As far as air cooling is concerned the more heatpipes you have on a heatsink the better it can dump heat onto its mass of fins, normally one wouldn’t expect much out of a cooler with three heatpipes. Zaward Vapor 120 CPU Cooler seems to perform like a champ despite its low heatpipe count, although […]
April 2010
Computer manufacturers didn’t much care for the amount of power their systems would drain, even in the mobiles space, but given the amount of competition there is out there some extra added battery life is likely to entice people to their products. The Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (2010) notebook has some nice tricks up its […]
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Grabbing yourself a gaming PC saves you the time and energy of building one yourself and nets you that nifty little warranty. Normally you’d travel on over to the manufacturer’s site and custom build your own but you lazy gamers are now in luck. CyberPower is rolling out their CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme 1064, Gamer Xtreme […]
Intel’s Atom processor lineup was meant to be a low-power alternative with just enough number crunching power to allow for some media playback and web browsing, of course those with a need for even more power will seek ways to “improve” on the stated design goal. The ASRock A330ION Motherboard sports an Intel 330 dual-core […]
Read more ASRock A330ION Motherboard is an Atom tweaker’s dream
USB 3.0 has enough bandwidth to rewrite the rules on what storage is. While the earlier USB standards lagged internal storage interfaces by quite a bit the latest version is capable of keeping up with even the top-end consumer level SATA ports. The SuperTalent USB 3.0 RAIDDrive Flash Drive crams up to 128GB of storage […]
Read more SuperTalent USB 3.0 RAIDDrive Flash Drive provides potent transfer speeds
Most budget level heatsinks skimp on the features in order to get their price point in at where they need it to be. While they’re a great alternative to the stock heatsinks included with most processors they can’t exactly touch the performance of high-end coolers either. The Xtreme Gear HP-1216B CPU Cooler tosses in five […]
Read more Xtreme Gear HP-1216B CPU Cooler piles on the heatpipes
PC enthusiasts love any tool that gives them insight into what their computers are doing. They’re likely to pull out a multimeter and check a system’s voltages just to find ways to tweak their machines for even more speed. At least one company is looking out for them. The Asus Rampage III Extreme Motherboard sports […]
Read more Asus Rampage III Extreme Motherboard gives you low-level information overload
High-powered motherboards are expected to push the limits of today’s top processors which strains a motherboard’s power regulation and chipset so extra cooling is generally needed. This just seems to be a bit overkill. The Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Motherboard has an intricate heatpipe cooling system that just about covers all of the major chips on the […]
Read more Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Motherboard takes its cooling seriously
Gaming laptops tend to come in one size: obnoxiously large. MSI has seen it fit to work their engineering prowess into a 15″ gaming notebook which won’t exactly break the bank. The MSI GX640-098US sports a rather pedestrian 4GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive but it more than makes up for those shortcomings […]
Just because you see a whole host of advanced features on a motherboard doesn’t mean it’s tuned for the best performance possible. Design decisions that skimp on complexity can make you regret your high-end motherboard purchase. The ASRock X58 Extreme3 Motherboard prides itself on offering the fastest interface connections for its SATA3 and USB3 chips […]
Read more ASRock X58 Extreme3 Motherboard aims to take the high-end crown
Finding the perfect balance of price and performance can be an exciting process but the practice has been somewhat limited in this day and age of price segments chopping up the performance pie. The PowerColor HD 5570 Graphics Card may seem like a great choice for your low-power home theater PC, and it is, but […]
Read more PowerColor HD 5570 Graphics Card makes its case for HTPC usage
