"The ATI Radeon HD 5570 512MB GDDR5 has gotten that same upgrade. The Radeon HD 5570 comes equipped with DDR5 memory rather than DDR3 and keeps all its other same baseline specifications as well as price tag. The 5570 is supposed to remain the sub $100 budget friendly video card that can be used by both casual gamers and mainstream users that want to take advantage of ATI Stream as well as Eyefinity and DX11. There are 512MB as well as 1GB versions available. I will be reviewing the 512MB version of the new 5570."

ATI Radeon HD 5570 512MB GDDR5 DX11 Video Card Review @ Hi Tech Legion

GIGABYTE has grown a lot in the market lately. They mainly produce top-notch quality motherboards and GPUs, and they have even entered new areas as well. We couldn't say they had a specific motherboard for each user until they finally released their Mini-ITX H55N-USB3 motherboard. Last year, Mini-ITX motherboards meant low CPU-performance. But in 2010, things have changed and now you can build a very small PC with great performance and good efficiency. Benchmark Reviews tests the GIGABYTE H55N-USB3 motherboard paired with an Intel Core i3 530 processor and 4GB of RAM to check which kind of performance we can expect from a Mini-ITX HTPC system like this one.

Gigabyte H55N-USB3 HTPC Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews

Over the past six months, Corsair has been phasing out its older SSD line-up and replacing it with new series' with catchier names, such as Reactor, Force and Nova. The latter is what we're taking a look at here. The goal of the Nova series is to offer huge bang for the buck, and as we've seen throughout our testing, Corsair has hit its mark.

Corsair Nova Series V128 128GB SSD @ Techgage.com

 "USB 2.0 and Firewire have been around for quiet some time but there is always the need for faster data transfers. We recently looked at what the new USB 3.0 interface can do and it's no joke. The eSATA interface is supposed to be faster than USB 2.0 with a maximum of 6 Gbps data transfer rate and it comes very close to the speeds of USB 3.0."


StarTech PCIe eSATA Controller Card Review @ BayReviews.com

"The Cougar GX is another 80 Plus Gold power supply series to arrive in the market. Does the 700 W model deliver the efficiency promised by the manufacturer? Let's check it out."

Cougar GX 700 W Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets

"For the average user, the humble mousepad is of little concern with any old advertising freebie doing the job. At gaming level though, the mat becomes much more significant: tracking and precision are key and so a high quality mousepad becomes vital.

Speedlink already have an extension range of pads in a variety of colours, shapes and sizes but the Repute is designed specifically for gamers. Let's take a look in more detail."

Speedlink Repute Review - XSReviews

Exciting things are afoot in wireless networking. Based on the work of the WiGig Alliance, Atheros and Wilocity plan to make devices that use 60GHz wireless technology not just for ultra-high-speed networking, but also for wireless PCI Express connectivity. Possible applications include, believe it or not, external graphics processors connected wirelessly to the host PC.

News: Atheros, Wilocity collaborate on 60GHz wireless PCIe

GeForce GTX 460 – nVidia’s $200 Gift to Mainstream Gamers

 

I remember a GPU called the 6600GT that offered so much bang for the buck that no one was able to follow at such an aggressive price point. I remember it well because it was the first GPU that I ever bought that made me feel like somebody out there actually wanted me to play my games without having to spend a small fortune. It allowed me to play my favourite games at reasonable frame rates and at decent resolutions, but most importantly left me enough cash to buy more games. For most of today’s mainstream gamers, that sort gift hasn’t come from nVidia in quite some time, but this week everything changed as the GeForce GTX 460 was announced to the world.

Futurelooks News Flash - GeForce GTX 460 - nVidia's $200 Gift to Mainstream Gamers

Looking for a less flash case that is still stylish, functional, and fits in your desk? Need a sensible sized case to contain that power thirsty gaming rig? Then NZXT's VULCAN mid-size tower case is designed for you! From NZXT's crafted series comes the VULCAN, a micro-ATX motherboard case featuring enough space for 2 ATI 5970 graphics cards, 2 CD/DVD drives, up to 4 Hard drives, and up to 5 cooling fans. These features in a mid-tower case will please any computer builder looking for a small case to contain a big system.

NZXT VULCAN M-ATX Computer Case @ TechwareLabs

The EX-10Q: A USB 3.0 SuperSpeed External Drive Enclosure from Lian Li

14 July 2010, Keelung, Taiwan – Lian Li Industrial Co. Ltd. today launches a USB 3.0 2.5” External Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Enclosure. The conveniently thin, all-aluminum EX-10Q connects its users' external HDD to computers with a super-fast USB 3.0 cable that reaches speeds up to 5GMbps. For computers without USB 3.0 compatibility, the operating speed is 480Mbps. The bridge chip used in the EX-10Q is a VL700. No AC adapter is needed and the EX-10Q's flexible design makes it compatible with SATA I & II HDDs. Coming in blue, red, silver, and black, the EX-10Q's dimensions stand at 75x12x130 millimeters (W.H.D). Lian Li once again proves its time-to-market ability in more than just computer cases but complete PC-related products.

