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.

NZXT Whisper – Silent Full Tower @ TechREACTION

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We have a chassis today designed for the enthusiast that combines noise dampening features with expandability and storage. The Whisper silent full tower chassis from NZXT is improving upon the success of the NZXT HU-001 chassis. Featured in a large E-ATX full tower, the Whisper can support up to nine hard drives and a total of six 5.25? bays with …

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Thermaltake V9 BlacX Edition Case Review @Hi Tech Legion

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The Thermaltake V9 BlacX Gaming Case is sleek black inside and out, and comes loaded with features you would expect from a top of the line case. More than that, the Thermaltake V9 BlacX also packs in a Dual Bay HDD Docking Station right on the top of the case that is SATA III capable and easily fits 2.5 and …

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New XSR CMS – XSReviews

Welcome one and all to the new fancy, pretty and fully modernised XSReviews.co.uk. Weve got a new CMS, a new theme and a new logo. Hopefully youre liking what you see and wed love to hear any feedback or comments that you have. Fortunately now you can do this quite easily. Click through to this post and post a comment …

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Choiix Power Fort 5.5W Rechargeable Power Backup Battery Pack Review @ eTeknix.com

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Gone are the days of monochromatic screens, polyphonic ring tones and battery lives measured in days not hours! As smart phones have developed (particularly since the introduction of the iPhone) screens have become larger, brighter and higher in resolution, connectivity is “always on” and multimedia (be it music, movies or photos) is a minimum requirement. All this technology is wonderful …

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MSI R6870 Hawk Graphics Card Review

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Graphics cards have been improving at breakneck speeds over the last little while. The Radeon HD 5000 series allowed AMD and ATI to beat NVIDIA to the punch with DirectX-11 capable video cards.  NVIDIA quickly responded with the GTX 400 series which started out hot and powerful, but came back to really define the price point with the GTX460 video …

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Cubitek Tattoo Pro PC Case Review

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If you like body art and you are on a tight budget but you dont really like making compromises then the Tattoo Pro Midi Tower Case by Cubitek with its design, quality, many features and Maori Warrior Tattoos could be the answer to all your needs Full story at RW Labs.

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Zotac GTX 560 Ti @ TechREACTION

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Today we look at Zotacs take on the Hunter “ the GTX 560 Ti. Running at stock speeds (822/1000) this is Zotacs entry level GTX 560 Ti card. They have three GTX 560 Ti cards on the market, the basic version which we have for review today, as well as the factory overclocked AMP! and OC editions. Using the GF114 …

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HIS Radeon HD 6850 IceQ X Turbo 1GB Review

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Featuring a good looking custom cooling solution, nice factory overclock, lower noise/power consumption levels than the reference board and a good headroom for even higher overclocking the Radeon HD 6850 IceQ X Turbo 1GB by HIS might just be the sub $200 graphics card you’ve been looking for. Full story at rwlabs.com.

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Coolit Vantage A.L.C. CPU Cooler @ Benchmark Reviews

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Sealed, all-in-one water coolers seem to be the fastest-growing segment of the CPU cooler market today. Air coolers are reaching their physical limits: given the room inside existing cases, and the (frequently ignored) weight limits defined for CPU coolers, something like a Prolimatech Megahalems is about as big as you can get without running into problems. Water cooling systems work …

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