Reviews
 iStarUSA xAGE-902 Dual HDD Docking Station
iStarUSA has a new dock to add to their large stable of HDD docks, rackmount chassis, and other enclosures. The xAGE-902 Dual HDD Docking Station features a dual HDD design and no-nonsense looks. Look and see why iStarUSA's latest offering may be your next HDD docking solution. |
| Date: |
Nov 19, 2008 |
| Author: |
erocker |
| In: |
External HDDs |
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 AMD Financial Analyst Day 2008
Call it being secretive, selective, being optimistic, or simply realistic, the multi-layered facet of AMD management, presented the company to market analysts and the press. There's quite some matter to decipher from the presentations held at the main sessions of the AMD Analyst Day 2008 event. We attempt to explore what AMD could have in store for you as a consumer, investor, or simply a spectator to a company showing a fair bit of resilience as it battles hostile market conditions. |
| Date: |
Nov 14, 2008 |
| Author: |
btarunr |
| In: |
Other |
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 Thermaltake Spedo Advanced Package
The Spedo Advance package looks like a modded and tuned sports car. There is plenty of space for optical drives and it can hold six hard drives. The three 230 mm fans cool that engine inside the chassis. |
| Date: |
Nov 13, 2008 |
| Author: |
Darksaber |
| In: |
Cases |
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 Akasa Vortexx Neo
The Akasa Vortexx Neo is a dual-slot cooler that exhausts warm air out of a computer case filling a void in today's graphics cooler market. This all in one, universal cooler is advertised to cool every component on a graphics card from the voltage circuitry to the GPU, and does so with classic dual-slot cooler looks. |
| Date: |
Nov 12, 2008 |
| Author: |
erocker |
| In: |
VGA Coolers |
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 Cooler Master HAF 932
The Cooler Master HAF 932 is a great looking case with its industrial and rugged design. It sports two 230 mm fans to cool those parts to the max. Removable hard drive trays and plenty of space for large components, all packed up inside this steel case makes for a perfect combination. |
| Date: |
Nov 12, 2008 |
| Author: |
Darksaber |
| In: |
Cases |
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 Palit Revolution 700 Deluxe - HD 4870 X2 2048 MB
Palit's new Revolution 700 Deluxe is the first graphics card that occupies three slots in your PC. The massive cooling assembly successfully increases overclocking performance, lowers temperature and reduces fan noise. But is that good enough to beat the AMD reference design? |
| Date: |
Nov 11, 2008 |
| Author: |
W1zzard |
| In: |
Video Cards |
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 Xigmatek Battle-Axe VGA Cooler
The Xigmatek Battle-Axe VGA Cooler takes the innovations from the company in the CPU cooler area and applies them to a GPU cooler. This means that you will get direct touch heatpipes and massive fans to cool that modern graphic card of yours. |
| Date: |
Nov 10, 2008 |
| Author: |
nflesher87 |
| In: |
VGA Coolers |
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 OCZ Behemoth Regulator Mousepad
The OCZ Behemoth Regulator is a classic cloth mouse pad with ample size and good feel for the casual gamer. The price of less than 10 US Dollars should make this an interesting buy. |
| Date: |
Nov 10, 2008 |
| Author: |
Darksaber |
| In: |
Mouse Pads |
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 Lian Li Tyr PC-X500
The X500 is the shrunk version of the already awesome Tyr PC-X2000 case by Lian Li. The larger brother already blew our socks off, featuring a unique layout, great design and lots of features. We take a close look at the Tyr PC-X500 in the hopes to find the same great feature set in a more compact enclosure. |
| Date: |
Nov 6, 2008 |
| Author: |
Darksaber |
| In: |
Cases |
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 Gelid Solutions Silent Spirit CPU Cooler
Gelid Solutions’ Silent Spirit CPU cooler is a small, lightweight, high performing heatsink for both AMD and Intel CPUs (including Intel Socket LGA1366). Its four heatpipes connect to a pure copper base and an angled block of fins to cool surrounding motherboard components. The cooler is also extremely silent with Gelid's silent 9 2mm PWM fan attached. |
| Date: |
Nov 6, 2008 |
| Author: |
Pinchy |
| In: |
CPU Coolers |
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 Yuin G1 Clip-on Headphones
G1 is the name of a brand new set of clip-on headphones from Yuin. These headphones feature a special sound signature and are aimed at people on the move craving great sound. |
| Date: |
Nov 5, 2008 |
| Author: |
Frederik S |
| In: |
Headphones |
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 Leadtek GeForce GTX 260 Extreme+ 216 Shaders
The new Leadtek GeForce GTX 260 Extreme+ comes with an increased shader count of 216 compared to 196 on the regular GTX 260. Leadtek has also overclocked the card for some free extra performance. In our testing the GTX 260 Extreme+ delivers excellent performance per Watt claiming a number one spot in the test group. |
| Date: |
Nov 5, 2008 |
| Author: |
W1zzard |
| In: |
Video Cards |
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 Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 2048 MB
Being priced at reasonable $419, the Sapphire HD 4850 X2 is designed to take some market share from NVIDIA's GTX 280. The card features 2 GB of GDDR3 memory and comes with a custom designed cooling solution. Even though you would expect very little overclocking from a dual-GPU card, we saw an amazing 15% performance increase from overclocking without touching any fan settings. |
