Content and news by Rob Williams

Corsair have just launched what they call the fastest ASUS compatible DDR1 memory on the market. At PC3500 and CAS2, these 1GB sticks soar past the competition. Let’s see just how overclockable they are, and see how far we can push them while keeping our beloved CAS2.

BigBruin.com has teamed up with ClubIT.com on our latest contest. Up for grabs are two sets of assorted Cooler Master products, including a couple Cool Drive units and some UV/EL cables. The contest requires entrants to modify the ClubIT.com logo with a Halloween theme. Entries could be scary, funny, freaky, sexy, etc… Just make them so they can be displayed in public!

Check out all the details at Big Bruin!

This review is going to be looking at the latest addition to the X800 PCI Express lineup, the X800 GTO. Manufacturer by HIS this specific offering, the X800 GTO IceQ II Turbo has a number of features which set it apart from those available from other companies. This card has, interestingly, been launched right before the release of the highly awaited R520-based video card but given the difference in price points and target consumers this may not be that strange after all. The card has 12 pixel pipelines, 6 vertex shaders, a huge heatsink, and 256 MB of memory.

Head over to XYZ Computing for the full review.

Some updates regarding one of our previous article about the 7800 Ultra. Our brother Hilbert over at Guru3D managed to find out some more information on the upcoming GeForce card based on the G70 core. However NVIDIA has denied any knowledge regarding the “Ultra”.

Check out the full speculation over at NGOHQ.

Sent to me by XG Box, a subsidiary of MGE Company is the Vortec 600 Watt power supply. With elegant styling, sleeved wires, adjustable fan speed, and LED fans, it’s sure to be a hit for those of you looking to snazzy up the inside of your PC, but how will it perform? Let’s get on with the review and see how it does!

Check out the full review at Extensive Mods!

Finally… for the power hungry…the Nexus NX-5000, 500 Watt Power supply. This high wattage 500 Watt power supply is loaded with the latest features to fulfil any of the latest pc systems needs. The NX-5000 power supply is a EPS12V and ATX 2.01 form factor PSU with a slick black and white look. All this packed in a small no nonsense package.

Head on over to Hardware XL for the full review.

Although a great deal of the power supplies we look at on a
regular basis are designed for high-end systems, occasionally we accept
the offer to look at a lower-wattage power supply that may not be ideal
for an SLI or CrossFire setup but continues to pack a punch when it
comes to features. The power supply unit up for review today is the
Strider ST405 400W from SilverStone Technology.

Check out the full review at Phoronix.

There will be a bunch of content already insalled on the drive. This will include a custom soundtrack with some famous bands, as well as wallpapers and gamer icons for your Xbox Live Gamertag. There’s a video showing the assembly of the X360 as well as Hexic – a puzzler by the creator of Tetris. This is in addition to the software already announced, namely, the Neon light synthesizer by Jeff Minter.

Oh man, the 360 is going to rock! The more pictures I oogle over, the more I want the thing. Check out the full pictorial at Bit-Tech.

As most of you already know, today’s latest hardware tends to require very reliable power sources for it to operate properly. Some video cards require as much as 200w at full load. If you are one of us dreaming of going towards an SLI or Crossfire setup, then you will have to shop carefully and make sure that you acquire a very powerful high end power supply. Most people are familiar with Antec for their high quality power supplies and cases. They have earned a high level of respect among us by continuing to offer quality product lineups.

Check out the full review at NGOHQ.

Every hobbyist and gamer is looking for a mouse that helps them
improve in their computing world. Although, a $60 gaming mouse like the
Razer Diamondback, is not in their budget. That is why Sunbeam Tech
produces a 1300 DPI gaming mouse, the X-1300 Gaming Mouse. For $20, lets
find out if this mouse belongs on your desk.

Check out the full review over at A True Review.

The latest cooler from Scythe is a relatively innocuous-looking heatpipe cooler. But beneath that lies a cooler with great potential.

Come and see why the new Scythe Katana heatpipe cooler is a great for both quiet operation as well as maximum cooling!

Check out the full review over at Rojak Pot. For comparison, you can check out our review of the cooler here.

Looking for blistering fast DDR memory that can run at ultra-low latency? Well, now you can get some for FREE!

There are only 3 more days left! So, hurry up before it’s too late!

Check out the full contest details at Rojak Pot.

Listen to Believe; interesting name for a company, rather catchy actually, kind of makes you want to buy their product just to see if they are that good. With a name like Listen to Believe, you expect their products to be just awesome. Today I have for review something that I thought was pretty cool to be reviewing, I myself like good quality sound from all my audio equipment, and since my computer is such a large part of my life I feel that I need great quality from that as well.

Wow, this is a great looking set. The headphones look quite comfortable, and that amplifier is worth bragging about. Check out the full review at Think Computers.

With digital camera technology increasing ever so fast, where
it is no longer uncommon to have at least five mega-pixels, and some
digital SLR models going beyond ten mega-pixels, storage capacity often
becomes a great concern when dealing with such high-quality imagery.
Whether your into high-end photography or are just looking to take a
great deal of photographs, with us today we have the 150X ProMax 1GB
Secure Digital card from ATP Electronics.

Head over to Phoronix for the full review.

This weekend brings to the table a review of one of XFX’s XGear products in the form of their new Multimedia Headset that offers static feedback in the earpiece of the headphones similar to the same concept as force feedback in joysticks and game pads. Ben Sun takes a whirl with these bad boys and gives us an honest opinion of this new and interesting audio product.

Check out the full review at Gamepyre.

The summer’s over, people are back in school, and its starting to get cold but before you get too depressed- it is time for another XYZ Computing Giveaway. This month we will be giving away a HighSpeed PC Tech Station, the open air computer test bench which you have probably heard about. Stop by, sign up, and you could be the lucky winner!

Check out the full c details at XYZ Computing.

This review is going to be taking a look at Epower’s Silent Engine Tiger 550W power supply unit. This product has all the buzzwords that consumers are looking for in a PSU right now, like SLI, modular, SATA and so on, so it is worth a look. We’ll see if it could ever be a threat to PSU powerhouse’s like Antec and Enermax. If you are looking for a solid power supply without having to pay a lot for the name, this could be a great choice.

Head on over to XYZ Computing for the full look.

The Foxconn C51GK8MA, priced at around £65 in the retail channel, offers the ideal combination of GeForce 6150 IGP and nForce4 430 southbridge in a microATX-sized form-factor. Board layout and BIOS options were both surprisingly good, and the latter was a real bonus for a form-factor that usually is bereft of any tweaking ability whatsoever.

Check out the full review over at Hexus!

If you take a look around, there is a growing trend in the Power Supply industry. Bigger, more powerful power supplies are being introduced all the time. Is there really a need for them? I guess in the hardcore enthusiast segment there is, but how many hardcore enthusiasts are there out there? I can guess that most of the computers out there today are pre-built systems from the big computer companies, like Dell and Hp to name the biggest. There are many others out there that are trying to get their part of the pie.

Check out the full opinion over at Think Computers.

There is clearly a benefit in using this desk and I was nicely supprised with a drop of nearly 10c on load which is excellent when you think about it. How many people have or in my case had a notebook cooler. Big is what they are when compared to this and they gain the same temp improvements but need power for the fan.

Check out the full review over at Xtreme Computing.