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Zalman Displays CNPS9900 MAX CPU Cooler

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · June 5, 2010 · 3361 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

One of Zalman's latest creations is a refresh on its CNPS9900 CPU cooler, the CNPS9900 MAX. While identical to the CNPS9900 base model (copper) in many ways, the MAX sports a black+graphite look, making use of nickel-plated copper. The design involved two loops of copper fins to which heat is conducted by heat pipes,…

G.Skill Displays Phoenix Pro Series SSDs

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · June 5, 2010 · 3434 reads · ★★★★☆ (2 votes)

G.Skill displayed its Phoenix Pro series solid state drives (SSDs), while up the transfer rates slightly from its TRIM-supportive predecessor, the Phoenix. Making use of the SandForce SF-1200 processor, the Phoenix Pro features a custom firmware that makes the drive even speedier than most of the SandForce-driven SSDs…

ASUS Expands TUF Series with Sabertooth X58 Motherboard

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · June 5, 2010 · 2778 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

ASUS is also planning to expand its TUF series motherboard lineup with the Sabertooth X58. This socket LGA-1366 uses the design model of the TUF series, which includes 2 oz copper layered PCB, a choice of high-grade components, and CeraMX ceramic surface heatsinks that have greater heat dissipation area. These give…

Affiliate reviews today [02-06-2010]

Affiliates · Author HaSLeS · June 2, 2010 · 4480 reads · ★★★★☆ (3 votes)

Accessories HIS Rechargeable Solar LED Flashlight @ High Tech Reviews | Elgato Video Capture Device @ TestFreaks | CiragoTV Platinum CMC2000 1.5TB Network Multimedia Player @ iGadget Life | Joby Gorillapod Magnetic @ iGadget Life | Wicked Audio Earbuds - Wicked Empire - Knight Review @ DragonSteelMods PSUs Amacrox…

Antec Launches New Dark Fleet Series

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · June 2, 2010 · 3544 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Antec, Inc., the global leader in high-performance computer components and accessories for the gaming, PC upgrade and Do-It-Yourself markets, today announced the Dark Fleet series, its newest line of enclosures designed to meet the cooling and convenience demands of PC gamers and professional users. The Dark Fleet…

GMC Bulldozer R4 - Computer Case Review?!

Cases · Author Stuyo · May 25, 2010 · 31939 reads · ★★★★☆ (11 votes)

On of the interesting attendants at the last year CeBit expo in Hanover was the Korean company GM Corporation (GMC). Even though most of their products were pretty standard a large section of their stand was devoted to one of their unique products – a computer case having the somewhat "construction" related name of…

ASRock Intros 870 Extreme3 Motherboard with CrossFire Support

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · April 9, 2010 · 4274 reads · ★★★★★ (9 votes)

ASRock is ready with its premium motherboard based on the AMD 870 + SB850 chipset, the ASRock 870 Extreme3. Either the company seems to have jumped the specifications of the 870 by adding external PCI-Express lane switching that gives it proper CrossFire capability, or that the 870 will indeed support 2-way CrossFire…

Koolance Intros Water Blocks for GeForce GTX 400 Series

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · April 9, 2010 · 3723 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

Koolance is ready with water blocks designed for NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 graphics cards. The Koolance VID-NX480 and VID-NX470 are full-coverage water blocks that cool all vital heat-producing components on the obverse side of the PCB, including the GPU, memory and VRM areas. Both measure 6.25" x 5.75" x…

Xilence Readies XQ 1200W 80 Plus Gold Certified PSU

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · April 2, 2010 · 3809 reads · ★★★★★ (17 votes)

In the era of the power-guzzling GeForce GTX 480, >1000W PSUs don't seem overkill anymore, especially if 2-way or 3-way SLI setups are planned with them. Xilence is readying a new high-end PSU in its XQ line. The XQ 1200W packs four +12V rails, it offers a very high efficiency of 92%, qualifying for the 80 Plus Gold…

Intel Core i7 930 Reaches Stores

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · February 28, 2010 · 4522 reads · ★★★★★ (21 votes)

The much talked about 'value' addition to Intel's Core i7 series in the LGA-1366 package, the Core i7 930, has begun being listed on online stores. The quad-core upper-performance segment chip is listed on popular European retailer, Home of Hardware (HOH.de), for 254.82 ?, around 25 ? higher than the price of Core i7…

Sapphire Launches TOXIC and Vapor-X Radeon HD 5850

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · February 20, 2010 · 3465 reads · ★★★★★ (15 votes)

Combining the highly successful HD 5000 series graphics architecture with its award winning Vapor-X cooling technology, SAPPHIRE Technology is now shipping two new graphics cards - the SAPPHIRE HD 5850 TOXIC Edition and the SAPPHIRE HD 5850 Vapor-X model. The SAPPHIRE HD 5850 TOXIC Edition and the SAPPHIRE HD 5850…

Corsair Obsidian 700D Case Detailed

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · February 20, 2010 · 3762 reads · ★★★★★ (10 votes)

Quality-enthusiast Corsair is ready with its second PC case, the Obsidian 700D. The new 700D is positioned slightly lower than the 800D which the company debuted last year. Information on the 700D surfaced from a leaked company brochure. It shows the case to be an ATX full-tower, with black overall. There is no…

Kingston Digital Ships First 256GB USB Flash Drive in the U.S.

