Hardware Roundup for Jan. 12

Still on air cooling and want nothing but? If you are looking for a great looking new CPU cooler, check out Overclockers Online for their look at the TT Blue Orb. It turns out to not only be a superb cooler, but one at a wicked price. Viper Lair is taking the new 3500LL PRO modules from Corsair for a spin. These are some of my personal favorite sticks as well, extremely solid memory. They don’t really overclock that well, but the stock performance and quality is amazing.

Cases & Enclosures
• Enermax Laureate Optical Drive Enclosure – PimpRig

Cooling
• Thermaltake Blue Orb II – Overclockers Online

Memory & Storage
• Corsair TWINX-2048 3500LL PRO – Viper Lair

Motherboards & CPU’s
• Asus A8R-MVP CrossFire – Trusted Reviews
• BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 8.7.3 – Rojak Pot
• DFI NF4 SLI Infinity – Pro-Clockers

Peripherals & Power Supplies
• LG GSA-2166D 16x External Dual Layer DVD/CD Writer – PC Hardware
• Logitech mm50 Speaker System for Apple iPod – Bona Fide Reviews
• Saitek Pro Gamer Command Unit – Xtreme Computing
• Sennheiser PC 160 Gaming Headset – Design Technica
• Thermaltake ToughPower 550W – techPowerUp!

Video Cards & Monitor
• Gigabyte Radeon X1600XT Silent-Pipe II – Legion Hardware
• Gigabyte X1800 XL – AMD Zone
• HIS X1800XT OC DL-DVI VIVO 512MB PCIe – 3D Gameman

Etcetera & Contests
• $100 Newegg.com Gift Certificate Contest – techFEAR
• CES 2006 – Tech Report
• CES 2006 – CoolerMaster, MSI, and Zalman – XYZ Computing
• IndLinux Rangoli v1.0 BETA – Phoronix
• Microsoft’s CES Keynote – A High-Definition Future – Think Computers