The ASUS HD6670 video card with DisplayPort is factory overclocked to 810MHz. This ASUS HD6670 is equipped with faster memory for superior performance and is equipped with a DisplayPort for 3-monitor Eyefinity support. Cooling is provided by an 80mm dust-proof fan blowing down on an aluminum heatsink. Since the ASUS Radeon HD6670 only has a TDP of 66W, there is …
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Our review today examines the Kingston HyperX 240GB SATA 3 SSD. The HyperX is Kingstons first offering of a SATA 3 SSD and their first partnership with SandForce through use of their SF-2281 6Gbps processor, a processor which has taken the SSD community by storm. With full intention of their HyperX line being the absolute best, Kingston has included all …
Read More »The PCB contains the SandForce SF-2281 capable of equal read and write performance in excess of 500MB/s. There are also 16 Intel 25nm NAND flash memory chips (29F16B08CCME2), each being of 16GB density for a total of 256GB RAW capacity. SandForce utilizes a full memory module (16GB) for its over provisioning and firmware needs to include their patented DuraClass technology. …
Read More »CRYSTAL DISK BENCHMARK VER. 3.0 X64 Crystal Disk Benchmark is used to measure read and write performance through sampling of raw (0/1 Fill/compressible) or random data which is, for the most part, incompressible. Many new SSD owners who cant wait to test the performance of their SSD often grab this program and run a quick test, not realizing that they …
Read More »HDTUNE PRO VER. 4.60 BENCHMARK HDTune is a great software program which covers all areas of our testing and does a great job of showing how capable this drive truly is. HDTUNE PRO VER. 4.60 FILE BENCHMARK HDTUNE PRO VER. 4.60 RANDOM TESTS HDTUNE PRO VER. 4.60 EXTRAS The one thing I particularly like about HDTune Pro is its ability …
Read More »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 …
Read More »The Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD is one of the best all around solid state drive products to come across our desk to date. We first learned of Kingstons pairing with SandForce while at CES Las Vegas last January and I have been wondering where the heck it was, at least until our first look at Computex Taipei where we did …
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The NZXT Source 210 Elite reminds me of November 15, 2001. Why? Well, that was the day that the word “elite” would have more than one meaning. The fact Halo was released almost ten years ago is starting to make me feel old, and I’m not even that old yet. With the anniversary version of the game coming out on …
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We are very happy to announce that TweakTown’s very first eBook is live and now on sale. It is titled “TweakTown’s Ultimate Guide to PC Cases” and was written by our very own case and cooling expert Chad Sebring. The extensive book goes into detail about all things cases and which is the best to buy and much more. Full …
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This is an article I’ve wanted to do for a while now and as this month started, I told myself it was time to get it done as my testbeds here are making some changes.I’ve been tossing up if I should make the move to Z68 for our VGA reviews, or stick with the tried and trusted X58 platform. Most …
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