The Undiscovered Country, the baton needed to be passed from the original Star Trek crew and onto the new kids on the block. However, the trick would be to sate fans of the original series, whilst also appealing to the younger audience that had reinvigorated the aging franchise. Ultimately, despite same gaping flaws, leaps in logic and a not entirely successful melding of elements, Generations did just enough to ensure more films would come. An accident onboard the newly christened Enterprise D results in the disappearance of decorated Starfleet Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner). Decades later, the crew of the Enterprise E (the Next Generation crew) investigate an attack on a nearby observatory, revealing a much deeper plot to destroy a planet, to secure a place in the path of a mysterious travelling beam of energy called the Nexus which also may hold the key to the whereabouts of James T. Kirk.

The new x264 HD Benchmark 3.0 is here!

Today we have two sets of memory from G.Skill on our test bench, the high performane Pi series DDR3 -2200 and a 1.35v set from the Eco series running at DDR3-1600.

Today we will take a look at AMD:s newest consumer class quadcore processor, the AMD Athlon II X4 635. With Athlon II X4 series you get quadcore cpu for around 100$. Lets see how this performs against a little more expensive AMD Phenom series.

Quote: Kingston one of the premier names in memory business has released the HyperX 1600MHz 12GB Triple Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K6/12G). This set is designed for those using an X58 LGA 1366 motherboard in conjunction with the Core i7 series. The kit is composed of six 2GB sticks of DDR3 memory designed to operate at 1600 MHz.

Quote: The Kingston MobileLite G2 card reader makes for a nice travel compa nion for those using one of the variety of cards it supports. If you are compact flash card user, you are out of luck here but thats hardly surpr ising given the reader is near the same size as a compact flash card. I d ont have any real complaints about the reader or the accompanying SDHC c ard. There was the minor issue with the amount of play with the retractab le cover on the card end of the device but this was minimal and at no poi nt was I concerned that it may break or become stuck. For reassurance, Ki ngston offers a 2-year warranty on the G2 reader and a lifetime warranty on the SDHC card...

Many of the computer cases these days include an array of features that typically make it a bit more difficult to pick the better of the bunch from the very large choice. The choice for many comes down to the e xternal aesthetics because the bigger and better cases tend to all have s uperb cooling, removable motherboard trays and tool less designs. If you like a classic looking brushed aluminum design and three whopping 230mm f ans sounds like a good combination of the two, then you should have a loo k at Cooler Masters ATCS 840.

If youre gaming at 1920 x 1200, the HD 5770 is the card I would recommend in a heartbeat, especially if you want to protect yourself a little bit for future titles. It offers us consistent performance at 1920 x 1200 with the detail level set high. As always, though, we appreciate some extra performance. Last year we saw MSI attach the GT 240 from NVIDIA with its Afterburner software. Outside of just giving us normal abilities like overclocking the core and memory, it also gave us a chance to increase the voltage on the core. What this ultimately meant was that we could achieve an ever higher core clock.

SNIP: Zalman. The first thing that comes to mind for most people when they hear that name is CPU heatsinks. Since 1999, Zalman has been providing great products designed to keep PC components cool, especially CPUs. The Zalman CNPS10X Extreme and CNPS10X Flex continue the Zalman tradition of providing great cooling components for CPUs. While the Flex allows you the flexibility to choose your fan setup, the Extreme provides a controllable PWM fan for immediate installation.

Thats a really catchy title, isnt it? Who wouldnt want to turn a slow 7,200 RPM hard disk drive into a super-fast 10,000 RPM Western Digital VelociRaptor? After all, the 300 GB model of the much-vaunted HDD speed king retails for US$ 199.99, while a 1.5 TB Barracuda 7200.11 only costs US$ 109.99. Imagine getting the performance of the VelociRaptor with the capacity and price of the Seagate Barracuda!

The ATI 5450 HD is the newest card released from Sapphire and was put through the tests from hell! Now like we said before this isnt a gaming card and shouldnt be bought for one. You will be VERY disappointed. We will say how ever when we did test the card playing back FULL screen 1080p footage this card didnt even flinch at it!

Getting your hands on the latest products is one thing, keeping th em protected and dry is another. OtterBox has a product line that will help you do that. TechwareLabs takes a look at one of OtterBoxs prod ucts called the 3500 Series.

