Friday, April 22, 2011

IT News Head Lines (PCSTATS) 22/04/2011

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Club3D GeForce GTX 550 Ti CoolStream OC Edition @ PCSTATS



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Cubitek HPTX Tank Review @ PCSTATS
"The fight on the mid-range gaming graphics market is really heating up, AMD got there
first with the launch of the HD68-series Barts-cards, but since then Nvidia has
introduced their new GTX 560 Ti and GTX 550 Ti series cards. Let us start with the GTX
550 Ti."

... [METKU] via PCSTATS


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KFA2 GeForce GTX 560 EX OC 1024MB @ PCSTATS
The Tank series features 3 different designs, we will be taking a look at
the biggest of the 3 today - HPTX Tank. As with all the cases in this
series, the HPTX Tank is fully aluminium. It is wide, allowing up to 190mm
tall CPU coolers to be installed and can house XL-ATX motherboards such as
GIGABYTE's G1 Assassin and EVGA's SR-2. Being able to house such big
hardware also means long graphics cards can also be installed within the
HPTX Tank, in fact up to 340mm of clearance is available! With lots of
cooling, lots of space and lots of features I'm expecting some good results
from this case, Lian Li ought to be very afraid.
... [VORTEZ] via PCSTATS


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Patriot G2 Series DDR3 1600MHz (2x2GB) Memory Kit Review @ PCSTATS
"This time we got two GeForce GTX 560 Ti products for review. One is made by
KFA2, the other, by Gigabyte. Both solutions are custom-made, and the
Gigabyte's card is also extremely factory-overclocked, so it should be very
fast."

... [IXBTLABS] via PCSTATS


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Subpixel Reconstruction Antialiasing (SRAA) @ PCSTATS
While we are not entirely convinced that the GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a worthy contender at $149 US, Gigabyte certainly has done a lot to improve its value. When compared to the Radeon HD 6850 which was consistently much faster, the GeForce GTX 550 Ti costs just 15% less despite being around 30% slower most of the time.

... [GIGABYTE] via PCSTATS


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IN WIN BUC Mid-Tower Case Review @ PCSTATS
"Subpixel Reconstruction Antialiasing (SRAA) combines singlepixel (1x) shading with subpixel visibility to create antialiased images without increasing the shading cost. SRAA targets deferred shading renderers, which cannot use multisample antialiasing.

SRAA operates as a post-process on a rendered image with super-resolution depth and normal buffers, so it can be incorporated into an existing renderer without modifying the shaders. In this way SRAA resembles Morphological Antialiasing (MLAA), but the new algorithm can better respect geometric boundaries and has fixed runtime independent of scene and image complexity."
... [RECONSTRUCTION] via PCSTATS


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ASUS Sabertooth P67 Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS
That case would be the IN WIN BUC. IN WIN's concept for the BUC is "strong shield". They get this idea from its black SECC steel build and hard looking design. The BUC comes with many nice and innovative features for any builder. For cooling, the BUC comes with three 12cm fans. One on the front, top, and rear of the case. There are three 5.25" and one 3.5" drive bays. For internal storage, the BUC can hold five drives of either 3.5" or 2.5" with their device converter cage. The cage also holds four Hot-Swap modules, negating the need for extra SATA cables and conserving room."
... [HITECHLEGION] via PCSTATS


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Sharp LC-60LE820UN @ PCSTATS
This year ASUS introduced the Sabertooth P67 motherboard. The Sabertooth P67 is the next generation in durability and reliability. The Sabertooth P67 has enough features to hit every market of user, from the server computer, to the enthusiast gamer. This P67 motherboard supports the newer Intel 1155 socket CPUs and up to 1866 DDR3 memory. The main specific features to note with the Sabertooth P67 are the TUF thermal armor, TUF thermal radar, TUF components, Digi+ VRM, and E.S.P. The TUF thermal armor is a shunt designed panel that covers all of the critical components."
... [SABERTOOTH] via PCSTATS


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Radeon HD 6950 @ PCSTATS
“The 60-inch LED-backlit Sharp LC-60LE820UN has Sharp's Quattron quad-pixel technology that delivers good image quality as well as very good audio quality. There are also many different streaming Internet services supported, but there is no built-in wireless networking.”
... [TECHREVIEWSOURCE] via PCSTATS


