Anandtech - Our first AMD SB750 equipped motherboard arrived this weekend courtesy of Foxconn. We have been working around the clock to dispel or verify the rumors about how a simple update to the SB700 SouthBridge could unlock the overclocking potential of the Phenom processor series. It turns out changes to the SB750 are actually significant and include a new low level link interface that AMD has named Advanced Clock Calibration. Along with the new ACC technology is a significant update to the AMD Overdrive Utility and required BIOS code changes for this new interface to operate properly.

Benchmark Reviews - When it comes to ATI products Sapphire has always offered the most influential graphics cards available, and the new Radeon HD 4870 is no different. For the first time in this industry, we have a fully-functional product equipped with 900 MHz GDDR5 video frame buffer. The Sapphire 100243L model offers 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) on its 750 MHz 800-core RV770 GPU. Benchmark Reviews tests the Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 graphics card against the closest competition, and even compare CrossFireX performance in this performance review.

SPCR - The Duorb by Thermaltake is one of many GPU coolers available to PC enthusiasts who want better than stock cooling. It is a dual fan cooler like the Xigmatek Battle-Axe, but is only equipped with two heatpipes. Its basic design is similar to the Zalman VF900-CU, which was a star in its day. The VF900 is simply too small to effectively cool most current GPUs. A larger radial cooler with a massive fan would seem like an obvious evolutionary step, but you can only make it so big before it touches the expansion slots on the motherboard.

[H]ardocp - The goal of this article is to specifically focus on AMD’s new Edge-detect Custom Filtering AntiAliasing (CFAA) image quality and the performance you can expect when using a new ATI Radeon HD 4870 video card. While this is not an AMD vs. NVIDIA article, we do use a GeForce GT 260 for IQ comparisons. For those that did not notice, we did feature AMD's new AA modes in both our Radeon HD 4800 series launch day evaluation as well as our HD 4870 X2 Preview, but we simply did not want to lose focus on overall performance and have chosen to showcase CFAA here, all on its own.

Voodoo Extreme - One of the more surprising appointments I had this year at E3 with was Bethesda. After waiting in the lobby a few minutes for the old people to finish up, we were herded into the demo room, told to take a kiosk and they let us loose on Fallout 3. I had no idea they going to let us play without some sort of talky opening introduction or presentation, so immediately my weary mind began to perk up. This was the last day of the show after all. By this point I was functioning only with the help of the Starbucks downstairs and probably too many Ephedra tabs for own good.

Techspot - We have been fortunate enough to test some of these computers over the past few years. Back in 2005 we tested the Aurora ALX desktop which prominently carried its Athlon X2 badge, at the time one of the fastest desktop processors on earth. Then in August 2006 we checked out the Aurora m9700 gaming notebook, the first notebook to ever use Nvidia's SLI technology.

Unfortunately as impressive as this looked on paper, the Aurora's SLI implementation that relied on two GeForce 7900GS graphics cards was crippled by an underpowered processor. At the time the 2.4GHz AMD Turion64 processor was simply not fast enough to push FPS near the level of a desktop system.

Hardware Logic - If you've never heard of HIS before, we can hardly blame you. With ATI sitting on the sidelines for so long, Nvidia has enjoyed a long run of market dominance, giving enthusiasts plenty of time to get familiar with BFG, Evga, XFX, and other Nvidia add-in board partners (AIBs). My how the game has changed. Not only is ATI competing again, but its giving Nvidia a serious run for the performance crown while also managing to price its product line one step ahead of the competition. If this trend keeps up, expect to hear a lot more from HIS and other ATI partners.

Think Computers - “Today I will be looking at ASUS' workstation motherboard based on the X38 chipset, the P5E64WS Professional. It is similar to the earlier board in that it has the capability for a quad of graphics cards, DDR3 system memory, and other features that will satisfy the enthusiast as well as the engineer. This one has even more features for the enthusiast, and a much more serious heatpipe cooling system. Fortunately, I will be able to pack more than one GPU onto this board, so hopefully I'll be able to better see the graphics capabilities of the board. Stay tuned to see!”

Digital Trends - "Toshiba's latest business notebook, the M300, won't blow your hair back with whiz-bang features and record-shattering performance, but it's a very solid package that covers all the basics one needs in a laptop that's somewhere between an ultra-portable and a desktop replacement. This 14.1" notebook is tastefully appointed in a Titanium Silver finish, weighs just 5.2lbs, and has one of the best keyboards we've ever sampled in a notebook. Though its trialware issues and long boot time are easily remedied, its lack of security features -either biometric or facial recognition - are disappointing on a laptop aimed at business users. Overall it's still a surprisingly well-polished machine that is extremely affordable and easy to live with."

Overclockers Cafe - The Overclocker Cafe' has posted a review covering the Kingwin 1000 watt Mach 1 Power Supply. The Kingpin Mach 1 series separates itself from its competitors by some first class cable wrapping and aircraft style screw type connections for it's modular lines. That and of course clean, stable high power. Here's a snip from their review. The modular cables with varying lengths offer a variety of and plenty of connectors with reach for any system.

Razer to sponsor peripherals in five countries of the ESWC National Finals

Carlsbad, Calif. – April 17, 2008 – Razer™, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle electronics peripherals, announced today that they are the official sponsor of the ESWC (Electronic Sports World Cup) German National Finals, which includes countries like Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland.

As the official sponsor of all gaming peripherals at the National Finals in five countries, Razer will provide 64 product suites comprising of the Razer Lachesis (gaming mouse), the Razer Lycosa, the Razer Tarantula (gaming keyboards), the Razer Piranha (gaming headset), the Razer Destructor and the Razer Mantis (gaming mouse surfaces) for all finalists in CounterStrike 1.6 (male and female), Quake 4, DOTA, Warcraft III and Trackmania. Gamers will have a chance to elevate their game to the next level, by competing with Razer’s best of class products.

The National Finals will take place at the ESWC’s first stop in Dortmund, Germany from April 16-20, and will continue through to Münster in Germany, to Austria and Switzerland at the end of June, and to Slovakia and the Czech Republic at the beginning of July.

Quote from Razer’s president

“ESWC and Razer both have a history of supporting and growing e-sports, and we are happy to collaborate with ESWC in equipping the ESWC finalists with our product suites. Razer has always believed that e-sports should have a place in history and both organizations are committed to making that happen,” says Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, president of Razer.

Quote from ESWC’s CEO

"ESWC aims to popularize and professionalize e-sports worldwide. We are very happy and proud that we have found a new partner and supporter who shares our passion for e-sports. By innovating high-end gaming peripherals "For Gamers, By Gamers," Razer continually sets new benchmarks in gaming hardware time and again. With Razer’s sponsorship, our gaming finalists will compete with the best," said Nescho Topalov, CEO of ESWC Germany.

About ESWC

ESWC is the largest international e-gaming and gaming event in Germany and one of  two biggest gaming series in Europe. The winners of the National Finals will represent their respective countries at the Grand Finals in San Jose, CA, from 25th to 28th August, together with the 750 best gamers worldwide. For more information, please visit www.eswcgermany.com/news/ 

Guru3d - eVGA decided to make a new cheaper mainboard opposed to 780/790, designed it l33t and sexy.They named their new baby the eVGA nForce 750 FTW. Where FTW literally means "For The Win". Now if you send a product with "FTW" in the actual name then as a company you need to have some pretty big balls, as any reviewer will see if that product lives up-to the reputation.