There doesn't seem to be a whole lot going on in the hardware world this morning, the news bucket seemed a little sparse.  Let's see what we could scrounge up though.

AMD Zone starts things off this morning with the ASRock K10N78-1394 Motherboard Review.

The ASRock K10N78-1394 isn't a bad board and in fact when compared to a 780G with sideport memory it performs fairly well. That said, it doesn't perform as well as a 780G board and this is a hindered one without any sideport memory. It's hard to see the reason in going with a GeForce 8200 board over a 780G board when it is slower and consumes more power. Unless you're dead set on Hybrid SLI or Nvidia based chipset, the 780G or 790GXE is a much better move. 

Next up, Bjorn3d takes a look at the ASUS P6T Deluxe.

The Asus P6T Deluxe is an Easy Overclocker that is feature rich and delivers a good punch. The attention Asus paid to this early release board is phenomenal. Their attention to detail and dedication to industry leading innovation in the implementation of the P6T Deluxe earns it a: Final Score: 9.5 out of 10

The Elite Bastards are up next, showing off the Cooler Master HAF 932 System Chassis.

Cooler Master's obvious aim for this particular product is to take on Antec's Twelve Hundred chassis in terms of both features and pricing, and having used both of these cases (we saw the Twelve Hundred used as part of YOYOtech's NightHawk system) it's actually hard to make a definitive choice one way or the other.  Leaving the style question to one side on account of it being such a personal choice (I'd lean slightly towards the Twelve Hundred if I'm completely honest though) Antec's offering does have the advantage of easily adjustable fan speeds, which is a really nice touch, but then again the HAF 932 seems to be the quieter part (unless you turn all the Antec case's fans to their very lowest levels) while also subjectively seeming to offer better (and more elegant) cooling of the components within a system. 

Free Stuff!  Driver Heaven is giving away a full AMD system, as well as some additional graphics cards for the runners up.  Check it out.

Hardware Secrets keeps it rolling along as they show off the GeForce GTX 260 with 216 cores.

Unless you can find a Radeon HD 4870 being sold today below USD 230 the new GeForce GTX 260 with 216 cores is certainly our recommendation if you have between USD 250 and USD 290 to spend on a video card.

Hexus has a neat article, watching Benchtec UK go for the World Record OC on Air.

Pro Clockers calls next with their look at the CoolerMaster UCP Ultimate 700W PSU.

If reviewing a power supply was based on just looks then the Coolermaster UCP 700 would get a highest award possible. But reviewing a power supply requires much more like placing the unit on a bench and measuring how well it performed while in operation. Well in our case the UCP did great and we could not be happier. During the time I spent with the UCP I moved it from machine to machine some with dual GPU setups and we were not surprised as it held up to it all. And according to CM the 87% efficiency rating is a huge plus.

Closing things up for us this morning, Bjorn is at it again with the NVidia GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 vs the ATI 4870 1GB.

So it seems that we're about half way through the week!  There's quite a bit going on in the hardware world this morning, so let's hop right on into it.

We'll go ahead and start life off this morning with a bunch of video cards.  Hardware Canucks is first off with the BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE.

All in all, the BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE left us with an extremely positive impression during the short time it spent in the test system. While some of you may be complaining about rising prices here in Canada, this card represents the perfect solution for those of you who are looking for a higher-end card at a more than reasonable price. With that in mind, it receives our Dam Good Award.

Bjorn3d is up next with the XFX 9000GTX+ Black Edition.

While it might not be the newest cutting edge GPU on the market the XFX 9800 GTX+ Black Edition still has some life in it. It held up in most of the testing we did well enough to satisfy your gaming needs in the current economic downturn. If your flush with cash or have enough cash to flush then there are better alternatives out there. If your on a slim budget but still looking for a GPU that won't break the bank and still keep up in the hottest game titles the XFX 9800 GTX+ is a good choice.

Modders Inc is showing off the Sapphire Radeon HD 4650 OC Edition this morning.

The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 is getting some lovin from Overclocker's Online.

The Sapphire HD 4850 X2 delivers stellar performance, performance that would rival a pair of individual HD 4850s in CrossFire. Those who thought ATI was out of the graphics card market are clearly wrong. The latest family of ATI hardware has flexed some serious muscle.

And the MSI R4850 is up on the block over at Neoseeker.

Last up in the video card round up, Bit-Tech shows off the Gainward Radeon HD 4870 1GB Golden Sample.

Despite delivering both excellent thermal and gameplay performance on the whole, we can’t help but feel that the Gainward HD 4870 1024MB Golden Sample is a little bit of a letdown, especially considering the £30 price premium it carries over the stock HD 4870 1GB. For that extra fifteen percent of investment the in game frame rate returns are generally around the two to three percent mark thanks to the very conservative core overclock, which is pretty disappointing

Giving us a two-fer this morning, they're also taking a look at the DFI LANParty UT X58 T3eH8.

Stop on over by Virtual Hideout and have a look at the Cooler Master HAF 932 Chassis.

Internally speaking, this case will last you through every upgrade from now, until that inevitable end of form-factor time, with support for the largest heatsinks (and the ability to swap them willy-nilly), the longest videocards, and well, um, hard drives. Couple this with the fact that it can fit a performance watercooling loop out of the box, while still holding on to a full fistful of hard drives, and even a pile of optical drives, it's hard not to love the HAF 932.

Bjorn3d is giving us more attention this morning as well as they check out the Corsair HX1000W PSU.

