In a world of tower heatsinks the simple way to go about things is to slap a fan on its side and be done with it, then again going with the old way of doing things would have us stuck with a simple slab of aluminum with a few fins carved out of it. Innovation […]
Solid state drives will maintain their insanely comfortable lead when it comes to outright performance but when it comes to storage sizes we won’t be seeing anything remotely inexpensive from the technology for a good long while so you’ll have to rely on some form of mechanical storage in the meantime. The new Western Digital […]
Read more Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB sports speedy performance
Microsoft had a lot riding on their Windows 7 operating system, after all people weren’t exactly flocking to Windows Vista and XP has been getting long in the tooth as far as features were concerned. Their efforts seem to have done good but does all of the added newfangled-ness cause performance issues to pop up? […]
Read more Windows 7 offers up tantalizing performance benefits
If you’re in the habit of putting together your own systems you’ve no-doubt run into that dud motherboard which costs you quite a bit of time what with the lengthy RMA process and the lack of enthusiasm when you finally get a working motherboard you’re lucky if you get your new machine put together some […]
Read more Asus SABRETOOTH 55i motherboard goes through more rigorous testing than you’d imagine
So you’ve got yourself an ever expanding network of computers each with important documents or precious memories you want to back up yet doing the external storage swap is more of a hassle than it’s worth. There is of course the simple solution, that shiney little NAS you’ve been pondering for a while now can […]
Read more QNAP TS-219P Turbo NAS gets storage on your network quickly and easily
AMD’s Athlon brand resurfaced in a big way as a value lineup that brings the fancy architecture features the Phenom processors have down to a more affordable price range which means even those on a budget can enjoy great performance. InsideHW has a look at the AMD Athlon II X3 435 and X4 Athlon II […]
Read more AMD Athlon II X3 435 and X4 630 budget multi-core fun
The whole concept behind WiFi service is being able to get online where such a service would make sense such as a hotel or a coffee shop while you whittle away the hours sipping your fancy drink. Then again sometimes you don’t have such luxury. The TRENDnet TEW-654TR Wireless N Travel Router provides 802.11n connectivity […]
Read more TRENDnet TEW-654TR Wireless N Travel Router gets you online while on the go
Nvidia’s GeForce 210 GPU isn’t designed to wow you with its 3D prowess or further computing, instead it was made to get some decent multimedia playback into your basic desktop or office system. Thankfully such a pared down product comes with a smaller price tag. techPowerUp has a look at Inno3D’s take on a GeForce […]
Read more Inno3D GeForce 210 aimed at your HTPC
If there’s one thing you can count on when a new graphics chip is launched is that there will be a reference design which means, more or less, every single board at launch will sport the same speeds and designs so choosing one depends on what sort of image you like on the card’s cooler. […]
While we’re all, mostly, keen on keeping our computing hardware nice and safe in your preferred aluminum, steel, or other clad PC case there are many situations where you need to test hardware before you deploy it to their final resting place. Enter the Cooler Master Lab Test Bench which sets you up with a […]
Read more Cooler Master Lab Test Bench has you testing hardware in record time
Consumer level notebooks tend to lack a certain level of quality often times trying to reach magical price points they feel their consumers will jump at rather than focusing on the product itself. Thankfully competition forces different designs. AnandTech has a look at the Dell Studio 14z which matches up a zippy set of Intel […]
