I purchased my Radeon X800 XT PE card 3+ years ago when i was building a new gaming computer. At the time it was the hottest card on the market, and one of the last cards to be made on AGP 8X, today it is pure value card material, but still holds up well to the rigor of games. With 256MB of GDDR3 memory the X800 XT PE packs plenty of storage for high res textures and graphics. It also has all t...

I purchased my SB5101 a while back to avoid paying the modem rental fee from my service provider. Setting it up was a snap, just unplugged the rented modem and plugged my new one in. Gave my ISP a call and they set it up right then. My new SB5101 was just as fast as my old modem, if not faster, and much more reliable. My old modem used to freeze and get very slow if i had too many connections o...

The Xbox 360 was released in November of 2005, it met with great success, and had a full year on the market before either of the other 2 consoles arrived on the scene. Sporting internal components arguably better than even the often hyped PS3, and with a lowest price a mere $30 higher than the Wii, the 360 is the best console this generation. Part of the 360's advantage has to do with it...

I purchased my Sharp Aquos 26 inch GA5U television around 2 years ago as a PC monitor / game screen. It happened to be one of only 3 that would fit in my desk, and met my needs perfectly with support for a PC connection and a low gamer friendly response time. The GA5U has a wide variety of connections, with a DVI port, HDMI port, 3 component connections and 2 S-Video/composite connections. This...

I was there at Gamestop at 5 AM months before the PS3 was released, why? To put a reservation on one of 12 system my local Gamestop would be getting. When the system finally launched i went down and picked up my reserved 60 Gig system on launch day. Rushed home to play Resistance, test out the new Playstation Network, and get a feel for the follow-up to the wildly succesful Playstation 2. Now, ...

I purchased the DGL-4300 around the time of the Xbox 360 launch, because i needed a good router that was gamer friendly. It is a bit more expensive, but you get what you pay for, and that definately holds true here. The DGL-4300 features standard router features, 1 Wan port, 4 Lan ports, and Wifi. However, what sets it apart is it's interface, stability, and speed. On the interface side, it...

I was lucky enough to find a Nintendo Wii on launch day, i picked one up, and rushed home to play Zelda. But then a week later i finished Zelda, and tired of Wii sports, and my Wii sat unused for months on end. This is basically how it has gone the entire time i have owned the Wii. Every once in a while there is 1 really great game, but once you are through that you put it back down and don'...

It is hard to describe how good Call of Duty 4 is to someone who has not played it. It is a near perfect realization of what Infinity Ward has been trying to do with the COD franchise ever since it's conception. It continues to deliver the same fantastic single player gameplay found in the first 3 titles, but it adds a revolutionary online mode. The major changes in the online have less to ...

The Tritton AX360 headphones are one of the first 5.1 headphones to come complete with a digital decoder. So you can use them directly with DD5.1 devices like your Xbox 360 or DVD player. The headphones are THX and Dolby certified, and provide great crystal clear sound. The decoder offers all the standard features along with some more advanced ones, like delay per channel and dynamic audio comp...

The Xbox 360 controller comes in two flavors, wired and wireless. They are both basically the same except for the obvious wire, and they both work the same in every way except one must be plugged in and one doesn't need to be. The Xbox 360 controller is compatible with the Microsoft Xbox 360 and with nearly any Windows based PC. The controller features 2 analog sticks, with 1 D-PAD, 7 face ...

I went to eBay looking for a Bluetooth adapter, i had browsed in store but the cheapest one was $25+ and that was a bit expensive for what i wanted. I searched eBay, and a list came up populated by adapters in the $6-$12 range, i was amazed. I figured that if it seemed to good to be true it probably was, but i decided to take a gamble and buy one. I purchased one with an ISSC chip that came wit...

I got Rock Band on release day, being a big fan of Guitar Hero 2 and 3 and music games in general it was an easy choice. The Rock Band Bundle includes the game, guitar, mic, drums, and a USB hub to support 4 instruments. Separately all this would cost $220+, so the bundle is a good deal from a value standpoint. Once in the game i started on drums, easily the best part of the package. It is a co...

Gears of War is now creeping into it's second year on the market, but it still remains arguably the best looking game available. Gears of War is different from most shooters in that it is fast 3rd person tactical  shooting action. Now it may seem like such a description isn't possible. Generally tactical means slow, and a great 3rd person shooter is pretty rare. However, Gears fill...

I purchased the Quick Charge Kit on sale from Dell.com for $10, up until then i had always used the play and charge cable, and found it worked quite well. But it was such a great deal i couldn't pass up the Quick Charge Kit. I figured it would be good to have so my 360 would not have to remain on so much to charge my controller battery (the 360 will remain on in charging mode with the play ...