Tuesday, November 30, 2010

IT News HeadLines (PCSTATS) 29/11/2010

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AA in StarCraft II @ PCSTATS

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MSI Launches Latest N450GTS Cyclone Series Graphics Card @ PCSTATS
"I do find it interesting, but not surprising, that AMD basically is eating crow when it comes to what they said in this public release about AA in StarCraft II the day the game launched. To quote from AMD's PR: We are committed to making AA perform at an acceptable level before we release it to our customers. We will continue to work with ... [PCSTATS]

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Lian Li PC-T60 PitStop Test-Bench Review @ PCSTATS
Cyclone Thermal Design Improves Airflow by 40%, Lowers Temperatures by 17 °CMSI, the world’s renowned graphics card and motherboard manufacturer, today officially launched the N450GTS Cyclone series of graphics cards, which are equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 GPU. With the MSI-exclusive Cyclone thermal design and a 9cm PWM fan, not only... [PCSTATS]

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Nexus RX-7000 PSU @ PCSTATS
"The Pitstop T60 test bench chassis exhibits all the characteristics one would expect from a Lian Li product. The materials, quality and fit and finish are second to none. It also, unfortunately, seems to have a bit of an identity crisis. While it definitely qualifies as a test bench chassis, all the components are attached with screws and not that... [PCSTATS]

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ASRock 890FX Deluxe4 @ PCSTATS
Today we will take a look at Nexus RX-7000 power supply. RX-7000 is Nexus' newest power supply made to satisfy power requirements of todays home computers. Let's see how well it performs in our tests.... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Phenom II X6 1075T/X4 970/X2 560 and Athlon II X4 645 @ PCSTATS
“The ASRock 890FX Deluxe4 is more of a "premium" product that still looks to offer great value. Bringing a few new features to the table over its predecessor, the Deluxe4 looks impressive, we have to admit. Let's take a closer look at this motherboard and see if ASRock can continue its success in offering strong products at modest prices.” ... [PCSTATS]

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Lian Li PC-T7B Mini-ITX Test Bench @ PCSTATS
“Refreshes can come with improved steppings and silicon, making chips of the same speed run cooler and allowing for higher overclocks, something we all can appreciate. AMD hasn't had a part refresh since Thuban reared its head nearly 5 months ago. The last few product releases, for folks who run at stock, have simply been very modest clock increase... [PCSTATS]

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Mushkin Mulholland 16GB & 32GB Flash Drive @ PCSTATS
Lian Li launches a new Mini-ITX TEST BENCH chassis for 2010, the Lian Li T7. Today we are fortunate enough to take a look at the Lian Li PC-T7B Mini-ITX Test Bench, the B being for the black version, as it comes in red and silver as well. This model test bench is designed for Mini-ITX motherboards. ... [PCSTATS]

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Logitech Wireless Mouse M305 Review @ PCSTATS
"Looking at the Mushkin Mulholland drive, I was very much impressed to see how well the 16 and 32 GB versions performed compared to the other drives. They were able to perform quite well for their capacity, and I was surprised to see how close they were to the Super Talent DH 2GB in the real world testing. This is going to prove to be a very valuab... [PCSTATS]

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Lian Li Pitstop T60 Review @ PCSTATS
IÂ’ve had the Logitech Wireless Mouse M305 for quite some time now and for anyone wanting a low cost compact mouse then this should fit your bill. ItÂ’s lightweight and can be easily tucked into my laptop bag for travelling. The compact size didnÂ’t provide me with any fatigue even after multiple hours of use.... [PCSTATS]

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POV/TGT GeForce GTX 460 BEAST @ PCSTATS
We have seen a few test bench type setups from various manufacturers with mixed results but Lian LiÂ’s Pitstop T60 is pretty well rounded offering. Swapping hardware outside of optical drives is fast and simple thanks to the use of thumbscrews in key areas. Solid aluminum construction makes it both sturdy and lightweight.... [PCSTATS]

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Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 64gb USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @ PCSTATS
Hardwareoverclock.com has reviewed another video card. Last week they has taken a look at the POV/TGT GeForce GTX 460 “BEAST” with 768MB. This card has released end of august and is one of the fastest GTX460 video cards. POV and TGT has overclocked the card to 855 MHz core clock, 1710 MHz Shader clock and 4020 DDR. ... [PCSTATS]

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Open-Source 2D, 3D For ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series GPUs @ PCSTATS
"The DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 has read speeds of 80MB/sec and 60MB/sec for writes when using USB 3.0 and 30MB/sec for both read and write operating on a USB 2.0 connection. In case you were wondering; yes it is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 connectors. Depending on the power output of the USB 2.0 connection, you may need to use the included Y-... [PCSTATS]

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Thermaltake BlacX 5G HDD Dock @ PCSTATS
At last, it's finally here. After four weeks of examining Asus' flagship AMD motherboard, what do we think of it?... [PCSTATS]

