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+

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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Asus M4A87TD/USB3 Motherboard Review @ KitGuru

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We recently looked at one of Asus high end M4A90GTD Pro/USB3 motherboards that impressed us with its extensive feature set and strong performance. The only drawback of this board was the high price which put it out into the deeper wallet category. So we were excited when Asus offered us a lower-end board that is a little more wallet friendly …

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TechwareLabs Editorial: Running Ubuntu 10.10 in a Virtual Machine

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Ever feel like you have been chained to your current operating system? Have you thought about switching to something new before but never got around to finding the right one? Well here is your chance to explore something new. Ubuntu 10.10 released this past October and has amazed me the more I started using it. This guide will show you …

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Zalman Z9 Plus Mid-Tower Case – BCCHardware

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Today we are taking a looking at a brand new product from Zalman – the Z9 Plus mid-tower case. It is an entry level case that sells at a very reasonable MSRP of about $70 in the United States. Zalman is a well-known manufacturer of PC components like cases, power supplies, and CPU coolers. The Zalman Z9 Plus mid-tower case …

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AMD Fusion Mini-ITX Preview @ eTeknix.com

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However, we are enthusiasts and like to spec and build or own systems. AMD Fusion is ideal for low power applications like HTPCs and NAS systems. Software like Myth, XBMC, Boxee and Windows Media Centre can playback media from your local network or from the Internet to your TV. Building a NAS and using UnRaid, FreeNAS or Windows Home Server …

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