Thermaltake Frio CPU Cooler Review
DragonSteelMods posted a review on the Thermaltake Frio CPU Cooler

Today for review I've got another CPU Cooler from our friends at Thermaltake called the Frio. This cooler is aimed at those that like to overclock their CPUs. The Frio is fairly large but it performs very well especially when running on an overclocked CPU. It comes with two fans that have in-line speed controllers on them, and the cooler itself features five U-shaped heatpipes. I've put it up against my current CPU cooler, the Noctua NH-U12P on my Corei5 750 CPU running at both stock and overclocked speeds and I have to say that I am truly impressed by the performance of this cooler. So read on...

Thermaltake Frio CPU Cooler Review

AMD Interview April 11, 2010 Turbo-Core
Hi Tech Legion posted an interview with Simon Solotko of AMD

Computer Ed interviews Simon Solotko of AMD. The focus is "AMD Turbo-Core and the new Phenom II 6-Core Processors", Ed and Simon examine The new Technology and 6-Core computing. Find out how it's done and what Turbo-Core is and how it works. Simon and Ed discuss,TDP, how Turbo-Core stays within the thermal threshold and much more, including Cool n Quiet. This is an Interview Enthusiasts as well as beginning DIYers' will not want to miss.

AMD Interview April 11, 2010 Turbo-Core



Vantec Nexstar 3 Superspeed USB 3.0 HDD Enclosure Review
Tweaknews posted a review on the Vantec Nexstar 3 Superspeed USB 3.0 HDD Enclosure

After taking Vantec's NexStar 3 USB 3.0 external HDD enclosure for a test run, I'm left completely sold. There's no way I'd want to go back to using a USB 2.0 enclosure for file storage if I can avoid it. The increase in speed is incredible, and the best part is that there's no learning curve – if you know how to use any USB device (and who doesn't these days), you already know how to use USB 3.0.

Vantec Nexstar 3 Superspeed USB 3.0 HDD Enclosure Review

AMD FirePro V8800 2GB Review
Phoronix posted a review on the AMD FirePro V8800 2GB running under Linux

Last week AMD launched the FirePro V8800, which is their first workstation graphics card derived from an ATI Evergreen graphics processor and designed to be a step-up from the previously reviewed FirePro V8700 and FirePro V8750. The AMD FirePro V8800 features 2GB of GDDR5 video memory with 147.2 GB/s of bandwidth, 1600 Stream processors, four DisplayPort outputs, ATI Eyefinity support, DirectX 11.0 / OpenGL 4.0 support, OpenCL 1.0 capable, a full 30-bit display pipeline, Multi-View display support, and much. We have now carried out our Linux testing of this new ultra high-end workstation graphics card and have the results to share this morning.

AMD FirePro V8800 2GB Review

Benchmark Performance SSD Testing: AHCI vs IDE
Benchmark Reviews compared the SSD performance of AHCI and IDE

Solid State Drive technology is unfamiliar to many consumers, and so long as there are different ways an SSD can operate there always be questions that need answering. Benchmark Reviews offers various SSD tests, but proving performance speeds and matching manufacturer claims is only part of the story. Each SSD processor has unique behaviors, with some working well with TRIM and offering improved performance in AHCI mode, while others include Garbage Collection (GC) and work best in IDE mode. In this article Benchmark Reviews demonstrates how SSDs are tested by the manufacturer, and illustrates how real-world performance is different for end-users.

Benchmark Performance SSD Testing: AHCI vs IDE

Patriot Valkyrie NAS Review
PureOverclock posted a review on the Patriot Valkyrie NAS

To serve the increasing demand for data storage, a Network Attached Storage device, or NAS, may be exactly what the home user or small business might need. A NAS can offer easy of use and convenience at a reasonable cost. The Patriot Valkyrie NAS is one such device that houses two 3.5" hard drives and lives for storage. Offering pretty much everything you might need for home storage, the Valkyrie is the subject of our attention today.

Patriot Valkyrie NAS Review

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5830 1GB Video Card Review
TweakTown posted a review on the GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5830 1GB Video Card

Love it or hate it, the HD 5830 is here to stay and some may feel that it's a better option over something like a HD 5770 because ATI tend to focus on adding performance to their higher end models. With the HD 5830 falling in the HD 5800 series range, one would hope that it may see more of a performance bump than models in the HD 5700 series.

The models are beginning to come in thick and fast and we've got a couple here from a few different companies. The first one we'll be looking at today comes from GIGABYTE and carries with it quite a mean looking cooler.

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5830 1GB Video Card Review

Thermaltake BlacX Duet Review
3DXtreme.net posted a review on the Thermaltake BlacX Duet

Today Thermaltake brings us a new BlacX called the Duet and features some improvements over the original product including eSATA and the ability to mount not one but two drives! We were pretty impressed by the original BlacX, will the new one live up to our expectations?

Thermaltake BlacX Duet Review

G.SKILL Pi Series F3-12800CL7T-6GBP Tri Channel 6GB Review
OCC has published a review on the G.SKILL Pi Series F3-12800CL7T-6GBP Tri Channel 6GB

Couple that with the fact that only 1.5 volts are required to run the modules at the aggressive rated timings and speeds of 1600Mhz 7-8-7-24. The other bonus shows up in a system that is slightly better in the power efficiency department just because you are not burning that energy to get your results. Even if you have to bump the volts up a notch or two when overclocking, the heat spreaders are large enough to handle the thermal load.

G.SKILL Pi Series F3-12800CL7T-6GBP Tri Channel 6GB Review

HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo

HIS sends their HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo into the race for the best custom designed HD 5870. In addition to the new iCooler V heatsink you get improved clock speeds over the AMD reference design and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as game bundle.

HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo Review

ECS H57H-MUS motherboard review - Intel H57 at its best
The Guru of 3D posted ECS H57H-MUS motherboard review

The H57 series offers a little more in the form of RAID support while it also packs a little more punch which we'll look at in this review of course.

A more interesting feature on the H57H-MUS we'll be testing today is that it's packaged with two extra add-on controllers, one offers USB 3.0 through an onboard NEC uPD720200 host controller and the other is a SATA 6G add-on controller, adding some greater compatibility and extra power for USB / SATA6G devices. Follow us through the mystic images of the PCB, and of course a nice performance overview in our ECS H57H-MUS motherboard review.

ECS H57H-MUS motherboard review - Intel H57 at its best