Monday, September 6, 2010

IT News HeadLines (PCSTATS) 05/09/2010


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ECS P55H-AK Motherboard @ 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 sucking dust bunnies out of that old computer for goo... [PCSTATS]

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ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard @ PCSTATS
"ECS is a company know for their cost-effective motherboards, and we were surprised to see them releasing a high-end socket 1156 motherboard with two SATA-600 ports, two eSATA-600 ports, four USB 3.0 ports, three PCI Express x16 slots, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, a POST diagnostics display, and a 14-phase voltage regulator circuit."... [PCSTATS]

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ASUS Atlas A-45GA 450 W Power Supply Review @ PCSTATS
"ASRock right now has eight different socket 1156 motherboards based on the Intel P55 chipset. Let's take a look at their latest release, the P55 Extreme4, a mainstream model with four USB 3.0 and four SATA-600 ports."... [PCSTATS]

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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470 SOC (Super Overclock) @ PCSTATS
"Although already discontinued by the manufacturer, we are always curious to check the performance of low-end power supplies just for fun. Let's see what ASUS Atlas A-45GA and whether you should be worried or not if you own one."... [PCSTATS]

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Paste Text in Command Prompt with Ctrl+V and More @ PCSTATS
We test and review the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470 SOC edition. A really nice graphics card we can say right away. Gigabyte improved the PCB, applied 3-way fan cooling and overclocked the board. All facts combined created the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470 SOC edition (Super Overclock). Under SKU code GV-N470SO-13I this product features a 14 phase PWM de... [PCSTATS]

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Seagate GoFlex Home 1TB Network Storage System @ PCSTATS
Being the tech-savvy crowd you are, we figure you use most or all of the standard Windows hotkeys, such as Ctrl+C for copy. It's also probably safe to assume that you use the command prompt once in a while. Despite being used almost exclusively by experienced users, the command line is frustratingly incompatible with the most basic key combinations... [PCSTATS]

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QNAP TS-259 Pro @ PCSTATS
For the average home user, the Seagate GoFlex Home 1TB network storage system will be a nice addition to their network. It won't replace a more powerful server or NAS, but it is substantially cheaper and easier to manage. In addition, the GoFlex Home provides the ability to remove the hard drive from the dock and use it elsewhere with other GoFlex ... [PCSTATS]

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GeIL EVO TWO 4GB DDR3-1600 CL7 @ PCSTATS
Intel's Atom platform has had great success in the netbook market, especially due to its low power consumption. As a result, manufacturers started introducing the Atom processor into different computer hardwares such as Tablet PCs, HTPCs, and NetTops. Now the Atom has moved into the Network Attached Storage (NAS) market. SoC are often used in bu... [PCSTATS]

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G.Skill Flare F3-16000CL7D-4GBFLS Memory @ PCSTATS
“We're looking at a set of GeIL EVO TWO 4GB DDR3-1600 CL7 memory modules that may just be one of the best looking we've ever laid eyes on. Beefy, sleek, modern - the EVO TWOs look gorgeous. So, is beauty only skin deep, or in the case of these memory modules, metal deep? Or is there something more under the hood that will drive the performance to m... [PCSTATS]

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Alienware M11x R2 Review @ PCSTATS
"Overclocking the G.Skill Flare memory was a challenge since it is clocked so high at stock speeds already. To push the set further, I had to really play with the voltages and BUS speed little by little. I had to loosen the timings up to get any more and ended up pushing them to 9-10-9-27, which gave me the stability I needed. I was able to get the... [PCSTATS]

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Thermaltake Element V Review @ PCSTATS
"On our test bench today is Alienwares new M11x, an 11.6 inch laptop featuring Core i5 CPU and Nvidia Optimus technology. We will be putting it through a selection of real world tests including StarCraft 2, media transcoding and HD playback to establish how good it really is."... [PCSTATS]

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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk (1TB) @ PCSTATS
Have media on your PC, but want to watch it on anything but the PC? With ASUS' O!Play, getting that job done is simple. Take 30 seconds to hook it up to a TV, and you can stream media through a network, or via external storage, such as eSATA or USB. It's simple, and at $100, it's not too hard on your pocketbook, either.... [PCSTATS]

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Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB 6Gbps Solid State Drive @ PCSTATS
The OCZ Vertex was one of the first mega-performing SSDs. Does the Vertex 2 continue the lineage?... [PCSTATS]

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An In-Depth Look at openSUSE 11.3 @ PCSTATS
In this review we will be taking a closer look at the Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB solid state drive, which in addition to a 355MB/s maximum read speed, also offers a 140MB/s maximum write speed. The way that Crucial is able to offer such a high speed product is by being one of the few drive manufacturers to take advantage of SATA 6Gbps technology.... [PCSTATS]

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Biostar TA890FXE Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS
Since it's been quite a while since I last took openSUSE for a spin, I couldn't resist downloading the 11.3 release that came out in mid-July. To see how the distro fares today, I installed it onto my home PC and used it for just over a week. So, read on for an in-depth look at what's new and notable, and also for my experiences. ... [PCSTATS]

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Nvidia Nvision Surround @ PCSTATS
After a grueling 12 hour stretch trying to find the solution to why Microsoft Windows 7 would randomly freeze up and not respond for about 30-45 seconds, PCSTATS finally, successfully, found a fix!!!! When Windows makes you work for a solution to one of its many problems, it really makes you work hard! The Problem: - Windows 7... [PCSTATS]

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Lian Li PC-Q06 Testbench @ PCSTATS
Like always, we gamers want more. Nvidia introduced a new way of playing games a few years ago that would put us right into the thick of our games. That new style of gaming was 3D, not only would we have a great game, but now we could play our games while we personally dodge all the carnage we just created. Unfortunately, this left a good major por... [PCSTATS]

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Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB Kit 1600MHz @ PCSTATS
you are like me, one who is constantly swaps in and out your computer components, you would know what a big challenge it can be to gain access to all the hardware inside of a computer case. That is why almost every reviewer wishes they have a test bench where it offers a quick, and easy way to swap in and out these components.... [PCSTATS]

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Patriot Viper II Sector 5 2400MHz 4GB Kit @ PCSTATS
Kingston's HyperX Blu kits aim to offer HyperX performance without asking the typical HyperX price. For the first time ever, gamers and PC enthusiast can have HyperX performance at a very affordable price. From what we've experienced first hand, there isn't much different between HyperX and HyperX Blu, except the price. If you've always wanted King... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Llano Fusion desktop platform APU @ PCSTATS
Known for high frequencies and tall heat spreaders, Patriot's extreme performance line of memory are an overclocker's dream. The Viper II Sector 5 series from Patriot uses high quality sorted IC's and go through plenty of testing before being shipped out for purchasing. In other words, you can expect high quality performance even under extreme over... [PCSTATS]

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GIGABYTE Announces Best 3D Overclocker Contest on HWBOT @ PCSTATS
"The second product in the Fusion family is known as Llano. This is going to be the wagon that AMD really will hitch their desktop aspirations to. It is a design that is based on compromise, but this was needed for this new and complex part. It will be using GLOBALFOUNDRIESÂ’ new 32 nm SOI/HKMG process, which is being... [PCSTATS]

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