UMLan Article Release: Thermaltake SpinQ VT - Review

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Published: Saturday, 20 March 2010 04:29

Finding a right cpu cooler could be as hard as figuring out what kind of spark plugs needed for your hot rod. As the CPU speeds race up almost every half a year we need to keep up with a new and innovative ways to cool them. Picking the right one could be a problem and the only way to find the best one out of the rest of the barrel is by going directly to the reviews. This is were we come in:).

Spring Give Away - Win a NZXT Prize Pack @ Bigbruin.com

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Published: Saturday, 20 March 2010 04:18

NZXT is teaming up with Bigbruin.com to sponsor  another give away! Up for grabs are four great items from the NZXT line up; the Hades case, IU01 USB Expander, Avatar gaming  mouse, and Sentry 2 fan controller. Bigbruin.com's 7th birthday is coming up on April 01, 2010, and on that day we will award all those prizes to one lucky winner.

7-way 600 Watt PSU roundup in Venlo @ Madshrimps

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Published: Saturday, 20 March 2010 04:15

Looking for a 600~700W PC power supply but haven't decided yet what to get? In addition to our 2009 summer article we at Madshrimps have tested another four popular products from major brands like Nexus, OCZ, Zalman, Enermax, Scythe and Sharkoon. We compared features, performance and efficiency. Which one to get? Read on to find out!

Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews

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Published: Saturday, 20 March 2010 04:13

"After going over the features and specifications of the CM 690 II Advanced chassis prior to the review, I had high hopes for the case. I wasn't disappointed. Cooler Master has taken the 690 design to the next level in virtually all the important areas."

JMicron JMF612 Solid State Drive @ Benchmark Reviews

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Published: Saturday, 20 March 2010 04:09

Western Digital depends on the JMicron JMF612 Solid State Drive controller inside their WD SiliconEdge-Blue SSD to produce 250Mbps reads and 170Mbps write transfers. JMicron has also secured their JMF612 processor in the A-DATA S596, the upcoming Corsair Reactor SSD series, and the yet-to-ever-release Active Media Predator-X7. While the SSD industry grows daily, only a few select manufacturers offer popularly-accepted Flash NAND SSD controllers. In this article, Benchmark Reviews evaluates the JMicron JMF612 Solid State Drive processor.

iXBT Labs Review: AMD 890GX Chipset Overview

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Published: Saturday, 20 March 2010 04:08

"The AMD 890GX chipset is obviously an evolutional solution called to put company's product line in order and introduce the new Southbridge. Judging by the features of the latter, it will let manufacturers make motherboards with rich enough features and moderate cost prices."

Coolink SWiF2 Series Cooling Fan Roundup Review @ BayReviews.com

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Published: Saturday, 20 March 2010 04:04

"The best computer systems have the best cooling system. It takes multiple case fans and a powerful CPU fan to keep your system efficient. I am taking a look at three cooling fans from Coolink today to see how well they cool my case. The Coolink SWiF2 80, 92 and 120 are the cooling fans to be tested today."

Thermaltake SpinQ @ techPowerUp

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Published: Saturday, 20 March 2010 04:02

Thermaltake has been around for many years, creating heatsinks for nearly every market imaginable. Thermaltake's first claim to fame was the Golden Orb, a unique cooler that set the computing world on its ear. Thermaltake has not stopped there, and they are still inventing challenging new designs. Today we take a look at highly awarded SpinQ and see what it has to offer.

Digital Storm Black ?OPS Gaming PC Integrates World’s Fastest CPU at 4.4GHz

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Published: Saturday, 20 March 2010 03:52

Ultimate gaming PC updated with Intel’s lighting-fast Core i7 980X Extreme Edition processor

Fremont, Calif. - (March 16, 2010) – Digital Storm, the predominant name in system integration, proudly announces a hardware update to its Black|OPS gaming systems. Now gamers can configure the Black|OPS machine with Intel’s first consumer hexa-core processor, the Core i7-980X Extreme Edition. Wi?th the addition of the 32nm Core i7-980X processor, also known as Gulftown, gamers can effortlessly run up to 12 computing threads at once, a feat that was once unimaginable. Intel’s’ new processor features an impressive 12MB L3 cache, which helps streamline operation by limiting the number of times the CPU needs to access DDR3 memory. The Core i7-980X has a clock speed of 3.33GHz, making it as fast as any processor Intel has ever created.

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Seagate Barracuda ES.2 750GB Hard Drive at Modders-Inc

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Published: Saturday, 20 March 2010 03:40

The Seagate Barracuda ES series drives are available in either 250GB, 500GB, 750GB, or 1TB storage sizes and come in either SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) 3Gb/s or SATA (Serial ATA) 3Gb/s interfaces.

RAZER™ RELEASES THE FIRST GAMING GRADE MOUSE SPECIFICALLY FOR SOUTHPAWS

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Published: Saturday, 20 March 2010 03:01

Carlsbad, Calif. – March 16, 2010 - Razer, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, today announced the Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition™, the very first gaming mouse designed with the professional left-handed gamer in mind. The Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition was created to meet community demands for a mouse that was purposefully engineered to give lefties the competitive edge, combining a comfortable ergonomic form factor with a powerfully precise 3.5G infrared sensor.

