Audio

XFX XGear Headset With Vibration Function September 29, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Take a look on XFX's forthcoming headset with microphone and vibration function.

Case

Lian-Li PC-888 Case January 13, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres During CES 2009 Lian-Li introduced a concept case, PC-888, shaped like a billowing sail, made of blue anodized aluminum and costing a fortune. Let’s take a look on this very different case. CSX Cases by Cooler Master January 12, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres CSX is a partnership between Cooler Master and Smooth Creations USA to provide professional-grade paint job and artwork for Cooler Master cases. In this article we show all artworks they were displaying during CES 2008. Zalman Z-Machine LQ1000 Case January 9, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the forthcoming Zalman Z-Machine LQ1000 case, a blend between their Z-Machine GT1000 case and their Reserator XT water-cooling system. Antec Sonata III 500 Case November 2, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on Sonata III 500, a mainstream high-quality case from Antec that comes with a 500 W power supply. Antec Performance One P182SE Case October 16, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on P182SE, a high-end case from Antec, part of their Performance One family. Gigabyte Mercury Pro Case May 9, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Mercury Pro is the latest case from Gigabyte, manufactured in aluminum and coming with a built-in water cooling system. Zalman Z-Machine GT1000 Case May 6, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on Z-Machine GT1000, an all-aluminum high-end case that Zalman will release this month. Enermax Uber Chakra Case May 5, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the latest case from Enermax, Uber Chakra, which features a huge 25 cm side fan. Antec Nine Hundred Case October 8, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the latest case from Antec, Nine Hundred, which has a huge 200-mm fan on its top, a 120-mm fan on its rear and two 120-mm fans on its front panel. Zalman Fatal1ty Case September 20, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the new Fatal1ty case from Zalman, which will reach the market in the next few weeks. Cooler Master Centurion 534 Case March 29, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on Centurion 534 case from Cooler Master, which has an aluminum front panel but internally is still made of steel. XG Viper 2 Case March 27, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on Viper 2, an all-aluminum snakehead-shaped case from XG. Gigabyte Poseidon Case March 25, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our first impressions on the new all-aluminum case from Gigabyte, Poseidon. Thermaltake Tai-Chi Case March 23, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on Tai-Chi PC case from Thermaltake, which is made of aluminum and comes with a water cooling kit.

CE

iPod nano Audio Player October 26, 2005 - By Rodrigo Chia Our first look on the first generation iPod nano, Apple’s tiniest audio player.

