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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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 […]
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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The cooling landscape seems to change every few months as manufacturers pump out newer and slicker designs which either one-up the competition or carve out a nice little price/performance niche for themselves. HardwareHeaven has a look at four heatsinks from Akasa, Gelid, Noctua, and Spire determining how well they perform at various fan speed levels: […]
Most case designs are now focused on getting as much airflow to your components as possible and supplying some much needed cable management options. That’s somewhat unfortunate for those that enjoy their drive bays. The Xigmatek Utgard PC Case has enough drive bays for you to toss in fan controllers, hotswapping bays, and whatever else […]
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Normally the trade offs you have to make when going for larger memory kits means that performance usually comes secondary which is fine when you’re working with large sets of data but a bit of a bummer when you want the best frame rates possible. The Corsair Dominator 12GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM Kit offers enough […]
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There are certain PC connections that are long past due to head to greener pastures, specifically those that can’t transfer data quickly enough to our multi-TeraByte external drives. Luckily the Icy Box IB-318STU3-B USB3 HDD Enclosure has rolled around which allows for much quicker transfer speeds, so long as your motherboard (or addon card) supports […]
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As most motherboards have their built-in audio chips everything is fine and dandy in the realm of the normal computer user but audiophiles rage at such equipment and demand nothing but audio bliss pass through their ears. For them there’s the Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 Deluxe Soundcard that comes equipped with enough bells, whistles, and […]
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Business class laptops used to be as dull as possible in order to lull workers into staring at their work rather than anything remotely flashy on their work platform. At least they were bulky and unwieldy right? The HP EliteBook 8440p Notebook sports a sleeker design and a fancy endoskeleton which should make it quite […]
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