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G.Skill Flare F3-16000CL7D-4GBFLS Memory @ PCSTATS

Sep 4, 2010 11:03 am

"Overclocking the G.Skill Flare memory was a challenge since it is clocked so high at stock speeds already. To push the set further, I had to really play with the voltages and BUS speed little by little. I had to loosen the timings up to get any more and ended up pushing them to 9-10-9-27, which... [more]

Alienware M11x R2 Review @ PCSTATS

Sep 4, 2010 11:02 am

"On our test bench today is Alienwares new M11x, an 11.6 inch laptop featuring Core i5 CPU and Nvidia Optimus technology. We will be putting it through a selection of real world tests including StarCraft 2, media transcoding and HD playback to establish how good it really is."... [PCSTATS] [more]

Thermaltake Element V Review @ PCSTATS

Sep 4, 2010 11:01 am

Impressive results, the Element V either ties the top performer or beats out the competition while under load. Thermaltake's large fans move copious amounts of air and when coupled with a low restriction case our components run comfortably cool.... [PCSTATS] [more]

ASRock 890GX Extreme3 Motherboard @ PCSTATS

Sep 4, 2010 11:00 am

"Without a doubt, this is a worthy representative of the AMD 890GX family. It has everything you need for an all-round configuration. And it's actually quite hard to name a specific target audience that could be more interested in ASRock 890GX Extreme3, especially considering its attractive... [more]

Paste Text in Command Prompt with Ctrl+V and More @ PCSTATS

Sep 4, 2010 7:03 am

Being the tech-savvy crowd you are, we figure you use most or all of the standard Windows hotkeys, such as Ctrl+C for copy. It's also probably safe to assume that you use the command prompt once in a while. Despite being used almost exclusively by experienced users, the command line is... [more]

Seagate GoFlex Home 1TB Network Storage System @ PCSTATS

Sep 4, 2010 7:02 am

For the average home user, the Seagate GoFlex Home 1TB network storage system will be a nice addition to their network. It won't replace a more powerful server or NAS, but it is substantially cheaper and easier to manage. In addition, the GoFlex Home provides the ability to remove the hard drive... [more]

QNAP TS-259 Pro @ PCSTATS

Sep 4, 2010 7:01 am

Intel's Atom platform has had great success in the netbook market, especially due to its low power consumption. As a result, manufacturers started introducing the Atom processor into different computer hardwares such as Tablet PCs, HTPCs, and NetTops. Now the Atom has moved into the Network... [more]

GeIL EVO TWO 4GB DDR3-1600 CL7 @ PCSTATS

Sep 4, 2010 7:00 am

“We're looking at a set of GeIL EVO TWO 4GB DDR3-1600 CL7 memory modules that may just be one of the best looking we've ever laid eyes on. Beefy, sleek, modern - the EVO TWOs look gorgeous. So, is beauty only skin deep, or in the case of these memory modules, metal deep? Or is there something... [more]

WOF: How much did your motherboard cost?

Sep 3, 2010 11:31 pm

Computer enthusiasts and gamers, we're not the type to skimp on a motherboard that will house an uber-fast processor, GPU and other peripherals. But while recently upgrading my workstation to a new Core i7, I noticed that for daily use I don't really need SLI or Crossfire support (I often upgrade... [more]

Four Retro Consoles Torn Apart and Photographed

Sep 3, 2010 11:10 pm

Four Retro Consoles Torn Apart and Photographed
iFixit is turning its gadget-dismantling tools on some of our favorite retro consoles. [more]

Toshiba Recalls 41,000 Laptops Over Overheating

Sep 3, 2010 10:40 pm

Toshiba Recalls 41,000 Laptops Over Overheating
Toshiba has recalled 41,000 laptops sold between August 2009 and August 2010 because the units in question represent a burn hazard to users. [more]

No Strings Attached: AMD Plans to Get Rid of Stickers on Notebooks

Sep 3, 2010 7:33 pm

After Ditching "ATI Radeon", AMD Considers Canning "AMD Vision" [more]

ECS P55H-AK motherboard review @ PCSTATS

Sep 3, 2010 6:03 pm

We test and review the ECS P55H-AK. It is with the release of this P55H-AK motherboard that ECS finally reaches a state in product development where they can address the enthusiast consumer market. A board loaded with features, great looks and quite decent overclockability. A motherboard where... [more]

ASUS P6X58D-E Motherboard @ PCSTATS

Sep 3, 2010 6:02 pm

"Overclocking the ASUS P6X58D-E was simple once I realized it didn't like the XMP profile of the Mushkin Redlines with the default BIOS v108. To keep the board happy I had to run the memory at 7-7-7-20, with an update to v303 it was able to run the XMP profile just fine. Manually setting the... [more]

