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30th August

MSI X48 Platinum Pure Overclock posted this 11 weeks, 5 days, 4 hours ago
""What a good motherboard really gives you is potential--potential to take that pile of parts you ordered and make it into ..."

29th August

nMedia HTPCKB Media Center Wireless Keyboard Benchmark Reviews posted this 11 weeks, 6 days, 4 hours ago
"Setting up an HTPC is the easy part. Making it easy to use on your TV is slightly more difficult. Controlling your HTPC is the ..."

Belkin N1 Vision Wireless N Router F5D8232-4 Benchmark Reviews posted this 11 weeks, 6 days, 4 hours ago
"If you're in the market for a new router, you will find you have a lot of choices to pick from. There are literally dozens of ..."

Genius Ergo 555 XSReviews.co.uk posted this 11 weeks, 6 days, 8 hours ago
"Most performance mice, which gamers tend to use, are normally manufactured by one of two companies: Logitech or Razer. Both these ..."

Lian Li PC-XB01 bit-tech.net posted this 11 weeks, 6 days, 8 hours ago
"We take a look at the eagerly awaited Lian Li PC-XB01, the first complete replacement chassis for the Microsoft Xbox 360. ..."

Corsair HX1000W PSU bit-tech.net posted this 11 weeks, 6 days, 8 hours ago
"Corsair HX series has been a staple diet of many for a few years now, and finally those wanting a super-high wattage, Corsair ..."

28th August

Asus G70 bit-tech.net posted this 12 weeks, 13 hours, 15 minutes ago
"The Asus G70 gaming laptop is one of the most spectacular looking laptops we've ever seen, boasting SLI graphics cards and all ..."

Vizo Orbiter and Voyager 3.5" hard disk drive cooler review Elite Bastards posted this 12 weeks, 13 hours, 42 minutes ago
"As part of our quest for speed in every aspect of PC use, we've seen the performance of modern hard disk drives ramp up over time ..."

27th August

CSX Diablo 2GB 2000MHZ XSReviews.co.uk posted this 12 weeks, 1 day, 5 hours ago
"Over the last year or so, the price of DDR2 memory has completely bottomed out, meaning many gamers and hardware enthusiasts have ..."

26th August

Asus Eee PC 1000 bit-tech.net posted this 12 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours ago
"The new Asus Eee PC model is here and the 1000 is looking better than ever thanks to a redesigned keyboard, chassis-filling ..."

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R bit-tech.net posted this 12 weeks, 2 days, 13 hours ago
"The DS3R legend is back, and we take the latest budget "energy efficient" P45 from Gigabyte to the cleaners, to see if its whites ..."

YOYOtech NightHawk Nova XT desktop system review Elite Bastards posted this 12 weeks, 2 days, 14 hours ago
"Right from the off, you can pick out plenty to salivate about in these base specifications, from the use of Sapphire's Radeon HD ..."

22nd August

Noctua NF-P12 Fan Top Review Shop posted this 12 weeks, 6 days, 2 hours ago
"As computers become more powerful with faster processors and high end graphics cards, heat becomes more and more of an issue. It ..."

21st August

Supreme Commander Xbox 360 XSReviews.co.uk posted this 13 weeks, 6 hours, 13 minutes ago
"Dear readers, today marks the launch of our newest competition. To mark the release of Supreme Commander for the Xbox 360, we've ..."

Cooler Master UCP 1100W power supply review Elite Bastards posted this 13 weeks, 13 hours, 15 minutes ago
"Cooler Master have been pretty busy on the power supply front in recent months; after recently taking a look at one of their ..."

20th August

XFX GTX 280 XSReviews.co.uk posted this 13 weeks, 1 day, 5 hours ago
"With all the recent fuss over ATI's 4870 X2 card, it's no wonder the green camp are bristling a little. However, all is not lost ..."

19th August

SilverStone SST-TS01B RFID External Drive Kit Benchmark Reviews posted this 13 weeks, 2 days, 5 hours ago
"External HDD Enclosures are plentiful and cheap these days. It's tough for a manufacturer to differentiate its products in the ..."

Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 100251SR Benchmark Reviews posted this 13 weeks, 2 days, 5 hours ago
"Technology doesn't play favorites, and when it reaches an apex there is an indifference towards who develops it. ATI has learned ..."

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 TOXIC bit-tech.net posted this 13 weeks, 2 days, 12 hours ago
"Sapphire, ATI's largest board partner, bring us the Radeon HD 4850 TOXIC. Featuring a significantly improved cooling solution ..."

18th August

Samsung SyncMaster XL30 LED Backlit LCD bit-tech.net posted this 13 weeks, 3 days, 9 hours ago
"We test Samsung's latest and greatest LED backlit 30" professional monitor to see if it can top the cables and better our current ..."

Vizo Mini Ninja notebook cooler review Elite Bastards posted this 13 weeks, 3 days, 13 hours ago
"While I should be able to talk about how a long, hot summer increases the need for additional cooling for notebooks here, I live ..."

