Cooler Master V6GT Review @ OCC

"To say the least, the Cooler Master V6GT is a fantastic heatsink. It outperformed all of the other comparison heatsinks in every test but one, and pulled even further ahead in the load tests. The large size of the V6GT is made up for by its heat capacity and these tests show it."

Cooler Master V6GT Review @ OCC

Crucial Ballistix Thermal Sensor Memory Kit @ Benchmark Reviews

'Ask any PC enthusiast and they'll tell you that system heat is a constant concern', said Crucial Ballistix senior product manager, Jeremy Mortenson. The new Crucial Ballistix kit comes with a pair of innovations in memory cooling. The first one is an improved heat spreader design compared to the old models. This isn't such a big innovation in the memory market but the second will be an interesting one for sure. Crucial added thermal sensors for temperature monitoring via software. Since we're PC enthusiasts at Benchmark Reviews, the BL2KIT25664FN160 kit from Crucial couldn't miss our benchmark's suite and tests. Join us in this article to watch out what this new Crucial Ballistix Kit has to offer.

Crucial Ballistix Thermal Sensor Memory Kit @ Benchmark Reviews

Futurelooks News Flash - GELID Solutions ICY VISION GPU Cooler Review

At COMPUTEX 2010, GELID Solutions launched their latest GPU cooler called the ICY Vision. The GPU cooler is aimed directly at the latest graphics processors from ATI and NVidia. And, since the latest GPUs produce a lot of heat, we’re anxious to give it a shot. We’re going to put it on the world’s hottest GPU (literally), NVidia’s Fermi GTX480 to see how it performs and see if it’s able to accomplish what NVidia’s reference cooler can’t.

Futurelooks News Flash - GELID Solutions ICY VISION GPU Cooler Review

OCZ Technology Unveils the RevoDrive with up to 80,000 IOPS, the World’s Fastest Consumer Solid State Drive

SAN JOSE, CA—June 29, 2010—OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, releases the RevoDrive PCI-Express SSD, an innovative storage solution that focuses on both performance and affordability for consumers.  The new RevoDrive was developed to push the limits of economical SSD technology to deliver a revolutionary product with a remarkable price point.

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Corsair Flash Padlock 2 Security Announcement

FREMONT, California — June 28, 2010 — Corsair®, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced the discovery of a security issue affecting the Flash Padlock® 2 USB Flash Drive that may expose your data. The Padlock drive employs a keypad to allow users to protect their data with a programmable personal identification number, or PIN. The security issue is correctable by the user, and once the corrective action is taken by the user, the drive once again meets its security specification.

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AMD's HD 5550 & 5570 - Now Equipped with GDDR5 Goodness @ Techgage.com

To retain modest pricing, it's common to see lower-end graphics cards equipped with either DDR2 or DDR3. That design choice, though, can have a major effect on performance, something that's proven twice over with AMD's Radeon HD 5550 and HD 5570, both of which have just been upgraded with a move to GDDR5 memory.

AMD's HD 5550 & 5570 - Now Equipped with GDDR5 Goodness @ Techgage.com

Toshiba Store Steel 320GB Portable Hard Drive Review @ XtremeComputing

"Today I am going to be looking at a product from a manufacturer that whilst they are a household name is less well known for their involvement in the computer hardware industry. The manufacturer is Toshiba and the product is one of their Store Steel external hard drives, this one in particular is 320GB."

Toshiba Store Steel 320GB Portable Hard Drive Review @ XtremeComputing

Asus EAH5870 v2 Review @ OCC

"Once I started pushing the card I was able to slide up to 990MHz stable with temperatures around 65 degrees. Even with that, I would consider this card to be a good overclocker, but where the v2 is special, is with the voltage tweak ability. Once I pushed that into effect, I bumped the voltage on the core to 1.349v and was able to get the card up to 1035MHz on the GPU and 1275MHz on the DRAM. Yes, a 5870 just hit over 1GHz stable, and only around 70 degrees! I expect some pretty awesome performance jumps in the OCC Benchmarks."

Asus EAH5870 v2 Review @ OCC

Enthusiast Custom PC Build Guide Q3-2010 @ Benchmark Reviews

Performance is often attributed to expensive objects of desire. In the automobile space, it's generally accepted that a higher performing vehicle will incur a significant markup over the average fuel-efficient family offerings. Computing is much the same. Retail OEM machines are pre-built at predetermined price points, often targeting the humble office/Internet-centric user. Performance isn't a primary concern for these systems, nor are upgradability or customisation. On the other hand, you have the expensive 'gamer' orientated machines which cost several thousands of dollars! This is where Benchmark Reviews steps in. We've sat down and created three enthusiast machines without the dreaded price gauge of many pre-built setups - the 'Enthusiast PC Build' for Q3 2010!

