Reviews

9.1
Date: Jan 7th 2013
Author: crmaris
In: NAS
Asustor AS-606T NAS

Asustor is a new company with the purpose of providing top solutions for network attached storage and video surveillance. We are lucky to have one of their first products for review: the AS-606T NAS server. It is designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) or enthusiast users that need a lot of storage space and a ton of features.

9.5
Date: Jan 4th 2013
Author: Darksaber
In: Cases
Silverstone SUGO SG09

Silverstone is taking it to the next level of compactness with the SG09. The case is tiny with just 23 litre volume, but can hold a mATX board, large CPU cooler, long GPUs, and potent PSU. We stuff the chassis full with such gear to see if it can hold it all in.

9.3
Date: Jan 3rd 2013
Author: W1zzard
In: SSD
OCZ Vector 256 GB

The OCZ Vector SSD is based on a brand-new Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller that is a 100% in-house development by OCZ. We see outstanding steady state performance and excellent real-life results from this new drive that will strengthen OCZ's position in the SSD market.

8.9
Date: Jan 2nd 2013
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
Rosewill SilentNight 500 W

Rosewill just introduced their first passive cooling PSU: the SilentNight 500 W made by Super Flower. It offers Platinum efficiency, high performance, and noise output at close to zero levels because of the absence of a cooling fan. This unit goes up against some strong competition, but has many interesting features.

8.4
Date: Dec 28th 2012
Author: Darksaber
In: Cases
Antec ISK110 VESA Mini-ITX Desktop

Antec has updated their ISK100 mini-PC to fit a modern mini-ITX board with desktop CPU and standard cooling. As the name implies, the new unit also offers the ability to be mounted on the back of a monitor VESA 100 mount with the included tray.

9.3
Date: Dec 27th 2012
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
Seasonic X Series 750 W

Despite having new Platinum PSUs available, Seasonic decided to keep some Gold units in their arsenal to provide an alternative to users that want an affordable high-end PSU at competitive pricing. In this review, we will evaluate the Seasonic X-750 that utilizes the company's latest KM3 platform.

9.2
Date: Dec 25th 2012
Author: Darksaber
In: Cases
Corsair Carbide 200R

Corsair continues to move down the price range ladder to offer cases for every budget. The Carbide 200R is the most affordable case from Corsair yet, but still manages to impress with a simple but very effective feature set.

8.8
Date: Dec 21st 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: SSD
Intel 330 Series SSD 180 GB

Intel's 330 Series SSD is available in a capacity of 180 GB, which could be the new sweet spot for users who need more than 120 GB of storage. Being based on the Sandforce SF-2281 controller, it offers good performance at a very competitive cost per Gigabyte.

9.6
Date: Dec 20th 2012
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
Corsair AX 860 W

Corsair is hitting the high-end category hard with their excellent AXi and AX units. In a recent review we evaluated the AX760, which amazed us with its features and the performance it registered. Now, the time has come for its stronger sibling, the AX860, to prove its worth against our loaders.

9.0
Date: Dec 17th 2012
Author: Darksaber
In: Cases
Silverstone SUGO SG08

The Sugo SG08 is the flagship version of this type of chassis for ITX boards from Silverstone. With a thick aluminum front panel and solid 600W PSU, it demands quite the hefty price tag. We make the SUGO eat an ITX board and large graphics card to see if it can keep its figure or whether such a set-up would tear at its seams.

8.0
Date: Dec 14th 2012
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
Fractal Design Integra R2 750 W

Fractal Design is making a strong re-entry into the PSU market, and their fresh Integra R2 series addresses the budget-oriented users. In this review, we will evaluate the strongest Integra R2 unit; it manages to combine enough power with compact dimensions, since its length is restricted to 140 mm, so it will fit into an extra-small chassis.

7.9
Date: Dec 12th 2012
Author: Frederik S
In: Headphones
ASUS ROG Vulcan Pro ANC Gaming Headset

ASUS's ROG Vulcan Pro headset features an active noise-cancellation system and folds up neatly in its carrying bag. ASUS even throws in a well-performing USB sound card. We put this well-featured headset to the test to see if active noise cancellation is the next must-have on gaming headsets.

8.1
Date: Dec 10th 2012
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750G 750 W

After the super expensive NEX1500 Classified, EVGA caught us off-guard by enriching the SuperNOVA series with two budget oriented PSUs featuring Gold efficiency and a fully modular cabling design. Today, we will evaluate the NEX750G with half the capacity of the NEX1500 at a quarter of the price.

