Friday, September 9, 2011

IT News Head Lines (PCSTATS) 09/09/2011

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Socket 1155 Charts - updated ASUS P8B



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Charts: SSDs - update Kingston HyperX 240 GByte
In our comparison tables you find benchmark values regarding numerous motherboards. Furthermore we do not comment the benchmark values. The idea and also the goal is to present to you a market overview which helps you choose the right motherboard. ... [PCSTATS]


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Gigabyte G1.Sniper.2 motherboard review
In our charts you find benchmark values regarding numerous SSDs. Furthermore we do not comment on the results. The idea and also the goal is to present to you a market overview which helps you choose the right SSD.
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GIGABYTE GTX 580 SOC
Gigabyte has been on a winning streak lately to produce some of the nicest motherboards targeted at games. The Initial Killer/Sniper series has shown a completely new style from Gigabyte, a series that steps away from that baby blue color, towards a matte black PCB, a 'gun' theme, quality components and nifty extra's like a high-end Ethernet contro... [PCSTATS]


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LEPA G700-MA 700W Modular Power Supply Review
The GIGABYTE GTX 580 SOC is one of the fastest factory overclocked GTX 580's available. Let's take a deeper look, and see how it stacks up in testing.
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Corsair TX750M 750 W
This weekend, save your money and use PCSTATS' Jedi knowledge
to put your PC in tip top running shape without spending a cent. Dig into a pile of handy
Guides, and sweep the performance sucking dust bunnies out of that old computer for
good. Make your computer run better, run s... [PCSTATS]


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OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 480 GByte PCI-Express Review
The new Corsair TX M lineup is an evolutionary step forward from the Corsair TX V2 Series. It introduces modular connectors and a new fan grill design. Internally, the platform provider has been changed from Seasonic to Channel Well Technology. Overall the TX750M is a rock solid performer that comes at only a moderate price increase.
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GIGIABYTE GA-A75M-UD2H
With the RevoDrive 3 X2, OCZ shows the remake of the their very successful PCI-Express SSD for the enthusiast market. The main difference to the predecessor concerns the controller: they make now use of the SF-2281 which is quite a lot faster than its predecessor.

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ASUS ROG MARS 2 3GB Video Card Review w/ NVIDIA Surround
This months Prize is a GIGIABYTE GA-A75M-UD2H.
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ECS Headquarters - behind the scenes of R&D
"The ASUS MARS 2 is a wonderfully designed video card that offers impressive single card graphics performance. The fact that ASUS got two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 GPUs running on the same PCB at the same clock speeds as a single GTX 580 cards is mighty impressive. NVIDIA wasn't even able to do that with the GeForce GTX 590, so you can see how big... [PCSTATS]


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LG 50PZ950
During our stay in Taiwan we had the unique opportunity to visit the ECS headquarters located in the Taipei Neihu Technology Park. We'll show awesome building photo's but then quickly move onwards towards the Research and Development department where the good stuff is designed from PCB CAD design stages, the BIOS team and actually research and deve... [PCSTATS]


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Antec Sonata Series Solo II Mid Tower Case Review
“The LG PZ950 50" 3D plasma HDTV has a strong feature set, attractive design and decent performance, but it does lack slightly in overall picture quality compared to other similar plasmas. It does have great Internet applications and the design of the interface, but the interactive motion-sensitive remote control is this TV's most unique feature.”
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Seagate is the First Manufacturer to Break the Capacity Ceiling with a New 4TB G
"Overall the Solo II from Antec's Sonata line is a very nice case. Its steel construction is very strong, and like steel Antec cases of old should be up for MANY years of service. The Solo II can hold the biggest of components with ease or slight modifications..."

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Review
Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) today announced it is shipping a new 4TB GoFlex® Desk external hard drive – the highest capacity hard drive in the industry. This latest addition to the GoFlex Family of external hard drives showcases Seagate’s new desktop design. The streamlined industrial design delivers a smaller footprint and better reflects the aesthetic o... [PCSTATS]


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HIS 6850 IceQ X Turbo 2GB
Thanks both to its stellar go-your-own-way gameplay and immersive cyberpunk world, the original Deus Ex is regarded as one of the best PC games of all time. Following up to such a cult classic isn't easy, but with Human Revolution, Eidos Montreal has proven that it didn't want to disappoint DX's hardcore fans at any cost.
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Tt eSPORTS Keyboard and Mouse Modding Contest
“One of HIS's popular designs is the IceQ heatsink, and today we're specifically looking at the 6850 IceQ X Turbo version. It's modest-sized graphics card, complete with a unique translucent shroud and sleek nickel-plated heatpipes to lower temperatures and noise levels. But is it a good card for gamers on a modest budget? Let's find out.”

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Call of Duty XP L.A. 2011 - Ultimate Fan Experience
We have another exciting modding contest here at Modders-Inc and
this time it is with Tt eSPORTS from Thermaltake. This contest is open to
everyone everywhere!
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Zotac Geforce GTX 590 graphics card
"One of the biggest draws for the Call of Duty XP LA event was the inaugural Call of Duty $1 Million Tournament. The contestants battled in COD:MW 3 live in front of the XP crowd. The top eight teams competed on the final day for the chance to win $400,000. The US Team OpTic beat the UK Team Infinity for top honors. We could hear one of the OpT... [PCSTATS]


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CM Storm Sentinel Z3RO-G Gaming Mouse
The Zotac GTX 590. It’s the Zotac revision of nVidia’s current monster dual chip card that no body is going to buy because it’s so expensive, more than you need blah blah blah. Despite that though, it’s always exciting to see what a GPU like this can do. It’s as fast and as powerful as you can get; let’s see it destroy out benchmark suite."

