Les Tokar

is a technology nut and Founder of The SSD Review. His early work includes the first consumer SSD review along with MS Vista, Win 7 and SSD Optimization Guides. Les is fortunate to, not only evaluate and provide opinion on consumer and enterprise solid state storage but also, travel the world in search of new technologies and great friendships. Google+

OCZ RevoDrive x2 100GB PCIe SSD Review – Test Protocol and Initial Testing

TEST BENCH, SOFTWARE AND PROTOCOL TEST BENCH CONFIGURATION Motherboard Asus Rampage III Gene SATA 6Gb/s USB3 CPU Intel i7-930 CPU@2.80Ghz (OCd to 3.2Ghz) RAM 6Gb G.Skill 1600 Triple Channel Graphics MSI N460GTX DDR5 768MB Power Supply OCZ ModXStream-Pro 600w CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212+ OS Windows 7 64 Bit Ultimate Wifi Belkin Surf & Share Wireless USB Adapter Monitor …

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OCZ RevoDrive x2 100GB PCIe SSD Review – Benchmarks

3. HDTune Pro Ver. 4.60 “ Benchmark HDTune Pro Ver. 4.60 “ File Benchmark HDTune Pro Ver. 4.60 “ Random Access HDTune Pro Ver. 4.60 “ Extra Tests HDTune is a great software application to ensure SSD quality and installation because it provides more information than it they realized on its release.  The graph line in the top chart is …

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A Case of the Uglies: 10 Ugly PC Cases @ Bigbruin.com

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In many ways, computer cases are much like people. They come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors… Some are practical, while others are just about useless… . And just like people, some cases are just plain ugly. This article is going to take a look at ten cases we’ve deemed to be at the top of the list …

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ASRock P67 Fatal1ty Profess1onal Series Motherboard Review @ KitGuru

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ASRock are stepping up their game. It has taken a lot of time persuading the enthusiast audience, but in the last year we have seen the company develop and progress, especially with their motherboard designs. . Today we are looking at the ASRock P67 Fatal1ty Professional motherboard, which is targeted at the hardcore gaming audience. Full Story @ KitGuru.

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TechwareLabs Review: Thermalright HR-02 CPU Heatsink

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Thermalright produces a small, but carefully crafted selection of high-quality components, all centered around a single core competency. Today well be looking at one of their larger coolers to date, the HR-02. Aimed at the enthusiast and overclocker crowds, this cooler seems geared to tackle the hottest CPUs on the market. Stick with us as we see just how Right …

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EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Titanium Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews

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It’s been nearly a decade since NVIDIA last used the Titanium moniker on one of their product, and for those who can still recall how the GeForce 4 series was revision of the previous series the new GeForce GTX 560 Ti will make perfect sense.Replacing the GeForce GTX 470 video card in the current product stack, NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 560 …

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti Review @ TechREACTION

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The hunter has been released, again, but most people will come to know it as the GTX 560 Ti. The Ti on the end may bring back memories to many of the old-school gamers. . Around 2002, Nvidia came out with the Ti line. First with the GeForce 3 series and later with the GeForce 4, however, it disappeared shortly thereafter. But …

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Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 CPU Cooler Review @ eTeknix.com

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The Freezer13 will eventually replace the Freezer7 Rev2 as Arctics flagship cooler and on the evidence of these tests consumers wont be left disappointed. The performance is on a par with the already excellent Freezer7 series and does so with a lower noise profile. In fact, with Cool n Quiet enabled the fan is eerily silent and easily able to …

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