Tuesday, April 26, 2011

IT News Head Lines (PCSTATS) 26/04/2011

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Samsung UN46D6400 @ PCSTATS



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Inno3D GeForce GTX 580 HAWK Edition Graphics Card Review @ PCSTATS
“The Samsung UN46D6400 is a 46-inch edge-lit LED LCD TV that has a really stylish design, excellent color quality and really good 3D picture quality. It is on the expensive side, unfortunately, and does suffer from glare because of its glossy screen.”
... [ENTERTAINMENT] via PCSTATS


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XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB Black Edition Video Card Review @ PCSTATS
"Despite the reference designs impressive cooling solution there were consumers who demanded enhanced versions of the GTX 580 with enhanced cooler. One of the latest to deliver this is Inno3D with their custom GTX 580 HAWK Edition. As well as featuring an enhanced cooler and some tweaks on the style of the card it also has 3GB of memory rather than the standard 1.5GB. Lets see how it performs in a selection of real world tests."

... [HARDWAREHEAVEN] via PCSTATS


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Sapphire HD5830 Xtreme & HD5850 Xtreme @ PCSTATS
"Who would've thought we'd ever be looking at XFX cards based on an AMD GPU? It's been a long time since we've looked at something from XFX. Going through our content archive, it was August of 2007 and the victim was the 9800 GTX+.

So much has happened since then, though, and in that time we've seen the Black Edition series created from the company; a series that has had some of the best looking cards around. I say best looking as I haven't had the chance to look at one until today. Today we see if the Black Edition is all bark and no bite, or if its bark is just the entrée to a menacing bite for main."
... [TWEAKTOWN] via PCSTATS


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GeForce GTX 590 SLI review @ PCSTATS
"Overclocking of the cards was pretty decent. Both of the cards were able to increase both the GPU Core and Memory clocks by about 20% over the stock speeds, which is no small feat. The pricing on both of the cards is quite competitive. However, with the price only being $20 apart from each other, I would suggest the Sapphire HD5850 Xtreme over the Sapphire HD5830 Xtreme. You are going to see better results. About a 20% higher score in 3DMark 11 at the 2560 x 1600 resolution at stock speeds."

... [OVERCLOCKERSCLUB] via PCSTATS


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GeForce GTX 590 and GTX 590 SLI reviews @ PCSTATS
We test SLI performance with four GPUs, that's right we place two GTX 590 graphics cards in SLI. The big question of course remains, will quad-SLI actually kick in properly ? As that is what we are talking about; rendering your games for no less than four GPUs. Bare in mind that for today's article we received a very, no extremely beta driver. Not at all optimized 100% just yet. We will offer you a taste of what's to come and what to expect in the future.
... [GURU3D] via PCSTATS


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MSI CX640 15.6-inch Notebook Review @ PCSTATS
Have a peek at the awesomeness that is the Point of View GeForce GTX 590, and then head on over to the next page where as always, we'll go a little deeper, but not too deep. We'll look at noise levels, power consumption, heat, we'll do a nice photo-shoot and heck why not... an extensive benchmark session to see where this product positions itself, especially compared to the Radeon HD 6990.
... [GURU3D] via PCSTATS


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CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case Review @ PCSTATS
"The Sandy Bridge issue no doubt caused problems for motherboard manufacturers, but many forget about the issue affecting notebook ones. With the issue all sorted now, it's time for companies to start releasing notebooks based on the Sandy Bridge chipset.

The first one we're looking at comes from MSI and is labelled the CX640, and on the specifications front it does indeed look the goods with an Intel i5-2410M clocked at 2.3GHz on the H65 chipset. We've also got 4GB of DDR3 memory clocked at 1333MHz in the form of two 2GB modules. Graphics comes from NVIDIA with the 520M that carries with it 1GB of GDDR3. Looking at storage, we've got a 500GB Hitachi drive. The screen is quite large at 15.6" and carries with it a 1366 x 768 resolution. Outside of these specifications there's a fair few extras on the CX640. On the left side we've got our power plug, 10 / 100 / 1000 networking port, VGA and HDMI out along with two USB 3.0 ports."
... [TWEAKTOWN] via PCSTATS


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Article: Pros And Cons Of Mobile Gambling @ PCSTATS
"Today the latest product in CM Storm's range launches and it is a new mid-tower gaming case, the Enforcer. We have reviewed a number of cases from Cooler Master in the past however this is the first case from CM Storm that we have reviewed so we shall see if CM Storm have been able to carry the quality of their peripherals over into a chassis."
... [HARDWAREHEAVEN] via PCSTATS


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System76 Serval Professional Sandy Bridge @ PCSTATS
Is it time to start pursuing mobile gambling? Any new technology may bring with it some trepidation and any new way of doing things may have its own advantages and disadvantages. Mobile gambling is no different. There are pros and cons to this kind of casino gambling and every player has to figure out for themselves whether the pros are worth the cons.
... [TECHWARELABS] via PCSTATS


