End of Life Failure Analysis for Epox EP-8K3A+ Motherboard @ PCSTATS
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Western Digital Scorpio Black 500 GB Hard Disk @ PCSTATS
PCSTATS END of Life Report
This particular Epox EP-8K3A+ motherboard (AMD socket 462) was retired after several years use due to a significant number of burst, bulging or blown electrolytic capacitors. Smaller board mounted capacitors were unaffected.
Failure Analysis in Detail: - 13 of 13 of the motherboards 2200uF capa... [PCSTATS]
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Enabling Auto-Logon and the Administrator Account in Vista & 7 @ PCSTATS
There are two fundamental differences between the two drive families - spindle speed and storage capacity. The Scorpio Blue drives spin at 5,400 RPM and have a maximum capacity of 1 TB. The Scorpio Black drives, on the other hand, are limited to a maximum capacity of 500 GB but have a much higher spindle speed of 7,200 RPM. The Scorpio Black d... [PCSTATS]
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ECS GTX 460 Black @ PCSTATS
Have you ever wanted to create an automatic logon for your Windows PC but couldn't find the option to do so? Or, on the disruptive side, have you ever found yourself without administrative access? We have... far too many times, and have decided to produce an article that offers up a slew of different ways to take care of both tasks.... [PCSTATS]
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PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 650 W Power Supply @ PCSTATS
"While the 885Mhz on the cores is less than what I have been able to squeeze out of other cards by about 15Mhz, the memory speeds just flew on up past what I have been able to gain on other cards. This equates to a 120Mhz jump on the cores and 153Mhz on the memory or a roughly 16% increase in clock speeds between the two settings. The question you ... [PCSTATS]
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Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 Flex Video Card Review @ PCSTATS
"The new Silencer Mk II power supply series from PC Power & Cooling features a synchronous design with DC-DC conversion, single +12 V rail, 80 Plus Silver certification, and seven-year warranty. We've already tested the 750 W version and it proved to be an excellent product. Let's see if the 650 W model is also a good option."... [PCSTATS]
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Intel i7 970 Review @ PCSTATS
The idea of running multiple monitors for gaming has been a fantasy for games since gaming first came out. In the PC gaming world it has taken a long time to realize the full potential of the GPU and the limitation put on them from a single monitor setup. The amount of pixel pushing power in today's GPU has been screaming for a multi-display setup.... [PCSTATS]
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OCZ Agility 2 (E) 60 GB Solid State Drive Review @ PCSTATS
Had your fancy taken by the i7 980X but can't stretch to the price tag? The i7 970 might be just the thing you need.... [PCSTATS]
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Akasa Scala HD Media Player @ PCSTATS
OCZ Technology has one of the most extensive SSD line-ups in the industry. They not only offer solid state drives in the traditional 1.8", 2.5" or 3.5" hard disk drive form factors, but also less common upgrade paths like PCI Express and USB 3.0.... [PCSTATS]
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Asrock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS
"In a world where digital media is becoming more and more popular, the need for an easy and affordable way to get that content from your PC to your TV becomes more present. HTPCs are of course the best option, but are often way out of the budget for someone who wants a simple and small solution to this problem. That's where we're starting to se... [PCSTATS]
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MSI GeForce GTX 460 HAWK review @ PCSTATS
Since the arrival of Intel's P55 chipset and the LGA1156 platform almost a year ago, over a dozen different motherboards based on that product line have passed through our testing lab. Some of the best offerings we've come across include the well equipped MSI P55-GD65, Asrock's value priced P55 Extreme, and the Asus P7P55D Deluxe which received hig... [PCSTATS]
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Antec DF-85 @ PCSTATS
We test and review the MSI GeForce GTX 460 HAWK with 1024MB graphics memory. the only thing left original is the actual GPU as everything else was changed. We see a custom PCB with phase LEDs, voltage monitoring points, military class components and to put some icing on the cake the new TwinFrz II heatpipe cooler that hopefully will bring good temp... [PCSTATS]
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ICY DOCK MB991IK-B 2.5-inch SATA Bay Enclosure Review @ PCSTATS
"As far as my expectations went with the Antec DF-85, every one of them was met. Antec did a great job with the engineering of the DF-85, as its design offers plenty of features, space, and cooling capabilities. Antec chose not to use tool-less drive bays in this case, and its reasoning for this is to cut down on noise and to ensure peace of mind a... [PCSTATS]
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Facebook website and DNS are Down, no Up, no Down... @ PCSTATS
“The market has been flooded with a lot of 2.5-inch drives. There are so many different enclosures being released to fit all of our 2.5-inch drive needs for those older cases without the 2.5-inch hard drive mounting brackets for the more current solid state drives (SSD’s). The Icy Dock MB991IK-B offers a lot of features jammed packed into this lit... [PCSTATS]
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Storm Inferno Gaming Mouse @ PCSTATS
In the first shot of what we can only wildly assume is a massive war between Friendster and Facebook, Facebook has been rendered unavailable with "DNS Not Available" error messages to the 250 Million people who access the popular social networking website on a daily basis.If you need your social networking fix here's a tip. The surreptitious... [PCSTATS]
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ECS P55H-AK LGA1156 Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS
A while back, I took a look at a gaming mouse from Cooler Master called the Sentinel. Still to this day I get messages on YouTube asking how I made the video of the SentinelÂ’s rapid fire. At CES this past year in Cooler Masters' suite, they pulled Adam and I into a side room during our product tour and asked us to put down our cameras for confident... [PCSTATS]
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Kingstone 2333MHz T1 Breaks World Record @ PCSTATS
