Travagan's Green is a small headphone and speaker amp. It has an integrated DAC and can be hooked up to your PC via a USB cable. Besides the Green we also received a pair of 2" mini speakers. The set looks stylish, its main objective is to provide you with a good listening experience both with mini speakers and headphones.

"The picture shown above with the big screen TV and the PC game title Race Driver GRID is part of the 3D Stereovision Demo that will be shown during the event. This demo shows off the new stereoscopic 3D hardware and software that has never been shown publicly before. You can play some of the hottest new games with new 3D glasses that are sycn'd with brand new Mitsubishi and View Sonic LCD displays. We took a second to try out GRID and found it to be really fun and the 3D glasses worked great and were much nicer than ones we have seen over the past year..."

Wir haben uns in einem Artikel kurz angesehen, welche Grafikkarten derzeit im Umlauf, deren Spezfikationen erheblich von dem abweichen, was die Grafikchip-Entwickler eigentlich vorgeben. Bislang hat sich hierzu zuerst einmal der Hersteller Point of View "hervorgetan", welcher eine GeForce 8800 GT mit nur 128 Bit DDR Speicherinterface sowie eine GeForce 8600 GT auf dem Niveau einer GeForce 8400 GS herausgebracht hat. Bei unseren Recherchen sind uns leider aber auch noch andere Grafikkarten aufgefallen, wo der Name zweifelsfrei nicht zur Performance passt:

Hubraum ist durch nichts zu ersetzen, außer durch mehr Hubraum. Eine Binsenweisheit ist in der automobilen Welt fest verankert. In der Kühlerwelt scheinen die Hersteller einer ähnlichen Philosophie zu folgen, zumindest lassen große Passivkühler, wie etwa der Orochi von Scythe, darauf schließen. Auch Coolermaster hat die Devise „Größe ist durch nichts zu ersetzen, als noch mehr Größe“ für sich entdeckt und mit dem Hyper Z600 einen entsprechenden Kühler im Programm. Mit seinen 1 kg Lebendgewicht soll man auch Prozessoren mit einer TDP von 89 W passiv kühlen können. Ob der Kühler dieses anspruchsvolle Ziel erreicht, wollen wir in unserem Test ermitteln.

Diesmal gibt es einige essentielle Tips zum optimalen arbeiten mit Vista, Systemtuning, Netzwerk, Systemmanagement und Benutzerverwaltung. Wo ist der Nachrichtendienst (net send) geblieben ? Netzwerk (TCP/IP) zurücksetzen Lieblingsprogramme per Tastendruck starten Manche Dateien werden beim Suchen nicht gefunden Reservierte Konten Vista in anderen Sprachen verwenden

Viele professionelle Anwender wissen die Vorteile eines "Keyboard-Video-Mouse"-Umschalters zu schätzen. Auch für private Anwender kann sich die Anschaffung eines solchen Gerätes lohnen. Mit Hilfe von diesen, immer kompakter werdenden Geräten ist es möglich, zwei oder mehr Geräte über eine Maus-Tastatur-Monitor-Kombination zu steuern. Dies spart nicht nur Platz auf dem Schreibtisch sondern kann auch den Geldbeutel schonen. Der taiwanische Hersteller ATEN hat uns seinen neuen 2-Port USB DVI KVM-Switch für einen ausführlichen Test zur Verfügung gestellt. Wie sich das Gerät in der Praxis schlägt, erfahrt ihr auf den folgenden Seiten.

