Over the years as an IT professional I have had many situations when having Linux available has been extremely helpful. Things from password decryption on windows hosts when someone accidental changed the password on the only account, or needing to do vulnerability testing has been made easier by using Linux....

How to install Kubuntu Linux in a virtual box virtual machine @ Rbmods

The Eclipse II is a fine example of modern engineering put into effect. Boasting incredible features such as the five 8mm heat pipes, dual fans, and dimpled surface, the competition in the air cooling market just got stiffer. Coming out on top is a feat the majority of heat sinks can't pull off.

News - Spire TherMax Eclipse II Review at Overclockers Online

It is a definitely a tough job to work with start up companies. I myself specialize in building a reliable IT system for an start up companies and let me tell you its is definitely a challenge especially in the tough financial times. The basic idea for a new start up company is to spend a minimum amount of money and get maximum performance for the money. For me being an IT Systems Engineer challenges lie in a tight budget so planning accordingly is a crucial part of my job. A healthy network starts with a solid backup system. Unfortunately start up companies may not have enough budget for an enterprise level system so finding a mid range back up solution is crucial.

UMLan Article Release: Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 - Review

Here we are yet to take a look at another business grade storage solution. Its not tough to come up with a usable storage for a project but it is important to keep all of your work files in one place. Having a small NAS or DAS near by would be a perfect solution. Either way you are looking to spend at least 400$ for a storage system. If you are looking for smaller solutions, this unit might be just right for you. Today we are going to be taking a look at Seagate's BlackArmor WS 110. BlackArmor WS 110 is a business grade storage solution for your every day needs. Some of the work environment where you may find this device is in Marketing and IT departments.

 

UMLan Article Release: Seagate BlackArmor WS 110 - Review

The ZM-M215W is the part of the newest line-up of 3D monitors by Zalman. Instead of plucking down hundreds of dollars on NVIDIA shutter glasses and being bound to NVIDIA GPUs, you can pluck down hundreds over a normal 2D monitor of the similar size, but be free from the shackles, allowed to use any GPU of your choice. Is that still worth it? We put on the glasses and take a really close look.

Zalman ZM-M215W 3D Monitor @ techPowerUp

The Crosshair IV Formula includes the AMD 890FX chipset which includes some features which provide up to 4 ATI Radeon HD graphics cards with ATI CrossfireX and other features like SATA 6Gb/s and not to forget the over clocker’s play ground with AMD Overdrive software. The compilation of all the features packed into this board in one platform is brought to you by the Republic of Gamers (ROG).

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula Motherboard @ TechwareLabs

The Kova is a new driverless mouse from ROCCAT, light and with high precision which has a nice futuristic design, like a floating car without wheels. Being driverless, all of its settings can be done on-the-fly, in any application, which is very useful, especially in intensive games like Counterstrike: Source.

ROCCAT Kova Gaming Mouse Review @ Madshrimps

One thing that manufacturers never seem to get right is a really cheap computer  case. There are probably a hundred cheap cases from a number of manufactures, but they’ll likely sacrifice a few features like, aesthetics, expansion, functionality, and of course, quality. Thermaltake’s designers decided to get together, throw out the rule book, and came up with the V3 Black Edition computer case. Just to finally put the last nail in other budget competitors coffins, they decided to release this thing for $39.99 US. That’s crazy cheap, but the real question is, can it be too cheap? Let’s find out!

Futurelooks News Flash - Thermaltake V3 Black Edition ATX Computer Case Review

"Hardcore AMD aficionados should find Cooler Master's limited edition HAF 932 chassis hard to resist, and with good reason. Thanks to its front panel treatment and side window graphic, this chassis has a very distinctive look and brings with it the proven performance and features of the very popular original HAF 932."

