The Shrimps have posted another roundup. This time, twenty-one mousepads get "the treatment."

"In this large roundup we test 21 mousepads from RatPadz, Allsop, Compad, Nuke, Rantopad, Raptor-Gaming, Sharkoon and Steelpad, comparing their gliding performance, characteristics and overall look and feel..."

Notebooks

Everex StepNote XT5000T @ techFEAR

Displays

HP W19E Widescreen LCD @ 3DGameMan

ViewSonic VX2245wm 22" Widescreen LCD W/ViewDock @ Tweaknews

RAM

Super Talent T1000UX2G4 2GB PC2-8000 @ ThinkComputers

Transcend 2GB DDR2-667 Mac Memory @ Pro-Clockers

Input

Microsoft Habu Gaming Mouse @ TechGage

Razer Tarantula keyboard @ DVHardware

Sandio 3D Gaming O Mouse @ Gamepyre

Audio

XtremeMac Tango @ DigitalTrends

SkullCandy G.I and Ti Dj style headset @ XtremeComputing

Cases

Thermaltake Kandalf LCS @ 3DGameMan

SilverStone Sugo SG03 SFF @ Phoronix

Cooler Master CM Media 281 @ TheTechLounge

Tuniq 3 Case @ HardwareLogic

Software

Beryl @ OSWeekly  Audacity 1.3.2 Beta @ MadPenguin

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars PC @ TweakTown

NVIDIA 100.14.03 Display Driver @ Phoronix

Etc.

Zalman Fatal1ty FC-ZV9 VGA Cooler @ ThinkComputers

Geeks 500GB USB2 External HDD Kit @ 3DGameMan

What exactly can you get for less than $200? Well, quite a lot, actually, when you're talking about budget gaming CPUs. The LegitReviews crew takes a look at a couple of contenders from both the Intel & AMD camps to see which processor should go into your next rig.

"To keep under the $200 budget we went with the $185 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6300 and the $184 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 5600+. Both of these processors are under $200 and are within just a dollar of each other, so when it comes to pricing alone it's an apple to apple comparison."

Video Cards

EVGA SC And XFX XXX 8600GT SLi @ Gamepyre

RAM

Super Talent T1000UX2G5 2GB PC2-8000 DDR2 @ Bigbruin

Audio

Apple iPod Video 5G @ TheTechLounge

SteelSeries 3H and 4H Headsets @ TechGage

Etc.

Xclio Stable Power 1000W PSU @ Bigbruin

XTracPads Pro @ techPowerUp

Skype DUALphone 3088 @ DigitalTrends

Samsung 206BW 20 Inch LCD @ XYZComputing