Der unübersehbare Gorilla auf der Verpackung verheißt auf den ersten Blick nichts Gutes, aber keine Sorge, das zottelige Kerlchen beißt nicht... Die Firma Maxpoint aus Ahrensburg nahe Hamburg dürfte vielen Anwendern als Hersteller respektive Vertreiber der Marken Tagan, Aplus und Keysonic sicherlich ein Begriff sein. Dazu gesellt sich jetzt auch die Marke Silver Power, die zwar schon einige Zeit durchs Portfolio von Maxpoint geistert, aber nie wirklich beworben wurde. Dies wird sich jetzt drastisch ändern, denn die neuen Silver Power Netzteile mit dem netten Gorilla erhalten unisono Technik von Seasonic. Vom Techlevel sind die Netzteile auf dem Niveau der S12 II Netzteile angesiedelt, die zumindest bis zum Herbst noch die technologische Speerspitze von Seasonic darstellen, man braucht sich also nicht verstecken. Ergo dürfen wir bei der Gorilla Serie also hohe Effizienzen, laufruhige Lüfter und erstklassige Stabilität samt entsprechender Verarbeitung erwarten. Als Sahnehäubchen drapiert Maxpoint das Ganze noch mit einem attraktiven Preis, so daß einem erfolgreichen Modellstart kaum noch etwas im Wege stehen sollte. Selbstverständlich lassen wir uns nicht von dem Marketing Gewitter einschüchtern und haben das Silver Power auf Herz und Nieren geprüft. Was sich dabei herauskrisallisierte, könnt ihr wie immer in unserem ausführlichen Praxistest nachlesen, viel Vergnügen beim Füttern der "Bestie"...

"Everyone that is a gamer knows that having the freedom to game whenever you want is severely limited to who you are living with or next to. Other than some special situations, both will actively object to you disemboweling your adversary with a gattlin gun at 3am in the morning with you 5.1 speaker system at gaming volume. Because of that simple problem, gamers rely on a good set of gaming headphones to span those times where our gaming audio is not appreciated by others."

"Based on the mail through my inbox, it seems many of you enjoyed my recent article; “Guide to Buying Blu-rays from Overseas”. With that in mind, I thought you guys might be interested in a regular article series based on it, rounding up the best new release Blu-ray titles that will work on Region B (Australian and European) Blu-ray players. So, welcome to the first instalment, covering some of the best import titles to be be released in July and August."

"Zotac zeigte auf der Games Convention 2008 ein externes Zubehör zum Steuern der Grafikkartentakte, wie z.b. Shader-, Speicher- und Chiptakt. Zudem kann man mit dem Nitro die Chiptemperatur auslesen sowie die Lüfterdrehzahlen regulieren."

Nehalem is the codename for Intel's next generation Core microarchitecture--which has recently been given the official processor family name of "Core i7." Nehalem was one of the big topics of discussion at IDF--and not just because it represents the next generation of Intel's processors, but also because the clock is winding down quickly on when the chip will make its official, public debut. An official date has not been given yet, but Intel is promising that we'll see Nehalem systems for sale sometime in Q4 of this year. Intel claims that Nehalem represents the biggest platform architecture change to date. This might be true, but it is not a grounds-up, completely new architecture design. We've got the full scoop from IDF right here...

Mit dem Notus A12 führt die dänische Notebookfirma Zepto ein Ultra Mobiles Subnotebook ein, das besonders durch die leichte und äußerst dünne Bauweise besticht. Bereits auf dem ersten Blick wird einem klar, dass es sich hier um ein Businessgerät handelt, welches aber durch einen günstigen Einstiegspreis ab 900 EUR nur die Hälfte oder ein Drittel von dem kostet, was man bei einem Businessnotebook von Sony, Toshiba, Asus oder HP zahlen muss. Das Zepto Notus A12 enthält einen Intel A110 Prozessor, der eigentlich speziell für UMPCs entwickelt wurde und Akkulaufzeiten bis zu 10 Stunden ermöglicht.

"6GHz was easily attainable with the E8600 having an ungodly low 1.84vcore and I was able to bench between 6100MHz and 6200MHz depending on the benchmark. Consumers with single-stage phase change systems should be able to easily hit speeds of 5200Mhz to 5500MHz as I was booting at 5500MHz around -40 Celsius with ease. This is where the E0 stepping really shines, past 5GHz it just tears everything else to shreds and makes it look easy...

