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Today on OCAU we take a look at the OCZ RevoDrive and Vertex 2 120GB  SSDs.  They’re two very different approaches to the SSD concept, with  the Vertex 2 being a conventional 2.5″ SATA drive, and the RevoDrive  being a PCI-E card with onboard RAID. Read on to see how they compare to  a conventionl mechanical drive and an older SSD. Full …

There is one area where we waited for quite Enermax time, the case for the gamer. Well now, it’s done, with the hoplite, who wants to be a true modern day warrior ready to put a measuring stick for competition, especially since he does not forget to flatter us with his Las Vegas touch, but also our desire for functionality …

What’s wrong with a mouse? Well, this may sound like a stupid question but in the mice evolution of design, it was created to be used as an input device for all aspects of computing.  Unfortunately the mouse wasnt created specifically for gaming. You could argue that there are many mice out there that have been created just for gaming …

The world of gaming, especially that of PC gaming, has become more than a simple hobby for a lot of us. In fact, gaming has grown and shaped itself, becoming part of people’s lifestyle. Tournaments, from the World Cyber Games (WCG) to the famous GSL tournaments, have made gaming a fascination to viewers, fans, and gamers alike. I myself have …

The more I played with the NZXT Phantom, the more I liked it. The white finish with its black accents really makes this case stand out from the crowd and the roomy interior was a joy to work in thanks to the excellent cable management. Full story at Tweaknews.

eTeknix have teamed up with Beyond Technologies to offer 10 lucky viewers a Scorpio case and Titan Cooler for 99p.  Full story at eTeknix.

KitGuru has covered the Sandybridge platform fairly regularly in the last month, analysing Intels K processors, and pushing them to their limits. Today however we are taking our first look at an MSI board, the fully loaded P67A-GD65. This features MSIs clever Icy Choke Technology. Full story at Kitguru

SuperTalent is about to unveil the worlds fastest mPCIE card with SATA 3 speeds of 354MB/s read and 257 MB/s write respectively At first glance, this may just seem to be another of the many daily ‘ground breaking’ ssd announcements but there may be a bit more under the surface on this one folks. This is very exciting news in …

The Latest Ruggedized SSD Innovation Offers Utmost Performance and Reliability for Industrial and Military applications. Taipei, Taiwan, 21 Feb 2011 Memoright, a Taiwan-based company dedicated to technological development and integration for SSDs (solid-state drives) and high-end storage equipment, announces the launch of the second generation industrial & military grade ruggedized GTR II SLC SSD. Memoright brings the best performance ruggedized …

Every now and then something comes around that is particularly eye catching and the world of SSDs  is no different. The Viking Modular SATADIMM is just one of those things and we thought we might venture outside the box just a bit and put a 25GB SLC version of the SATADIMM to the test.  It can be described as a …

This is the first review we have conducted with the new Test Bench and we were pretty excited to see how things worked out. This picture shows the Viking Modular SSATADIMM in service and we have bordered it with a red rectangle as it is just that thin that one could easily miss it. TEST PROTOCOL To ensure consistency in …

ATTO DISK BENCHMARK VER. 2 The advertised specifications of this SSD are 260MB/s read and write so results of 279MB/s read and 266MB/s write were a welcome way to start our tests.  The method of benchmarking used in this software is that of which most manufacturers base their advertised specifications. CRYSTAL DISKMARK X64 ver 3.0 Crystal did a great job …

HDTUNE PRO VER. 4.6 BENCHMARK HDTUNE PRO VER. 4.6 FILE BENCH HDTUNE PRO VER. 4.6 – RANDOM TESTING HDTUNE PRO VER. 4.6 – OTHER TESTS Pg 1 – Introduction Pg2 – Test Bench and Protocol Pg 3 – Benchmarks Pg4 – HDTune Pro Benchmarks Pg 5 – PCMark Vantage Results and Final Thoughts DISCUSS THE REVIEW HERE!!

PCMARK VANTAGE X64 HDD SUITE 6. 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 …

In the past we have looked at a mini-ITX motherboard branded in the shape of the Jetway NC63-330-LF using an Intel Atom N330 Dual-Core 1.6GHz processor but as times change, so does the technology and the features used. This is where we introduce the Jetway NF96FL-510-LF with its improved processor (which is loosely based on the Atom 330), different chipset …