Hardware Roundup for Nov. 24

Happy Holiday! It doesn’t seem that too many websites are taking a break today though, because there are reviews a plenty. If you are still deliberating about picking up the new 7800GTX 512MB edition, you may want to check out Cool Tech Zones review. If you are willing to hand over a hefty sum, then you will certainly have the high-end of all high-end… for a few months at least ;)

Building a small form factor PC? SilverStone produce some of the *best* HTPC cases and both Sudhian and Madshrimps are taking a look at one today. The biggest problem with SFF though, is the constant high heat situation. PrimoChill has come to the rescue, by offering a SFF water cooling case, which Grunt Ville is taking a look at. It’s expensive, but if you want the best cooling for your SFF, it may be a smart move.

If your PC is kick ass, then you will want sound to match. Red and Blackness seems to love the Creative T6060 5.1 sound system. The entire set looks classy and is a great size. It’s not extremely powerful compared to other speaker sets on the market, but it’s certainly worth the price.

Cases & Enclosures
• Asetek Vapochill Micro CPU – SilentPC Review
• PrimoChill X-QPack H2O SFF – Gruntville
• Silverstone LC16M HTPC – Sudhian
• Silverstone LC17 HTPC – Madshrimp
• Zalman TNN300 Silent Case – GamePC

Cooling
• Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro – 3D Xtreme
• PrimoChill PC ICE Coolant – PimpRig
• Thermaltake Big Water SE – Think Computers

Memory & Storage
• G.Skill Extreme 3200DSU2-1GBFX – Legion Hardware
• OCZ EB DDR PC-4000 1024MB Platinum Edition – Byte Sector
• OCZ Rally 512MB USB Flash Drive – Big Bruin

Motherboards & CPU’s
• ECS KN1 SLI Extreme – [H]ard|OCP
• Championing 64-bit & Dual-Core – HardwareZone
• Updated AMD Socket 754 Athlon 64 & Sempron Motherboard List – A1 Electronics

Peripherals & Power Supplies
• ButtKicker Gamer Sound System – Extreme MHz
• Creative T6060 Speaker System – Red & Blackness
• Flexiglow Fg-500w-ez Power Supply – Red & Blackness
• Logitech G5 Gaming Mouse – Hardware-Review
• Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse – Hardware-Pacers
• Oakley Thump 2 MP3 Sunglasses – The Tech Lounge

Video Cards
• EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GT CO – Gamers Hell
• HIS X800GTO IceQ II Turbo PCI-E – Gamers Hell
• NVIDIA 7800GTX 512MB – Cool Tech Zone
• XFX GeForce 7800 GTX 512 XXX Edition – Bjorn3D
• XFX GeForce 7800 GTX 512 XXX Edition – Hexus

Etcetera & Contests
• Contest: Apple iPod Video 30GB & Oppo Digital OPDV971H DVD Player – Design Technica
• Contest: Four Zboards – two Call of Duty 2 keysets and two AOE III keysets – 3D Xtreme
• Holiday 2005 PC Case Buyers Guide – Think Computers
• XGI Targets OSS Drivers – Phoronix