Geschwindigkeit ist nicht alles, aber ein wichtiger Faktor beim Kauf einer Festplatte. Western Digital berücksichtigt - wie die anderen Festplattenhersteller auch - das immer weiter steigende Interesse an Produkten, welche mit den nicht endlos vorhandenen Ressourcen sparsamer umgehen, als bisher. Die Caviar Green Baureihe trägt diesem Rechnung und man bietet die Kapazitäten 500, 750, und 1000 GB an. Wir testen hier die 750 GB Version und prüfen, was man von dieser erwarten kann.

Tension Labs EAP03 is the name of a brand new earphone audio processor that can boost your experience in a variety of ways. The EAP03 features a built in microphone and can sample it into the audio feed, providing you with the power to control the level of isolation you want from your earphones.

"For many years, the folks at Cooler Master have been in the business of creating aftermarket products for the DIY (Do It Yourself) crowd. Having begun as an OEM cooling manufacturer, they realized that more and more of us were very interested in making our own systems. After all, we can build to suit our own needs and save some money in the process. More recently, they have delved into the performance segment of the market with offerings of power supplies, cooling and enclosures. Today's article will be covering one of their newer releases, the UCP series of power supply. UCP is an acronym for Ultimate Circuit Protection and the concept is to produce a power supply designed to meet the demands of the enthusiast crowd while offering an efficient design that will last for years to come."

"Now that the HD 4850 has been hanging around for a bit, we’re beginning to see more and more companies jump on the aftermarket bandwagon. The latest company to do this is Palit, bringing the highly popular HD 4850 to the also highly popular Sonic line. The HD 4850 has had so much going for it from the word go; its aggressive pricing and excellent performance gave users everything they wanted. It wasn’t all rosy, though; while the use of a single slot cooler was handy, it caused the card to run extremely hot."

"At the begin of this week, 18th and 19th of August to be precise, Asus held an Advanced OverClocking Contest and new Intel X58 presentation in Berlin, Germany. Madshrimps was also present and with this short article we'll be presenting some new upcoming hardware from Asus."

"Up on the bench today we have a special DIY workshop tutorial in building your own LAN party case on a budget. We take an ordinary cheap flight case and mount a full PC inside so you can truck it to and from the party with ease. With the case closed up and ugly-lid hidden away, we see that this unit doesn’t look half bad from the outside! - With no more weight than the components inside, this unit is easy enough to carry around to and from LAN parties. And I’m about to do just that..."

Eric Kim really loves TV. If he ever decides to step down as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Digital Home Group, he might have a future as a game show host. At least he had fun channeling one as he donned a bright red jacket and asked panelists some media-based trivia questions to prove a point during his keynote address at IDF...

"We've reviewed quite a few Mid-End coolers from ASUS, which almost always had decent technical properties. But the company also has a thoroughly developed High-End series. And the first such product to be reviewed now is Silent Knight II -- a promising premium cooler that offers an interesting combination of advanced design and attractive exterior."

Today we take a look at OCZ latest addition to the Flex series : the Flex II DDR3 kit. As a matter of fact, this is our first DDR3 review in the house - better late than never I suppose - so have a look what DDR3 water cooled at 2Ghz can bring to your doorstep.

Bei Tests von Wasserkühlungs-Komponenten gehört es meist zum Standard, eine Angabe zum Durchfluss zu machen, so dass sich jeder ein Bild davon machen kann, wie stark ein Kühlkörper oder Radiator die Fördermenge bremst. Bei den verwendeten Schläuchen wird der Durchfluss-Faktor aber oft vernachlässigt. Im WaKü-Bereich sind meist Schlauch-Innendurchmesser zwischen acht Millimetern und einem halben Zoll (12,7 Millimeter) anzutreffen. Wir wollen in diesem Special überprüfen, wie stark sich die Schlauchgrösse auf den Durchfluss auswirkt und vergleichen dazu einen Kreislauf einmal mit 10/8- und einmal mit 16/12-Schläuchen.

