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Corsair A50 and A70 don’t look like memory products to me

August 27, 2010
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With computer peripheral manufacturers realizing that they can’t stick to a few niche products and be relevant in the marketplace companies have branched out from their initial roots and are offering a dizzying array of impressive gear. Corsair’s A50 and A70 heatsinks look just like the competition’s coolers sporting the same heatipe and fin tower [...]

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Thermalright HR-02 passively does the impossible

August 26, 2010
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The lure of the silent PC is bound to grab you at least once in your computing lifetime…unfortunately that meant giving up a large chunk of performance because cooling solutions couldn’t effectively remove the heat generated by processors without a dedicated fan. Thermalright’s HR-02 passive CPU heatsink makes good use of six massive heatpipes and [...]

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Samsung 30 and 90 series monitors are ready to entertain you

August 26, 2010
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Samsung has launched their new 30 and 90 series monitors which are designed to function as a fully capable computer monitor and includes a handy, built-in, HDTV tuner for viewing your favorite shows. Both models are equipped with two HDMI inputs, 1080p support, and picture in picture but the models differ in sizes and backlighting [...]

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USRobotics USR5638 propels you into the future of dialup

August 26, 2010
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Sometimes, as consumers, we think we’ve rid ourselves of technology that has outlived its usefulness but in some regions of the world, and yes even our very own country thank you very much communications companies, there is no affordable alternative to dialup. The USRobotics USR5638 PCI Express 56K modem offers up a really fast interface [...]

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Canon EOS 60D offers refinements galore

August 26, 2010
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The Digital SLR arms race is never a dull one with a deluge of products coming in every year to woo your buying dollars…of course  brand loyalty is a big thing with the professional photography crowd so product launches are a thing of beauty. The new Canon EOS 60D is prepared for the rigors of [...]

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Logitech Speaker System Z623 pumps impressive amounts of volume

August 25, 2010
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Those of us that don’t rely on multi-channel surround sound speaker setups for our day to day PC activities are a little underwhelmed by the options on the 2.1 speaker set front. Logitech seeks to remedy the lack of oomph with their new Speaker System Z623 which manages to blast you with its 200 watts [...]

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In Win Dragon Slayer, armor plating for your hardware

August 25, 2010
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The MicroATX form factor has come a long way from its third tier focus from manufacturers but its performance capabilities means those small cases need to step up their game when it comes time to getting the heat away from your components. The In Win Dragon Slayer manages to fit in 140mm cooling fan up [...]

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Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 for that feature overload feeling

August 25, 2010
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Choosing your next motherboard gets a little confusing when it comes time to compare the never ending bullet point feature list manufacturers enjoy throwing out there. Thankfully most motherboards from top tier companies sport feature parity so there isn’t much of a guessing game as much as it is a choice of style. The Gigabyte [...]

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Lian Li PC-Q06 ITX Test Bench because cases are for suckers

August 24, 2010
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A test bench is generally used to…test hardware (or known problematic components) before putting it into its final enclosed resting space. The enthusiast crowd has adopted the concept for their own use since they tend to swap a heck of a lot of hardware which is downright annoying to deal with when it’s installed in [...]

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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 3TB will take an eternity to fill

August 24, 2010
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I’m all for cramming as much storage as possible into your PC but a large segment of the population can’t be bothered to pop open their desktops and it’s not like you can fit a 3.5″ hard drive into a notebook anyway so the external storage drive fits the bill quite nicely. The Seagate FreeAgent [...]

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Dell Studio XPS 7100 for that budget powerhouse feeling

August 24, 2010
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Pre-built PCs rarely hit the mark when it comes to balancing value and performance. Simply adding a few of the hardware essentials pushes pricing beyond what most people would call reasonable especially when dealing with top of the line processors. The Dell Studio XPS 7100 avoids all of that by sticking with AMD’s Athlon II [...]

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