Notebooks

Hyper Sonic AG2 @ techPowerUp

Motherboards

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe @ THG

Power

NESTEQ ECS7001 700W @ TechwareLabs

Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 460W @ HardwareSecrets

Etc.

Sans Digital MobileSTOR MS2UTN+ RAID Enclosure @ ASELabs

Opera 9.27: Part I @ OSWeekly  NZXT Tempest Case @ 3DGameMan

Sleek Audio SA6 Earphones @ CoolTechZone

Canon EOS Rebel XSi @ DigitalTrends

USB 2.0 Computer Copy Cable @ OCIA

Razer Destructor Professional Gaming Mat @ ThinkComputers

CoolIT Systems PURE CPU Cooler @ TweakTown

The guys at Phoronix have some inside info that gives more credibility to the rumors that have been circulating. They don't go into the information, or (obviously) the source, so take it as you will, BUT... Phoronix does have a good track record with such things...

"Valve Software has yet to officially announce Linux clients for any of its software, but at Phoronix we have received information confirming that Valve is indeed porting its very popular Source engine to the Linux platform."

The nForce 780a reviews were fast & furious on the web yesterday, but the HotHardware guys got three to test against each other. See the daily reviews for a couple more.

"For the first time since the Phenom launch, AMD fans will now be able to pair up NVIDIA's flagship graphics configurations with an AMD CPU and exploit all of the features inherent to both."

The guys at the [H] take a look at running not one, not two, not three, not four, but all of the above 98xx series cards in a rig to see if SLi has a point of diminishing return. The one table that sums it all up for me is the power consumption. Insane.

"If you are looking for the absolute highest framerates, 3-way SLI will provide this, but it will not allow you to improve your gameplay experience in some games, so you are paying extra money for nothing unless you want the performance for canned benchmarks."

Video Cards

S3 Chrome 430 GT @ TweakTown

ECS GeForce 8800 GT 256MB N8800GT-256MX @ LegitReviews

MSI GeForce 9600GT 1GB OC @ TweakTown

Diamond Viper Radeon HD 3650 1GB @ HotHardware

Gigabyte GeForce 8800GT TurboForce 512MB @ APHNetworks

Motherboards

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe @ LegitReviews

Tyan Thunder n3600M @ Phoronix

Asus M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe @ APHNetworks

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe @ the TechReport

RAM

Kingston HyperX DDR2 PC-9200 @ TechwareLabs

OCZ PC2-6400 ReaperX HPC 4GB Kit @ techPowerUp

OCZ ReaperX HPC DDR3-1333 2GB @ ThinkComputers

Power

Tuniq Miniplant 950w @ Virtual-Hideout

Cooler Master Real Power M850 850W @ techPowerUp

Zalman ZM850-HP 850W Modular @ ThinkComputers

Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850W @ Tweaknews

Cases

Lian Li PC-C1110 Super Mid-Tower @ OCIA

NZXT Alpha Classical Series Mid-Tower @ BenchmarkReviews

NZXT Tempest ATX Mid Tower @ TweakTown

Cooling

Noctua NH-U12P CPU Heatsink with/ Additional Fan @ TechwareLabs

ThermoLab Micro Silencer CPU Cooler @ TweakTown

Xigmatek Achilles S1284 HDT CPU Cooler @ BenchmarkReviews

Noiseblocker Coolscraper 3.0 @ XSReviews

External Enclosures

Vantec NexStar 3i Power Management Enclosure @ Pro-Clockers

Silverstone Treasure TS01B RFID Enclosure @ techPowerUp

Etc.

Computrace LoJack for Laptops @ HardwareLogic

Honeywell Airlite 700 Wireless Bluetooth Headset @ 3DGameMan

Corinex GameNet Powerline Networking Kit @ Futurelooks

Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 Sound Card @ TweakTown

Logitech diNovo Mini @ TechwareLabs

Western Digital 320 GB Scorpio Notebook Hard Drive @ techARP

Hanns-G Hi221D 22in Widescreen Display @ OCIA

Archos 705 WiFi @ DigitalTrends

VL System M-Play Blast LCD Case Display & Remote Control @ Tweaknews

If this deal goes through, Deutsche-Telekom will own both T-Mobile and Sprint, & would then be the largest mobile provider in the U.S. Crazy...

"Sprint Nextel's depressed share price may make a takeover seem attractive, but the deal would require massive investments to integrate different network technologies, he said."

Charlie over at the Inq goes through the reasons why he thinks that Blu-ray sales have not only failed to increase, but that you should avoid buying a Blu-ray player at all costs. I personally still think that flash media's going to be the distribution media of choice sooner rather than later...

