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Zalman ZM-CS1 Socket 775 Bracket
I have always loved Zalman’s coolers. The CNPS line have been some of the top-performing and quietest air coolers for the past few years, so they are installed in every single one of my computers… at least until I got a Core 2 Duo. My loyalty has swayed between Intel and AMD as the two [...]
Vantec Slot Protector Kit
The inside of a computer case is often covered in dust. More importantly, dust can settle inside unoccupied PCI and RAM slots. Over time, the dust build-up can become significant enough to cause contact problems with newly installed PCI cards or extra RAM memory. With Vantec’s PCI/RAM Slot Protectors, you can easily prevent dust from [...]
Logisys Phone Smart LED Keyboard
Keyboards are the primary input device for computers today, and been one of the most overlooked when it comes to modding. There are many choices of bling for cases, mice, and even monitors, but the lowly keyboard needs love, too! Several years ago, innovative modders began using flexible EL lighting tape in their keyboard bases [...]
Thermalright HR-05 HighRiser Northbridge Heatsink
Desktop motherboards usually don’t require any active cooling, as their chipsets do not run that hot. In recent years the increasing clock speeds and number of integrated devices are pushing these chipsets harder, making them hotter. Most motherboard’s North Bridge takes the brunt of this work, as it handles communications between the main CPU and [...]
Lian Li V1000 Case Accessories Review
Lian Li cases are extremely popular these days, and it’s easy to see why. Many high-end computer systems call Lian Li their home because of the innovative designs, working space, light weight, and sheer workmanship of their cases. There are many optional add-ons for Lian Li cases, and CoolerGuys.com was kind enough to send over [...]
I-Star Nitro AX Super Cooling Tower Case
I-star housings are extremely attractive, as I have been eyeing their cases on their website for some time. The I-Star Nitro appeals to me straight away, as it looks like it has killer modding potential, in addition to its already great looks. We’ll certainly put it through the paces to see if it rises to [...]
Interview with Jason Harper of LanParty NW
LAN parties are gatherings of people (called “gamers”) with their computers to play network games, but has turned into a culture where gamers socialize, play online video games against one another, even have poker tournaments and in general have fun. LAN parties have grown in popularity in recent years as computer games like Doom, Quake [...]
Steelpad S&S Mousepad and Gaming Accessories
Steelpad is a name that is well known in the gaming scene, creator of all kinds of surfaces and gaming accessories. For this review I’ll be checking out the Steelpad S&S gaming surface and the following accessories; Steel Cord Holder, Steel Grip, and the Steel Gaming Glove. I’ve have used countless mouse pads, some great [...]
SMC Gigabit Equipment
Network speeds are ever increasing and have been doing a good job for the most part keeping up with other computer technologies. 1000BASE-T, commonly refered to as “gigabit Ethernet” is approximately 10 times faster than 100BASE-T which has been used for years now. The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) defines standards for electronics, [...]
Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC4000 Memory
Recently OCModShop was sent a brand new product from Crucial Technology, a 1Gigabyte kit of its latest Ballistix Tracer PC4000 modules. Crucial, a division of Micron, produces memory products that cross the gamut from the high performance enthusiasts level Ballistix modules to SD flash memory. Crucial has had a line of Ballistix PC4000 on [...]
HC Technology DH-720G Dolby Headphones
With technology progressing as fast as it is these days things are getting better and better. Recently the portable audio market has exploded with MP3 players like Apple’s iPod. There have also been huge improvements and advances with portable DVD players, computer audio, home theater systems, and game consoles. As these pieces of equipment evolve [...]
Abit AA8-3rd Eye Motherboard
Socket 775 motherboards are coming out left and right since new technologies such as PCI-Express and DDR2 are improving. Abit has released a motherboard which they have called the AA8-3rd Eye. This motherboard is the same thing as an AA8-DuraMAX with a new accessory addition. This 3rd Eye refers to the µGuru clock that is [...]
Albatron PX915G Pro Motherboard
With the release of Intel’s new LGA775 Pentium 4 there is of course a need for new motherboards. Along with these new motherboards come new peripheral slots for video cards and other future cards. Though much of the technology being used with these new motherboards is still quite new and has a long future ahead [...]
Albatron K8X800 Pro II Motherboard
The K8T800 is Via’s newest edition to their long line of AMD chipsets. Albatron has taken this chipset and used it in their new K8X800 Pro II motherboard. This motherboard packs a lot of features into a motherboard waiting to unleash the power of AMDs 64-bit CPU. I want to get right into this review [...]
Albatron KM18G Pro Motherboard
I recently reviewed an Abit NF7-S Rev 2.0 and was really impressed with it. This motherboard is also a nForce 2 based motherboard however this one also has onboard video. This board is a small form factor motherboard which makes it perfect for a small system such as a LAN box. Just because this is [...]
Power-Color Radeon 9200SE
Power-Color sent over one of their new video cards, a Radeon 9200SE. This card has some new and older technologies implemented into it such as SMARTSHADER, SMOOTHVISION, FULLSTREAM and VIDEO IMMERSION. Though DirectX 9 has come out this card is only DirectX 8.1 compatible. Even though this video card is a budget card it would [...]
Xoxide Black PS/2 illuminated keyboard
First off a big thanks to Xoxide for sending us this keyboard. They shipped the package quickly and it arrived in perfect condition. A most often overlooked aspect of the PC experience for the casual user is the keyboard and mouse. Many homes that I have been in to service a PC have the same [...]
Antec Lanboy Case Review
Antec has long been a great manufacturer of high quality cases, their most popular style is probably the Performance Plus660AMG style of case. This case is called the LANBOY which is a mini tower case with a side window, it comes with a 350 True Blue ATX12V power supply and looks really nice. This case [...]
Abit NF7-S Revision 2 Motherboard
Most people know that the original nForce motherboard were pretty disappointing after all the hype had been generated about them. With that said nVidia did a great job with the nForce 2 motherboards I can say after reading many reviews so I am looking forward to this review. Abit has long been a very high [...]
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