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New platforms are particularly interesting to us as home theater PC (HTPC) enthusiasts because it gives us a chance to clearly see how a generation of progress can be transformed into tangible benefits. Not long ago, integrated graphics processors (IGP) were strictly the choice of budget-minded consumers, but the recent relocation of the graphics processing unit (GPU) from the chipset …

Already we’ve looked at a couple of PCIe 3.0 boards; the first was the ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 and that’s the big brother to the board we’re looking at today. The other was the MSI Z68A-GD80-G3. While both are great boards in their own right, the problem at the moment is that nothing can really make use of the PCIe …

What do you look for in a case and what is the most you are willing to spend? Today’s case isn’t exactly high end and to match that it doesn’t have all of the features and extras you would expect if you were shelling out cash in the ‚¬100+ range. System builders and budget gamers this one is for you, …

Kingstons HyperX moniker has always been assigned to their performance products whether it is computer memory or USB drives. Now you can add SSDs to that naming convention as they have released the HyperX SSD, a performance based drive geared towards the computer enthusiast market. Featuring write speeds of 510 MB/s and read speeds of 555 MB/s this SSD is …

If you look back several years, we all had Floppy Disk drives which were mostly of the 3.5″ form, and of course all cases had the 3.5″ bays at the front to take a floppy. Things have changed a lot since then, but not quite as much as you might expect. While we all upgraded our optical drives from CD …

It’s easy to build a great computer case if it’s going to retail for $250 or more. Actually, I take that back: judging by some of the cases I’ve seen, maybe it’s not that easy! While a high retail price is no guarantee of quality or usability, it’s certainly more of a challenge to come out with a really great …

Things used to be simple. I could always count on the lack of left-handed Logitech employees to protect my right-handed superiority complex. But now, Logitech has upset things by releasing an ambidextrous G300 Gaming Mouse. I’d like to simply deny its existence as I do with The Matrix sequels and the Vanilla Frosty, but I can’t. You see, the numerous …

The game feels great. Its not just the updated graphics or changes in gameplay. Everything around you is more solid, has more weight to it.Mass Effect was a game of unbelievable depth, but (dont hit me for this) once it came to action, it was simplistic and unimpressive. Mass Effect 2 kept the depth, and polished the combat. And now, …

With a very impressive set of features such as crystal clear virtual surround audio, high volume levels, dual noise reduction microphones, voice commands and feedback, multiuse support, built-in motion sensor and A2DP audio streaming you just can’t go wrong with the latest FREEWAY Bluetooth in-car speakerphone by Jabra. Full story at RW Labs.

One name derived from Roman culture is the Xigmatek Pantheon. The name “Pantheon” is actually a temple in Rome that is dedicated to the Roman Gods. In this instance, it is a rather impressive computer chassis. The Pantheon is a full tower that supports both mATX and standard ATX motherboards. Built into the Pantheon is a fan controller that features …