PC Hardware & Tweaking Reviews

Microsoft Zune HD and AV Dock Personal Media Player

In the world of the Personal Media Player the game just got more interesting as Microsoft releases the Zune HD.

Razer Megalodon 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset

Razer is a company that gamers have a lot to say about. Let's take a closer look…
Steel Series Siberia Special Red Edition Full-size Gaming Headset

Candy for the ears, Steel Series shows us you can have the sounds and the looks…
SteelSeries Siberia Full-Size Gaming Headset

SteelSeries is a company that gamers respect. Let's take another look at why that…
Eagle Arion ET-AR504LR-BK 2.1 Soundstage Speakers

Having not dealt with Eagle Tech before, they have a clean slate from which to hopefully…
AKAI AISS010 All-In-One Entertainment System

Wouldn't it be great if one unit could handle most of our multimedia needs in one…

Xigmatek Bifrost VD1065 VGA Cooler

Chad’s back with another VGA cooler for the test bench. Time to wind it up and see how the dual-fan Bifrost goes under a good amount of pressure.

Antec Mini Skeleton-90 Open Air Mini-ITX Case

We’ve looked at the original. Now let’s delve into the Mini Skeleton-90 from Antec…
Xigmatek Balder SD1283 HDT CPU Cooler

Xigmatek rethinks the S1283 coolers and offers us an enhanced version. Let's see…
NZXT Sentry 2 Single-bay Touch Screen LCD Fan Controller

NZXT bring an elegant touchscreen fan and temperature monitor that won’t hog space…
APACK ZEROtherm CoolMaxx 2000 VGA Cooler

ZEROtherm intros a new, stylish and sexy GPU cooling solution to the market. Let…
Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro CPU Cooler & MX-3 Thermal Paste

Arctic Cooling brings us MX-3 thermal goop and a low wattage budget CPU cooler,…

ASRock ION 330-BD Nettop - Affordable, Overclockable and 1080p HD

NVIDIA’s ION platform has quickly enlightened the nettop market with its promised abilities. Today we see just how capable a platform it really is.

CyberPower Black Mamba Venom Core i7 975EE Gaming System

CyberPower launches the Fang Series. Did Chris get bitten by the Black Mamba?
GameRigs Ego Custom Gaming System

GameRigs impressed us at QuakeCon 2008 and Chris formally introduces us to this…
Smooth Creations Hellcat Core i7 965 EE Gaming System

Smooth Creations is back once again and this time we get a look at their most powerful…
CyberPower Black Pearl Core i7 965 EE Gaming System

CyberPower does it like a boutique builder and comes in on budget. Chris puts the…
Smooth Creations LAN Shark Gaming System

Smooth Creations is back and this time they brought the fire. Chris gets some playtime…

AMD Athlon II X4 620 Processor Review - Quad-Core for Mainstream

AMD's K10 architecture goes to the mainstream market with a quad-core processor offering that is now ready to hit the shelves.

Intel 'Lynnfield' Core i5 750 and Core i7 870 Performance Testing

Core i7 LGA 1366 Intel shocked the high-end CPU performance world. Now Lynnfield…
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4GHz AM3 Processor

AMD ramps things up with the 3.4GHz clocked Phenom II 965 processor; flagship of…
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Processor

AMD’s quad core Phenom II line-up continues on with the 3.2GHz clocked Black Edition…
Intel Core i7 975 3.33GHz Processor Tested

Intel has a new flagship weapon out in its Core i7 975 processor and today we get…
AMD Phenom II Arrives – 45nm Deneb and Dragon Platform

Today AMD joins the ranks of Intel by releasing its 45nm processor core in the form…

Western Digital WD TV Live HD Media Player Video Review

Third time is money. Western Digital has hit the nail right on the head with its WD TV Live HD Media player. Check out Cameron’s video review.

Labyrinth HD Movie Review

"Tell me Sarah, what do you think of my labyrinth?"
brite-View CinemaTube 1080p HD Media Player Video Review

Yet another Realtek-based 1080p HD media player enters the lab for video review…
Race To Witch Mountain HD Movie Review

“Don't go in the pimped out fridge Jack...”
RaidSonic Icy Box IB-MP305A-B Network Multimedia HD Player Video Review

RaidSonic sent us its Icy Box IB-MP305A-B Network Multimedia HD Player for video…
Transformers: The Movie HD Movie Review

"Prepare for extermination!"

