FINAL FANTASY XIII Hands On Preview @ PCSTATS
"Five years. Five long years since Final Fantasy XII hit the market and the promise of the Playstation 3 was talked about. There is no doubt that Final Fantasy fans have been waiting a long time for this game. First it was coming out in mid 2008, then late 2008. Earlier in 2009 we were teased with a... [PCSTATS]
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PowerColor PCS+ 5770 @ PCSTATS
"The graphics card was already factory-overclocked, but I was able to take it from 875MHz core and 1225MHz memory to 940MHz core and 1340MHz memory - approximately 7.4% and 9.4% overclocks, respectively. Not humongous gains, but gains nonetheless."... [PCSTATS]
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Gigabyte P55A-UD6 Motherboard @ PCSTATS
"P55A-UD6 is the top-shelf motherboard from Gigabyte for Intel socket 1156 processors (Core i5 and Core i7). Let's take a look at this motherboard, which comes with the latest and greatest features like SATA-600, USB 3.0, six memory sockets, support to SLI and CrossFireX, 24-phase voltage regulator ... [PCSTATS]
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HIS Radeon HD5750 iCooler IV Video Card Benchmarking @ PCSTATS
"Pulling the cooler off of the HIS Radeon HD5750 iCooler IV video card you can see that is made solely out of aluminum. In the current times of heatpipes and even the common use of copper for heat dissipation I was a bit surprised to see an aluminum heat sink on a non-reference card. According to H... [PCSTATS]
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OCZ Vertex 2 Pro (SandForce SF1500) SSD preview @ PCSTATS
OCZ has been on a winning streak with their SSD drives ever since that started selling Indilinx controller based products. Armed with that controller and a nice phat cache these SSDs show brilliant performance. Therefore it came as a total shock to all of the sudden see OCZ announce a new series... [PCSTATS]
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Intel Core i5-750 review @ PCSTATS
A few years ago, owning a dual core processor was something to be particularly proud of. "Bring on the dual cores", we used to say, and joke around referring to the amount of power we could pack under the hood with AMD Socket 939 based Athlon X2 processors in Shuttle XPCs. We then lit up with a ... [PCSTATS]
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Cougar 1000CM 1000w PSU Revisited @ PCSTATS
After a less than favorable review at the end of 2009, Cougar are back again with a German engineered 1000CM unit. Will it perform? Let's find out.... [PCSTATS]
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ECS NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB @ PCSTATS
"A month after NVIDIA launched the GeForce GT 220 graphics card they rolled out the GeForce GT 240, to further fill the performance void between the GT216-based GT 220 and the GeForce GTS 250 that had been around since March. The $100 GeForce GT 240 has received some praise for its low-power... [PCSTATS]
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ASRock M3A785GXH/128M Motherboard @ PCSTATS
"The board earns good marks for having all the necessary interfaces, even the symmetrical CrossFire, as well as the complete set of BIOS overclocking settings, and, more importantly, the high-quality technical implementation of all of the above."... [PCSTATS]
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Fujitsu's New Year Presents - New Notebooks & New Platforms! @ PCSTATS
Fujitsu starts 2010 with loads of promise in their newly refreshed lineup of notebooks. Packed with Intel's Core processors, these notebooks look ready to sparkle and shine thanks to the new features that Fujitsu has packed in. Let's take a peek, shall we?... [PCSTATS]
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Taiwan motherboard makers expected to see mixed shipment growth in 1Q10 @ PCSTATS
First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology are expected to see about 10% sequential growth in their own-brand motherboard shipments in the first quarter of 2010, while Micro-Star International (MSI) is likely to stay flat and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) drop 10%, ac... [PCSTATS]
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AMD introduces new graphics module for embedded systems @ PCSTATS
AMD has introduced the ATI Radeon E4690 Mobile PCI Express module (MXM) for the graphics-intensive embedded systems at the Digitimes Tech Forum (DTF) 2010 in Taiwan. ... [PCSTATS]
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Thecus N5500 NAS Review @ PCSTATS
The Thecus N5500 is the successor of the N5200 Pro and can be armed with up to 10 TByte HDD space. It is very fast and safe. We took a look at this high-end NAS.... [PCSTATS]
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 Graphics Card @ PCSTATS
"According to the test results, today's cards do lag behind the competing RADEON HD 4670. For this reason, the actual rival of GT 220 is RADEON HD 4650, though you should also pay attention to prices."... [PCSTATS]
