Hardware Roundup for Dec. 5

Happy Monday! If you have a need for mass storage, then 500GB might be just what you need. Hardcore Ware is taking a look at four hard drives from Hitachi and Seagate, so check it out to aide in your purchasing decision. On the motherboard side, the eVGA nF4 SLI board is not exactly top notch, but it’s popular because of bundle deals around the web. If you want to know what you could expect from this board, you can check out the review at Motherboards.org.

Want top quality sound? NV News takes a stab at the Creative SB X-Fi Pro kit, which comes at a hefty price but includes everything you will need. Techniz also takes a look at the Coolmax CXI 600W which we reviewed last week. So grab your coffee, and get to readin’.

Cases & Enclosures
• NZXT Lexa – Extreme Resources
• Silverstone SUGO SG01 SFF – Think Computers

Cooling
• AeroCool HT-102 Heatsink w/ 8mm Heatpipes – Hi-Tech Reviews
• Antec VCool – Extensive Mods
• Cooljag JAC68YC Heatsink – Paradise|OC
• Swiftech H20-APEX Liquid Cooling System – Mod The Box
• Zalman Fatal1ty FS-V7 VGA Cooler – Big Bruin

Memory & Storage
• Hitachi vs. Seagate 500GB HDD – Hardcore Ware

Motherboards & CPU’s
• Abit Fatal1ty AN8 SLI – Pro-Clockers
• DFI LAN Party UT NF4 UltraD – Lost Circuits
• EVGA nForce4 SLI Edition – Motherboards.org
• Gigabyte GA-G1975X – Hexus
• Tyan Tomcat K8E-SLI S2866 – Phoronix
• VIA EPIA MII 12000 – Case Mod God

Peripherals & Power Supplies
• Antec Neo HE 500 – PC Perspective
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Pro – NVNews
• CoolMax CXI Series 600W – Techniz
• Logitech G5 Laser Mouse – Pro-Clockers
• Razer Copperhead High Precision – Virtual-Hideout
• SANSUN Thermal Monster Fan Controller Unit – Cache-Community

Video Cards & Monitor
• Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide Rev. 9.6 Posted – Rojak Pot
• NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT Review – Rojak Pot

Etcetera & Contests
• Antec ATX 12v Power Supply Tester – Think Computers
• boynq Designer USB Gadgets 2.0 – EverythingUSB
• Designtechnica Podcast 12/2/05 – Design Technica
• Designtechnica Talk Back: What’s Behind the Microsoft/CableLabs CableCARD Agreement? – Design Technica
• Digital Projection in Your Home Theater – Bona Fide Reviews
• Samsung 970P LCD Display – XYZ Computing
• Samsung SPP-2040 Photo Printer – Overclockers Online

Press Releases
• EMC #1 in External Disk Storage Revenue for 7th Consecutive Quarter; EMC #1 in NAS for 8th Straight Quarter in Canada – Read PR
• Novell Revolutionizes Identity Management to Enhance Security and Compliance Across the Enterprise – Read PR