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The Radeon HD 6790 1GB @ PCSTATS
ASUS has sent us their version of the Radeon HD 6950 to run through the paces today. The ASUS HD 6950 2GB is factory overclocked right out of the box by 10MHz, which really is not anything to write home about, but it’s there nonetheless. ASUS does include their voltage tweak software to help gain a better overclock, which we aim to attempt as we have in all of our reviews. The ASUS HD 6950 is also fitted with a non-reference, full aluminum cover to help dissipate heat better. The HD 6950 comes with a dual BIOS option from the factory, allowing users to use a BIOS from another manufacturer if they wanted, or just have an overclocked BIOS and an ASUS stock factory BIOS. But enough with the niceties, let’s get on to the real reason everyone is here – testing!
... [REVIEW] via PCSTATS


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AMD Radeon HD 6790 1 GB @ PCSTATS
"For the majority of gamers though, that doesn't really matter;
what does is how much gaming power you can get for your hard-earned
(or lazily acquired) local currency. In that regard, the Radeon HD
6790 1GB is a graphics card that puts even more pressure on NVIDIA and
its GTX 500-series than it had before and leaves AMD as our favorite
option for $150."
... [PCPER] via PCSTATS


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AMD Radeon HD 6790 graphics card @ PCSTATS
Today AMD is releasing their new Radeon HD 6790 which is targeted at the $150 segment that recently saw some love from NVIDIA in form of their GTX 550 Ti. AMD's new card uses the same GPU as the more powerful HD 6850 and HD 6870, so it will be interesting to see where it stands and whether it can defeat NVIDIA's latest offering.
... [TECHPOWERUP] via PCSTATS


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Sapphire Edge-HD Mini PC @ PCSTATS
NVIDIA nicely summed up this year’s first quarter with GTX
550, which seemed like a great competitor against Radeon HD 5770.
Everything would have been perfect for the Americans if AMD hadn’t
already planned the counterattack for the very beginning of the second
quarter, or to be precise, 5th April. The new Radeon is named HD 6790
and is somewhat of a modification, or a weakened version of, Radeons HD
6850/6870, based on the Barts GPU. As such, this model is based on the
VLIW5 architecture, which is somewhat old and doesn’t belong to the
truly high-class Radeons; all chips from the Cayman family are based on
VLIW4 (Very Long Instruction Word). Besides, the Barts chip located in
HD 6970 has been weakened in order to replace the already obsolete HD
5770...
... [RADEON] via PCSTATS


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PC Power & Cooling's Silencer 760W @ PCSTATS
More compact, quieter but still more powerful - that is what the Sapphire Edge-HD aims to deliver. The Mini-PC boasts the new ION2 chipset along with an Atom N510 dual-core processor. We open the power efficient system up to see what else makes it tick. Does the Edge-HD have what it takes to stand out in the crowded Nettop market?
... [TECHPOWERUP] via PCSTATS


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Asus G73SW @ PCSTATS
"The PC Power & Cooling Silencer 760W power supply demonstrated
very good efficiency, excellent voltage regulation, and produced very
clean outputs. The Silencer 760 can deliver up to 62A (744W) of +12V
continuous power at up to 50°C operating temperature and can support
dual, high-end video cards with four PCI-E connectors. The build
quality of the 760 power supply is excellent and it is backed by PC
Power & Cooling’s 7-year warranty and tech support."
... [PCPER] via PCSTATS


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NVIDIA Interview: Tegra 2 and Project Denver - March 31, 2011 @ PCSTATS
“The Asus G73SW is a 17.3-inch desktop replacement laptop with a gamer appeal with a quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a dedicated Nvidia graphics processor. Other features include a 1080p HD display, a 1TB hard drive and very speedy performance.”

... [NOTEBOOK] via PCSTATS


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Top-tier motherboard makers post strong sequential revenue gains in March @ PCSTATS
Paul at HiTech Legion chats with Nick Stam, NVIDIA technical marketing director and Bruce Chan, senior PR manager of Tegra 2 to discuss the past, present and future of Tegra. With the announced Tegra roadmap outlining the creation of powerful ARM-based, multi-core, ultra low-power processors that are significantly faster than anything the tech industry could have imagined, how much will the lines be blurred between desktop and mobile computers in the future? How far is NVIDIA willing to push the performance envelope of sub-1W computing?"
... [HITECHLEGION] via PCSTATS


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Xigmatek was founded back in 2005 @ PCSTATS
Most motherboard makers, including Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and ASRock, have posted strong sequential revenue gains in March 2011 due largely to deferred buying of Intel's Sandy Bridge-based motherboards, according to industry sources.
... [DIGITIMES] via PCSTATS


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Seagate GoFlex 1TB External Drive for Mac @ PCSTATS
Xigmatek was founded back in 2005 and is a company which primarily focuses on power supplies and high performance cooling solutions. Today we are putting to the test one of Xigmatek’s best power supplies, the NRP-MC802 800W unit, which boasts some very interesting specifications and features; we will see if it can perform as well as the company claims it can in this review.