Enthusiast Custom PC Build Guide Q3-2010 @ Benchmark Reviews

Speedlink Pro USB Joystick + 99 best of C64 Classix® @ Rbmods

Remember that old machine you used to play alot on in the mid 80´s to late 80´s? Commondre 64 was the big deal then with alot of famous games with superb gameplay and feeling in the games. Speedlink has taken advantage of this and reawaken the Commondore 64 games by creating a joystick similar to the Tac2 joystick in the past that was the most wanted joystick on the market. Included with this they have bundled 99 Commondore 64 classic games for you to play with this Tac2 "wannabe" joystick.

Speedlink Pro USB Joystick + 99 best of C64 Classix® @ Rbmods

News - Axle HD 5450 LP 512MB Review at Overclockers Online

Axle’s HD 5450 LP 512MB didn’t break any records or shine in any benchmarks, but this card will still probably be the bread and butter of the stable of ATI cards. The vast majority of people consider gaming to be casual games such as Plants vs Zombies or Peggle which even this card can handle with ease. Passive cooling and all of the benefits of the HD 5000 series make this a great card for a home theater PC as well.

News - Axle HD 5450 LP 512MB Review at Overclockers Online

Shuttle Officially Announces New Next-Generation NVIDIA ION Powered X350 Slim PC with U.S. Pre-Order Available on Website


City of Industry,CA -- June 25, 2010  -- Shuttle, the industry leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance small form factor (SFF) PC solutions and creator of the XPC, today launched the official website of the Shuttle X350 slim mini PC, the performance pushing X Series model, available for U.S. pre-order starting at $399.00.

The ultra-compact Shuttle X350 is a mere 1.5 inches thin and packs in a dual-core Intel(R) Atom(TM) D510 processor, on-board Intel(R) graphics or next generation NVIDIA(R) ION graphics with true 1080p HDMI output (optional), and slim optical drive bay for your choice of DVD drive (optional ).

"We're really pushing the envelope as to what can be packed inside this tiny box we call the X350 or XS35 that's only about the size of an external hard drive," said Nicolas Villalobos, Director at Shuttle Computer Group in Los Angeles. "It's perfect for everything from living room entertainment to digital signage, healthcare, and point -of-sale (POS) applications. It's even powerful enough for Blu-ray, though we do not officially have the option just yet."

The X50's slim design is not only space-saving for projects or applications where space is critical, but it fits easily into any environment with the ability to be mounted behind an LCD TV or LCD monitor. It's also completely fanless. The internal layout has been meticulously engineered to require no fan, so it's not only quiet and low in energy consumption, but it's also dust-free and virtually maintenance free.

The new Shuttle X350 line of slim mini PCs can now be ordered directly from the Shuttle website: http://us.shuttle.com/X3 50.aspx.

Independence Month Contest @ Hi Tech Legion

"Hi Tech Legion and Diamond Multimedia have put together a month long contest which includes some great prizes. Come celebrate Independence and enter the contest to win one of these prizes. The contest will run for four weeks and each week a prize will be given away to one or multiple winners. Week 1 winners - Darkstar/Diamond Mini Mobile Speakers, DXMage - Diamond Extreme Sound 5.1 Sound Card. Logon to Hi Tech Legion and find out how to win this weeks prize."

Independence Month Contest @ Hi Tech Legion

AC Ryan PlayOn!HD Review - XSReviews

"HTPCs and media centres are growing in popularity as our houses become far more linked in terms of media. However, these systems can still be too expensive for some, or too big, too complicated; what's a guy to do? One option it seems is to get yourself a network media player. Today we're reviewing one such device, the AC Ryan Playon!HD."

AC Ryan PlayOn!HD Review - XSReviews

NZXT Vulcan @ techPowerUp

The NZXT Vulcan is a mATX gaming case capable of holding large multi-GPU configurations with a convenient carrying handle. We tear it apart and fill it with hardware, to see if it lives up to its promise or turns up to be nothing but smoke and hot ashes

NZXT Vulcan @ techPowerUp

Blur - Twisted Metal Meets Need for Speed? @ Techgage.com

Are you craving a racing game but can't ignore your innate desire to just blow things up? If so, Bizarre Creations' Blur might be just what you're looking for. It two awesome things, destruction and speed, and results in a title that's full of eye candy, a good online mode, and a difficulty level that's sure to challenge even the most hardcore racer.

Blur - Twisted Metal Meets Need for Speed? @ Techgage.com

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