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The Origin of Speed: Origin's Genesis Desktop Reviewed @ PCSTATS
Last week, we brought you a preview of newcomer Origin PC's Genesis desktop and announced a system giveaway. Now it's time to investigate the system's actual performance as shipped. With a list price of $4999 as configured, this particular Genesis system is breathing some rarefied air indeed. Our ex... [PCSTATS]
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Powercolor HD 5770 PCS+ @ PCSTATS
PowerColor has sent us their new Radeon HD 5770 PCS+ which is an overclocked version of the HD 5770, featuring a custom PCB design and thermal solution by PowerColor. Thanks to PowerColor's changes, the card can manage a reduced power consumption, which is even lower than the AMD reference design, r... [PCSTATS]
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OCZ Throttle 32Gb eSATA and USB Memory Stick Review @ PCSTATS
The fastest memory stick on the face of the earth? OCZ is definitely gunning for the title with their Throttle eSATA 32Gb unit, we measured read speeds up to 85.9Mb/s, almost three times as fast compared to your standard USB variation. More performance numbers and stress testing inside.... [PCSTATS]
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HIS Radeon HD 5870 Video Card Performance Review @ PCSTATS
"When it comes to gaming frame-rates can make or break the quality of the experience. Despite the fact that the pair of XFX GTX 260 Black Editions did score higher on most of the benchmarks, I do think the HIS Radeon HD5870 may be the better choice if torn between those two choice. As demonstrate... [PCSTATS]
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Hannspree HF237HPB 23 Inch HDMI LCD Monitor @ PCSTATS
We have reviewed a handful of refurbished computer monitors from Geeks.com over the past few years, and overall we have been quite pleased. This time around we will be taking a look at a refurbished 23" LCD monitor from Hannspree. With HDMI connectivity and 1080p support, we'll see if their model nu... [PCSTATS]
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OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Power Supply @ PCSTATS
"With many of todayآ’s 1000W+ power supplies designed for 2 and 4 video card setups and multiple hard drives and possibly CPUs, these power supplies cost a pretty penny. But what about your average gamer/enthusiastآ’s computer? A single, high mid-high power CPU and video card and maybe a couple hard d... [PCSTATS]
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Gainward GeForce GT 240 Video Card @ PCSTATS
"The GeForce GT 240 video card from Gainward that I have tested in this review does have one of the latest Nvidia GPUs on 40nm, offers performance similar to the 9600GT video card, but does not have a power connector, thanks to the lower power consumption."... [PCSTATS]
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Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB SSD @ PCSTATS
It seems like everywhere we look, SSDs are increasing in capacity while very little downwards movement has been made when it comes to pricing. Kingston on the other hand is now offering their new Intel-based SSDNow V-Series 40GB units at a bargain price for people who are looking to add some perfor... [PCSTATS]
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Tweaks, Tips and Beginners Guides to Make your PC Run Faster! @ PCSTATS
PC Crashed and you can't afford to take it to the repair shop? Save some time and money by using PCSTATS' extensive knowledge to put your PC back into top running condition! Dig into a pile of handy Beginners Guides, sweep the performance sucki... [PCSTATS]
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Lian Li PC-V351S/I/G Computer Case in different colours @ PCSTATS
Usually computer cases are black or silver. Lian Li offers the PC-P351 in different colours (black and silver of course, too). ... [PCSTATS]
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Sapphire PI-AM3RS785G AMD Socket AM3 DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard @ PCSTATS
Some Socket AM3 motherboards with AMD 7xx chipset were already tested at ocinside.de and today the Sapphire PI-AM3RS785G is overclocked and tested. The micro ATX motherboard is based on the AMD 785G chipset with SB710 southbridge and it has a HD4200 onBoard graphics unit with 128MB sideport memory.... [PCSTATS]
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ATI Radeon HD 5670 @ PCSTATS
"This new videocard has the potential to shake every other mainstream VGA ground, not only for its nice performance/price ratio, but also for its support for fresh technologies such as DirectX 11 and OpenGL 3.2, which won't be obsolete for at least a couple of years if not more". ... [PCSTATS]
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HIS Radeon HD 5670 IceQ 512 MB @ PCSTATS
Today AMD announced the availability of their Radeon HD 5670 Series. HIS has chosen to design a custom PCB and uses an Arctic Cooling thermal solution to keep their card cool. Even though it uses an active fan, the card is easily one of the quietest cards on the market, underlining its potential med... [PCSTATS]
