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[Review] EVGA GeForce GTX 570 SuperClocked 4 Comments By The Duke on December 29, 2010 EVGA has sent us their first factory overclocked GTX 570 card to hit the market. The SuperClocked edition of the GTX 570 will be followed by two more factory overclocked editions, the SSC and FTW. The latter two have not yet reached the marketplace, so until then, the EVGA GTX 570 SC will have to quench our thirst for a powerful GTX 570 graphics card. The GTX 570 is supposed to bring improvements in power consumption and temperatures using the new GF110 architecture. We will be sure to test ...
[Review] In-Win Dragon Rider 2 Comments By The Duke on December 28, 2010 The Dragon Rider is a chassis that is designed to cool even the most demanding of components. Enveloped totally in black, the dark design is punctuated by yellow fan blades to create a subtle, but distinct appearance. The unique side panel shield design creates the necessary space for tidy cable routing and multiple fan mounting points for up to eleven 120mm fans, which make it possibly the ultimate chassis for cooling customization. Pre-fitted with a large 220mm side fan for effective graphics ...
[Review] Silverstone FP36 0 Comments By The Duke on December 26, 2010 Introduction USB 2.0 is the most widely used port in modern computers, but with USB 3.0 emerging to provide up to ten times increase in speed, the move to upgrade to USB 3.0 becomes more important. The FP36 is SilverStone’s solution for users to quickly upgrade cases that lack front USB 3.0 ports. It is also a drive bay adapter that has mounting slots for two 2.5” hard drives. The FP36 has cables that connect directly to motherboard rear I/O panel’s USB 3.0 ports (for motherboards with bui...
[Review] ARCTIC NC 0 Comments By The Duke on December 26, 2010 Introduction The ARCTIC NC is geared toward cooling any laptops between 12” and 19” with two 60mm fans that blow cool air down the bottom of the laptop. Unlike other plate-design coolers, heat can be dissipated from the sides of the laptop easily to achieve maximum cooling performance. With the custom fan speed turn, you can adjust the fan speed to the most suitable level for your needs. A 4-port USB hub which is built into the ARCTIC NC also helps add more USB 2.0 connections to you lapt...
[Review] MSI N480GTX Lightning 1 Comment By The Duke on December 24, 2010 Another addition to the MSI Lightning line is the GTX 480, which we will be reviewing today. MSI has slightly overclocked the GTX 480 Lightning by 50 Mhz on the core and 75 Mhz on the memory. This is also not a reference designed card from MSI. They have installed improved voltage controller circuitry and to help cool it all off they have tossed on their custom Twin Frozr III dual fan cooling solution. They have also added dual BIOS, voltage measuring points, and the ability to change three volt...
[Review] ARCTIC M551 Gaming Mouse 2 Comments By The Duke on December 23, 2010 The ARCTIC M551 has a resistant surface coating to protect the mouse from wearing out. This helps to maintain the mouse at top-notch quality during day-to-day use. This mouse operates with a laser optical sensor, which helps it have ultra-high sensitivity levels that offers ideal precision and speed. The sensitivity levels can be adjusted from 800, 1,600 to 2,400 dpi by simply pressing the “dpi” button on the mouse itself. The current sensitivity level is displayed by an LED light on...
[Review] Corsair Force F40 RAID0 3 Comments By Neuromancer on December 23, 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. Corsair has been making high speed memory modules since 1994, so for them the move to NAND based storage systems seems almost expected. Corsair is not only known for their memory devices, however. Over the last couple of years they have expanded their lineup, bringing power suppl...
[Review] Arctic Sound E361-BM 0 Comments By The Duke on December 21, 2010 The Arctic Sound E361-BM ear buds are geared toward the high end headphone users. The E361 earphone delivers high sound quality in every aspect. Deep and powerful bass is one of the key features of the E300 series. The excellence of the earphones is also critical for authentic sound quality. The E361 aluminum construction is engineered and sealed for top class sound isolation. It guarantees full and accurate sound transmission into your ear canal without internal sound leakage. The E361 also c...
[Review] Sunbeam Rheosmart 6 – Fan Controller 11 Comments By The Duke on December 16, 2010 The Sunbeam Rheosmart 6 Fan Controller is designed to make any existing 3-pin fan automatically adjusted by the PWM signal from the motherboard. With six independent channels at a maximum of 30W/channel, a wide selection of fans are supported. The Rheosmart 6 Fan Controller operates in two different modes. When connected to a PWM-enabled motherboard, you can allow the system to auto-adjust fan speeds through the motherboard’s temperature sensor. When switched onto manual mode by pressin...
