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Kingston HyperX PC8500 DDR2 1GB Memory Kit
September 18, 2006 - Call it a mid-life crisis, but both AMD and Intel have traded in their versatile DDR coupes in favor of DDR2 muscle cars. With this transition, the focus shifts from low latency kits to higher timed chips capable of top speeds never before seen in the world of RAM. In fact, the kit we're looking at today comes spec'd at DDR2-1066, nearly twice the speed of where the fastest DDR kits left off at DDR-600! Read full article
Razer Barracuda HP-1 Gaming Headphones
September 15, 2006 - Having secured a place for themselves in gaming lore, Razer now looks to expand their product lineup and today we'll be looking at, or should I say listening to, their new Barracuda HP-1 gaming headphones. Boasting 5.1 surround sound and an impressive spec sheet, can these headphones continue the legacy that started with a mouse? Read full article
Be-Quiet StraightPower 600W Power Supply
August 25, 2006 - Tell any self-respecting computer geek that we can't have a cool and quiet rig that also runs with superior performance, and you are more than likely going to get a highly caffeinated beverage-can upside the head. We simply aren't willing to sacrifice performance for running cool or near silently. We want high performance in every aspect of our rigs and the power supply is no exception. Even first-time builders are coming around to the fact that your PC is only as good as the power it's running on. Take an unstable, loud, hot-running PSU and you might as well throw the rest of the parts in the trash. Read full article
Razer Copperhead Mouse
August 23, 2006 - Razer flew into the gaming scene when they introduced the Boomslang, a mouse targeted towards the competitive gamer, and popularized the importance of a high dpi for precision control. Up until that time, this peripheral remained as one of the few overlooked devices for a killer gaming experience. That is no longer the case, and Razer continues to focus on the gaming community with products aimed exclusively at this crowd. Today HardwareLogic looks at their flagship mouse, the Razer Copperhead. Read full article
Enermax Galaxy EGA1000EWL 1000W PSU
August 14, 2006 - Enermax is a company many of you are already familiar with, as we have reviewed a few of their products recently. Everyone who builds or upgrades systems is familiar with Enermax as one of a handful of companies that build high quality PSUs (power supply) for a wide variety of applications. What most people don't know is that Coolergiant is the subsidiary of Enermax directly responsible for the PSUs. Read full article
Apevia X-Pleasure Case
August 10, 2006 - Aspire has been a commonly known company behind many creatively crafted enclosures and very unique power supply units. Apevia has since replaced the Aspire name but continues the tradition is still churning out lots of flashy new products. Read full article
EPoX MF570SLI Motherboard
August 2, 2006 - EPoX is a name many here in the U.S. are not familiar with, nor are they a name typically associated with enthusiast level motherboards. However, EPoX, like a a lot of other motherboard manufacturers (Foxconn and ECS, among others), has realized that the enthusiast market is where the money is and have jumped in head first. Read full article
School of Ownage (A CS:S Beginners Guide)
July 25, 2006 - Welcome to the School of Ownage. If you're a beginner player looking for some tips or tricks to help you gain the upper hand in Counter Strike: Source, then you've come to the right place. Likewise, if you're a little nervous or unsure about your skill level, this guide will give you the confidence to jump in and play. Make sure you check out the HardwareLogic CS:S Server!!! Read full article
Watermarking Your Pictures
July 25, 2006 - You've seen them all over the place, from the world record screen shots of seasoned over-clockers to the photographs of profesional photographers. The semi-translucent name of creator of the image...A watermark. Read full article
Atrix A9001-C4 Case
July 21, 2006 - As much as we may love our $200 Lian Li cases, we understand that not every PC enthusiast has the budget for them. The guys over at Atrix seem to realize this too and thanks to them, now even the guy flipping burgers can afford the features of a $200 chassis. However, it's not every day that you'll find an air filter, fully-featured LCD display, and a tool-less construction for $70, so we proceeded with hopeful skepticism that Atrix could deliver the quality that their website proudly proclaims. Read full article
Powercolor 1600XTBRAVO256 Video Card