NOVINT Falcon 3D Force Feedback Gaming Controller

Want to take your games and work to the next level of interaction? NOVINT blows your mind and pumps your muscles with the Falcon 3D controller!

VidaBox Premium Wireless Keyboard with Laser Trackball

Today we check out an all-in-one HTPC keyboard & mouse in a single compact stylish…
Cooler Master Storm Sentinel Advance & CS-M FPS Tactics Pad

Using a mouse to navigate is nothing new, but doing it in style with great accuracy…
Mionix Saiph 3200 Gaming Mouse and Alioth 400 Surface

Mionix show us that the Swedes can produce a mighty fine gaming peripheral to please…
ZOWIE IO1.1 Professional Gaming Bundle

A relatively new player in the vast world of gaming oriented peripherals, ZOWIE…
GIGABYTE GM-M7800S Swarovski Crystal Mouse

GIGABYTE shows us a collector’s edition mouse featuring the famous crystals everyone…

ASUS Eee PC 1101HA Seashell 11.6-inch Netbook

The Eee 1101HA Seashell netbook offers good performance in a chassis with more room to work with for the screen and keyboard.

ASUS G51VX-A1 15.6-inch Gaming Notebook

The ASUS G51VX-A1 gaming notebook offers a lot of performance, but it is expensive…
MSI U210 12.1-inch Netbook

The MSI U210 netbook doesn't look like a netbook in person & its specs are different…
Gateway NV5214u Multimedia Notebook

The Gateway NV5214u notebook is a multimedia machine with a price tag that is right…
Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 Netbook

Another entry to the vastly growing netbook market, Lenovo greets us today with…
Acer Aspire One D250-1165 Netbook

The most popular netbook brand in the world comes across our test bench today --…

Vuzix iWear AV310 Widescreen Video Eyewear

The iPhone 3G and 3G S are the top of the heap in PMPs. Can the Vuzix AV310 Widescreen headset make them better?

ATEN CS1782 Dual Link DVI KVM Switch

Looking at something a little different today; Shane checks out ATENs Dual Link…
FpsBrain Supplement – The Gamer’s Pill

Winners don’t do drugs... they take supplements!
GearGrip Computer Harnesses – It’s time to LAN in style

Most computer users love to attend LAN parties on a regular basis but we can safely…
AcoustiPak Deluxe Sound Dampening Material Review

If you're like many PC users today, you'll find that the excessive noise and vibrations…
Antec EasyUSB

Tired of having to feel around the back of your case when adding a new USB device…

Proporta Universal Cut-to-Size Screen Protector

Proporta's DIY screen protector helps protect the more obscure gadgets.

LUXA2 H1-Touch iPhone Mobile Phone Holder Video Review

Some may think spending 50 bucks on a piece of aluminum that holds your iPhone is…
Invisible Shield Gadget Skin Protector by ZAGG (HTC Hero full cover)

Got a new expensive shiny gadget? ZAGG's got you covered with their new and amazing…
HTC Hero Android Smartphone aka G2 branded T-Mobile UK

Take the Internet with you with you and never be stuck at the pub quiz again!
Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB Smartphone

Apple just launched the new iPhone 3GS (for Speed), but is this new iPhone worth…
Samsung i200 Windows Mobile Smartphone

Samsung bring Windows Mobile to those who have an aversion to qwerty and a love…

DFI LANParty Jr. GF9400 T2RS mATX Motherboard

Need to feed your SFF a socket 775 LANParty gaming fix? - DFI has the LANParty Jr. GF9400 T2RS for you to try.

ASRock M3A770DE Motherboard - AMD's Discrete Value Chipset

ASRock sure are pumping out boards lately & they’re clearly a big supporter of AMD…
ASRock P55 Deluxe Lynnfield Motherboard

With Lynnfield out, the question of which motherboard you should use for your new…
ASRock M3A785GXH/128M Motherboard - Mainstream 785G Tested

Our first AMD 785G chipset board was Micro-ATX and now we are starting to see mainstream…
GIGABYTE GA-GC330UD Mini-ITX - Dual Core Atom Tested

Ultra low power from Intel gets a boost. Atom is strong, but will a second core…
ASRock X58 Extreme Core i7 Motherboard

Looking for a good low cost board for your i7 lovin’? ASRock may have your answer…

SparkLAN CAS-673W Wireless Pan and Tilt MPEG4/MJPEG IP Camera

Looking for a low cost high-quality Indoor IP camera? SparkLAN may have just what you need with the CAS-673W.

