Archive for December, 2010
Today’s storage needs are not that of what was required a few years ago, files are increasing larger in size. Whether it is movies, games, music, or pictures there is need for faster and larger drives. Most importantly with these growing demands comes the need for better access to that data, including higher speeds of transfer and ease of swapping drives between computers to share that data. This is where Zalman’s USB 3.0 HDD docking station comes into focus, it primary function to utilize the newest USB 3.0 technology to help users gain access to their data in one of the fastest ways possible, while still allowing the options for swapping and raid functionality should it be needed or required.
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DDR3 has really taken off in the past year and it only seemed like a little while ago 1333MHz DDR3 was the standard, but now it seems like 1600MHz DDR3 is now. While the 1600MHz memory is fine for most people us enthusiasts want the fastest memory possible for our system to run at its best. Today we will be looking at a very fast memory kit from Patriot. It is their Viper Xtreme PC3-16000 (2000MHz) 6GB triple channel kit with timings of 9-10-9-27. Let’s take a look at this kit and see what it can do!
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It seems like there are a ton of notebook coolers out there, but you never know which one is going to work for you and which ones are just crap. Our friends at DeepCool make quite a few different notebooks coolers, there are over 20 on their website. They sent us over their N8 notebook cooler which is made of aluminum and has dual 140mm fans. Let’s check it out and see if it is the perfect cooler for your laptop.
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Over the past year we have looked at quite a number of solid state drives. The surprising thing is that these drives have been from companies that are not known for storage products. They have mainly been from memory companies like OCZ, Corsair and Crucial. It is about time one of the big storage companies we all know stepped up and released a solid state drive. Well today we have one such drive from Western Digital. Today we will be taking a look at the SiliconEdge Blue 256GB solid state drive. This drive features read speeds of up to 250MB/s and write speeds of up to 170MB/s. Let’s take a look…
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Well I hope everyone had a great Christmas! It was nice to have a few days off, but we are back at it here at ThinkComputers. Make sure you check out our review of the ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 AMD 880G mATX Motherboard. Here is a quote from the review…
“When it comes to building a PC there are many choices when it comes to your components. One of the biggest decisions is what motherboard to get. Many people always have their mind set on a traditional ATX motherboard, but if you want to build a smaller PC that is easy to take with you a mATX board might suit you better. Many mATX boards offer the same features as ATX boards and cost much less. Today we will be like a look at the M4A88TD-M/USB3 from ASUS. It features support for AMD 6-core processors, has built-in Radeon HD 4250 graphics, SATA 6GB/s ports and USB 3.0 support. Let’s take a look…” Read On…
Now for some affiliate news…
Cases
Thermaltake Lanbox-Lite Computer Case/Chassis @ TechwareLabs
Cooler Master USP 100 Mid Tower Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion
BitFenix Colossus Venom Edition Review @ Vortez
Cooler Master HAF X Full-Tower Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews
SilverStone SG05-450 SFF Chassis Review @ OCIA.net
Cooling
Thermalright Silver Arrow Heatsink Review @ Frostytech.com
Displays
NEC MultiSync EX231W 23 Inch LED LCD Monitor Review @ Futurelooks
Input
Logitech K800 Keyboard Review @ Hardware Secrets
Motherboards
Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 Mini-ITX Motherboard Review @ OCIA.net
ASUS Rampage III Formula Review @ OCC
Power
Zalman ZM850-HP Plus 850W Power Supply Review @ BCCHardware
Cougar A450 Power supply @ Rbmods
SilverStone 850 Watt Strider Gold Power Supply @ Pro-Clockers
Storage
OCZ Technology Vertex 2 3.5-inch 120GB Solid State Drive @ TweakTown
Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 40GB SSD Single & RAID Review @ Hardware Canucks
Video
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 480 Super Over Clock @ Benchmark Reviews
Diamond Radeon HD 6970 XOC 2GB Video Card @ TweakTown
Gainward GeForce GTX 570 GLH Golden Sample Graphics Card Review @ HardwareHeaven.com
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When it comes to building a PC there are many choices when it comes to your components. One of the biggest decisions is what motherboard to get. Many people always have their mind set on a traditional ATX motherboard, but if you want to build a smaller PC that is easy to take with you a mATX board might suit you better. Many mATX boards offer the same features as ATX boards and cost much less. Today we will be like a look at the M4A88TD-M/USB3 from ASUS. It features support for AMD 6-core processors, has built-in Radeon HD 4250 graphics, SATA 6GB/s ports and USB 3.0 support. Let’s take a look…
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From everyone here at ThinkComputers we want to wish all of our fans, supporters, readers, and sponsors and Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday! This month has gone by so fast I cannot believe that it is already Christmas! So what did you get for Christmas? Any tech goodies you want to tell us about? Go ahead and leave us a comment and let us know. Stay tuned because after the holiday we will be posted a ton of reviews leading up to CES!
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