New Intel nForce board raises SLI bar

KYLE and his team review the Asus P5WD2 Premium motherboard which is based on the 955X dual core capable chipset. As usual, brand names and great specs are not enough to impress HardOCP.

With a new BIOS, the board simply flew past the competition. Great overclocking and great set of features. There's also some nice high res pics of a BFG 7800GTX from one forum member - azzkikur on HardForum. Pay attention to the HSF and to the bundle.

Neoseeker checks the Asus P5ND2-SLI motherboard which is based on the nForce 4 SLI intel edition motherboard. Superb list of features - no support for dual core processors though. Six SATA II connectors, Dual GbE, 8-channel sound codec, three Firewire and up to ten USB 2.0 ports. Loads of overclocking features and Asus own AI proactive features make the board a run-of-the mill motherboard, at least for nForce 4 SLI motherboards. A top notch board though which deserves your attention if you are after an Intel motherboard.

Extremetech reviews a pair of PC Cases - the Silverstone TJ06 and the Lian Li PC-6070B which are both aimed at slightly different segments. The TJ06 looks to maximize thermal management while the PC6070 looks to reduce your system sound to a maximum. Those cases are not your usual ones. Silverstone and Lian Li are both high end, premium case manufacturers. Lian Li is synonymous with Aluminium while Silverstone has gathered rave reviews for its designs. Extremetech has also drawn-up a list of approved A-List products - products they have tested and found to be first class in terms of value for money. Building a system around those products almost guarantees top performance at a cool price.

Mikhailtech tests the Highspeed PC Tech Station 2. This product is geared primarily at those computer enthusiasts who look forward to access their computer parts with ease and probably more often than not. It is a definitive improvement from the previous version. You get two 120mm fans on top of loads of accessories, bits and pieces as well as a Mecano like build it yourself structure.

Laptoplogic reviews the classy yet cheap Fujitsu N3510 which is a DTR model based on a Pentium M 740 with a 64MB Mobility Radeon X300. You also get a DVD Combo, a 40GB HDD and a superb 15.4-inch featuring Fujitsu's own Crystal view screen. One of the better out there according to the reviewer. You also get a wireless card but the casing is too large for the taste of laptoplogic.

Tomsnetworking, a branch of tomshardware checks the ASUS IP Sharing Gateway Router with Integrated 4-port Gigabit Switch, the RX3141. It supports Jumbo frames and it is a wired version. µ