With the focus now shifting towards making more energy-efficient products, motherboard manufacturers such as ASUS have come up with technologies to keep power consumption (and heat output) down. Read on to find out more about the ASUS EPU as we put the Asus P5E3 Premium to the test.

Sim Lim Square > Editorials

Sim Lim Sq Walkabout: Week 18, 2008

Published on May 2, 2008, 7:28 pm by tUx

The new Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB has finally showed up in Sim Lim Square. But that's not all. We also have Silverstone's latest casing, as well as XFX's much talked-about Black Edition graphics cards this week.

Sim Lim Square > Editorials

Sim Lim Sq Walkabout: Week 17, 2008

Published on April 25, 2008, 6:00 pm by tUx

You might find yourself fishing out your wallet for some of this week's interesting cards, new motherboards and peripherals.

Reviews > Cooling & Chassis

Of Orbs and Blocks - ThermalTake DUORB and Scythe OROCHI

Published on April 24, 2008, 1:04 am by Firefox

We have in the labs today, a pair of interesting CPU coolers coming from ThermalTake and Scythe - the DUORB CPU cooler and the OROCHI Cooler respectively. One follows in the tradition of its predesessors and the other breaks from convention of heatsinks in general. Follow us as we take both coolers to the test and see if any suits your tastebuds!

Reviews > Mobile Computing

Asus Eee PC 900 Review and Dissection

Published on April 18, 2008, 11:50 pm by floppy

we've tore apart its predecessor, now we're giving you a piece of our mind on Asus' latest rendition of their world wide best selling UMPC, the Eee PC 900. Will new features like a full fledged 9 inch screen, a 1.3 MP web cam and massively increased SSD storage be enough to tempt you? Read on to find out!

News

AMD Updates Server/Workstation Roadmap

Published on May 9, 2008, 12:15 pm by Visionary
Filed under News > Processors


ARCTIC RC - Thermodynamic RAM Cooler For Enthusiasts

Published on May 9, 2008, 11:11 am by Visionary
Filed under News > Cooling & Chassis

The ARCTIC RC comes with a highly conductive pre-applied thermal tape to improve heat transfer from the memory module. Its radical long-fin design notably increases the surface area for heat dissipation and optimizes natural convection. The ARCTIC RC is compatible with both DDR2 and DDR3 SDRAM modules, and applicable to both single and double sided modules. One package contains four pieces of Arctic RC. ARCTIC RC will be available mid May 2008. The MSRP is US$14.95 and 9.95€ (excl VAT).

OCZ Adds DDR3-1600/1800 To Reaper HPC Series

Published on May 8, 2008, 11:48 am by Visionary
Filed under News > Memories

OCZ today announced two new Reaper HPC solutions, the PC3-14400 and PC3-12800 Reaper HPC Series are now available in both 2GB and 4GB dual channel kits. The PC3-14400 and PC3-12800 Reaper HPC Series will be available in 4GB (2x2048MB) and 2GB (2x1024MB) Dual Channel Kits.

Arctic Freezer 7 LP Cooler For HTPC Users

Published on May 8, 2008, 11:40 am by Visionary
Filed under News > Cooling & Chassis

ARCTIC COOLING today unveiled the Freezer 7 LP, an Intel CPU cooler designed for media centre users. The heatsink design of the Freezer 7 LP reduces the size of the cooler leaving it only 42mm slim (to the air intake level) / 53mm (with fan holder) and 263g light, almost half the size of usual CPU coolers. There are two heatpipes, 40 fins and an 80mm PWM fan dissipate heat from the CPU core. It offers a 6-year limited warranty and will be available by mid-May 2008. The MSRP is US$ 27.95 / 17,95 € (excl VAT).

ASUS Combines Splendid HD w/ HD3850 MXM Card

Published on May 7, 2008, 6:42 pm by Visionary
Filed under News > GPUs & Graphic Cards

ASUS launched the world’s first stand-alone color processor with a modularized graphics card – the ASUS Splendid MA3850M; which combines a video enhance card with the ASUS Splendid HD processor and a modularized VGA card. The overall length of the Splendid MA3850M is 27% shorter than generic ATI Radeon™ HD 3850 graphics cards – allowing a perfect fit even for smaller-chassis users.