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by Rafael Hernandez on December 14, 2008 · 0 comments

Here’s a collection of articles and reviews making news this past week:Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesABS Canyon 695 PC Case – AnandTechAntec Skeleton Case – Bjorn3DEnermax Revolution85+ 1050W – HardOCPIKONIK Vulcan 1200W PSU – techPowerUpLian Li PC-A7010 All Aluminum Full…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 11, 2008 · 0 comments

The somewhat thin client is in again with Dell’s new OptiPlex 160. The company is offering up these sleek new machines with the power-efficient Intel Atom CPU, with a dual-core Atom option coming early next year.On the storage front you…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 8, 2008 · 0 comments

For all of their convenience netbooks lack performance where it’s sorely needed, video processing. Asus’s N10Jc-A1 shores up that short-coming with a shiny Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS GPU handling graphics duties should you need it. The Tech Report has taken…

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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…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 6, 2008 · 0 comments

As with any new CPU Intel’s Core i7 chip needs a potent chipset in order to connect all manner of high speed devices and have them work harmoniously. The company’s X58 northbridge and ICH10R southbridge are aiming to do just…

Read more Intel X58 Roundup, Finding Your Core i7 A Home

by Rafael Hernandez on December 5, 2008 · 0 comments

As companies spend more time working with their product lines they benefit from knowing what plain doesn’t work and the inevitable design improvements. Asus’ Eee PC 1002HA improves on the earlier versions looks making for a more stylish netbook. Laptop…

Read more Asus Eee PC 1002HA, Cleans Up The Rough Edges

by Rafael Hernandez on December 4, 2008 · 0 comments

With all of the buzz surrounding Intel’s Core i7 CPU you’d think that the competition was dead and buried, fortunately with a few improved die-shrunk Phenom II CPUs around the corner things are going to get interesting. What better way…

Read more Asus M3A78-T Motherboard, AM2 Gets Some Attention

by Rafael Hernandez on December 4, 2008 · 0 comments

Intel’s Atom CPUs have been a great option for portable netbooks given their low power consumption and reasonable performance. MSI has taken note of its finer qualities and plopped it into an exceedingly small Mini-ITX form factor motherboard. TweakTown has…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 2, 2008 · 0 comments

Intel’s Atom CPU has been a driving force between the whole netbook craze allowing for miniature portable computers with good battery life. Unfortunately they aren’t the fastest chips out there and they certainly can be a hindrance in a desktop…

Read more Asus Adopts The Celeron For The Eee Box

by Rafael Hernandez on December 2, 2008 · 0 comments

Intel’s Core i7 CPU represents the latest and greatest in desktop CPU technology. A much anticipated feature that the chip brought along is an integrated memory controller built into the CPU which has many major benefits when it comes to…

Read more Intel's Core i7 Memory Performance Tested

by Rafael Hernandez on December 2, 2008 · 0 comments

Loud color schemes and rounded over swooping corners on laptops are all the rage, what better way to show off your individuality and stick out like a sore thumb all at once? Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y530 forgoes the distinct color pallet,…

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