If anything starts to seem familiar with this solid state drive, thats understandable because it really is an Intel X25m in disguise. The controller is the Intel PC29AS21BAO that has had such success in the X25m and X25v series SSDs and once again the flash is none other than Intel 34nm 29F16B08JAMBA flash modules.  The 80GB version contains 5x16GB flash …

1.  ATTO Disk Benchmark Ver. 2.46 Test results of 214MB/s read and 87MB/s write have to be applauded when the specs list 200MB/s read and 70MB/s write. Nice start Intel!! 2. Crystal Diskmark x64 ver. 3.0 Crystal DiskMark almost mirrors ATTO in the high sequential scoring and adds to this by showing us great 4k random writes at 44MB/s.  This …

5. HDTune Pro Ver. 4.6 “ Benchmark Pushing up the maximum read benchmarks to an average of 256MB/s was a bit unexpected so we retested a few times, each resulting in similar results. HDTune Pro Ver. 4.6 “ File Bench HDTune Pro Ver. 4.6 “ Random Access HDTune Pro Ver. 4.6 “ Extras We like to include the HDTune Pro …

6. PCMark Vantage x64 HDD Suite The SSD Review uses benchmark software called PCMark Vantage x64 HDD Suite to create testing scenarios that might be used in the typical user experience.  There are eight tests in all and the tests performed record the speed of data movement in MB/s to which they are then given a numerical score after all …

“The Cooler Master Storm Spawn Gaming Mouse impresses at first glance with a dark crimson and black finish. The Storm Spawn is hardly just a pretty face, however, boasting 3500 DPI adjustable on the fly with anti-drift sensing, polling rates up to 1000Hz, macro recording ability and 32kb of memory onboard to save those macros to the Storm Spawn itself. …

Today, well give you a look at another top P67 choice; the Gigabyte P67A-UD7. Currently it is the top choice for Sandy Bridge users looking for Gigabyte flavor in their builds. This will be a true head-to-head comparison between the two motherboards performance, overclocking, and ease of use factors. All of these things are important for enthusiasts in this market, …

Here today we have a new case from Ikonik by Logisys, the Optimus 1200. This case, well, it looks a lot like Optimus Prime, but aside from that, its got some nice features too. The Optimus 1200 has a bottom mounted power supply, 5 fan mounts, and is able to fit two ATI 5970 Graphics cards which are 12.9in (330mm). …

This is the JSCO Optical Noiseless Mouse; it has been designed to be as quiet as possible. This alone is an unusual feature for a mouse, in fact until now there was only 1 other ‘Noiseless’ mouse available to buy. This mouse has been designed in Korea and is only available via import. Now I don’t know about you but …

January 26th, 2011 at 3:53 pm – I was a huge fan of the first Dead Space game, the eerie atmosphere and horror style shocks had me jumping at every corner. I also felt a certain kinship with retired engineer Isaac Clarke, he wasnt a gun totting steroid injected one man army “ more a guy in the wrong place …

‘My SSD Is Faster than Your HDD’  just doesn’t seem to fit the part when we are speaking of the OCZ RevoDrive x2 PCIe SSD.  Anytime you consider a product that is controlled by four (4) SandForce SF-1200 series controllers, prepare to be amazed. The RevoDrive x2 should knock your socks off with advertised specs of 740MB/s read and 690MB/s …