With everything seeming to just get faster and faster with each new revision or product that comes out there seems to be an increase in heat output as well, most people concern themselves with cooling their CPUs and video cards but forget about their chipsets. The chipset does quite a bit of work, in the motherboard the chipsets are more the heart of the system than the CPU really, they make everything work together, with a hot Northbridge chip your system will not run stable as it controls data transfer from all of the main components in the system. I personally have found this out, my stock heatsink mount popped off at one corner, and at a glance it appeared to still be attached, but my system kept shutting down, and it took me quite a while to figure out what the culprit was, I’m lucky I didn’t fry it really…

Today for review I’ve got the Porter  N881 Chipset cooler from Xigmatek and from my testing it is an excellent choice to cool todays hot chipsets. Not only does the Porter perform well passively cooling the chip, but you can add an additional fan to further improve cooling and help your overclock.

So read on to learn more about the Porter from Xigmatek…

Read full review HERE

Many PC enthusiasts play video games and do regular computing on the same machine, and we all know that the more software you add, the more cluttered and unstable your computer becomes. Imagine batching up a bunch of videos for compression, and then getting online for some fragging without any slowdown or distractions.

Historically, KVM switches have been relatively light on features, but now they come with DVI video, USB 2.0, and even audio switching support. ATEN introduces their CS1782 dual-DVI USB 2.0 KVMP switch, which should entice PC gamers and media enthusiasts with its Dual-link DVI support and 7.1 audio switching capabilities. Now PC enthusiasts can instantly switch between a seperate gaming or media computer with very little hassle.

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http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1217

TechwareLabs has published a editorial on the iPhone 3G Disaster Release!. Here’s a clip from the editorial:

Quote: What does TechwareLabs think about the release of the iPhone 3G? Dan Shannon shares his opinions about what went right, and what went wrong.

LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/articles/editorials/iPhone_3G_release/

Title: iPhone 3G Disaster Release! @ TechwareLabs