Tuesday News Update posted on 01-26-2010
NZXT Tempest EVO Case Rbmods.
| "NZXT has updated their Tempest case, now dubbed the Tempest EVO It is of course geared towards gamers and enthusiasts. NZXT claims that the Tempest EVO allows for expiation and compatibility with future hardware." | |  |
Intel Core i5 750 and Core i7 860 CPU Technic3D.
| "The Intel Core i5 750 and Core i7 860 CPUs arrived Technic3D. We will check the LGA1156 CPUs from Intel against the Intel Core i5 661, i7 920 and the AMD Phenom II 965 on Windows 7. 4,0 GHz OC-Performance and more see you in the following Review." | |  |
Titan Skalli TTC-NC05TZ/NPW (RB) CPU Cooler ThinkComputers.
 | | "Today, I will be looking at a cooler from a company I previously haven't experienced, the Titan Skalli. Titan Technology Ltd. has been around for over 20 years, founded in Taiwan in 1989 under the name Sogic Computer Co, but only recently have they entered the serious enthusiast market. The Skalli is a small-footprint dual heatpipe cooler with a non-standard 100mm fan. Will the Skalli keep my i7 870 nice and cool? Read on to see!" |
Xigmatek Balder SD1283 CPU Cooler Tweak News.
| "Xigmatek's Balder SD 1283 CPU cooler has it all covered. It's got outstanding cooling performance, a distinctive look, an innovative direct touch design and mounting solutions that are second to none. Xigmatek has done a great job with the Balder, offering the PC enthusiast community top-notch performance in a well-engineered product with excellent fit and finish" | |  |
Hump Day News posted on 01-20-2010
Axus Fit 300 Hard Drive Raid Enclosure Technic3D.
| "The Axus Fit 300 External Hard Drive Enclosure for Raid arrived Technic3D. The heart of FiT is adopted with hardware RAID technology which offers high performance. eSATA connectivity with Raid see you in the following Review" | |  |
Speedlink Zone Wii Induction Charger XSReviews.
"The Wii mote has become part of our everday culture, with the home console being the most widely know and used of the current generation. Bridging the gap between those gamers who just wern't comfortable with a standard control, and wanted something more familiar, you'd be hard pressed for someone to not recognise these strange controllers on sight.
Despite the joys of wireless there is always the downside of powering them with AA batteries. Speedlink however, believes they have an alternative: The Zone Induction charger. These wirelessly charged, rechargeable packs and station should make those batteries a thing of the past. Let's see if they live up to the challenge" | |  |
ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AMD 785G Motherboard ThinkComputers.
 | | "Some weeks back I looked at an mATX AMD 785G economy motherboard, supporting AM3 processors with DDR3 memory. It was a very impressive board with a very impressive price. Performance and stability easily met my expectations, and it will be the standard for any other 785G board that I get my grubby little hands on. Today I will be looking at a full ATX 785G motherboard by Asus, the M4A785TD-V EVO. It is definitely nicer than the mATX board I just mentioned, with much nicer cooling and CrossfireX support. It supports DDR3-1800 memory (requiring CPU overclocking). All this at a surprisingly economical pr ice. Read on to check out the Asus M4A785TD-V EVO!" |
SandForce SF1500 Enterprise SSD Processor Benchmark Reviews.
| "The SandForce SF1500 SSD processor is an Enterprise-class Solid State Drive technology that powers products such as the OCZ Vertex-2 Pro. With a potential top-speed of 260 MBps read and write bandwidth, the SandForce SF1500-based SSD series will push SATA-II to the limit. In this article Benchmark Reviews investigates the technology behind the SandForce SF1500 SSD processor, and tests bandwidth speed and IOPS performance." | |  |
Weekend Roundup posted on 01-17-2010
Dessert Menu of the Day.
Thursday News posted on 10-29-2009
Dessert Menu of the Day.
Competitions & Giveaways.
» We want you! - win an Asus 4870 X2 Top graphics card! Driverheaven
| » Win a 32GB iPod touch HEXUS.net | |
OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB Kit DDR3-1600/PC3-12800 OCZ3BE1600C8LV4GK Memory ocinside.de.
"OCZ published a new memory kit with a feature to get high memory performance without manual settings. We are talking about the brand-new OCZ AMD Black Edition PC3-12800 CL8 kit. When the 4GB AMD Black Edition kit is used in conjunction with an AMD Black Edition CPU on an AOD capable motherboard, the RAM settings can be downloaded by the AMD OverDrive software over the Internet and adjusted automatically.
