Nowadays it rarely seems that anyone use anything but onboard audio. Sure the sound is good and you get some of the effects you may want, but I can tell you there is still nothing like a good add-on sound cards.

ASUS Xonar DX Dolby Gaming Sound Card

With different jobs comes different needs. I am not an professional photo enthusiast or am I video studio producer but I do know the pain when it comes to storage. We write a lot of articles and go trough a lot of video footage and images. Having them in one place is the best way to manage and manipulate. Finding the right storage for the job could be a big pain since there are hundreds of enclosures. Some offer a hard drive with in and some don't. Today we are going to take a look at FreeAgent XTreme by Seagate.

UMLan Article Release: Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme - Review

There comes a time in the lap top life time when you will be looking to replace that hard drive of yours. Overtime the hard drive could wear out and you will start experiencing problems like crashing and blue screens. Let me tell you, no one wants to go trough the aggravation of recovering a lost hard drive as it is a painful and long process. It is highly recommended to change your hard drives every two to three years or at least reload your OS for a quicker response from opening and operating programs.

UMLan Article Release: Seagate Momentus - Review

As the technologies change so does the demand for storage. With more applications comes a greater need to store information. There are many different types of media available out there for the average user but not all of them might seem to worth a buck sort of speak. The Solid State Drives are pretty pricey and USB sticks just don't provide enough storage now a days. The biggest USB stick storage available on the market today is 128 GB stick. This goes roughly for 300$ and very expensive if you ask me.

UMLan Article Release: Seagate Barracuda - Review

As we have seen the HD 5570 is no gaming barn burner but it is certainly bringing more gaming power to entry level graphics. Combine this with all of the latest ATI features such as DX11, 7.1 audio, native HDMI, ATI Stream and ATI CrossfireX the HIS HD 5570 brings a lot to the table.

News - HIS HD 5570 Fan 1GB Review at Overclockers Online

I really like the LiteON eHAU424. It's very easy to use and the USB interface literally makes it plug-and-play. The read and write performances are great and exactly as advertised. The device as a whole seems solidly built, just as I'd expect from any Lite-On product. The only thing I didn't like about the drive is that it is somewhat large and features an external power brick that you have to haul around. However, the drive's elegant looks make up for it.

News - Lite-On eHAU424 External DVD Writer Review at CCE Reviews

Today we are unboxing the Patriot Viper Series DDR3 6GB Triple Channel 1600MHz Low Latency Memory Modules.

This set of memory is aimed at Core i7 users in mind, with tight timings and lightning fast speed and is manufactured by a very well known brand in the memory business. It comes with stylish blue heatspreaders and is perfect for x58 based systems too.

Patriot Viper Series DDR3 6GB Triple Channel 1600MHz Memory Modules Unboxing Video @ eTeknix.com

With the establishment of the Extraordinary League of 80Plus, new efficiency standards have motivated many a manufacturer like Antec to continue designing and producing better power supplies. With the release of their CP, Signature, and TruePower series, they’ve offered 80Plus PSUs for every kind of user. They’ve got something for the professional right down to the guy who’s pressing the confirmation button for some extremely power hungry nVidia GTX480 video cards. Finally, we have a bitter sweet real need for the Antec TruePower Quattro 1200 Watt power supply!

A Futurelooks News Flash - Antec Quattro TPQ-1200 Modular 1200W ATX Power Supply Review

The ultimate PC for Adobe CS5 employs up to 3 Quadro FX cards,Intel i7 Processors, and up to 24GB RAM

Union, New Jersey – April 12, 2010 - MAINGEAR Computers, award-winning builders of custom computers for PC gamers, enthusiasts, and creative professionals, unveils the Quantum SHIFT Workstation, an everyday super computer that exceeds the demands of the most power hungry graphics professionals.  Fully optimized for Adobe CS5, the SHIFT employs up to three NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics cards to enable a GPU accelerated Adobe Creative Suite that allows you to design with creative precision.  SHIFT’s unique vertical heat-stack design ensures that your Quadro equipment remains cool and quiet no matter how intense your tasks may be.