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Apple's MacBook Air
If you are a gamer the most important thing to becoming a good gamer is a great gaming mouse. CM Storm Sentinel Z3RO-G could perhaps be the answer to your needs, today we are taking a look at this mouse and we are going to compare it vs a few of the top performing mice that we have reviewed in the past.

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Kingston HyperX SandForce SSD
This 13" notebook has much in common with Apple's MacBook Air—an almost impossibly slim chassis, a very light weight, a low-voltage Sandy Bridge processor, and solid-state storage. Did Samsung hit a home run with this laptop, and is it worth the money?
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Enermax Platimax 1200W Power Supply Review
On the first of this month Kingston began shipment of their HyperX Drive Utilizing the new SandForce controller. This performance drive comes in two sizes the 120Gb and The 240Gb. Today we will be reviewing the 120Gb HyperX Bundle. Join us as we take a swing at these more than impressive speed boasts.
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Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z
Enermax is one of our long time favorite brands when it comes to PSUs. Enermax has proved over and over again that it is one of the world's premier PSU builders. Today it steps into a realm that is tough to compete in and in fact has not ever been seen by any other PSU builders as of yet. 1200 watts that is 80 Plus Platinum certified.

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Galaxy Episode Chaser MK-1
However what topped all this off perfectly was the overclocking performance. Asus promised the Maximus IV Extreme-Z would deliver, and deliver it did. Whereas previously tested P67/Z68 motherboards have been able to push our Core i7-2600K processor to 4.7 – 4.8GHz, the Maximus IV Extreme-Z went straight to 5.2GHz like it was nothing.
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Gigabyte G1.Sniper 2 Z68 motherboard.
The MK-1 is designed exclusively for gamers and PC enthusiasts who prefer an aggressive design over the traditional square-shaped cases. At launch the Galaxy Episode Chaser MK-1 will have an MSRP of $159, which is reasonable for a high-end full-sized gaming tower. If you're in the market for a new case to house your gaming hardware, be sure to read... [PCSTATS]


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Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB SATA 3 SSD Review
Gigabyte has been pushing their G1 series "gaming" motherboards for some time now but the Sniper 2 represents their first step away from the aging X58 platform. Not only is this board more affordable than its predecessor but it also comes with Z68-exclusive features like SSD caching and Virtu GPU switching technology.
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Thermaltake Frio OCK CPU Cooler Review
The Mushkin Chronos Deluxe is an SSD bred through a company that, like many others, has a framework in the memory field to rely on. Unlike many others though, Mushkin’s lineage starts at the base of The Rocky Mountains and their ‘Welcome Message‘ by Company President, D. George Stathakis, speaks of community values and ideals often lost in the real... [PCSTATS]


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ASUS P6X58-E WS
"A new challenger for the crown in CPU cooling is the Thermaltake Frio OCK, with the “OCK” standing for “Over Clock King”. The Thermaltake Frio OCK certainly has the makeup of a cooler ready to handle extreme overclocking. The Frio OCK has dual ice blue translucent 130mm fans in a push/pull configuration encased in a black shroud with blue and TT’s... [PCSTATS]


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AMD ships first Bulldozer processors
"Having five full length x16 slots is very nice because any length PCI Express device can be used in them, plus the available bandwidth is much higher than a x4 or x1. Connectivity shouldn't be a problem unless consumers are wanting to use older hardware, such as PCI cards. With dual gigabit Ethernet, both optical TOSLINK and RCA S/PDIF, two USB 3.... [PCSTATS]


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3TB Hard Drive Round-up: Hitachi, Seagate, WD
"AMD has announced revenue shipments of the first processors based on its new x86 Bulldozer architecture. Initial production of the world's first 16-core x86 processor, codenamed Interlagos, began in August and shipping to OEM customers is already underway.
Compatible with existing AMD Opteron 6100 Series platforms and infrastructure, Interlagos ... [PCSTATS]


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AMD Reschedules Launch of FX-Series Chips to October
If you're currently in the market for a large capacity hard drive, you've come to the right place. Today we take a look at four of the latest 3TB drives to hit the market, from Hitachi, Seagate, and Western Digital. Although each HDD offers the same amount of storage, there are some distinct differences between them. Read on to find out what separa... [PCSTATS]


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Dell S2330MX Ultra-Slim Monitor, Reviewed
Xbitlabs reports; "Advanced Micro Devices has once again redesigned the launch family of its FX-series microprocessors code-named Zambezi so that to make it broader and more competitive, a source with knowledge of the company's plans revealed. In a bid to improve competitive positions of its FX-series "Zambezi" lineup d... [PCSTATS]


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AVerMedia AVerTV USB HD DVR
Back in the day, even a 19-inch CRT weighed around 40 pounds and dominated your computer desk with all that junk in the trunk. But like everything else in the realm of technology, computer displays evolved. First came LCDs, and then LCD displays sporting an LED backlight like the Dell S2330 Ultra Slim monitor. That's one of the reasons why computer... [PCSTATS]


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SilverStone EC03 USB 3.0 PCIe Card and Front Bay Panel
There is an answer to those two problems when using an audio-video (AV) capture solution. Today, we’ll be examining the AVerMedia AVerTV USB HD DVR which, like the Hauppauge Colossus we reviewed, is an AV capture solution that can handle both SD and HD video and can be utilized not just to work with HTPC DVR software, but also to capture any type o... [PCSTATS]


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Socket 1155 - updated ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z
With every aspect of computing moving at razor fast speeds there is no reason for our external data not follow. That is the reason we are seeing new external connections like USB 3.0, and the soon the Thunderbolt as well (already available on some Mac laptops). But in order to implement such connections you have to determine if it is worth it to up... [PCSTATS]


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