September 2011

by Rafael Hernandez on September 15, 2011 · 0 comments

ASRock A75M-ITX AMD FM1 Fusion Llano Mini ITX motherboard image

ASRock’s A75M-ITX motherboard is a welcome change of pace from the usual AMD FM1 based boards, well at least in the miniaturization department as it’s one of the few Mini ITX boards to show up on the market that support the Llano based processors. You’ll be giving up a bit of expansion capabilities but it […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 14, 2011 · 0 comments

Lucidlogix logo image

Lucidlogix is a technology company that sits in a very strange place. They’re knee deep in video technology but they don’t produce GPUs themselves, instead they create technology like HyperFormance which they hope will improve how gaming feels to the gamer. Their software sits between gaming software and DirectX and intercepts calls that are being […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 14, 2011 · 0 comments

Intel RTS2011LC Sandy Bridge E LGA 2011 water cooler image

The Intel Sandy Bridge E processor is set to become a monster of a performance chip with its massive amounts of cache and 4 channel memory controller making it one of the most anticipated CPUs this year but all of the added features makes for one large, and very power hungry, processor. So the company […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 13, 2011 · 0 comments

MSI A75MA-G55 AMD FM1 Llano Fusion APU motherboard image

The MSI A75MA-G55 is the sort of motherboard you dream of. It offers the ability to run your Fusion infused AMD Llano processor with its integrated graphics core so you can get your system up and running with a minimum of fuss, which is perfect for building that budget PC, but it also offers up a […]

Read more MSI A75MA-G55 Motherboard enables your love of graphics chips

by Rafael Hernandez on September 12, 2011 · 0 comments

ECS Black Series A990FXM-A AMD AM3+ 990FX motherboard image

It’s hard to ignore a motherboard like the ECS Black Series A990FXM-A especially when it hits all of the right feature marks and it sports the AMD 990FX chipset which is their, current, top of the line model and will allow you to expand to the company’s future Bulldozer based CPUs. Sure you’ll find the three […]

Read more ECS Black Series A990FXM-A Motherboard brings in a weird batch of features

by Rafael Hernandez on September 8, 2011 · 0 comments

Areca ARC-1882i SAS RAID controller image

Cards like the Areca ARC-1882i come into play when you have a huge need for healthy dosages of storage bandwidth. Of course in order to thoroughly test a solution you can just throw a laughable spindle based hard drive at it, you’re going to have to give it some juice to the tune of seven solid […]

Read more Areca ARC-1882i SAS RAID Card gets the SSD bandwidth treatment

by Rafael Hernandez on September 8, 2011 · 0 comments

ASUS P6X58-E WS LGA1366 X58 Intel work station motherboard image

ASUS’ P6X58-E WS motherboard goes all out for those with a massive need for high bandwidth expansion. It takes Intel’s old fashioned X58 chipset, and its LGA 1366 processor support, and tacks on a NVIDIA nForce 200 chip to add quite a few extra PCI Express lanes so you can pile on quite a few […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 7, 2011 · 0 comments

Antec Sonata Series Solo II quiet PC computer case image

Antec’s Sonata Series Solo II case is yet another design that attempts to keep the noise your system generates at a minimum. It comes equipped with a single quiet exhaust fan but it does provide mounting points for a pair of 120mm fans at the front which should handle moderate cooling needs efficiently. That won’t […]

Read more Antec Sonata Series Solo II Case brings silent computing up to date

by Rafael Hernandez on September 2, 2011 · 0 comments

Thermaltake Chaser MK-I full tower PC computer case image

The Thermaltake Chaser MK-I is taking a stab at being all things to all people so you shouldn’t be surprised to see the massive number of features in their overkill design. It comes with a 200mm intake fan and 200mm top fan with an open spot for yet another 200mm fan to go along side it […]

Read more Thermaltake Chaser MK-I PC Case mocks your current cooling setup

by Rafael Hernandez on September 1, 2011 · 0 comments

Toshiba’s Portégé Z830 Ultrabook notebook has gone on a bit of a slimming regimen, or at least we’d be envious if it hadn’t, in order to squeeze into its sub 2.5 pound 0.63 inch frame. Yes it’s sharp and sleek but it manages to pack in a 13 inch display, LED back lit keyboard, and a […]

Read more Toshiba Portégé Z830 Ultrabook Notebook is slim and speedy

by Rafael Hernandez on September 1, 2011 · 0 comments

ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z LGA1155 Z68 overclocking motherboard image

The ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z motherboard is set to become the company’s gold standard when it comes to tweaking and overclocking your PC. Its Intel Z68 based design will gladly accept your LGA1155 CPU but you’re going to want to pair it up with a K series processor in order to get the most out of […]

Read more ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z Motherboard wants to be poked and prodded