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by Rafael Hernandez on May 20, 2009 · 0 comments

Perhaps the thought of dropping a few hundred dollars on a new video card isn’t all that appetizing a thought, heck you could fund a whole new build for the cost of one of those high-end monsters that are available.As…

Read more Budget Graphics Card Roundup, Gaming on the Cheap

by Rafael Hernandez on May 11, 2009 · 0 comments

There’s no getting around the glut of graphics cards in the low-end to mid-range segment of the market and with Nvidia’s rebranding efforts things get even more confusing if you’re in the market for an upgrade.Hardware Canucks hopes to clear…

Read more Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 Roundup, Mid-Range a Plenty

by Rafael Hernandez on April 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s Atom CPU has all of the makings of a miracle little chip. It has carried the netbook industry on its shoulders with its “powerful-enough” processing and low-power requirements making it the perfect match for portable computers.That should be enough…

Read more HardwareZone Reviews The Intel D945GCLF2

by Rafael Hernandez on April 17, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s Core i7 launch brought about new performance levels for us to enjoy, unfortunately the prices on components used to support the new CPUs cost almost as much as the chip themselves.As with most gadgets, time has brought down the…

Read more Intel X58 Express On The Cheap, Gigabyte EX58-UD3R And EX58-UD4P

by Rafael Hernandez on March 28, 2009 · 0 comments

When it comes to the high-end graphics segment and today’s latest games you’re left to going for Microsoft’s Vista operating system due to its DirectX 10 support and fine tuned 64-bit support. Windows 7 is looking to one up Vista’s…

Read more High-end Gaming, Windows 7 Versus Vista

by Rafael Hernandez on March 22, 2009 · 0 comments

All of the marketing and SKU renaming shenanigans aside Nvidia’s GeForce GTS 250 is able to hold its own in most modern gaming titles. HardwareZone has a look at Gigabyte’s version of the card and tries to see if anything…

Read more Gigabyte GeForce GTS 250 Reviewed, Yes The Newer Is Just As Good As The Original

by Rafael Hernandez on March 8, 2009 · 0 comments

The ever increasing amounts of storage space being crammed into ye olde hard drive does wonders for people with lots of files to store, or those trying to consolidate years of drive purchases. Western Digital’s Caviar Green WD20EADS packs in…

Read more Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS, 2TB Of Storage Fun

by Rafael Hernandez on March 6, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD’s Phenom II has gotten the enthusiast crowd excited about the company’s platform again so SilentPCReview thought it’d be a good idea to take a look at the 790GX chipset that are conveniently affixed on a pair of motherboards from…

Read more Gigabyte/MSI 790GX Showdown

by Pedro Hernandez on March 5, 2009 · 0 comments

Apple rolled out updates to its iMac and Mac Mini. And how can they — or anyone for that matter — resist painting it with a wide green brush. The New York Times’ Gadgetwise blog has the details. The mini…

Read more A Greener Mac Mini

by Rafael Hernandez on December 21, 2008 · 0 comments

Here’s a sampling of articles and reviews making news this past week:Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesAMD Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition – TrustedReviewsCoolIT Domino A.L.C. CPU Cooler Review – FuturelooksCore i7 Christmas ’08 Graphics Performance – bit-techIkonik Zaria A20 PC…

Read more Sunday Roundup: December 21st, 2008

by Rafael Hernandez on December 7, 2008 · 0 comments

Here’s a random grouping of news stories and reviews from around the web:Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesAerocool AeroRacer Pro PC Case – Legit ReviewsDanamics LM10 Liquid Metal Cooler – NordicHardwareHiper M1000 Power Supply – DriverHeavenLian-Li PC-60FW Case Review – Virtual-HideoutOCZ…

Read more Sunday Roundup: December 7th, 2008