July 16, 2006 - The X1600 XT chipset features ATI's newest technologies including Avivoâ„¢ video perfection, GDDR3, and High-Dynamic Range Lighting(HDR) support. Please come along as HardwareLogic beats up this X1600XT, and get a glimpse at what it can REALLY do. Read full article
ANTEC Solo Quiet Mid Tower Case
June 26, 2006 - ANTEC has been a leading manufacturer of PC cases and power supplies for more than 10 years. Based in Fremont CA, ANTEC is well known for its Sonata and Sonata II cases, the LAN-BOY case, the super-quiet P180 case, as well as a strong line of PSUs including the TruePower, SmartPower and more recently the award-winning NeoHE series. Read full article
Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE-SFMA 600W Power Supply
June 25, 2006 - The original Noisetaker series power supplies from Enermax built a very good reputation for themselves back in the day. But like every good company trying to stay with the times on new technologies and changes in the market, Enermax has decided to revive the Noisetaker power supplies. Not only did they teach this old dog some new tricks, they put it in the weight room and what emerged was the more powerful and feature rich Noisetaker II (also known as the "AX" series). Read full article
Mod a Test Power Supply
June 24, 2006 - Modding a power supply into a test PSU is one of the easiest and inexpensive mods that doesn't require a lot of experience. Anyone from system builders to PC technicians can benefit from this tutorial, as can anyone that wants to gain modding experience before moving on to bigger and more complex projects. Best of all, this is one of the few guides we know of that doesn't require opening the unit. Even when unplugged, power supplies hold enough juice to shock or kill a person, which are surefire ways to ruin someone's day. And speaking of fire, be advised that once this mod is complete you shouldn't run the unit for more than about 5 minutes a session, plenty of time test a component. What we'll be doing is fooling the PSU into thinking it's connected to a motherboard so it can work as a standalone unit, and power supplies have a tendency to overheat if not enough electricity is being dispersed. Read full article
ANTEC NSK3300 Mid Tower Micro-ATX Case
June 20, 2006 - For about 10 years now, ANTEC has been manufacturing some of the best, and most popular cases and power supplies on the market. Based in Fremont, California, ANTEC is famous for such products as the Sonata and Sonata II cases, the LANBOY case, as well as impressive power supplies like the TruePower, SmartPower, and NeoHE Series'. Read full article
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400Pro Memory Kit
June 13, 2006 - Corsair has been manufacturing high-performance memory since 1994. While Corsair produces some other high quality components, most notably flash memory and watercooling kits, Corsair is definitely best known for its flagship XMS Memory Series. Today we are going to focus on the Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400Pro, a 2GB kit from their XMS series fitted with top of the line components and activity LEDs in the heatspreaders. Read full article
ECS 945G-M3 Motherboard
June 9, 2006 - Elitegroup Computer Systems, better known as ECS, has been a leader in motherboard manufacturing since 1987. ECS definitely holds more of a market share in the AMD motherboard market then they do in the Intel market. Recently the folks at ECS where kind enough to let us take one of their mATX boards for a spin. The ECS 945G-M3 is a full-featured Micro-ATX form factor board built around Intel's 945G Express chipset. The 945G chipset boasts support for Dual-Core Intel Pentium D processors and packs integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics. Please follow along with us as we get to know the ECS 945G-M3 a little better... Read full article
Getting The Most Out Of Your USB Key
June 9, 2006 - If you're like me you bought a USB Flash Drive with only a vague idea of what you would be using it for. Maybe you just wanted to be able to keep some documents or program installers with you. Did you know that you can actually take your entire computer with you on your flash drive? Read full article
Mushkin HP2-4200 1GB DDR2 Memory Kit
May 26, 2006 - Featuring two distinct lines of memory (Performance Memory Series and Value Memory Series), Mushkin has a kit for every user and every need. Today we'll look at Mushkin's HP2-4200 1GB DDR2 Memory Kit....I know, most of you are thinking PC2-4200? Yawn!!! But this kit should appeal to a wide variety of users. With timings of 3-3-3-9 and a fairly modest price tag, the PC2-4200 should apeal to those looking for the versatility typically found in these kits (tight timings at stock and great overclocking potential). Read full article