Reviews

Date: Jun 6th 2012
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
Thermaltake Smart M Series 750 W

Among their many PSU offerings Thermaltake includes the SMART series which includes PSUs that are intended for those who just want a power supply that will get the work done without carrying any extra bells and whistles that increase its price.

9.5
Date: Jun 5th 2012
Author: cadaveca
In: Motherboards
ECS Golden Board Z77H2-AX LGA 1155

A rare Golden weapon, forged to defeat one of the twin dragons, AMD and Intel, has emerged! The ECS Golden Board Z77H2-AX is a limited edition, highly rare sample sent to us directly from ECS, the first in a series that showcases the potential and new outlook ECS has adopted for 2012, and the future. And like any other rare weapon, the damage it inflicts is immense!

9.1
Date: Jun 4th 2012
Author: Darksaber
In: Cases
Cooler Master Silencio 650

Cooler Master is breaking the 100 Euro barrier with their latest silent chassis. Going by the name Silencio 650, it aims to please the high-end gamer and quiet computing enthusiast. But is it worth the price premium over the 550D? Read on to find out!

Date: Jun 1st 2012
Author: cadaveca
In: Motherboards
Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H WiFi Intel Z77 Express LGA 1155

The Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H WiFi is a full ATX product straight out of Gigabyte's enthusiast-class of board products, featuring not only a new AMI UEFI BIOS implementation, but also an add-in Bluetooth and WiFi card, and is sure to meet the needs of nearly any user.

9.1
Date: May 31st 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X 1 GB

Sapphire's HD 7770 Vapor-X uses the company's exclusive cooling solution paired with a large overclock out of the box. As result the card is whisper quiet in both idle and load, yet temperatures are comfortably low too. The card also comes at reasonable pricing of $150, an HDMI cable is included, too.

Date: May 30th 2012
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 10 550 W

Be Quiet's Dark Power Pro 10 550 W is built on a completely new platform from FSP. It promises low noise, 80PLUS Gold efficiency and high build quality. A unique feature is an overclocking mode which lets users combine all 12V rails into a single more powerful one.

8.9
Date: May 29th 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
PowerColor HD 7850 PCS+ 2 GB

PowerColor's HD 7850 PCS+ is the highest clocked HD 7850 card you can buy at this time. Thanks to its GPU clock speed of 1 GHz it provides excellent performance and the PCS+ cooler keeps everything cool and quiet. With just $20 over the AMD reference design, the price increase is also reasonable.

Date: May 28th 2012
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
Huntkey X-MAN 90 W

In today's review we are going to evaluate Huntkey's latest notebook adapter which features a highly reduced footprint, compared to normal power bricks and can deliver up to 90W of power. Also it is compatible with most notebooks on the market and includes also a 5V-2A USB charging port.

Date: May 25th 2012
Author: Darksaber
In: Cases
In Win BUC 101

The In Win BUC 101 follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, the BUC, offering a fancy look with useful features and fairly compact dimensions. As a futuristic interpretation of the original chassis, with a few new features, the BUC 101 warrants another look at the case line - nearly one year after the original.

Date: May 25th 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
MSI R7850 Power Edition 2 GB

MSI has taken the powerful TwinFrozr IV cooler from the MSI Lightning and put a shrunk down version on their HD 7850 Power Edition. Thanks to an overclock out of the box the card can match last generation's HD 6950 in performance, without a significant increase in power consumption.

8.8
Date: May 24th 2012
Author: crmaris
In: NAS
QNAP TS-419P II

QNAP is one of the key players in the NAS market and offers a vast variety of relevant products that cover all needs, from home use to business environments. Today we will evaluate the flagship of their Home & SOHO category, the TS-419P II which is equipped with a ton of features and functions and can take up to four HDDs.

Date: May 23rd 2012
Author: Frederik S
In: Mice
Zowie AM Gaming Mouse

Zowie's recently released AM mouse gets put to the test. The mouse features a newly designed Avago sensor equipped with a custom lens made specifically for Zowie which brings down the lift-off-distance significantly. We take it for a spin and see how well the setup works in the real world.

Date: May 22nd 2012
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
Xilence XQ Series 850 W

Xilence decided that it was high time to refresh their PSU offerings, so lately they enriched their XQ series with three new members, two with Platinum efficiency and the last one with Gold. In this review we will fully test the 850W model which besides the highest possible efficiency rating features a fully modular cabling design and a unique look which differentiates it from all other PSUs.

