."

Source: BIOS.

Hardware-Mag.de: Preview: VIA K8T900 Multi-GPU Chipsatz

"Sehr lange war es still um das einst so angsehene Unternehmen VIA Technologies, da man sich spa"testens durch die anfa"ngliche Inkompatibilita"t des K8T890 zu AMDs Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Prozessoren ins Abseits katapultiert hatte. Hinzu kamen zahlreiche Verschiebungen einer neuen Southbridge, was die Kundschaft sehr vera"rgerte und der Konkurrenz praktische freie Hand gab. Man hat aber offensichtlich aus den vergangenen Fehlern gelernt und bringt mit dem K8T900 eine aufgebohrte Variante des K8T890 auf den Markt. So hat man dem Gespann unter anderem eine neue Southbridge spendiert und bietet zudem die Mo"glichkeit zum Betrieb eines Multi-GPU Systems an - MultiChrome mit S27 Grafikkarten von S3 Graphics. Ob man auch entsprechende Konkurrenzentwicklungen wie CrossFire von ATi und SLI von Nvidia unterstu"tzt, werden wir in unserem Artikel kla"ren. Beginnen wollen wir doch zuna"chst mit den nackten technischen Daten des neuen K8-Chipsatzes von VIA. Wir wu"nschen Ihnen viel Spa? beim Lesen des Artikels!"

Source: Hardware-Mag.

Legion Hardware - (VIA K8T900 Pro)

"The K8T900 is one of the best chipsets VIA has produced in quite some time and as it stands, could be one of the best AMD64 chipsets available. However, there are a few aspects of the chipset that are still in the mist. First and foremost motherboard manufacturers have to support the chipset and develop motherboards that use it. They then have to get these motherboards out onto the market in reasonable quantities. However, I do not believe this will be an issue this time for VIA and they seem just as confident."

Source: Legion Hardware.

Sapphire Radeon X800 GTO² and GTO Ultimate Edition Review @ Beyond3D

"Those of you who are familiar with previous designs from Sapphire's range of Ultimate Edition boards will find no surprises here - just like these previous efforts, the X800 GTO Ultimate Edition features a hefty (although admittedly less so than previous Ultimate Edition solutions) heat-pipe cooling arrangement which transfers heat away from the core to the heatsink on the top of the board. The obvious advantage of such a mechanism is that it requires no fans to cool the device, and as such offers silent running for anyone looking to build a silent or near-silent PC while still requiring a respectable amount of 3D gaming performance."

Source: Beyond3D.

EPoX EP-9NPA+ SLI vs. Tyan Tomcat K8E @ Planet3dnow.de

"We've released a new article, where we have a look at the socket 939 mainboards EPoX EP-9NPA+ SLI and Tyan Tomcat K8E."

Source: Planet3dnow.

FiringSquad article: Xbox 360 - Back to the Future

"The Xbox 360 represents a step back in time for Microsoft. A chance to return to the 1980's when Microsoft took the world by storm by leveraging the experience and technology of its competitors. Check out Alan Dang's take on the next-generation console market and see why PC gamers should take notice."

Source: FiringSquad.

DH Review: ATI AIW X1800XL 256

"The Radeon All-In-Wonder is one of those unique products that comes to market with no real competition. You could certainly place it against other gaming cards in the same price range however that wouldn?t do it's multimedia features justice. You could also compare it to a TV card with roughly the same features, however there really isn?t any direct competition ... there no other product which does the same thing (a compliment to how well ATI have done in the design and performance of previous models). So whilst the release of this card should excite the gamer's and multimedia enthusiasts amongst you it?s a real headache for us reviewers who have to write about it and give you an indication of just how good?or bad? it is."

Source: DH.

Xbox 360 launch coverage at bit-tech

"Of course, with the lower resolution, jaggies become an issue. Now, each Xbox 360 game is supposed to have 4x Anti-Aliasing applied, thanks to the custom ATI hardware inside. However, on the version we played, this blatantly wasn't happening. There were a good number of jaggies, and we can tell you straight that these weren't being AA'd out. We need to get our hands on a final console and a final copy of the game, but if this AA isn't in there, then there is going to be a significant difference between the media screenshots we've all seen and the actual output on your TV. This would be more than a little disappointing."

Source: bit-tech.

Western Digital Raptor WD740GD review @ Techwarelabs

"Here we are again with another Western Digital hard drive review, however this one isn't exactly new. Unless you've been under a rock and away from the computer technology world then you probably know about or at least heard of the Western Digital 74GB Raptor hard drive. The model is the WD740GD, and it is a 10,000RPM, 8MB cache, 4.5ms seek, Serial ATA hard drive with Tagged Command Queuing."

Source: Techwarelabs.

OCLabs Monoblock 6 @ InsaneTek

"Great watercooling is not always limited to Swiftech, Asetek, and Danger Den. OCLabs makes a great appearance with their latest CPU waterblock. The design may be simple, but the performance is pretty good."

Source: InsaneTek.

TweakPC: XFX GeForce 7800 GTX 512 XXX Edition

"Last week NVIDIA presents the GeForce 7800 GTX 512. Now we took a look atthe XFX GeForce 7800 512 XXX Editon, which is overclocked by default. Is itthe fastest card?"

Source: TweakPC.

Toshiba 6x burn speed dual layer drive (Model SD-R5472) @ TechNeek

"Toshiba have sent us their latest, and fastest DVD ±R/RW drive - the SD-R5472 6x burn speed dual layer drive. Supporting a whole range of DVD and CD types, it has the ability to store upto 8.5gb on a single disk, and it's very fast read and write speeds, at first glances this looks like the ultimate drive. But is it? We find out!"

Source: TechNeek.

SilverStone PSU Muffler Review @ Techgage

"Computer power supply keeping your computer from receiving the quiet status that you want? SilverStone has recently released a PSU Muffler to help out with this, so let's see how well it performs."

Source: Techgage.