MP3 playback is a basic feature of nearly every gadget we carry around with us so it takes quite a bit in order to pique our interest in a dedicated player. The Creative Zen Style M300 is an incredibly small MP3 player that manages to cram in up to 16GB of memory, which can be […]
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Most PC users don’t take their motherboard into account when it comes to airflow or cooling in general but, given the number of support chips on a design, it shouldn’t be so easily overlooked. ASUS’ Sabertooth P67 motherboard sports a fancy “shield” that acts as a buffer between the heat output from your video card […]
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Since you can cram a whole lot of computing power in ever shrinking motherboards it only stands to reason that PC cases would follow suit. The Antec MicroFusion Remote 350 sacrifices some vertical space in its attempt to minimize its footprint so you’ll be dealing with half-height peripherals but that segment is well stocked with all […]
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We’re big fans of enhanced cooling solutions being slapped onto PC peripherals especially in the mid-range video card market since it allows for the excessive tinkering that enthusiasts are known for. The HIS Radeon HD 6790 IceQ X Turbo video card sports a beefier cooler than the reference design which, obviously, leads to better cooling performance […]
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Intel’s H67 chipset is designed for basic desktop usage so you won’t see much in the way of added slots since its been entrenched in the microATX form factor segment. The Gigabyte H67A-UD3H motherboard takes the chipset into full ATX sized housing with the extra PCI Express and PCI slots to go along with it. The […]
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The workstation market is packed with plenty of powerful solutions but support services are your main concern if your business is in need of such machines. Dell’s Precision T1600 workstation sports a Sandy Bridge powered processor without an integrated GPU solution which cuts down on its power needs but now requires a dedicated graphics solution. […]
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Yes improved coolers let you do wonderful things with your hardware, like attempt riskier overclocks without the fear of overheating, but it goes further than that too. The MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti HAWK touts a much improved heatsink solution that puts out less noise and, unsurprisingly, cools better than the reference cooler design to go […]
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The need for performance options extends to every component in a system, at least to an enthusiast, but the bulk of PC users don’t need such features when default settings offer more than enough computing power. Biostar’s TH67XE motherboard doesn’t go after the overclocking crown but it’s more than capable of handling Intel’s LGA 1155 Core […]
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After the extended outage of Sony’s all-encompassing gaming/streaming/match-making PlayStation Network and the revelations that there was much more to the story than a simple lack of service. Sony has announced that they’ll slowly be bringing the PSN service back online, this week, from its massive data breach incident and will be offering some compensation to […]
AMD’s Fusion program has put together an interesting mix of CPU and GPU performance which is a perfect match for a notebook so it’s great to see models finally making their to market with the chips. The HP Pavilion dm1z isn’t meant to provide the greatest performance boosts known to man but its AMD E-350 Zacate […]
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While touch interfaces are good for the occasional text entry operation there’s no denying the allure of a dedicated keyboard. The T-Mobile Sidekick 4G makes its presence known with its roll out screen that conceals its texting friendly keyboard. The screen, as with every Android powered handset, sports a seemingly precise touch screen interface so […]
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