Crucial has provided the Ballistix Sport VLP for testing and evaluation. This memory is about as low as you can go and it is at the speed sweet spot of 1600 with latencies 9-9-9 and a cycle time of 24 running on 1.35v.

Low profile is the word of the day and Crucial spells it BALLISTIX VLP Tactical. This memory packs bang in the smallest package possible. It is not the fastest memory but it is faster than other low profile kits. It does not have the lowest latency but it holds its latency up to 2133. It is not the least expensive but it is faster and less obstructive than the less pricy chips.

Where the CR-H212 shines is RAID. Having a redundant, external, portable drive that performs on par with internal raid drives is a big plus for the person on the go that has to live out of a bag six months out of the year and for the mobile gamer that uses steam this device is great in RAID 0 mode. Data security or faster map load times. Either way this is a Win!!!

Introduction This is the second Giada Mini PC I have had an opportunity to lay my hands on and I must say I am impressed. This unit, sporting the Intel ATOM D2500 dual core, has a solid feel and just enough ports to be useful without affecting its overall comeliness. Gallery The outer packaging is [...]

Introduction Noctua is back in the house. It’s always good to have them here. We appreciate the work and effort that is put into these cooler designs and their build quality. Although some of the designs or color schemes might not speak to everyone, the performance is far from lackluster. Noctua is a respectable contender [...]

Introduction and Photo Gallery We thank Giada for presenting us with – for our scrutiny – the D2305, dual core i5 (3427U) miniPC. Up front we liked the look and feel (solid) of this unit and in the end came to respect its functionality and capability. What we did not like are the things that [...]

About Silverstone The SilverStone DC01 Network Data Center is a simple to use Network Storage Device that supports an internally mounted 2.5” storage device. RAID is supported (0/1/JBOD) through the External SATA port located on the back of the device. 2 USB ports provide further expandability using either external USB drives or to use the [...]

Doing a comparison with Intel’s latest 6 series chipset on a quality motherboard shows us that this Motherboard has no deficiencies that can really be improved on by Sapphire. The 1333 memory speed can be a turnoff for some but there is really not much sacrificed in that 266 MHz. Yes a benchmark will show you the deficiencies but will they make a difference in the normal operation of this board?