Anandtech does a review on the Pioneer DVR-108D [dual layer] drive.

I suppose if you ever wanted to measure how much power a certain product consumes then take a look at the Seasonic Power Angel Power Monitor being reviewed at Big Bruin.

Bears can cut off your fingers and so can the Thermaltake Venus 12 K8 Cooler.

Lan Addict has a three-way cooling showdown between the Scythe Kamakaze, Cooler Master Hyper 6, and the Titan TWC-A04.

I don't know why you would want to upgrade your socket 423 motherboard to a socket 478 via a converter, but Tom's Hardware reviews the the PowerLeap 2.8 GHz P4 converter. This reminds me of the Slot 1 to Socket 370 converter... ahh, those were the days...

Beantech BT-85 Acrylic Case @ Overclockers Online

Asus' A8V Deluxe @ The Tech Report

Comparative Tests of the Four Mainboards based on Intel 915/925 @ Digit Life

If your in the market for an Athlon64 motherboard, the Chaintech SK8T800 is being reviewed by Club Overclocker.

The Gigabyte 8GPNXP Duo Mainboard has both DDR and DDR2 slots for those "gradual upgrading" minded people.

HardwareHell takes a look at the Philips Ultimate Edge sound card.

Buying a new case is always a big decision, but the Silverstone Temjin III (TJ-03) might be a candidate.

I'm ok with building my own watercooling system, but you'd have to be pretty nuts to try to build your own Dual-Evap Phase Cooler.

Asus P5GD2 Premium Wireless Edition Motherboard @ Trusted Reviews

OCZ PowerStream 420w Adjustable ATX PSU @ The Crucible

Akasa AK-P460FG BL PSU @ Systemcooling

*UPDATE* A nice little hoax was played after someone guessed Gabe's password... It isn't going gold on Monday.

Then there's the Half-life 2 "preload"...

Curse you! When will you get done???

Newegg is selling a "free" Soyo i865 motherboard (SY-P4I865PE Plus DRAGON 2 V1.0); after rebates of course.

Legit Reviews puts the ABIT AA8 under their magnifying glass.

AOpen XC Cube Edition EX915 @ Sudhian Median

PQI PC3200 1GIG ULTRA LOW LATENCY DUAL CHANNEL DDR MEMORY KIT @ Tweak News

bit-tech has fun with some high performance RAM from Mushkin and OCZ.

I have no idea why you would want to make a ballista out of wood, but Bjorn3D takes on the challenge.

This time around, Gamers Depot does a comparison between the ASUS X800XT AGP & PCI Express.

The Guru of 3D gets their hands on the HiS Radeon X600 XT iCooler VIVO review.

BFGTech releases their version of the 6800 OC which gets reviewed by HardOCP.

CoolerMaster Aquagate Water Cooler Review @ Ninjalane

Cooler Master Cavalier @ OCIA

Cooler Master Real Power 450W @ Viperlair

ASUS Extreme AX600XT/HTVD @ Viperlair

Is It Time to Buy Double-Layer 8.5 GB DVDs? @ Tom's Hardware

If your a fan of PocketPC's, then 3dvelocity is doing a review on the Asus MyPal a716.

Everyone is getting in on the XPC action, not to mention the AOpen XC Cube EX915.

PDP Systems? Next thing you know, Google will be making PC3200 and PC4000 RAM.

PCStats does a review on yet another MSI motherboard: MSI K8T Neo2-FIR K8T800 Pro Motherboard Review.

More XPC's! They just don't stop coming out... FIC's Condor mini-barebone system.

Thermalright XP-120 Heatsink @ Short Media

Prolink Pixelview PlayTV@P7000 Media Centre @ Hexus

BenQ DW1620 Dual-Format 16x DVD Writer @ Hardwarezone

Sapphire X800XT @ Gamers Depot

Big Bruin is also reviewing some Crucial Ballistix RAM, but this time it's PC3200; take a gander if you dare.

Too lazy to move your hand to that fan controller? Then read on... Thermaltake XTunner IR Remote Fan Control Device .

Yet another interesting case from Lian-Li and it even comes with wheels! Lian-Li PC-V1000 Aluminium Tower.

What's the difference between the 6800GT AGP and PCI Express version? Find out at Beyond3d.

ASUS A8V Deluxe @ HardOCP

Foxconn 925A01-8EKRS2 @ Hot Hardware

Corsair DDR2 Twin2X1024-5400C4 Pro @ OCTools

Asetek Vapochill LightSpeed [AC] CPU Cooling System @ Systemcooling

Not a new link, but if you have trouble understanding all those options in the BIOS, the BIOS Optimization Guide at Adrian's Rojak Pot will help big time.

AMDZone does a huge Counter-Strike Source Video Card Performance Comparison.

Another contender for a pre-made silent PC? Perhaps the Hush ATX - Silent PC might be it.