[Review] ARCTIC K381 Keyboard 0 Comments By The Duke on December 14, 2010 The K381 keyboard has an ultra-slim design that makes it very space efficient. The simplicity in the design of this keyboard embraces style, quality and functionality. Although the K381 is small and thin, it is embedded with 12 one-touch office function keys, including volume control, full-sized arrow keys and a numeric keypad. Read on to learn how the K381 keyboard fairs in our testing. Packaging: Specifications and Features: The Arctic K381: Next: Usage and Conclusion
[Review] Noctua NH-C12P SE14 3 Comments By BoT on December 14, 2010 Introduction: We have a sample from the house of Noctua today, the NH-C12P SE14. This cooler has been in Noctua’s line up for about two years now, and it has been updated several times during. The “SE14″ is the latest update from the original NH-C12P. This update is replacing the NF-P12 fan with the larger NF-P14 FLX 140mm fan for improved cooling and noise profile. The “SE” was added with the introduction of the newer Intel sockets. The Noctua NH-C12P SE14 is base...
[Blog] 2240MHz Mushkin Ridgeback RAM W/ Phenom II X6 1090T & 890FXA-UD5 0 Comments By Slappa on December 9, 2010 I was really surprised to see what these lovely sticks did today. This is the Mushkin Ridgeback 1600MHz 6-8-6-24 kit. On AMD, it is extremely difficult to run any ram above 2000MHz. Well today I broke a personal record and clocked these sticks all the way up to 2240MHz 8-10-6-15-1T. I used my trusty Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5 & Phenom II X6 1090T Setup. I did not expect these results at all, actually I did not expect my IMC to allow speeds this high. Turns out I have a great hardware combina...
[Blog] 5GHz Phenom II X6 1090T Cold Air 5 Comments By Slappa on December 5, 2010 Taking advantage of winter, I just broke 5GHz with cold air on my 1090T. Enjoy Video – 5GHz Phenom II X6 1090T Cold Air Phenom II X6 1090T Corsair H50 Watercooler (Performs Like High End Air) Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5 5GHz Core #1, 3000NB, 2000MHz 7-9-6 Ram Validation Post On My Blog
[Review] Silverstone TOB01 – Blu-ray Burner 0 Comments By The Duke on December 4, 2010 The SilverStone TOB01 is a 12.7mm slim type Blu-ray writer that supports Blu-ray / DVD / CD disc read and rewrite. With its SATA interface, the TOB01 can enable data transfer with maximum compatibility and stability. Silverstone has brought the TOB01 to their product listing with a few chassis in mind (ex. SilverStone Lascala series LC19, Milo series ML02B, Grandia series GD02MT and Sugo SG05, SG06, SG07) which require you to equip a slim optical drive. The TOB01 also comes with interchangeable ...
[Blog] Overclocking Dell Optiplex 320 – OEM Computer – P4 Prescott @ 3450MHz 1 Comment By Slappa on December 4, 2010 I’ve been using this Dell Optiplex for awhile now. It acts as my spare rig to use while I’m benching my other one, and I also use it for word processing and other simple tasks. I was just looking at the CPU-Z screen out of curiosity today, when I realized that an overclock on this machine is potentially possible. I was reminiscing on my A64 4200+ X2 HP days, when I managed to overclock the CPU 300MHz over stock using nothing but software (my very first overclock). Eventually I ...
[Review] Silverstone TS03 0 Comments By The Duke on December 3, 2010 Silverstone created an interesting drive bay product, the TS03. This product has the ability to accommodate a slim optical drive and supports hot-swapping a 2.5” SATA drive without the use of screws. That will make swapping drives in and out painless and very fast. It also provides two very accessible USB 2.0 ports in the front. This collection of features could make the TS03 a great choice for maximizing multimedia and storage capabilities if you are in a crunch. This could be an excellent...
[Review] Cooler Master Centurion 5 II 1 Comment By The Duke on December 2, 2010 The all new Centurion 5 II (MSRP $59.99) has been vastly improved from the inside. This mid-tower chassis is designed with increased drive bay capacity, more airflow thanks to the enhanced ventilation and fan options, and easy-to-install features. The removable I/O module for flexible installation is a great feature, especially for those people wanting to add their own I/O module or take out the I/O module completely to free up room for something else. Let’s check out the new Centurion 5 ...

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