Patriot Viper II Sector 5 PC3 20000 Cas 9 4GB @ PCSTATS

Sep 3, 2010 6:01 pm

"When it came time to overclock the modules, the system was tapped out at 2500MHz on air. Maybe some sub-zero cooling could help these modules scale a bit higher. These modules will, however, run at lower speeds with tighter timings. Cas 6 was run at up to 1940MHz, Cas 7 to 2058 and surprisingly... [more]

QNAP TS-459 Pro NAS @ PCSTATS

Sep 3, 2010 6:00 pm

With the TS-459, QNAP presents us a NAS (Network Attached Storage) in a class of its own. By using an Intel Atom Dual Core processor, running at 1.66 GHz, the TS-459 is exceptionally fast and the use of a Linux kernel grants enormous flexibility regarding the configuration options. For example,... [more]

Samsung intros N350 netbook with 3G and 4G connectivity

Sep 3, 2010 5:45 pm

Among the dozens of notebooks being shown at IFA this year is one unusual specimen that features built-in support for both 3G and 4G networks. Samsung's N350 netbook sports a "dual mode" chipset that lets the machine toggle between HSPA+ and LTE, so users remain connected when stepping outside of... [more]

Apple Intros New Apple TV, Does Not Hint on Full HD

Sep 3, 2010 5:08 pm

Apple Installs A4 Chip into Apple TV, Drops Price [more]

Duke Nukem Forever confirmed by Gearbox, coming in 2011

Sep 3, 2010 3:26 pm

Duke Nukem Forever is in fact being developed by Gearbox -- and that's straight from the horse's mouth. Gearbox founder Randy Pitchford confirmed today that development on the title is actually complete. As it turns out, the studio picked the project up sometime late last year, and they're just... [more]

Rasterization Method of Rendering Will Live On for Another Decade - Nvidia

Sep 3, 2010 3:05 pm

Ray Tracing and Other Methods Still Not Viable for Real Time Graphics [more]

Download of the Week: IrfanView + IrfanView PlugIns

Sep 3, 2010 2:47 pm

IrfanView is a compact, fast and friendly viewer with support for a large number of media formats. Among its features are support for batch processing, creation of panorama images, editing of multi-page TIFF files, lossless JPEG rotation, obtaining icons from EXE or DLL files, screen captures,... [more]

Quick Review: ViewSonic VP2655wb 25.5-inch LCD Monitor @ PCSTATS

Sep 3, 2010 2:03 pm

"While some people may choose to let the price of a monitor determine which model they'll buy, some choose to dive a little deeper and base the purchase on the panel the model has opted for. Ultimately we've got two choices; TN which tends to favour gamers and people on a budget, and IPS for... [more]

ASUS AT3IONT-I Deluxe (NVIDIA ION) Motherboard @ PCSTATS

Sep 3, 2010 2:02 pm

"Of course, as more people jumped into the game using Intel’s building blocks, other companies like VIA (who started the form factor the nettop would be built on and built some of the first CPUs and chipsets for it) and NVIDIA wanted a larger piece of the pie. NVIDIA refashioned one of their... [more]

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula 890FX Motherboard @ PCSTATS

Sep 3, 2010 2:01 pm

With the release of the 890-series chipset, AMD firmly planted their flag in the enthusiast arena. Interestingly enough, most motherboards sporting the 890FX retail for significantly less than their Intel counterparts while being equipped with similar feature sets. In this review we take a look... [more]

ASUS O!Play Air Media Player @ PCSTATS

Sep 3, 2010 2:00 pm

Have media on your PC, but want to watch it on anything but the PC? With ASUS' O!Play, getting that job done is simple. Take 30 seconds to hook it up to a TV, and you can stream media through a network, or via external storage, such as eSATA or USB. It's simple, and at $100, it's not too hard on... [more]

Ford's Electric Vision: New Hybrids, 700 Mile-Range PHEV by 2012

Sep 3, 2010 1:21 pm

We catch up with Ford on how it intends to make electric vehicles a smart buy for consumers [more]

Nvidia Releases Entire Lineup of DX11 Mobile GPU

Sep 3, 2010 1:10 pm

Nvidia Releases Entire Lineup of DX11 Mobile GPU
Nvidia Optimus now in all new mobile GPU parts. [more]

Weekend game deals: Dragon Age, BC2, tons more slashed

Sep 3, 2010 1:06 pm

The stars have aligned and the gods have spoken: Let there be discounts! Stardock is running an awesome charity special through September 10 that will see a portion of sales donated to Child's Play. That's a tough act to follow, but Direct2Drive and EA try pretty hard. The former is celebrating... [more]

9/03/2010 Daily Hardware Reviews

Sep 3, 2010 1:01 pm

DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Friday [more]

Duke Nukem Forever May Show Up at PAX today

Sep 3, 2010 1:00 pm

Duke Nukem Forever May Show Up at PAX today
2K Games may reveal the long, long, long, long-awaited shooter at PAX 2010. [more]

