BitFenix may be known to many of you for their sleek and innovative case designs, which allow them to stand out against the competition. It is their attention to detail, both inside and out, that enables them to catch the eye of potential consumers. Today, we will be looking at their latest Raider model, which looks primed to continue the …
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Super Talent RAIDDrive upStream 220GB PCIe SSD Review – Plug and Play, Bootable and 1GB/s Speed
Our report today will be an exclusive pre-release review of the upcoming Super Talent RAIDDrive upStream PCIe SSD. Although release dates and prices of the upStream have yet to be announced, it might be a safe bet that the upStream will be the second PCIe SSD to reach consumer hands , although it will also be configurable to enterprise need …
Read More »Z68 UD7 Test Bench
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 …
Read More »Z68 Extreme 7 Test Bench
Our Z68 Test Bench is housed within the Fractal Design Define XL chassis which remains to be one of the most sound proof cases available today. It contains an insulated sound proof front door and, as well, the panels of the case itself are insulated with sound proof material as well. The motherboard is an ASRock Z68 Extreme 7 which …
Read More »X79 Fatal1ty Test Bench
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 …
Read More »Graphic Card Reviews – The Big News for March 23, 2012
Sometimes you just have to take a break, like it or not. And saying that, there is also always a time to get back to the shop and so here I am. After a brief ‘personal hiatus’, I came back to find an inbox full of graphic card reviews. If your looking for a different view on the newest graphic card …
Read More »Gaming in 2012 Vice the 1980s and Tech Reviews for March 21, 2012
What happened to the simplicity of video games? Remember Simon, just using your memory to hit the right color. Then of course there was Atari entering the market. Did you sit for hours trying to get Pacman to race the maze or organizing blocks in Tetris before the speed got you. A couple of my personal favorites were Paperboy and …
Read More »SanDisk Extreme 240GB SATA 3 SSD Review – Equal 4k Read/Write IOPS Performance Observed
SanDisk has finally jumped full tilt back into the world of SSDs and our report today will introduce you to the use of yet another brand of NAND flash memory that we haven’t seen in any SATA 3 SSDs, at least that I am aware of. The benefit, of course, is that this memory is owned by SanDisk. This allows …
Read More »Marvell Releases SATA 3 88SS9187 SSD Controller – Promises Low Power and 500MB/s Speeds For Ultras
Marvell was the first to enter the SATA 3 SSD market by several months. The Crucial C300 used the first SATA III Marvell processor as early as mid-2010. Since that time, there several manufacturers have used the Marvell controller, and with great success. No stranger to enterprise needs, Marvell controllers have also been used to equal success in enterprise flash …
Read More »MyDigitalSSD 32GB Super Cache mSATA SSD Review
In taking a close look at the need for mSATA SSDs in today’s SSD arena, it just doesn’t really seem clear as to why manufacturers are jumping into the mSATA fold so quickly. We might be able to say that the push to market of mSATA SSDs has become a trend, in fact. Our analysis today will be the MyDigitalSSD …
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