Saturday, April 10, 2010

IT News HeadLines (PCSTATS) 10/04/2010


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Antec Two Hundred Mid Tower Chassis @ PCSTATS
"Lately what I have seen from Antec was the out of the box concept of test bench style chassisÂ’. They made quite a stir with the release of their open air Skeleton series cases and I for one was a fan of the uniqueness and overall concept of those chassisÂ’. The Antec 900 I mentioned and we have all... [PCSTATS]

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Diamond ATI TV Wonder 750 USB @ PCSTATS
"For such a small product, the Diamond ATI TV Wonder 750 USB manages to do a lot. It has outstanding over-the-air image quality, with absolutely amazing looking high definition signals. The small size of the unit makes it easily carried in a laptop case, and with support for broadcasting signals all... [PCSTATS]

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Sapphire Radeon HD5830 1GB @ PCSTATS
“Between ATI's Radeon HD5850 and HD5770 is a gap in terms of performance and price in their lineup. Looking to close that gap is the Radeon HD5830. Sounds pretty simple, but there is a catch. The catch here is the 5830 isn't a new card, not at least in the traditional sense. Instead, ATI has recycle... [PCSTATS]

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ASUS Maximus III Extreme @ PCSTATS
“The ASUS Maximus III Extreme is a motherboard that brings a host of innovations and value-added features that make for a very enticing product. Perhaps most important, however, is that the MIIIE is designed for hardcore use by demanding enthusiasts who want to extract the most out of their system. ... [PCSTATS]

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Samsung N130 Netbook @ PCSTATS
"I have been using the Samsung N130 for some time now and, while having an aging Atom processor, it still is powerful enough for my every-day usage. I have actually replaced my larger laptop with this netbook when I travel about. The only issues I have had are the flash video playback from internet ... [PCSTATS]

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Auzentech X-Fi HomeTheater HD sound card @ PCSTATS
For the longest time, Creative has been the standard in manufacturing sound cards. From entry level products to flagship high performance units that encompass both the casual user and gaming enthusiast market alike, the company has it all covered. Realistically, before acceptable integrated soun... [PCSTATS]

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Seasonic S12II Bronze 520 W Power Supply Review @ PCSTATS
Seasonic revamped their S12II power supply series, adding 80 Plus Bronze certification and promising higher efficiency. Let's see if the 520 W model is a good pick.... [PCSTATS]

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The Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB hard drive @ PCSTATS
"The Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB hard drive (WD6000HLHX) has been rumored for many months now and it is great to finally see the drive come to market. The drive doesn't bring many new features other than SATA 6Gbps and the larger 32MB cache to the table, but WD has double the capacity of this... [PCSTATS]

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Cooler Master Excalibur @ PCSTATS
It's rare nowadays to see a company make a case fan attractive without the use of lighting of some sort. That doesn't mean it can't be done. Cooler Master's new 120mm case fan the Excalibur, is proof of that. The simple and sleek design just doesn't get justice behind bezels. Careful not to judge bo... [PCSTATS]

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MSI P55 GD85 Review @ PCSTATS
MSI have been in the motherboard business for longer than most of us have had hair. Their latest motherboard is the P55 GD85. Is it up to their usual standard?... [PCSTATS]

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'USB Drives Benchmark' @ PCSTATS
We look at a few USB drives from some of the leading manufacturers that range in capacities from 2GB to 64GB and test their speed.... [PCSTATS]

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Thermaltake Toughpower XT 675W @ PCSTATS
Thermaltake ist in der PC-Branche eines der Unternehmen, welches ein breit gefächertes Produktsortiment aufweist. Neben Gehäusen, Luftkühlern und Wasserkühlungen bietet Thermaltake auch Netzteile an. Mit der Toughpower XT-Serie bietet Thermaltake Netzteile an, welche auch mit energiehungrigen Grafik... [PCSTATS]

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ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 and Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H Mainboards @ PCSTATS
The new AMD 890GX chipset offers a faster Radeon HD 4290 core and incorporates an SB850 South Bridge that supports Serial ATA 6 Gbps. We will study the new chipset's features using two mainstream mainboards from ASUS and Gigabyte.... [PCSTATS]

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Western Digital VelociRaptor 600 GB Hard Disk Drive Review @ PCSTATS
"Western Digital is releasing today two SATA-600 versions of their 10,000 rpm VelociRaptor hard disk drive, one with 450 GB and another with 600 GB. Let's see how the 600 GB model (a.k.a. WD6000HLHX) performs."... [PCSTATS]