"BFG has a great power suppy here - not only does it look good, but it does it with performing style. For the duration of the testing, and the subsequent gaming session afterwards, performance remained solid while silence was in full effect. I found no issues with any of the cabling, or the installation of the unit - that was the fault of the unit. Overall, I would have to say that if you're in the market for a PSU at this price point ($219), BFG's ES800 is an excellent choice. While it's lack of support for Tri-SLI is definitely disappointing, it's ability to take a system with two 4870x2 or 9800GX2 cards is admirable."

Well, not everyone is on a budget. Some people are born with a silver spoon in their mouths (or Daddy’s Credit Card). Others happened to win the lottery. Whatever the case, there is a group of students with more money than they know what to do with. That’s where this back to school buyer’s guide comes into play. Got money to blow? Ballin’ like Lil Wayne? Let me show you where you can spend that cash.

Day two of IDF kicked off with a cheesy, classic Star Trek opening-credits rip-off that concluded with the statement: "The Internet, to boldly go where it has never gone before--in your pocket." Then it was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Ultra Mobility Group, Anand Chandrasekher's turn to present his keynote on the state of today's and tomorrow's MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices). We've got the full scoop from the keynote posted right here...

"With the drivers coming in nice and early this month, I’ve been able to get stuck into the testing to see what the latest driver incarnation from AMD offer us. As usual, before we get stuck into the actual results let’s see what kind of promises AMD have made for us this time around. With new cards out and the year coming to an end extremely fast, it’s time to ramp up the performance numbers so we can all sit back and enjoy a high FPS Christmas with all those new games coming out."

"Wireless USB (WUSB) products are finally arriving at the market and in this article you will learn more about this technology and see some usage examples."

"Nikon boasts their Coolpix S600 as the camera with the world's fastest start-up time and the world's most compact design. We set out to check out these claims as well as to test the capabilities of this small point-and-shoot camera. We will look at the S600 from the view-point of the everyday photographer."

Cooler Master konnte sich in diesem Jahr schon mit dem Hyper Z-600 eindrucksvoll in die Gilde der erwähnenswerten Towerkühler eintragen, dieser erste Erfolg war aber scheinbar nur die Overtüre zu mehr. Mit den neuen V8, V10 und V12 Boliden will man nicht den Motorenbauern aus Münschen oder Ingolstadt Paroli bieten, sondern Thermalright endlich vom Towerkühler Thron expedieren. Warum Cooler Master dafür eine Adaptierung aus dem Automobilbereich gewählt hat, können wohl nur deren Marketung Strategen schlüssig beantworten, scheinbar genügt es heutzutage nicht mehr, den Kunden nur durch pure Technik und Leistung zum Kauf zu animieren. Das Doppeltower Prinzip von Thermalright stand jedenfalls Pate bei der V8 Konstruktion, darum waren wir sehr gespannt, ob die Kühlleistung den hohen Erwartungen standhalten würde. Der 120mm Lüfter wurde mit der patentierten Rifle Lagerung von Cooler Master und einem Potentiometer ausgestattet. Preislich rangiert der komplette Kühler in einem erträglichen Rahmen, so daß die Weichen für einen interessanten Testvergleich theoretisch gestellt waren. Alles weitere erfahrt ihr wie immer in unserem ausführlichen Praxistest, viel Vergnügen beim Lesen...

Hardwareoverclock Austria has posted another processor comparison. In this article they find out the performance from all Core2Duo E8000 processors, from E8200 up to E8600.

"The idea to integrate a graphics core into all chipsets looks quite natural for NVIDIA, which strategical task has always been to promote its own graphics solutions in its chipsets. On the other hand, users start to pay attention to performance of these graphics cores even when they wouldn't have cared in other cases."

Immediately following Pat Gelsinger was David Perlmutter (Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mobility Group). David delivered the final keynote of the first day of IDF and talk about Intel's mobile offerings. The details of the keynote are available here:

While Craig Barrett delivered a rather non-technical, but socially-charged keynote earlier in the day at IDF, Pat Gelsinger's (Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group) keynote address by contrast was all about the tech. We've got all of the details of Gelsinger's keynote which includes news on Nehalem and Larrabee posted right here:

"Just when we thought we would no longer receive any more 9600 GTs because we figured we’d reviewed just about every single one on the market, ASUS has decided to run around and release a new one. The particular card we’re looking at today is part of the Republic of Gamers collection, which is something we tend to see more in the motherboard department. It makes a lot of sense, though, that ASUS are going to expand this popular naming scheme out to more than just motherboards. This new card comes to us as the EN9600GT Matrix. Matrix is also something we haven’t heard of from ASUS before, so it will be interesting to see if they’re going to start creating some new lines."