TRENDnet TEW-654TR 300Mbps Wireless N Travel Router

Getting good and safe wireless connections on the road can be a problem. TRENDnet…
TRENDnet TPE-80WS 8-Port Power Over Ethernet Web Smart Switch

Power over Ethernet has become viable for the home, but what does an Enterprise…
TRENDnet TPE-S44, TPE-112GS and TPE-111GI Power over Ethernet

PoE was once only for the enterprise. Now TRENDnet is bringing PoE to the home with…
Mvix Nubbin MS-811N Wireless N USB Adapter

Hate having a ridiculous looking USB key sticking out of the side of your laptop…
TRENDNet TV-IP422W Wireless IP Camera Server with 2-way Audio

Do you want a way to check up on your systems while out of the house? TRENDNets…

Corsair Dominator GT (Blue) 8GB DDR3 1600 Kit for Lynnfield

Lynnfield is out and all the latest peripherals are hitting the shelves. We take a look at the 8GB DDR3 1600 Kit from Corsair today.

Patriot Viper II PC3-16000 6GB DDR3 Kit

We move up from the Patriot G Series kit we looked at recently to find out how the…
G.Skill Trident PC3-16000 6GB DDR3 Memory Kit

Today we have a look at the PC-16000 Trident kit from G.Skill and find out if it…
Patriot Gamer Series PC3-12800 6GB DDR3 Kit

We have a look at a 1600MHz 6GB kit from Patriot which is part of the new G Series…
GEIL Ultra Series PC3-14400 6GB Memory Kit

We have a look at a PC3-14400 kit from GeIL today. At 1800MHz it nestles between…
OCZ Blade PC3-16000 CAS 7 6GB Memory Kit

We look at a low latency set of PC3-16000 modules from OCZ today and find out if…

CyberLink PowerDVD 8 Reviewed

Ben gets stuck into the latest version of CyberLink’s popular movie playback software to see what it brings over v7.

Cyberlink PowerCinema – HTPC Software for the Masses

Cyberlink's most recent piece of software is PowerCinema and offers HTPC users the…
WinTasks 4 Professional Review

There are many utilities around that claim to “tweak” your PC for better performance…
inKline Global PC Booster System Optimizer Review

With so many of today's tweaks requiring an edit to the registry, a lot of people…
Advanced Archive Password Recovery v2.0 Review

How many times have you decided that you just needed to protect some of your work…

Seagate Savvio 15K.2 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 146GB 2.5-inch Hard Disk

Today Chris looks at Seagate’s second generation Savvio 15K.2 series hard disk which comes in a 2.5-inch form and makes use of SAS 2.0.

Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 600GB Hard Disk

Seagate was the first to launch a second generation Serial Attached SCSI drive and…
QNAP TS-419P Four-Bay Turbo NAS Server

QNAP unleashes a new processor in their consumer flagship NAS that packs more features…
Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA 6 Gbit/s Hard Drive Performance Review

SATA 3.0 has arrived and Seagate was the first through the door. Let's have a look…
Seagate FreeAgent Go Dock+ Portable HDD Docking Station

Looking to add storage to your portable, but not wanting to lose USB ports? - The…
OCZ Technology Agility 120GB 2.5-inch Solid State Drive

OCZ is leading the way for consumer SSDs. The Agility is its mainstream product,…

HIS Radeon HD 5850 1GB Video Card

With the high end HD 5870 already looked at in a number of ways, this time we check out the HD 5850 which carries with it a lower price tag.

HIS Radeon HD 5770 1GB Video Card in CrossFire

We get another HD 5770 and figure we should CrossFire it up with the one we already…
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 275 Super Overclock 1792MB Video Card

We mentioned that GIGABYTE had added the GTX 275 Super Overclock series, we see…
GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5850 Video Card in CrossFire

With our second HD 5850 on hand we take the time to see what happens when we CrossFire…
Sapphire Radeon HD 5750 1GB Video Card

Already impressed with the ATI Radeon HD 5770 video card, we wonder if the HD 5750…
Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB Video Card

The new mid-range options from ATI arrive - we have a look at the HD 5770 model…

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