April 2010

by Rafael Hernandez on April 21, 2010 · 0 comments

Power supplies aren’t exactly a hot topic at the forefront of everyone’s mind but they sure do come into play when you’re trying to get your beefy new multi-GPU, six-cored CPU, rig up and running. The Cooler Master GX 750W Power Supply provides ample amounts of power for your next system build and does so […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 21, 2010 · 0 comments

Finding a good PC case can be difficult since many of you are balancing the need to quickly cool off your system components with the pricing on most “performance/gaming” options out there. The Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Case manages to put together a compelling set of features at a price most people will find agreeable. […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 20, 2010 · 0 comments

A performance heatsink has to meet certain criteria in order to get people’s attention. They have to look imposing, a quality build is a must, and cramming in as many features as possible will get a cooling fiend’s attention. The Dynatron Genius G950 Heatsink does a good job on all of those points and manages […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 20, 2010 · 0 comments

We’re a good number of months removed from the official launch of AMD’s 5000 series of graphics cards and video card manufacturers have had enough time to fine tune their graphics cards designs in order to make leaner and meaner gaming solutions. PowerColor PCS+ AX5870 Video Card does away with the generic reference design on […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 20, 2010 · 0 comments

Tower CPU coolers tend to offer very good performance but when it comes time to cram them into the slimmer dimensions of a HTPC case or other small enclosure makes them an impossibility some times. The Cooler Master Vortex Plus CPU Cooler brings back the old style cooling design while incorporating some newer techniques such […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 19, 2010 · 0 comments

While the performance segment will hold most peoples attention, given the triple channel memory touting unlocked core goodness, the value processors have been slowly gathering an impressive list of features which make them a good choice for that non-extreme rig you’re planning. Hardware Heaven has a look at five value range CPUs and two budget […]

Read more Value CPUs Rounded Up and tested to their limits

by Rafael Hernandez on April 19, 2010 · 0 comments

Drive bay accessories are a fantastic way to spruce up a PC and get some added functionality into the otherwise barren facade. The only problem is that most of them require cycling through a number of information pages before you get to what you want. Aerocool’s Touch 2000 Control Panel sports a rather large display […]

Read more Aerocool Touch 2000 Control Panel gives you more readouts than you could possibly need

by Rafael Hernandez on April 19, 2010 · 0 comments

Getting a high-end system going is getting quite a bit more difficult given the extreme power needs that top end PC hardware requires and when you finally find a power supply that can reliably provide energy to your gear the thing makes more noise than you can imagine. The Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000W […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 16, 2010 · 0 comments

Normally features that are found on desktop PCs take quite a bit of time to trickle down to the mobile realm either because of the power constraints or other limitations. We’re just not sure why this one ever made it. Here it is though the Asus G51J 3D Notebook which sports some rather beefy hardware […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 16, 2010 · 0 comments

While the top-end of the graphics card segment is always on the mind of the performance gamer there’s something to be said for aiming just a tiny bit lower, especially when it can save you a bit of your hard earned money in the end. NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 470 in an SLI setup provides a […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 15, 2010 · 0 comments

VIA’s Rhine Ethernet Family Driver supports a number of the company’s networking products under both Windows Vista and XP 32bit and 64bit operating systems with support all the way on down to Windows 95 thrown in for good measure. The driver supports the following chipsets: VT8251 Integrated, VT8231, VT8233, VT8235 & VT8237 Integrated (Rhine & […]

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