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For those who want to make a personal statement with their computer and want everyone to see, Antec introduces PlusView1000AMG. This metallic gray color (AMG) case features a high clarity window, along with the great features of the Performance Plus line. Personalize it even more by adding light and color with a variety of Antec LED fans, UV products and illuminated power supplies. That's computing the new way. Clearly yours.

8-port switches are great for small LANs, but if you’re planning on growing and getting more gamers together, you’ll have to think bigger than 8-ports. 16-port switches are ideal for mid-size LANs, as they give you enough ports to plug-in many gamers into the same switch without having to worry about running long cables from the switch to the gamers. Today, we review the SMC-EZ6516TX 16-Port Fast Ethernet Dual Speed Switch

Shooting for a maximum overclock with that shiny new CPU you just purchased, or looking to get the most out of that worn processor you have had for some time now, but hit a dead end? Is that P4 which supposedly runs cooler than AMD solutions keeping you from reaching your overclocking goals? It could very well be time for you to consider entering into the next level of cooling; better yet, the next level of extreme cooling..

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OCAddiction has the Thermaltake Volcano 7+ and the Global WIN CAK4 on the test bench today to see which one comes out on top. Both heatsinks are versatile, letting you cool both your P4 and AMD CPU's. But lets see which one comes out on top.

"The silver shroud enclosed the copper fins and base and had a nice touch of design for the fan grill. The copper area of the heat sink was exceptionally shiny. There are enough fins to give extra surface area and still provide ample room for air to circulate. The fins were skived and were not soldered onto the base of the heat sink. This gives better heat transfer from the base to the fins, which in turn, should work better. The bottom of the heat sink was very shiny--a mirror finish."

The Soltek SL-85DR3 is built on Soltek's Glacier PCB making it very tempting to hardcore enthusiasts with a case window with it's only lacking feature being the onboard LAN option. The Soltek SL-85DR3 has earned a score of 9 for it's performance during testing, the incredible bundle, impressive value and it's stability