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Asus Matrix 5870 2GB Video Card Review @ PCSTATS
"At the 2008 CES, Thermaltake introduced a novel idea in the category of external storage, the hard drive dock. The BlacX dock supported either 2½" or 3½" SATA drives via a hot-swap, plug-in interface and featured USB 2.0 connectivity. It was an instant success. Although many other manufacturers would soon develop their own versions of the external... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Phenom II X6 1075T, X4 970, X2 560, Athlon II X4 645, X3 450 & X2 265 CPU's @ PCSTATS
Today on HotHardware we look at one of the most highly customized Radeon HD 5870 cards on the market, the Asus Matrix 5870. This card offers identical clock speeds to AMD's reference design, with an 850 MHz core clock and 1200 MHz memory speed, but that's where the similarities end. This particular graphics card features 2GB of GDDR5 memory, a cust... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Unveils New Phenom II & Athlon II Processors @ PCSTATS
"For the X4 970 I was at 4.133GHz (206x20) and for the X2 560 I was at 4.154GHz (208x20). When it came to the X6 1075T the multi was locked so I had to rely on the reference clock. With a multi of 15x I knew I was limited but I dove in with an open mind. I raised the reference clock 15MHz at a time until I was no longer stable as before. To my surp... [PCSTATS]

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Shuttle XS 3510MA ION2 mini-pc @ PCSTATS
"AMD's end of summer processor refresh has arrived, with six new models slotting in at the top of their respective product stacks - bar one, a new Thuban hexacore sliding between the two existing X6 turbos. Rage3D tests out three new processors with Cooler Master's V6 heatsink, with some core unlocking and 4GHz+ action!" ... [PCSTATS]

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Samsung SH-B123L 12x BD Combo review @ PCSTATS
"..TheShuttle XS 3510MA is a good solution for office use and for all those who are looking for a highly portable and complete PC system for basic office use and also HD playback. All you need is a mouse/keyboard/monitor and you are ready to go! On the other hand, the system should be regarded as an entry-level gaming system. Despite its dual-... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Phenom II X2 560 Black Edition Review @ PCSTATS
"..The SH-B123L can be purchased online for less than ?90, which is a reasonable price for a BD combo drive. It's impressive specs give a great potential and some firmware tunings could help the drive become a great performer. ... "... [PCSTATS]

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Gigabyte GTX 470 Super Overclock @ PCSTATS
In the dual-core processors AMD brings a new top model on the market, the Phenom X2 II 560 Black Edition. We took the new CPU for under 100 € purchase price under the microscope.... [PCSTATS]

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HIS HD 5570 Low Profile VideoCard Review @ PCSTATS
In this competitive market, the most well performing card wins, and these cards often come at a steep price. Even upgrading can be expensive. To help bridge the gap between two cards, we can take a lower end card and overclock it. For users who cannot or do not wish to tinker with their card's clock speeds, GIGABYTE is now offering an overclocked e... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Phenom II X6 1075T and Phenom II X4 970 @ PCSTATS
"The HIS HD 5570 low profile accomplishes filling a void often left by other manufacturers who don't focus on HTPC videocards in their product lineup. Physically, there is nothing I can really pick out to be a fault for this videocard. The only thing I can mention as a disadvantage is the price."... [PCSTATS]

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ASRock 890GX Extreme 4 Motherboard @ PCSTATS
AMD refreshes its processor lineup with 2 newcomers. The first is a new six-core processor named Phenom II X6 1075T below the established Phenom II X6 1090T. It runs at 3.0 GHz, while Turbo CORE can accelerate it up to 3.5 GHz. The second new CPU is the highest clocked AMD quad-core ever, with the Phenom II X4 reaching 3.5 GHz. HT4U.net presents ho... [PCSTATS]

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ECS GeForce GTX 460 Black series review @ PCSTATS
Today we are taking a look at yet another ASRock board - and this one is very similar in feature and basic function as the 890FX Deluxe4 we looked at recently. The 890GX Extreme4 adds a few interesting features that make it stand out from the 890FX - including an integrated AMD HD 4290 graphics processor and more. As we carry on, we'll take a clo... [PCSTATS]

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ATI Radeon HD 5450 On Linux @ PCSTATS
We review the ECS GeForce GTX 460 Black series. Within the entire scope of Fermi GPU based graphics cards from NVIDIA the GeForce GTX 460 has to be the most interesting in terms of value for money with very acceptable decent thermals and power consumption. This is why we see a lot of SKU's released for this product, with a variety of cooling and fa... [PCSTATS]

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Samsung EcoGreen F4 & Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB Hard Drives @ PCSTATS
"While AMD soon will be introducing the Radeon HD 6000 graphics cards, there is still plenty of life left to the Radeon HD 5000 series especially for those interested in open-source support with the Evergreen GPUs finally being supported by the open-source driver stack complete with OpenGL acceleration via a Mesa driver and this support w... [PCSTATS]

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