Hardware Roundup for Feb. 8

Whew, don’t you hate those mornings when you forget to set an alarm and end up sleeping *way* too long? Yup, that’s one of those days for me. Without further ado, let’s jump right into todays reviews and articles. If you are going to pick up an Intel, then you may want to check out the Gigabyte GA-G1975X board that Guru3D takes an in-depth look at. By far, this is the board of choice in my opinion. It’s feature packed and allows for nice overclocking. HDD Savers is taking a look at the fact that the WD Raptor.. has no competition! It’s true, because they’ve been around for a while now but you don’t see anyone else offering 10K RPM HDD’s.

Overclockers Online is testing out a peripheral that not many will need, but is useful nonetheless. KVM switches allow you to use more than one computer on one monitor/keyboard/mouse. Check out their review if you are in need of one. If you are in the mood to win some stuff, check out the many contests below!

Cases & Enclosures
• Aerocool ExtremEngine 3T – Pro-Clockers
• RaidSonic ICY BOX IB-281U USB 2.0 Series – MVK Tech

Cooling
• AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet – Phoronix
• Arctic Cooling Accelero X1 VGA Cooler – 3D Chip

Memory & Storage
• Corsair Flash Voyager 128MB USB Drive – Hardware XL
• Flash Memory Then and Now: How Far Have We Come? – XYZ Computing
• WD’s Raptor Still Stands Alone – HDD Saver

Motherboards & CPU’s
• Gigabyte GA-G1975X – Guru 3D
• Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 – OC Inside

Peripherals & Power Supplies
• Seasonic S12-600 (600W) PSU – Technic 3D
• Silverstone Strider 560W – Xtreme Computing
• StarTech.com SV221MICROUA KVM – Overclockers Online

Video Cards & Monitor
• Gigabyte GV-NX73G128D GeForce 7300 GS – Rojak Pot
• HIS X1600XT IceQ Turbo 256MB Dual DVI Video Card – Bona Fide Reviews

Etcetera & Contests
• Contest: CoolerMaster & OCIA.net February Contest – OCIA
• Contest: Cooler Master and Overclockers Online Centurion 532 Giveaway – Overclockers Online
• Contest: Dell Outlet competition – Hexus
• Contest: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS Giveaway Contest! – Rojak Pot
• Contest: UKGamer Giveaway – UK Gamer
• T-Mobile SDA Mobile Phone – Design Technica