Patriot Convoy and Convoy XL Hardware RAID 2.5 inch Enclosure Video Review @ PCSTATS
Whatآ’s so special about a caddie? Patriot has gone fairly creative with its Convoy XL and added in hardware RAID support آ– thatآ’s right, these caddies support not one but two SATA or SATA2 2.5 inch hard drives or solid state drives. No PATA support here though, keep that in mind. There is RAID 0 and... [PCSTATS]
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Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 Slim PCI Soundcard @ PCSTATS
Featuring full bitstreaming HD Audio and only digital connections on-board, will the slim version of Asus's HTPC sound card be a winner?... [PCSTATS]
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Solid State Drive Optimization & Longevity @ PCSTATS
With the inherent expense of SSD's recent concerns about longevity and optimization have surfaced. With 1 Million hours MTBF the drives have a pretty good lifespan but if you are interested in longevity and optimizing the drive for maximum performance here's a few tips and tricks you may want to exp... [PCSTATS]
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Core i5 and i7-800 processors @ PCSTATS
Ultra-high-end motherboards for Core i5 and i7-800 processors make little sense, but there are plenty of excellent mid-range models to choose from, including Asus' P7P55D and Gigabyte's GA-P55-UD4P. We've taken a close look at how those two boards match up against the P55 competition.... [PCSTATS]
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Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 Arctic Cooling Video Card @ PCSTATS
"With this in mind, we can see that quite often at these presets, the HD 4770 isn't that far behind the 30 FPS minimum we want to see at 1680 x 1050. With a small detail drop, we would be able to get up and over that 30 FPS minimum and that is good news. Depending on the game, you'll probably find t... [PCSTATS]
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Gigabyte AMD Motherboard Roundup @ PCSTATS
"The only drawback that I have with the majority of the boards, with the exception of the 790X board, is that the SATA ports become blocked or partially blocked when using large video cards. It would be nice to have all the boards using the 90 degree SATA ports like the 790X board has to eliminate t... [PCSTATS]
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ASUS ROG Maximus III Formula @ PCSTATS
"Overclocking was straightforward and predictable based on the capabilities of the CPU and memory. Extreme screenshots are nice for bragging rights but for most of us the computer has to be used day in and day out reliably. Along that vein, the Maximus delivered a slightly higher overclock with less... [PCSTATS]
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Gigabyte GTX 260 896MB Super Overclock video card @ PCSTATS
Gigabyte is well known for their motherboards but their pre-overclocked graphics cards have been few and far between. Now, things are a-changinآ’ with them as they try to take on the likes of EVGAآ’s FTW, BFGآ’s OCX and ASUSآ’ Ultimate series with their Super Overclock edition of cards. In this review... [PCSTATS]
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OCZ Summit 120GB SSD @ PCSTATS
When it comes to SSDs, the competition is fierce and relentless and companies have to stay ahead of the curve or they risk falling far behind the leaders. OCZ has drives in every price category but with their new Samsung-based Summit series, they are looking to strike the perfect balance between pr... [PCSTATS]
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Thermaltake MaxOrb EX CPU Cooler Review @ PCSTATS
"Heatsinks seem to have a similar situation, where you have square and rectangular heatsinks, and then you have your circular or oval ones. It seems like the majority have gone the way of the rectangle, making them bulky and cumbersome, but with performance that was better than their circular count... [PCSTATS]
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AMD Athlon II X4 620 Processor Review @ PCSTATS
"The AMD Athlon II X4 620 is the first quad core Athlon to meet the price point of $100. The AMD Athlon II X4 620 features true quad core design on the AM3 socket to allow full use of the DDR3 memory technology. AMD has recently extended the Athlon family into the AM3 socket technology with the du... [PCSTATS]
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Auzentech X-Fi Bravura 7.1 Uncovered - Sneak Peak @ PCSTATS
We have a bit of an exclusive look at upcoming Auzen X-Fi Bravura 7.1 PCI-E Audio Interface for you guys today. The Bravura is a new 7.1 soundcard from Auzentech powered by the Creative Labs X-Fi audio processor. Please understand this card is in the very early stages of development and the boar... [PCSTATS]
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Intel Lynnfield and CyberPower @ PCSTATS
"Back in November we had our first taste of a pre-built computer from CyberPower, the Gamer Infinity GTX. It featured the new Intel Core i7 965 processor and cost a cool $4000. With today's launch of Intel's Lynnfield processor, CyberPower was gracious enough to send us one of their upcoming systems... [PCSTATS]
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DFI Hybrid Motherboard HD Video Preview (P45 + ION - Two Systems, One Mobo) @ PCSTATS
