Archive for September 2009
*/ NZXT Beta EVO Case
Sep 29th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
*Computer cases seem to quickly be heading in the direction of this philosophy, with more and more wild, interesting looking case designs. The question is, however, are these exotic cases meeting all of the functional needs that we have for the computer case, especially when considering the higher costs of cases these days. When evaluating [...]
Patriot Torqx 128GB MLC SSD
Sep 29th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
The Torqx performed very well and near or at the top in just about all benchmarks. That being said, benchmarks do not always equate to how the drives perform in the real world and over time. I spent some tim e playing around on Windows 7 installed on the drive for quite while. I d [...]
XCM Xbox 360 Diamond Clear Case and Controller Set
Sep 29th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
Today we venture off the beaten path of our normal reviews and get up close and personal with the XCM Xbox 360 Diamond clear case and controller set. The XCM case mod will help distinguish your Xbox 360 from all of the units out there sporting one of the three basic looks standard white, Halo [...]
OCZ Blade DDR3-1600 6-6-6 6GB Triple Channel Memory Kit
Sep 29th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
When Intel released the i7 last year, all of the memory manufacturers immediately answered with low-voltage triple channel DDR3 kits. If you didnt know, Intels VDIMM requirement for memory used with the i7 CPU/X58 chipset is 1.65v to prevent damage to the i7s internal memory controller. Though the standard voltage for dual channel DDR3 memory [...]
Xigmatek HDT-S1284 CPU Cooler
Sep 29th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
Are you looking to extend the life of your older 775 socket CPU?
Our How To Video Guide
Sep 29th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
There are many programs on the market to test hard drives. Person ally I would love to use every single one of them in testing, but dont think I could keep you interested for 30 pages of benchmarks. In the pas t every hard drive was the same you had cache, platter speed, platter de [...]
Shuttle X50 All-in-One PC
Sep 29th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
*Quote:* Intels Atom platform has been a huge success since it has launched, without the Atom chip you probably wouldnt know what a netbook is! With its huge success many companies are creating all types of diffe rent products based on the Atom. With this comes the nettop, a small form factor, inexpensive, low-wattage desktop [...]
ThermoLab BADA
Sep 29th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
Quote: The ThermoLab BADA heat sink was packed sturdily and was one of the top performers in testing, beating out similar-sized and even some of the larger heat sinks. The manual was very readable with no discernable typos or major grammar problems as can be found on other heat sinks and products that are produced [...]
HDD vs SSD on a Netbook =96 Acer Aspire One D250
Sep 29th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
Quote: My Acer Aspire One D250 came with a standard mechanical hard drive, and recently I acquired another SSD drive so I figured why not swap the HDD out for the SSD as that seems the popular way to go these days. Now I knew the read and write speeds of the SSD would be [...]
OCZ Technology 64GB Agility Series SATA II Solid State Drive
Sep 29th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
When I first received the OCZ Agility I knew it was a more affordable version of the OCZ Vertex I reviewed earlier. Even with the specifications claiming otherwise, I was expecting to see a drop in performance as cost cutting measures were in full effect to make this drive more affordable to the public. How [...]
OCZ Technology 64GB Agility Series SATA II Solid State Drive
Sep 29th, 2009 | By Simon | Category: Hard Drives, OCZ, Reviews, Storage
A dime a dozen seems like a fitting term but solid state drives certainly don’t cost a dime. However, SSD availability and popularity has grown and spread enormously in the past few months. Tonight we feature the OCZ Agility, similar to the OCZ Vertex but not by much. How do these fare? Let’s find out.
Sapphire Pure 1250W Power Supply
Sep 28th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
A few weeks ago Sapphire made another move into the PSU market. This time their move was much bolder, as the company released an entire new series consisting of four new products. Their new Pure series of units are designed to catch the attention of all kinds of technology enthusiasts.
Samsung LN55A950D1F 55 LED-backlight LCD A950 HDTV Review
Sep 28th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
Today PCSTATS will be reviewing the very top end of the Samsung LCD HDTV family, the 55 Samsung LN55A950D1F. Samsungs A950 series of LCD HDTVs has been designed to be the next step in image fidelity for liquid crystal display technology. These home theatre HD TVs use Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that can selectively illuminate [...]
Glacialtech X-Wing R1 Notebook Cooling Pad
Sep 28th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
The Glacialtech X-Wing R1 notebook cooling pad accomodates chronically overheating notebooks with footprints of up to 365x250mm, either while sitting on a desk or resting comfortably on your lap. That means netbooks with screens as small as 7 and full size laptops with screens as wide as 17 should fit onto the X-Wing R1 without [...]
* Zotac GTS 250 AMP
Sep 28th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
*Quote:* The G92 core has been around for a while now with Nvidia utilising the GPU in a number of different cards making sure to keep renaming though so as give the illusion of a new product altogether. The core has evolved from the 8800GT to the 9800GTX+ right up to the GTS 250. This [...]
CS-M Weapon Of Choice AK DM Gaming Mouse Pad
Sep 28th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
All Right! Here is a cool looking mouse pad for all you AK47 Gamers out there! Today we are taking a look at the new CS-M Weapon Of Choice AK DM gaming mouse pad by CM STORM Arming the Gaming Revolution! So lets dive in and take a look at this cool product!
[Tech ARP] Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide Rev. 18.4
Sep 28th, 2009 | By News | Category: News
Covering 402 desktop graphics cards, this comprehensive comparison allows you to easily compare 20 different specifications for each and every card. If you need to find out about the specification of any card, just come over and check out our Desktop Graphics Comparison Guide. We hope it will prove to be a useful reference. We [...]