"US consumers are still dumb sheep, but this time they are realizing what is being done to them and they aren't biting. Sony's hope of having 50% of disc sales this year be Blu-ray are more likely to happen because of falling DVD sales than rocketing Blu-ray."

The guys at Hexus have already got their hands on an MSI nforce 780a SLi motherboard, the K9N2 Diamond. They give a quick run down of what 780a offers (hybrid SLi) along with plenty of shots of the K9N2 & its bundled PCIe 1x X-Fi sound solution.

"Though Hybrid Power only functions when compatible NVIDIA cards such as the GeForce 9600 GT or 9800 GX2 are in use, it allows users to save power by disabling any compatible discrete graphics cards when they're not required."

Notebooks

MacBook Pro @ PCMechanic

Video Cards

ASUS EN9600GT Silent 512MB @ TechGage

XFX GeForce 9800GTX Black Edition @ Gamepyre

Motherboards

DFI LANParty LT X48-T2R @ TweakTown

MSI K9A2 Platinum @ Motherboards.org

ASRock Penryn 1600SLIX3-WiFi 680i @ ThinkComputers

Storage

Corsair Voyager 32GB Flash Drive @ Pro-Clockers

Corsair Voyager 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Memory Drive @ Futurelooks

4GB SDHC Memory Cards: OCZ vs. Crucial @ Phoronix

A-DATA S701 & SDHC Eee PC Editions @ techPowerUp

OCZ 4GB Rally2 USB Flash Drive @ OverclockersOnline

Power

Spire Powerfuse S162 @ XSReviews  Corsair HX1000W PSU @ Hexus

Cases

Hiper Anubis @ 3DGameMan   Cooler Master Centurion 590 @ techPowerUp

NZXT Tempest Mid Tower @ LegitReviews

Etc.

Grand Theft Auto IV - Xbox 360 @ Hexus

Noctua NH-U12P Heatpipe CPU Cooler @ BenchmarkReviews

Rough times for OEMs looking to build platforms around Intel's Atom chips. Methinks that ASUS will still be ok to hit their June launch for the next Eee PC, though.

"Due to the Atom processor shortage, Intel is expected to give priority to major vendors first while increasing the processor's price in 1000-unit tray quantities, according to sources at PC vendors."

Theo did some poking around & realized that yes, the current WHQL drivers from nVidia for the GeForce 6/7/8 series are indeed getting a bit long in the tooth (having been released last December for all OSs). Nvidia reps sent along some encouraging news, though:

"However, Nvidia told us that new drivers are on the way: Nvidia’s Chris Daniel told us that 'the drivers are going through WHQL as we speak. ETA is sometime next week.'"

Some sneak peek shots of upcoming motherboards floating around the intarwebs today. First we've got shots of Foxconn's Quantum Force Avenger over at TweakTown. This will be Foxconns' enthusiast class P45-based motherboard, & is chock-full of goodies like easy access voltage measurement points.

The second sneaky-peek is over at Fudzilla, where they've snapped a shot of an AMD 790GX engineering sample. This will be the fastest IGP around when the boards hit the streets. The new boarsd will also bring AMD's newest SB750 southbridge to the table.

Expect to see both of these in early June. Computex, anyone?

Notebooks

MSI GX600X TurboBook @ TweakTown

Video Cards

Diamond Radeon HD 3870 1GB @ the TechReport

Motherboards

ECS A780GM-A Black Series @ Motherboards.org

XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI @ LegitReviews

Gigabyte DES X48T-DQ6 @ HardwareLogic

RAM

Aeneon XTune DDR3-1333 @ Pro-Clockers

Kingston HyperX 2GB PC2-9200 DDR2 @ Bigbruin

Etc.

In Win B2 Stealth Bomber Case @ TechwareLabs

Akasa UV SATA Cable @ XSReviews

House of the Dead 2 & 3 Returns Wii @ Gamepyre

Nexus XiR-3500 Copper Ed. CPU Cooler @ TweakTown

The guys at the Inq got an up-close look at HP's 8-socket, 32-core Barcelona-based monster. The thing's a beast, & may just give AMD something to live on until next year.

"Faced with the 'Beckton' 8-core MP Nehalems some five quarters from now, HP will still give a level playing field to both Intel and AMD in this high end space. Of course, it does assume smooth 'Shanghai', 'Montreal', 'Istanbul' and other major city delivery by AMD in the meantime."

The Madshrimps guys pit a Q9300 against a Phenom 9850 to see which mainstream quad-core chip pwnz the hardest.

"Which one gives you more performance for the buck? Answering this question is not as straightforward as you might think."