Galaxy Microsystems announced the GeForce GTX 780 GC this week and we have a review of it up for you today! This is the first custom NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 design from Galaxy and it features better components, a custom GPU cooler and the Kepler GPU has been factory overclocked. Read on to find out how this “Galaxy Clocked” card performs and to see if we can push the overclock even higher!
As much as we’d all love to own the most expensive of everything, it’s only when you come back to reality that you realize that most people cannot. Today we have Corsair’s Carbide 300R in the house, which is supposed to be built and designed for those who have a tighter budget, but can spend closer to a Benjamin on a case. We will take a look and see what kind of features this case has, and see if spending a few bucks less will be worth it to you.
Are you looking for a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter? Diamond Multimedia recently introduced the UE3000 USB 3.0 10/100/1000M Gigabit Ethernet Adapter and we have given it some test time on an Intel Ultrabook to see how it performs versus the USB 2.0 10/100M Fast Ethernet Adapter that came with it. Read on to see how it performs!
The Arc Midi R2 is developed from the ground up with high-performance computer systems in mind. Featuring three high performance Silent Series R2 fans and ample water cooling options, the Arc Midi R2 layout maximizes airflow throughout the case and keeps even the most demanding systems at cool temperatures. Read on to see what we thought of this case!
Over the years, Corsair has been coming out with new products in their lineup, and one of those products that they’ve added to their lineup in the recent years is computer cases. They have made standard sized and styled cases and they have also braved making cases with different features. Today, we will take a look at Corsair’s Carbide Air 540, which falls along that different category. Jump in and see what we thought about Corsair’s latest creation!
The SanDisk Extreme microSDXC UHS-I memory card series are said to be the perfect companion for your smartphone, tablet and cameras. With read speeds of up to 80MB/s and write speeds of up to 50 MB/s the 64GB card also just happens to be the fastest 64GB microSDXC card available. Read on to see how this memory card performs when we test it out on a PC with a USB 3.0 card reader and on our Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone!
Full tower PC cases are quite abundant in the PC enthusiast market; each manufacturer trying to make that perfect case with not only features and functionality, but also style. Sweden based Fractal Design is no stranger with making good looking cases that are easy to work with, so today we are going to take a look at the Define XL R2 Full Tower Chassis.
Most find the speed of a single SSD to be plenty for their needs but there are some whose expectations go a little higher. For those, a pair of Corsair Neutron GTX drives in a RAID 0 array is probably more what they have in mind. We throw a couple on our test bench to see just how fast we can push them. Have a look at the article to see the results!
ASUS recently sent over their mainstream Intel Z87 ‘Haswell’ Motherboard for us to run through the ringer. The ASUS Z87-Pro has the bells and whistles that separate ASUS motherboards from the rest of the pack. Though they don’t over do it with frivolous features, everything has a function that truly adds to the value of the board. How will the ASUS Z87-Pro stack up against our other Intel ‘Haswell’ Motherboards? Read on to find out!
Turn your 2.5″ SATA and SSD hard drive into a standard 3.5″ SATA drive in minutes with the ICY DOCK MB882SP-1S-1B. With universal mounting holes, the ICY DOCK MB882SP-1S-1B will fit into most common PC cases, 3.5″ HDD duplicator, 3.5″ SATA HDD enclosure, mobile rack, and backplane modules, without the need for any attachments for the 2.5″ drives. Read on to find out if a converter like this is right for you.
Wireless-AC is becoming more and more mainstream but what about those solid legacy devices? All they need is a way to connect to your 802.11ac router to enjoy faster 5G speeds. Enter ASUS’s USB-AC53 Dual-Band Wireless-AC1200 Adapter, a simple and affordable way of stepping up to Wireless AC. Read on to see if this little device can deliver.
Earlier this week NVIDIA released the GeForce GTX 760 2GB video card at the $249.99 price point. That is priced very close to the AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB video card that can now be found for $264.99 shipped and it comes with four game titles. We take the two reference cards from both companies and see which one is the winner on our triple monitor test setup!
MSI has recently released their first mechanical keyboards which join other MSI products under their GAMING brand. Up for review is the GK-601, the flagship keyboard of the pair of new keyboards. It features Cherry MX Red mechanical switches, individually backlit keys, and programmable macros, among other things. Can MSI prove itself in new territory? Read on and find out what we think.
The MSI N760 TF 2GD5/OC graphics card is powered by the NVIDIA GK104 ‘Kepler’ GPU that has 1152 CUDA cores and 2GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus. This card comes overclocked up to 1020MHz on the base clock and features the massive MSI Twin Frozr IV GPU cooler. Read on to see what happens when we put two of these cards to the test in SLI on our 2D Surround monitor setup.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 is powered by the same GK104 ‘Kepler’ GPU that is used in the GeForce GTX 770. It has just 1152 CUDA Cores, but is said to have the horsepower to tackle next generation gaming at 1080p resolutions and for $250. Read on as we put the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB GDDR5 video card to the test!
