Descriptions of our awards can be seen below. We no longer give products or games scores; the reasons for this are detailed in this article, but in short, we feel that scores do not really add much to ...

We’re pretty sure that most computer enthusiasts are aware that CPUs are made from silicon. Far fewer are likely to realize exactly how much work goes into making what is effectively a wonder of the ...

Our Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a fairly old engineering sample with a B3 stepping and although many of you will argue that an engineering samples tend to overclock further than retail samples, our ...

The subtle clue is in the name – the X means this is the PCI-Express x1 version of the Xonar D2 soundcard that we reviewed in September of last year. Since then the promised PCI-Express x1 version has ...

Going back some, the invention of the spinning metal disk and moving head was a huge innovation over old(er) school tapes, bringing down random access times and increasing density and life-spans.

Intel's first 45nm processor, the Core 2 Extreme QX9650, launched last November and it was shortly followed with the launch of the QX9770 - a 200MHz faster, 1600MHz FSB CPU that came at an even higher ...

Cooler Master is a great company for cases in my opinion because it covers a very wide range of prices and needs. There’s the Praetorian for the old-schoolers, the 832 for those who want buttons ...

After a long design and development period, a full retail version of forum-member Peter Brands' (l3p) desk PC has finally been made available for pre-order in the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia.

If you're having trouble keeping up with the names of Intel's graphics products, then you're certainly not alone. Two generations ago, the G45 chipset gave us the GMA X4500HD, and then the number was ...

The SteelSeries Apex [Raw] is the company’s new more budget variant on its Apex gaming keyboard. Like its more expensive sibling it’s a membrane keyswitch keyboard, rather than mechanical switch, but ...

1 - Sangaku 2 - Outer Frame 3 - Inner Frame 4 - Fans 5 - Fans II 6 - Shoji 7 - Lighting 8 - Wood treatment 9 - Eye Candy Next Honestly, the youth of today! Answer me this much: do you remember your ...

Here is a simple mod to allow the speed of any 12V fan to be varied. All we need to do is insert a rheostat or variable resistor in the 12V wire to the fan. The rheostat should be rated at least 3 ...