The most commonly quoted solution to speeding up a computer is to add additional ram, fortunately Crucial has come out with a speedy 4GB Ballistix kit weighing in at DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800).

Crucial Ballistix DDR3 1600 4GB Kit @ TechwareLabs

Original ROCCAT-Style for notebooks – perfectly tailored to you

ROCCAT, the Hamburg-based manufacturer of gaming peripherals, proudly presents the ROCCAT ReStyle – Protective Notebook Skin: a high-gloss protective film for notebooks. Like a second skin, the film’s hardwearing coating delivers effective protection against scratches and dirt, plus brings original ROCCAT-Style to the notebook. Available in Dark Glow and Mighty Blue designs, the ReStyle skin will turn your notebook into a real eye-catcher – plus it’s highly UV resistant for brilliant, long-lasting colors.

"If you're looking for a cheap, basic mouse to either game with or use for the desktop then you should highly consider the Microsoft SideWinder X3 as it offers great value for money while maintaining some of the features found on more expensive mice."

Microsoft SideWinder X3 Gaming Mouse Review @ Tweaknews

"The Xclio Hovercraft is a pretty solid notebook cooler, providing strong cooling benefits as well as ergonomic benefits. The six fans allow for a good deal of airflow through the cooler and under the laptop. The Hovercraft can be powered through a USB port on either side of the cooler but cannot function as a USB HUB. While operating, the fans in the Hovercraft have a blue glow that is not very noticeable. The fans are a single color and cannot be changed to any other color."

Xclio Hovercraft Notebook Cooler Review @ OCC

If you're the kind of computer enthusiast whose case is always open, and you change components in your rig more often than you change your underwear, a "work bench" type of computer case might be something you could use. These open-air chassis make it easy to swap out components and access areas of your system like diagnostic LEDs and voltage measurement points. Of course, they also make it easy for the dirt and danger of the outside world to get to your system's expensive and delicate electronics, so they're not for everyone. Lian Li's new PC-T60 and PC-T7 Test Bench chassis (for ATX/mini-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards, repectively) address this market with the brushed aluminum flair the company is known for, and Benchmark Reviews checks out the new Lian Li PC-T60 ATX/Mini-ATX Test Bench chassis in this review.

Lian Li PC-T60 PitStop ATX Tech Station @ Benchmark Review

When Thermaltake first unveiled its FRIO CPU cooler, the company promised that it would be one of the best-performing models it's ever released. Now that we've had the opportunity to put our sample through our usual battery of tests, we can attest to that claim being true. To top it off, the FRIO even includes a fan speed control and reasonable price.

Thermaltake FRIO Overclocking CPU Cooler @ Techgage.com

This kit features 2x 2GB sticks that have 8-8-8-24 2T timings at 1.65v and while that doesn't appear to be all that exciting, the new finned Ballistix modules from Crucial throw an interesting twist into the bag by including software-capable temperature monitoring on their modules.  We'll take a look at the memory, the software and see how well they stack up in a couple of light benchmarks. . .

Crucial Ballistix Finned DDR3-1600 with Temperature Monitoring - BCCHardware

"The Enermax Cluster 120mm case fan is hard to overlook. With several new technologies and attractive looks, the Enermax Cluster stands out from the crowd. Immediately evident is the Enermax Cluster’s white finish and kinked “Batwing” blades. The Enermax Cluster also boasts increased airflow and quieter performance, due to technologies such as their patented “Fairy” frame, “Twister” bearing and “Halo” carved frame. Let’s see what these unique features bring to the Enermax Cluster."

Enermax Cluster 120mm LED Case Fan Review @ Hi Tech Legion

We've reviewed quite a few raidsonic products over the past few years. Today we will take a look at their newest NAS-device IB-NAS6210 which has a gigabit ethernet interface and can act as a mediaserver. Let's take a closer look and see how it performs against other NAS-devices we've reviewed in the past.

Raidsonic IB-NAS6210 @ Rbmods

The N210 netbook which retails in the mid $200 range is everything one would expect in a netbook: lots of battery, durable build quality and despite its size, highly usable thanks to its excellent keyboard.

News - Samsung N210 Netbook Review at CCE Reviews

Shuttle kicks-off the launch of its new J3 Series high-performance models, featuring the world's fastest processor and world's fastest graphics card, with a barebone PC giveaway

City of Industry -- June 23, 2010  -- Shuttle, an industry leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance small form factor (SFF) PC solutions and creator of the XPC, is giving away a new Shuttle J3 Series barebone PC customized with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction(TM) artwork to kick off the launch of its new high-performance J3 5800G and SX58J3 models.