The MSRP for the Lian Li EX-10Q 2.5” External HDD Enclosure is US$30 for all colors.

For more details about EX-10Q please visit Lian Li's website: www.Lian-Li.com.

Fans come in all different shapes and sizes, and what started as a pretty common design quickly transformed into a technical art used to create specialized fans for special purposes. Some fans are designed to cool heatsinks and direct airflow over a certain area, while others might be simple case fans designed to move massive amounts of air.

Cooler Master Excalibur Case Fan Review @ Ninjalane

"When giving praise, it is usually a good practice to provide some criticism to give boths sides of the fence. The GTX 460 performed amazingly and the only real con that comes to mind is the fact that the error correction feature makes it harder, but not impossible, to overclock the memory. To do so properly, memory intensive benchmarks must be run until the drop-off point is found performance-wise."

Inno3D GTX 460 1GB OC Review @ OCC

To coincide with the release of their new GeForce GTX 460, the folks at Nvidia have given us 20 digital keys for Just Cause 2 to distribute among our readers and forum users. We thought this would be a great opportunity to organize a little contest, so that's what we did. To enter for a chance to win, readers must register a TR forum account (if needed) and tell us about their first PC build or upgrade experience.

News: We're giving away 20 digital copies of Just Cause 2

Also, our review of the GeForce GTX 460 can be found here:
http://techreport.com/articles.x/19242

"Enter the NZXT Vulcan, a micro-ATX gaming chassis designed with LAN Party in mind. The NZXT Vulcan is the latest addition to NZXT's 'Crafted Series', joining the ranks of the Hades, Tempest, Nemesis, Lexa S and Apollo as the first and only micro ATX of the group. The Vulcan was specifically made to handle large and high temperature video cards while in a smaller form factor."

NZXT Vulcan MicroATX Gaming Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Just when PCs were starting to seem irrelevant in this fast-paced world of mobile gadgets and smart phones, along comes a new product that changes the entire landscape. SSDs, or more formally Solid State Drives, have finally lifted computers beyond the age of spinning metal magnetic platters. Delivering a boost in speed that no memory upgrade or new processor could ever dream of, solid state drive technology has sent hard disk drives packing. OCZ Technology, an enthusiast memory company and pioneer of consumer SSD products, further commits to their passion for high-speed storage and delivers the OCZ Vertex 2. Based on the SandForce SF1200 controller, the OCZ Vertex 2 Extended SSD delivers up to 50,000 IOPS with incredible bandwidth speed. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the 120GB OCZ Vertex 2 Extended OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G against some of the fastest storage solutions on the market. ?


OCZ Vertex 2 Extended SSD Test @ Benchmark Reviews

The GTX 465 performs well for its price and responds well to
overclocking which seems consistent with its bigger brothers. The GTX 465
gives Nvidia a lower priced DirectX 11 part to compete with ATi's HD 5800
series cards which have seemingly had a stranglehold on the market. You
also get the latest benefits of Nvidia's cards including 3D Vision
Surround, PhysX and Purevideo HD.

News - Sparkle GTX 465 (SXX4651024D5-NM) Review at Overclockers Online

We've just posted a review for Psyko's 5.1 surround sound headset for gamers, boasting new patented technology that attempts to better deliver 5.1 sound through headphones.


Psyko 5.1 Gaming Headset Review @ Neoseeker

"The forthcoming N68C-S UCC from ASRock is an low-end micro ATX socket AM2+ motherboard based on the NVIDIA GeForce 7025 chipset, featuring both DDR2 and DDR3 memory sockets and a CPU core unlocking tool, a feature usually not found on entry-level motherboards."


ASRock N68C-S UCC Motherboard Review @ Hardware Secrets

"While SSDs may be all the rage these days, there are still a lot of people chugging along with traditional HDD offerings. In fact in many cases, this is a preferable option as while slower, there are much bigger storage capacities available and they're much cheaper when considering the cost per GB. Some downsides to these units though, are noise output - in some of the faster drives - and in some cases heat. There are many products available to aleviate this issue, but today we're looking at one from Nexus."



Nexus Disk Twin HDD Cooler Review - XSReviews

ASRock has redesigned their "old" P55 series to include SATA III and USB 3.0 and this way they made them future proof, at least in terms of connectivity; the performance of the P55 Deluxe3 board is decent and has no problem at all reaching 4GHz with an i5 750 CPU.


ASRock P55 Deluxe3 S1156 Motherboard Review @ Madshrimps