Hardware Roundup for Mar. 15

There’s a lot going on today, especially if you want to get some great cooling thrown in your PC. Xbit Labs takes a look at an ‘all in one’ CPU cooler from a new company called AKUATEK. One huge benefit that this cooler has compared to others, is that it’s around the same size at a Zalman 9500LED. That’s saying a lot, since this is a liquid cooling setup. It looks like they have a few kinks to work out before it’s worthy of your purchase though, so check out the review for more info. If you are a water cooling enthusiast and want a good dual rad to buy, then grab your German to English translator and head over to Technic3D. They are taking a look at a bunch of dual rads on the market and puts each to the test.

If you think hard drives are boring looking, and I would have to agree, then check out TweakTowns review of the Raptor X from WD. It’s pricey, but you get a window! Digit-Life takes a quick look at the new MSI K8N Diamond Plus motherboard, which is based on the nForce 4 16x SLi chipset. If you think you have seen a great looking motherboard before, then check out this one and prepare to be impressed.

Cases & Enclosures
• Antec P150 Case – Bjorn3D
• Cooler Master Centurion 530 ATX Chassis – Virtual-Hideout
• Cooler Master Centurion 532 Case – XYZ Computing

Cooling
• AKUATEK eXtreme FS-92 Liquid-Cooling System – XBit Labs
• Coolink SWiF Fans & Silent Savior – ModTheBox
• Dual Radiators Roundup – Technic3D
• Noctua NH-U9 and NH-U12 CPU Coolers – Driver Heaven
• Thermaltake Tribe External Liquid Cooling System – A True Review
• XSPC X20 Water Cooling Kit – XS Reviews
• Zalman VF900 Cu GPU Cooler – Pro-Clockers
• Zalman ZM-MFC1 Fan Controller – Overclockers Club

Memory & Storage
• Mushkin 2GB XP2-5300 3-3-3 – techPowerUp!
• StarTech.com PEXSATA22 – Overclockers Online
• Western Digital Raptor X – TweakTown

Motherboards & CPU’s
• Abit AN8 32X – T-Break
• Epox EP-9U1697-GLi – AnandTech
• MSI K8N Diamond Plus – Digit-Life

Peripherals & Power Supplies
• Amacrox 2.1 Notebook Speaker – UK Gamer
• LiteON 16X Super AllWrite DVD/RW – GamePyre
• Saitek ST90 Joystick – Think Gaming
• Sytrin Server Class PSU460 – Xtreme Computing

Video Cards & Monitor
• LG L1981Q 19-inch LCD – Design Technica
• NVIDIA 1.0-8751 + EVGA 7900GT – Phoronix
• PowerColor Radeon X1300 – Elite Bastards
• XFX GeForce 7900GTX – GD Hardware

Etcetera & Contests
• Announcing the ARP-Steel Survey Contest Winners – Rojak Pot
• Cebit 2006 Coverage – Red & Blackness
• Hewlett Packard LaserJet 2550L Printer – Think CE
• Norman Virus Control – UK Gamer