Not much has changed in how we keep our computers cool, we use fans, yes I know there are other solutions but the most common is the typical fan to pull air fresh cool air into our cases and exhaust the hot air out. For the most part this system works well, but there are always ways of improving the system if we look hard enough, one way is a fan controller, this not only controls the speeds of the fans but can also help quiet a loud fan.

Up on the review block today we’ve got the Sentry LX Aluminum Dual Bay Fan Controller from NZXT and it’s very well made, easy to install and even easier to use. The Sentry LX is a stylish black colored aluminum with diamond cut accents so it will fit in nicely with most any chassis.

So continue on to learn more about the Sentry LKX and see why this is the fan controller for you…

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Reware^™ Releases New Line of Affordably Priced Sustainable Bags Made in the USA

Washington, D.C., August, 2008- Reware, the company known for its solar-powered Juice Bags, has released a new line of American-made bags that includes messenger bags, hobo bags and attachés. All of the bags are made from recycled materials.

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We have just taken a look at the Ikari Laser iron.lady bundle today and I’ve turned my wife loose on this pink bundle.  This bundle takes it’s name from a female gaming event in China and it offers up a pink Ikari Laser mouse, pink QcK mousepad and a pink wristband for your favorite female gamer.  My wife is a big fan of the entire bundle and was surprised at how nice the wristband is.  Take a look at her review for all the details.

Title: SteelSeries Ikari Iron.Lady Bundle
URL: http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=6024&Itemid=40

Crucial Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-10600 Review:

Link: http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Crucial/PC3-10600/1.php

Quote: Today we are taking a look at another DDR3 kit on the market, this time it comes from Crucial. We got their PC3-10600 kit for review which is the first DDR3 kit that we look at from Crucial.

We are going to benchmark it vs some well performing kits on the market to see how well this memory kit performs and also see what type of overclocking results we can expect from the kit.

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Powercolor PCS HD 4850 512 MB

Link:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_4850_PCS

Brief:
Powercolor’s latest HD 4850 PCS graphics card is based on the AMD HD 4850 reference design but comes with an improved cooler and slightly increased core clocks. While the overclock makes only a small performance difference, the cooler substantially improves the product. Even under load the PCS 4850 is barely audible which makes it the quietest graphics card ever tested - of all performance classes.

OCZ Technology introduces the enhanced Core V2, the latest addition to the SSD series with New Features, Performance Gains, and Increased Storage Capacity

Sunnyvale, CA—August 14, 2008—Responding the demands of enthusiasts and high-performance mobile computing consumers, OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and computer components, today unveiled the newest addition to their industry-leading OCZ Core Series SATA II 2.5” Solid State Drives. The Core Series has established OCZ as a pioneer in the SSD market by offering consumers the benefits of solid drives technology at an affordable price. With the industry continuously shifting in this direction, OCZ strives to place its Core Series at the forefront.

“OCZ continues the trend of enabling consumers with the latest in cutting edge solid state disc technology with the introduction of the new Core V2 SSD,” said Ryan Petersen, CEO of the OCZ Technology Group. “As SSD technology progresses, OCZ will continue to release updated and enhanced solutions to ensure our customers stay on the leading edge. The new Core V2 drives offer consumers and system integrators increased capacities up to 250GB, improved read and write performance and faster seek time, all coupled with a new mini USB port empowering customers with the ability to further improve performance and compatibility by updating firmware in the future.”

Featuring new architecture, the Core Series SSD V2 will be available in up to a massive 250GB capacity and delivers enhanced speeds of up to 170 MB/s read and 98 MB/s write speeds with an improved seek time of less than 0.2-0.3ms, making the Core V2 significantly faster when it comes to both Read/Write and seek-time performance. The addition of a mini-USB port also makes it possible for customers in the field to update the Core V2’s firmware should new versions become available, to further enhance compatibility or performance with future platforms.

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InsideHW.com has posted review for ASUS Crosshair II Formula motherboard. You can read a clip from review:

“Engineers from ASUS took into account every little detail while designing Crosshair II Formula motherboard and by taking a closer look at layout it is obvious that they didn’t economize with components integrated into this motherboard. This had big impact on final price tag for this motherboard but all this doesn’t guarantee that configuration based on this motherboard will work flawlessly and be able to satisfy needs of every overclocker out there…”

If you are interested to read some more, we present you link:

http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Motherboards/ASUS-Crosshair-II-Formula.html