Wed Morning Reviews

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When you build a computer you have the ability to customize it to what you like. However, a common idea that a builder can forget about is that a case is just as important as the components it houses. For that reason today, I am going to look at a case built by one of the most revered case companies in the industry, Lian Li. First I'd like to thank Xoxide.com for supplying us with this marvelous Lian Li 6077 case...

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The FMC-901X is a great system for those wanting to try something new. Gateway was the first to incorporate a computer into the home theater with the introduction of their Destination series systems, and the FMC-901X shows how well this genre has evolved. The FMC-901X is a very powerful system capable of playing the best video games, editing home movies and watching television. The system design is clean and attractive and should look good in most home theater setups. Gateway can still improve upon the FMC-901X by adding quieter cooling, integrating WiFi and adding more internal expansion. But as far as Media Center PC’s go in the mainstream computer market, the Gateway FMC-901X is a serious contender.

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Today we have the great pleasure of reviewing Soyo's latest Pentium 4 motherboard offering, the P4I875P Dragon 2 v1.0 Black Label. This board is based on the very successful and powerful Intel Canterwood (875P) chipset and comes with many extras. Soyo is especially known for their Intel based motherboards let’s see how well this motherboard performs.

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We liked the look of the Biostar, and were happy that it provides space for two drives for easy RAID setup. We were happy to see Gigabit Ethernet, 6 channel audio, and the easy one step heatsink removal. It is also handy that the panels can be removed individually. The price is also a bit lower than the Shuttle.