Prototype Game Review
ocaholic.ch posted Prototype Game Review

An unknown virus, sickness or synthetic governmental bioweapon is seeking out New York and starts to change the city: Zombies band together as far as the eye can reach, soldiers have to march out to assure the security of citizens. Monsters and a network of intrigues and lies spread out all over Manhattan and you, a shape-shifter, are the only one being able to get to the bottom of this affair. Watch out for information and find the culprits; you have a way of your's own to unearth the truth.

Prototype Game Review

SSD Roundup August 2009
Driverheaven posted their SSD Roundup for August 2009

When we last looked at SSDs in June it was clear that they had reached a place where there were three main controller manufacturers; Intel, Indilinx and Samsung. One of the initial pioneers of the technology, JMicron, had not released a new generation of controllers which could compete with these three. As a result all but one of the drives in that roundup was based on Indilinx, Intel or Samsung technology.

A few months down the line and two further companies have brought to market drives based on Samsung and Indilinx controllers. Today we take a look at those products to see what Corsair and Crucial offer us. Also included in this review is an updated SSD from OCZ which takes their excellent Indilinx based Vertex range and enhances the performance to create the Vertex Turbo.

SSD Roundup August 2009



OCZ Vertex 60GB & Agility 128GB Review
Bjorn3D takes a look at the OCZ Vertex 60GB & Agility 128GB.

The competition is heating up with Solid State Drives. Like many computer products it's hard to know what product will fit the bill. With Nand Flash technology and SLC (Single Level Cell) and MCL Multi Level Cell technology combined with a JMicron, Samsung, or Indilinx Barefoot Controller inside the drive how do you know where to go to get the performance you crave with the price you can afford.

Today we're going to take a look at the OCZ Vertex 60GB SSD and the OCZ Agility 128GB SSD. They both sport the highly touted Indilinx Barefoot Controller which, as we've seen, in previous reviews cures the stuttering in the 1st gen SSD's and provides blazing fast speeds. The OCZ Vertex is the Performance line of SSD's and the Agility is the Value (or mainstream) line of SSD's. Since both have the Indilinx controller and the OCZ name behind them they're sure to be smoking fast but where do you want to put your hard earned cash, top of the line Vertex, or Mainstream Agility. Since they both have the same controller and use Nand Flash MLC technology it's sure to be an interesting benchmarking session.

OCZ Vertex 60GB & Agility 128GB Review

ASRock X58 Extreme Core i7 Motherboard Review
TweakTown posted a review on the ASRock X58 Extreme Core i7 Motherboard

Originally ASRock was to help in the entry to mainstream market while ASUS would concentrate on the high-end and enthusiast market. This worked very well at first, but it is becoming more and more a standard to integrate high-performance features and overclocking into even your basic boards.

The X58 Extreme is one of these boards; it is meant for the Core i7, features overclocking and also high-performance memory support. It is also a subtle jab at GIGABYTE who has their own X58 Extreme mainboard. The X58 Extreme is a scaled down version of the X58 Supercomputer from ASRock, with a correspondingly scaled price.

ASRock X58 Extreme Core i7 Motherboard Review

ioSafe Solo 500GB Rugged USB External Hard Drive Review
TestFreaks posted a review on the ioSafe Solo 500GB Rugged USB External Hard Drive

Today for review I've got the ioSafe Solo 500gb USB External Hard Drive, and it's one heck of a drive in both size and how it protects your data. The Solo weighs in at 15lbs and it's fireproof and waterproof, it's truly a great way to protect your data from disaster. I've spent time with it testing it of course, but I also decided to test just how waterproof it is, I tossed it in a stream nearby to test just how waterproof it is. Read on for videos, pictures and tests of the ioSafe Solo,

ioSafe Solo 500GB Rugged USB External Hard Drive Review

Logitech G13 Review
InsideHW.com has reviewed Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard

Specialized mini gaming keyboards (gameboards) exist on the market for some time. Logitech presented their vision of such device in form of G13 model. Logitech G13 has good ergonomics, mono LCD display (GamePanel) that is compatible with G15 keyboard series, multicolored backlight and small joystick.

Logitech G13 Review

OCZ Neutrino 10" DIY Netbook Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the OCZ Neutrino 10" DIY Netbook

Today's review sample, the OCZ Neutrino, gives the consumer a little bit of wiggle room outside of the norm of entirely preconfigured netbook systems. The Neutrino arrives without hard-drive, RAM, or operating system, leaving the purchase and installation of these components entirely up to the user. Because those are the only components that really vary between netbooks, all of the choice you might want in specifying a netbook is yours.

OCZ Neutrino 10" DIY Netbook Review

Thermaltake Element G Case Review
Overclockers Online posted a review on the Thermaltake Element G Case

Thermaltake has done a pretty good job with the Element G. It has enough small touches like sheathed cables, fan/LED controller and SSD mounting to let you know they really put some thought into the case design. If you have a need for storage, there is plenty of space for your needs as well. The styling can go from subtle with the LEDs turned off to flashy with them turned on, so it really gives you a lot of options to fit your tastes.

Thermaltake Element G Case Review

Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 2GB Vapor-X Graphics Card Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 2GB Vapor-X Graphics Card

We saw Sapphire really mix it up recently with the HD 4890 ATOMIC version of the card. The company hasn't stopped there, though, now choosing to do even more with the model. ATI partners really don't have the range of graphics cards to play with like NVIDIA ones. What this means is that we tend to see companies offer more variants of the same model.

The main feature to the HD 4890 we're looking at today is the extra memory which brings the card to 2GB. We've never been a huge believer of such huge memory amounts on graphics cards; there tends to be a point where performance flattens out. With that said, though, we'll find out what else Sapphire is able to offer us with the HD 4890 2GB Vapor-X today.

Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 2GB Vapor-X Graphics Card Review