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Looking to capitalize on new technologies such as SATA 6.0Gb/s and USB 3.0, AMDs new 890GX chipset incorporates these, and other several features in looking to continue to provide computing and gaming value to consumers. The 890GX sports new integrated graphics and a new SB850 southbridge, shedding previous limitations that nagged the popular 785G. Implementing these new features and changes is the ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 motherboard, which also brings a host of additional innovations and value-added features that make this combination very enticing.

*Quote:* *If you werent pay close attention to the GPU market a few mon ths ago, you may have missed the launch of the GT 240 series since the launch wasnt preceded by any of the usual marketing or release day fireworks. As such, not much attention has been paid to this card but in this roundup we take a look at six cards from four of NVIDIAs board partners.* *Image URL:* http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/wp-content/uploads/gt240.jpg We would appreciate it if you would post this in your News section.

Quote: In all of the benchmark testing, the PowerColor HD 5870 PCS+ did great! Usually in the top two, it got first place many times as well thanks to the factory overclock. The massive quad heat-piped heat sink also kept the core and card running cool under load even when overclocked. The graphics card easily clocked to 950 MHz core and 1320 MHz memory. After that, 100% stability was not possible, although in some games I was able to play for hours up with the settings at 1000 MHz on the core and 1400 MHz memory – a small voltage bump and this card could reach high frequencies!

*Quote:* In Win isnt a widely known company, but it is slowly starti ng to get to there. Their unique cases are a different from the norm and the In Win Fanqua Mid Tower Chassis that we have to review today is no ex ception. Supporting up to nine drives the Fanqua houses four fans: three 120mm and one 220mm blue LED fan which lights up the entire case. In Win has also developed many tool-free devices to help ensure a fast and easy installation. Read on further to find out more about this case.

Having already looked at the HD 5830 in reference form, it was time to see what our retail card could do when combined with the reference model weve already looked at. Over the past few months and clearly the past few releases, weve had a look at all the models in Crossfire and have been extremely happy with the performance boost that the setups gave us. Out of the box the Sapphire doesnt look like our reference card. How it really changes, however, is something well get into more detail on later. For now lets check out the package and see if Sapphire can wow us with the latest model from ATI.

Quote: Ive taken a look at a couple USB 3.0 PCIE card here at TestFreaks. I ve got another one today, but this one is quite a bit different. Its the AS US U3S6 PCIE card that actually uses a standard PCIE slot as opposed to the small X1 style. This card is also a combo card that has both USB 3.0 ports on it and SATA3 or 6Gbps SATA connections on it. According to ASUS, utilizing the PCIE X4 slot will maximize your bandwidth or speeds youll achieve with USB 3.0. lets find out if thats true or not=85

Review Snipit: One way to describe the Lexa S is with a word I tend not use in tech reviews – sexy. This case is a stunner that is designed to catch your eye.