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Gigabyte has been on a role in the last few years with their mid-range lineup of motherboards, specifically the UD3 and UD4 series, have a huge following and are highly regarded within the community.  They have earned their spot for good reason too, and the value pricing combined with top notch overclocking capabilities have been a tough act to follow.  …

It seems that vanity has no limit, as there aren’t many markets more entwined in style and appearance than the consumer electronics industry. It makes sense, since these are called Personal Computers, after all. Identity is everything to consumers, which is what makes computer cases such a personal choice for system builders. Corsair is helping to make these decisions a …

Here is an interesting find if you follow the all to rampid ‘SSD Rumour Network’. It appears that Jonathon from BGR just came out with a scoop from Apple Sources that the new MacBook Pro will be up for sale within the next two weeks and stores are presently readying their shelves for shipments in coming days. The new Macbook …

Only 7 days left until the winner is announced for the v7AGE420-ES eSATA 4  bay RAID enclosure: With innovative tool-free technology, iStarUSA Mini Trayless Family provides ultimate easy and convenient way to fast install and swap hard drives. The  keyless lock offer an excellent solution without using a key to prevent hard drive from accidentally being removed. Full story at Computing on Demand.

Cooler Master already showed in our previous reviews, that they manufacture excellent power supply units and their Silent Pro Gold 1000W power supply underlines this impressively. The results are so impressive, that the Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold  1000W received the ocinside.de OverClocking Dream 02/2011 award. In the review we will examine, among other things, how high the current consumption is with this …

The PowerColor HD6970 PCS+ comes with its core and memory clocks cranked up to 940 and 1425MHz respectively. The PowerColor HD6970 PCS+ uses a custom 4-pipe heatsink and dual-fan solution, not only to keep temperatures in check but also lowers the fan noise during gameplay.  The PowerColor HD6970 PCS+ also comes with a key code for Modern Warfare 2 so …

The NZXT Phantom Full Tower Chassis, designed with sleek & pristine contours, radiates personality and quality. As with all NZXT products, they strive to set themselves apart from the rest by offering unique and original designs.  The Phantom delivers high performance cooling advantages with seven fan cooling options, dual radiator support, quad water cooling cutouts, and five 20W per channel …

Today on OCAU we take a look at the OCZ RevoDrive and Vertex 2 120GB  SSDs.  They’re two very different approaches to the SSD concept, with  the Vertex 2 being a conventional 2.5″ SATA drive, and the RevoDrive  being a PCI-E card with onboard RAID. Read on to see how they compare to  a conventionl mechanical drive and an older SSD. Full …

There is one area where we waited for quite Enermax time, the case for the gamer. Well now, it’s done, with the hoplite, who wants to be a true modern day warrior ready to put a measuring stick for competition, especially since he does not forget to flatter us with his Las Vegas touch, but also our desire for functionality …

What’s wrong with a mouse? Well, this may sound like a stupid question but in the mice evolution of design, it was created to be used as an input device for all aspects of computing.  Unfortunately the mouse wasnt created specifically for gaming. You could argue that there are many mice out there that have been created just for gaming …

The world of gaming, especially that of PC gaming, has become more than a simple hobby for a lot of us. In fact, gaming has grown and shaped itself, becoming part of people’s lifestyle. Tournaments, from the World Cyber Games (WCG) to the famous GSL tournaments, have made gaming a fascination to viewers, fans, and gamers alike. I myself have …

The more I played with the NZXT Phantom, the more I liked it. The white finish with its black accents really makes this case stand out from the crowd and the roomy interior was a joy to work in thanks to the excellent cable management. Full story at Tweaknews.

eTeknix have teamed up with Beyond Technologies to offer 10 lucky viewers a Scorpio case and Titan Cooler for 99p.  Full story at eTeknix.

KitGuru has covered the Sandybridge platform fairly regularly in the last month, analysing Intels K processors, and pushing them to their limits. Today however we are taking our first look at an MSI board, the fully loaded P67A-GD65. This features MSIs clever Icy Choke Technology. Full story at Kitguru

SuperTalent is about to unveil the worlds fastest mPCIE card with SATA 3 speeds of 354MB/s read and 257 MB/s write respectively At first glance, this may just seem to be another of the many daily ‘ground breaking’ ssd announcements but there may be a bit more under the surface on this one folks. This is very exciting news in …