Cooling

CoolIT Domino ALC Water Cooler January 15, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres During CES 2009 we could take a look on CoolIT Domino ALC, a self-containing water cooling system for CPUs with an LCD display and that is coming with an impressive low price (USD 79). Check it out. Corsair TEC-Based Water-Cooling Solution for Memories January 9, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres During CES 2009 Corsair displayed their forthcoming TEC-based water-cooling solution for memory modules. We were able to take a good look on this system. Thermaltake BigWater 780e Water Cooler July 23, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on BigWater 780e, a water cooling solution that uses three 5 ¼” bays from your case, comes with a copper CPU block and is compatible with ESA technology. GlacialTech Igloo 5750 Silent CPU Cooler June 2, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres We took a quick look on Igloo 5750 Silent from GlacialTech, a CPU cooler featuring four heat-pipes and two 92-mm fans for both AMD and Intel CPUs. Cooler Master CM Sphere CPU Cooler March 10, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres We took a quick look on CM Sphere, an all-copper CPU cooler from Cooler Master featuring a radial fan and four heat-pipes. CoolIT Water-Cooling Products January 14, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres A quick look on current and forthcoming water-cooling products from CoolIT: Pure, Freezone Elite, Reference Series, Boreas and a prototype for rack-mount servers. OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler Prototype October 23, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We were able to take a look on OCZ’s forthcoming Vendetta 2 CPU cooler. Check it out. Thermaltake TMG i1 CPU Cooler October 23, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres A quick look on Thermaltake TMG i1, a cooler for socket 775 Intel CPUs. OCZ HydroJet CPU Cooler Prototype (2nd version) October 17, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the forthcoming HydroJet CPU cooler from OCZ on what appears to be its final version. Thermaltake MaxOrb CPU Cooler May 10, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres A quick look on the new rounded CPU cooler from Thermaltake, MaxOrb, which is manufactured in aluminum and features six heat-pipes. Zalman ZM90-HP and VF1000 VGA Coolers May 10, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Zalman will release two new VGA coolers, ZM90-HP (which will be released as VNF-100) and VF1000. We had the chance of taking a quick look on them, so check it out. Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooler May 7, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the latest high-end CPU cooler released by Thermaltake, V1 (a.k.a. CL-P0401), which is made of copper with four heat-pipes and using a very different design. Scythe Kama Cross CPU Cooler May 2, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on Kama Cross, a new CPU cooler that Scythe is going to release in the next few weeks. Thermaltake Bigwater 760i May 1, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres A quick look on Bigwater 760i, an all-in-one water-cooling solution that Thermaltake is still thinking whether they will release or not in the US market. OCZ HydroJet CPU Cooler April 25, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the prototype of HydroJet from OCZ, a sealed water-cooling system made in just one piece that resembles a regular CPU cooler. Zalman CNPS9700 LED CPU Cooler October 13, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Next week Zalman will be releasing their latest CPU cooler, CNPS9700 LED, featuring a huge 110 mm fan and coming with a high-performance thermal grease (ZM-STG1). Let’s take a look on it! Asetek Low Cost Liquid Cooling (LCLC) October 10, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the latest water cooling kit from Asetek, “Low Cost Liquid Cooling” (LCLC), an entry-level water cooler solution targeted to OEMs. OCZ V12 CPU Cooler October 5, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres OCZ is going to release a new CPU and chipset air cooler line this month with a product line codenamed V12 (commercial name: Vindicator). We had the chance to take a look on these products. Check it out! OCZ Cryo-Z CPU Cooler September 21, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Cryo-Z is literally a freezer to refrigerate your CPU, allowing you to achieve a very high overclocking level. It will be released only by the end of October, but we had the chance of taking a look on it. Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II September 19, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on Extreme Spirit II, an all-copper chipset cooler from Thermaltake. Arctic Cooling Accelero X1 VGA Cooler June 23, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on Accelero X1 from Arctic Cooling, a high-end VGA cooler targeted to GeForce 6800 series, 7800 series and 7900 GTX, providing a very low noise level. Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 6 (Rev. 2) VGA Cooler June 4, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres A look on NV Silencer 6 (Rev. 2) from Arctic Cooling, a VGA cooler targeted to GeForce FX 5700, GeForce 6200 and GeForce 6600 series that removes hot air from inside the computer and also provides a very low noise level. PowerColor HeatBuster PC Cooler June 1, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres A look on HeatBuster, a PC cooling device manufactured by PowerColor that removes hot air from inside the PC and helps the PC internal airflow. Cooler Master NotePal Laptop Cooler March 20, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on NotePal, an aluminum notebook cooler from Cooler Master. Cooler Master Aquagate Mini October 4, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres A look on Cooler Master's entry-level water cooling system, Aquagate Mini. Zalman Fatal1ty Cooler Series September 24, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Take a look on the new Fatal1ty CPU and VGA coolers from Zalman, made to match ABIT's Fatal1ty motherboards. Thermaltake Symphony August 24, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Our first impressions on Symphony from Thermaltake, an external liquid cooling system targeted to home theater PCs.

CPU

Intel Quad-Core Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Performance Preview September 28, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We had the chance to benchmark the first Intel quad-core CPU for desktops, Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (codenamed Kentsfield), and compare its performance against a Core 2 Extreme X6800. Check it out.

Input

ASUS Eee Keyboard January 8, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres During CES 2009 ASUS presented a prototype for their Eee Keyboard, a complete computer – including a 5” touch-screen display – housed inside a keyboard running Windows XP. We took a look on this innovative product.

Memory

DDR3 Memory Modules from Super Talent April 26, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took some pictures of two 512 MB DDR3 memory modules from Super Talent, take a look by yourself. ATP SD Trio Professional Plus September 21, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres A brief look on ATP’s memory card manufacturing process and on their SD Trio Professional Plus, a set containing one micro SD card, one adapter to transform it into a mini SD card, another adapter to transform it into a regular SD card and a USB reader.

