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PCMARK VANTAGE X64 HDD SUITE The SSD Review uses benchmark software called PCMark Vantage x64 HDD Suite to create testing scenarios that might be used in the typical user experience. There are eight tests in all and the tests performed record the speed of data movement in MB/s to which they are then given a numerical score after all of …

The second 990FX board weve had the pleasure to review is here, and once again, its a special one. The ASRock 990FX Professional marks the pinnacle in ASRocks AMD lineup and is designed squarely for gamers and overclockers. Designed as part of the Fatal1ty range of products with Jonathan Fatal1ty Wendel, this board aims to provide not only top end …

Who knew Plextor made SSDs? Well they do and theyre sitting pretty with a new SATA III drive. Its part of the M2 range and is known fully as the Plextor PX-128M2S. Theres plenty of shelf life improving features that are all well and good, but youre here for the performance numbers. So without furtherado, I present to you my …

While some of you may be using routers provided by your ISP, such as BT or Virgin Media for instance, there are still many people, myself included, who own routers. The market for networking devices might have peaked a few years back but it is still one of the major sectors within the computing industry and as thousands of people …

Everything USB is pleased to announce our latest review on Logitech N600 Touch Lapdesk. Logitech has once again extended and expanded their laptop Lapdesk accessory lineup. This time, instead of adding in speakers or cooling fans, or other miscellaneous features, their latest creation comes with a much more usable feature: a large 5″ pullout touchpad. The N600 Lapdesk still is …

New heatsink review for those looking for a low profile solution and are not concerned with overclocking. System cooling can be handled in a variety of ways. Most enthusiast systems take a brute force approach by using oversized coolers and extensive case modifications to get the best airflow possible. Unfortunately not every system is built like that so you have …

The ways to share and store that media have brought with it a plethora of new storage devices. The move to “the cloud” has also allowed people to access virtually anything from anywhere and from any device. Today, we look at a device that looks to meet all of those needs in a fairly  simple, plug-and-play solution – the Buffalo …

Not even a week after discovering the root cause of their recent 320 Series SSD issues, Intel has already made a firmware fix to the public which can be uploaded here. The update addresses issues experienced by some where their SSD was left in an almost totally unusable 8MB state and the new firmware version is 0362.  Update instructions can …

This morning is Samsungs official unveiling of the long awaited SSD 830 Series SATA 3 SSD family. Capable of performance expectations of 500MB/s high sequential reads and 350MB/s write, the new SSD 830 will be available in capacities of 64, 128, 256 and 512GB. Dabbling lightly in limited consumer markets with the 470 Series that we reviewed here some months …

Kingstons most recent product release just last week sees their very first SSD launch under the HyperX branding.HyperX being their premium label for enthusiasts, professionals and gamers. That isnt all though, this is the first SSD by Kingston using the SATA3 interface. The HyperX SSD first appeared at CES 2011, at the beginning of the year but was only officially …

Sharkoon produce a variety of cases aimed at gamers and average home PC users. By offering value and economy editions as well, they open themselves up to all kinds of markets. The Vaya is just one of their many economy cases aimed at hardware enthusiasts and gamers alike. Full story at XS Reviews.

Looking at the title, we’ve called this a review, but in reality, it’s not really as we won’t be looking at the hardware used in their own entity but instead will be purely  focusing on the performance that three 6950 Radeon’s can output when put into a multi GPU configuration. If like me, you crave the very best frame-rates in …

Thermaltake have expanded their portfolio in recent years and today they sell a huge cross section of components such as CPU coolers, computer cases and power supplies. Today we are looking at one of their latest power supply designs, the TR2 800W. The TR2 800W is a 80 Plus Bronze Certified power supply with a high emphasis on achieving the …

Not long ago Benchmark Reviews tested the OCZ RevoDrive and OCZ RevoDrive X2 PCI-Express solid state drive storage devices, both of which are based on SandForce SF-1200 SSD controllers and Silicon Image SiI3124 RAID chip. When SandForce launched their second-generation chip, featured in the OCZ RevoDrive3 X2, the four integrated SandForce SF-2200 SSD controllers used an undocumented OCZ SuperScale Storage …

The AMD A6-3650 Llano 2.6GHz Quad Core APU seems to fit that economical need that average users may have. The A6-3650 boasts a 2.6GHz quad core processor and a Radeon 6530D GPU. The APU was manufactured with the 32nm process and comes with 4MB of L2 cache. The Radeon 6530D has a 443MHz core clock and 320 Radeon cores. This …