CES 2008: Kingston Showcases Four New Flash Drives

Kingston has just added four new flash drives to their DataTraveler product line. The 110, 400, Style & HyperX DataTravelers each come in a variety of capacities. Read on to get the scoop of what these flash drives will offer and pricing!

By jw

CES 2008: SanDisk 72GB SSD SATA 5000 1.8”

SanDisk Corporation was showing off a 72-gigabyte (GB), 1.8-inch solid state drive (SSD) as a drop-in replacement for the standard mechanical hard disk drive that will be available in mobile products later this year. Read on to take a look at this small SATA drive!

By Nathan Kirsch

CES 2008: Alienware Curved Seamless Display

To kick off our 2008 International CES coverage, Alienware has showcased a Curved Seamless Display! Sporting a resolution of 2880 x 900 with a .02ms refresh rate, this display is geared primarily towards gamers. Read on to see what we know about this monster monitor!

By jw

Corsair, Kingston, OCZ, Super Talent DDR3 1800MHz Memory Kits

Armed with four 2GB kits of DDR3 memory running at 1800MHz we set off to do our second DDR3 roundup to show those that are building a DDR3 powered enthusiast systems which modules stand out from the crowd. Corsair Memory, Kingston Technology, OCZ Technology and Super Talent all sent out 2GB kits for us to try out and that is exactly what we did using the latest Intel QX9770 processor on the Intel X38 Express powered ASUS P5E3 Deluxe Motherboard!

By Nathan Kirsch

Antec P190 Black Mid Tower Case Review

Bigger and better than the rest, the P190 has room to handle even the biggest hardware: Extended ATX, multiple graphics cards, quad-core processors, and liquid cooling are all no problem for the P190. Powering all your hardware in this case is the unique 1200W Neo-Link dual power supply system. Read on to see if this new offering from Antec’s performance series is what you need for your next system. With Intel SkullTrail platforms coming out soon this case might be perfect for it!

By Shane Higgins

Kingston 8GB Ultimate 266x CompactFlash Card Review

With Digital SLR cameras coming down in price, many consumers are looking at these cameras versus the old point and shoot style. Many of the new digital SLR cameras don’t come with a memory card, so consumers purchasing a SLR camera will also need to pick up a memory card. Read on as Legit Reviews takes the Kingston 8GB Ultimate 266x CompactFlash card for a test drive.

By Nathan Kirsch

Kingston USB 2.0 Hi-Speed 19-in-1 Media Reader

Nothing goes better with digital media than an external reader for your desktop or laptop at home or on the road. Kingston’s Media Reader opens a direct gateway between your digital media and a USB port by simply using expandable storage cards to move photos, music, data and more between devices and eliminating the need to carry cables to connect multiple devices. Read on to see how the new Kingston 19-in-1 media reader performs compared to previous generations!

By Nathan Kirsch

ECS A770M-A Socket AM2+ Motherboard Review

With the release of AMD Phenom processors, manufactures have been ramping up production of compatible chipsets to support the new CPU. Following suite, ECS released the A770M-A motherboard, which is their mainstream offering for socket AM2+. It based on AMD 770 Chipset with SB600, and equipped with new technologies like PCI-E Gen 2 and HT 3.0. Read on to see if this board is right for you!

By Legit Staff

Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe Motherboard Review

The AMD 790FX chipset is the latest enthusiast chipset from AMD and for our first 790FX review we bring you the ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe motherboard. This socket AM2+ motherboard supports the latest Phenom X4/X2 processors as well as the Athlon 64 X2 series. With four PCIe x16 slots for ATI CrossFireX support this is one killer board. Read on to see if the ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe motherboard should be on the list for your next AMD based system.

By jason

AMD Phenom TLB Patch Benchmarked and Explained

When AMD was briefing the media about Phenom at their launch event they mentioned that a fix was in the works for one of the hundreds of erratums that the Phenom processor has. All processors have glitches and they are documented and given a erratum number. Read on to see why erratum 298 made the news and if it is anything to worry about!

By Nathan Kirsch

AMD Phenom Processor Update – Memory Bandwidth

Not much has been going right for AMD in recent weeks, but I’m happy to say one of the most popular benchmarks used in testing processors wasn’t ready for Phenom when the media hacked apart the poor processor apart on launch day. It seems SiSoftware Sandra XII was not correctly optimized for the Phenom processors! The latest update of Sisoftware Sandra has the right optimization set and ready to go. See what the difference makes for the memory bandwidth score!

By Nathan Kirsch

XFX nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Review

This week NVIDIA introduced the company’s next-generation NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI media and communications processor (MCP), designed specifically for 1333FSB Intel QX9650 (Yorkfield) processors. The new nForce 780i SLI MCP brings support for 45nm quad-core processors, PCI Express Gen 2.0. 1200MHz DDR2 memory and more. Read on to see how the board performs with the latest in hardware technology!

By Nathan Kirsch

Ultra M998 Midsize Black Tower PC Case Review

The Ultra m998 is an all aluminum midtower with a classic styling on the outside, but is packed with new technology on the inside. The Ultra m998 offers 11 drive bays, along with front eSATA, Firewire, and USB audio ports all in a 1.5mm thick aluminum case. Is the m998 as tough as the military truck its named for? Read on to find out how the Ultra m998 does in our testing.

By Shane Higgins

Introduction to Intel XMP DDR3 Memory Overclocking

Ever wish you could get a guaranteed level of success from your memory modules? Do you have a desire to get into overclocking, but just lack the confidence to get started? Never fear, Intel is here! Intel has been pushing a new feature that allows DDR manufacturers to save preprogrammed overclocked settings into the SPD. When the modules are used with a certified motherboard, you know right away that you can squeeze every ounce of performance out of your gear!

By jason