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OCZ has just released f/w 2.15 for all SF-2281 processors which will fix an issue that has become popularly known as the “SandForce Bug”. This release not only identifies and prevents BSOD issues caused by two specific conditions, but also, tackles stuttering issues observed by some as well as significantly improving TRIM and Secure Erase operations to prevent low level …

OCZ has announced the upcoming release of the Deneva 2 and Intrepid lines of mSATA SSDs designed for slim servers, netbooks, dual drive notebooks and network security devices. The Deneva 2 will be available in both SATA 2 (SF-2141) and SATA 3 configurations (SF-2181) and the SATA 3 version will reach typical SandForce numbers of parallel 500MB/s read and write …

The OCZ Revodrive Hybrid 1TB PCIe SSD is OCZs pairing of their newly integrated Revo 3 line with Toshibas 1TB HDD, a much anticipated response to the consumers desire for SSD performance with HDD capacity. Our  review of the ‘Hybrid’ today, we promise you, will be unlike any other as we have stripped it down to its ‘barebone’ components and …

Plextor is upgrading its SSD line with a new SATA 3 entry SSD called the M2P which apparently will only be a limited edition release. The ‘M2P’ will be available in 64, 128 and 256GB capacities, contain the Marvell 9174 processor, Toshiba NAND flash memory and performance is much the same as we are already seeing from the updated Crucial …

Kingmax has announced the release of their new SSD line which carries SSD capacities from 32GB all the way to 1TB. Capacities of 32, 64, 128, 256, 512 and 1TB will be available and these SSDs are SATA II and are accompanied by a Kingmax 3 year warranty. ECC, TRIM, NCQ and TRIM are supported and performance for these SSDs …

How they keep doing it we’ll never know but VR-Zone has scooped the new Intel SSD Roadmap before the ink even got a chance to dry. A quick look sure depicts an entirely different picture than most had less than a year ago when many believed Intel to be folding their proverbial SSD shop for other interests.  Who would have …

Word has finally reached the public of a ‘SandForce Driven’ SSD found native inside a new release ultra portable laptop, this being the Asus UX21 and UX31 Series. The partnership between ASUS and AData will see the new AData XM21 mSATA SandForce based SSD available in both the UX21 and Ux31 Series. The XM21 will contain the SandForce SF-2281 6Gbps …

Its been some time in the making but manufacturers have opened their doors yesterday to the worlds new lines of ultra portable SSD configured laptops. You may remember our review of The Samsung Series 9 earlier this year where we were able to give you just a hint of what we think will be in store for those hoping to …

Patriot yesterday announced a new member of their Patriot Family in the guise of the PatriotSE SATA III SSD. The ‘SE” will be ‘SandForce Driven’ and, as its older brother thePyro, will contain the world famous SandForce SF-2281 6Gbps controller. As we know, the SF-2281 is capable of parallel read and write speeds of over 500MB/s along with IOPS above …

“As with the two former games in the trilogy, centres its storyline around the main icon of the Gears of War family, Marcus Felix: The gung-ho, outspoken but often misunderstood seasoned veteran of the Pendulum wars.Despite his heroics during this war, Marcus Felix was thrown into the penitentiary for abandoning his military post in order to save his father, only …

Tweak Town has just released a review of  GIGABYTE’s A55M-S2V (AMD A55) mATX Motherboard.  The full story can be read at Tweaktown.com

The peripheral market is filled with tons of different products, but rarely do you find one that fits everyones needs perfectly. Perhaps the pickiest of all of them is the mouse, or more precisely, the gaming mouse. There is never just one mouse that takes the cake, simply due to the fact that the nature of such devices is based …

This review is an indepth look at the Intel 710 Series 200GB 3Gbps solid state drive.  At first glance, we see that the 710 is SATA II, capable of typical  speeds of 270MB/s read and 210MB/s write with advertised specs of  38500 IOPS read and 2700 IOPS write; this at a MSRP of  $1250. All is not as it seems, …

The CPU cooler is probably one of the most important parts of your computer system; its what keeps your CPU cool and working great. Today for review Ive got the Thermaltake Frio OCK CPU cooler which is big and bold with styling based on Starcraft II actually. The cooler is meant to keep your CPU cool whether you overclock it …

Today we are going to look at the Ice Matrix 400 CPU cooler from a company called DeepCool. We hadnt heard of DeepCool before receiving this product for review so we are interested to see how their products stack up against the big brands in the market like Be Quiet! and Cooler Master. Full story at KitGuru.