"Every PC gamer knows the Tom Clancy franchise," said Nicolas Villalobos, Director at Shuttle Computer Group in Los Angeles. "We're thrilled to be working with Splinter Cell Conviction(TM), the latest release from the Tom Clancy saga, and we're even more thrilled about the one-of-a-kind Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction(TM) PC we're working on to give away to a lucky winner."

To kick off the launch of the world's smallest yet fastest desktop PC -- the Shuttle J3 -- Shuttle has rolled out a sweepstakes with the grand prize being a new Shuttle J3 Series barebone PC customized with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction(TM) artwork. The highly-anticipated Shuttle J3 5800G system and SX58J3 barebone supports the latest Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-980X Extreme Edition "Gulftown," the world's fastest processor with six-cores, and the new NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 480, the world's fastest graphics card.

Shuttle Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction(TM) PC Giveaway:
http://contest.us.shuttle.com

For the latest information about Shuttle, visit http://us.shuttle.com or follow @ShuttleLABS on Twitter

MSI is the first board partner to release a custom designed GeForce GTX 465 card. The original GTX 465 design's fan noise made it very clear that a Fermi GPU is running under the hood. Not with the GTX 465 Twin Frozr II, the card is whisper quiet in both idle and load, and manages considerably better temperatures than the reference design.

MSI GeForce GTX 465 Twin Frozr II @ techPowerUp

"Although already discontinued by the manufacturer, we are always curious to check the performance of low-end power supplies just for fun. Let's see what ASUS Atlas A-45GA and whether you should be worried or not if you own one."

ASUS Atlas A-45GA 450 W Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets

El Monte, CA – June 23, 2010 – iBUYPOWER, a leading innovator in gaming PCs, is excited to announce two new Phenom II x6 powered systems available exclusively at Newegg – LAN Warrior 5830Q6 and Chimera DX12SD6.  The new systems combine two of iBUYPOWER’s most popular cases, the Chimera Inferno Gaming Tower and the Vulcan Micro ATX Chassis, with an affordable 6 core CPU.

"Today we have a new competition for you hardware fans, the Ultimate Gamer Pack from Ozone thanks to our partners at Powerdrive-Computers.com.

We're giving away some great peripherals that will without doubt improve your gaming experience. One lucky winner chosen at random will be sent free of charge:

* Ozone Radon 3K
* Ozone Attack Headset
* Ozone Exposure Mat"

Ozone Ultimate Gamer Pack Competition - XSReviews

At long last, AMD has brought the Cypress GPU that powers its Radeon 5800 series to FireStream cards geared towards high-performance GPU computing applications.  Keep reading for the goods on AMD's answer to Nvidia's Fermi-powered Tesla products.

News: FireStream 9370, 9350 bring Cypress computing to servers

Kenilworth, New Jersey - June 23, 2010 - MAINGEAR, an award-winning PC system builder offering custom desktops, notebooks, workstations and media centers, is now adding a 17" high performance notebook solution to their product line. With support for theIntel® CoreTM 2010 mobile processors and NVIDIA® andATI® graphics,PC gamers will be able to harness desktop-like power wherever they go, while creative professionals will be able to work on site with no loss in productivity.

MAINGEAR's eX-L 17 features the Intel® CoreTM i5 and i7 mobile processors, ATI® Mobility RadeonTM HD 5870 with 1 GB of dedicated memory, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX480M with 2GB of GDDR5 memory NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 2800M featuring the NVIDIA ®CUDATM Architecture 38?bit color accuracy for creative professionals. The eX-L 17 has full vibrant 1080p resolution all on a glare-free full LED backlit display (1920x 1080) that comes with a dead pixel warranty. 

"We also like to review low-end products from time to time so people with a serious budget restriction can have an idea whether it is worthwhile to buy cheap products or not. Today we are going to take an in-depth look on the eXtreme Power Plus 600 W (RS-600-PCAR-E3) from Cooler Master. Can it really deliver its rated power? Let's see."

Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 600 W Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets

"Hard drive enclosures are now beginning to adopt the USB 3.0 interface which is supposed to blow USB 2.0 and any other interface out of the water. Today we are testing the Sunbeam Tech Airbox USB 3.0 Enclosure to see how much faster it really is."

SunbeamTech Airbox USB 3.0 Enclosure Review @ BayReviews.com

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