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EVGA Intros Entry-Level P55V Motherboard

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · December 13, 2009 · 3903 reads · ★★★★★ (39 votes)

EVGA expanded its lineup of socket LGA1156 motherboards, this time with the entry-level EVGA P55V. This micro-ATX motherboard provides the bare essentials for the platform, but surprisingly doesn't leave out PCI-Express external switching that provides two PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots at dual x8 bandwidth, and with it,…

Core i3 Clarkdale Stripped

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · December 1, 2009 · 4397 reads · ★★★★☆ (18 votes)

Intel’s upcoming 32nm Clarkdale processor is the first serious one which packs CPU and GPU into the same package, and the fellow site Nordichardware has just unveiled the naked picture of it. If you’re interested in running this type of CPU, you will need to buy an Intel H55 or H57 chipset. In case you didn’t know,…

AsRock H55 Series Motherboards Revealed

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · December 1, 2009 · 3639 reads · ★★★★★ (11 votes)

Several pictures of AsRock’s H55 Express based motherboards which are due for launch early next year have recently been leaked ahead of time. The H55M Pro, H55M, and H55DE3 are pictured below, with the first two featuring MicroATX form factor while the last one adopting ATX form factor. Each of them packs two PCIe x16…

Intel Core 2 Duo E8700 Leaked Accidently

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 30, 2009 · 3830 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

Core 2 Duo E8700 has been listed at Intel’s product page for a while, as the top processor in the Wolfdale based Core 2 Duo family, but the availability and pricing remain mysterious. Recently, a XtremeSystems forum member claims he has already received a Core 2 Duo E8700 from Intel’s chip factory in Malaysia, though…

Edimax BR-6226n Wireless Router Review

Peripherals · Author Stuyo · November 25, 2009 · 31425 reads · ★★★☆☆ (24 votes)

Today we're yet again testing a crucial network component of the type most of you probably have in your home network. Yes, we're talking about wireless network routers. Today we're reviewing a basic Edimax model of the latest generation, one without flashy features bur with support of the 802.11n standard and quite…

NVIDIA Auctions Ultimate Gaming System on eBay

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 25, 2009 · 4744 reads · ★★★★★ (10 votes)

AMD ever autioned its Phenom II TWKR Black Edition Processor at eBay, and we’ve just found a NVIDIA GPU based top gaming system . listed for bid . The Ultimate Gaming System consist of first-class PC components which are donated by eleven of the computer industry’s finest companies, including NVIDIA, Asus, Crucial,…

Razer Imperator Offers Comfort, Customization For All Right-Handers

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 25, 2009 · 4629 reads · ★★★★★ (10 votes)

Razer, the world's leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, today announced the Razer Imperator, a right-handed ergonomic mouse for palm and fingertip gamers. The Razer Imperator is designed with gaming-grade ergonomics in mind - contours and grooves specifically crafted to enhance…

Razer Megalodon - 7.1 Channel Headset Review

Peripherals · Author HaSLeS · November 23, 2009 · 25616 reads · ★★★★☆ (18 votes)

Nowadays Gaming had become more than obsession for a small group of people. It has in fact evolved in to sport form, that keeps on growing in various forms, demanding more and more from the computer hardware and its peripherals. And while many people consider the good mouse and keyboard the only peripherals that…

Affiliate reviews today [22-11-2009]

Affiliates · Author HaSLeS · November 23, 2009 · 4404 reads · ★★★★★ (7 votes)

CPUs Intel Core i5 @ PCFoster Accessories Vantec NexStar Universal Storage Adapter @ TestFreaks | NZXT SENTRY 2 5.25" Touch Screen Fan Controller @ Bona Fide Reviews | TrickleStar TV TrickleSaver @ Bona Fide Reviews | NZXT Sentry 2 Touchscreen Fan Controller @ Rbmods | VIZO Arius Ex @ LanOC Reviews | StarTech…

Asus Brings 3D Vision Technology to Notebook

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 22, 2009 · 3455 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