8.8
Date: Dec 7th 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
Club 3D HD 7870 jokerCard Tahiti LE 2 GB

Club3D is the first one to release a Tahiti LE based HD 7870. Their jokerCard runs 1536 shaders with very decent clock speeds, which results in an 8% performance improvement over HD 7870 - just 2% shy of matching HD 7950. This performance increase does come at the cost of increased power draw, though.

9.1
Date: Dec 4th 2012
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
Rosewill Tachyon 1000 W

Rosewill recently introduced their flagship series named Tachyon, which lists four Platinum efficiency PSUs made by Super Flower. The Tachyon 1000 W is the strongest unit of the series and supports up to three high-end VGAs, thanks to its powerful +12V rail and to the six PCIe connectors it is equipped with.

9.0
Date: Dec 3rd 2012
Author: Frederik S
In: Headphones
Logitech UE 900 In-ears

Logitech UE's newest universal high-end in-ear gets put to the test. The UE 900s are a set of quad-driver in-ears. They ship with an extensive bundle including two cable options with and without a podded microphone and a remote.

9.5
Date: Nov 30th 2012
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
Corsair AX Series 760 W

Corsair's new AX power supplies bring a long awaited refresh to the series. The fresh Corsair AX860 and AX760 PSUs are based on Seasonic's Platinum platform, and we will evaluate the 760 W unit in this review.

9.7
Date: Nov 29th 2012
Author: cadaveca
In: Motherboards
Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 Intel LGA 1155

Built with one of the most crazy power designs ever, featuring no less than 40 phases for CPU and memory, each capable of 60 Amps, the Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 is Gigabyte's new flagship model. This board does it all and has Quad SLI & CrossFire support. But do Gigabyte's words "A New Legend is Born?" ring true?

Date: Nov 28th 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
HIS Radeon HD 7950 IceQ X² Boost 3 GB

The HIS Radeon HD 7950 IceQ X² Boost comes with a large overclock, which increases its out of the box performance to GTX 670 levels. Thanks to a large dual fan cooler we also see great temperature and massive overclocking potential: +20% real life performance from overclocking.

Date: Nov 27th 2012
Author: Vahid Gharaei
In: Cases
Fractal Design NODE 304

Fractal Design expands their line of cases with the NODE family aiming to provide unique enclosures to storage and HTPC enthusiasts. We take the little one - the NODE 304 - for a spin to see what scenario it is best suited for.

Date: Nov 26th 2012
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
Kingwin Power Force 850 W

A new PSU series, named Power Force, was just added to Kingwin's portfolio. It currently includes only one member with 850 W capacity. The PF-850 features a semi-modular cabling design and Bronze efficiency. With a price tag a little above 100 bucks, it targets the budget oriented user.

Date: Nov 22nd 2012
Author: Vahid Gharaei
In: USB Sticks
Lexar JumpDrive Triton 32 GB USB 3.0

The Lexar JumpDrive Triton tries to offer excellent build quality with quite the performance. Even though Lexar advertises maximum attainable speeds and not average numbers, the Triton still manages to push the envelope in read speeds while achieving good write performance.

Date: Nov 21st 2012
Author: cadaveca
In: Motherboards
Biostar Hi-Fi A85W AMD Socket FM2

Biostar is at it again with a mid-range entry level product, the Biostar Hi-Fi A85W. Ready to rock out with AMD's new Piledriver FM2 APUs, the Biostar Hi-Fi A85W comes with an audio-oriented theme that's usually reserved for high-end products. Did it play sweet music, or is it a bit out of tune?

Date: Nov 20th 2012
Author: crmaris
In: Power Supplies
Silverstone Zeus 1350 W

Silverstone decided to bring back their top of the line power supply series named after the "Father of Gods and men". The new Zeus ZM1350 is currently the flagship of Silverstone's PSU offerings, and it promises top of the line performance with 1350W continuous power at 50°C.

Date: Nov 19th 2012
Author: W1zzard
In: Video Cards
HIS Radeon HD 7970 X Turbo 3 GB

The HIS HD 7970 X Turbo is the company's entry into the super high-end HD 7970 market. It comes with a massively overclocked GPU which provides a 6% performance boost over the GHz Edition. Also included are six monitor outputs that can be used at the same time without breaking dual-link DVI functionality.