Skype 5.0 beta 2 brings 10-way video calling

Sep 3, 2010 12:29 pm

Skype has announced the release of a new beta that updates its group video calling feature with support for up to ten simultaneous users -- up from five on the previous beta. The feature is being offered as a "free trial," but users will eventually have to pay for the service, which will likely... [more]

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk (1TB) @ PCSTATS

Sep 3, 2010 11:03 am

"The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk is a 1 terabyte external hard drive that has some pretty useful features, like interchangeable adapters to change connection types. This external drive has a relatively cheap retail price, meaning you get a huge 1TB external drive without spending much... [more]

OCZ Vertex 2 SSD Review @ PCSTATS

Sep 3, 2010 11:02 am

The OCZ Vertex was one of the first mega-performing SSDs. Does the Vertex 2 continue the lineage?... [PCSTATS] [more]

Toshiba Recalling 41,000 T-Series Notebooks Worldwide

Sep 3, 2010 11:02 am

Problem affects AC-in on some T-Series notebooks [more]

Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB 6Gbps Solid State Drive @ PCSTATS

Sep 3, 2010 11:01 am

In this review we will be taking a closer look at the Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB solid state drive, which in addition to a 355MB/s maximum read speed, also offers a 140MB/s maximum write speed. The way that Crucial is able to offer such a high speed product is by being one of the few drive... [more]

An In-Depth Look at openSUSE 11.3 @ PCSTATS

Sep 3, 2010 11:00 am

Since it's been quite a while since I last took openSUSE for a spin, I couldn't resist downloading the 11.3 release that came out in mid-July. To see how the distro fares today, I installed it onto my home PC and used it for just over a week. So, read on for an in-depth look at what's new and... [more]

Nvidia announces new 400M series mobile GPUs

Sep 3, 2010 11:00 am

Nvidia has unveiled seven new mobile GPU parts today to complement the company's existing, GF100-based GeForce GTX 480M. The release includes two enthusiast products, the GTX 470M and GTX 460M, and five performance grade parts -- the GT 445M, GT 435M, GT 425M, GT 420M and GT 415M. The company... [more]

Samsung Galaxy Tab Coming to Sprint With 3G/4G Connectivity

Sep 3, 2010 10:02 am

Sprint to expand its stable of 4G mobile devices [more]

Die-Shot: Next-Gen 8-Core AMD Orochi Bulldozer

Sep 3, 2010 10:00 am

Die-Shot: Next-Gen 8-Core AMD Orochi Bulldozer
This is the eight-core version of Bulldozer. [more]

Sony Walkman Overtakes The iPod In Japan

Sep 3, 2010 9:38 am

The world's industry leader is dethroned in Japan... for now. [more]

Sony Walkman Overtakes iPod in Japan

Sep 3, 2010 9:38 am

The world's industry leader is dethroned in Japan... for now. [more]

Michigan Will Spend Tax Money on Fighting Warming, Deploying EV Chargers

Sep 3, 2010 9:35 am

Both proposals will likely provoke a bit of controversy [more]

NVIDIA building southbridge with graphics inside?

Sep 3, 2010 9:27 am

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Graphics card maker NVIDIA is finding it all the more difficult to reach out to potential customers. The chipset division was put on ice when license agreements ran out and the competition on the graphics card market is tougher than ever. Rumors are now going around that the company is going to... [more]

EA's Latest Medal of Honor Title Banned from Military PXs Globally

Sep 3, 2010 8:47 am

Multiplayer Taliban characters are the cause of the ban [more]

Google Chrome Celebrates Second Birthday With Release of Stable v6.0

Sep 3, 2010 8:42 am

Browser has become a hit with some customers [more]

Human Unconscious Used to Direct Virtual Characters

Sep 3, 2010 8:10 am

Could be the future of gaming as well as other useful applications [more]

NVIDIA Unveils New 400M Series GPUs

Sep 3, 2010 8:01 am

400M series are the first GPUs to use Fermi [more]

Windows 7 Family Pack Deal Making a Comeback

Sep 3, 2010 8:00 am

Windows 7 Family Pack Deal Making a Comeback
Upgrade your family of computers. [more]

Huawei Goes Populist with Android, Launches "First Affordable Smartphone"

Sep 3, 2010 7:12 am

Handset will run between $100 and $200 without a contract [more]

MSI GTX460 HAWK pushed to 1 GHz GPU clock on air

Sep 3, 2010 7:00 am

MSI lauched the GeForce GTX 460 Hawk earlier this week. A graphics card sporting the NVIDIA GF106 GPU in a costume tailored for overclockers with more efficient cooling, better power supply and advanced settings for the latter. Already the card has reached 1 GHz GPU clock without mods. [more]

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