OCZ Technologys Vertex 2 Pro 100GB Solid State Disk Review
TweakTown posted a review on the OCZ Technology’s Vertex 2 Pro 100GB Solid State Disk

As time goes on we are seeing what was once enterprise-only technology being weaved into consumer products. Dual core processors have eliminated the need for dual processor systems used for A/V production. In the storage field we have the adaption of 10K platter speeds and technological advances like Native Command Queuing.

Today we are looking at the OCZ Technology Vertex 2 Pro. What makes the Vertex 2 Pro so special is that it uses one of the first true enterprise grade solid state controllers and pairs it with low cost consumer grade Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND flash memory.

OCZ Technologys Vertex 2 Pro 100GB Solid State Disk Review

TJetway NC94-510-LF Mini-ITX Atom Motherboard Review
TechwareLabs has a review of the Jetway NC94-510-LF Mini-ITX Atom Motherboard

Today we take a look at a low power high efficiency Intel Atom D510 based board from Jetway. This board offers the ability to have a Home media or backup server that wont break the bank. The NC94-510-LF from Jetway includes some surprising features for such a compact board with some possible issues which we explore in our review.

TJetway NC94-510-LF Mini-ITX Atom Motherboard Review



Thecus N2200 Review
techPowerUp takes a look at the Thecus N2200

The N2200 is an entry level dual bay NAS. It has a fairly long list of features without making it overly complex to configure, plus it comes at a low price. Since Thecus seems confident about the N2200 we took a closer look at it to see if this is justified.

Thecus N2200 Review

ASUS X58 Rampage III Extreme Motherboard Preview
Legit Reviews posted a preview on the ASUS X58 Rampage III Extreme Motherboard

I'm rather glad ASUS stuck with the Rampage Extreme branding as it lets me say stuff like EEEEXXXXTRRREEEEMMMMMEEE in daily conversation. I know in just writing this article I've mumbled that to myself a half-dozen times with a grin on my face. I have a feeling the Rampage III Extreme will be another board that goes down in the history books for high performance. The ASUS R3E motherboard though won't be limited in appreciation to just those people who benchmark with liquid nitrogen and dry ice. A lot of thought was put into the layout and the fact that it has an ATX form factor height means it'll enable 4-way CrossFire in a normal ATX case unlike the EVGA X58 Classified 4-Way SLI which fits in only a handful of cases...

ASUS X58 Rampage III Extreme Motherboard Preview

Roku XR Review
ASE Labs posted a review on Roku XR

Most people should have heard about the ease of use that the Netflix streaming service provides. One of the major components of this ease of use would be the set top boxes that provide the service on TVs. Roku was the original and is still the best way to get streaming Netflix to your TV, right now.

Roku XR Review

OCZ Vertex Limited Edition SSD Review
HotHardware checked out the OCZ Vertex Limited Edition SSD

When we first took a look at OCZ's Vertex 2 Pro series SSD back in February, we noted that our evaluation was a product "preview" due to the fact that the product was still being finalized in many ways and wasn't yet available on the open market. Little did we know that exact product would never see the light of day in retail. In fact, the Vertex Limited Edition SSD that we're taking a look at here today, will only be available in a limited 5K unit batch release from OCZ. That's not to say that good things don't come in limited quantities though. In fact, the Vertex Limited Edition SSD impresses like no drive we've seen before over a 3Gbps SATA interface.

OCZ Vertex Limited Edition SSD Review

TJetway NC94-510-LF Mini-ITX Atom Motherboard Review
TechwareLabs has a review of the Jetway NC94-510-LF Mini-ITX Atom Motherboard

Today we take a look at a low power high efficiency Intel Atom D510 based board from Jetway. This board offers the ability to have a Home media or backup server that wont break the bank. The NC94-510-LF from Jetway includes some surprising features for such a compact board with some possible issues which we explore in our review.

TJetway NC94-510-LF Mini-ITX Atom Motherboard Review

OCZ Technologys Vertex 2 Pro 100GB Solid State Disk Review
TweakTown posted their review on OCZ Technology’s Vertex 2 Pro 100GB Solid State Disk

As time goes on we are seeing what was once enterprise-only technology being weaved into consumer products. Dual core processors have eliminated the need for dual processor systems used for A/V production. In the storage field we have the adaption of 10K platter speeds and technological advances like Native Command Queuing.

Today we are looking at the OCZ Technology Vertex 2 Pro. What makes the Vertex 2 Pro so special is that it uses one of the first true enterprise grade solid state controllers and pairs it with low cost consumer grade Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND flash memory.

