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Chenbro RM41416B Rack Mount Server Case

Epic in proportions this 4U case packs an awesome 16 hot swappable drive bays all fully capable of delivering an impressive raid.

Western Digital – Velociraptor 600 GB Hard Drive

Western Digital releases a new drive for performance enthusiasts - The Velociraptor. The new drive boasts about with larger buffer, larger size, faster seek times, and better transfer rates. But, is it really worth it? Read on and find out.

AMD Athlon II X4 645 3.1GHz Processor/CPU

Anybody with enough cash to throw at the problem can build "the ultimate gaming PC". It's just a matter of finding the highest-end parts you can, surfing over to your favorite parts retailer's website, and mortgaging an arm, a leg, and both kidneys. A more interesting challenge is trying to build a gaming PC with budget constraints. Building the best PC you can for say, $750, is somewhat difficult. You have to make hard decisions about the critical components: video card, motherboard, RAM, and CPU. In an effort to make the CPU part of the decision a bit easier, AMD offers a broad selection of CPUs, most in the sub-$200 range. Clocking in at $119 MSRP, the Athlon II X4 645 promises an improvement on the already solid performance of the X4 640, at a price just over half of Intel's nearest equivalent, the i5 750. Stick with us while we put this pony through its paces.

Phenom II x4 970 Black Edition.

Looking to save a bunch on your brand new rig, or get a huge performance boost out of your old one, check out the AMD Phenom II 970BE hot off the line.

AMD Phenom II 560 X2 Processor/CPU

AMD has released another slew of processors to the market focused on faster clock speeds with a cheaper price tag. One of these processors is the dual core Phenom ™ II X2 560 Processor code named “Calisto” which runs at stock at 3.3GHz out of the box. This processor has plenty of headroom, performance, and a low price we show you why it's a good buy in our review.

AMD Phenom II x6 1075T 3.0GHz: Super Fast Processing For Less

AMD released today some great new processors to fill in some holes in their lineup. Here we have the latest addition of the set, the AMD Phenom II x6 1075T 3.0GHz.