Thursday, March 4, 2010

IT News HeadLines (PCSTATS) 04/03/2010


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3.2GHz Phenom II X2 555 and 2.9GHz Athlon II X4 635 @ PCSTATS
AMD is launching a bevy of new processors today, targeted squarely at budget conscious consumers, looking to save a few bucks on the their next PC build. The new processors differ from previous offerings in their respective product families in terms of frequency, and of course their model names, but... [PCSTATS]

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OCZ Agility 60GB SSD @ PCSTATS
"With the Agility, OCZ has the most affordable SSD built around the Indilinx controller, which nets you the all important TRIM command under Windows 7, and the currently available $30 mail-in-rebate only sweetens the deal."... [PCSTATS]

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AMD 65W Quand and Dual Core Processors @ PCSTATS
AMD has made a good come back with the Phenon II processor. Despite the fact that the processor is still not able to compete against Intel Core i7 processors, AMD hangs there and gives a good fight against the Core 2 processors. To stay competitive, AMD has launched the first sub $100 quad core proc... [PCSTATS]

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AMD's Fastest Dual-core - Phenom II X2 555 BE @ PCSTATS
AMD starts the new year with a number of new processors spanning its range of dual, triple and quad-cores. Among them is the Phenom II X2 555 'Black Edition', the fastest dual-core in its lineup. With 6MB of L3 cache and a 3.2GHz clock speed, can this dual-core change AMD's fortunes? ... [PCSTATS]

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Patriot Valkyrie 2-Bay Network Attached Storage Device @ PCSTATS
"At Patriot Memoryآ’s booth at CES this year Cameron and I were given the opportunity to see Patriotآ’s new Valkyrie Network Attached Storage server. Little did I know that the company already had a growing line of NAS products designed for small office and home users looking for centralized storage f... [PCSTATS]

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Canon PIXMA MX340 Office All-In-One Printer @ PCSTATS
"Today for review Iآ’ve got another all-in-one style printer. Iآ’ve taken a look at printers from HP, Epson and Brother but itآ’s time to add a Canon to the mix, specifically the Pixma MX340 Office All-In-One Printer. The MX340 is all about business really, itآ’s a no frills kind of printer that gets th... [PCSTATS]

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Gigabyte Radeon HD5670 Video Card Review @ PCSTATS
In this review we are looking at the new Gigabyte Radeon HD 5670 graphics card that will clearly keep your money where it belongs, in your pocket. So, will this card have enough power to satisfy the gamer on a budget?... [PCSTATS]

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ECS Geforce GT 240 @ PCSTATS
" The ECS GT 240 is built on a blue PCB and the GPU core is cooled by an Arctic Cooling heatsink that consumes most of the card's length. The heatsink is an Accelero L2 Pro and operates very quietly with its 92mm PWM fan. The heatsink is mounted with MX-2 and is rated for up to 100 Watts of cooling.... [PCSTATS]

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Help Save BBC 6-Music!!! @ PCSTATS

There is growing opposition to the announcement by BBC director general Mark Thompson to shut down BBC 6 Music, home ... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Phenom II 550 Black Edition - Mini Review @ PCSTATS
"The Asus motherboard in this system allows me to unclock all of the cores. After unlocking all my cores, I've found that they are all in good working condition. With the flick of a switch, I've got a Phenom II Quad....2MB of L2 Cache, 6MB of L3 Cache. Being a Black Edition CPU, the multiplier is un... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Unveils Versatile AMD 890GX Chipset for High Definition Entertainment @ PCSTATS

New Chipset Serves as the Foundation for 2010 Client Platforms Featuring ATI Radeon. HD 4290 Graphics, Advanced SATA 3.0, and USB 3.0 Connectivity for an Outstanding Out-of-Box 3D Graphics and HD Entertainment Experience

AMD and its motherboard partners today unleashed ATI Radeon. HD... [PCSTATS]

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Up Close Preview: ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro Motherboard @ PCSTATS

Full Asus M4A89GTD-Pro/USB3 review on [PCSTATS]

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Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1e X-Fi SoundCard @ PCSTATS
Based on Creative's PCIe X-Fi chipset, the Prodigy 7.1e keeps sound quality high and prices low for a superior value. It may be a no-frills sound card, it has features that a gamer would want like OpenAL and a stable driver, but also for audiophiles in upgradable opamps and a dedicated headphone out... [PCSTATS]

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Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Toxic @ PCSTATS
AMD's Radeon HD 5850 may not be the company's highest-end card, but it still packs a wicked punch. Plus, when overclocked, and overclocked well, it can come close to the peformance of the top-end HD 5870. With the design of Sapphire's Toxic graphics card, hitting heights like this seem to be made al... [PCSTATS]

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Top Budget to Mid-Range Graphics Cards @ PCSTATS
While the gaming landscape seems to have shifted toward consoles in recent years, many feel PCs are still where the action is. Naturally those looking to experience the hottest video games in all their glory will need the appropriate hardware powering their rigs. Besides adopting newer platforms, at... [PCSTATS]

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MSI P55-GD80 and P55-GD55 Review and Benchmarks @ PCSTATS
Today we have two boards from MSI with Intel P55-Chipset in a comparison. Both boards are targeting the gamers, but are also different. Let's take a look at the boards and the benchmarks.... [PCSTATS]

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PowerColor PCS+ 5770 and Sapphire 5770 Vapor-X Review @ PCSTATS
"Today HardwareHeaven have two different models of the 5770 on the review bench. Each offers enhanced performance and aftermarket cooling and HardwareHeaven will be running them through a selection of real world benchmarks in both gaming and GPU computing tasks." ... [PCSTATS]

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MSI R5670-PMD1G Radeon HD 5670 1 GB @ PCSTATS
MSI's new R5670-PMD1G is one of the few HD 5670 cards that come with 1 GB of video memory, as opposed to 512 MB on most other designs. This review will answer whether there is any point in 1 GB of memory on a card like the HD 5670 or if 512 MB is enough. ... [PCSTATS]

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Thermaltake Toughpower XT 750W Power Supply @ PCSTATS
"The Thermaltake Toughpower XT 750W is a great power supply let down only by its failure to meet its claimed 80 Plus Bronze certification following the OCC testing methodology. The efficiency is still very good and the only thing it can influence at the end of the day is the electricity bill. The DC... [PCSTATS]

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AMD X2 555 Black Edition, the X4 635, and the X4 910e @ PCSTATS
"Let's talk right away about performance. I can not hide the fact that the Athlon II has an awesome computing power for its cost. Unfortunately, games do not look to be exploiting it; they run significantly better on the Core i3 which sells for only $6 more."... [PCSTATS]

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