My most sinere apologies for not being here so far this week…I got caught up in work and politics and a number of other things. Which means today’s posts are going to be extra long and will contain multiple articles from the same source, since not everybody disappeared for three days as I did. On to the reviews!

ThinkComputers starts us off with their review of the Sapphire Radeon HD 4550 512MB Low Profile Video Card

Overclocker Cafe checks out the Sunbeam Automaton Case

InsideHW takes a look at the Asus LS221H

PureOverclock reviews the Palit GeForce 9800GTX+

BCCHardware examines the NZXT Rogue SFF Gaming Chassis

Benchmark Reviews gets into the Intel Core i7 CPU & DX58SO X58 Platform

OCAU spends some time with Nehalem

Hartware counters with their view: Intel Core i7 920

Bjorn3D brings us our first multiple of the day with Swiftech APOGEE GTZ, Intel Core I7 965, Intel Core I7 940, Intel Core I7 920, and FarCry 2 SLI Performance

TweakTown presents Intel Core i7 Nehalem Arrives and FSB Departs and All about Intel Core i7 Socket LGA 1366 Cooling

hardCOREware jumps on the bandwagon as well: Intel Core i7 “Nehalem” Review

TweakNews gives us a break from Intel with the Arctic Cooling Silentium T2 Computer Case

Phoronix has two: Phoronix Test Suite 1.4 “Orkdal” Released and Wayland: A New X Server For Linux

Hardware Logic checks out the Pod Drop iPod Repair

ITReviewed looks at two as well: WinZip 12.0 Professional and World Of Goo

Icrontic answers back with two: Thermalright TRUE Copper and Lian Li PC-C36 MUSE HTPC case

XSReviews glides along with the Roccat Kone

RBMods examines the Asus 901 Eee PC

Elite Bastards checks out the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB video card

JohnnyGURU harnesses the Antec Signature 650W PSU

Hardware Canucks get us back to Intel’s latest with their Intel Core i7 Nehalem 920, 940 and 965 XE Processors Review

And Modders-Inc. finishes us off with their review of the NZXT Cryo LX Notebook Cooler

I accidentally set my alarm this morning even though I didn’t have to get up for anything. Unfortunately, I didn’t remember that until I was already in the shower, so I’ve accomplished a bunch of stuff I probably wouldn’t have gotten done if I’d slept in as planned. However, soon it’s going to be time to take a nap, so I thought I’d best get you set up with some reviews.

ThinkComputers starts us off with a look at nVidia Enthusiast System Architecture

InsideHW brings you ATi Radeon HD 4830 512MB vs. nVIDIA GeForce 9800GT 512MB

TweakTown hits a double: ATI Catalyst 8.10 Analysis – XP & Vista and NVIDIA nForce 730i / GeForce 9300 Chipset

Pro-Clockers checks out the Sapphire HD 4550 Video Card

TweakNews chills out with the Cooler Master Hyper Z600-R Heatpipe CPU Cooler

Bjorn3D gets its hands on some Crucial Ballistix Tracers DDR3 1333 4 Gig Kit (2×2Gig)

Elite Bastards shares its opinions on the Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 512MB video card

ITReviewed reviews the TerraTec DMX 6Fire USB Audio Card

Phoronix asks Ubuntu 7.04 to 8.10 Benchmarks: Is Ubuntu Getting Slower?

tkArena rhetorically wonders Are We Living in a Wirelessly Connected World?

OCModShop spends some time with the Nova Microtech Mousepad

DigitalTrends examines the Panasonic HDC-SD100 HD Camcorder

OCIA sits in front of the 22″ HP Debranded DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor

TechARP is full of revisions: Intel’s Desktop CPU Roadmap @ October, 2008 Rev. 2.0 and How To Fix The PCI Express x1 Bug Rev. 3.0

bit-tech plays with Tomb Raider: Underworld hands-on preview, then reviews 4GB of G.Skill’s Pi Black Series 800MHz CL4 memory

Accelenation gets into the Samsung T220HD Monitor/TV

And rounding out today’s list, Legit Reviews reports on St. Louis LAN Gaming – Warfactory LAN 2008

Taking over 30 hrs to build, this is LEGO’s largest set yet! It contains over 5,900 pieces and is recommended for only the most experienced builders. The set is fully detailed capturing all the minarets, domes, finials, arches, and stairs. This thing builds out to 20″ x 16″ inches and is so pretty, it should be stuck in a glass case. At a price of $399 CDN, it certainly isn’t cheap. But if you want to take a break from building a Star Destroyer or the Millenium Falcon, this may prove to be a good Lego vacation from the norm.

Source: LEGO

Both historians and architects had been wondering for many years how the Great Pyramid of Kheops – last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the World – had been constructed at an age where wheels, pulleys and iron tools were virtually unheard of. French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin had a hypothesis that Dassault Systèmes’ real-time 3D software allowed to test thoroughly. The computer simulation confirmed that the pyramid was indeed built from the inside, although further verification remains to be done on-site.

Dassault Systèmes’ real-time 3D solutions enabled Jean-Pierre Houdin to model and explore the pyramid in 3D and run simulations confirming his theory that the pyramid was built from the inside!

Source: Virtools

After over 2,000 years, it was about time to update the list! In this first truly global poll, everyone will be able to vote — either by Internet, or with their mobile phone — for their own pick of seven architectural wonders of the world, from the Incan mountaintop city Machu Picchu in Peru, to the rose-red desert city of Petra in Jordan, to Easter Island’s mysterious statues, to India’s Taj Mahal, and many more.

What are the greatest architectural achievements in history? Rome’s Colosseum? The Great Wall of China? The Pyramids of Giza?

That’s what millions of people are asking themselves as they vote in the largest global poll ever conducted, an attempt to recast ancient history by ranking the top architectural marvels as the “new” seven wonders of the world.

Source: Reuters