ECS X79R-AX Black Series Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
"For the most part the ECS X79R-AX Intel X79 motherboard
performed on par with our other Intel X79 systems. In most of
our tests it was just below the performance level of the
GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7. In all fairness though, we are talking very
small margins of maybe 1%-2% total, well within any margin of
error in the benchmarks that we used today. The downside to that
statement is that it was consistently on the bottom of the
charts..."
AMD Llano A8-3870K APU Review @ TechwareLabs
"With
AMDs'
Llano
and Bulldozer line releasing within 8 months of each other it
was only a matter of time before we saw them merge. The main
complaint about
Llano
was the inability to
overclock anything. Well now we see 2 unlocked
versions come into the market: the
A8-3870k
and the
A6-3670k. With
AMDs
rich heritage in
overclocking and
GPUs
what kind of performance can we expect out of these? Lets first
take a look at the new line desktop
Llano
APUs."
OC3D: Prolima Tech Vortex Fan Review Round Up
"It's no coincidence that ProlimaTech, well known for their
range of performance CPU and VGA cooling solutions, should also
produce a range of fans. Here we take a look at the entire
Vortex range, including the rather sexy looking Aluminium bladed
140mm model."
Corsair Hydro Series H100 Liquid CPU Cooler Review
"To say the H100 was impressive during
performance testing would be a gross understatement. As you can
see from the charts above, the H100 was 2-3 degrees cooler than
the H70 during idle testing and about 7-9 degrees lower in load
testing. The H70 was configured with a push-pull fan
configuration, but even that setup couldn't top the H100 that
was using only two fans to cool the coolant running through the
dual radiator."
NZXT Switch 810 System Enclosure reviewed in Metku.net
"NZXT cases divide opinions. There are people that find the
style of the manufacturer appealing but often quite strong
"design language" put some people off. Switch 810 has the
potential to appeal to all kinds of users. Let us see what it
offers!"
Steelseries Diablo 3 Headset Review @ XSReviews
"Steelseries is well known for its many gamer and enthusiastic
products. Ranging from mouse mats to brand-related headsets and
keyboards, Steelseries offers high-end products for anyone who
is serious about their gaming peripheral performance. Recently
Steelseries introduced another Blizzard Licensed product named
the Diablo 3 Headset. In effect it’s the Siberia V2 Headset, but
then much cooler! Let’s take a look, shall we?"
Jabra HALO2 Bluetooth Stereo Headset Review @ rwlabs
"The latest HALO2 Bluetooth Stereo Headset by
Jabra is not only very comfortable and easy to wear largely
thanks to its size and weight but it also offers a large array
of features including very good audio levels, virtual surround
sound, dual Omni-directional microphones, excellent touch volume
controls, foldable design, multiuse support and a very long
battery life."
Corsair Performance Pro 256 GB SSD @ techPowerUp
"Corsair's Performance Pro 256 GB SSD is based on Marvell's
88SS9174 controller which promises great performance at
affordable price levels. In our testing we see the drive claim a
leading performance spot thanks to some clever firmware tuning
by Corsair."
Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 1000 W @ techPowerUp
"Silverstone recently updated their PSU offerings with a new
series, called Strider Gold Evolution. Besides the various
internal component upgrades, which provide a small boost to
efficiency and offer better performance, the new Striders are
equipped with Silverstone's Air Penetrator fan which features
increased cooling along with lower noise output."
Gigabyte Sumo Power Silver 900 W @ techPowerUp
Almost everybody knows Gigabyte from their VGA and motherboard products, but the company also makes power supplies. Their newest PSU series is called Sumo, which consists of two high power PSUs with 80 Plus Silver certification. Today we test the smaller one with 900W capacity and find out how it performs.
Corsair Announces New Line of Solid-State Cache Drives
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — January 10th, 2012 — Corsair®, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced the Accelerator Series™ solid-state cache drives.
The Accelerator Series is designed for desktop PC users who want to give their Microsoft® Windows® based PC a dramatic performance boost with minimal cost and hassle. Corsair's new line of SSD cache drives includes premium caching software from NVELO, for improved boot times and lightning-quick file access. After connecting an Accelerator Series SSD cache drive to their computer's SATA port and installing the caching software provided with the drive, users will see an immediate speed boost. No drive mapping, no reinstallation of the operating system or applications, and no complex file management is needed — the Accelerator Series SSD cache drive works in tandem with the customer's existing hard drive to provide optimized performance. Customers may see an improvement in file read/write speeds of up to 5x their current hard drive performance after installing a Corsair Accelerator Series SSD cache drive.