Good things come in slightly smaller packages... Smaller than a full tower case, that is! A few weeks ago the Thermaltake Armor+ VH6000BWS full tower chassis was reviewed at Bigbruin.com, and the overall impression was quite positive. This time around we have the mid tower version, the Armor+ MX VH8000BWS, another solid case that houses all of the features of its larger kin, as well as some additional ones.

In diesem Test haben wir für euch die brandneuen Lüfter der Firma GELID Solutions. Das im Juni diesen Jahres gegründete Unternehmen, setzt sich aus ehemaligen Mitarbeitern der Firma Arctic Cooling zusammen. Jedoch ist man bei GELID bestrebt noch besser zu sein, und interessante Kühllösungen für Silent Enthusiasten zu entwickeln. Insgesamt vier Lüftermodelle präsentiert das junge Unternehmen im Moment. Darunter auch eine Variante für Modding-Begeisterte. Wir haben uns in diesem Test für die 120mm Modelle beider Serien entschieden.

"Intel has just loosened the restrictions on what can be said and posted about the X58 Express supporting Socket 1366 Nehalem Core i7 chipset this week. And that is great for us as it allows us to report some juice bits of information to you, from here in Taipei. We visited the GIGABYTE HQ this afternoon and they had a single X58 board to show us. It is a dummy sample right now which doesn’t work (dammit – no benchmarks!) and is labeled GA-X58-Extreme but it will actually turn out to be the GA-X58-DS4, which is a cut down and cheaper version."

Well it’s been a week since Fragapalooza closed its doors, and I’ve finally managed to recover from it all. Now some of you may be unfamiliar with the name Fragapalooza, so I’m here to educate you. Fragpalooza is the largest gaming event in Canada. In four days this huge event crams in a convention centre sized BYOC area, gaming tournaments, random draws and prizes, and more caffeine then is healthy for human consumption. I’ve been a regular attendee since 2003 and the last time Futurelooks attended was at Fragapalooza 2005. I thought that it was time that I brought the event back to the Futurelooks audience.

"The KVM, as a device isn’t all that confusing; it simply let’s you use two or more (depending on the model) computers while only needing a single Keyboard, Video (Screen) and Mouse – or KVM. Over the past 18 months, I would have liked to have ventured into the world that is the KVM, but since my upgrade to Dual-Link DVI enabled monitors, it hasn’t been possible as the DVI side of things on all KVMs only support a maximum of 1920 x 1200; until now, that is!"

This year's IDF kicked off in typical fashion with Pat Gelsinger, Intel senior vice president and general manager, Digital Enterprise Group, taking the stage and giving an brief overview of what the event has to offer over the course of the next three days, including highlighting key speakers (the Woz on Thursday!), contributors, and sponsors. Gelsinger equated the childhood book series Where's Waldo with trying to figure out where in the world Intel chairman, Craig Barrett might be at any given moment. As to "Where in the world is Craig Barrett," the answer could easily be any one of over 30 countries, where Gelsinger suggested that Barrett has become the chief ambassador for the IT industry. Apparently, Barrett has been on every continent except Antarctica. This served as the segue to play a video the explored the themes of Barrett's keynote speech: "Inspiring Innovation." We have full coverage of Craig Barrett's keynote, complete with numerous images, available here:

"The opening keynote of this year’s IDF lead by Craig Barrett was really disappointing. Usually the opening keynote summarizes new technologies Intel is developing and what we should expect to see in more details during IDF, but this time Barrett spent his time mostly criticizing US educational and health care systems"

Sunbeam's Core Contact Freezer is a cost effective CPU cooler for AMD and Intel CPUs. Its eight heatpipes make direct contact with the processor for optimum cooling. Also included in the package is a fan controller which allows you to optimize the acoustics to your usage scenario.

