Monday, February 4, 2013

IT News Head Lines (X-bit labs) 05/02/2013


X-bit labs FM2 Platform: Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 Mainboard and AMD A10-5800K Processor Review Today we will talk about the functionality of the mainboard and try to find out why not very fast AMD Trinity processors consume so much power after all. Which of the system components have the most serious effect on the performance and power consumption? Computing cores, Graphics or memory - what must be overclocked and why should be left alone in the nominal mode? Read More ...
GeForce GTX 660 Graphics Cards Roundup Today we are going to talk about three absolutely different graphics cards from EVGA, Gigabyte and MSI, which are going to compete for the title of the fastest, the quietest and the coolest GeForce GTX 660. Read More ...
Intel's Next Unit of Computing Review: Desktop of the Future or Another Nettop? Intel decided to give it a shot in the ultra-compact desktop systems market. And they immediately came up with a unique product: a miniature system case only 12x11x4 cm in size based on Core i3 processor. It boasts a truly impressive combination of features, but does it make practical sense to give us a large desktop box in favor of a tiny guy like that? Read More ...
4-Bay NAS from Synology: Three Models Reviewed At this time Synology offers three models of 4-bay network attached storage units designed in traditional format and targeted for different market segments. They are DS413j, DS413 and DS412+. We are going to introduce all three of them to you in our today's review. Read More ...
ASRock Z77 Extreme3 LGA 1155 Mainboard Review: Simple, Inexpensive and Great The major peculiarity of this mainboard is that unlike most other boards out there, it doesn't have any unnecessary features. No "excess" additional controllers, no buttons, no decorative plates, but everything necessary for efficient work is present. We could point out two or three things, but otherwise this mainboard has numerous great advantages, just like other ASRock products do. Read More ...
ECS Z77H2-A2X (v1.0) Review: "Golden" LGA 1155 Mainboard from the "Black" Series This mainboard is a flagship product from ECS. It boasts extended functionality and a number of unique peculiarities. Our today's review will discuss all the advantages or this product alongside with the challenges that the users may face if they decide on this "golden" board. Read More ...
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Graphics Cards Roundup Today we are going to review five entry level graphics cards that come at a very affordable price, including a reference design from Nvidia, GeForce GTX 650 Ti based proprietary products from ECGA, Gigabyte and Zotac, and Zotac GeForce GT 640. What does this price range have to offer to us these days? Let's find out! Read More ...
MSI Z77 MPOWER Review: OC Certified LGA 1155 Mainboard from the Big Bang Series This mainboard boasts a lot of advantages. Some are typical of all Micro-Star's mainboards, some are unique for this particular model. However, it is also kind of tricky to work with and may require a good deal of patience on your part. Read More ...
Nvidia Quadro K5000 Professional Graphics Card Review The new generation on Nvidia Kepler graphics architecture has finally reached the professional graphics accelerators. We managed to get our hands on the first graphics card with the new architecture designed for high-performance workstations - Quadro K5000. Let's see how more advanced the new product is compared with the good time-tested Quadro 5000. Read More ...
Affordable Gold from Seasonic: G-360 and G-550 Power Supply Units Review So far we have only come across Seasonic power supply units certified according to the highest standards in the upper price segment. However, the new G series units with 80 PLUS Gold certification belong to a much more affordable mainstream range. Read More ...
Thermalright Archon SB-E Cooler Review In an attempt to improve the legendary Archon cooler even more, Thermalright made a few minor modifications to their heatsink, provided a new fan and slightly changed the retention mechanism. Let's find out how good it turned out. Read More ...
Water and Air for a Graphics Card: ARCTIC Accelero Hybrid Cooling System Review Today we will talk about a very interesting cooling system for Hi-End graphics accelerators that combines the concepts of liquid and air cooling in one. Read More ...
Western Digital Sentinel DX4000 NAS Review Today we are going to talk about the new NAS storage system from Western Digital based on Intel 1.8 GHz Atom dual-core processor and featuring two hard drives inside. It is also is powered by Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials and is targeted for SMBs with 25 client devices or less. Read More ...
Corsair Dominator Platinum Dual-Channel DDR3 Memory Kits Review Corsair Dominator Platinum boasts attractive exterior, excellent characteristics and unique monitoring functionality. But at the same time, it is the most expensive overclocker DDR3 SDRAM in the market today. Let's find out who might be the potential target group for this product. Read More ...
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