While the AMD Radeon HD 5870 graphics card doesn’t run as blazingly hot as other graphics card solutions upgrading its cooling could allow for higher overclocks and lower noise output. The Thermalright Spitfire and VRM-R5 heatsinks are more than capable of handling the Radeon HD 5870’s heat output and should do wonders for the silence […]
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Normally new PC interfaces make motherboard manufacturers all giddy at the prospect of new sales, after all USB 3.0 and SATA6G are something enthusiasts are clamoring for. They’re more than happy to oblige. The Asus P6X58D-E Motherboard features Intel’s X58 chipset and the sought after USB 3.0 and SATA6G ports for the best possible performance […]
Solid State Drives are, in fact, very fast storage devices but they’re all not created equally. As much as you’d like to rely on the speed of the flash chips in a drive the controller has a bigger part to play in how well it performs overall. The SandForce SF-1200 SSD Processor is the brains […]
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Intel’s H55 chipset is designed to compliment their GPU enabled Core i3 series of processors and is a lower priced solution to base a motherboard around which is a nice bonus if you’re thinking of going with a smaller board. The Tech Report has taken a look at three H55 powered MicroATX motherboards and a […]
Read more Intel H55 Chipset Motherboards Rounded Up and pushed to their limits
The greatest benefit to all of the computer component miniaturization is that, over time, you can get increasing amounts of computing performance in smaller spaces. Thankfully motherboard manufacturers are now keeping up with the improvements. The ECS H55H-I Mini ITX Motherboard allows you to cram your favorite Intel LGA 1156 CPU into some tight quarters […]
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While external hard drives allow you to expand your storage space by leaps and bounds they’re something of a pain to keep networked on your LAN and if you turn off your PC it’s not exactly accessible now is it? TestFreaks has a look at the Cirago Network Storage Link NUS1000 which allows you to […]
Read more Cirago Network Storage Link NUS1000 gets your external drives on your LAN
The JooJoo Pad hasn’t had a whole lot of brewing time to give it the massive following other products in its category have received, it only has the whole CrunchPad debacle as its publicity launching pad. Final versions of the JooJoo Pad are now in the hands of the early adopters and one brave soul […]
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Getting your PC up to date with a little something more modern tends to be very expensive when a new platform comes around, thankfully some patience can net you a speedy system (or additional systems) at a much lower price of entry. The ASRock H55DE3 Motherboard allows you to slot in your choice of an […]
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Memory kits tend to fit into that weird hardware category that only a bulk testing of performance capabilities is an appropriate action given the differences between a reviewer’s testing methods. ITShootOut has grabbed five different DDR3 memory kits and tested them on their Intel Core i5 testbed which should let the truly great memory options […]
Read more Intel Core i5 Memory Group Test weeds out the slackers
Buying a new piece of hardware and finding out that it doesn’t exactly work with your new, or upgraded, build is a frustrating issue but at least one company is on top of the situation when it comes to their products. Noctua has released the NM-A90 Heatsink Retention Upgrade Kit and is offering it to […]
Read more Noctua Releases NM-A90 Heatsink Retention Upgrade Kit for Free
PC cases tend to offer a whole heck of a lot of airflow these days which bodes well for people with components that pump out major heat, unfortunately it’ll also pull in more dust than you can imagine. The Antec P193 Advanced mid-tower PC case piles on the airflow and a great number of filters […]
