Wednesday, January 27, 2010

IT News HeadLines (PCSTATS) 27/01/2010


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Apple iTablet First Look - OLED and TFT Displays @ PCSTATS
"DigiTimes is reporting that the Apple tablet has been delayed from March 2010 to some time in the آ“second halfآ” of 2010. Citing sources from component makers, the report claims that the delay is a result of Appleآ’s decision to switch to a 9.7-inch Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) panel from L... [PCSTATS]

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Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme GTX Pro @ PCSTATS
آ“As an upgraded version of acclaimed Accelero XTREME GTX 280, the Accelero XTREME GTX Pro is a multi-compatible cooler for nVIDIA GTX series. This 3-fan cooling solution is also equipped with 5 heatpipes and an optimised heatsink to provide exceptional temperature reduction performance. Together wit... [PCSTATS]

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Nexus RX-6300 PSU @ PCSTATS
We've reviewed quite a few Nexus powersupplies in the past. This time we will take a look at their newest product RX-6300, which is a 630W power supply cooled with a single 135mm fan. Let's have a look how it succeeds in our tests.... [PCSTATS]

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ATI Radeon HD 5770 and HD 5750 in CrossFireX Configurations @ PCSTATS
Can a pair of budget graphics cards compete against a single Hi-End solution and what are the pros and cons of configurations like that آ– all these answers in our todayآ’s article!... [PCSTATS]

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Sapphire HD 5850 1GB & Sapphire HD 5770 1GB @ PCSTATS
ATIآ’s HD 5000 series have been burning up the GPU sales charts as of late with their near-flawless combination of price, performance and efficiency. The HD 5850 and HD 5770 have been particularly popular with gamers who are looking at cards that wonآ’t break the bank but offer enough horsepower to ... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Athlon II X3 440, X4 635, and Phenom II X4 910e @ PCSTATS
آ“AMD is introducing several آ‘newآ’ chips, though they are new only in name. The Athlon II X3 440, Athlon II X4 635, and Phenom II X4 910e (the e denoting low power usage) are just three of several new AMD chips, and they do look rather familiar, particularly the X4 635 which reminds us of the impress... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Athlon II X2 255, X3 440, X4 635, Phenom II X2 555, and X4 910e Review @ PCSTATS
"Overall the new processors offer a great price to performance ratio and I would recommend them to anyone in the market for a new processor. I would not say go out and toss away an already good processor for a small performance gain, but for a fresh start these are a good buy. If you are on a limite... [PCSTATS]

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Asus P6X58D @ PCSTATS
The X58 chipset is currently the flagship of Intel's chipset line, but it was lacking a couple of key features due to its launch date. These where of course SATA 3 and USB 3. This is no longer true thanks to Asus. They have put a SATA 3 Controler onboard as well as adding two USB 3 ports on the back... [PCSTATS]

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Gigabyte X58A-UD3R @ PCSTATS
Intel's X58 chipset has appeared in various guises on a fair few mainboards since its launch. Why would Gigabyte want to bring another X58 mainboard to the already-saturated market? For SuperSpeed USB and SATA 6Gb/s, of course! ... [PCSTATS]

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Cooler Master ATCS 840 @ PCSTATS
The Cooler Master ATCS 840 revives the line of cases which essentially made the brand so popular in 2001. It will be interesting to see if the chassis is worthy to carry such an illustrious name and if it can light that same spark of awe and respect for the now established brand. ... [PCSTATS]

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Coolermaster Elite 100 Mini ITX Case @ PCSTATS
They say, "big things come in small packages." If this is true, they must have had the Coolermaster Elite 100 in mind. While a lot of extra small cases can only handle an ITX motherboard, this new case can give you extra support for a mATX motherboard. Motherboard support isn't all the Elite 100 has... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE & Athlon II X4 635 & X3 440 Processors @ PCSTATS
Today AMD is releasing five new processors in their Phenom II & Athlon II lineups. Along with these new chips comes lower prices to existing products, most notably the Athlon II X4 630 (2.8 GHz) will replace the X4 620 (2.6 GHz) at the $99 retail price point! This means that AMD now has two quad cor... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Athlon II X3 440 & X4 635 @ PCSTATS
Many of us have been severly hit by the slacking economy, and have less money to spend on our computer upgrades. AMD is here to help with thier Athlon II line of CPU's. The Athlon II's have the same great archetexture (K10.5) as their Phenom II counterparts. This means the CPU will be able to proces... [PCSTATS]