It turned out that DFI created a totally unique motherboard design that actually allows for two systems to run shared (KVM style) or fully independent of each other, on the one single board. The left side of the system is built up of the components for the NVIDIA ION and Intel Atom platform. This... [PCSTATS]
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Coolermaster CM Storm Sentinel Advance Gaming Mouse @ PCSTATS
Coolermaster is one of the leaders in power supply and case manufacturing. But today we will see if they can hit a high note with their new venture the Sentinel Advance dual laser mouse. With the recession the way it is today even large companies have to create a new hustle in order to stay above wa... [PCSTATS]
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Review of Hauppauge WinTV-MiniStick HD TV-tuner @ PCSTATS
The WinTV-MiniStick HD offers good image and sound quality both in TDT and TDT HD. I love the fact that WinTV7 uses the graphics card to diminish the load on the CPU. I am also very impressed by the included software, especially by how easy it is to operate. The WinTV-MiniStick HD goes for around 50... [PCSTATS]
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Intel Core i9 "Gulftown" socket LGA1366 processor @ PCSTATS
Today a Intel Gulftown CPU arrived at the PC Games Hardware office. We published pictures of the socket LGA1366 processor, which is based on the Westmere architecture.
"Westmere will be available in several variants. For gamers the Core i9 series... [PCSTATS]
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Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green and Black Hard Drives @ PCSTATS
"On September 1st, 2009, Western Digital announced two new 2 TB hard drives that belong in the Caviar Black and RE4 series, which are 3.5" hard drives that feature four 500 GB platters. The WD Caviar Black 2 TB (model WD2001FASS) and WD RE4 2 TB (model WD2003FYYS) hard drives feature 7200 RPM spin ... [PCSTATS]
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Chieftec Dragon Mid Tower Case Review @ PCSTATS
Chieftec is probably not a company everyone's heard of, but did you know they do make some quality cases? We got a chance to check out their new Dragon Mid Tower case which comes equipped with a huge 220mm blue LED fan along with three other blue LED fans to illuminate the case and the room. This ca... [PCSTATS]
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Thrustmaster T.16000M Joystick Review @ PCSTATS
آ“Joysticks aren't a common item around the reviewers circle, but there are those ones from time and time again, like the Thrustmaster T.16000M Joystick we got a chance to review. It offers a total of 16 buttons on four different axes. A high precision of 256 million dots resolution blows other pro j... [PCSTATS]
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Corsair Flash Voyager GT 128 GByte - Monstertruck @ PCSTATS
Corsair wants to revive the fame of the early Voyager series that once were the fastest USB-Sticks in the market. This time, though remaining to use MLC flash, speed should come to the cost of size. The Voyager GT 128 GByte looks a bit like a truck.... [PCSTATS]
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MSI R4890 Cyclone OC @ PCSTATS
Part 3 of the roundup of آ“specialآ” graphics hardware at HT4U.net presents the MSI R4890 Cyclone OC. Its overclocked, has its own heatsink design and آ“military classآ” devices in the voltage regulation. Everything done right? We will see... [PCSTATS]
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Wintec Industries FileMate SolidGO 24GB ExpressCard Ultra @ PCSTATS
"Just how fast data storage technology has advanced over the years, it never stops amazing me. It always advances at such incredible speed, and once you think you have the best, largest or fastest device, something other comes along that supersedes what was possible. Recently, I had the chance... [PCSTATS]
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XFX HD4770 Videocard Review @ PCSTATS
"With times getting tight and the economy shrinking, the computer tweaking community is again in full swing trying to find out how to save money, but still have a good overall computing and gaming experience. Money is tight, yet people still want to freshen up their rig to make it as up to date as t... [PCSTATS]
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Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 Netbook @ PCSTATS
"The netbook market is quickly becoming so saturated with products that are so similar, reviewing one netbook is just about like reviewing another. This must be how an OB/GYN feels. Today I am checking out the Lenovo S10-2 netbook and like many of the machines on the market today, the S10-2 is very ... [PCSTATS]
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4-Way SSD Round-Up Redux: OCZ, Corsair, PhotoFast @ PCSTATS
Solid State storage products continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Over the last year or so, solid state drives, or SSDs, specifically targeted at PC enthusiasts have transformed from buggy, generally underperforming products to the preferred, high-end storage solution for performance hungry enthusias... [PCSTATS]
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