Archive for December, 2009

Verizon HP Mini 311-1037NR Netbook

Before the holiday I’ve got a large review for you. Last week I reviewed the Droid from Verizon Wireless, this week I’ve got one of their netbooks to review. It’s the HP Mini 311 and it’s one of the first netbooks to feature the Nvidia ION chipset in it. I was a bit excited to get this as I was very curious as to the performance of the ION compared to the Intel chipset. So I’ve put it through it’s paces over the past couple weeks and I like it overall. I decided to see how it...
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ASUS ENGT240 1GB DDR3 Video Card

A while ago we looked at the ASUS ENGT240 512MB GDDR5 video card, but this time we are taking a look at the new ASUS ENGT240 1GB DDR3 video card. The difference between the two cards is their memory type, size and the memory speed. It will be a very interesting comparison to see which one will perform better. The GT 240 that has 1GB but slower DDR3 memory or the 512MB card that has a faster GDDR5 memory. The ASUS ENGT240 1GB DDR3 video card runs in a very affordable price at $99 on Newegg....
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NZXT Sentry 2 Review

Gaming PCs  have long since reached a point where multiple fans of different sizes and RPM are necessary to adequately cool the hardware it uses. With such a variety comes the potential of tweaking each individual fan to a certain speed, in order to preserve power when not needed and control the airflow of the rig. If you are using standard fans connected to a power supply alone, this is impossible. The solution to all these problems is a fan controller, in this case a 5.25" expansion bay and...
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Titan Fenrir TTC-NK85TZ CPU Cooler Review

Today's review of the Fenrir cooler will test to see whether this is a good, great, or excellent cooler both aesthetically and through benchmarking on a Intel I7 965 Extreme Edition processor pushed to full load. The Fenrir cooler is a little more flashy than most of the competition, but at around US$50, is this more form than function, or will it pull through to be a cooler we at Tweaknews will recommend. Read...
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Xigmatek Midgard Case Review

Xigmatek a well known manufacturer of various computer products in Europe and have now released a new case which they'ved named Midgard. We are going to look at this mid class case and see what features it posesses and how well it performs in comparison to the the price. Read...
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Kingston HyperX 1866Mhz

The introduction of Intel's i7 platform coincided largely with the release of DDR3 memory bringing with it the prospect of triple channel setups. As a result, many memory kits have been produced specifically for the X58 motherboard generally of the order of 6GB (3 x 2GB). Typically, 1066MHz or 1333MHz DRAM has been used by the average users with higher frequencies seemingly classed as more “enthusiast” memory. However, with the price of DDR3 memory dropping, the lure of higher...
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NVIDIA 3D-Vision: Blu-Ray, Cameras, Projectors

Benchmark Reviews tested the NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision Gaming Kit when it originally launched back in January, 2009. Comprising a set of battery-powered LCD shutter glasses, the infrared emitter to drive them, and special 120Hz refresh-rate monitors, it enabled high-quality 3D gaming with hundreds of games, as long as you had a sufficiently powerful NVIDIA video card. In 2010, NVIDIA is planning to extend their 3D Vision technology into still photos, the web experience, gaming laptops, and...
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Hannspree HF237HPB 23 Inch HDMI LCD Monitor

We have reviewed a handful of refurbished computer monitors from Geeks.com over the past few years, and overall we have been quite pleased. This time around we will be taking a look at a refurbished 23" LCD monitor from Hannspree. With HDMI connectivity and 1080p support, we'll see if their model number HF237HPB is worth consideration. Read...
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Roccat Arvo Review

As a company based entirely around the gaming peripheral industry, Roccat have gained a reputation for manufacturing top quality, high-performance products that deliver for all levels of gaming. The Valo, the company’s first venture into the keyboard market, was conceptually very good but a software typing bug and the phenomenally high price tag were the undoing of the keyboard. Roccat have moved swiftly in launching the Arvo; marketed as a compact gaming keyboard and at a much reduced...
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Kingston Factory Tour

We recently were lucky enough to get invited to a Kingston Factory tour in California and we thought that it was rather interesting and would like to share some of the photos and impressions we got while on the tour. Now Kingston has factories all over the globe but this one in California is for the manufacturing and testing of ram so it's a little more than just chip building machines. They also do compatibility testing across a wide variety of platforms at the plant so there's actually to...
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G.Skill RipJaws DDR3 Kit F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM

If you're in the market for some DDR3 memory these days, you will see a lot of sets being advertised as "Optimized for use in Intel i5 and i7 systems". There's a lot of confusion in the marketplace about whether these products are suitable for use in other applications. The truth is that most all of them can be used in any system that uses DDR3 memory, as long as the BIOS on the motherboard can supply the correct voltage, usually around 1.6V for most sets. In this article Benchmark Reviews will...
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ASUS GeForce GT240 GDDR5 Video Card

As enthusiasts, we're always interested in the latest monster video cards: the expensive, high-end products that blast through benchmarks and play all your games with buttery-smooth frame rates at the highest resolutions with all the settings maxed out- and sucking a not inconsiderable amount of electricity while doing so! But these products represent only a tiny fraction of the number of video cards sold; the low-to-mid-end cards comprise the bulk of the market. Besides, a GTX285 or Radeon...
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Addonics CipherChain Hard Drive Encryption

We took a look last week at a thumb drive that offered unparalleled data security, and this time around, we're taking a look at a similar product, but one that's designed for PC use, whether in the office or at home. The CipherChain, from Addonics, is easy-to-install and operate, and secures your data using the ultra-secure AES 256-bit cipher. Read...
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Xigmatek Thor’s Hammer Cpu Cooler

Xigmatek has within a year gone from a quite small company to a relatively big, they have released products all the way from small fans to cases. We've recieved recently  their Thor's Hammer cpu cooler  which is up on the test bench that works with most sockets out today. This is a massive cooler with alot of heatpipes keeping everything together. How well will it perform? Lets take a closer look. Read...
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Maximus Porty Review

Everyone has experienced wanting just that little bit more prestige to their sound if they are using a laptop, hating the poor quality of the built in speakers. If you want to try and boost the caliber a bit, or perhaps play sound from an mp3 player without having to use earphones then external speakers are usually your only choice. These external speakers come in many shapes and sizes, from the sublime to the insane. Today we're going to be looking at the strangely named Porty Speakers...
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