TAIPEI, Taiwan – July1, 2010 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions today announced a new overclocking completion in conjunction with HWBOT.org called the GIGABYTE 800 Overclocking Contest.

"The Axle Radeon HD 5450 is targeted for a very specific audience - inexpensive performance, low profile systems, low power, and home theater audiences. Gaming is not this card's specialty, but then again it is not supposed to be. For better results I would suggest the 5550 line or if low profile form factors are not needed, then the 5570 or higher would be far better choices on purely the gaming aspect of the market, especially when both the 5450 and 5550 are within the same price range."

The past few months, Thermaltake has been launching more of the products we saw at CES 2010. At the event, we saw a demonstration that involved the Frio versus a Zalman CNPS9900A which is a very common, performance cooler still in use by many enthusiasts.  With the Core i7 screaming at 4.4 GHz on a pair of ASUS motherboards, the system with the 9900A eventually blue screened due to very high temps, whereas the Thermaltake Frio kept things cool enough to run for the length of the entire demo.

Futurelooks News Flash - Thermaltake Frio CPU Cooler Review

When we last tested an ASRock HTPC, it was the ION 330 AMCP7A HTPC armed with the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GPU. Now equipped with Intel's Core i3-330M 2.13GHz dual-core mobile processor and Intel GMA HD integrated graphics on an ASRock HM55-HT mini-ITX HM55-Express motherboard with 4GB of DDR3, Benchmark Reviews tests high-definition video playback and gaming performance for the ASRock Core 100HT HTPC system. The latest updates add SuperSpeed USB-3.0 functionality for attached storage devices, and THX TruStudio PRO technology to deliver a realistic audio experience. Other additions come in the shape of a wireless media center remote control, and uncompressed digital HDMI audio/video output.

ASRock Core-100HT Intel i3-330M HTPC @ Benchmark Reviews

"The Diamond ATI TV Wonder HD750 is a small USB unit that promises to bring all of the advantages of broadcast and cable HDTV to your PC. In addition, the Diamond ATI TV Wonder HD750 has multiple input and software recording capabilities to allow you to bring your old analog media to new digital life. The Diamond HD750 is a digital tuner with a USB interface. Inputs for S-Video, Component Video and stereo audio allows connection of almost any conceivable video device. An included remote control allows for viewing and editing from any comfortable spot you choose, and the included compact antenna allows you to set up for HD TV viewing just about anywhere."

MAGIC ships with Battalion CZ-11 Multi-Touch Gaming Notebook

El Monte, CA – July 1, 2010 – iBUYPOWER, three-time winner of Intel’s Most Innovative Desktop Solution award, is excited to announce the Multi-touch Advanced Gaming Interface and Control (MAGIC), proprietary multi-touch software designed exclusively for use with iBUYPOWER’s line of multi-touch gaming notebooks.  Developed in the iBUYPOWER Labs, MAGIC  software allows users to play any game with multi-touch, creating a unique and completely customizable gaming experience.

"We previously reviewed the media hub AC Ryan PlayOn!HD Mini and were rather impressed with it. However, that was only a baby compared to what we're looking at today. It's price may not be much higher, but on paper the 1TB non-mini version seems to come packing a nice few extras. Lets see how it compares to its smaller brother and whether it's worth the extra investment cost. "

AC Ryan PlayOn!HD 1TB Review - XSReviews

When I got the controller I was very excited to be able to control my PC driving games with the same ease as my PS3. I typically don't do a lot of racing on the computer as I started off "my racing career" on the PS2 which uses a game pad similar to the PC one we are going to be taking a look at today. . .

Thrustmaster Ferrari Motors F430 Optical Gamepad - BCCHardware.com

Do you remember the ONE big thing you wanted every year? You saw commercials about it and told your friends about all of its features, and how you were going to use it. I just got mine, the Synology Disk Station 210+, and I'm not the only one, Synology is so excited about it, it's the first item on their homepage. Find out why we are so excited about the DS210+ and why you should be too.

FREMONT, California — July 1, 2010 — Corsair^®, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced the launch of Dominator^® GT GTX6 DDR3 memory, an ultra-high-speed PC3-21000 single-rank 1GB DDR3 DIMM. These modules are among the fastest available in the world today, and are designed for CPU and memory benchmarking as well as for world record attempts.

After AMD'S Phenom II X6 1090T flagship processor, we take a look at the first mainstream six core processor Phenom II X6 1055T. Clocked at 2.80 GHz and with Turbo Core technology it can reach up to 3.30 GHz, and at prices of just under $200 AMD aims to create some serious alternative to Intel's Core

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.80 GHz @ techPowerUp

"One thing it did lack was that it couldn't match the H57 model in overclocking. This was a bit surprising as both boards use ASUS's Xtreme Design and share a very similar VRM area. Still, the ASUS P7H55D-M EVO was only 200MHz shy of the 4.5GHz overclock of the more high-end board and it was able to produce the third best overclock this chip has seen."

Today we are taking a look at two mice from Roccat, they sent us their wireless and wired Pyra mice for testing. We are going to test these mice in both a gaming
enviorment and also in normal daily usage. Lets see what kind of conclusion we can come up with at the end of this test.

Corsair is known for their high end memory products, many of which cater solely to the enthusiast and overclocking crowds. The Corsair Reactor SSD CSSD-R60GB2-BRKT is an Entry Level Solid State Drive claiming to offer good performance for a decent price. Corsair used the JMicron JMF612 in the Reactor series which JMicron claims is the answer to the stuttering the original JMF601 and JMF602 controllers have. In this article, Benchmark reviews is going to to see if the Corsair Reactor R60 can keep up with the other SSD's on the market.

Corsair Reactor R60 SSD Test @ Benchmark Reviews

For many gamers, the go-to application for performance benchmarking, screenshot capturing and also video recording has always been FRAPS. But if there's one major thing FRAPS is lacking, it's competition, something that might end with PlayClaw. This program offers many of FRAPS' features, along with a couple of unique ones as well.

PlayClaw - Has FRAPS' Killer Arrived? @ Techgage.com

"Motherboards like GA-770TA-UD3 show that company's technical marketing department earns its salt. Today's model is clearly designed for gradual upgrade, for users who want to continue using peripherals they already have and be able to use new devices as well."

iXBT Labs Review: Gigabyte GA-770TA-UD3 Motherboard

"Computer fans are basically brushless motors with blades attached to them in order to move air. They are common-place inside a computer and can be constructed with different technologies. In this tutorial we will be examining one of the components found in fans that is the subject of a lot of confusion, the bearing."

Anatomy of Computer Fans @ Hardware Secrets

"When the Sonos music system came out a few years ago, it was by far the best whole-house digital music system in the marketplace, allowing you to stream your computer's stored music as well as music from other digital sources. Its biggest drawback was that it was expensive. So now Sonos has set out to make their product more affordable while at the same time adding new capabilities. We were excited to take a look."

Sonos ZonePlayer S5 Multi-Room Music System Review @ Hardware Secrets