17th August

Foxconn GeForce 9500 GT OC Edition Benchmark Reviews posted this 13 weeks, 4 days, 5 hours ago
"Not everyone can afford the bleeding edge of graphics hardware, and not everyone needs it. NVIDIA has already made headlines ..."

16th August

Raidmax Iceberg Modders-Inc posted this 13 weeks, 5 days, 6 hours ago
"The Raidmax Iceberg case is a mid range enthusiast case. It features 3 -120mm blue LED fans and 1 - 120mm black rear exhaust ..."

Sapphire HD4870 512MB Modders-Inc posted this 13 weeks, 5 days, 6 hours ago
"With the ever changing market for graphics cards it is hard to stay on top. But Sapphire always seems to be able to do this with ..."

15th August

Asus CrossHair II Formula and Hybrid SLI bit-tech.net posted this 13 weeks, 6 days, 11 hours ago
"Asus takes Nvidia's nForce 780a to the next level with its second generation CrossHair motherboard. Does Hybrid Graphics cut the ..."

Kobalt Comanche SLI bit-tech.net posted this 13 weeks, 6 days, 11 hours ago
"The guys at Kobalt Computers have been busy little boys creating this latest little gaming notebook, the Comanche SLI. With ..."

14th August

Sapphire HD 4850 XSReviews.co.uk posted this 14 weeks, 6 hours, 21 minutes ago
"For the last year and a half, ATI have been the underdog when it came to top end performance, with nVidia truly ruling the roost ..."

Akasa Omega bit-tech.net posted this 14 weeks, 9 hours, 44 minutes ago
"We look at the next step in the evolution of Akasa's range of cases, the Omega. Addressing some of the flaws we found with the ..."

Gelid Solutions GC-1 thermal compound review Elite Bastards posted this 14 weeks, 12 hours, 53 minutes ago
"Having covered thermal compound from a few different companies over the past year or so, today we take a look at an offering from ..."

6 Way Digital Photo Frame Round up XtremeComputing posted this 14 weeks, 16 hours, 31 minutes ago
""Today we have got something special for all you readers out there interested in getting a Photo Frame, we have got Six Digital ..."

13th August

ASUS P5E64 WS Professional Benchmark Reviews posted this 14 weeks, 1 day, 4 hours ago
"As predicted for this year, the dizzying high prices of DDR3 have finally dropped to within reason- and further DDR3 price drops ..."

VIZO Mirrorbox Card Reader Top Review Shop posted this 14 weeks, 1 day, 7 hours ago
"Memory cards are used in everything from digital cameras to cell phones these days and different devices and different brands use ..."

AMD ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 bit-tech.net posted this 14 weeks, 1 day, 14 hours ago
"AMD has launched its latest high-end graphics card with a clear goal: to take the performance crown back from Nvidia. Does the ..."

12th August

Mtron Pro 7500 MSP-SATA7525 Benchmark Reviews posted this 14 weeks, 2 days, 12 seconds ago
"Solid State Drives have become a subject of keen familiarity for me over the past year. After testing more than a dozen SSDs, I ..."

Sapphire HD 4870 X2 2048 MB TechPowerUp posted this 14 weeks, 2 days, 5 hours ago
"Today AMD released their new HD 4870 X2 graphics cards. They are based on two RV770 GPUs on one PCB. With a total of 1600 shaders ..."

Moneual MonCaso 972S HTPC Case with 7 Inch Touchscreen Bigbruin.com posted this 14 weeks, 2 days, 9 hours ago
"The MonCaso 972S is something like an all-in-one solution for those looking to build a highly function, extremely attractive ..."

Cooler Master Silent Pro 700W bit-tech.net posted this 14 weeks, 2 days, 9 hours ago
"We test the modular, rubber lipped Cooler Master Silent Pro 700W power supply to its limits to see if it really is silent and ..."

Asus Maximus II Formula Competition bit-tech.net posted this 14 weeks, 2 days, 9 hours ago
"Another week, another competition here at bit-tech! Win an Asus Maximus II Formula motherboard, Radeon HD 4850 or GeForce 9600 GT ..."

AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 technology preview Elite Bastards posted this 14 weeks, 2 days, 13 hours ago
"Since its launch courtesy of the Radeon HD 4850 and 4870, AMD's latest RV770 graphics core has proved itself admirably at the ..."

10th August

Virgin Media fibre broadband. Speeds of, Half the speed of smell? MeetTheGeeks.org posted this 14 weeks, 3 days, 23 hours ago
"Ever wondered if the UK is getting a fair deal with its cable service? Well, its not. Its a joke, only its not funny. Virgins ..."

9th August

NoiseBlocker Version 3.0 Ultra Silent Fans MeetTheGeeks.org posted this 14 weeks, 5 days, 12 hours ago
"I thought silent was silent. Its actually possible to make silent, more, well silent. Quiet just got quieter. It kind of feels ..."

NoiseBlocker CoolScraper 3 MeetTheGeeks.org posted this 14 weeks, 5 days, 13 hours ago
"The sheer precision of German Engineering is second to none. Its so clear to see in this heatsink, but when you slap it in with a ..."

