Intel Launches TRIM Firmware For 34nm SSDs

Intel today announced the availability of the Intel Solid-State Drive (SSD) Toolbox, with Intel SSD Optimizer and a firmware update to enable TRIM and to boost performance on select 34nm Intel X25-M Mainstream SATA SSDs. Read on to see how the Intel X25-M Mainstream 160GB Generation 2 SATA SSD does with the new firmware!

By Nathan Kirsch

Kingston 40GB V Series Boot Drive SSD Review

Kingston today announced the release of the SSDNow V Series 40GB Boot Drive, the latest addition to its V (Value) family of solid-state drives (SSD). This drive will cost a mere $84.99 after rebates when it is launched on November 9, 2009. You’ll be shocked to learn that inside this drive is an Intel 2nd Generation controller and 34nm MLC NAND! This might be the bargain of the year when it comes to storage.

By Nathan Kirsch

Overclocking The MSI 790FX-GD70 Motherboard Revisited

Our first go at overclocking the MSI 790FX-GD70 was not a very good experience. We ended up blowing up a component on the board before we were able to get any results. MSI sent out a replacement board and today we will see if the new board will give us some love, or will it just blow blow up like the last one.

By jason

Kingston 256GB SSDNow V+ Series SSD Review

The Kingston SSDNow V+ Solid State Drive (SSD) series features sequential read speeds of up to 220MB/sec. and write speeds of up to 180MB/sec. This makes it nearly twice as fast as the original SSDNow V series of drives, so be sure to read on to check out Kingston’s latest mainstream SSD offering!

By Nathan Kirsch

Corsair Cooling Ice T30 TEC Memory Cooler Review

Corsair has industry’s first thermoelectric (TEC) cooler designed from the ground up for memory modules. Today Legit Reviews has a closer look at this ice cold memory cooler. Read on to see how this cooler works and what it means for memory cooling on some Dominator GT memory modules!

By chris

ATI Radeon HD 5870 + 5850 Crossfire – Mixing Video Cards

Today, we are looking at ATI’s flagship Radeon HD 5870 video card and will be pairing it together with the Radeon HD 5850 video card to seeing how they work together in mixed CrossFire. We’ve previously reviewed both of these series in CrossFire before, but never dared to look at them mixed together and running CrossFire.

By Nathan Kirsch

NZXT Lexa S Mid Tower PC Case Review

The NZXT Lexa S computer case is designed for enhanced airflow with capability for 5 fans including 120mm fans on the front, side, and exhaust with a 140 mm fan on top. Lexa S offers gamers sleek aesthetics with a smoked clear window and all black interior along with a 5.25″ stealth bay, turned HDD cage, and punched holes in the motherboard which makes for a cleaner look. Read on to see if this case is right for you!

By Dan Stoltz

XFX Radeon HD 4890 1GB Video Card Review

The XFX Radeon HD 4890 has been designed to smoothly play the latest DirectX 10.1 games with extreme HD resolutions and high-performance anisotropic filtering cranked way up. Read on to see how the XFX Radeon HD 4890 does and to see if the company is hits the target with this now sub $200 gaming graphics card!

By brian

Eagle Arion 2.1 Speaker System Review

The Eagle Arion ET-AR504LR-BK 2.1 Speakers with Subwoofer are a sleek looking, solid set of speakers that look to deliver good sound in a small package. This article aims to see if the $49.99 speakers sound as good as they look.

By jeff

DFI LanParty BI G41-T33 Motherboard Review

The Intel G41 Express Chipset is still alive and doing well for Intel LGA775 users that are looking for a value priced platform with integrated graphics. The DFI LanParty Blood-Iron G41-T33 motherboard is a micro-ATX motherboard based off that just so happens to be running G41 chipset. Read on to see what this sub-$65 motherboard can accomplish!

By jason

ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 CrossFire Video Cards

AMD released the ATI Radeon HD 5700 series of graphics cards this week, which means that AMD has successfully launched four brand new DirectX 11 graphics cards in less than a month! Read on to see how the Radeon HD 5770 and Radeon HD 5750 perform as we test them individually and in CrossFire!

By Nathan Kirsch

ASUS EAH5870 Voltage Tweak Video Card

The ASUS EAH5870 graphics card with Voltage Tweak Technology offers up to 38% more performance by unlocking the overclocking potential of the Radeon HD 5870. Read on to see how this card does when overclocked and what the SmartDoctor utility offers. It also comes with a product key for Colin McRae: DiRT 2 for those that like off-road racing games.

By Nathan Kirsch

Skooba Checkthrough Rolling Laptop Case

The patent-pending Skooba checkthrough rolling laptop case looks and functions like a high-end business case, but is designed and rigorously-tested to be “checkpoint-friendly,” so you can run it through airport x-ray screening without removing your computer. This is a great product for any frequent traveler!

By Ken Brown

ASUS G51Vx 15.6″ Gaming Notebook Review

Today, we are looking at ASUS’ G51Vx Gaming Notebook. This notebook supports 3D gaming surround audio in the form of EAX Advanced 4.0 audio technology. The G51Vx is also powered by an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M graphics card that features 1GB GDDR3 VRAM, which is not wasted, as ASUS created the G51Vx with a 15.6″ full HD display screen that has a 16:9 ratio and 1920×1080 resolution! Read on to see what else this gaming notebook has to offer!

By jw

Flightstrap – Universal Media Player Holder

Flightstrap is a new product designed to hold your media player during transit. Flightstrap supports more than 100 different portable media devices out there because it is easily adjustable and has many different types of connections. With the plethora of media player holders out there, let’s see how well flightstrap holds up to the competition.

By ben