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1. ASUS Rampage II Extreme Category: Motherboards / Chipsets Manufacturer: ASUS ASUS adds another Republic of Gamers branded motherboard. The Rampage II Extreme, hopefully a worthy successor to its predecessor, comes to us packed with innovative features supporting Intel's new Core i7 processors. ASUS promises that this board was designed for overclockers.

2. ASUS P6T Deluxe Category: Motherboards / Chipsets Manufacturer: ASUS There’s a new kid on the block, and he’s out for blood. The ASUS P6T Deluxe comes out of the gate swinging, sporting the newly release Intel X58 chipset and setting new performance standards across the board.

3. Intel Core i7 Application Results Category: CPU / Processors Manufacturer: Intel We take the Intel Core i7 965EE, 940, and 920 processors, and run them through six "content creation" applications stretching from Premiere Pro CS4 to encoding MP3s. Clock-for-clock comparisons are supplied as well as a look at what two extra cores get you compared to the "old" dually Core 2 Duo E8500.

4. Intel Core i7 Synthetic Benchmarks Category: CPU / Processors Manufacturer: Intel We give you a one page article written with the benchmark monkey in mind! (We have a few around here too!). Core i7 965EE, 940, and 920 paced through four synthetic benchmarks and compared to Core 2 QX9770 and E8500. And we even throw in a little Prescott too, just because it was cold in the office.

5. Gigabyte GA-EP45T-Extreme Category: Motherboards / Chipsets Manufacturer: Gigabyte Gigabyte sent over its enthusiast oriented EP45T-Extreme. It features the craziest chipset cooling setup we've ever seen and its' packed with features. Is it all show and no go, or does it walk the DDR3/P45 walk?

6. Topower PowerBird Series Power Supplies Category: PSU / Power Supplies Manufacturer: Topower Computer Industrial Co. The PowerBird PSUs come in at 900 and 1100 watts. This puts these power supplies firmly in upper-end market where weaknesses are identified quickly. But how does the PowerBird with its Blackbird heritage and impressive feature list fare when you put it to work? Let’s find out!

7. Radeon 4800 & GeForce 200 Series Value Guide Category: GPU / Video Cards Manufacturer: Various We look at the 10 combined Radeon 4800 and GeForce 200 series configurations. Our evaluation scales from what you get when you spend $150 on a video card, to what gaming gains should be expected when you spend $1100 on 4870X2 CrossFireX . Real world gameplay and Apples-to-Apples as well.

8. MSI Blows or Goes? The Wind Netbook Video Review Category: Motherboards / Chipsets Manufacturer: MSI Longtime motherboard builder Microstar is now in the Netbook business and sent an MSI Wind over to get our thoughts and feelings on it. I have been in the ultraportable notebook market for years now and was very anxious to use a Netbook with a keyboard big enough to type on. The MSI Wind has impressed us.

9. XFX GeForce GTX 280 and 260 XXX Edition Category: GPU / Video Cards Manufacturer: XFX The highest clocked GTX 280 and GTX 260 cards from XFX are evaluated. We’ll find out the highest playable gameplay settings in Crysis, Call of Duty 4, Age of Conan, and Race Driver: Grid. We highlight real-world gameplay differences between the XFX GTX 260 XXX and GTX 280 XXX Editions and find which is the best value.

10. ASUS Rampage Extreme Category: Motherboards / Chipsets Manufacturer: ASUS ASUS’ newest ROG (Republic of Gamers) branded board, the Rampage Extreme, sports both style and power. With its water cooled capable chipset cooling system, this just might be the board to beat the heat, and a few benchmarks.

11. ASUS ENGTX280 TOP Category: GPU / Video Cards Manufacturer: ASUS Prices continue to drop on GeForce GTX 280 video cards, and the ASUS ENGTX280 TOP is now priced very competitively; but is it a great value? We'll compare it to a stock GeForce GTX 280, a Radeon HD 4870 X2 and a Radeon HD 4870 in real-world gaming scenarios to find out!

12. ASUS ENGTX260 TOP Category: GPU / Video Cards Manufacturer: ASUS The falling prices of NVIDIA’s latest video cards have brought the GeForce GTX 260 down to ATI Radeon HD 4870 levels. We have a brand new ASUS GeForce GTX 260 TOP to stack up to the Radeon HD 4870 and see how they perform in Crysis, Age of Conan, and Call of Duty 4.