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Synology DS411j NAS Review @ PCSTATS
"The past few months on Phoronix and OpenBenchmarking.org you
may have noticed several Intel Core i7 "Sandy Bridge" mobile benchmarks.
This Linux mobile SNB testing was being done from a System76 Serval
Professional notebook. Here is a look at this Linux-friendly notebook
that ships with Ubuntu 10.10."
... [PHORONIX] via PCSTATS


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Synology DS-211J Diskstation Two-Bay NAS Review @ PCSTATS
We've followed Synology closely over the last 18 months and been very
pleased with what they have shown us by way of review. It's no surprise that
they are a predominant organisation within the storage market due to their
expanse of solutions, catering for one side of the requirements of users to
the other. Synology have an extensive product range for home users, right to
enterprise level.
... [VORTEZ] via PCSTATS


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MSI Radeon HD 6970 Lightning 2 GB @ PCSTATS
"Synology's DS211j is a great addition to an expanding home network. Not only does it provide storage and backup solutions, it also offers print and media server capabilities, website hosting, PC-free downloading, and much more at a price that is easy on the wallet."

... [TWEAKNEWS] via PCSTATS


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Trendnet TEW-687GA 450Mbps Wireless N Gaming @ PCSTATS
MSI's Radeon HD 6970 Lightning is the company's new flagship single-GPU card for AMD. It offers plenty of overclocking features like triple voltage software control, voltage measurement points, a powerful cooling solution and increased clock speeds out of the box. What is even better is that those features are available at a small price premium of only $10 over the AMD reference design.
... [TECHPOWERUP] via PCSTATS


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Crysis 2 Review @ PCSTATS
In this day and age a stable and fast internet connection is a must have especially for the MMORPG players out there. This is where your modem, routers and adapters come in. Trendnet does a great job providing for your needs in this regard. Today we will be looking at Trendnet’s newest release the TEW-687GA otherwise known as the 450mbps Wireless N Gaming Adapter to see how it handles your connection needs. ... [OVERCLOCKERSHQ] via PCSTATS


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ASUS N53’s (N53SV-A1) exterior @ PCSTATS
Crysis 2 wants to make everything better than the first part. We played it and checked if it is true.



... [TWEAKPC] via PCSTATS


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Cooler Master Storm Enforcer Computer Case @ PCSTATS
"There are a few rough edges. The display of the N53 is quite
poor for a laptop of this price, and the squishy keyboard is a nasty
oversight in a laptop with an otherwise luxurious finish. However,
these problems are tolerable considering this laptop’s performance.
The ASUS N53 is a hardware powerhouse; indeed, it’s a testament to the
fact that computer processors – quick though they may be – still have
significant room for improvement in the future, and those improvements
will positively impact the quality of the computer you receive for
your money."
... [PCPER] via PCSTATS


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Sapphire HD 5830 Xtreme 1GB Video Card Review @ PCSTATS
Let me start off by asking you this question: What did you want to be when you were growing up as a child? I have heard many answers from various different people. Some wanted to be teachers, others wanted to be policemen, and still others wanted to be programmers working for Microsoft. Being slightly stereotypical here, but by far the most common includes musician, doctor, lawyer, engineer, and other "Asian" responses along these lines (No offense to anyone, being Chinese myself, haha). For myself, I have always wanted the best of all of these, but of course, it was near impossible to be all of them at the same time. As I grew older, having the dream of being the best in the world faded out as reality came into view. As an engineer would put it, these two factors are inversely related. One of my very first choices, and it still holds today, is dreaming to be a policeman. Yes, being in an Asian family, this is certainly not high up on the list, or at least, in my family anyways. But of course, you always had to choose one out of the many, and at that time, I still wasn't sure what I wanted to be, so I chose computer science and anything related to IT. Let's be realistic here, who doesn't need an IT guy in this day and age? With the growing interest in both the police force and the field of technology, I recently came across something that seems to combine the best of both worlds. With the NDA lifting today, Cooler Master unveils the Storm Enforcer to the world. Implementing a very police-like theme in the case -- or at least in its packaging -- it offers an aggressive gaming design that is restrained to a clean model all the same time. Is this one product that would at last turn my dreams to reality? Well, you will have to read on to find out!
... [REVIEWS] via PCSTATS


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JellyCar 3 Review @ PCSTATS
“I’m sure many of you remember AMD’s 5800 series of video cards, they were the first family of video cards in the world to support the advanced graphical features of DirectX 11. It has been quite some time since their original introduction and Sapphire has decided to relaunch the series with the HD 5850 Xtreme and the HD 5830 Xtreme. Today we will be taking a look at the HD 5830 Xtreme which features 1120 stream processors, 56 texture units, an 800 MHz core clock and 1GB of DDR5 memory. Let’s check it out!
... [SAPPHIRE] via PCSTATS


