Hardware Roundup for Feb. 13

Happy Monday! There is a ton of stuff going on today, including reviews. If you are looking for a new AMD CPU to get your hands on, you may want to consider an Opteron. Xbit Labs is taking a look at the Optie 165 which is a lower end Dual Core version, but still has wicked potential. They have proved that it has overclocking potential, but I am sure it could even be pushed further if you have a great cooling setup. For a look at a good midrange card, check out the review of Sapphires X1600XT card over at Byte Sector. It packs a nice punch for the pricepoint, and is one of the few cards with Blue PCB!

Cases & Enclosures
• Antec P150 – XYZ Computing
• SanSun Bat – Overclocker Cafe
• Silverstone LC17 HTPC – Bjorn3D

Cooling
• AeroCool Video Magic (VM-102) Fanless VGA Cooler – Hi-Tech Reviews
• Zalman CNPS9500 – Techneek

Memory & Storage
• G.Skill F1-4000USU2 2GB – Technic3D

Motherboards & CPU’s
• AMD Opteron 165 – Xbit Labs

Peripherals & Power Supplies
• Act-On MicMouse & Optical Mouse – PC Modding Malaysia
• Be-Quiet P6 DarkPower PSU – Driver Heaven
• Logitech G15 – CoolTechZone
• Matrix Orbital MX610 – Think Computers
• Thrustmaster Rally GT Force Feedback Pro – TweakPC
• Ultra Products 2nd Generation X-Finity 600W PSU – Big Bruin

Video Cards & Monitor
• Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide Rev. 10.0 – Rojak Pot

• PowerColor Radeon X800 GTO 128MB PCI Express Video Card – Bona Fide Reviews
• Samsung 244T – Overclockers Online
• Sapphire Radeon X1600XT – Byte Sector

Etcetera & Contests
• Acer Aspire 9504WSMi – Trusted Reviews
• ARP-Zalman Survey Contest – Rojak Pot
• Asus DRW-1608P2S – Trusted Reviews
• BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 8.8.1 – Rojak Pot
• Last few days of the CPU magazine giveaway – Case Mod God
• Palm Treo 650 – Design Technica
• Vizo Master Panel – Pro-Clockers