OCZ Technologys Vertex 2 Pro 100GB Solid State Disk Review

Scythe Grand Kama Cross SCKC-2000 Heatsink Review
FrostyTech posted Scythe Grand Kama Cross SCKC-2000 Heatsink Review

In this review Frostytech is testing Scythe's Grand Kama Cross heatsink, the supped-up successor to the Kama Cross. This time around Scythe have sized it up by selecting a 140mm PWM fan that spins at 500-1300RPM, instead of the standard 120mm size. The Grand Kama Cross is a quiet all-around heatsink, at most producing 45.9 dBA noise and at best a nearly inaudible 29.8 dBA in our real-world tests.

Scythe Grand Kama Cross SCKC-2000 Heatsink Review

PC Power Supply Protections: They Won’t Always Protect You
Hardware Secrets takes a look at PC Power Supply Protections

PC power supplies usually come with some protections. The savvy user will always try to pick one that provides the most protections possible. But having protections available doesn't mean that the power supply will in fact protect your equipment in case of malfunction. Let's see why.

PC Power Supply Protections: They Won’t Always Protect You

ECS A785GM-AD3 motherboard Review
Neoseeker takes a look at the ECS A785GM-AD3 motherboard

I will not hide my disappointment about the A785GM-AD3. It is mainly due to the many features it lacks that the vast majority of boards based on the 785G chipset have. Most importantly, it does not have an onboard HDMI output.

ECS A785GM-AD3 motherboard Review

Kingston DataTraveler 310 256gb USB Flash Drive Review
TestFreaks posted a review on the Kingston DataTraveler 310 256gb USB Flash Drive

They say size doesn't matter, but I think it does, at least when it comes to a USB drives, and I'll leave it at that, I've got an exclusive review for you, our friends over at Kingston have sent me a rather expensive USB drive, coming in at about $1100 it's not one that most people will be running out and grabbing anytime soon I'm sure, but it's one of the first on the market. So I've got my hands on the Kingston DataTraveler 310 256gb USB Flash Drive, and you know we love our flash drive here at TestFreaks, and one like this gets us a little more than excited! Anyway, I've run my tests on it and compared it to some other drives I've got on hand and I can tell you that it performs better than even Kingston claims in does, I got faster speeds for both reads and writes, so read on to learn more

Kingston DataTraveler 310 256gb USB Flash Drive Review

NVIDIA NextGen ION Preview
t-break posted a preview on the next generation of NVIDIA ION

About a year after NVIDIA released the original ION, they are back with the Next Gen touting with a tag line of "10X Performance and 10 Hours of Battery Life.

NVIDIA NextGen ION Preview

Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 Motherboard Review
TechSpot takes a look at the Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 Motherboard based on the AMD 890GX Chipset

AMD has dominated the HTPC market for some time now with their impressive IGP line-up. The 790GX chipset sporting integrated Radeon HD 3300 graphics and the 785G with its built-in Radeon HD 4200 GPU have gone beyond what Intel has been able to offer by a long stretch until just recently, not only in terms of performance but also value to the consumer.

It would seem as though AMD wishes to keep their clear cut advantage in this segment, and to that end they have been preparing a more powerful chipset for quite some time. Today we'll be looking at the new AMD 890GX chipset, featuring Radeon HD 4290 integrated graphics and SATA 3.0 (6 Gbps) support.

Showing off the 890GX is the Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3. This new AM3 motherboard features a 10-phase CPU VRM supporting future AMD CPUs with a 140W TDP, namely the upcoming hexacore processors. All-in-all this is an impressive looking motherboard and should be the perfect catalyst for showing off AMD's new 890GX chipset.

Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 Motherboard Review

AMD/ATI 890GX Chipset Launch Review
HardwareHeaven.com posted their AMD/ATI 890GX Chipset Launch Review

Today on our test bench we have the latest chipset from AMD which they hope will be attractive to consumers, offing many of the features present on the 785G and adding to this functionality such as SATA 6GB/s. We will be finding out how boards from Asus, Foxconn and Gigabyte perform in a select ion of real world gaming, multimedia and productivity tasks to find out which is worth your hand earned cash.

AMD/ATI 890GX Chipset Launch Review

AMD 890GX Chipset Review
Neoseeker takes a look at the new chipset from AMD, the 890GX

AMD did an awesome job refreshing its I/O solution. The SB850, packing six SATA 6Gbps connections natively, gives an edge to the AMD platform. Furthermore, integrating two PCI-E 2.0 lanes into the southbridge is an excellent idea since it provides the right interface for motherboard manufactures to add dedicated controllers.

AMD 890GX Chipset Review

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 890GX Motherboard Review
OCC has published a review on the ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 890GX Motherboard

I knew under water I could push the voltage a bit more, so I topped it at 1.5V and pushed the reference clock and multiplier a bit more and was able to boot at 4.3GHz but it was not stable enough to pass benchmarks so I tapped them down a bit and found a sweet spot at 4.226GHz, where everything ran stable and the temperatures were still low. For the final overclocking settings, the processor is at 4.226GHz (216.7MHz x 19.5) at 1.5V and the memory was set at 1733MHz with timings of 7-7-7-20.