CSAZ-1000R) and gave it an extreme bright red interior. The AZZA Solano also boasts maximum thermal management with fans installed everywhere to keep your high end hardware cool. In sum, a total of two 230mm fans, two 140mm fans and one 120mm fan work in harmony to provide you maximum airflow. This full tower case supports E-ATX, ATX, and Micro ATX motherboards and the thumb screw design allows for easy installation of seven PCI expansion cards. A plethora of drive bays, including up to ten 5.25 and eight 3.5 bays, allow you to grow your system over time. All the bays have a thumb screw design for easy assembly as well. Are you looking for a new case? Join Benchmark Reviews as we examine the Solano 1000R ATX full-tower ATX case.

*The Noctua DH-14 CPU cooler is designed for use with all of todays most popular processors no matter what the platform. The Noctua DH-14 is a dual tower (radiator) heatsink and fan combination that has 12 copper heatpipes (6 per tower), one 140mm, one 120mm fan, and aluminum fins. Total weight of the Noctua DH-14 is 1240 gms and its total width, height and depth are a whopping W=5.5/ H= 6.3/ D=6.2.//

Quote: Performance at stock was right about where it should be, there werent any surprises. The 1GB of memory helped out in some games at 2560x1600 while others the card was just too weak. Once the big overclock set in though, this card was a performer! It wasnt ground shattering, but it did help the 5750 catch up to the other cards and made it feel less like a low-midrange GPU.

When we tested the ASUS P55 and GIGABYTE P55 boards with USB 3.0 and SATA 6G, we found some interesting numbers when using the GIGABYTE P55A-UD4P in RAID 0. For the most part we didnt see much of an improvement when going from a single to a dual drive configuration with RAID 0. GIGABYTE also noticed the same issue and quickly went to work with Marvell to find a solution. When enthusiasts choose to pair a set of drives in RAID 0, they are looking to nearly double their performance. RAID 0 offers many a quick and inexpensive way to get solid performance gains out of the slowest component or subsystem in their computer. Simply put, when your hard storage system is running faster, your entire machine feels more responsive and appears to be faster.

Cedar represents the last derivate of AMDs current Radeon HD 5000 series. It is reduced to smaller size to replace the low-budget Radeon HD 4000 versions. The first product based on Cedar is called Radeon HD 5450.

Summary: After playing with the new shoot of X3 Athlon family of processors, we concluded that 440 is a logical step forward, which in addition to excellent overclocking capabilities has a very favorable price.

Summary: After playing with the new shoot of X3 Athlon family of processors, we concluded that 440 is a logical step forward, which in addition to excellent overclocking capabilities has a very favorable price.

A visit to SilverStones website reveals they currently offer four different series of HTPC cases and a whopping thirty-two models! The GD05 we have for review today is part of SilverStones Grandia series of mainstream HTPC enclosures. These are designed for the multimedia PC builder on a budget, that still accommodate a standard micro-ATX board, full-size power supply and video card. The last case of this type we reviewed here at OCIA.net was the GD02 almost two years ago. While there have been two revisions between that one and the GD05, they all share a similar chassis and seem to differ mainly in style. Join me as I take a closer look at the SilverStone Grandia GD05.

Today we have a review with one of XClios mid tower cases, priced at $80. This case is targeted at both the average and the hardcore gamer, XClio attempts to hit multiple markets with their Nighthawk. The Nighthawk features support for up to 8 HDDs using their unique smart modulation system, and also supports full size video cards, including ATIs new beast the 5970.

Enter the Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P motherboard, based on Intels P55 Express chipset with a trio of augmentations that push its capabilities beyond the typical Intel P55 offering. Top of the list is Gigabytes 333 Onboard Acceleration marketing pitch, which in real world terms is USB3.0, SATA III and 3x USB power. Phew... all the GA-P55A-UD4P needs now is a Laser-7 optical connection and then you can finally hook up that Wii!

AMD seeks to shift that tide with the introduction of the energy efficient AMD Phenom II X4 910e processor for socket AM3. This 2.6GHz quad core chip has as all the Phenom II features that you expect: 2.6GHz quad-core design based on the Deneb microarchitecture, 6MB of shared L3 cache and 512KB of L2 cache per core, and a 4GHz HyperTransport 3.0 processor-to-system bus.

Today we will be running Sapphire=E2=80s version of the card through a selection of real world g aming scenarios as well as GPU computing tasks and media playback tests. Read on to find out how t he card compares to the main competitor in the same price range.

Thats a really catchy title, isnt it? Who wouldnt want to turn a slow 7,200 RPM hard disk drive into a super-fast 10,000 RPM Western Digital VelociRaptor? After all, the 300 GB model of the much-vaunted HDD speed king retails for US$ 199.99, while a 1.5 TB Barracuda 7200.11 only costs US$ 109.99. Imagine getting the performance of the VelociRaptor with the capacity and price of the Seagate Barracuda!