Companies like ASUS have a their own design engineers and every so often the management will let them run free. When that happens you end up with a ridiculous product that pushes the boundaries for what can be done with current technology. ASUS took the Republic of Gamers (ROG) product engineers and challenged them to design the fastest NVIDIA graphics card possible. The result was the ASUS MARS II and we have a review on the card for you today!
SilverStone recently announced a network attached storage (NAS) device, called the DC01 that can also function as a media server. Legit Reviews puts this device to the test and we show you what it does, how the GUI looks and even performance test it to see how the NAS performance is. Read on to see if this device is well worth the asking price or if it is something that you need to avoid!
Today is another chance to look at one more keyboard from the Thermaltake eSports line up. Thermaltake’s Meka G1 Keyboard is the top of the line product from the eSports division of Thermaltake, featuring NKRO, a USB Hub, Audio Pass through ports, and a built in wrist wrest, we get to put this heavy duty, military grade mechanical keyboard to the test to see if it’s build and features justify the price tag.
I remember when I was in college and sometimes would try to decide on a computer upgrade or paying rent that month. Thanks to the stiff competition between AMD and NVIDIA there are a lot more choices today vs. back then. For those of you trying to stay on a very tight budget but would like some DirectX 11 goodness ZOTAC heeds your call with the ZOTAC AMP! GeForce GTX 550 Ti factory overclocked card. Legit Reviews pushes this $134.99 ($124.99 with mail in rebate) card to its limits on our test bench to see if you can have decent graphics in the sub $140 range.
If you like collecting unique watches as a hobby or just like to impress your friends with something new and unusual, we have a treat in store for you today! We managed to get our hands on a 4-bit binary watch from Cadence and managed to give it a good one over. If you know what binary code is and want a good conversation starter then read on to see what this watch is all about.
Trying to purchase a graphics card on a budget is always a tough choice because you are always wondering what another $50.00 could have gotten you. ASUS wanted us to see what you could get for that extra cash on a GeForce GTX560 and has a card with a 15% overclock and quiet cooling to boot. Legit plugs this budget board into one of our test systems to see how it performs against the NVIDIA GeFore GTX 560 reference design!
GIGABYTE is known for putting out very high quality hardware. Today should be no different, at least in terms of quality. What we have to play with today is a little bit different in terms of features. If you have been following the latest Intel Chipsets, the Intel Z68 Chipset has the capabilities to utilize a SSD to speed up the performance of a traditional Hard Drive. The GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD features an integrated Intel Series 311 20GB SSD that is designed for exactly that! How does it perform? Read on to find out!
When AMD released the ‘Lynx’ desktop platform back in June 2011, our motherboard reviewer ran into some bad luck when overclocking the processor. When you get a new platform setup for the very first time you really don’t know what to expect and it does take some time to learn all the quirks and nuances of a new processor and motherboard. We recently ordered in six more processors and then overclocked all seven of them to see what the best one would be for our test system!
Corsair has recently manufactured some great top end PC cases. Now the Carbide Series will follow up in a more affordable fashion allowing more PC builders to touch upon and utilize the main functions of the Obsidian and Graphite series. Simply put, this is a case built for builders and won’t break the bank when building your new rig.
Companies like ASUS have a their own design engineers and every so often the management will let them run free. When that happens you end up with a ridiculous product that pushes the boundaries for what can be done with current technology. ASUS took the Republic of Gamers (ROG) product engineers and challenged them to design the fastest NVIDIA graphics card possible. The result was the ASUS MARS II and we have a quick preview on the card for you!
Today we get a chance to look at another product from this Thermaltake eSports line up, with the Challenger Gaming Keyboard. With an extra USB Port, braided cable, cooling fan, and 14 programmable macro keys; this is obviously a keyboard aimed at pleasing gamers on a budget. Read on and see our thoughts on this new gaming peripheral.
Western Digital recently released a 1TB SATA 2.5-inch notebook hard drive in their Scorpio Blue Series that uses the standard 9.5mm height. This means that you can now get a 1TB drive that will fit inside your laptop that offers amazing storage capacity. We take a look at this 1TB monster to see how this 5400 RPM drive with 8 MB of cache performs on the test bench and compare it to a couple other notebook hard drives!
Today we are looking at the GELID Rev. 2 Tranquillo Silent CPU tower cooler. The Rev. 2 Tranquillo is an updated version of the Tranquillo. The new Rev. 2 features a new updated mounting system, base, and heatpipe arrangement. Join us as we see how well it performs on our Intel Core i7-930 test system at both stock and overclocking settings.
Everyone knows the GT badge on a product means it’s the high performance version. The Corsair Force 3 GT drives are no exception. Corsair even added a red paint job to add to the sporty theme. Will the GT take the checkered flag or will it get lapped? Have a look at our review and find out how it performs against other SandForce SF-2281 driven drives!
Today we are taking a look at the OtterBox Reflex case for the Apple iPhone 4. The OtterBox Reflex has a protective shell with crumple zones on it so it can protect your iPhone 4 from any falls. Plus, the Reflex Series snaps apart for convenient docking access! Read on to see how well the OtterBox iPhone 4 Reflex series case can protect the iPhone 4 from being damaged!