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 | | "The Staray is Enermax's latest mid-tower case, and comes in at a budget price with some flashy aesthetics. The simple lines of Staray give a very good first impression, and there are some great features here that you would normally find in a premium chassis, yet offered at a much more affordable price. So let's dive in and see if it is quality on the cheap or just cheap quality" |
NZXT Beta - a cheap NZXT gaming case TweakPC.de.
| "Even gaming cases are getting more and more cheaper. So manufacturers like NZXT must realise inexpensive cases for gamer. We took a look at the NZXT Beta." | |  |
QPad HeatoN mouse mat XSReviews.
 | | "With the growth of online gaming, and the increased exposure through wider audiences sitting down and picking up a controller, or mouse and keyboad, one industry that's built up nicely in the past few years, is professional gaming. This has seen the first celebrities in that world begin to emerge, and unsurprisingly with it, product endorsement. Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel is probably the most well known to date, but there are lot of others on the up and up. Today we take a look at a product, part designed and endorsed by Emil "HeatoN" Christensen. It's the largest plastic mouse mat ever released, and its backed with QPad technology. Let's see how it fairs." |
BFG Tech EX-1000 1000W Modular Power Supply
Bigbruin.com.
| "The BFG Tech EX-1000 1000W modular power supply is a quiet, well built unit that almost really impressed me. If I had tested in our old format I wouldn't have seen the ripple issues, and would have been left with the "semi-modular" design as my biggest beef. With all things considered, I would still recommend it, especially in situations where it wasn't to be used under a constant 1000W load." | |  |
Tuesday News posted on 10-27-2009
Dessert Menu of the Day.
Competitions & Giveaways.
ASRock ION 330 NetTop BCCHardware.
| "When it comes to HD Video performance, this unit shines like the sun after a rainy week. It decodes any 720p or 1080p video without issues and is an H.264 behemoth. The included DVDRW drive also gives it an edge over much of the competition, and ASRock even has a model of the ION 330 with a slim-line Blu-Ray drive as well. . ." | |  |
 | | "Although this case was extremely great, I did have one major problem with it. The built in PSU failed to power my system. The PSU is only 90W so I guessed it wouldn't be able to do much. I even pulled out the HDD and optical drive to be powered by a second PSU. This however, didn't solve the problem. I ended up running the entire system off of a spare PSU. This problem would be minor, if it wasn't for the fact that the Skeleton doesn't accommodate for a PSU other then the built in one. To me this pretty much ruins the part of having a Mini ITX system, especially if you need a second object sitting on your desk" |
In Win Maelstrom Full Tower Chassis ThinkComputers.org.
| "In Win is a company mainly known for its power supplies or unique mid tower cases. Today we got the opportunity to review In Win's first Full Tower Case, the In Win Maelstrom. This airflow giant can boast a total of 10, 120mm fans to go along with the airflow design built into the case. In Win has added many sound/vibration reducing implantations into this case such as the acoustic absorbers and patented hard drive rails. Read on further to see what In Wins first Full Tower Chassis has to offer" | |  |
Weekend News Roundup posted on 10-24-2009
Dessert Menu of the Day.
Competitions & Giveaways.
| » Sapphire 5850 1GB GDDR5 1GB GPU Contest Bjorn3D |
NZXT M59 Classic Series Mid Tower Case ThinkComputers.org.
| "NZXT has added another case to their Classic Series of cases, it's called the M59 and it is quite inexpensive at under $60. You would think a case with that price tag would be really cheap, but the M59 has features like 2 included fans, 2.5-inch SSD bays, a side panel window, all black interior, a wire management system, and an eSATA port. A lot of these features cannot even be found on more expensive cases. Let's see if NZXT has a winner in the M59" | |  |
Sapphire Radeon HD5750 1GB Graphics Card Bigbruin.com.
 | | "The Sapphire Radeon HD5750 1GB graphics card does a lot of things better than you might expect from a 'mid-level' card. This isn't a top of the line gaming card, but it is does offer enough muscle to make games enjoyable even with the settings turned up pretty high. On top of the performance, it ran cool, quiet, and didn't tax the electric meter mush at all." |
Kingston HyperX Fan RAM memory cooler testseek.com.
| "This is clearly a product built for gamers, overclockers and other true enthusiasts from the PC genre. The Kingston HyperX Fan is a product which makes your system look cooler and which actually makes it cooler in the true sense of the word. Maybe it's not the most useful product in the world, considering its limited compatibility, but if you want to spice up your system a bit; it's a must have
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G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB DDR3-1600 PureOverclock.
 | | "We're looking at a set of G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB DDR3-1600 modules that are designed for use in the LGA1156 socket Core i5/i7 platform. We've seen in the past that G.Skill modules typically great performance at excellent prices, particularly in the more "mainstream" market, so let's find out if G.Skill has produced another winner with these Ripjaws sticks" |
Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Duo XSReviews.
| "While storage space has stayed well ahead of software in terms of increasing capacities, because of duplicated and backed up data, most people now have a plethora of different storage solutions to hold their ever important information. There's pen drives, optical media, portable hard drives and more. However, the cheapest option of them all tends to be a run of the mill hard drive, with a docking point of some sort. This can also be a great way to utilise an older, smaller drive that you no longer have use for. With that in mind, lets commence today's review of the Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Duo" | |  |