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ASUS RT-N13U SuperSpeed N Wireless Router @ PCSTATS
"We have had a couple of ASUSآ’ wireless routers and in true ASUS fashion these have been great performers with tons of extras stuffed inside. Today we take a look at another wireless home router, the ASUS RT-N13U. This is a multi-function router, access point, repeater, print server, and NAS. Tha... [PCSTATS]
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Plextor PX-B320SA 8X Blu-ray Disc Drive @ PCSTATS
A while back I took a look at a BluRay drive from Plextor, a well known manufacture in the disc drive market. Today I have the chance to take a look at another BluRay drive from them. This time we will be looking at the B320SA with a speed of 8X in comparison to the 6x speed of the B310SA I reviewed... [PCSTATS]
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GIGABYTE P55A-UD4P @ PCSTATS
When we first heard about the 1156 socket CPU motherboards (P55), these newer motherboards were supposed to carry a newer SATA controller. This new SATA controller was supposed to handle the new and faster SATA III (or SATA 6gb/s) HDDs. Unfortunately something was wrong with the initial SATA III co... [PCSTATS]
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NVIDIA GF100 Fermi Architecture and Performance Preview @ PCSTATS
"In the PC Game Dark Void the average FPS was 77FPS on the GF100 prototype video card and 38FPS on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 at a resolution of 1920x1200. From this benchmark we can see that a single GF100 prototype card is nearly twice as fast when compared to a single GeForce GTX 285 when it ... [PCSTATS]
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Chieftec BT-02B Mini ITX enclosure Review @ PCSTATS
"For this review I will be looking at a new product from a very well-known and respected pc hardware manufacturer. That manufacturer is Chieftec and the product under review is the first mini itx case made by Chieftec, the Chieftec BT-02B."... [PCSTATS]
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CoolerMaster Storm Sentinel Advance Mouse Review @ PCSTATS
Cooler Master has created a mouse that is truly intended for the gaming community and added huge amounts of style plus tons of customizations to make it like no other mouse in this market. Cooler Master has taken a radial direction with using the Philips laser for the medical field to beef up an ext... [PCSTATS]
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Corsair Dominator GTX Series PC3-18000 4GB Kit @ PCSTATS
"On the other side of the fence, you've got performance memory companies like Corsair, G.Skill and others trying to constantly outperform each other with more speed and more aggressive timings. Like a graphics card, you need the right CPU to make use of these extremely fast modules, because as you c... [PCSTATS]
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Patriot PS-100 128GB @ PCSTATS
Patriot set out to develop a cost effective SSD with the PS-100 series and while they have created an affordable SSD, we do not feel that the design is very cost effective in terms of the performance vs. price ratio. Truth be told, you are much better off with a traditional HDD (Hard Disk Drive), as... [PCSTATS]
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Plextor PX-B940SA Internal 12X BD Writer Review @ PCSTATS
The question that probably stumped so many this past holiday season, what do you get the guy with everything? If you can't afford the latest sports car on the market, having the newest technology on hand is probably the next best thing possible. With the Plextor PX-B940SA, you get just that. Thi... [PCSTATS]
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Cooler Master 690 II Advanced Mid-Tower @ PCSTATS
When Cooler Master released its 690 chassis over two years ago, we're doubtful that even it could have predicted just how well-received it was going to be. It did a lot right in terms of design and function, and with the 690 II, those two factors are pushed even further. The result? The best $100 ch... [PCSTATS]
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ATI's Radeon HD 5670 - DirectX 11 for $100 @ PCSTATS
AMD has delivered a couple of firsts over the past few months, and it's keeping the tradition going with its release of the market's first $100 DirectX 11-capable graphics card. Despite its budget status, the HD 5670 retains the HD 5000-series' impressive power consumption and low idle temperatures,... [PCSTATS]
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Radeon HD 5670 review @ PCSTATS
Today ATI releases thus the Radeon series 5600. Actually Radeon HD 5650 and 5670 today in specific -- we'll be looking at a couple of these cards. These cards offer a wide variety in functionality but even in the new budget products ATI put in enough transistors to allow you to play modern games wel... [PCSTATS]
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