... [XIGMATEK] via PCSTATS


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A.C.Ryan PlayON!HD Essential FullHD Media Player Review @ PCSTATS
Once again, we are quite pleased with the overall performance of a Seagate GoFlex product. Seagate is clearly hoping the GoFlex for Mac will fill one of the only real voids left in the GoFlex lineup, and at the same time provide a product targeted directly at Mac users. While their other products do work with OS X out of the box, the others are not optimized for the Mac platform.
... [BIGBRUIN] via PCSTATS


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AirLive WN-300ARM-VPN Wireless-N Modem/Router Review @ PCSTATS
With the PlayON!HD Essential A.C.Ryan has introduced a small FullHD media player which is very simple to use thanks to their revamped GUI, performs quite well and comes with support for most media file formats available today.



... [RWLABS] via PCSTATS


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Intel Core i7 990X Hexcore 1366 @ PCSTATS
The WN-300ARM-VPN Wireless-N Modem/Router by AirLive might just be the answer for all of you who seek an affordable, feature-rich ADSL2+ unit with a very good wireless range.
... [RWLABS] via PCSTATS


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Powercolor HD6970 PCS + Review @ PCSTATS
Today we look at possibly the last hurrah for the LGA1366 socket, the Intel 990X. Did you win the lottery this weekend? This is for you.

... [MAINBOARD] via PCSTATS


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 Graphics Card @ PCSTATS
The PCS+ cards from Powercolor have always been a mighty fine performer. Is their 6970 version as potent?
... [OVERCLOCK3D] via PCSTATS


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G.Skill RipjawsX PC17000 CL7 Memory Review @ PCSTATS
"NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 is a very powerful graphics card, a competitor to the recently announced Radeon HD 6990. It is much better in terms of cooler noise, its cooler being much quieter. So if you need a very powerful and quiet card, GeForce GTX 590 is your choice."
... [IXBTLABS] via PCSTATS


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EVGA GeForce GTX550 Ti FBP Video Card Review @ PCSTATS
Memory can be one of the most frustrating items to choose from. Usually you know from the start what the CPU and Motherboard will be but selecting the memory can be a real learning experience. There are several specs you need to consider but for the most part the clockspeed and CAS rating are the most important.
... [NINJALANE] via PCSTATS


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NVidia GTX 590 Introduction - The Worlds Fastest GPU @ PCSTATS
We found ourselves reconsidering our feelings for the GTX 550Ti after using the EVGA GTX 550Ti FPB. The biggest reason is the small, yet effective, overclock that gave us the overall performance we expected from the GTX 550Ti in the first place.
... [NINJALANE] via PCSTATS


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A.C.Ryan PlayON!HD Mini 2 Full HD Media Streamer Review @ PCSTATS
As we mentioned before the GTX 590 is the world's fastest GPU, but what makes it the fastest GPU?? Is it a mystery chip discovered in the basement graphics lab? Or is it an innovative product that leverages the best that nVidia has to offer in a compact package? Actually, it's a little of both.

... [NINJALANE] via PCSTATS


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BitFenix Colossus Window Black PC Case Review @ PCSTATS
The space and user friendly PlayON!HD Mini 2 may not be perfect in every possible aspect but it is without doubt amongst the best standalone Media Players A.C.Ryan has designed and manufactured to date.
... [RWLABS] via PCSTATS


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Hitachi LifeStudio Desk Plus 2TB External HDD Review @ PCSTATS
Killer looks, vast number of features, very good build quality, spacious interior second to none and a good price tag, the original Colossus Full Tower Case by BitFenix just had it all, almost.
... [RWLABS] via PCSTATS


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Choiix Power Fort 5.5 Whr Battery Backup Review @ PCSTATS
The people over at Hitachi claim to have re-invented hard drives with their latest LifeStudio Desk Plus line of external HDDs and so like always we are here to find out if that's the case.
... [RWLABS] via PCSTATS