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · February 20, 2010 · 5190 reads · ★★★★★ (11 votes)

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the release of DataTraveler 310, the first 256GB USB Flash drive in the United States. The DataTraveler 310 replaces the 256GB DataTraveler 300, released in July…

ASUS Radeon HD 5870 MATRIX 2GB Graphics Card Pictured

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · February 12, 2010 · 3726 reads · ★★★★★ (11 votes)

ASUS' Republic of Gamers MATRIX series of graphics cards is getting a new member, the EAH5870 MATRIX. This model, based on the ATI Radeon HD 5870 GPU has high-end construction, cooling, and voltage regulators, out of the box higher clock speeds, overclocking headroom, and twice the amount of memory: 2 GB. The cooler…

Synology Announces DS710+ NAS Server

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · February 12, 2010 · 2928 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Synology UK, leaders in open source network attached storage solutions announced today the DiskStation DS710+ aimed primarily at SMB and home enthusiast users. Shipping with Synology's award winning DiskStation Manager 2.2 web-interface, the DS710+ can be set up and configured within minutes without the requirement of…

ASUS Presents the Fastest, Most Chic Optical Drives Around

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · February 12, 2010 · 3092 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

ASUS continues to lead in high performance optical storage devices with a full range of top quality products, from mainstay DVD-RW drives to Blu-ray Disc combos that have become the standard for high-end professional storage environments. Powered by USB 2.0 connectivity, the new ASUS SBC-06D1S-U and the ASUS…

MSI Trots out Radeon HD 5770 HAWK Graphics Card

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · February 8, 2010 · 4375 reads · ★★★★☆ (5 votes)

MSI has just unveiled its custom-cooled Radeon HD 5770 HAWK graphics card, which looks exactly the same as the HAWX card that we reported earlier. The HD 5770 HAWK employs a 7+1 phase design, which provides 20% better overclocking ability than the reference cards, and ships with built-in voltage measurement points and…

EVGA Updates BIOS for Several X58 Motherboards

Software · Author HaSLeS · February 8, 2010 · 3289 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

EVGA has recently released the latest BIOS for several models of its X58 motherboards which supports Intel’s 32nm Gulftown processors which are set to launch next month. The BIOS 44 adds “Turbo Performance” option and fixes 1866MHz memory ratio. EVGA X58 SLI Micro (E756) EVGA X58 SLI LE (E757) EVGA X58 SLI (E758) EVGA…

SilverStone Introduces Strider Essential Series PSUs

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · February 2, 2010 · 3493 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

SilverStone introduced two entry-level PSUs under its Strider Essential series, the 400W ST40F-ES and 500W ST50F-ES. The two are feature fixed (non-modular) cabling, ATX 2.3 compliance, and 80 Plus certification. Under the hood is a single +12V rail design with active PFC. The unit is cooled by a 120 mm fan with a…

Razer Megasoma A Gaming Mouse Mat Review

Peripherals · Author HaSLeS · January 27, 2010 · 24272 reads · ★★★★☆ (13 votes)

Yet another Razer product found its way to our lab. It would be a shame if we don't review it, wouldn't it? And since there is hardly anyone not familiar with Razer products and their superb quality, well skip that part of the review, going straight on to reviewing today's product – Razer Megasoma. I want to thanks…

ASUS Rampage III Extreme Smiles for the Camera

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · January 27, 2010 · 4625 reads · ★★★★★ (18 votes)

One of ASUS' premier offers for this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) event is a new high-end socket LGA-1366 motherboard, the Republic of Gamers (ROG) Rampage III Extreme. The board succeeds the Rampage II Extreme which launched over an year ago along with Intel's then new Core i7 series processors. The new…

Razer Naga - A MMO Mouse Review

Peripherals · Author HaSLeS · January 12, 2010 · 24583 reads · ★★★★★ (11 votes)

Get imba. The very first time I read this in the net I was rather impressed. For a fact that short sentence remained with me for quite a while. Each time I remembered it I was also reminded for Razer Naga. For me this product of Razer was a revolutionary one, a product I was hoping to get my hands on one day. Well,…

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