"Even with all that the XFX HD 5450 offers for the mainstream user, it is perhaps the HTPC crowd that will benefit the most. Not only does the card have a low-profile design, a low power requirement and brackets that will allow it to easily fit into any SFF case, but it also has technologies for improving HD playback. This is thanks to Avivo and Accelerated Video Transcoding, both of which enhance HD content though the graphics card, reducing the strain on the system."

"Now that both ATI and Nvidia have had their new top of the range models on the markets for a while, it's time to wait
and see what kind of version the card manufacturers come up with. This time we give a look at a new contestant from the
green camp - please welcome the Gainward GTX 470 Golden Sample - GOOD."

Digital cameras have become the norm for almost all home consumers. While most of us do not have $2500 to drop on a Cannon EOS 5D DSLR, we can afford something better than the cameras built into our phones. Geeks offers cheap digital cameras so, today we are reviewing the Kodak M341

The SmartSwipe is incredibly simple to use and it works with all major credit cards (AMEX, VISA, MasterCard, Discovery and JBC). While it should work on all secure check out pages I'm sure there will be the odd one where it's not supported. Those are the exceptional shady ones I would avoid. Overall, I'm extremely happy with the SmartSwipe and would be happy to recommend it to anyone who has been hesitant to buy online because they had to manually input their credit card information.

"For this review I will be looking at a product that comes from a very well known name from the world of graphics cards, the company is Power Color and the product of theirs I will be looking at is one of their lower range cards the PCS+ Radeon HD5550."

Computer Ed talks about the recent rash of thunderstorms locally and revisits surge protection on your PC, explaining why you need to replace your surge protector often and also explains when it is wise to just unplug the PC to ensure the best protect. Also talks about why a business PC that has been surge should be considered for replacement after surge damage instead of repair. Computer Ed also provides a follow-up to an article posted on the blog, Crosshair in the Soup. It seems that the issue exhibited with the X6 processor not always coming out of idle as it should using Cool n Quiet is also on the Gigabyte 890FX board as well.
Ed takes a look at the Thermaltake A90 case. While he looks at the typical aspects of a case that are normally looked at, he also took some time and look at the marketing of the Thermaltake Armor A90 as an MMO inspired case.

"The Axle3D Radeon HD 5450 looks to finish off the bottom of the 5000 series. The Axle3D HD 5450 has a low profile and passive cooling. The HD 5450 offers DX 11, Eyefinity, as well as ATI Stream support. It also has one of the lowest power consumptions at 19.1 watts at full load and only 6.5 watts idle."

Axle3D Radeon HD 5450 Video Card Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Not every dad is going to appreciate a static-inducing red suit, a new vacuum cleaner, or a new deep breathing apparatus. So, just as we offered a guide to Mothers’ Day gifts for those techie Moms, it’s time to see what presents you can give to your techie old man on Fathers’ Day . We’ve got gifts for all kinds of dads that love their gadgets.

"Silencer Mk II is the latest power supply series from PC Power & Cooling, featuring a synchronous design with DC-DC conversion, single +12 V rail, 80 Plus Silver certification and an amazing 7-year warranty. Let's see if the 750 W model is a good option."

Games are rarely played from start to finish in one sitting, but for TR's Geoff Gasior, that's by far the best way to experience the sensory kaleidoscope that is Rez HD.  In his latest blog post, Geoff dives into the cult classic and explains why it's like a great album.

Does size matter? The NH-D14 thinks so. With its huge size and dual fan setup it will hog a lot of precious space but is the compromise worth the while? Watch the video review for more information.

Ever since you were a kid, you’ve wanted a pair of glasses with a hidden camera. Most attempts to do this have resulted in ugly, impractical glasses that have a cord you have to run down your body, to a device that records everything. Sportsman’s Eyewear, a relatively new company based out of Waynesboro , Virginia, took that idea and tried to perfect it. Join Dan as TechwareLabs takes these glasses for a test drive - literally.

– High Performance 32GB Solid-State Drive Available for $69.99 after Rebate  –

FREMONT, Calif. — June 18, 2010 — Corsair^®, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced a new milestone in the affordability of Corsair Solid State Drives. For a limited time, Corsair’s award-winning Nova Series SSDs are available for as little as $69.99 after mail-in rebate.

Taipei, Taiwan—2010—EVERCOOL Thermal Corp., Ltd. Computex Taipei 2010, which is one of the important and famous computer exhibitions, was successfully closed on June 5. Not only all exhibitors showed latest or upcoming products to attract visitors’ eyes, also many buyers from the world participated actively this show. In this exhibition, EVERCOOL showed two prize products: “Taiwan Excellence 2010” -FIT Ideal Notebook cooler and “COMPUTEX TAIPEI design & innovation awards” -Transformer 4 CPU cooler demos. Meanwhile, to follow the trend of notebook use increase, the notebook cooling pad series were showed in Computex, including the latest launched, such as Zodiac II and Hawk1, and some upcoming prototypes like Spiral Shell NB PAD. Moreover, fan series, CPU coolers and other cooling products were displayed in the show as well. We’ve gathered excellent feedback from our partners, visitors and international press. Thanks for visiting EVERCOOL’s booth, we will keep providing cooling products with high quality to the market.

"With very little separating the H55 and H57 chipsets it is hard to recommend one of these products over another. All come packed with good performance, plenty of features and a price that reflects their positioning in the market. So ultimately it comes down to your specific needs and budget. Below we are going to take an individual look at each board so you can better see which one might best fit your needs."

It seemed a little out of place that one of my first appointments at this year’s E3 in Los Angeles was with Honda. No, it wasn’t with Electronic Arts, Microsoft, or Capcom. It was with a carmaker. Why were they here, at a gaming trade show of all places? Simple. They wanted to show us the new 2011 Honda CR-Z sport hybrid coupe.

Santiago de Chile / Vienna, June 18th 2010 - Just two weeks after Allan Campbell from KitGuru.com pushed his Intel Core i5 655K close to the 5GHz barrier with his Noctua NH-D14, the Chilean overclocking squad from UnknownTeam.cl established a new world record on air cooling. Using the Noctua NH-D14 on their 655K CPU, Carlos 'Dahaka' Cuevas and his team-mates broke the 5GHz barrier and reached an astonishing 5372MHz!

"What we can say about the NH-D14 is that the cooler was very easy to mount, it looked very big but we didn't have any problems with other components of the motherboard", says Hernán 'Jureleitor' Barros, Sponsorship and Marketing Cordinator of UnknownTeam.cl. "It is incredibly quiet even over 5 GHz, and it took us almost no effort to break the world record again. It was a great experience and we all felt very good about the cooler, it was just amazing!"

After Jeremy Pérez Díaz aka Yagami pushed the 655K CPU to a record speed beyond 5GHz using the NH-U12P SE2 last week, the team switched to the NH-D14 at a meeting hosted by PCFactory.cl's Rodrigo Salazar. Noctua's award-winning flagship model gave Carlos 'Dahaka' Cuevas and his colleagues additional overclocking headroom and allowed the Chileans to best their previous record by another 70MHz. These outstanding results are another testimony to the NH-D14's ability to support amazing clock speeds while maintaining superb quietness of operation

Some people like first-person shooters. Others prefer sports titles. And then there are the pseudo rock stars who love noting more than to pick up plastic instruments and pretend that they’re part of a real band. I’d know. I’m one of them. And E3 did not disappoint in this genre.

The EVGA offices in TW are not really that big but they have the capability to do just about anything from the design of new PCBs, testing for manufacturing defects, and tuning of finished products for maximum performance and compatibility.