Karen Tokar

Believe it or not my interest in computers started before most of my generation even knew what one was. It was that interest and a move to Goose Bay, Labrador that began what would turn out to be a major turning point after the purchase of my first computer. The rest is history as they say.

Lian Li PC-Z70 Diamond Series Case Review @ Kitguru

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Lian Li produce some of the most beautiful cases on the market. Today we are going to look at one of their newest designs “ the PC-Z70. Designed for the serious enthusiast, this case features ventilated PCI expansion slots, support for graphics cards up to 390mm long, nine 3.5 inch SATA hot swappable HDD drives and six quality fans to …

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AC Ryan PlayOn!HD2 Media Player Review @ Tweak Town

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Today I’m going to talk about AC Ryan’s PlayOn!HD2 media player. Just recently I took a look at KWorld’s media player and this follows suit. One of the negative impressions I had with the KWorld player, however, was the UI. AC Ryan has not made the same mistake, believe me.AC Ryan’s PlayOn!HD2 media player has an absolutely gorgeous user interface …

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Duke Nukem Forever 3D Vision Experience @ Benchmark Reviews

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After a 14 year gestation, Duke Nukem Forever has finally arrived. Those of us who played the original Duke Nukem games after weaning ourselves from Doom and Quake have finally had our patience rewarded, but adding a little frosting to the cake is the fact that Duke Nukem Forever was coded to take full advantage of NVIDIA’s 3D Vision technology: …

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Brinkmann brings his new skills back to OCZ @ Kitguru

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Well, its official, Tobias Brinkmann is back within the OCZ fold as Director of Caching and Hybrid Drives. So what is this new role all about and why was OCZ so keen to get their business development guru back on board? KitGuru peaks at satellite footage from San Jose and ponders. Full story at Kitguru.

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Noctua NH-U12P Special Edition SE2 Review @ Kitguru

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At the end of the day, the only problems with the NH D14 are the price (around£70) and the gargantuan size which can cause fitting problems with a selection of supporting hardware. Enter the NH U12P which received an update in recent months to Special Edition SE2 status. This cooler can be picked up for around the£50 mark in the …

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GT Omega Racing Simulator Review @ Tweak Town

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I think everyone reading this already has a passion for motorsports. We all have interesting stories about adventures on and off the track and dreams that most likely will never be fulfilled. I spent a large part of my childhood at dirt tracks in the Midwest; places like Kokomo Speedway and Eldora.The highlight each year, though, was the Indy 500. …

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ASUS M5A99X EVO (AMD 990X) Motherboard Review @ Tweak Town

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At the end of last month during Computex we saw the AMD 990FX chipset launch which brought with it some strong features. One of the more appealing ones was that it supports the new Bulldozer CPUs that are due out later this year. Because AMD aren’t changing the socket, though, for the first generation of Bulldozer we can have boards …

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OCZ Agility 3 SSD Tests @ Benchmark Reviews

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It might not seem like SSDs have been around very long, but OCZ has been a pioneer in the technology for almost four years already.They’ve traditionally offered several different options for performance enthusiasts, from economic yet responsive storage to premium high-speed enthusiast solid state drive solutions.While their Vertex series deliver the fastest SSD’s available, the more affordable Agility family accommodates …

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