Hardware Roundup for Jan. 13

The weekends almost here… so close. No better way to pass the time than to read some good reviews, so check out this roundup. OCC has taken a look at the Bigwater 745 from TT, which supports all current motherboard sockets. The kit turns out to be a good choice, but your motherboard must have mounting holes in order to use it.

If you are an Intel diehard, but want the luxury of SLi also, then check out Hot Hardwares review of the MSI P4N Diamond. It ends up being a great choice due to it being a great overclocker. It even includes a Soundblaster Live! as the audio of choice. Houston Vehicles takes the Cyborg Evo Wireless joystick for a spin, and this thing looks packed! Since it’s wireless, you could route your favorite flight sim to your big screen TV and really have a blast :)

Cases & Enclosures
• Sunbeamtech Silent Storm – Big Bruin

Cooling
• Tt Bigwater 745 H2O Kit – Overclocker Cafe

Memory & Storage
• Crucial Value PC3200 1GB Memory Kit – 3Dxtreme

Motherboards & CPU’s
• ASRock 775XFIRE-ESATA2 – PyroCPU
• MSI P4N Diamond nForce4-SLI – Hot Hardware
• Sapphire Pure Innovation Mainboard – Technic3D

Peripherals & Power Supplies
• BlueGears HDA X-Mystique 7.1 – PenStarSys
• Saitek Cyborg Evo Wireless Joystick – Houston Vehicles
• Xitel HiFi-Link for iPod – A True Review

Video Cards & Monitor
• Sapphire Radeon Line-Up – Digit-Life
• X1800 is extremely overclocking friendly – NGOHQ

Etcetera & Contests
• ASUSTeK A6JA ‘Napa’ Notebook – Hexus
• Gaming Notebook Roundup – Trusted Reviews
• Grisoft Introduces AVG Linux – PyroCPU
• KickButtComputers.com Preview – Extensive Mods
• XSPC LCD Display – Pro-Clockers