ECS KN1 Extreme NF4 SLI motherboard Review

Today we take the ECS KN1 Extreme SLI motherboard out for a spin. Looking at the specifications the board is based on NVIDIA’s NF4 chipset and features SLI technology, so should we expect to see a solid motherboard if done right. ECS told us to expect more from this SLI board than the original KN1 Extreme. Read on to see the results.

By Legit Staff

Xion II Steel ATX Mid Tower Case Review

The Xion II case is a steel mid tower case that comes with everything you need in a case. This includes a 450W power supply, front and rear 120mm ball-bearing fans, and another 80mm ball-bearing fan in case window, all this at a price under $50.00. Read on as we assemble a system in the case and see what it can do.

By Legit Staff

ATI Explains Their Warranty Reduction

ATI silently lowered its warranty from three years down to a single year on the majority of their desktop graphics cards, which has created some upset and confused consumers. We talk with ATI on the changes and examine how they will impact consumers.

By Nathan Kirsch

Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-5300 Review

Today Legit Reviews takes a look at some memory with some bling, Crucial Ballistix PC2 5300. The Ballistix line is specifically built for performance enthusiasts who want to push the performance envelope and LR does just that. Read on to see if Crucial’s Ballistix memory is the bling you need.

By Legit Staff

Cool Clicks Talking Label Maker Review

We got our hands on the DYMO Cool Clicks Talking Labelmaker and gave it a look on our weekend off. Dymo claims it combines the learning aspect of spelling with the creative outputs of labels that kids love, so they can personalize all their stuff. We just find it fun to label things!

By Legit Staff

AOpen’s Pandora Box Makes it to the Market

The AOpen Pandora may look like the Mac Mini, but it certainly is not. AOpen and their reseller partners are going to have these Mini PC’s available this Christmas, but are they going to be worth it? With complete system prices at $399 for Linux and $499 for Windows they are worth a look.

By Nathan Kirsch

DFI NF4 SLI & Ultra Infinity Motherboard Reviews

Many consumers can’t afford cutting edge enthusiast motherboards, but that doesn’t mean performance should suffer. LR takes a look at the DFI NF4 SLI Infinity and NF4 Ultra Motherboards that don’t have the bling, but are still performance heavy weights. Read on to see our thoughts on these mainstream boards!

By Legit Staff

Future Look: The Optimus Organic LED keyboard

The Optimus is the first keyboard that we have run across that is made with organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) on every key. Never heard of OLEDs? You are going to hear the term more often as they are brighter and more colorful than both LCD and Plasma screens. Read on to see what keyboards will become.

By Nathan Kirsch

Transcend JetFlash 110 2GB Flash Drive

Floppy drives, CD’s, and even DVD’s are becoming obsolete as removable media in this day and age. Everyone wants something indestructible, something lightweight, and most of all, something big in capacity. Today we take a look at something that hopes to fulfill all those requirements, as well as retaining good transfer speeds.

By deadly-app

AOpen Nouveau B-350B Case Review

The AOpen Nouveau case is an aluminum ATX Mid-Tower that screams infidelities. With a 350W proprietary Slientek power supply, a clear coated paint job, and speed controlled blue LED ball-bearing fans this is clearly a top of the line case. Read on as we assemble a system in one and give our thoughts.

By jw

Aerocool Masstige Mid-Tower Case Review

Today we look at the Aerocool Masstige, which is a mid tower case that comes in silver in black. The name according to the Aerocool box comes from ?Massive Capacity, and Prestige Design.? Take a look and find out if this storage beast has what it takes.

By yves

How To Build A Sonoma Notebook

Building a notebook computer has never been easier and Legit Reviews shows you how to build a Sonoma Notebook. An average computer enthusiast can assemble a whitebox notebook chassis in less than 15 minutes and can cut the cost of ordering a pre-built notebook in half.

By Nathan Kirsch

ECS KN1 Extreme AMD Athlon 64 Motherboard

The ECS KN1 Extreme is one of the first AMD enthusiast motherboards launched by ECS Elitegroup and is based on the nVidia Nforce 4 chipset. With a price tag under $100 this enthusiast board runs with the best of them at default speeds. Read on to see if this is the right board for you.

By Legit Staff

ECS Elitegroup 2005 Editor’s Day

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is the world’s leading producer of motherboards, but is just now starting to build products aimed at the enthusiast community. We went out to San Jose last week to discuss their new image and we dig deep to figure out why they are entering a new market right now.

By Nathan Kirsch

Overclocking the AMD Athlon X2 3800+ Processor

Legit Reviews takes a closer look at the dual core 3800+ in an overclocking environment. While the majority of users will appreciate the benefits of dual core for under $375, the enthusiasts among us are looking to squeeze ever last bit of performance out of this processor.

By Legit Staff