Archive for January, 2010

Thrustmaster Ferrari Motors Gamepad F430

We've all heard about Ferrari, the very powerful and equally expensive racing car manufacturer off in Italy. Well, strangely enough, Ferrari has joined teams with Thrustmaster, a manufacturer of PC and console accessories to bring us their new Ferrari Motors Gamepad F430 Challenge Limited Edition. So, how does this gamepad differ from a regular PS3 controller? Other than a sleek new look, a couple more buttons, and the Ferrari brand name, there isn't much difference. However, with a price point...
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Verbatim Tuff N Tiny 8GB Flash Drive

The Tuff N Tiny is designed to be portable, rugged and resistant to dust, water and static discharge. It includes a key ring lanyard allowing it to attach to one’s mobile phone or keychain. This miniature USB Flash Drive is composed of a durable light plastic and is perfect for carrying around on one’s keys meaning your data is always nearby and readily accessible. Read...
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Lian-Li PC-8N aluminum case review

All in all, Lian Li PC-8N is a high quality medium range box which offers great materials, low weight and an excellent finish. It has some good details like the anti-vibration system for the hard disks; the fans and their anti dust filters and grids… but I can’t help wishing it had a decent cable management system and that the installation was tool free. If it had those two features it would be a practically perfect case. Still the case is quite spacious and the fans are quiet which lifts...
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Proware Technology MiniEPICa Series EP-m501-AA DAS Enclosure

Proware Technology started R&D back in 1986 and has been involved in the storage product scene ever since. The company has earned several design wins that were turned into products sold under other household recognized labels. In 2006 Proware went public and launched their EPICa series of products. Since then the company has manufactured everything from small network devices to massive 42-bay rack mount drive solutions. Recently Proware Technology shifted their attention to 2.5 inch form...
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OCZ Black Edition DDR3 Memory Kit OCZ3BE1600C8LV4GK

There is no shortage of DDR3 memory in the marketplace these days, and it's priced lower than DDR2 in many cases. As always though, the choices to be made when selecting RAM for a system can be confusing. There are a lot of kits currently available that are "optimized" for Intel i5 and i7 systems, and now OCZ has released two new low voltage kits that are designed to complement the AMD Black Edition series of CPUs. Both sets of DIMMs are specified at 1600 MHz; one at CL7 timings, and the...
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Patriot Box Office Media Player

HTPC is something that is getting into every house these days, but what if you don't want a big computer by your TV? There are several small media players on the market that can stream the content to your TV so you don't have to have a bulky computer hooked up to it. Patriot Box Office is one of these devices and we recieved one of them for a review, we are going to see how this device handles various formats such as; images and music so stick around to see what we think about it. Read...
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Ultra X4 750-Watt Modular Power Supply

So today for review I’ve got a power supply, but not just any, it’s the new X4 750Watt from Ultra. The X4 is a fully modular power supply that makes things much easier when it comes to keeping your case nice and tidy. The X4 also features many cables with enough connections for most any type of setup you’ve got. One of the great features about this PSU is that despite the rather large voltage it’s still a physically small power supply that should fit in most any case. Read...
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CoolIT Domino ALC Liquid Cooling System Review

Frostytech is testing CoolIT's Domino ALC liquid cooling system. The unit consists of a thin 122gram nickel plated copper waterblock, a 17cm length of Fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) plastic tubing and pump integrated into a 115x115mm aluminum heat exchanger with a 120mm fan. The Domino ALC is ready to go out of the box, the user need only install it onto the CPU and mount the radiator near by. Read...
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Best CPU Cooler Performance AMD Socket AM3 Preview

AMD Phenom II Black Edition CPU's have been a popular choice for enthusiasts and budget-conscious overclockers lately, and Benchmark Reviews decided it was time to focus on AMD in one of our Best CPU Cooler Performance series. In this preview article, Benchmark Reviews tests several CPU coolers on the AM3 socket for the AMD Phenom-II platform. An overclocked AMD Phenom II X4 965 "Black Edition" processor was used (original 125W version), and given a heart-warming 1.55 volts to the vCore so it...
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ASUS EEE PC 701SD Netbook

We're going to take a look at the ASUS EEE PC 701SD; a "classic" netbook being sold as a refurb by Geeks.com. While the EEE line-up is now a few years old, it is still extremely popular. Newer models might offer better specifications, but they will also come with higher price tags that will put them in the ball park with some cheap laptops. Read...
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Seagate Constellation 2TB Hard Drive

The other day we took a look at Western Digital's 2TB offering, it's only fair that we see what Seagate has to offer as well. Seagate offers both the Barracuda XT and Constellation drives in 2TB capacities. Today we will  be taking a look at the Constellation. In the past we have reviewed a 2 1/2 inch Constellation drive, I'm curious what four times the capacity and a larger form factor has done to its performance. Read...
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Xclio Nighthawk PC Case Review

Today for review I've got another PC case from our friends at Xclio, this one is called the Nighthawk. This case features modular hard drive bays that can be moved, or removed and can support up to eight of them. The Nighthawk also features fans that can be controlled so you can adjust their speeds, and those fans have plenty of LEDs to brighten up your day. So read on to learn more... Read...
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Lensbaby Composer Selective Focus SLR Lens

Lensbaby is a company founded by photographer Craig Strong whose goal was to “to bring a more organic look to his digital SLR camera” with the creation of his Lensbaby Flexible Lens Mounting System. The Composer is one of the latest lenses from the company using this technology. Read...
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IPEVO Point 2 View (P2V) USB Camera Review

When you think about a webcam, what comes to mind? I know most of us will recognise the typical web camera's that have become very popular over the years. Basically consisting of a small bubble shaped camera on top of a small, wobbly, unstable stand. The balancing act of having the camera on top of your monitor, or on a stack of CD's and books to try and get that perfect angle is much more than just a hassle. Though fortunately our good friends at IPEVO have come up with a nifty, possibly...
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Crucial Ballistx 1600 Tracers

Since Intel started to put the memory controller on die of the CPU (IMC, Integrated Memory Controller), I have seen a lot of the same frequency of memory perform almost identical to each another. Especially if that memory is in the 1066-1600MHz range. So the only thing left for memory manufacturers to do to set one apart from the other, is adding different types of heatspreaders, lowering the required volts of the memory itself, which adds that extra little bit of visual stimuli. Crucial...
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