“The XtremeGear HP-1216B is features HDT technology and some nice aesthetics, but most significantly it can be found for about $30 USD. That certainly caught our attention here and we jumped at the chance to take a closer look at this cooler. So what does $30 get you these days? How well does the XtremeGear HP-1216B cool a highly overclocked CPU? Let’s find out.”

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“I knew under water I could push the voltage a bit more, so I topped it at 1.5V and pushed the reference clock and multiplier a bit more and was able to boot at 4.3GHz but it was not stable enough to pass benchmarks so I tapped them down a bit and found a sweet spot at 4.226GHz, where everything ran stable and the temperatures were still low. For the final overclocking settings, the processor is at 4.226GHz (216.7MHz x 19.5) at 1.5V and the memory was set at 1733MHz with timings of 7-7-7-20.”

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“In this review Frostytech is testing Scythe’s Grand Kama Cross heatsink, the supped-up successor to the Kama Cross. This time around Scythe have sized it up by selecting a 140mm PWM fan that spins at 500-1300RPM, instead of the standard 120mm size. The Grand Kama Cross is a quiet all-around heatsink, at most producing 45.9 dBA noise and at best a nearly inaudible 29.8 dBA in our real-world tests.”

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“As time goes on we are seeing what was once enterprise-only technology being weaved into consumer products. Dual core processors have eliminated the need for dual processor systems used for A/V production. In the storage field we have the adaption of 10K platter speeds and technological advances like Native Command Queuing.

Today we are looking at the OCZ Technology Vertex 2 Pro. What makes the Vertex 2 Pro so special is that it uses one of the first true enterprise grade solid state controllers and pairs it with low cost consumer grade Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND flash memory.”

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“A couple of years ago Thermaltake released the V9 gaming case and later the V9 Black Edition. Today we are taking a look at another case in their V-Series the V3. The V3 is designed to be very functional, but at a very low cost. You can pick this case up for $50 online! This is an extremely low cost for any case, especially a Thermaltake case. This case features an all black design, mesh front bezel, and a 120mm blue LED fan. Let’s see if this is the perfect case for your next budget build.”

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We here at Benchmark Reviews are probably just like you, when we hear “digital communication” we think e-mail, Facebook, twitter, or maybe a discussion forum. But there is a form of digital communication that predates all of these: the facimile. There are times when you just have to send a fax. Financial, legal, and medical matters often require that a signed form or letter be sent via fax. OK, but what if you don’t own a fax machine? It seems that fewer and fewer of us have fax machines these days, especially with the growth of e-mail and web-based fax services. But what if you don’t have one of these either? Well, luckily for us, Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 include a fax service. And Adobe Acrobat provides a perfect multiplatform application from which to fax. With Windows & an Acrobat PDF file, you can fax directly from your PC. We’re not only going to show you how to use the Windows fax service, we’re also going to review ! a simple USB fax modem hardware solution from Rosewill if your computer didn’t come with one.

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“Epson has a new photo printer out, and this time its a portable model called the PictureMate Show. This new model features a huge 7-inch color display and 270MB of internal memory. Printing is both speedy and of high quality on the portable PictureMate Show.”

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“The XFX Radeon HD5850 Black Edition 1GB graphics card is part of ATI’s new DirectX 11 range of cards, featuring the latest stream technology, ATI Eyefinity and giving fantastic results whilst maintaining a low power output with only one PCI-Express power connector.”

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“Many of us are always doing whatever we can to get that last MHz out of our equipment. This includes going out and buying an aftermarket cooler to allow us to increase the voltages, or buying a better overclocking motherboard. If you go with an aftermarket cooler for your video card then a few problems arise. First you have to take off the stock cooler then carefully apply the VRM coolers, ect. Why not just buy a card with an aftermarket cooler already installed? The answer to that most of the time is, ‘But there are no aftermarket cooled cards available.’ Today we happen to have an aftermarket cooled 5770 by Sapphire. This card gives you all the advantages of aftermarket cooling without the hassle of installing your own aftermarket cooler.”

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“Prior to about a year ago, ASRock boards were definitely in the economy class. Oh, they were decent, stable motherboards, but they just had the look and feel of inexpensive. Not so today, ASRock’s boards are just as nice as those built by the “household name” companies like Gigabyte, Asus, etc. Today I will be looking at the little brother to the P55 Deluxe, the ASRock P55 Extreme. I suppose “little brother” isn’t the correct term since the two are basically the same board with only one change I can see at first glance, but the savings are significant. As with all A SRock boards, you get what is a full-featured motherboard at an economy price. Read on to check out the P55 Extreme!”

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“Thrustmaster’s Dual Action Gamepad Controllers for the PC, the F1 Wireless and the F430 Wired, are inspired by famous Ferrari cars, and offer some stylish aesthetics for PC gamers who want the ability to use gamepad controllers. But what about functionality? Let’s find out.”

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Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 Intel P55 Motherboard Review @ PCStats
ASUS P7P55 WS SuperComputer Motherboard @ Bjorn3D
SilverStone Strider Plus ST75F-P 750W report @ APH Networks
iXBT Labs Review: Intel Celeron E3300 Processor @ iXBT
ATI Radeon HD 5670 Review @ TechSpot
Patriot Valkyrie NAS Raid Device @ Pro-Clockers
ASUS P7P55D Premium and P7P55D-E Pro Reviewed @ OCC
PowerColor Radeon HD5850 PCS+ Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews
ATI Radeon HD 5670 512MB Video Card @ TweakTown
Noctua NH-D14 CPU Heatsink review @ APH Networks