Date: May 21st 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
VTX3D HD 7970 X-Edition 3 GB

VTX3D's HD 7970 X-Edition uses the proven AMD reference design PCB with a custom dual fan cooler and massively increased clock speeds out of the box. Thanks to a large variety of included adapters that will help getting EyeFinity up and running, the card effectively comes at reference design pricing.

Date: May 18th 2012
Author: Vahid Gharaei
In: Cases
Corsair Obsidian 550D

With every major case manufacturer trying to offer a silent case option, it was just a matter of time before Corsair did the same. Somewhat late to the party, the Obsidian 550D costs a bit more than the competition, but manages to offer an extremely well rounded package giving the user the flexibility between silence and viable compromise for performance.

Date: May 18th 2012
Author: Darksaber
In: USB Sticks
Kingston Wi-Drive 16 GB

With USB drives a dime a dozen nowadays, Kingston is trying to combine affordable flash storage with a certain degree of connectivity in the Wi-Drive. Employing a wireless hotspot, the Wi-Drive allows up to three connected devices to stream files to their display - be it notebooks, iOS or Android units. We take the 16 GB Wi-Drive for a spin to see if it packs enough power and flexibility to shine.

9.6
Date: May 15th 2012
Author: Frederik S
In: Headphones
KRK Systems KNS 6400 Headphones

KRK Systems is well on their way to becoming a big name in the headphone business. Today we will be taking a look at yet another interesting set of closed back headphones, namely the KNS 6400s which feature the same mechanical design as the KNS 8400.

Date: May 14th 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
MSI GTX 680 Twin Frozr III OC 2 GB

MSI's GTX 680 Twin Frozr III uses the company's large dual-fan signature cooler, which provides excellent temperatures in both idle and load. Fan noise is reduced too, and the card is overclocked out of the box, which makes it easier for less experienced users to get the maximum out of their card.

Date: May 10th 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 SLI

Today NVIDIA released their GeForce GTX 670 which caught the enthusiast market by surprise, bringing outstanding performance and decent pricing to this segment. Now we put two of these cards in a dual card SLI configuration on our shiny new Ivy Bridge PCI-Express 3.0 setup to investigate whether it has the potential to be used in ultra-high end killer gaming rigs.

9.6
Date: May 10th 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 670 AMP! Edition 2 GB

ZOTAC's GTX 670 AMP! Edition is built around an unmodified NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 PCB which provides a great foundation, on top of which ZOTAC is using a large triple slot cooler. GPU clock has been bumped by well over 100 MHz, which lets the card surpass GTX 680 in our testing, with a 3% performance lead.

9.7
Date: May 10th 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
Palit GeForce GTX 670 JetStream 2 GB

Palit's GeForce GTX 670 JetStream comes with a decent overclock out of the box and uses the company's dual fan JetStream cooler which provides improved temperatures despite the overclock out of the box. With a price increase of only $20 over the reference design, the card seems a good choice if you want just a bit more.

10.0
Date: May 10th 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 Direct CU II TOP 2 GB

ASUS has taken the great GTX 670 and improved it by putting their DirectCU II cooler on it, which provides whisper quiet cooling. The card is also overclocked out of the box and uses a custom PCB supporting software voltage control. Overall the card received a perfect ten score!

9.7
Date: May 10th 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2 GB

Today NVIDIA launches their new GeForce GTX 670 which aims to bring incredible performance levels at more affordable pricing. We see the new $399 card cruise past HD 7970 in many of our tests which will put additional pressure on AMD. Even against NVIDIA's own GTX 680 the performance difference is relatively small.

9.2
Date: May 9th 2012
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
Super Flower Golden King 650 W

Today we have the Golden King with 650W capacity on our test bench. Like all other Golden King PSUs this one has platinum efficiency and features a semi-modular design along with semi-fanless operation. In our testing we see excellent stability at 12V and very low noise emitted.

9.5
Date: May 8th 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 680 AMP! Edition 2 GB

ZOTAC's new GeForce GTX 680 AMP! Edition comes with a huge overclock out of the box, base clock is 1111 MHz. The card uses a large triple slot, dual fan cooler to provide stable gaming at these high clocks, but noise levels are also reduced.