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.

G.Skill Sniper DDR3 8GB 1600mhz 1.25v (SR2) Memory review @ Kitguru

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Recently G.Skill announced their latest Sniper memory which is designed specifically for PC gamers and system modders. They have underwent extensive compatibility tests to ensure high performance operation on a variety of Intel and AMD platforms. This new Sniper series is a new ultra low voltage design which runs at 1.25v, saving power over the course of a year, while …

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Nexus Real Silent Case Fan Basic Series Review @ eTeknix.com

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Case fans are one of those things that are essential but rarely discussed. It is much more important to have a good CPU cooler than good case fans. That in itself is not quite strictly true. Ok yes without a CPU cooler your processor will overheat within seconds but without a case fan you will struggle to remove any heat …

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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 550 Ti OC Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com

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 It is a fact that most of us PC hardware enthusiasts are so concerned with what is happening at the high end of the graphics card market, that lower end cards like the GTX550 get forgotten among the more outrageously powerful, and sometimes outrageously expensive, cards out there. However, the lower end cards are what sell the best to the …

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Need For Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed Xbox 360 Review

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Last year Electronic Arts took Need for Speed back to its roots with success. Criterion Games, the developer behind Burnout, reinvigorated the series, but the game also had an interesting trailer attached. EA used that game to announce the release of Shift 2. Coming only months after the last Need for Speed game, many would see it as too soon. …

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Dynex 32″ Class 720p 60Hz LCD HDTV @ TestFreaks

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Today for review Ive got a very inexpensive HDTV from Dynex, its 32 Class in size and it offers 720P resolution and the price is below $300. Hard to believe you can get an HDTV that size for so little isnt it? The Dynex is what you might call a barebones HDTV, meaning that its very limited in what it …

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HandStand for iPad @ TestFreaks

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Todays review item is certainly a different type of iPad case. The HandStand for iPad is exactly what it sounds like; a case made for holding the iPad with one hand. It is the first case that I have reviewed that has a built in hand strap. The case is composed of flexible silicone to keep the iPad safe from …

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OCZ Vertex 3 Solid State Drive Tests @ Benchmark Reviews

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The OCZ Vertex 3 SSD is based on the second-generation SandForce’s SF-2281 SATA 6Gb/s controller and maintains all of the original core technology introduced in the original SF-1200 series, but now improves SSD performance with 20% faster IOPS and 40% faster sequential read/write throughput. OCZ promises 60,000 IOPS at up to 550 MB/s transfer speeds with the Vertex 3 SSD, …

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Sapphire HD6790 CrossfireX Review @ KitGuru

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For most of us the AMD HD6990 is a pipe dream, the cost is very hard to justify. Lets not forget that unless you are gaming at super high resolution or across multiple screens it is often not needed. With the recent release of nVidias GTX550 ti, AMD have decided to update their popular HD5770, with the new HD6790 targeting …

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