The P8P67 Pro is one of the latest Cougar Point motherboards from ASUS for the LGA 1155 Sandy Bridge architecture. Targeted between the basic P8P67 and the Deluxe, the motherboard aims to bring nearly all of the power of the Deluxe, at a more modest price point. The P8P67 Pro brings choices to the table. Without the added cost of …
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Corsair Obsidian 650D Review @ Vortez
Having two full tower cases within the range has certainly satisfied the high-end market but what about mid-range? Well today we will be looking at the new 650D. This is a mid-tower case, offering all the features of the 800D but in a smaller shell. Not everyone favours a full tower case, many have been waiting for this 650D “ …
Read More »OCZ Technology Vertex 3 SSD Form Factor: Bigger isn’t Always Better
When the original Vertex and Agility product lines were introduced, we were told that the Vertex had a specific BOM (Build of Materials) list and the Agility had a dynamic BOM. In the end we found the first Vertex to have one set of flash that never changed, but the Agility shipped with three or more different flash configurations. The …
Read More »Corsair Introduces SandForce Equipped 6Gbps SSD with Amazing 85000 IOPS
FREMONT, California – May 16th, 2011 – Corsair®, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced the Force SeriesTM 3 family of solid-state drives. The newly announced Force Series 3 models take advantage of the new SATA 6.0 Gb/s (SATA 3) interface to deliver impressive speed at an attractive price. . The …
Read More »ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution Motherboard Review
Workstation. Its not a word typically synonymous with overclocking. It seems like ASUS wants to turn that assumption on its head with their P8P67 WS Revolution motherboard were looking at today. Full story at OverClockers.
Read More »Speedlink Strike FX Wireless Gamepad Review – XSReviews
Speedlink are a German company who are well known for making budget peripherals, such as mice, keyboards, cables, speakers, controllers and headsets for PCs, laptops and consoles. With the Strike FX, they have created a Playstation-like wireless controller which is compatible with both Windows PCs and the PS3 itself. Full story at XSReviews.
Read More »The Samsung Series 9 900X3A-A01CA Laptop Review – This May Be a Work of Art… Almost
My obsession first appeared in the CES Press Lobby last January as I wrote a story on my PC laptop. I’de glance over the screen to catch a glimpse of a Mac loyalist staring me down with this unmistakable grin as it seemed I was the only press member not in possession of a Mac of some sort. That same …
Read More »The Samsung Series 9 13″ 900X3A-A01CA Laptop Review – The Heart of This System
As we pull on the lid of the laptop we get our first look at the matte screen which was an excellent decision by Samsung as well as a full size keyboard which we recently learned is back lit. The matte screen of the Samsung is leaps and bounds ahead of the MacAir with its 400 nits brightness however the …
Read More »The Samsung Series 9 13″ 900X3A-A01CA Review – Power of The SSD and A Problem
The 128GB solid state drive within the Series 9 is Samsung through and through. It contains their S3C29MAX01 processor along with 4 modules of Samsung K9PFGD8U7M RAM, each being an incredible 32GB in size. Last but not least their is the Samsung K4T2G3140E cache. Quite frankly, we never expected this little SSD to hold the power that it does. After …
Read More »The Samsung Series 9 13″ 900X3A-A01CA Review – The Kingston Angle and The Final Verdict
Concurrent to all of this happening, I had mentioned to a good friend David Leong, Marketing Director at Kingston Technology, that I had purchased the Series 9 and he wondered if he could impose upon me for a bit of a favor. He went on to question whether their new HyperX PNP DDR3-1866 RAM would work in the Series 9 …
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