Our SSD analysis today is of the Runcore ProV Max 240GB SATA 3 SSD.  Most recently, we reviewed the 120GB version of this same SSD and it did so well, we challenged Runcore to up their standing on our Hierarchy Chart as we know that 240GB SSDs have just that little bit more push in performance. Runcore is a company …

This report is an analysis of the newly released BIWIN S836 Elite SATA 3 120GB SSD and if you haven’t heard of BIWIN prior to this report,  you wouldn’t be the first as we learned of them only a few weeks ago while at CeBIT 2012 in Germany. In fact, we had every intention of introducing BIWIN to North America …

Our report today will be an exclusive pre-release review of the upcoming Super Talent RAIDDrive upStream PCIe SSD. Although release dates and prices of the upStream have yet to be announced, it might be a safe bet that the upStream will be the second PCIe SSD to reach consumer hands , although it will also be configurable to enterprise need …

Our Z68 UD 7 test Bench is contained within a Fractal Design Define XL silent chassis and the motherboard of choice is the Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7 motherboard.  Just as with our Z68 Extreme 7 Test Bench, the CPU in use is the Intel Core i7-2600k Sandy Bridge processor, however, this time we are relying on 8GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 …

Our Z68 Test Bench is housed within the Fractal Design Define XL chassis which remains to be one of the most sound proof cases available today. It contains an insulated sound proof front door and, as well, the panels of the case itself are insulated with sound proof material as well. The motherboard is an ASRock Z68 Extreme 7 which …

Our newest addition to the family is our ASRock X79 Fatal1ty Test Bench which is housed within the Special Edition Corsair White Graphite Series 600T Mid-Tower Case. Things we like about the case, other than the large window on the right side, include the ease of removing either side panel along with a quick pull of the latch, ability to …

If you own a desktop computer, or even a dual drive laptop computer, and you haven’t considered the advantages of solid state drives yet, this review is going to open your eyes. Our review today will examine the Crucial Adrenaline SATA 3 50GB Caching SSD and how it fits into the consumer market.  We will explain the simplicity of installation, …

Sometimes you just have to take a break, like it or not.  And saying that, there is also always a time to get back to the shop and so here I am. After a brief  ‘personal hiatus’,  I came back to find an inbox full of graphic card reviews.  If your looking for a different view on the newest graphic card …

What happened to the simplicity of video games? Remember Simon, just using your memory to hit the right color. Then of course there was Atari entering the market.  Did you sit for hours trying to get Pacman to race the maze or organizing blocks in Tetris before the speed got you. A couple of my personal favorites were Paperboy and …

SanDisk has finally jumped full tilt back into the world of SSDs and our report today will introduce you to the use of yet another brand of NAND flash memory that we haven’t seen in any SATA 3 SSDs, at least that I am aware of. The benefit, of course, is that this memory is owned by SanDisk.  This allows …