Cooler Master HAF 932 AMD Edition Case Review @ Tweaknews

It used to be that PC video games such as Crysis and Far Cry 2 were as demanding as you could get, but that was all back before DirectX-11 brought tessellation and to the forefront of graphics. DX11 now adds heavy particle and turbulence effects to video games, and titles such as Metro 2033 demand the most powerful graphics processing available. NVIDIA's GF100 GPU is their first graphics processor to support DirectX-11 features such as tessellation and DirectCompute, and the GeForce GTX-470 offers an excellent combination of performance and value for game like Battlefield: Bad Company 2 or BattleForge. Priced at $349, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX-470 empowers DirectX-11 video games to deliver unmatched geometric realism from 14 Streaming Multiprocessors with a total of 448 CUDA Cores and 56 Texture Units. In this article Benchmark Reviews tests 3D frame rate performance on the retail Zotac GeForce GTX-470 video card (model ZT-40201-10P), and compare t! he results against the most powerful graphics products on the market.

Zotac GeForce GTX-470 Fermi Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews

Today we are looking at the HIS Radeon HD 5570 1GB Graphics Card. It is a card which uses little to no power and is aimed mainly at the HTPC market and low end gaming market too.

HIS Radeon HD 5570 1GB Graphics Card Video Review @ eTeknix.com

"It's already been a while since Ati launched their HD5850 and 5870 cards, and now manufacturers are starting to come up with more
special models. After market coolers, higher clock speeds and also longer warranties and crazy bundles are something you normally
don't see from day one. So what's different with the HD5850 Toxic?"

Sapphire HD5850 Toxic Reviewed in Metku.net

Fremont, California, USA, May 13, 2010 - Patriot Memory, a global pioneer in high-performance memory, NAND flash and computer peripheral solutions, today announced the immediate availability of the Inferno series to its family of solid-state-drives (SSDs). The Inferno series of SSD offer blazing fast transfer speeds, improved system responsiveness, quicker boot times, and shorter application loading times over traditional hard disk drive storage solutions.

SAN RAMON, Calif., May 13, 2010 -- The PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA), the non-profit consortium created to promote the PC Gaming Industry and be the authoritative voice of PC Gaming world-wide, is pleased to announce that Arxan^® Technologies, Corsair and Logitech have joined as new members and that Razer™ has joined the Board, naming Min-Liang Tan as their Board director.

 

Will gives us a quick look at the NZXT IU01 Internal USB Expansion Device, a USB hub for people who hate USB hubs. Consisting of nothing more than a single printed circuit board and a pair of cables, it turns one of the USB headers on your motherboard into four, providing three headers and two internal USB ports.

NZXT IU01 Internal USB Expansion HUB Device @ TechwareLabs

"Asus is one of the first manufacturers to actually have GeForce GTX 480s available to buy (at least intermittently), so we were delighted when the firm's Voltage Tweak edition of the card arrived in the ITShootOut.com office. This happened to coincide rather nicely with the arrival of our 2GB Sapphire Toxic edition 5870 sample, allowing us to pit these two single-GPU flagships against each other to see which card comes out on top."

Asus GTX 480 1.5GB vs Sapphire Toxic Radeon HD 5870 2GB @ ITShootOut.com

FREMONT, California, May 13, 2010 — Corsair, a worldwide supplier of high-performance computer and flash memory products, today announced that the Corsair Dominator GTX4 ultra-high-performance memory module has achieved a new world record for dual-channel memory frequency on AMD processors.

 

13 May 2010, Keelung, Taiwan – Lian Li Industrial Co. Ltd. launches the PC-B25S mid tower chassis. The hair-line brushed all-aluminum, black chassis is based on the original PC-B25 “Blue Ring” classic; however, Lian Li's engineers have taken silence to a whole new level with this model. The PC-B25S also boasts the tool-less installation features and customization capabilities that consumers are coming to expect from Lian Li's award-winning chassis.

For the environmentally, economically and otherwise interested parties, PowerColor has introduced a new line of graphics cards under the "Go! Green" banner. These cards aim to reduce power consumption by half while still competing with and beating the competition. Benchmark Reviews has obtained the AX5670 1GBD5-NS3H which has been modified from the HD 5670 reference design to include an extra 512MB of memory as well as reduce power consumption. This review will test the lofty goals set by PowerColor as well as reveal the truth about going green.

PowerColor Go! Green Radeon AX5670 @ Benchmark Reviews