G,Skill Ripjaws X 2133MHz 8GB Kit Review
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ASUS GTX560 TOP Review
you're looking for a fast, high capacity Memory kit for your LGA1155 board, G.Skill might just have what you need.
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Silverstone Raven RV02-E White Ltd Edition Review
n need of a GPU upgrade but have been holding off for something more affordable? Hopefully ASUS have just what you need.
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Aria.co.uk Gladiator 1155 i5 4.4GHz Bundle
Finally the Silverstone Raven RV02-E chassis hits the OC3D labs for testing.
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MSI Big Bang Marshal P67 Motherboard Review
Today we take a look at a pre-overclocked Core i5 bundle from Aria. Which just so happens to be the cheapest overclocked bundle in the UK at the time of going to press.
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Thermaltake Level 10 GT Review
Today we will be taking a look at the revered Big Bang Marshal. An extended ATX motherboard with an extensive feature-list – including 24-Phase DrMOS power design, 8 PCI-E for multi-GPU graphics with Lucid Hydra to mix NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards, Voltage Check-Points and much more! So let’s waste no further time and begin our analysis of MSI’s B... [PCSTATS]
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Beginner's Guide to Building a Home Theater PC
Being unique, heavy, featuring a complex design and working with big name BMW meant that the cost of the Level 10 soared way beyond what many would spend on a chassis. Now, Thermaltake are back with a simplified version of the original Level 10 – the Level 10 GT. In essence this is the smaller brother of the original design and comes with a smaller... [PCSTATS]
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Upgrading HP WHS MediaSmart EX495 to Windows Home Server 2011
There are a variety of reasons why you might be interested in building a home theater PC (HTPC); perhaps you are intrigued by the idea of consolidating all your music, movies, and pictures into a central location. Or maybe the cable company upped their rates again and your only means of striking back is to build your own digital video recorder (DVR... [PCSTATS]
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Silverstone DC01 2.5" NAS
Those of you who have been following our MissingRemote Podcast are familiar with the dilemma I have been facing for the last few months--do I dare take the plunge on my one and only Windows Home Server system, based off of an HP MediaSmart EX495, and upgrade to the new and "improved" WHS 2011? After much deliberation and non-stop harassment from, w... [PCSTATS]
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Samsung ML-3712DW Laser Printer
"The last time Silverstone took a stab at the NAS market was a long
time ago - so long ago that their last NAS only supported IDE hard drives.
That was back in the time when people hadn't realized the convenience a
NAS could bring to the home; before every home had more game consoles than
beds, before every smartphone had WiFi as a standard, an... [PCSTATS]
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Asus Rampage III Black Edition
"When businesses need to print, they usually look to a laser printer as the solution. Laser printers offer incredibly low per-page costs over an inkjet printer. For plain text, laser printers also offer a much crisper quality print than an inkjet as well. Although not all lasers are colour, it's not hard to find a good colour laser printer that ca... [PCSTATS]
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Dual-Channel DDR3-1600 8GB Shootout
Having spent the past few weeks playing with the Asus Rampage III Black Edition and checking out its various features, I now find myself having to sum it all up in our conclusion. The problem is I cannot decide one way or the other as to whether I like this product or not. So let’s start with what I do like...
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NZXT H2 Classic Silent Mid-Tower Case
Although we were impressed with both the Crucial Ballistix Sport and Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey memory kits, it was the G.Skill RipjawsX that impressed us the most. By providing the best out of the box performance, best overclocking performance and best timings, the RipjawsX was untouchable.
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Corsair Obsidian 650D Mid-tower Chassis
"NZXT introduces the newest design in their Classic series, the H2 Silent mid-tower. Building upon the success of their previous Hush mid-tower and Whisper full-tower chassis, the H2 incorporates the latest case upgrades and technological advances into a compact mid-tower frame, utilizing quieting features and a classic styling that practically scr... [PCSTATS]
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Installing a Computer in a Car
"Corsair has since released two follow-up cases in the Obsidian line, the 700D and the 650D. The 700D is essentially identical to the 800D, but removes the hot-swap drive bays and windowed side panel. The 650D, on the other hand, is a mid-tower offering that heavily resembles the 800D in fit and function. There are some changes that had to be made ... [PCSTATS]
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SilverStone FT03 Micro ATX Chassis
"I mulled over multiple options for nearly a week before deciding that I wanted to install a PC in place of the current setup. A computer would allow me to add all of my MP3s as well as replace the unsightly TV / VCR combo. The PC would open up nearly all types of digital video formats as well which would certainly come in handy for passengers duri... [PCSTATS]
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Tritton PC 150 HDA Gaming Headset
"We've looked at more computer cases than any other component or accessory over the past 10 years here at OCIA.net. While styling and trends have certainly changed over the past decade, the general hardware layout inside a case has remained constant: motherboard in the middle, power supply either on the top or bottom, optical drives up front at the... [PCSTATS]
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Sapphire Radeon HD6950 Flex 2GB DDR5 Graphics card
"This time we will take a closer look at a gaming headset from Tritton - an American
manufacturer established in 2000. The new model they sent us for a review is PC 510 HDA,
and it's a gaming headset of the 5.1-variety. Now lets see how it compares to the audio
gear we've reviewed earlier."
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ASUS Crosshair V Formula Motherboard Review
"The HD 6950 and HD 6970 cards are the fastest single GPU offerings from the HD69 Cayman
line. The exact model of the card we received is Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 Flex Edition 2
GB, and it also packs some neat special features."
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Sapphire EDGE HD2 Mini PC Review
"Today we look at ASUS’ top of the line AMD board, the Crosshair V Formula. The Formula houses AMD’s newest chipset, the 990FX northbridge and SB950 southbridge."
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OCZ ZX Series 850w, 1000w and 1250w
"Being primarily a DIY-er website, it pains me to say this but sometimes a factory-built machine like the Sapphire EDGE Mini-PC HD2 has its advantages. This HTPC is tiny, about the size of a consumer router or eBook reader. This review will explore whether great things really can come in small packages."
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HIS Radeon HD 6970 IceQ Turbo
Due to the fact that the new ZX Series is OCZ’s flagship range the units are a little on the pricey side, with the 850w model situated at $180 US while the bigger beefier 1250w model costs $240 US. However as we mentioned at the start of the review, given their 80-Plus Gold certification the OCZ ZX Series is rather competitively priced.
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Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
The HIS Radeon HD 6970 IceQ Turbo is a fantastic product and is without a doubt one of the best Radeon HD 6970 graphics cards available today. The crown jewel is certainly that massive dual slot cooler, which kept the card at just 74 degrees, even when stress testing with FurMark. As remarkable as this thermal result is, it is made even more amazin... [PCSTATS]
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