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Asus GTX 550 Ti DirectCU TOP Series Graphics Card Review @ PCSTATS
Today I’m here to write about an innovative device you can
use pretty much anywhere in the world, called the Power Fort which
allows you to recharge your devices in emergencies, the Power Fort by
Choiix. It is able to charge a variety of devices for example cell
phones, Bluetooth headsets or a handheld like the PSP. This could be
ther difference between being dead in the water or skimming along in a
speed boat. Don't get caught off guard by lack of charging options.
Let's check ouut the Choiix Power Fort and see if it is right for you:
... [OVERCLOCKERSHQ] via PCSTATS


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Exceleram EP3001A 6GIG Kit Review @ PCSTATS
Today there are many different kinds of graphics card available. The problem for the consumer is picking out what they want as all these choices abound. When researching people will often sort by price range and find what they can get for that. Well today we add another item to the list of mid priced graphics cards, the Asus GTX 550 Ti Direct CU Top series. Will it be just another card in that range or will it prove to be even better. Find out below. ... [OVERCLOCKERSHQ] via PCSTATS


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Thermaltake Armor A30 MATX Case Review @ PCSTATS
"The memory we will be testing today is of part number EP3001A, which Exceleram are selling at 1333Mhz, but with the intention that it will be used for overclocking: “The EP series includes memory(kits) based on timing latencies of (currently) 1333mhz, but with "air" up to the top, so that overclockers have their fun.” says Steffen Eisenstein, Product Manager at Exceleram. Is this a bold claim of a new company, or true? Read on to find out"
... [XTREMECOMPUTING] via PCSTATS


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Patriot G2 (GAMER 2) 1600MHz CL9 8GB Review @ PCSTATS
Aimed primarily at LAN gamers the A30 aims to combine compact dimensions
with high performance installs. A rugged and aggressive looking design is
the name of the game here and will hopefully attract users of all kinds
looking for the performance edge!
... [VORTEZ] via PCSTATS


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Inno3D GTX560 Ti 1GB OC Review @ PCSTATS
It was at the very end of last year that Patriot Memory announced the
commencement of a new series named Gamer 2 (G2 for short). This new series
of memory, again, like many of our recent memory product reviews is focussed
on the new Sandy Bridge platform. Apart from their attractive price-tag they
also have a number of pleasing characteristics - they are extremely low
profile, so much so that the heatspreaders are in fact shorter than the
modules they cover. They are also said to give impressive performance
figures too.

... [VORTEZ] via PCSTATS


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Thermaltake Level 10 GT, Chaser MK-1, Frio OCK @ PCSTATS
Some may remember Nvidia first using "Ti" on the GeForce 2 cards until its
demise on their 4th generations of graphics cards. Representing Titanium,
the cards boasting the moniker were renowned to be popular, hence Nvidia
bringing the name back. The GTX560 is set to succeed the GTX460 but not
replace it based on their differing price points. At $249/£200, it is meant
to fit in between AMD's HD6870 and HD6950. Another benefit of the GTX560
over the GTX460 is the lack of confusion regarding its memory framebuffer at
a set 1GB and more importantly, its clock speeds are 822MHz on the core and
4000MHz on the memory, a welcomed boost to consumers. Another impressive
feat has been Nvidia's ability to fit the card's improved performance in a
similar power envelope as the GTX460. Its TDP is a mere 10W higher than the
latter, highlighting the GTX560's efficiency. This particular card by Inno3D
has been overclocked to its limit out of the box, testament to the brand's
confidence in the card. Set at 950/4300MHz, it is one of the highest clocked
GTX560s on the market and Inno3D have stuck to the reference cooler for its
purposes.

... [VORTEZ] via PCSTATS


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Enermax Hoplite Review @ PCSTATS
Thermaltake dominated CeBIT 2011 with their huge booth and gaming contests.
Their booth was significantly bigger than last years in terms of size and
product showcase. Apart from their existing product range there were some
products that were either due to be released or to debut at the show.
... [VORTEZ] via PCSTATS


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Mionix Propus 380 Review @ PCSTATS
"Enermax are world renowned for their presence within the PSU and cooling
departments and are regarded as a household name, but would you be shocked
to hear that Enermax also produce computer cases? Admittedly they have only
a very small selection to choose from, but in the last 2 years Enermax have
branched off into the computer case genre which will certainly surprised
quite a few. These cases have been directed toward entry level users, so
fundamentally the hardware enthusiast will be ignorant of their existence.
But this year, things are about to change."
... [VORTEZ] via PCSTATS


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