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[Review] Choiix Comforter Lapdesk 2 Comments By The Duke on July 29, 2010 With our on-the-go theme that we’ve been on lately, today we will be taking a look at the Choiix Comforter Lapdesk. With laptops being so prominent in the business and consumer worlds alike, and with more and more people finishing work at home, the Lapdesk is a product that could come in handy. Personally we hate it when you pull up your laptop to do some work on the couch or bed and by the end of that time your legs are all sweaty from the heat of the laptop. Plus, the weird angles that y...
[Review] Choiix Cruiser Mouse 2 Comments By The Duke on July 27, 2010 With all of the on-the-go technology we have today, small and convenient peripherals are in high demand. We will be taking a look at a new mouse from Choiix, a Cooler Master group, known as the Cruiser (MSRP $24.99). The Cruiser mouse is made for frequent travelers who use their laptop in unconventional places where big and bulky just won’t do. It’s powered by two AAA batteries with an automatic sleep mode, plus an on/off switch, which could possibly extend the battery life up to ...
Phenom II X6 DICE Run – Part 2: Results 7 Comments By Slappa on July 23, 2010 Hey guys. Sorry for the long wait. Video is now up Youtube – The Dry Ice Inception – Phenom II X6 1090T @ 5.5GHz The Setup The Results 5.547GHz Core #1 SS (Couldn’t get a valid at this speed for some reason) 5.5GHz Core #1 Validation 12.844s SuperPi 1m 13m 30.328s SuperPi 32m 4.93s wPrime 32m Now you guys see what I mean when I didn’t wanna hype it. Only a few results worth sharing. Next run I promise more results! Oh and there is an all 6 core max...
Phenom II X6 DICE Run – Part 1: Board + Pot Prep 8 Comments By Slappa on July 21, 2010 Hey guys, prepping for a DICE run tomorrow on my Phenom II X6 1090T Thought you guys would appreciate some pics Went to the store today and bought the following: Dielectric grease to coat the board to prevent condensation from getting at the electronics of this very precious motherboard. I couldn’t get any moldable eraser, so I though this would do. It said on the package that it was non-drying, non-cracking, and prevented seepage from water. It provides just the perfect seal to preven...
The ‘He Said, She Said’ Shootout: GTX480 vs. HD5870 12 Comments By The Duke on July 18, 2010 After seeing plenty of topics in various tech forums regarding the decision between the GTX480 or the HD5870, we figured it was time to chime in on the debate. With support from ASUS allowing us to review these two cards, the ENGTX480 and EAH5870, we have all of the information we need for this stand alone head-to-head. We hope that after seeing the comparisons we can help put to rest some of the debates and provide a clear cut answer to “which is the best for my money?”. The Break...
[Blog] Review – XCLIO Windtunnel Case 3 Comments By TheDramaLlama on July 16, 2010 I recently did a gaming build, and wanted to do a review on a few of my new parts. Some of them are generic, but one stood out to me – the XCLIO Windtunnel, a full tower ATX case with two enormous 250mm fans and enough airflow to keep your feet chilled. No, that last part wasn’t a joke. I can no longer game barefoot. :’( [Image courtesy of Newegg. Find the Windtunnel here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103011] Behold the massive glory that is the X...
|Slappa’s Slushbox #2| – |4.8GHz X6 + 4.9GHz 1 Core| 3 Comments By Slappa on July 15, 2010 Hey guys. I did some more tuning, got more results. So I am throwing together my second slushbox blog. To see the first one, click here. I tried to place my rad in the cooler this time so that the ice covered more surface area. This resulted in idle temps of 0-1C. So i pushed my Phenom II X6 1090T even further. Here goes my second set of results. 4.806GHz All 6 Cores @ 1.648Vcore 1C idle – Validation It took me an hour to get this validation. I could only previously validate 4.73GHz. ...
[Review] Lamptron Fan Controller -FC6- 3 Comments By The Duke on July 14, 2010 Lamptron has been leading the way with great peripherals for awhile now. They always seem to bring top quality products to the marketplace and today we have Lamptron’s new fan controller, the -FC6- , up for review. If this is anything like our past experiences with Lamptron products, then we are in for a treat. Let’s see if the -FC6- lives up to our high expectations, shall we? Packaging: *We do need to point out that on the box it has “Power Output: Up to 10w per Channel....
|Slappa’s Slushbox| – |Phenom II X6 1090T| 5 Comments By Slappa on July 13, 2010 Long story short. Today I got pretty bored. I’ve been wanting to put my 1090T under dry ice for quite some time now. However, my bench partner has been busy with work so I could not obtain the dry ice pot. So I was thinking of ways I could cool down my processor, in order to play around with my new 6 core. Since I own a Corsair H50 AIO Watercooling kit, I decided to have some fun. I hung the radiator in an old lunch cooler and filled it to the brim with ice. I also threw a bit of water i...
[Review] Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition 6 Comments By The Duke on July 13, 2010 We had a monstrosity show up at our doors today! When we finally got close enough to see what it was, there was the HAF 932 Black Edition! The HAF Black Edition (MSRP $179.99) is another version of the HAF line of chassis Cooler Master offers. They seem to have struck gold with this line of chassis due to the superior quality and amazing cooling power the case provides. Weighing in at just under thirty pounds, it definitely shocked us once we started moving it around and reviewing it. Well, ...
[Review] ASUS EAH5870 V2 1GB 3 Comments By The Duke on July 9, 2010 With the much anticipated release of the Radeon HD 5 series a success on many levels, the ATI crowd has much to celebrate. The new 5 series cards put ATI back on top of the video card market. They can now boast of the new DX11 capability and the Eyefinity technology introduced with the higher-end 5 series cards. The 5870 is almost at the top of the pack for the new generation of cards, with the 5970 in the lead and the 5450 bringing up the rear. All in all, ATI has to be loving the massive succe...
[Review] OCZ Vertex 2 Series 60GB SSD 20 Comments By Neuromancer on July 6, 2010 Solid State Drives are quickly becoming an important upgrade in most consumer PCs. They offer increased performance with decreased power consumption and heat, and are smaller and lighter than standard mechanical drives. All solid state drives are not created the same however, and OCZ has proven that once again. Our review sample is a 60GB Vertex2 extended capacity SSD, part number OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G. It utilizes the Sandforce SF-1200 controller and it’s specifications can be found here. It i...
Winner Announced! June AMD Phenom II Giveaway! 4 Comments By EnJoY on July 1, 2010 It’s the 1st of another month again, and as always, that means it’s time to pick a winner of our monthly blogging giveaway. This past months giveaway was sponsored by AMD with the prize being a brand new Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition processor. The winner of the June Blogger Giveaway is… Archer! Thank you for all of the time you put into this website and this community! Enjoy your new processor! Thanks to AMD for sponsoring the giveaway.

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