Mobile

ASUS Eee PC 1002HA January 4, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres We took an in-depth look on the new member of ASUS Eee PC, 1002HA, which is a “Netbook” (small laptop) based on Intel Atom N270 CPU (1.6 GHz) with 1 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD, 1.3 MP webcam, 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, Bluetooth and more. ASUS C90P Overclockable Gaming Laptop January 8, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on ASUS C90P, a gaming laptop using regular Intel desktop CPUs featuring overclocking by touching just one button that ASUS will be launching during 2008.

Motherboard

Gigabyte G31M-ES2C Motherboard June 29, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Let’s take an overall look on this Gigabyte's value motherboard for Intel socket 775 processors, based on Intel G31 chipset and with power saving features. Gigabyte M61PME-S2 Motherboard May 25, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We took a quick look on M61PME-S2P, a motherboard based on GeForce 6100 chipset that Gigabyte claims to be a socket AM2+ model. Check it out. Foxconn G31MV-K Motherboard April 29, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Let’s take an overall look on this value motherboard from Foxconn for Intel socket 775 processors, with on-board video based on Intel G31 chipset. Gigabyte EP45-UD3L Motherboard April 13, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Let’s take an overall look on this Gigabyte's mainstream motherboard for Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors based on Intel P45 chipset, with Ultra Durable 3 technology. Gigabyte EP45C-DS3R Motherboard March 30, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Let’s take an overall look on Gigabyte's mainstream motherboard for Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors based on Intel P45 chipset. Gigabyte EX58 Extreme Motherboard March 26, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Let’s take an overall look on Gigabyte's high-end motherboard for Core i7 processors based on Intel X58 chipset. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard February 2, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres EVGA, a traditional nVidia partner, decided to manufacture a motherboard based on Intel X58 chipset. Let’s take an overall look on this high-end motherboard for Core i7 processors. Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Motherboard November 18, 2008 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We took a quick look on MA78GM-S2H a socket AM2+ motherboard from Gigabyte based on AMD 780G chipset and targeted to HTPC and “media center” computers. Check it out. ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition Motherboard November 5, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition is probably one of the most fully loaded socket 1366 motherboards to arrive on the market for the Core i7 processors, based on Intel X58 chipset and featuring a small 2.5” LCD display for overclocking options, SLI support, support for SAS hard disk drives and much more. Intel DX58SO “Smackover” Motherboard November 3, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres Intel DX58SO (codename “Smackover”) is one of the first socket 1366 motherboards for the Core i7 processors that Intel will be launching, based on Intel X58 chipset. Let’s take a look on this board and see what you should expect from it. Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L Motherboard June 25, 2008 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We took a look on GA-EP31-DS3L, a socket 775 motherboard from Gigabyte based on Intel P31 chipset and targeted to mainstream users. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe Motherboard April 15, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres The latest nVidia chipset for the AMD platform, nForce 780a, hasn’t been launched yet but we could take a detailed look on an ASUS high-end motherboard featuring this chipset, M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe. EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard March 18, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres We took a quick look on this new high-end socket 775 motherboard from EVGA, based on the new nForce 790i chipset, supporting DDR3 memories and three PCI Express x16 slots supporting 3-way SLI, Quad SLI and other high-end features. Foxconn Blackops Motherboard Prototype January 17, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the prototype of Foxconn Blackops motherboard, a socket 775 motherboard based on the forthcoming Intel X48 chipset coming with a water-cooling solution and targeted to extreme overclockers. X48 Motherboards from ASUS January 16, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres A quick look on two high-end motherboards ASUS will release using Intel X48 chipset: P5E3 Premium and Rampage Formula. Foxconn F1 Motherboard Prototype January 12, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres Foxconn F1 motherboard prototype, a socket 775 board featuring four PCI Express x16 slots allowing CrossFireX using an Intel chipset, water-cooling to cool down the chipset and the voltage regulator and a thermoelectric cooler (Peltier) to cool down the north bridge chip. EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard December 19, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on this new high-end socket 775 motherboard from EVGA, based on the new nForce 780i chipset, featuring three PCI Express x16 slots supporting 3-way SLI and other high-end features. ASUS M3A32-MVP DeLuxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard December 5, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on this high-end socket AM2+ motherboard based on the new AMD 790FX chipset, featuring four x16 PCI Express slots supporting CrossFireX, an 802.11g access point, passive heatsinks for the memory modules and much more. ASUS P5K-E/WiFi-AP Motherboard November 7, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on this top mainstream socket 775 based on Intel P35 chipset, featuring an 802.11g access point, passive heatsinks, solid aluminum capacitors and more. ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n Motherboard October 29, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on one of the most high-end motherboards from ASUS targeted to the socket 775 platform and based on Intel X38 chipset. P35 Series from Gigabyte May 1, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres P35 (codename “Bearlake”) is the next Intel chipset family that will be launched June 4th – which will have DDR3 support. We could take a look on some of the motherboards Gigabyte will release by then, check it out. Abit IL-90MV Motherboard September 22, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres IL-90MV from Abit is a socket 478 motherboard targeted to Core Duo and Core 2 Duo Viiv systems, and its main feature is having a HDMI HDTV video output. Biostar TForce 590 SLI Deluxe September 19, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Biostar TForce 590 SLI Deluxe is a high-end socket AM2 motherboard from Biostar that has just arrived at the market costing a little bit less than competing products from ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI. We took a look on this new Biostar product. DFI LANParty Venus nF4 SLI-DR Expert Motherboard March 7, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on LANParty Venus nF4 SLI-DR Expert from DFI, which is a high-end limited edition motherboard for socket 939 Athlon 64 CPUs based on nForce 4 SLI that comes in a jewelry box. ECS SDGE Technology September 3, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Our first look on a new technology proposed by ECS that will enable Crossfire and SLI video cards to run on the same motherboard.

