PC Zenith v4

Imagine our planet after the nuclear holocaust. That’s what the world looks like in Fallout 3. In 2077 the human race bombed itself back into Stone Age and one can be happy about the fact that there are people out there who at least speak a language, even if it’s not their own … Read more @ Ocaholic.ch

As far as our benchmarks go, the new NVIDIA flagship, the GeForce GTX 295 looks very promising. Sure, skeptics from the ATI camp will say that these handpicked games may favor NVIDIA cards, and while that’s for debate, there’s no denying that the differences in performance are still rather drastic. Remember, we are not looking at minor 5% to 10% increases, but quite significant ones, ranging from 20% to over 50%.
However, what impressed even more was the suggested retail price as positioned by NVIDIA. Set to be launched at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 8, the GeForce GTX 295 will be available for US$499. While that is by no means cheap, it is quite a bargain considering it’ll cost less than a Radeon HD 4870 X2, which when we last checked recently, was going for around US$529. Will this force ATI into a price-drop? That looks likely and if so, then it will be sweet revenge for NVIDIA, won’t it? And of course that will bring more cheer to enthusiasts shopping for an ultra high-end graphics card. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 (Preview) @ HardwareZone

If you are asking us, Verbatim is doing more than fine in this field. Above all their devices have high-quality built and don’t fall behind the competition. With price around 85€ (125$) this 500GB external HDD presents itself as very good purchase. Verbatim 3.5 inch External HDD eSATA & USB Combo Drive 500GB @ InsideHW

With of 160USD, we would consider value product for NorthQ Black Magic Flex 850W which is not only comes with latest and great features but also perform quite well during out testing. We quite like the flat cable which is extremely good for cable management where you can hide it behind the motherboard plate, optical drive cage and etc. Quad +12V rails are good for sharing the loads to ensure the system is not overload and causing instability issue. If you are looking for a budget and high power PSU then NorthQ Black Magic Flex 850W is one of your good choices. NorthQ Black Magic 850W @ Hardware Bistro

With the Dark Knight S1283 Xigmatek presents a towercooler which should have an enormeous cooling potential. Three heatpipes with eight millimeters in diameter are directly built into the ground plate through the “Direct Touch” process. You’ll also find a big and silent 120 mm fan to transfer the heat to the environment. Special about the Dark Knight is its very good looking black design.

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With the XP3 1600 triple channel memory kit Mushkin presents a solid and well performing product that should find its place in a Nehalem based gaming or enthusiasts system. The XP3 1600 kit also comes with nice overclocking capabilities.  With the XP3-12800 memory kit, Mushkin presents a high-end product which should find its right place in a high-end or overclocker’s system. With only less changes in the BIOS we reached a reasonable clock of 1810 MHz with 8-8-8-24 timings and 1.75 volt. Read  more @ Ocaholic.ch