Hardware Roundup for Jan. 17

For a Tuesday, there are a lot more reviews than usual! If you have ever imagined your computer to have a vertical CD-Rom drive, then the ThermalTake Eclipse might be for you. DV Hardware has reviewed that case today and for the most part they love it, especially due to the unique features it has. If you will never own a Ferrari, but want hardware just as fast, then the Ferrari 20″ LCD monitor is worth a look. Bit-Tech takes this one for a spin, but concludes that it’s far too expensive compared to a Dell. Of course, if you have money to burn and love the Ferrari name, then it’s a wicked monitor to own.

Cases & Enclosures
• Cooler Master Stacker 830 Case – PimpRig
• Silverstone TJ05 – Motherboards.org
• Techsolo TT-15 Case – Technic 3D
• ThermalTake Eclipse DV VC6000 – DV Hardware
• Titan G3T Notebook Cooling – A1 Electronics

Cooling
• Thermalright HR-01 – Legion Hardware
• Thermalright V1-Ultra GPU Cooler – Red & Blackness
• Zalman VF700-Cu LED – Pure Overclock

Memory & Storage
• Crucial Ballistix Tracer – AMD Gamer

Motherboards & CPU’s
• Gigabyte GA-8I955X Royal – Bjorn 3D
• MSI RD480 – Pro-Clockers
• nForce4 XE and nForce4 Ultra Preview – Technic 3D
• NVIDIA nForce4 SLI XE and nForce4 Ultra Technology Report – Rojak Pot

Peripherals & Power Supplies
• Antec Neo HE 550W PSU – Driver Heaven

Video Cards & Monitor
• Acer Ferrari F20 widescreen LCD – Bit-Tech
• XFX GeForce 6800 GS – NV News

Etcetera & Contests
• 2006 CES Hype List – Think Computers
• BF2 and NFS:MW dynamic shadow rendering issues with ATi RADEON series – NGOHQ
• Cooler Master Contest – Overclockers Online
• “Mixed Feeling on two of CES’ Biggest Products” – XYZ Computing
• Polywell MiniBox 939NP Media Center PC – Viper Lair
• SDI iHome iH5 iPod Alarm Clock – Design Technica
• The Quest for Lagfree Gaming 2 – Tech-Hounds
• Weekly Forum Contest – XYZ Computing