News: Mionix Naos 5000 Mouse Review at Overclockers Online

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Published: Monday, 26 April 2010 23:01

I plugged in the Naos 5000, loaded up the software, and fired up a few games. I played through all of Assassin's Creed 2 and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced War Fighter with it, and I have to say, it never let me down once. The mouse was accurate and steady with pinpoint precision, firing off life-dependant head-shots and reflexive counter-attacks. Every dpi and macro setting proved useful as well.

Corsair Flash Padlock 2 @ Rbmods

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Published: Monday, 26 April 2010 22:58

Flash drives has hit the market hard in various sizes, but one thing that has been missing is a security flash drive. I have seen ones with thumb prints but Corsair has released the Padlock 2 which encrypts the drive and locks it with a pin code. How well does it perform?

Spring into Extreme Gaming with CyberPower and Newegg -- Three New Intel Core i7 Systems Exclusively at Newegg

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Published: Saturday, 24 April 2010 03:43

BALDWIN PARK, CA (April 23, 2010) – CyberPower www.cyperpowerpc.com customers can get extreme performance this spring with leading e-commerce retailer Newegg on a trio of new, value-packed, feature-rich, high-performance gaming PCs based on Intel’s fastest desktop platform the X58 with Core i7 processor.

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A Futurelooks Guide to Finding the Best Alternatives to Apple Products

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Published: Saturday, 24 April 2010 03:40

The boys and girls who work in Cupertino have released some wonderful gadgets  over the years. At the same time, there are far too many people out there who blindly listen to Steve and buy Apple products without considering some suitable alternatives. Just as you would probably spend a good deal of time shopping around for a new car or even a new home, it pays to do some background research before splurging on a new gadget or gizmo too. It’s your money and you probably want to make sure that it’s well spent. Let’s have a good look at some of the best alternatives to Apple products, or in some cases, the best alternatives to products that Apple “reinvented”.

A Futurelooks Guide to Finding the Best Alternatives to Apple Products

Patriot Viper II DDR3 1600mhz Triple Channel Kit @ TechwareLabs

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Published: Saturday, 24 April 2010 03:39

A fact that many computer users overlook is that the ram in their system plays a critical role in both the stability and performance. It is important not only to have enough ram but also that your ram is good quality and fast. Join us as we test the speed and performance of the Patriot Viper's DDR3 1600 ram kit.

Lamptron Fan Controller FC5 @ techPowerUp

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Published: Saturday, 24 April 2010 03:27

The Lamptron FC5 is the company's high-end model to control fans, display their information as well as monitor the temperature within your chassis. The front of each FC5 is milled out of a single block of aluminum and the unit can power up to 4 fans with 30W draw each - all attributes of an excellent quality.

ASRock 890GX Extreme3 AMD Socket AM3 DDR3 Motherboard Review

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Published: Saturday, 24 April 2010 03:14

The ASRock 890GX Extreme socket AM3 DDR3 motherboard supports USB 3.0, SATA3 and eSATA3 drives. It is based on the AMD 890GX chipset with SB850 southbridge and offers a fast integrated HD4290 GPU with sideport memory. The performance and the basic equipment of this high-end ASRock motherboard is really amazing, and it is very interesting to see how easy this platform can be overclocked.

XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply Unboxing Video @ eTeknix.com

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Published: Saturday, 24 April 2010 03:09

Today we are unboxing the XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply. This power supply is a modular power supply with support for the latest technologies including nVidia SLI and is perfect for both AMD and Intel based systems. The box gives lot of information on the outside including the DC and AC figures and once opened, the modular cables are kept in a handy carry bag inside a seperate compartment part of the box, from the power supply unit itself. It seems that XFX have taken a lot of time and invested a lot of money and though into the styling and functionality of this box. The box also has a convenient carry handle for transporting the box around.

Asus Xonar Essence STX Sound Card Review @ Tweaknews

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Published: Saturday, 24 April 2010 03:05

"Asus' Xonar Essence STX may be pricey, but for audiophiles or those with the money to spend on an excellent sound card, this is the one to get. It looks good and performs even better. It's made with high quality components throughout, right down to the capacitors and EMI shield and this attention to detail becomes evident right from the first listen."

Thermalright Venomous X Heatsink Review @ Ninjalane

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Published: Saturday, 24 April 2010 02:51

Aftermarket cooling solutions have really stabilized over the past couple years, no longer are we seeing strange and exotic designs, and the solid blocks we find with our retail processors are the only remnants of that past technology.

