The new ASUS P8Z68-V Pro takes advantage of the latest chipset from Intel. The new Intel Z68 chipset combines the best from the previous Intel P67 and Intel H67 chipsets. Find what’s new and how well it performs compared to an Intel P67 motherboard as you join us in our first look at an Intel Z68 motherboard!
Netgear recently released a robust firmware upgrade for their flagship high-definition media player, the NeoTV 550. Did Netgear include enough firmware upgrades to break their NeoTV 550 out of the crowded pile of high definition media players? Read on to find out our impressions on this Netgear branded media player!
Intel’s 311-series 20GB Larson Creek SSD is all about Smart Response technology, a hard drive caching algorithm which is part of the Intel Rapid Storage Technology v10.5! This is one of the main features of the Z68 Express Chipset and we take a closer look at this drive along with SRT on a Gigabyte Z68 motherboard. Read on to see how this drive along with SSD caching performs on the Gigabyte GA-Z68-UD3H-B3 motherboard!
Thanks to an insecure restriction method, the AMD Radeon HD 6950 video card can be unlocked and turned into an AMD Radeon HD 6970 with just a few minutes work. Today we break down the process on a reference designed card and we run performance benchmarks along the way to see if the process is worthwhile or just a waste of time. Read on to see what happens to our retail ASUS EAH6950 graphics card as we perform the operation!
Fresh on the heels of the Cougar Point gaffe, Intel is rolling out new product with the Z68 chipset. While not offering a lot in the way of new features absent from the P67 and H67 boards, there is one new feature that will capture the attention of many. Intel calls it Smart Response Technology and it may change the way you think about SSDs and RAID.
Internet browsers have been making a ton of headlines lately with the release of IE10 Preview 1, Google Chrome 12 beta and Firefox 6.0 Alpha all being available for download. With Flash 10.2 and HTML5 taking off we figured that it would be a good time to look at the performance of 15 of the most used web browsers again. Read on to see which is fastest browser as we run seven tests to find out which is fastest and supports the most features.
Intel has recently released the fastest desktop processor they have ever launched. Cruising along at 3.46GHz the Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition Processor is sure to impress! The Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition Processor is the last processor that will be available for the Intel X58 Platform. Join us as we put the latest, greatest and possibly last LGA 1366 processor through the paces!
We’ve been hearing about the AMD Fusion APU for years now, so when we got the opportunity to do a review on a Sony VAIO laptop with the dual-core E-350 APU we jumped at the chance to see what it can do! The notebook we received for testing was the Sony VAIO Y series notebook, which is a very small 11.6″ ultra portable notebook. Read on to see how it performs and what some of the key features are!
Today we are looking at three CPU coolers from the folks at Xigmatek: the entry level Loki, middle of the road Gaia, and high-end Aegir. So join us today and see how these coolers perform on our Intel Core i7-930 test system and see which one fits your needs. With prices that range from $23 to $60 we have a HSF for everyone in this review!
Today, we have an Intel Sandy Bridge powered notebook from ASUS that is aimed at the mainstream market called the K53E. The ASUS K53E is a general purpose 15.6-inch entertainment notebook with prices that start at $634.90 plus shipping. If you are looking for a versatile mainstream notebook that packs some serious processing power be sure to take a closer look at this review!
The AMD Phenom II X4 ‘Deneb’ Quad-Core processor has been the workhorse of the AMD desktop lineup since 2009 and today it received a new flagship model to give a much needed performance boost. The AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition processor operates at 3.7GHz and becomes the fastest desktop processor that AMD has ever released. Read on to see how the AMD 980 BE does against several other popular processors in the benchmarks and then see how it overclocks!
The Netgear Stora is a Home Media Network Storage System which promises to free the user of a computer when sharing Video, Pictures, Music or Files. The Stora promises to free the users files with the ability to share anything anywhere as long as you have DLNA Certified Device. Does the Stora live up to being the Ultimate Sharing Device?
The Motorola Atrix 4G is one of the latest and greatest Android powered phones available on the AT&T network and became famous as the first dual-core smartphone thanks to the NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor that powers the device. Today we are taking a look at four cases for the Motorola Atrix 4G that aren’t that expensive and will help protect your new smartphone!
The Intel Desktop Extreme Board DX58SO2 is designed to unleash the power of the new Intel Core i7 processors and was created by Intel, so you should expect rock solid stability and good performance numbers with it. Read on to see how the Intel X58 Express motherboard solution does when compared to a couple other Intel X58 motherboards as all fight for the top spot in the benchmarks!
Today we look at one of the newest offerings from the folks at Thermolab called the Trinity. The Thermolab Trinity is designed for balanced performance, low noise and good compatibility. It’s a Heatpipe Direct Touch cooler sporting a 130mm fan, so it should do pretty well from the looks of things. Join us to see how the Trinity holds up against more than a dozen other CPU coolers on our Intel Core i7-930 test bench.
