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Raptoxx RT-EBAD1200 Exxtreme 1200W PSU review

PSUs · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · January 10, 2009 · 15644 reads · ★★★★★ (16 votes)

When we speak of ultra-high class computer, we usually refer to one with motherboard having the latest chipset, multiple core processor, fast memory, video cards in SLI or CrossFire mode and fast hard drives - all of them quite expensive and power hungry. But the backbone of any computer is the PSU, and the…

Vizo Luxon Advanced HDD Eclosure Review

Storage · Author Stuyo · January 9, 2009 · 12574 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

External hard drive cases are hardly an innovative product, still today we choose to review one such case from our new friends - Vizo. The especially interesting thing about it is that it allows use of both PATA and SATA drives – a rare combination indeed. The particular model we'll be reviewing is named Luxon…

AMD Phenom II X4 940 - first AMD Phenom 45nm CPU, Deneb Core

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · January 8, 2009 · 30175 reads · ★★★★★ (31 votes)

The last three years were kind of tough for AMD. Ever since acquiring ATI the company struggled in each and every of its major business segments. Intel Core 2 ruled over the hearths and minds of increasing mass of users (and especially the ones with more specific needs like gamers, overclockers and enthusiasts) and…

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 and GeForce GTX 295 Launch Dates Announced

Hardware · Author krisko92 · January 6, 2009 · 2638 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

It's time for some new information, provided by our colleagues over at OCWorkBench. As reported by them NVIDIA is preparing to launch its new GeForce GTX 285 card on January 15th, while the dual-GPU GeForce GTX 295 is planned to debute on January 8th, during the first day of CES 2009. These two video cards will be…

XFX Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 4870 Pictured

Hardware · Author krisko92 · January 6, 2009 · 2960 reads · ★★★★☆ (4 votes)

XFX seems to be ready with its initial lineup of graphics cards. Some European retailers have even begun listing their products and pricing. While there's nothing really interesting about the way XFX is pricing its cards, the way it's cards seem to be certainly interesting. Pictured below are its first two models…

GeForce GTX 285 from Gigabyte Appears in Hong Kong

Hardware · Author krisko92 · January 6, 2009 · 2481 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Though no official information from NVIDIA has been released on the GeForce GTX 285, through leaks over the past month we know that this is a 55nm version of the GTX280. Although the 55nm GTX 260 has kept its name, it seems that the same cannot be said of the GTX 280. This Gigabyte card is said to use the same…