ASUS has recently released their new flagship motherboard in the new P8Z77-V Premium and it’s an addition we have been anticipating for some time. As much as the Z77 series has benefited from such things as  WiFi, Bluetooth, integrated graphics, faster USB and ASUS has stepped even further with Thunderbolt Technology, Smart Digi+ Power Control and even top level caching …

One of the first challenges new SSD users face is whether to migrate the system in place or to consider a fresh OS installation where one might start from scratch. In many cases, users have several years invested in their system whereas, with others, the security of a fresh installation is a major step towards SSD happiness. The choice of …

One of the first Computex announcements couldn’t wait and it just so happens to be a SATA 3 SSD first!  If you remember back a few months, we were one of the first to let you in on a company called Novachips who were about to release a new SATA 3 controller into the SSD world. Fast forward to today …

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When it comes to SSDs, we all know that pricing is, in many cases, the pivotal factor that helps determine whether or not consumers will even keep a given product on their purchasing compass. Certainly, this has been a major source of discord in the industry, especially among those that offer LSI SandForce based products. This is understandable, as cost is, …

Apacer, well known for their sizeable selection of memory products, has unveiled their PHFD hard drive caching solution. Made available as a standard PCIe x1 add-in card, the new product will provide a separate 6Gbps SATA port, allowing users to utilize the HDD of their choice. Initially, Apacer’s solution will only offer a cache size of 32GB, though this doesn’t …

Novachips, a Korean firm well known for their high performance storage products, is releasing a new high performance SSD controller into the wild. Dubbed NVS3600A, the processor will be capable of providing read/write speeds of up to 530MB/s and 520MB/s respectively. The controller will also deliver a commanding 60,000 4k IOPS, putting it on par with the best LSI Sandforce has …

Our Z68 UD 7 test Bench is contained within a Fractal Design Define XL silent chassis and the motherboard of choice is the Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7 motherboard.  Just as with our Z68 Extreme 7 Test Bench, the CPU in use is the Intel Core i7-2600k Sandy Bridge processor, however, this time we are relying on 8GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 …

Our newest addition to the family is our ASRock X79 Fatal1ty Test Bench which is housed within the Special Edition Corsair White Graphite Series 600T Mid-Tower Case. Things we like about the case, other than the large window on the right side, include the ease of removing either side panel along with a quick pull of the latch, ability to …

Whether it be consumer or industry, anybody seriously looking at solid state drives today has become familiar with such names as Crucial/Micron, Intel, Kingston and OCZ in the client world along with Adaptec, Dell, Hitachi, LSI, Rorke Data, Seagate, Smart Storage Systems, STEC and Toshiba in the business and enterprise world. So what would you think if Avnet brought the …