"The new motherboard series from Gigabyte is a good example of the splendours and miseries of the P55 chipset. On the one hand, LGA1156 is a decent general-purpose platform. On the other hand, any effort to make anything original out of it results in compromises. However, solving issues like that is a good chance for motherboard makers to show what they are capable of."

iXBT Labs Review: Gigabyte P55A-UD6 Motherboard

HIS sends their HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo into the race for the best custom designed HD 5870. In addition to the new iCooler V heatsink you get improved clock speeds over the AMD reference design and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as game bundle.

HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo @ techPowerUp

Solid State Drive technology is unfamiliar to many consumers, and so long as there are different ways an SSD can operate there always be questions that need answering. Benchmark Reviews offers various SSD tests, but proving performance speeds and matching manufacturer claims is only part of the story. Each SSD processor has unique behaviors, with some working well with TRIM and offering improved performance in AHCI mode, while others include Garbage Collection (GC) and work best in IDE mode. In this article Benchmark Reviews demonstrates how SSDs are tested by the manufacturer, and illustrates how real-world performance is different for end-users.

Benchmark Performance SSD Testing: AHCI vs IDE @ BmR

"After taking Vantec's NexStar 3 USB 3.0 external HDD enclosure for a test run, I'm left completely sold. There's no way I'd want to go back to using a USB 2.0 enclosure for file storage if I can avoid it. The increase in speed is incredible, and the best part is that there's no learning curve – if you know how to use any USB device (and who doesn't these days), you already know how to use USB 3.0."

Vantec Nexstar 3 Superspeed USB 3.0 HDD Enclosure Review @ Tweaknews

Hwbot launched a nice new competition called HWBOT Country cup a while ago. Taking 7 benchmarks over 7 weeks with each new stage, limitations (hardware, benchmark wise) only being announced a few days before the start. As it was a country cup an average of the best 3 submissions would count. Time to regroup instead of going for individual or team benching. Belgium has got very few active OCers left, luckily for OC Team Be we got some support form PC-overware.be team. Stage 5 had Wprime32 as chosen benchmark and the main hardware limitation it had to be run on a single core CPU.

AMD Sempron 140 Extreme Overclocking Experiment @ Madshrimps

If you’re an avid computer enthusiast you probably have heard of Arctic Cooling as they are one of the top pc component
companies around. They specialize in CPU, GPU, and PC cooling that is extremely functional and extremely quiet. Using that experience they have now started a new line of ear phones as part of their Arctic Sound unit.  Today we will have a look one of their higher end units, the Arctic Sound E352

Arctic Cooling E352 Earphones @ Rbmods

"It is time for our second contest. Three lucky winners will be able to walk away with either a SilverStone DS221 2.5" HDD Enclosure, a set of 3 Coolink SWiF2 series cooling fans or a Titan TTC-G9TZ Notebook Cooler. This contest starts on April 10th 2010 and will end on May 10th 2010 at 5PM PST. Entering is simple..."

Cooling and Enclosure Contest @ BayReviews.com

"The Coolink Corator DS is new in the sense that it also features a new type of cooling method. The feature Coolink calls its Gapless Direct Touch (GDT) technology is a new concept and with the help of a gap induced design, allows for an all copper contact area."

Coolink Corator DS Review @ Tweaknews

"Representing the new ASUS P7P55D-E series, this motherboard supports USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s. It uncovers the potential of these controllers without limiting other interfaces. ASUS P7P55D-E Premium justifies its top-class nature, offering corresponding features, quality, as well as power and cooling systems."

iXBT Labs Review: ASUS P7P55D-E Premium Motherboard

The art of the high-end enthusiast motherboard is one practiced by only a few major manufacturers. While most every aftermarket motherboard has some sort of overclocking ability, there are only a select few that push things to the extreme. EVGA is one such company and their new motherboard division is dedicated to creating some of the best motherboards you can buy.

EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard Review @ Ninjalane

MSI's HD 5830 Twin Frozr II uses a shiny metal heatsink that comes with two fans to keep the card cool. In our testing we see nice overclocking potential of around 20% which can easily bring the card to new performance levels.

MSI HD 5830 Twin Frozr II @ techPowerUp