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 890GX Motherboard Review

Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H 890GX Review
OCC has published a review on the Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H 890GX motherboard

This board also comes with Gigabyte's Ultra Durable 3 design, that uses 2-oz of copper PCB, a Ultra Durable heatpipe to cool the chipset and MOSFETs, dual BIOS, all solid Japanese capacitors and a 4+1 Phase Unit. All of these features have really help Gigabyte stand out as one of the top motherboard manufactures and when the GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard was the first out of many to overclock my AMD 955BE to 3.9GHz, I was more than sold on the design!

Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H 890GX Review

XtremeGear HP-1216B CPU Cooler Review
PureOverclock has published a review of the XtremeGear HP-1216B CPU cooler

The XtremeGear HP-1216B is features HDT technology and some nice aesthetics, but most significantly it can be found for about $30 USD. That certainly caught our attention here and we jumped at the chance to take a closer look at this cooler. So what does $30 get you these days? How well does the XtremeGear HP-1216B cool a highly overclocked CPU? Let's find out.

XtremeGear HP-1216B CPU Cooler Review

ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 (AMD 890GX) Motherboard Review
Tweaktown posted a review on the ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 (AMD 890GX) Motherboard

AMD has been having great success with their HD 5xxx line. These GPUs are not only the only DX11 parts on the market at the moment, but have performance that out does just about every offering from NVIDIA. However, they have not been doing overly well in the chipset and CPU market. Here they have been outdone by Intel consistently over the last few years.

This has been good for Intel, but bad for the market in general. Of course, AMD has made some great strides in the CPU realm and in fact have produced some good and inexpensive products that have quite a bit of room for overclocking. Now they are moving back to the chipset side and are launching a new chipset today, the 890GX.

ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 (AMD 890GX) Motherboard Review

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 Motherboard Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 Motherboard

AMD is releasing today a new chipset with integrated graphics, AMD 890GX. Let's see the performance of this new chipset and explore all features present on one of the most complete motherboards based on this new release, ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3, which comes with USB 3.0 and SATA-600 ports.

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 Motherboard Review

Logitech MX-620 Cordless Laser Mouse Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Logitech MX-620 Cordless Laser Mouse

Since 1981, Logitech has been making a name for themselves in the computer hardware scene. When you think of computer peripherals, you typically think of Logitech. This veteran company is naturally a top choice when deciding to purchase any type of input device, ranging from keyboards to webcams. As a worldwide leader in pointing devices, it's no surprise Logitech has learned to adapt to the current market and reinvent the mouse each time they release a new product. With the Logitech MX-620 cordless laser mouse, model 910-000240, the company doesn't disappoint. But how does it compare with the wide variety of mice that are already available? Benchmark Reviews tests the Logitech MX-620 in this article to answer that very question.

Logitech MX-620 Cordless Laser Mouse Review

Zalman Z7 Plus Computer Case Review
Tweaknews posted a review on the Zalman Z7 Plus Computer Case

First of all, the Z7 cases have a distinctive look and profile that sets them apart from most others in their class, particularly the Z7 Plus that we saw this time out. I really like the looks of this case and the cooling performance was quite good, particularly when one considers how quiet it can be by virtue of the side panel fan controller.

Zalman Z7 Plus Computer Case Review

AMD 890GX SB850 Chipset Debut: Phenom II X6 Ready
HotHardware.com posted their review on the AMD 890GX SB850 Chipset

It has been quite a while since AMD launched a new high-end desktop chipset. The 790FX has been riding high at the top of AMD's line-up for over two years now. It has been paired to newer Southbridge chips and AMD did follow up with the 790GX about a year and half ago, but for all intents and purposes AMD's flagship desktop chipset has remained unchanged for what is equivalent to an eternity in Internet-years.

Today, however, a new chipset will finally supplant the 790FX/GX at the top of AMD's line-up, the 890GX. As its name suggests, the 890GX features an integrated graphics core, but there's more to the story than just graphics. AMD has specifically stated that the 890GX will officially support upcoming 6-Core Phenom II X6 processors and courtesy of a new Southbridge, the SB850, the AMD 890GX is the first core logic chipset to natively support SATA 6G...

AMD 890GX SB850 Chipset Debut: Phenom II X6 Ready

Thermaltake Silent 1156 Heatsink Review
Ninjalane has posted their review of the super silent i5 cooler from Thermaltake called the Silent 1156.

Our heatsink tests are designed to look at cooling capacity at two different heat levels. The difference between the two determines how well a cooler can handle the different heat loads. The ThermalTake Silent 1156 did an excellent job in our tests by easily outperforming the stock 1156 cooler and proving it could handle a minor overclock up to 3.2Ghz.

Thermaltake Silent 1156 Heatsink Review