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Gigabyte GA-790FXTA-UD5 Motherboard Video Review @ PCSTATS
In terms of features the GIGABYTE MA790FXTA-UD5 motherboard is second to none on the AMD market right now with support for SATA 3, USB 3, AM3 CPUs, 3-way CrossfireX and more. The inclusion of so many new features can cripple the functionality of other features such as CrossfireX on the P55 chipset, ... [PCSTATS]

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Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 LGA1366 Motherboard @ PCSTATS
With the dawn of the USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s age, motherboard manufacturers have been quick to adopt both of these new technologies. Gigabyte in particular has been at the forefront of technology and with their flagship GA-X58A-UD7, they are hot on the heals of the best of the best in terms of high-... [PCSTATS]

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Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro Heatsink Review @ PCSTATS
"Take for example the Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro heatsink Frostytech is testing today. It's a dead simple extruded aluminum cooler, good for mainstream Intel socket 775 and 1156 processors with a TDP up to about 90W. The patented Arctic Cooling 95mm suspended fan spins at 500-2000RPM, but from the... [PCSTATS]

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Vidabox vCase3 HTPC Case @ PCSTATS
The vCase3 is a low profile HTPC case aimed at the DIYers out there who want an elegant yet simplistic design to house even the wildest of HTPC systems while not breaking the bank. Today we take a closer look at what the case has to offer.... [PCSTATS]

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Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR Motherboard @ PCSTATS
"This motherboard produces a positive impression rather than negative. It cannot boast of extraordinary functionality, but it has the minimum necessary features, it has modern components of really high quality, and it's affordable."... [PCSTATS]

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Western Digital Caviar 2TB Green Drive Review @ PCSTATS
I must say that having this much storage space on a single drive is quite appealing and my HTPC is an appreciative host for the WD 2TB Green hard drive. Now I can store even more massive quantities of movies and music, but in honesty I cannot wait until a 5TB drives becomes the standard, as believe ... [PCSTATS]

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ASUS Z8NA-D6C Server Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS
ASUS is well known for their motherboards and the Z8NA-D6C fits the bill as a motherboard that can act as a server or a workstation with dual Xeon CPUs. While the cost of a Xeon system is expensive for the most high-end CPUs, there are Xeon CPUs like the 5504 that cost much less and when paired with... [PCSTATS]

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Review of ZOTAC GeForce GT 220 1GB GDDR3 @ PCSTATS
In July 2009, NVIDIA began the transition to a 40nm manufacturing technology with two new models destined for the low end market: the GeForce GT 210 and GT 220. They were actually never destined to be sold as full retail cards but as the market has developed, NVIDIA now has full retail version of bo... [PCSTATS]

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Radeon HD 5670 brings @ PCSTATS
While the gaming power of the new Radeon HD 5670 isn't going to blow anyone away (and if it does you need to read more GPU reviews) the fact is that the performance falls in line with other sub-$100 graphics cards on the market today. What I am disappointed with is that AMD didn't push the HD 5... [PCSTATS]

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Sapphire HD 5670 1GB @ PCSTATS
"When put under load the entire system pulled a total of 221 watts at the stock clock speeds of 775MHz/1000MHz and only 223 watts when overclocked. Not bad when you look at the gaming performance it delivers against its direct competition the GT 240. It was only soundly beaten in two of the games it... [PCSTATS]

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Sapphire Radeon HD5670 Video Card Review @ PCSTATS
In this review we will be looking at a brand new card from Sapphire called the HD5670. As the name suggests the card is based on the ATI Radeon HD 5670 GPU and supports many of the features found in 5000 including Eyefinity and Crossfire.... [PCSTATS]

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