"Overclocking the G.Skill Flare memory was a challenge since it is clocked so high at stock speeds already. To push the set further, I had to really play with the voltages and BUS speed little by little. I had to loosen the timings up to get any more and ended up pushing them to 9-10-9-27, which gave me the stability I needed. I was able to get the BUS speed to 267MHz, which yielded a total memory speed of 2134MHz. To make sure I was okay, I ran memtest86+ several times and passed with no errors. Seeing that I could not get any more, I booted into Windows and ran the benchmarks with no stability issues at all. For the overclocked tests, the final settings will be 2134MHz at 9-10-9-27."

G.Skill Flare F3-16000CL7D-4GBFLS Memory Review @ OCC

Precision is a trait that gamers from all walks of life strive to achieve. Having quick reflexes is vital when proving your worth online; your mouse becomes your weapon, and your virtual existence is held in place by the reliability of its performance. When there's a thirst for pixelated blood that needs to be quenched, there's no substitution for quality. Ergonomics, precision, endurance; it all screams one thing: fancy gaming mouse. Mad Catz has provided just the thing in their Cyborg R.A.T. 7!

Mad Catz Cyborg RAT-7 Laser Gaming Mouse @ Benchmark Reviews

"The CoolIT Omni ALC GPU Cooler takes square aim at solving the heat problems of high performance graphics cards. While the CoolIT Omni promises decreased GPU temperatures for increased life and more stable overclockability it also promises to keep the extreme heat of the GPU from warming the ambient temperature of your system. The Omni is comprised of a pump which keeps the closed circuit of liquid moving through a radiator for cooling and over the GPU and PCB components of your graphics card."

CoolIT Omni ALC GPU Cooler Review @ Hi Tech Legion

iBUYPOWER was recognized for its line of multi-touch gaming notebooks

El Monte, CA – August 05, 2010 – iBUYPOWER, a leading innovator in gaming PCs, is proud to announce it has been named Microsoft’s Innovation Partner of the Year, winning the Local OEM Award for its line of multi-touch gaming notebooks.  The award recognizes partner companies for developing scalable, innovative products or solutions that capitalize on the advantages of Microsoft’s Windows 7 Operating System.

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Today we will take a look at Coolermaster's newest midi sized ATX case  called CM 690 II Advanced. We will explore its features and specifications and see how well it performs in our temperature tests. Let's go and see if it's worth the money!

Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced @ Rbmods

"Over the years Edimax has built up a pretty respectable name for themselves as producers of good quality products for a reasonable price. However, despite them being a site sponsor this is the first time we've taken a look at their hardware head on. No rose tinted spectacles here folks. Today we're looking at the catchily named AR-7284WnA. Let's see what it's all about. "

Edimax AR-7284WnA Router Review - XSReviews

"ASRock right now has eight different socket 1156 motherboards based on the Intel P55 chipset. Let's take a look at their latest release, the P55 Extreme4, a mainstream model with four USB 3.0 and four SATA-600 ports."

ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets

OCZ to Demonstrate Innovative High Speed Data Link (HSDL) Interface and Complete Spectrum of Customizable Enterprise Class SSDs at Booth 415 Summit to be held August 17-19, 2010, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California

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" Laser mice have been around for several years now and these days most peripheral manufacturers have more than one in their product stable. Today, ASE Labs has the Cooler Master Storm Inferno laser mouse, the second mouse in Cooler Master's Storm series of gaming accessories. "

Cooler Master Storm Inferno Gaming Laser Mouse Review @ ASE Labs

Come check out the 80+ Gold Certified HALE 90 by NZXT. This Modular Power Supply promises the efficiency and reliability to meet the toughest demands.