"Our new Accelerator Series SSD cache drives have compelling price points and provide one of the most economical solutions for a quick system performance boost that doesn't require manual drive reconfiguration," said Thi La, Vice President of Memory Products at Corsair. "It's ideal for consumers and enthusiasts who'd like to improve their PC's speed without investing the time and cost into a complete PC upgrade. There's no complex configuration involved, and their PC will work as it always has — just a lot quicker."
GIGABYTE Unveils Next Gen Motherboard Digital Power Engine at CES
Las Vegas, USA, March, 9th 2012 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced its participation at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas where it is debuting a number of new and exciting motherboard technologies that will be central to it’s motherboard design in 2012 and beyond. International media and customers will get a sneak peak of GIGABYTE’s new technologies at their suite in The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, from January 10-13.
Antec Eleven Hundred @ techPowerUp
Antec made a big splash with the P280 and now is following up with a new gamer case called Eleven Hundred. Will the chassis manage to put Antec back on the map for pure gamer/enthusiast cases or leave us unimpressed with a lack of functional features? Find out more at TechPowerUp.
SilverStone Raven RV03 Chassis Review @ OCIA.net
“While we've reviewed many SilverStone cases here at OCIA.net, we have yet to get a close look at any of their "extreme enthusiast" RAVEN series, other than the brief glimpses we've had at CES. SilverStone is now in their third release of the popular RAVEN tower, the RV03 which Jakob previewed at CES 2011. It was with great anticipation then when we received the RAVEN 3 for review. From our experience SilverStone has always produced high quality enclosures and the RAVEN looks to be no exception, however what really sets this series apart from other tower designs is the 90° clockwise orientation of the motherboard.”
Enermax Fulmo Advanced Mid-tower Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion
"The Enermax Fulmo mid-tower case comes in two variants: basic and advanced. The Enermax Fulmo Advanced differs from the basic version with the use of Enermax Vegas LED fans as well as additional 180mm side and 120mm top fans. The Enermax Fulmo Advanced also has a built-in fan controller for up to three 3-pin case fans and an extra USB 3.0 port on the front panel I/O. Using a unique vertical HDD mounting design, the Enermax Fulmo mid-tower case can house up to six HDDs while minimizing airflow obstruction. The 180mm side fan on the advanced version of the Enermax Fulmo mid-tower case also provides additional intake cooling which aids in multi-GPU air-cooling. Since the Enermax Fulmo mid-tower case has 8 PCI-E expansion slots, users can use up to three video cards in SLI or CrossfireX configuration."
Kingwin Duro Bearing Series Case Fans
Cooling is essential to any computer, regardless of case size or brand. Its just the nature of the beast. Electronics produce heat and that heat must be removed from the components and vented out of the enclosure. The problem is finding the right balance between air flow and noise. Over the years we've played around with every type of cooling imaginable from cryocooling to passive cooling, and we always go back to old reliable, forced air. Today we received a couple new 120mm cooling fans from Kingwin. No, these are not your everyday generic cooling fan. These are Duro Bearing cooling fans for longer life, LEDs, and shockproof mounting for lower noise. To be honest, they sound a lot more exciting than your average cooling fan. Lets have a look.
EVGA Z68 FTW Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
"One area that we had a pleasure playing with was our overclocking experience with the EVGA Z68 FTW. With only a few minor tweaks in the UEFI BIOS of the EVGA Z68 FTW we were able to bring the Intel Core i7 2600K to a solid 4.8GHz overclock. That's a solid 1.4 GHz over the stock clock speed of 3.4GHz that the Intel Core i7 2600K comes out of the box with. We were able to boot into Windows 7 64bit at 4.9GHz on the EVGA Z68 FTW but we started pushing the thermal limits on air cooling under full load..."
Enermax Platimax 1000W Super Overclock Edition @ Hi Tech Legion
"The Enermax Platimax 1000W power supply is 80 plus platinum certified just like the rest of the Platimax lineup. The Enermax Platimax 1000W power supply, however, is unique to the rest of the series with its single 12V rail design. This makes the Platimax 1000W perfect, even at demanding high-output overclocked loads. The Enermax Platimax 1000W power supply is also equipped with a plethora of safety features, including multiple protection circuitry of OCP, OVP, DC UVP, OPP, OTP, SCP & SIP, as well as a low-noise-long-lifetime twister bearing fan that continues to cool for 30 to 60 seconds after shutting the system down for optimal thermal support. The Platimax 1000W power supply is also ready for future technologies, capable of C6 and Hybrid states compatibility, as well as utilizing a 12P modular design for possibly upcoming CPUs and GPUs."
