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Digit-Life Review: Thermaltake BigTyp VP and MaxOrb EX CPU Coolers

Excerpt:
“Today we are going to examine two High-End coolers from Thermaltake — BigTyp VP and MaxOrb EX. Both are actually overhauled versions of their famous predecessors (Big Typhoon and MaxOrb), which formed a positive image in our reviews. So it will be very interesting to see how far these new products have gone in the highly competitive layout of forces of High-End coolers, including other Thermaltake products.”

Article: http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/cpu/tt-bigtyp-maxorb-shootout-july2k8-p1.html

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Hard drive docks have become very popular lately taking on many shapes and forms, they really are useful especially if you’re in a hurry. With a dock you can just plug the hard drive into it and you don’t have to worry about putting it into an enclosure, docks are also great for tech people for the same reason really, they’re easy and allow fast access to the hard drives.

Today for review I’ve got a very interesting hard drive dock, this one support only 2.5” HDDs, it can use either SATA or IDE, there’s one port on each side for either style, and it also has a space on the top to be able to read and transfer data to or from a CF or MD card. It’s called the 2.5″ SATA/IDE HDD and CF to USB 2.0 Bridge Adapter and it’s from USBGeek. It’s a well made device that is inexpensive, coming in at only $22, for that price it’s well worth the money in just the time it can save you.

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CPU3D Review: Gigabyte GA-EG43-S2H Motherboard

Gigabyte gives HTPC users more choice by introducing their latest socket-775 motherboard  featuring Intel’s G43 chipset. It’s based on Intel’s already popular P45 chipset, but this time it offers onboard graphics in the form of the Intel GMA X4500 graphics engine. It supports DDR2-800 ram, 1333FSB and has a host of connectors which are ideal for HTPC users.

“The Gigabyte GA-EG43M-S2H motherboard is a good all-rounder. Using Intel’s GMA X4500 integrated graphics, it offers all the necessary features required to satisfy any HTPC user or system integrator. “

Read the rest of the review … http://www.cpu3d.com/content/view/5733/54/

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ATI All-In-Wonder HD Video Card Review

Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 08-29-2008

The All in Wonder HD is an interesting jack of all trades video card. The good points include the ability to playback and record live TV on the PC, decent gaming performance in the form of the HD 3650 and the ability to run FM Radio. If gaming is your primary concern it would be better to buy a HD 4850 and a HDTV tuner if that is the route you want to go but the A-I-W HD is targeted for the home theater crowd not the hardcore gamer. For the casual gamer wanting to watch TV or listen to FM Radio, the A-I-W HD is definitely an excellent buy as you get much more than just a video card. For the Home Theater crowd, the A-I-W HD fits the bill in spades with the ability to watch HDTV, and HD content like Blu Ray discs without another card or additional software.

Review Link: http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/hardware/1811_1.html

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