" It seemed like some time ago that external storage was the oddball for people. Times have certainly changed now that internal hard drives are so large that backing up to optical media is really an impossibility. More and more external drive enclosures are coming out to provide the need, but they aren't created equal. Icy Dock's 3.5" External Screwless Hard Drive Enclosure (MB664US-1S) aims to fit the external storage needs of everyone in a convenient to use package. I believe they have achieved that. "

Nach der offiziellen Einführung der Radeon HD 4800 Serie im Juni kommen inzwischen immer mehr Grafikkarten auf dieser Basis auf den Markt, die nicht auf das Referenzdesign setzen. Zwei Beispiele sind ASUS EAH4850 TOP und Sapphire Toxic HD 4850, die sowohl übertaktet als auch mit eigenem Kühler ausgestattet sind. Wie diese beiden Karten im direkten Vergleich sowie gegenüber dem Referenzmodell abschneiden, klärt der neue Review.

"What’s so great about the TOP line-up from ASUS is that they don’t get a card and just add an extra 10MHz to the core and 20MHz to the memory, the TOP line-up of cards are really well overclocked cards that stand out from the competition. That latest card to carry the TOP name comes from the AMD team; the HD 4870 has quickly become a hot product for so many people thanks to the aggressive performance and even more aggressive price tag. Today we’ll be checking out how the ASUS overclocked version goes against a stock clocked offering and see if it’s worth paying the premium that the TOP cards carry to get the larger out of the box clocks."

Installing the Thermaltake DuOrb heatpipe CPU cooler on a motherboard with an open layout should be very simple thanks to the well thought out mounting hardware that will hold the cooler in place and will keep it from sliding around. As seen in the review, there could be issues installing the DuOrb on some motherboards.

Mainboards mit minimalen Ausmaßen, wie Mini-ITX sie bietet, die auch moderne Chipsätze mitbringen, gibt es nicht wie Sand am Meer. J&W hat eines dieser raren Stücke im Angebot. Das MINIX™ 780G-SP128MB verspricht minimalen Raumbedarf bei maximaler Onboard-Grafikleistung. Der AMD 780G-Chipsatz ist der derzeitige Spitzenreiter bei im Chipsatz integrierter Grafikleistung. Was der Winzling sonst noch leistet, zeigen die nachfolgenden Seiten.

There are two things that immediately struck me about this particular USB flash drive from the folks at Super Talent. First, this thing is bloody tiny. It’s not appropriate to call it a thumb drive at all because this USB drive is actually quite a bit smaller than the average adult thumb. It’s more appropriate to call it a USB stick or something. Pinky perhaps? When the drive can be almost completely occluded by a quarter, you know that it’s ridiculously small.

"How do you decide which router to buy in this day and age? Is there one product that has it all? You’ll be hard pressed to find a product with all the bells and whistles, but we may have one here today that comes close to the mark. Today we get up close and personal with TRENDnet’s very latest router, the 300Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit Router sporting model number TEW-672GR. Specifically, we are looking at version 1.0R, which is the shipping version you’ll find in the stores when buying."

"First of all, it was planned to oppose GeForce GTX 280 with CrossFire configurations based on two separate HD 4850 or HD 4870 cards. Then the company presented a dual-GPU solution on a single PCB, the RADEON HD 4870 X2. We've already published its preview with several tests. Now it's time for a sterling article with theoretical data, synthetic tests, and an expanded set of games."

Nachdem wir im letzten Jahr doch glatt unser Jubiläum vergessen haben, wollen wir die Würdigung dieses Datums in diesem Jahr nachholen, bevor Planet 3DNow! dann 2009 zum "Ten-ager" und später irgendwann zum Teenager wird.