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SanDisk slotRadio Player Review @ ASE Labs

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Published: Friday, 19 March 2010 02:42

Never heard of slotRadio? It is an initiative by SanDisk to capitalize on the DRM encumbered music market. For a one time fee, you get lots of music that is playable on certain devices that can play slotRadio media. We at ASE Labs thought that the market moved on from proprietary forms of media. Still, we'll see if it has some worth to it.

LITE-ON iHOS104-08 Blu-Ray Drive @ TechwareLabs

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Published: Friday, 19 March 2010 02:37

Just a couple of years ago, 1080p TVs were a thing of miracles and if you were to mention that you had a Blu-Ray drive, you would be considered a sort of miniature deity. Now everyone and their brother had an HDTV. Let's check out what Lite-On has that can get the best high-def out of your HTPC, without breaking the bank.

Seagate BlackArmor PS110 500GB USB 3.0 Portable Drive Review @ Bigbruin.com

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Published: Friday, 19 March 2010 01:06

The BlackArmor PS110 500GB drive is Seagate's first entry into the new world of USB 3.0 hard drives. And considering that it may be the typical consumers first USB 3.0 product, they have put together a great bundle to make the transition as easy as possible. You get not only the 500GB drive, but everything else you might need to use this with a laptop computer.

MAINGEAR Updates SHIFT Everday Super Computer to Include Core i7 980X and More

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Published: Friday, 19 March 2010 01:00

Union, New Jersey – March 16, 2010 – MAINGEAR Computers, award-winning builders of custom computers for PC gamers and enthusiasts, announces a hardware refresh for the SHIFT everyday supercomputer.  The revamped hardware is highlighted by Intel’s Core i7 980X 6 core, hyperthreaded 3.33GHz processor, giving enthusiasts the ability to run up to an astonishing 12 threads in parallel enabling your PC to execute multiple CPU intensive tasks at once.  SHIFT also now boasts scorching fast SATA 6G that enables Crucial's new RealSSD C300 to reach speeds of 335 MB/s on sustained reads, which is now also available on the SHIFT.  

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CyberPower Beefs up High-End Gaming Rigs with Intel's 6 Core "Gulftown" CPU

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Published: Friday, 19 March 2010 00:58

BALDWIN PARK, CA (March 16, 2010) - CyberPower's www.cyberpowerpc.com high-end gaming rigs will get an extreme performance boost when the company rolls out a new series based on Intel's most advanced processor to date, the "Gulftown." The Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor, dubbed "Gulftown," features six physical cores. Intel's hyper threading technology provides users with an additional six virtual cores for a total of 12 threads on a CPU operating at a blazing 3.33GHz. 

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Gigabyte X58A-UD3R Ultra Durable Motherboard Review @ Ninjalane

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Published: Friday, 19 March 2010 00:56

Many of you already know a motherboard design can vary widely between motherboard makers. Colors, layout, and components are often fingerprints of the product designer and backed up by the pedigree of the company.

Not Yet Another Core i7 980X Review - Overclocking With LN2 @ Madshrimps

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Published: Friday, 19 March 2010 00:56

Instead of following the flock of hardware reviewing websites and using a series of at least one hundred benchmarks to come the exact same conclusion, we decided to put Intel´s latest, codenamed Gulftown, to a series of extreme tests. Inside, you will find pictures, benchmark results and info on an extremely overclocked Gulftown B1

A Futurelooks News Flash - NZXT Hades Crafted Series Midtower ATX Enclosure Review

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Published: Friday, 19 March 2010 00:53

When the courier comes by to drop off new hardware, we always end up getting into a good conversation. The latest discussion was all about the NZXT Crafted Series Hades Computer Enclosure that we’re looking at today. It was interesting to hear the courier comment on things like the front bezel design and question the purpose of feature like the use of a temperature display. If he wasn’t on the job, he’d probably hang out and help review the case. I told him to check back to see what I came up with so without further adieu, we review the NZXT  Hades Crafted Series Computer Enclosure.

ProlimaTech Armageddon CPU Cooler Review @ Benchmark Reviews

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Published: Friday, 19 March 2010 00:52

The aftermarket heatsink industry is very competitive, and manufacturers often release several product designs before finally scoring a win with enthusiasts and overclockers. The Megahalems was ProlimaTech's first run at CPU-cooler's, and a very sucessful one at that. Earning our Editor's Choice Award and countless accolades from other websites, ProlimaTech has built high expectations with their follow-up products. The ProlimaTech Armageddon is one such cooling solution with a legacy to fill, and with six heatpipes and enough finsink area for two 140mm fans it seems a reasonable possability. Benchmark Reviews recently tested the ProlimaTech Armageddon heatsink in our Best CPU Cooler Performance series, on an overclocked Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor against several other top CPU coolers.