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This is The SSD Review Test Bench and a quick click on the photo will bring it up full size for closer inspection. TEST PROTOCOL Our main goal in testing is to ensure that all test results are as accurate as they can be and no anomalies slip through. We conduct all tests three times and, if necessary, we may …

ATTO Disk Benchmark V. 2.46 ATTO Disk Benchmark is the quickest and simplest method to determine transfer speeds and utilizes the same test methodology as manufacturers in arriving at performance results.  It simply measures raw sequential transfer speeds for both read and write access at various transfer sizes and produces a very easily understood result.  These results fall in line …

HDTune Pro V. 4.6 – Benchmark HDTune seems to push the sequential read just a bit higher with an average of 517MB/s but the best thing we see in this graph is the graph line itself which is the smoothest we have seen in any test previously.  We believe that this line affords a logical idea of how stable the …

PCMARK VANTAGE 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 of the tests …

HDTach V. 3.0.4.0 Windows 7 Experience Index The Win7 Experience Index represents Microsofts method of rating computer systems and, more specific to our usage provides a storage evaluation which provides a rating up to 8 on the PC components and system as a whole.  Our system produce a HDD score of 7.9 out of 8 and, for the first time, …

When it’s all said and done, Arctic Cooling’s new Freezer 13 Pro, with  it’s innovative “Cross Blow” feature, is a worthy successor to the Freezer series of coolers. As of this writing, it only seems to be available from  the Arctic Cooling website for around $55 US. Full story at Tweak News.

Gigabyte joins the mITX wars with the E350-USB3 based on AMD’s Hudson M1- FCH platform. But does it have what it takes to take on the proven ION2? Join in for a battle of mITXs you won’t want to miss! Full story at TechWare Labs.

One entry in the budget gaming category is the Antec Six Hundred V2 Mid-Tower Gaming Case. The Six Hundred V2 comes with all of the same features as the original Six Hundred, but with one minor change, there is a 2.5″ HDD hot swap bay instead of a 3.5″ hot swap bay.  The Six Hundred has 3 external 5.25″ drive …

AMD’s new Radeon HD 6990 video card reclaims the top spot in their overall GPU product hierarchy. There is no single-GPU card that can compete with two Cayman-class Radeon HD 6870 processors running in tandem.  This was also true for the prior generation’s king, the HD 5970, and at first glance the 6990 looks like a one-for-one replacement, but is …

Overall, the XFX HD 6950 XXX 1Gb is an excellent graphics card for the consumer wanting a HD 6950 with a little better performance and an extensive amount of additional overclocking headroom. When overclocking,  it seemed like I couldn’t hit the limit and is by far one of the best  overclocking cards I have tested in recent memory. Full story at Tweak …

Today in the KitGuru lab we have the Freezer 13 Pro which is the latest CPU cooler offered by Arctic. The Freezer 13 Pro features their Cross-Blow cooling technique and claims to have the maximum cooling capacity of 300 watts. That kind of  cooling ability should be able to tame pretty much any CPU currently available. With that in mind …

Everything USB is pleased to announce our latest review on IOGear Mini Wireless Multimedia Keyboard. The IOGear Mini Wireless Multimedia Keyboard, is a wireless keyboard designed with Home Theatre PC’s in mind. In other words, it is meant to be used in an extremely chaotic (for PC peripheral) environment and do so while being as unobtrusive as possible; while still …

Only a few weeks left in XSR’s competition for Speedlink hardware. Full story @ XS Reviews.

Hardwareoverclock.com has just posted another Heatsink review. Last week we have taken a look at the Prolimatech Genesis in the Caseking.de “Dual Orangeline Edition”. This edition includes two 140 mm Xigmatek XLF-F1453 Orangeline LED fans with 108 m³/h airflow. Full story at Hardwareoverclock.

The Noctua NH-C14 may be the most versatile convertible CPU cooling solution around today. The Noctua NH-C14 has the ability to go from ultra-low profile and silent to a dual 140mm fan enthusiast cooler with just a couple of clips. Standing at only 105mm tall with a bottom mounted fan, the NH-C14 can fit into almost any case. Despite its …