NZXT HALE90 Modular Power Supply @ TechwareLabs

Not everyone who has a notebook is interested in taking the computer with them on the road. Instead, they just want the flexibility of using the laptop in any room in the home, operating as a desktop replacement more than anything else. Samsung’s Core i5 powered R780 seems geared towards that crowd. While far from being a high-end gaming rig for hardcore gamers, this 17.3-inch notebook PC is no slouch in the specs department either. And it has an attractive sub $1000 price point to boot.

 Futurelooks News Flash - Samsung R780 17-Inch Core i5 Notebook Review

Some years ago, Intel tried to move beyond the ATX "Advanced Texchnology Extended" motherboard standard with a new design layout called BTX, for "Balanced Technology Extended". One of the main reasons for doing this was to improve the cooling of motherboard components. The new design called for new cases as well, and although a few BTX systems and cases were produced, they never caught on. The ATX standard remains today, albeit with variants like "MATX", "EATX" and "HPTX". But innovation in cooling and case design is hardly dead, as the SilverStone Fortress FT02 cases proves, and Benchmark Reviews checks it out to see if its unique vertical motherboard mounting design has any real-world benefits.

SilverStone Fortress FT02 Computer Case @ Benchmark Reviews

The Arctic Cooling M571 Laser Gaming Mouse is very easy to set-up and use. It doesn’t have any software to deal with and it doesn’t cost a fortune! The easily adjustable DPI is very nice when changing from gaming to your desktop. The double tap feature is also handy when gaming. The Arctic Cooling M571 Gaming Mouse would be a great choice for a right handed gamer looking for a new mouse. . .

Arctic M571 Laser Gaming Mouse - BCCHardware

"The NH-U9B-SE2 continues Noctua's tradition of award winning heatsink design. With 25% less width and 30% shorter than the U12P, the NH-U9B-SE2 is aimed squarely at the micro-ATX and HTPC users who want the performance of a tower heatsink in a quiet, compact form.  With a pair of Noctua NF-B9 premium fans keeping things cool and quiet, the Noctua U9B-SE2 is perfect for keeping those CPU temperatures in check inside those cramped HTPC spaces."



Noctua U9B-SE2 CPU Cooler Review @ Hi Tech Legion

"When it comes down to it, the Cooler Master says they built the Inferno specifically for MMORPG and FPS gamers specific needs and that it was. Not only is the mouse very customizable when it comes to the buttons, it just feels right in your hand. It was able to provide me with a nice ergonomic design that supported my hand while I was holding on to the mouse in a very natural and relaxed position."

Cooler Master Inferno Review @ OCC

Feel those beefy graphics cards might be looking a little too heavy in your rig?  Ever wonder if there might be something out there which could help prop them up, even if you were just wondering out of sheer curiosity?  PowerColor has just a solution in the form of the Power Jack, a "professional graphics card interface supporter" that promises to keep cards installed into most rigs level.  Neoseeker decides to give this peripheral a test drive to see just how useful it really is:



"This small product fits under large graphics cards and with the adjustable height can support the back end. This puts the excess weight onto the Power Jack and will reduce the stain of the PCIE slot."

PowerColor Power Jack Review @ Neoseeker

"The GeForce GTX 460 is the latest DirectX 11-based graphics chip from NVIDIA. Video cards based on this new GPU are available between USD 200 (768 MB version) and USD 229 (1 GB version), making them the most affordable DirectX 11 video cards based on an NVIDIA solution. With the recent price cuts conducted by AMD/ATI, this new graphics processor competes directly with the Radeon HD 5830. Let's see how this factory-overclocked version from MSI, dubbed the N460GTX Cyclone 768D5/OC, fared in our tests."


MSI N460GTX Cyclone 768D5/OC Video Card Review @ Hardware Secrets

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Whats big fast and green? No, its not some new super hero, but a it is a super switch. While the color itself is black the new TE100-S24g switch from TRENDnet utilizes "GREENnet" technology to reduce power consumption by up to 40%.

TRENDnet 24-port 10/100Mbps TE100-s24g GREENnet switch @ TechwareLabs