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Snipa Sonar 5.1 Championship Gaming Headset Review @ PCSTATS
Today, we’re reviewing JellyCar 3. JellyCar was first brought to our attention when it was first released back in 2008 for iPhone and iPod Touch. It has proven to be extremely popular on the App Store, having received top ratings and feature-status. On the developer’s website it states, “Greatly improved third installment in the JellyCar series”. Let’s dive into the game and see whether or not this is true.
... [IMAGES] via PCSTATS


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Synology DS211+ Network Attached Storage Device Review @ PCSTATS
Finding a gaming headset that offered 5.1 audio used to be a total rarity, but today, they're commonplace. While some 5.1 headsets out there don't do the best of jobs with delivering the aural experience we'd hope for, some do, if the driver alignment and software is spot-on. Read on to see which camp the Sonar 5.1 Championship sits in.
... [CHAMPIONSHIP] via PCSTATS


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Thermaltake V9 BlacX Edition Mid Tower Chassis @ PCSTATS
“The dual-bay Synology DS-211+ is marketed as a business-class NAS suitable for medium and small businesses looking to centralize storage and backups. It provides several functions, from network multimedia via UPnP and DAAP, to Windows Active Directory serving and joining, to multi-OS network file system support, to enterprise level storage with iSCSI. Add a web server, mail server, and and print server, and the Synology DS-211+ could be a small office’s one-stop-shop for a network hub."
... [THINKCOMPUTERS] via PCSTATS


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Thermaltake Level 10 GT Case Review @ PCSTATS
"Lately the market has finally opened up, and in mid tower designs these days we can find cases that aren't going to break the bank and come very well equipped. It used to be that $100 might get you an Antec 900 case, and with that you got some cool hard drive cages and a bunch of airflow. The internal layout was very simplistic, wasn't painted, and your ears took a hammering from the noise level that come from inside the case. I really like the fact that manufacturers are realizing that buyers don't have a ton of expendable cash, and are actually trying to offer us some lower dollar products that still offer variations on things found in the much more expensive cases on the market.

Whether you are in the need for a LAN case that isn't going to take up a bunch of room, or if you just don't need all the room a full tower offers in your office, we already know Thermaltake made big waves with the earlier releases in the Element series of cases. This is sort of a cross between an Antec 900 and all the finer points found in the various Element cases. Thermaltake just didn't stop there with this chassis, though. Not only does this new design carry USB 3.0 connectivity and a lot of tool -less features, it is fully painted inside and out, designed well, and offers a huge bonus."
... [TWEAKTOWN] via PCSTATS


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Samsung Series 9 @ PCSTATS
"Level 10 for the masses? I'm sure that's what Thermaltake had in mind when designing the Level 10 GT chassis. Available now for a bit less than $300 US, the Level 10 GT has a much more attractive price, but only when compared to the original Level 10 chassis."

... [TWEAKNEWS] via PCSTATS


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Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Review @ PCSTATS
“The Samsung Series 9 laptop is an Apple Macbook Air competitor due to its slim size at only 0.7-inches thick and less than three pounds. It has a 13.3-inch LED display with a 720p HD resolution, the new Intel "Sandy Bridge" Intel CPU and 4GB of RAM. While the specs are very attractive, they don't come without a high price.”
... [NOTEBOOK] via PCSTATS


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Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 External USB 3 128GB SSD @ PCSTATS
With the latest Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD the people over at Creative have managed not only to surpass themselves but also the competition and have once again proven that they have been and still are the best at what they do.



... [RWLABS] via PCSTATS


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Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System and HS1A Headset @ PCSTATS
With USB 3.0 now becoming standard in many new laptops and computers alike, we thought it might be an ideal time to review an external USB 3 solid state drive and were fortunate to be offered the opportunity by Kingston Technology.

... [THESSDREVIEW] via PCSTATS


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Fractal Design Define XL PC Case Review @ PCSTATS
Although the idea of a 2.1 speaker system isn’t terribly exciting to some users in this era of multi-channel gaming audio and 5.1 channel speaker systems, the technology employed by the Corsair SP2500 2.1 channel speaker system is intriguing. Not only that, but the simple fact of the matter is, most PC users don’t have the right room and / or desk setup to properly install and configure a surround sound speaker system. If you own a high-end, 5.1 channel speaker system and your rear satellites aren’t positioned properly, at the right angle and distance from your ears, don’t scoff at the idea of an advanced 2.1 channel system. Odds are the 2.1 channel setup sounds better than the muddled mess that is an improperly configured 5.1 channel speaker system...

... [HOTHARDWARE] via PCSTATS


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