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Plextor PX-B120U External BD-ROM Drive

Plextor is a familiar name to many, and they've built their reputation on exactly one thing: optical storage. It should be no surprise then, that they've extended their line to embrace the latest in high-density optical storage. Today we'll be taking a look at the PX-B120U, a USB-bus-powered BD-ROM drive geared for movie playback.

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.

Patriot Xporter XT Rage 32GB USB Flash Drive

The Patriot Extreme Performance Xporter XT Rage is a USB Flash Drive with both performance and functionality. Featuring an innovative Quad Channel configuration, data is intelligently managed and transferred simultaneously to 4 NAND chips resulting in vastly enhanced performance, particularly write speeds

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.