Power

Thermaltake Toughpower 1500 W Power Supply July 31, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres Thermaltake Toughpower 1500 W is one of the most powerful PC power supply in the world – so powerful that it can’t be sold in the USA. We took an in-depth look on this monster. GlacialPower GP-PS550BP Power Supply August 27, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We completely disassembled GP-PS550BP, a 550 W power supply with passive PFC manufactured by GlacialPower and sold by GlacialTech. Check it out! Young Year YP-AB Transparent Power Supply January 15, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took an in-depth look on a transparent power supply manufactured by Young Year and also sold under other brands, like Aspire/Apevia and Levicom and found out that inside it is a trashy low-end “generic” unit. HEC AcePower 480 W Power Supply January 10, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres HEC, also known as Compucase, has a series of high-quality power supplies without active PFC, promising to deliver a high power at a low-end cost. We completely disassembled one of their models, AcePower 480 W. Does it live up to expectations? Read on. Tagan TurboJet TG1100-U95 1,100 W Power Supply December 2, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres TurboJet TG1100-U95 is a 1,100 W power supply from Tagan targeted for users with quad-SLI systems, with a terrific aesthetics. We completely disassembled this unit. Check it out. OCZ GameXstream 700 W Power Supply November 8, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres OCZ has launched a new power supply series, called GameXstream. We completely disassembled their 700 W model to take a look. Check it out. HEC WinPower 480 W Power Supply November 7, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres HEC, also known as Compucase, has a series of high-quality power supplies without active PFC, promising to deliver a high power at a low-end cost. We completely disassembled one of their models, WinPower 480 W. Does it live up to expectations? Read on. Thermaltake Toughpower 750 W (W0116RU) Power Supply August 29, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Toughpower 750 W is a high-end power supply from Thermaltake. We completely disassembled this product to take a look. Check it out. Enermax Galaxy 1000 W Power Supply August 21, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Galaxy 1000 W from Enermax is one of the most powerful power supplies on the market today, delivering an astonishing 1,000 W and designed for the most high-end quad-SLI systems and quad-CPU servers. We completely disassembled this PSU to take a look. Check it out. Cooler Master iGreen Power 430 W (RS-430-ASAA) Power Supply August 2, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on iGreen Power 430 W, the simplest power supply on the new iGreen power supply series from Cooler Master. XG Magnum 600 External Power Supply March 19, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our first look on XG Magnum 600 External, an external fanless true 600 W power supply for the PC. OCZ ModStream 520 W Power Supply September 29, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on OCZ's ModStream 520 W power supply. OCZ 1,100 Watts Power Supply Prototype August 26, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on OCZ's 1,100-watt power supply prototype. Really amazing.