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ASRock P55 Deluxe Motherboard @ PCSTATS
"Today we're going to review a top motherboard from ASRock. Actually, company's P55 series isn't very long, and even the second top P55 Extreme is more of a decent mid-end product. But P55 Deluxe is definitely a top solution with both rich features (SLI, 3 graphics slots, dual Gigabit LAN, top-class... [PCSTATS]

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ASRock H55M-LE Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS
IntelÂ’s integrated graphics have improved dramatically with the release of the GMA HD on the CPU die it is close to the same or better performance as the other solutions on the market. Of course AMD and NVIDIA have not released new integrated graphics chipsets for a while now (the 890G chipset is co... [PCSTATS]

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Mushkin Ridgeback 998827 PC3 12800 3x2GB @ PCSTATS
"When it came to the Ridgeback kit the limit was an amazing 28% frequency increase. This allowed for an additional 449MHz, for a total speed of 2049MHz. Not too many set's out there can reach beyond the 2000MHz mark, so this is very impressive showing, but equally impressive is that they scaled this... [PCSTATS]

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GTX 480, 480 SLI test results @ PCSTATS
"The i3DSpeed informs you about performance of popular graphics cards and the best price/performance deals in the market. In this issue we added GeForce GTX 480, 480 SLI test results."... [PCSTATS]

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FirePro V8800 based on the Evergreen Cypress GPU @ PCSTATS
"I conclude this review being very impressed with the new FirePro V8800 card from AMD especially when it is pitted against the identically priced yet slower NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 card. The inclusion of features like support for OpenGL 4.0 and DX11, not to mention support for up to four displays... [PCSTATS]

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VIZO SPEED-UP USB 3.0 PCI-E Host Card @ PCSTATS
"The latest revision of USB 3.0 is undeniably a great leap forward, but economic conditions have slowed the mass adaption of the technology. Intel has a bit of a roll as well, choosing to stick to their tick tock launch schedule that has their major debut of USB 3.0 hardware scheduled for sometime i... [PCSTATS]

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Thermaltake Element Q Mini-ITX Case Review @ PCSTATS
“But recently, I’ve had the bug for a small footprint rig for HTPC. I have had several mATX motherboards over the past year, but never ended up with a small case for them. Recently I was asked to review a Mini-ITX motherboard, and this time I couldn’t wing it, I would have to have a case for it. Ima... [PCSTATS]

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Cooler Master Choiix Air-Through Stash Notebook Cooler Review @ PCSTATS
There is a simple way to keep your netbook or laptop from turning your legs into a hot iron griddle. They've been around almost as long as laptops themselves and have proven themselves time and again: Notebook coolers. From the ultra-compact foldaway ones to the gigantic models intended for those wi... [PCSTATS]

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Zotac H55-ITX Review @ PCSTATS
Do good things come in small packages? Let's find out...... [PCSTATS]

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ADATA S599 100GB SSD (Sandforce SF1200) gets tested @ PCSTATS
ADATA S599 100GB SSD. ADATA release their S500 series of Solid State Disks which are armed with that all new SandForce SF1200 IC. Hungry for some media coverage they submitted their 100GB model, the S599 for a review. A product that promised read speeds of up-to 280 MB/sec and write speeds of up-to ... [PCSTATS]

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ViewSonic VNB108 Pinetrail Atom N450 10.1-inch LED-backlit Netbook @ PCSTATS
"ViewSonic is a company you would likely associate with monitors, but the Taiwanese company has had its nose in new various different businesses for a little while now and one of those is computers. ViewSonic produce a range of regular laptops, but also got in on the netbook thing when Intel release... [PCSTATS]

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NVIDIA Solves Multi-Monitor Temp Issue on GeForce GTX 480 GPUs @ PCSTATS
The main issue that we had with the GeForce GTX 480 in our initial review were the high temperatures and we were shocked to see dozens of review sites give the GeForce GTX 480 video card an award when the reviews went up on March 26th, 2010. When we tried to use the GeForce GTX 480 on a multi-monito... [PCSTATS]

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AMD announces ATI FirePro V8800 for professional graphics market @ PCSTATS
AMD has announced the launch a new member of its ATI FirePro professional graphics solutions that features ATI Eyefinity technology, the ATI FirePro V8800. ... [PCSTATS]

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