Driver Heaven (and their sweet new look) is showing off the Gigabyte EP45-DS3R Motherboard.

The EP45-DS3R is a well packaged and cleanly presented board with a healthy bundle. It is not flashy or packed with all the newest features but it offers something for an enthusiast on a budget and deserves consideration if you are hunting for a high quality LGA775 board under the £100 mark.

Big Bruin keeps us rolling along with the Seagate Free Agent Go 320GB External HDD.

The Topower TOP 1100P10 PSU is next up.  This one comes to us from Hardware Secrets.

Wrapping things up for us this morning, Benchmark Reviews takes a gander at the Cooler Master ATC 840 Computer Case.

You gotta love the toxic version cards Sapphire puts out.  Bjorn3D has the current single GPU big dog the Sapphire HD4870 Toxic.

The Sapphire Toxic HD4870 is looking to resolve these two issues by utilizing their own Vapor-X cooler (Vapor Chamber Technology), as well as throwing in a little over clock just for good measure. Both of these features should help the faint of heart rest a little easier by giving them a better performing card with better cooling, while still maintaining the manufacturer's warranty.

Sapphire makes the whole gamut.  This little jewel looks to be in the Internet Computer category or maybe a good base for a HTPC.  XS Reviews has a go today with the Sapphire HD 4830.

The HD 4830 from Sapphire is a damn nice card for the money. It might not be the quietest one out there, but it's only slightly behind the 4850 on the performance scale, and with it's great overclocking ability, and don't forget you can always add a second, therefore running two of these bad boys, for around 2/3 of the cost of a GTX 280.

The Overclocker's Club crew has a mobo two fer from ECS posted.  The first review up is the ECS GF9300T-A Motherboard.

There are some mainstream motherboards on the market that overclock very well. The GF9300T-A is not one of them if you are using a 1333 FSB processor. With limited overclocking options in the BIOS, its very difficult to push your components higher than 1333 FSB. With that said, I gave it my best shot.

The other board up over that way is the ECS A790GXM-A Motherboard with a few more features.

Another motherboard up in this full edition of hardware news is Overclock3D and the skinny on the Gigabyte EP45-UD3P (P45) Motherboard.

The EP45-UD3 also makes a very bold statement on the DDR2 front, claiming official support of blisteringly quick DDR2 1366+ MHz speeds. Most motherboard manufacturers are hesitant to break the 1200 barrier, but it appears Gigabyte are keen to push the boundaries of ram speed up a notch. This is due in part again to the increase of copper, which improves power efficiency by reducing circuit impedance by 50% and allowing more bandwidth for electron passage. This in turn results in less power being wasted. Less power equals less heat equals more overclocking headroom.

MetkuMods has four different HD4850 cards that break the reference model design.  Which is one top?

Cooler Master HAF 932 Full-Tower Case review for the barstool shopper in you at Techgage today.

Finding an affordable chassis that's both large and feature-packed can be a little difficult, but Cooler Master's latest HAF 932 delivers on all accounts, and the goods don't stop there. This steel full-tower features huge interior space, great ease-of-installation, many bundled fans, hardcore design... all on top of having a price tag that's easy to stomach.

The Cooler Master HAF 932 Case also makes an appearance today at Overclockers Online.

Through the past several years we have seen a much needed movement towards larger and quieter fans. In keeping with this advancement, today I have Cooler Master's latest offering in the full tower chassis market, the HAF 932. The 'HAF' stands for High Air Flow, which might make you think it contains a large amount of 120mm fans, but you would be partly wrong.

Benchmark Reviews shows off the deep pocket boy's next chip with the Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition Processor.

The Intel model BX80601965 Core i7-965XE brings so much to the table in the form of features such as a completely unlocked multiplier and added scalability that we rated it slightly higher. Again value is in the eyes of the beholder and if you are one of those that can truly use this processors capabilities then the price is a pittance. To the average consumer the price of th Core i7-965XE will probably put it out of reach, especially in toady's economy.

ASUS Lion Square and Triton 85 CPU Coolers are on the bench at Digit Life.  Check it.

Lion Square and Triton 85 successfully supplement the High-End series of ASUS coolers, offering an interesting combination of functionality and usability. Lion Square plays the first role in this duo -- it manages to come up with an attractive balance of thermal efficiency and noise ergonomics in nearly all modes, including the noiseless, which usually has the hardest requirements to cooler technical quality.

Patriot Viper PC3-16000 4GB Memory Kit for the 64 bit lover in all of us.  More at HardwareLogic.

I still haven't seen one of these first hand but I'm looking forward to one these OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator units coming our way.  Hardware Secrets has the latest review until then.

It’s a control system that interprets your brain waves and tracks facial muscle tensions into game input, making it possible to control by thought the actions of a virtual gunman during a game of Counterstrike, for instance. The idea behind the concept is to increase reaction time up to 60% by eliminating the time it takes the command from your brain to reach the hand over the mouse.

Lancool Metal Boned K7 Case review translated from its original German off of Technic3D.

The cases keep coming.  Think Computers serves up a review of the AeroCool S9 Pro Mid Tower Case.

The AeroCool S9 Pro is quite the unique case. A 40CM side panel fan and 9 usable 5.25" drive bays aren't common on most mid-tower cases. Even though there was only a single problem with the installation I still managed to get it to work properly. For a price tag of around $119.99 online this price seems pretty hefty for a Mid-Tower case.