Intel manages to take the performance crown for the second time in a row with the new Quad core. The Core 2 Extreme Edition X6800 has blown the doors off the Athlon 64 FX series and the quad just fuels the flame. The entire Intel lineup has knocked AMD back a notch. AMD's arn't slouches by any means but they certainly have some work to do to get their KOTH seast back.

Website: Intel

Man, this category keeps me busy. NVIDIA is the first to release a DX10 card and it simply blows every other video card away. In fact, it's faster than two 7900GTXs in SLI!

Website: NVIDIA
Review: Video Cards

This category is a really tight race right now. Leave it to Asus to make sure they get the winner's circle with extras. This board features the nVidia 680i chipset with tons of features and Asus added in El Light lumenation on the I/O panel and LED lights for the PCI slots to make hooking up at the LAN a breeze.

Website: Asus
Review: Motherboards

Although AMD is playing second fiddle right now, the boards still make a difference. This board offers everything from SLI to wireless and offers great overclocking too!

Website: Asus
Review: Motherboards

Asus has out done themselves with this new version of the ever popular A8N-SLI; literally! This board offers SLI with twin 16 lane SLI slots vs the twin 8 lanes of its predecessor. It's not the best overclocker out there but it certainly ain't bad either.

Note: Serious overclockers should look into the DFI-SLI-DR!

Website: Asus
On Topic Review: Motherboards

OCZ takes a second time follow up with this incredibly fast DDR2. Ready for liquid cooling and overclocking, there is not much left to ask for.

Website: OCZ
Reviews: Memory

Zalman has finally unearthed the Thermalright series of coolers. The 9700 series is unstoppable in performance and noise. Size may be an issue for some, but that is nothing new to the readers of KOTH. The 9700 is nickel plated and fits both AM2 and 775.

Websites: Zalman
Reviews: Heatsinks

Swiftech also carries the 2nd best CPU block, the Apogee. They have taken PolarFlo from the charts and they mean business. The Storm is an incredible block but the Apogee is a better buy and to close to call.

Website: Swiftech
Review: Water Cooling

Swiftech takes its new spot from itself. They cooling kits are designed for ease of use. Even the radiator is easy to install. This kit pairs up some of the other KOTH champs in one purchase.

Website: Swiftech
Reviews: Water Cooling

Zalman takes two in a row now. This is their follow up to the 700 series Fatality cooler. We should have a review up shortly.

Website: Zalman
Reviews: Heatsinks

Swiftech takes two from PolarFlo this round. The new MCW60 takes out the competition. This is a sharp block and is low profile to work with SLI.

Website: Swiftech
Review: Water Cooling

Danger Den has long been respected as a pioneer in water cooling your PC, and for good reason; they make good stuff. The latest wave to hit the water cooling scene is 12v pumps that can run off the computer power supply. No longer do you need to worry about remembering to turn on the pump or have an extra power cable hanging out. And now, with products like the DD5, the 12v pumps are just as powerful (or more so) and durable as their 120v cousins, they are making a big splash. The DD5 adds a pot to adjust the flow.

Website: Danger Den
Review: Water Cooling

22" Flat Screen CRT. DiamondPro Tube. Need we say anymore? 20" of viewable, graphical goodness with resolutions of 1600x1200 @ 85Hz! With the legendary quality of NEC/Mitsibushi behind the product, you know it's good.

Website: NEC/Mitsubishi

So you think the NEC/Mitsubishi CRT is too big? Weighs to much? How about a stunning 24" Widescreen LCD? With a 1920x1200 screen? This is one killer LCD. Hope the ole' credit card is warmed up before you order this bad boy!

Website: Dell

Logitech has dealt a knock out blow with the Z-5500. The bass is enough to make you crave movies like Jurrasic Park and The Incredibles. Much cleaner details in the full range sats make this Z-680 remake, more than just a remake!

Website: Logitech
Review: Logietch Z-680

The "Raptor X " drives spin at an astounding 10,000 RPM which is the same speed as most SCSI drives and delivers blazing performance to match with an upgraded 16MB Cache. Not only this but it also includes NCQ and now features a window!

Website: Western Digital

Plextor 716SA SATA 16x Dual Layer Burner

You want fast reading. How does 16x DVD and 48x CD-ROM sound? Fast burning, how about 12x DVD+R, 8x DVD-R, 4x DVD+/- RW, 48x CD-R, and 24x CD-RW. High capacity your thing. This baby can stuff 900mb on a 700mb CD-R and 4.7gb on a DVD. Since Optical burners hit the market, Plextor has been at the forefront, and still are.

Website: Plextor

Back to the top with breathtaking performance. Signed sealed, tested and delivered. Each unit now includes a full test report. They are individually tested before packaging. If you need more power than this, buy 2.

Website: PC Power & Cooling
Review: Power Supplies

As computers become more powerful, they also become more noisey. Fans are enemy #1 when it comes to making a PC loud and many of them require voiding warranties to change, such as those in your PSU. PC Power & Cooling is now offering a massive PSU with a lot less noise. The orange color ain't my bag but the Silencer 750 will power your Quad Core, SLI rig without a problem.

Website: PC Power And Cooling
Review: Power Supplies

Case Modding has taken the industry by storm. Even the big guys like Dell are catching on and adding mods to their desktops. Modding is almost common place now but Cooler Master brings some impressive mods to the table and at an affordable price. If you're looking for a case that has it all and doesn't need any more, look no further.

Website: Cooler Master
Review: Cases

Game pads, joysticks, and steering wheels are all fine and dandy, but when it comes to modern FPS games and things get fast and furious, everyone knows the mouse and keyboard rule. Until now that is. The Nostromo n52 simply kicks ass. Check out the review!

Website: Belkin
Review: Nostromo n52