ECS have developed a new, easy to use P55 motherboard named P55H-AK which sports lots of features like USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s. The Nvidia NF2100 which functions as x16 PCie lane switch chip in-between the x16 PCIe graphics slots, enabling 3-way SLI as an option in a 16:8:8 configuration. The motherboard also comes with a USB 3.0 front panel, which is ... [PCSTATS]
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Asus RT-N13U Wireless-N Internet Router Review @ PCSTATS
Kingston Technologies 2333MHz RAM has broken the world memory frequency record. Read on.... [PCSTATS]
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GIGABYTE X58A-UD9 (Intel X58 Express) Motherboard @ PCSTATS
"Wireless connections are reliable and the range turned out to be better than I expected, and the interface has a fantastic layout with lots of features for the price." ... [PCSTATS]
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Hitachi/LG BH20L 6x Blu-ray Burner @ PCSTATS
"We have taken a look at all of the UD7 line-up and now have managed to get our hands on GIGABYTE’s flagship board, the X58A-UD9. This colossal motherboard is designed with one thought in mind; getting the most out of your system. From the advanced “unlocked” 24-phase power design (with Dual Phase Switching) to the two extra NF200 chips making 4-wa... [PCSTATS]
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Cryo PC Helix gaming system @ PCSTATS
" With USB 3.0 proliferation continuing to spread, more and more manufacturers have been scrambling to introduce cases that support the new standard. Thermaltake has heeded the call created by this new standard by introducing several new cases with USB 3.0 support included, and today HardwareLogic has such a case, the Armor A60 mid-tower ca... [PCSTATS]
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Genaudio Astoundsound Audio Expander 3.0 Review @ PCSTATS
"While everyone is aware of the big players in the gaming PC market, there are plenty of smaller firms also looking to make a name for themsleves. One such firm that has impressed us in the past is CryoPC, a custom enthusiast rig maker from the UK. Today we're taking a look at their mid-range Helix system which features an i5 CPU, P55 motherboard, ... [PCSTATS]
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Cooler Master NotePal U3 Notebook Cooler @ PCSTATS
"Astoundsound Expander processes a single output of audio, and if you happen to have more than one output it allows you to choose the output you wish to use. It is much simpler to use than the SRS Labs' HD Audio Lab; basically, all you really have to do is install it and it sits in your system tray and processes the audio. But please don't take "si... [PCSTATS]
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ASRock 890FX Deluxe4 Motherboard @ PCSTATS
"Looking at a few different concepts of how companies are approaching cooling todayÂ’s laptops, I have gotten a grasp of what seems to work out and what doesnÂ’t do more than keep your legs cooler. While that is one concern when looking to buy a notebook cooler of any sort, cooling the components inside is more important, especially with my Lenovo. T... [PCSTATS]
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Glasses-Free 3D Screen for Smart Phones At NVIDIA GTC 2010 @ PCSTATS
"The AMD 890FX is the current high-end chipset for AMD processors and the ASRock 890FX Deluxe4 is a motherboard based on this new chipset, bringing nice features like three PCI Express x16 slots, eight SATA-600 ports, four USB 3.0 ports, solid capacitors, core unlocking utility, and more." ... [PCSTATS]
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ASUS EAH5850 TOP Video Card Review @ PCSTATS
Legit Reviews hit the floor NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference showcase last night and found some rather interesting autostereoscopic 3D LCD technology for mobile devices that was too good to pass up. Hitachi's Wooo H001 mobile phone has an autostereoscopic 3.1" screen that gives you glasses free 3D watching and we got a chance to try one out and loo... [PCSTATS]
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ASUS Extreme Slim DVD-RW Drive Review @ PCSTATS
"The ASUS EAH5850 TOP, also known as the EAH5850 DirectCU TOP/2DIS/1GD5 (phew!) comes with 1 GB GDDR5, pre-overclocked, and with a custom cooling solution that promises to lower temperature by 20% and noise level by 35% than the AMD stock cooler. Let's check it out." ... [PCSTATS]
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Thermaltake Armor A60 Mid Tower Case Review @ PCSTATS
"There has been a big push recently, especially for home users and those on the go to invest in netbooks. Smaller than the traditional notebook, a netbook has various aspects removed entirely. The optical drive being one of the key features absent. Instead, netbook users are forced to opt for a portable solution, one such solution we are taking... [PCSTATS]
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Quick Review: Toshiba BDX2700 Blu-ray Player @ PCSTATS
"With the looks of a true fragging war machine and an interior spacious enough to house most modern components the Thermaltake Armor A60 is definitely worth every penny of its $89.99 price tag, and those spent pennies also include a 3 year warranty. The combination of the mesh, plastic and steel of the Armor A60 makes this a case that will fit in ... [PCSTATS]
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Thermaltake Armor A60 Mid-Tower Case @ PCSTATS
"Toshiba was once a major player in the two-year long “High Definition Wars”, pitting the HD-DVD format against Blu-ray disc. With fans in each camp, the ultimate fate of HD DVD came about when manufacturers began dropping support for that format and switched over to releasing movies on Blu-ray alone, thus cutting HD-DVD off at the knees. Though th... [PCSTATS]
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Novatech - The Revolution Full System Review @ PCSTATS
The A60 and A90 model of Thermaltake cases have a somewhat similar look to them, both are black cases with a fair amount of meshing with a blue LED lighting scheme and both of these cases also feature a small window on the side. While the overall shape of the two cases are a bit similar, both cases have some unique features which set these cases ap... [PCSTATS]
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Nvidia to adopt 20nm process from TSMC for upcoming GPUs @ PCSTATS
"Today we have one of Novatech's latest systems on our test bench. The Revolution is a midrange desktop with 6-core AMD processor and Radeon 5700 series graphics. Can it live up to the high expectations generated by the recent Which report? Let's find out in a selection of real world tests ranging from Gaming to High Definition playback and media c... [PCSTATS]
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