NVIDIA and Asus jointly announced today that the first 3D Vision notebook: Asus G51J3D. The notebook includes a 120Hz 3D Vision-capable panel and a pair of 3D Vision active-shutter glasses. The laptop features Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6GHz), a GeForce GTX 260M GPU, and a 15.6-inch screen running at a native 1366×768…

MSI Takes H57 Motherboard to mATX Form Factor

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 22, 2009 · 3183 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

MSI is working on a H57-based mATX motherboard, according to the fellow site Techsweden, which is expected to fight against the Asus P7H57D-V EVO. The H57M-ED65 features an OC-Genie chip, and enables users to adjust BCLK conveniently. Besides, the board packs two PCI-e x16 slots, HDMI/DVI/D-Sub/DisplayPort…

OCZ Preparing USB 3.0 External SSD

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 22, 2009 · 3109 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

OCZ Technology has perhaps the most diverse solid-state drive portfolio, which includes 1.8" and 2.5" internal SATA 3 Gb/s SSDs - with SLC, and MLC NAND flash technologies; 3.5" SSDs, bootable PCI-Express SSDs, and even eSATA based ones. While SSDs utilizing SATA 6 Gb/s are very predictable in the near future, the…

PowerColor Launches a Radeon PLAY! HD 5770

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · November 20, 2009 · 3756 reads · ★★★★★ (9 votes)

TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, today announces a new flavor to HD5700 series: PLAY! HD5770. PLAY! HD5770 features full digital output solution with Display Port / HDMI/ DVI onboard design; delivers an incredible visual performance at all resolutions. And with the support of ATI…

NVIDIA GF100 GPU Seen in Action

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 20, 2009 · 3516 reads · ★★★★★ (7 votes)

With the overwhelming approach of AMD Radeon HD 5970, NVIDIA has finally decided to do something. The BSN site has just discovered a picture showing the desktop version of NV100 GPU - GF100 in action on the company’s Facebook page. The card looks quite close to retail edition, and was running Unigine’s DirectX 11…

DFI Hybrid Motherboard Combines Intel P45 and NVIDIA ION

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 20, 2009 · 3403 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

DFI has recently announced its latest creation - the Hybrid P45-ION-T2A2 motherboard which combines the P45 and ION chipset. The two platforms can operate completely independently, and you may use the KVM and LAN switch on board. When your PC is running some energy-hungry applications, take the advantage of the…

OCZ Makes 3.5″ Colossus SSDs Official

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 20, 2009 · 2975 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Showcased at ComputeX Taipei 2009 back in June, the 3.5-inch OCZ Colossus series solid state drive series has just been officially announced. Available in 120GB, 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities, the new drives features internal RAID 0, Indilinx controller, JMicron Raid controller, and 128MB onboard cache, delivering…

NZXT Tempest EVO Chassis Draws Near

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 19, 2009 · 3544 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

NZXT has been enjoying a good reputation with high-quality chassis products at a very affordable price, and the company has just unveiled its latest offering - Tempest EVO, as an upgrade version of the previous Tempest. The case measures 211.5mmx521.5mmx562mm, six fans for enhanced cooling, eight 3.5-inch hard drive…

Radeon HD 5970 Listed at $599.99

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 17, 2009 · 4742 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Two weeks after the first sneek peek of Radeon HD 5970, more info about pricing has recently surfaced. Though the page doesn’t reveal further specs on the card, it might give you a rough idea about its price bracket. HIS Radeon HD 5970 has been found listing at ZipZoomFly website for $599.99. Such a price sounds…

Arctic Cooling Intros Universal Chargers for USB-powered Devices

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 17, 2009 · 3081 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Arctic Cooling has just announced two charges for USB-equipped devices, Arctic C1 and C2, which has one and four USB ports respectively. Both chargers support inputs of 100 to 240V, and come bundled with four interchangeable plugs which enable them to work in about 150 countries. They also have Short Circuit/Over…

G.Skill Releases the World’s Fastest DDR3 2200 CL7 Memory Modules

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 12, 2009 · 3122 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

