OCIA.net checks out some UV CCFL Fan Grills & a 3D UV Fan Grill in their latest review. Below is a direct quote from the review:

"Now that is what I call green! It really lit the whole case up! I have quad blue LED fans all over my case and you sure wouldn’t know it with this joker hooked up. Also note that both grills came with their own separate inverter box. But these inverter boxes have a place for two plugs, so you really can plug both fan grills into one and have them both turned on instead of mounting two switches."

"The Lost In Space (L.I.S.) VFD Blue Platinum from VL System is a fantastic LCD with a great software package. It is very easy to operate and configure, and outputs information that is handy for the average user and mandatory for overclockers."

"The Xaser III Lanfire Case is a feature packed, light weight case with everything from back lit fireballs to an LCD fan controller. It has many ease of use features from the front mounted USB and Fire Wire ports to the removable 3.5? cage and the quick release PCI clip. Overall, for the features that you get in the Xaser III Lanfire Case is one of the top cases that I have had the pleasure of reviewing...."

OCIA.net checks out the SilverStone 3.5" Front I/O Module in their latest review. Below is a direct quote from the review:

"This little panel takes a few of the commonly used ports, including USB, firewire, headphone and microphone, and makes them accessible to you at the front of the case. This can not only benefit your fingers by preventing you from accidentally putting them into a fan through a wide gap in your fan grills, but can also help with device cables not being long enough. Game controllers are notorious for not having a long enough USB cable to reach from the back of your computer, to your hands, all while you are leaning back in your comfy chair."

OC Workbench have posted a 2 page preview of ECS's new KV2 Extreme board based on VIA's K8T800Pro chipset for the Socket 939 CPU supporting Dual Channel DDR 400 for the K8 64 bits processor.

AnandTech have thrown up their 2004 Graphics Card Roundup! with over 20 different cards, this roundup packs in everything we need to make a decision on which vendor's card to buy. They look at noise, heat, overclocking performance, and much more.

AmdBoard have snagged the first photo of AMD's upcoming Socket 939! Click Here

ViperLair reports that the ATi AIW 9700 Pro is a great card, but some users may experience a PC shutdown issue... at least we did. If this affects you, you may want to checkout our workaround.

Many enthusiasts know how important it is to keep their systems cool. We have reviewed many heatsinks, fans and have always discussed temperatures, heat issues, airflow and other things that will aid in keeping a system cool. Have you ever wondered what happens to heat when the computer is shut down? Is it still there? Actually, it slowly dissipates and eventually your system returns back to its cool and idle system temperatures. Evercool didn?t think that heat was dissipating fast enough so they found a solution to fix that.

The MOBILITY? RADEON? 9700 visual processing unit (VPU) delivers the highest standards of performance required by the most demanding notebook users. It has more processing power than ever before seen in a notebook graphic card. It redefines the mobile computing experience for the next generation of home and business users.

"Today 3DXtreme has the great pleasure of reviewing the latest AMD Athlon64 motherboard from Soyo, the SY-CK8 Dragon Plus. The SY-CK8 Dragon Plus uses the already established nVidia nForce3 150 chipset as the basis for this motherboard. "

The Inquirer reports that it's not often that rival graphics chip firms Nvidia and ATI use the same marchitectural tactics. But, this time around, it seems they don?t have any other choice. Nvidia?s upcoming NV40 and ATI?s R420 both support memory in the types DDR 1, GDDR 2 and GDDR 3, but both companies will be sticking with GDDR 2, at least at first.

XtremeSystem's "TheDude" has just published a review/guide on the nVentiv MachII cooling system. The guide is in reference to installing the Aluminum kit to match a Lian Li case, the review is an evaluation utilizing an AMD system.

TeamXbox reports that we had access to some speculative Xbox specs last month but we have held off on revealing them until more official word is given. Now that someone had the balls to do it, we'll bring you even more details based on the info we have.

TweakTown have been working with Intel over the past month to give you all the latest on their new baby - Balance Technology Extended, or BTX for short. It's what Intel are calling their upcoming form factor specification which promises to offer better cooling and quieter operation for high performance computing. Read on and learn what the future has to offer for the PC.

Today?s launch from Intel of its Prescott line and new Extreme Edition CPUs reaffirm their commitment of making sure they?re producing the fastest desktop solutions available. In fact, Intel has actually launched six new chips with this release ? ?Prescott? core chips at speeds from 2.8GHz to 3.4 a new ?Northwood? running at 3.4GHz and finally, an updated Extreme Edition P4 at 3.4GHz as well.

Looking for one of the longest range wireless keyboards and remotes to run that PC from almost anywhere in your house? Look no further as we review the Gyration Media Center Remote and Keyboard combo package here at HTPCNews.com. Featuring a 100ft range using RF technology, this thing just might take the cake when it comes to build quality and range. Check out our review to see if it's worth your dollar or if you should look elsewhere. Click here

Xbitlabs has the lastest Performance benchmarks for 14 Processors including the lastest Intel Prescott Core 3.4E, 3.2E, 3.0E.. Who will be the winner?

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New CPU sockets and DDR-2 memory may make headlines, but the replacement of your PC motherboard's PCI expansion slots -- and its AGP graphics-card interface, and your notebook's PC Card slot, and maybe system design from the ground up -- will likely be 2004's most important technical advance. Vince Freeman explains how PCI Express is ready to step out of the wings and take center stage.

AnandTech reports that VIA's 2004 chipset roadmap reveals plans to lengthen the PCI Express transition... We've been lucky enough to come across chipset roadmaps from both VIA and SiS and it looks like there will be transition chipsets for those not interested in making the full PCI Express plunge this year.