| Date: |
Nov 4, 2008 |
| Author: |
W1zzard |
| In: |
Video Cards |
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 Sapphire HD 4650 OC Edition 512 MB
Sapphire's HD 4650 Overclocked comes with a solid overclock out of the box. But during our own overclocking tests we saw an amazing untapped overclocking potential resulting in more than 20% real world performance increase. Even without overclocking this card, that's in the $70 price range, is an excellent deal considering price/performance. |
| Date: |
Nov 3, 2008 |
| Author: |
W1zzard |
| In: |
Video Cards |
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 Vantec NexStar 3i HDD Enclosure
In today's market there are plenty of external hard disk enclosures to choose from, with a variety of colors, styles and features to set them apart. The Vantec NexStar 3i has some inherent qualities that deffinitely sets it apart from the rest. With fast read times and power saving features, read to find out more on how the Vantec NexStar 3i fares against the rest of the pack. |
| Date: |
Oct 31, 2008 |
| Author: |
erocker |
| In: |
External HDDs |
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 Vidabox Premium Wireless Keyboard
With HTPC's gaining more and more in popularity, various input devices and peripherals for them are becoming a more integral part of the market. With many options to choose from for keyboards, mice and the combination of both, it's hard to come to a conclusion on what suits the HTPC best. Vidabox may have an answer with their Vidabox Premium Wireless Keybaord w/ laser trackball as an all in one solution. |
| Date: |
Oct 29, 2008 |
| Author: |
erocker |
| In: |
Keyboards |
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 Scythe Kama Bay Amplifier
The Scythe Kama Bay Amplifier is made for all of you who want to use a pair of efficient passive speakers along with your PC without having to shell out the big bucks. Priced at only € 50 this amp could easily become an integrated part of your rig offering very solid performance for its price. |
| Date: |
Oct 28, 2008 |
| Author: |
Frederik S |
| In: |
Speakers |
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 Lian Li PC-A7010
The Lian Li PC-A7010 takes many of the features found in the Armorsuite or X2000 and wraps it into a sophisticated, but understatement clean look. Every feature within the case aims for ease of use, reliability and to deliver a quiet computing experience. |
| Date: |
Oct 26, 2008 |
| Author: |
Darksaber |
| In: |
Cases |
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 Corsair Dominator Series 4 GB DDR2 Kit 1066 MHz CL5
The Corsair Dominator Series of 4 GB kits does not only manage to deliver a great overclock but also offers exceptional performance at lower speed settings, making this a kit for almost every scenario. Its attractive price of $125 is a very affordable way to get into the 4 GB club while still being able to run serious overclocks. |
| Date: |
Oct 24, 2008 |
| Author: |
nflesher87 |
| In: |
Memory |
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 AMD's ATI Radeon HD 4830 512M
Today AMD launches their new HD 4830 Series. The cards come with a reduced shader count of 640 and lower clocks to fit into the $100 to $150 segment. In our testing we saw amazing overclocking of over 30% which should bring the card much closer to more expensive solutions. |
| Date: |
Oct 22, 2008 |
| Author: |
W1zzard |
| In: |
Video Cards |
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 PowerColor Radeon HD 4830 512 MB
PowerColor's new HD 4830 features the same 640 shader pipes as the AMD reference design, but comes with a big dual-slot cooler. Also new is a native HDMI output which supports HDCP and 7.1 channel audio. Thanks to a PowerColor designed PCB the card will retail about $10 cheaper than the reference design from AMD. |
| Date: |
Oct 22, 2008 |
| Author: |
W1zzard |
| In: |
Video Cards |
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 Ultrasone HFI-680 Headphones
The newest addition to the HFI headphone lineup from Ultrasone is called the HFI-680. These new mid to high end cans should effectively fill in the gap between the old Ultrasone lineups 650 and recently launched HFI-780. |
| Date: |
Oct 14, 2008 |
| Author: |
Frederik S |
| In: |
Headphones |
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 AMD's ATI Radeon HD 4550 passive 512M
AMD's new Radeon HD 4550 comes in a passively cooled version without fan. Such a noiseless experience is crucial in media PC designs where you don't want to be distracted by any fan noise. Also included is a native HDMI and DisplayPort output for connection to your big screen. With a price of around $50 the card even offers some potential for casual gaming. |
| Date: |
Oct 9, 2008 |
| Author: |
W1zzard |
| In: |
Video Cards |
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 A-Data Vitesta Extreme Edition DDR2 4 GB 800+ MHz CL4
A-DATA's 4 GB Vitesta Extreme Edition DDR2 memory kit offers great performance at a low price of only $75. The memory can even run CL3 at the specified 800 MHz, with a small voltage increase and scales up to DDR2-1066 at CL5. |
| Date: |
Oct 6, 2008 |
| Author: |
nflesher87 |
| In: |
Memory |
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 Ikonik Zaria A20 ATX Case with SIM
The Zaria A20 is a unique chassis. Having features like a kick-start power button, interchangable side window, out of the ordinary fan placement are just some of the highlights. The optional SIM module gives you total access to your fans, their lighting and several thermal sensors within the Zaria A20. |
| Date: |
Oct 1, 2008 |
| Author: |
Darksaber |
| In: |
Cases |
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