PowerColor Radeon HD 5870 PCS+ @ Techgage.com

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Published: Saturday, 24 April 2010 02:46

NVIDIA might have hoped for otherwise, but even after the GTX 480's launch, AMD's Radeon HD 5870 still proves to be an excellent choice for the price-point. We're taking a look at PowerColor's PCS+ version here, which includes a robust cooler, quieter operation, a slight overclock, and a complete copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Super Talent RAIDDrive USB-3.0 Flash Drive @ Benchmark Reviews

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Published: Saturday, 24 April 2010 02:31

SuperSpeed USB-3.0 delivers a very dramatic improvement over the older USB-2 protocol. Bandwidth speed has increased from 480 Mb/s to 5000 Mb/s, and file transfer rates as fast as 400 MB/s are now possible; making SuperSpeed USB-3.0 very competitive with the Serial-ATA interface. In this article Benchmark Reviews tests the Super Talent RAIDDrive ST3U64SRK SuperSpeed USB-3.0 flash drive, a product with up to 128GB of capacity which utilizes two SSD controllers in a RAID-0 array. The Super Talent USB-3.0 RAIDDrive is capable of 320 MB/s according to specifications, making it the fastest USB flash drive on the market.

Intel's First 'Green Building' Receives LEED Gold Certification

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Published: Friday, 23 April 2010 00:56

Foxconn FlamingBlade Socket 1366 Motherboard Video Review @ eTeknix.com

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Published: Friday, 23 April 2010 00:53

Today we are looking at the Foxconn FlamingBlade socket 1366 motherboard. This particular board comes with support for Intel core i7 and i7 Extreme processors, 3 DDR3 slots supporting upto 12GB of DDR3 memory modules of speeds upto 1800MHz (oc). It uses the Intel X58 ICH10R chipset and has integrated 7.1 channel HD gaming audio and Dual Gigabit LAN. A perfect board for enthusiasts and overclockers.

Foxconn FlamingBlade Socket 1366 Motherboard Video Review @ eTeknix.com

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Patriot Valkyrie Dual Bay NAS - BCCHardware

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Published: Friday, 23 April 2010 00:52

The Patriot Valkyrie is a nice quiet alternative to the popular DNS-323 dual-bay NAS.  They both have basically the same feature set and Patriot makes theirs unique with the backup feature that can quickly and easily backup your USB media to the box.   The Bittorrent feature seems to work well, and the iTunes server works as advertised.  All-in-all, the overall experience was very good. . .

Psyko Audio Labs Announces the Immediate Availability of Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming Headset System to USA and Canada

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Published: Friday, 23 April 2010 00:48

Revolutionary PsykoWave 5.1 surround sound technology delivers a new layer of gaming immersion with precise 3D sound, instant positional awareness, and improved reaction times and kill ratios

Calgary, Alberta – April 22, 2010 – Psyko Audio Labs Inc., a leading innovator in PC Gaming headphone technology, is ecstatic to unleash the dawn of audio as a weapon through the immediate availability of the highly anticipated Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming Headset System to USA and Canada.  Psyko’s patented PsykoWave Technology empowers PC Gamers with an unfair advantage over the competition through precise 3D sound that drastically heightens awareness of your gaming surroundings.  Players can instantly identify and locate every gun shot, footstep, and explosion allowing for faster reaction times, higher player performance, and the most immersive gaming experience to date.

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HIS HD 5850 iCooler V Turbo @ techPowerUp

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Published: Friday, 23 April 2010 00:46

The HIS HD 5850 iCooler V Turbo is a fully customized HD 5870 that uses a non-reference PCB and heatsink. Instead of the standard clocks it comes at frequencies of 765 MHz core and 1125 MHz memory. Another highlight is the included Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game which is clearly one of the top games of the last months.

UMLan Article Release: Cooler Master CM 690 II Basic - Review

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Published: Friday, 23 April 2010 00:42

We all seek the very best in computer equipment. When time comes to pick the pc case, I get very picky. Some of the important factors that play a big role in the perfect PC are ease of use, accessibility and quality of the actual case. For some people other factors may come in to play but never the less we all want perfection. Of course finding the right case could be a challenge. There is a number of manufacturers that engineer PC enclosures from scratch and there are some that claim to engineer them selves but somehow they look very much alike to some of the cases you may meet out there.

Lian Li’s PC-Q08 Mini Tower Chassis for Mini-ITX and Mini-DTX

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Published: Friday, 23 April 2010 00:40

Removable HDD cage; more space to fit graphics cards

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Asus Rampage III Extreme Motherboard Review @ ITShootOut.com

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Published: Friday, 23 April 2010 00:35

"The Rampage series has included Asus' flagship Intel motherboards for the past three generations, pushing the boundaries of what is possible when it comes to overclocking and innovation. Today we have the latest iteration in the ITShootout labs; the Rampage III Extreme. With features like mobile phone powered overclocking, insane voltage support and of course USB3.0 and SATA 6Gbps this new board represents the finest X58 has to offer."