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Asus M4A87TD/USB3 Motherboard Review @ KitGuru

We recently looked at one of Asus high end M4A90GTD Pro/USB3 motherboards that impressed us with its extensive feature set and strong performance. The only drawback of this board was the high price which put it out into the deeper wallet category. So we were excited when Asus offered us a lower-end board that is a little more wallet friendly …

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TechwareLabs Editorial: Running Ubuntu 10.10 in a Virtual Machine

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Ever feel like you have been chained to your current operating system? Have you thought about switching to something new before but never got around to finding the right one? Well here is your chance to explore something new. Ubuntu 10.10 released this past October and has amazed me the more I started using it. This guide will show you …

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Zalman Z9 Plus Mid-Tower Case – BCCHardware

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Today we are taking a looking at a brand new product from Zalman – the Z9 Plus mid-tower case. It is an entry level case that sells at a very reasonable MSRP of about $70 in the United States. Zalman is a well-known manufacturer of PC components like cases, power supplies, and CPU coolers. The Zalman Z9 Plus mid-tower case …

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AMD Fusion Mini-ITX Preview @ eTeknix.com

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However, we are enthusiasts and like to spec and build or own systems. AMD Fusion is ideal for low power applications like HTPCs and NAS systems. Software like Myth, XBMC, Boxee and Windows Media Centre can playback media from your local network or from the Internet to your TV. Building a NAS and using UnRaid, FreeNAS or Windows Home Server …

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CoolerMaster Lab Test Bench V1.0 Review @ eTeknix.com

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There are hundreds of consumers the world over who have computer systems in pieces; graphics cards laying on their carpets, motherboards on their beds and hard drives in cupboards. You can guarantee that in almost every street in you will find this type of user. In my street, that’s me in a nutshell. . I’m the chap who is forever …

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Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Reviewed @ TechREACTION

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The Noctua NH-U12P SE2 still represents the premium model of the Noctua CPU cooler line-up. The Noctua NH-U12P SE2 CPU was considered a high-end CPU cooler when it was first released almost 3 years ago. It has since been overtaken by the Noctua NH-D14, however Noctua invested a good amount of R&D into the design of the thermal characteristics and …

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RunCore ProV 240GB SSD Review – PCB Composition & Test Protocol

PCB COMPOSITION The circuit board of the RunCore ProV 240GB SSD contains the SandForce SF-1200 (SF-1222TA3-SBH) processor which makes this SSD scream.  RunCore couldn’t provide us with any information with respect to a recent refresh or firmware update to the line but, as you will see in testing, this drive is a racehorse just before the gate is lifted. There …

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XFX 850W Black Edition Modular Power Supply Review @ eTeknix.com

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XFX are a leading manufacturer in the video card world supplying the latest AMD Radeon graphics cards with funky styling, extreme performance and good values. Over the past year,, XFX have carried on doing what they do best, but have also entered the power supply market releasing a whole line of PSUs in various wattages in the hope to tick …

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Can the Intel Core i7 2600k @ 5.1ghz slay its 980x Goliath?

The worlds fastest desktop processor is the 6 core, 12 thread, Intel Core i7 980 Extreme Edition which comes purring out of its box at 3.33GHz. Costing more than£800 from UK stores, its a monster in terms of raw processing power. Upon opening the latest shipment of second generation Intel Core processors, KitGuru was fascinated to know just how far …

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