performance

by Rafael Hernandez on March 12, 2012 · 0 comments

Intel’s mid-range refresh, in the form of the upcoming “Ivy Bridge” processor, has had a bit of a delay while the previous generation clears up space so it can come in and crush the performance charts. The new chip design sports a smaller manufacturing process and quite a few tweaks that will enable it to […]

Read more Intel’s Ivy Bridge has a family reunion

by techETA Staff on August 12, 2010 · 0 comments

techETA Driver Database is live! Check it out for all of your driver needs. It’s rare that a new driver actually improves performance for things as mundane as a USB port but, somehow, Gigabyte’s (or more likely Renesas/NEC) new UASP USB 3.0 driver manages to improve USB 2.0 speeds quite handily when running on USB […]

Read more Gigabyte UASP USB 3.0 driver improves USB 2.0 speeds as well

by Rafael Hernandez on April 12, 2010 · 0 comments

Certain settings choices can cripple system performance severely while others are capable of giving a small boost which is always a good thing to have. Thankfully there are those that will test settings until their faces turn blue. Benchmark Reviews tries out ACHI and IDE settings when running a number of SATA Solid State Drives. […]

Read more Solid State Drive ACHI vs IDE throwdown

by Rafael Hernandez on February 19, 2010 · 0 comments

The make or break point on a new system build often times comes down to skimping on that fancy new memory kit. While it may not seem like such a big deal you could be leaving large chunks of performance on the table. iXBT Labs continues their series on testing CPU performance with a look […]

Read more CPU Feature Performance Testing dives into memory channels

by Rafael Hernandez on January 27, 2010 · 0 comments

Intel’s P55 and X58 Express chipsets occupy two separate price categories but it isn’t always clear cut on which offers the best possible performance given that each handles a different processor socket. TweakTown has a look at how well each platform performs, given a bit of an overclock, when running the same memory: In wondering […]

Read more Intel P55 versus X58 memory performance

by Rafael Hernandez on December 2, 2009 · 0 comments

It’s difficult to keep up with all of the high-end gear that keeps rolling out from motherboard manufacturers, most of it tends to bleed into each other making it hard to distinguish them. Then there are those boards who’s features make them stand out quite a bit. The ASUS Maximus III Formula does its LGA1156 […]

Read more ASUS Maximus III Formula oozes high-performance greatness

by Rafael Hernandez on October 26, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft had a lot riding on their Windows 7 operating system, after all people weren’t exactly flocking to Windows Vista and XP has been getting long in the tooth as far as features were concerned. Their efforts seem to have done good but does all of the added newfangled-ness cause performance issues to pop up? […]

Read more Windows 7 offers up tantalizing performance benefits

by Rafael Hernandez on October 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7 operating system is the most polished OS to come from the company, of course it’s going to have to be compared to Apple’s highly polished Snow Leopard operating system which means plenty of fodder for both sides to sling at each other. CNET has tested out both operating systems on a […]

Read more Windows 7 vs Snow Leopard performance testing brings out the fanboy flamewars

by Rafael Hernandez on September 20, 2009 · 0 comments

Storage drives are getting all sorts of fine tuning for the green segment. While a single hard drive might not consume the sort of power that would change things dramatically the amount of power saved across a RAID array of…

Read more Western Digital 2TB Caviar, your choice of performance or energy saving

by Rafael Hernandez on September 16, 2009 · 0 comments

The excitement around Intel’s LGA 1156 has been well deserved mostly because it brings the sort of performance enjoyed by LGA 1336 users at a lower overall cost of entry, sometimes aiming a little lower on the performance scale brings…

Read more Intel Core i7 860, premium performance at a reasonable price

by Rafael Hernandez on September 7, 2009 · 0 comments

As with any new CPU platform you’re going to need a whole host of upgrades to keep it running fast…well not just fast, the level of fastness that tweakers demand. Kingston has announced their new 4GB dual channel DDR3…

Read more Kingston Launches HyperX 2133MHz DDR3 Memory, keeps Core i5 happy