Dev Hardware inspects the LiteOn LDW-851S DVD +/- R drive.

HIS Excalibur X800 Pro - VIVO Edition with IceQ II @ Hot Hardware

SuSE 9.1 Professional @ ipkonfig

Thermaltake Total Watt View 480w ATX PSU @ The Crucible

Looks like Anandtech is doing some backend upgrading. Having a Quad AMD Opteron 848 Server with 8GB of memory is usually a good thing.

Xoxide is doing a clearance sale begining on the 20th and ending on the 23rd. It's mostly things they can't seem to sell. Still... they have some good deals if you're interested.

3dGameMan, does a review on Crucial's "enthusiast" RAM called the Ballistix PC4000.

This might be worth reading if your into wardriving: a PCTEL WiFi Seeker.

I've never heard of Simpletech before, but they seem to make some decent RAM according to the guys at Gruntville.

Those crazy guys at Hardwarezone.com have written a VERY DESCRIPTIVE guide on how to build your own Pentium 4 LGA775 system. The total page number of pages weighs in at 37!

SilenX 80mm 14dBA Thermistor Fan Review @ Modsynergy

Build Your Own Home Theatre PC Part 1 @ Modthebox

SATA-roundup - 160 GB @ Nordiac Hardware

Just saw this at HardOCP, but it looks like 2CoolTek is going out of business and is having a HUGE 1/2 off sale on EVERYTHING! Get over there before everything is gone!

3DVelocity is doing a review on the extremely rare Radeon X800XT Platinum Edition (AGP Version).

PCI Express is the future and the ATI X600 is getting in on the action at bytesecor.

Myworldhardware.com does a review on the FAT Thermaltake Extreme Giant III Cooler VGA Cooler.

Have the balls to try out water cooling? Go right on over to Overclockers Cafe where they're reviewing the Asetek KT03-L20 Liquid Cooling Kit.

Thermaltake Tsunami aluminum case @ Red & Blackness

Bio-Hazard Custom WaterBox Project @ SystemCooling

Hitachi / Maxtor 400GB Hard Drives @ Tom's Hardware

Chaintech Summit SK8T800 VIA K8T800 Motherboard @ Hexus

Not much grub today besides some interesting reviews.

It seems everyone is coming out with 2-2-2-5 DDR400 RAM these days and the Geil PC3200 Ultra X is no exception.

Would you like to have a USB cable with flashing lights in them? The guys at Big Bruin might be able to tell you.

Now this is one sweet mod! Integrating a PC into a 1/6th scale RC Hummer, read it at bit-tech.com.

The "CLAW!" at Bjorn3d.com can tell you if the Plextor PX-712SA SATA DVD +/- RW Writer is a worthy buy.

If you have a lot of cables inside your case this How-To Round & Sleeve Flat IDE Cables Guide could help.

Sapphire Radeon X800 XT Graphics Card Review @ Tweaktown

MSI PCX 5750 Review @ VR-Zone

Logitech Z-2200 2.1 Speakers @ OCIA

Soltek K8AN2E-GR NForce 3 250Gb @ Neoseeker

Overclocker's Lack Of Choices: cooling the LGA775 @ Legit Reviews

More ATI driver madness! This brings the version up to 4.8, you can get them at ATI's main driver download page.

Next, we have Anandtech getting their grubby hands on a Dell laptop loaded with a ATI Mobility Radeon 9800.

The AV8 from the ABIT family files a sexual harrassment suite against the HardOCP review crew.

HIS Excalibur X800 Pro IceQ II @ Viperlair

25 Kilograms of Silence: Zalman TNN500A Case Review @ X-bit Labs

Intel's 3.4GHz 'Nocona' Xeon @ Hexus

Kingston Hyper-X KHX3200ULK2/1G Ultra Low Latency Memory Kit @ Modthebox

A preview of Half-Life 2 performance? @ The Tech Report

Albatron Trinity PC5900 PCI Express Videocard Review @ PCStats

I was reminiscing the good old days of 3dfx and Nvidia when I came across these excellent articles by Sudhian Media. It goes in depth about one of the biggest what ifs in graphics card history: 3dfx and the Voodoo5 6000. In a three part series, they discuss the history of 3dfx, benchmark the final revision of the Voodoo5 6000, and even present conspiracy theories as to why 3dfx went under.

Part I: Setting the Stage
Part II: The Voodoo5 6000 Reviewed
Part III: What Might Have Been

Finally, Microsoft has decided to release Windows XP SP2. You can download it at Microsoft.com; it weighs in at 266MB.

A new UT2004 patch was just released recently, bringing the version up to 3270.

Download it @ BeyondUnreal

Yet another release of my favorite web browser.

Download it @ Mozilla.org

If you haven't already caught on, DirectX 9.0c is out now.

Download it @ Microsoft.com

If you need some serious power for your computer, then take a look at this TTGI 550W PSU review.

Read it @ Techreviewer.com