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X79 Express Performance Comparison @ Benchmark Reviews
Published on Nov 23, 2011As part of the Sandy Bridge Extreme CPU launch, Benchmark Reviews received several new X79 Express motherboards to test. Each motherboard's aimed at a different audience and has different features. In this article I'll compare the stock and overclocked performance of each motherboard to see if there are any significant differences.
HornetTek Defender
Published on Sep 30, 2011The Hornettek Defender is one of the newer models in their 2.5 SATA enclosure. This model new flair is the anti shock material. Can this enclosure withstand the punishment and keep the hard drive away from harm?
Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD CPU Cooler Review @ Real World Labs
Published on Sep 02, 2011Although Phanteks is the latest player in the CPU cooling retail market their long experience in the OEM segment has allowed them not only to create an great looking CPU Air Cooler available in 4 different colors but they have also managed to dethrone both the excellent Silver Arrow by Thermalright and the amazing NH-D14 by Noctua.
HornetTek Slipper U3 External Dock
Published on Aug 26, 2011The Slipper is a unique design for an external enclosure/dock, so we will be testing it to make sure everything works as anticipated. The Slipper name was clearly given to this dock because of the fact that it looks like a slipper; this design also makes it surprisingly easy to slide a hard drive into place. The fact that the dock supports hot swapping also makes it quite easy to change out hard drives even when the device is connected.
Corsair H80 Self-Contained Liquid CPU Cooler Review @ Techgage
Published on Aug 24, 2011We mentioned in a recent chassis article that having the best of both worlds where cooling and noise is concerned is difficult, but as Corsair's H80 proves, the same can't be said about CPU coolers. In fact, for both those aforementioned reasons, the H80 might have just become the best CPU cooler we've ever tested.
Zalman ZM-VE200 External HDD Case + Virtual Drive Review @ Real World Labs
Published on Aug 24, 2011USB 3.0 compatible External HDD Enclosures may hold the top spot in terms of raw data transfer speeds but the latest offering by Zalman called the ZM-VE200 offers very good performance via eSATA, excellent build quality, VFW display screen, software-free ISO image mounting and all that at a killer price.
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD5 @ Bjorn3D
Published on Aug 22, 2011GIGABYTE is known around the world for their forefront in motherboard technology and their wide selection across all existing platforms. With the introduction of Intel's Sandy Bridge, a plethora of motherboards have hit the market, each boasting performance enhancements. Today we look at GIGABYTE's more recent iteration of the Z68 chipset: the GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD5. This board was built to a more industrial standard and the quality shows. For those of you who want the most out of your Intel i5 K- series, for $270 this is a serious contender for the competition.
Western Digital Scorpio Blue 1TB Mobile Hard Drive Review @ Techgage
Published on Aug 17, 2011Mobile warriors have their advantages, but storage isn't one of them. It's not uncommon to see desktop users with multiple TBs of hard drives, but notebook users tend to suffer with 500 or 750GB options. Western Digital, with its 9.5mm tall WD10JPVT, wants to change that - and trust us when we say that it's well worth looking into.
Apacer Blue Engine Mouse M721 Review
Published on Aug 16, 2011The latest Blue Engine Mouse M721 by Apacer may not dazzle you with its speed and features but its blue engine tracking sensor and three power saving modes are more than sufficient enough to give it an edge over similar wireless solutions.
Sharkoon Vaya Review @ XSReviews.co.uk
Published on Aug 15, 2011Sharkoon 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.