G.Skill International Co. Ltd., manufacturer of extreme performance memory and solid-state storage with solid quality, has today released the world's fastest DRAM modules rated at a groundbreaking DDR3 2200 CL7-10-10-28 1.65V 4GB (2GBx2), and specially tuned for Intel Lynnfield Core i7 870, 860 processors. Furnished…

Radeon HD 5950 Caught on Camera

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 12, 2009 · 3926 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Several days after the sneak peek of ATI Radeon HD 5970, another dual-GPU card has been leaked to our fellow site Alienbabeltech, again. According to someone who wishes to be known as DJ, the card is powered by 1440*2 stream processors. Radeon HD 5950 features one 8-pin power connector and one 6-pin connector,…

Noctua Announces NH-U9B Special Edition CPU Cooler

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · November 10, 2009 · 3067 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Noctua today announced a new special edition of its popular NH-U9B premium cooler, which is renowned for providing excellent quiet cooling performance in a compact package that lends itself to use in HTPCs or smaller cases. The new NH-U9B SE2 now comes with two of Noctua's award-winning NF-B9 92mm fans and adds…

Scythe Announces Kamazo 2 Series External HDD Enclosures

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 10, 2009 · 2880 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

The Japanese cooling expert Scythe Co., Ltd. expands its product portfolio to external enclosures for 2.5" Hard Disks. Kamazo 2 series are available in three different versions. Kamazo 2 IDE (KMZ2-25IDE) and the Kamazo 2 SATA (KMZ2-25SATA) can be connected via USB to your PC, and can connect an IDE or SATA HDDs. Both…

Myka Jumps on the ION Bandwagon

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 10, 2009 · 3007 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Ion has received lots of design wins since it’s brought into the public eye, and Myka has also jumped the bandwagon by unveiling its ION-based media PC which is simply named as ION. Available in three colors of black, white and silver, the mini PC features Intel dual-core Atom 330 processor, up to 4GB of RAM, ten USB…

Fraps 3.0.0 Available for Download

Software · Author HaSLeS · November 8, 2009 · 4196 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

Fraps 3.0.0 has just been released with new features and a new look. It’s good to see it’s compatible with Windows 7 and the latest DirectX 11 games. What’s new: * DirectX 11 support * Compatible with Windows 7 final (RTM) and RC1 versions * Stereoscopic 3D Vision video capture up to 1920×1200 for D3D9 games * Force…

Affiliate reviews today [07-11-2009]

Affiliates · Author HaSLeS · November 8, 2009 · 3633 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

CPUs AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE 125W CPU Test @ Benchmark Reviews Accessories Patriot Box Office Media Player Review @ Hardware Secrets | Otterbox BlackBerry Storm Commuter Case @ LanOC Reviews | PowerMat Wireless Charging Unit @ TestFreaks PSUs Sapphire PurePSU 950W @ Technic3D | The Great Ultra Products 750 Watt Power…

Antec Lanboy AIR Chassis Poses for the Camera

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 8, 2009 · 3101 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

After Thermaltake’s Level 10, let’s have a look at another special PC chassis creation designed by Antec, Lanboy AIR. Equipped with two USB 2.0 and one eSATA port, the cool looking Lanboy AIR case features two 120mm blue LED fans on the front panel, one 120mm TriCool fan on the rear panel, and two 120mm fans working…

NVIDIA Plans to Block Lucid’s Hydra Chip

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 8, 2009 · 2676 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

If you’re wondering why the highly-anticipated MSI Big Bang Trinergy motherboard turned out to be using NVIDIA’s nForce 200 SLI chip, with no sign of the Lucid Hydra 200 chip as it promised, the answer is simple - NVIDIA does not like it. Considering the product would impact NVIDIA’s profit coming from SLI fee, the…

First P55 Mini-ITX Motherboard on the Way

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · November 7, 2009 · 107 reads

DFI has prepared a LanParty Mini-ITX motherboard based on P55 chipset, which will be known as MI P55-T36. The LGA1156 board features 6-phase PWM design, two DDR3 dual-channel memory slots, one PCIe x16 slot, three SATA II ports, Debug LED and Clear CMOS button. Other specs includes two connectors for four USB 2.0,…