When ATI was acquired by AMD a few years ago, one product that seemed to fall off of the new corporate radar was ATI's All-In-Wonder line of Graphics/TV-Tuner hybrid cards. This was an area of the market where ATI had exclusivity, yet we haven't seen a new All-In-Wonder offering since May 2006. Rest assured however, ATI has not abandoned the All-In-Wonder, they've simply been working on the next iteration of the Graphic/TV-Tuner stalwart, with their latest offering coming in the form of the ATI All-In-Wonder HD.

" Since ASE Labs is getting more and more into producing videos, it is time to start reviewing digital video cameras. The first such device is absolutely perfect for the Youtube crowd and has been making the rounds on the internet. The Flip Video Mino from Pure Digital promises web videos made with ease and they aren't kidding. "

G.Skill hat kürzlich eine neue Speicherserie mit dem Namen [ PI ] gelauncht. Wir konnten aus dieser Serie ein DDR2 2x2 GiB-Kit testen. Die Speicher warten mit einem auffälligen und neuartigen Heatspreader auf und haben eine Spezifikation von 550 Megahertz (= DDR2-1100). Damit liegen sie leicht über dem offiziellen DDR2-Maximum von 533 Megahertz. Wie sich dies in der Leistung niederschlägt und was das Speicherkit sonst noch bietet, erfahrt ihr in diesem Bericht.

"The other day we looked at the GTX 260 from GIGABYTE. Today we’re going to be looking at the slightly more expensive GTX 280 version from them. Since launch, we haven’t really seen any companies do much with the GTX 280. While a few have come overclocked, we have found that they’ve all stuck to the reference cooling option. Today we’re going to be looking at the GTX 280 from GIGABYTE which follows the reference design down to a tee. The good news is that the price is also extremely competitive and for the most part the overclocks a lot of companies offer can be achieved by using a program like Rivatuner on your stock card."

Caseumbau stellt das Cosmos S RC1100 Gehäuse von CoolerMaster in einem Bericht vor. Bei diesem Case handelt es sich um den Nachfolger des RC1000. Das Gehäuse glänzt mit einigen Features und einem sehr großzügigen Platzangebot. Welche Details CoolerMaster an dem Gehäuse gegenüber dem Vorgäger aber alles verändert hat, erfahrt Ihr im folgenden Review. Viel Spaß beim Lesen.....

"Die Firma Spire versucht sich weiterhin in kostengünstige Kühllösungen und geht nicht den Weg der Tower-Kühler. Als Neuerung verpasste Spire ihrem jüngsten Spross, die bereits bekannten „Direct Touch Heatpipes“. So gewappnet will man sich zumindest im Einsteiger-Bereich mit einem ausreichenden und leisen CPU-Kühler präsentieren. Wie sich der Spire Blue Star 1000 (SP678S0) im Vergleich zur Konkurrenz und dem Boxed-Kühler schlägt und ob er eine Alternative für HTPC Besitzer sein kann, zeigt das folgende Review."

"Safe, accessible mega-storage is what Thecus delivers with the N5200PRO, and they deliver it in spades! It even looks good doing it. With support for up to five terabyte drives and multiple RAID setups, this little jewel has what it takes to satisfy most any home/small business user."

"Intel has really pushed forward into the Express chipset lineup with the new 4 series being touted at what the 3 series should have been. It seems like the 3 series was just a stepping stone and the 5 series isn’t all that far away. But that’s for a totally different processor architecture. So far, we have already had the early P45-DQ6 and MSI P45 Platinum cross our paths. Today we are looking at another big wig P45 offering, namely ASUS’ P5Q Deluxe Motherboard. Featuring its EPU6 energy saver, DDR2 and a wide array of features including Express gate, ASUS hopes to topple the likes of GIGABYTE and MSI. Let’s see just how well it manages to perform."

"We've seen many laptop/notebook coolers here at VH since we started getting into reviewing mobile items awhile back. Some decent, most not so decent. Well today I have for you a new entry into the notebook cooler segment from NZXT called the Cryo LX. The beauty is definitely unique. Not just because it'll support a 17" widescreen notebook with ease, or because it sports three 120mm fans, or even because it's