7th August

Nova Master XSReviews.co.uk posted this 15 weeks, 7 hours, 25 minutes ago
"As we’ve seen with many reviews of mouse pads they can be an important part of a gamers arsenal of ultimate ownage. Nova have ..."

EVGA GeForce GTX 280 Superclocked bit-tech.net posted this 15 weeks, 9 hours, 57 minutes ago
"We take a look at a pre-overclocked GTX 280 from EVGA. Can it provide enough extra grunt to justify the extra cost, in an already ..."

Thecus N5200PRO NAS TechPowerUp posted this 15 weeks, 10 hours, 58 minutes ago
"Thecus' N5200 PRO NAS device holds up to five drives internally in any RAID configuration desired for maximum safety. With plenty ..."

abit IP35P XtremeComputing posted this 15 weeks, 15 hours, 45 minutes ago
"Quote: "Today we have the IP35P motherboard from abit, this board is one of the lower entries in the abit’s P35 chipset range but ..."

6th August

Sunbeamtech Core Contact Freezer XSReviews.co.uk posted this 15 weeks, 1 day, 8 hours ago
"You can see all manner of designs and technology these days on CPU coolers ranging from the weird and wonderful, to the more ..."

GPU physics for the masses - NVIDIA's PhysX Pack 1 Elite Bastards posted this 15 weeks, 1 day, 9 hours ago
"Next week will see the launch of NVIDIA's "PhysX pack 1", offering users the ability to enjoy some of the goodies surrounding ..."

OCZ ReaperX HPC 4GB PC2-6400 Memory Kit Benchmark Reviews posted this 15 weeks, 1 day, 16 hours ago
"Big as a whale and about to set sail, Benchmark Reviews brings you a review of OCZ's overclocker grade, heatpipe-equipped ReaperX ..."

Gigabyte GA-EP45T-EXTREME P45 Motherboard Benchmark Reviews posted this 15 weeks, 1 day, 17 hours ago
"There are two kinds of computer enthusiasts in this world: those with a personal connection to the system motherboard, and those ..."

5th August

ThermalTake Armor+ MX Modders-Inc posted this 15 weeks, 2 days, 8 hours ago
"The ThermalTake Armor series has been around for a while now, and given the fact that there is at least 7 versions (8 counting a ..."

Cyberpower Gamer Infinity CrossFire HD bit-tech.net posted this 15 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours ago
"We take a look at the impressively specced Cyberpower Gamer Infinity CrossFire HD. Can it tempt us away from our custom built ..."

Zotac GeForce 9800 GTX+ (Plus) Amp! Edition TechPowerUp posted this 15 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours ago
"NVIDIA's new GeForce 9800 GTX+ comes with a 55 nm CPU that runs at higher clock speeds, yet consumes less power than the original ..."

OCZ DDR3 1600 MHz Platinum EB Ed. 4GB Kit TechPowerUp posted this 15 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours ago
"OCZ is offering a full line-up of DDR3 memory. Their Platinum Series was always known for their great price/performance ratio and ..."

Sapphire HD 4850 Toxic 512 MB TechPowerUp posted this 15 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours ago
"Sapphire's new HD 4850 Toxic graphics card comes with a preinstalled Zalman VF-900 GPU cooler that greatly reduces the operating ..."

Noctua NF-P12+NF-B9 Quiet Fans XtremeComputing posted this 15 weeks, 2 days, 15 hours ago
"Quote: "A lot of the time I use my computer in the late evenings when the ambient noise is very quiet in my house, so trying to ..."

4th August

Sapphire Radeon HD4870 512MB Bigbruin.com posted this 15 weeks, 3 days, 4 hours ago
"The Sapphire Radeon HD4870 512MB graphics card may look just like a unit from the HD3870 series, but it is a top of the line ..."

Acer Aspire One bit-tech.net posted this 15 weeks, 3 days, 13 hours ago
"The Acer Aspire One is small, lightweight and gloriously linuxy - but can it make that extra jump from potential to realised ..."

XFX GeForce GTX 280 XXX 1GB review Elite Bastards posted this 15 weeks, 3 days, 13 hours ago
"XFX's XXX range of graphics boards always have plenty to offer performance-wise over a reference part, and things are no ..."

Acer AL2002W 20-Inch WS LCD Monitor Benchmark Reviews posted this 15 weeks, 3 days, 18 hours ago
"High resolution LCD monitors are everywhere in today's market. Seems that every PC manufacturer these days includes one with ..."

Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB DDR2 Memory Kit Benchmark Reviews posted this 15 weeks, 3 days, 18 hours ago
"For the power hungry overclocker and the bling-happy enthusiast, Benchmark Reviews brings you a review of Crucial Technology's ..."

SilverStone SST-TS01B RFID External Drive Kit Benchmark Reviews posted this 15 weeks, 3 days, 18 hours ago
"External HDD Enclosures are plentiful and cheap these days. It's tough for a manufacturer to differentiate its products in the ..."

1st August

AMD Phenom X4 9350e 65W quad-core bit-tech.net posted this 15 weeks, 6 days, 8 hours ago
"If you're a prolific multi-tasker but you want something that runs cool, there's very little on offer. That was until AMD ..."