Archive for October, 2011

OCZ RevoDrive 3 240GB PCI-E Solid State Drive Review

OCZ RevoDrive 3 240GB PCI-E Solid State Drive Review

With all of the SATA 6GB/s drives coming out this year we have really pushed the limits of solid state drives.  Most of the solid state drives we have tested max out at about 550MB/s.  We are not going to see a SATA-connected drive go much faster than that until the next revision of SATA, which will not come for a while.  So if you want to get faster speeds you will either need to RAID your drives or choose a different interface.  OCZ has been at the forefront of PCI-E solid state drive development with the RevoDrive series.  Now on its third version of the drive it is powered by the latest SandForce controller and boasts speed of 1000MB/s read and 900MB/s write!  Let’s take a look at the 240GB version of the drive.

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Tuesday’s News Post 10-25-11

Tuesday’s News Post 10-25-11

Hope everyone has a great evening!

NZXT HALE90 850 W @ techPowerUp
Zalman CNPS12X Lower Noise Heatsink Review @ frostytech
Bitfenix Merc Alpha Case Review @ Hardware Secrets
Rosewill RCX-ZAIO-92 CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets
Android App Pick of the Week: Flying Penguin @ BCCHardware
NETGEAR NeoTV – NTV200 Connected Media Streamer Review @MissingRemote
38: HotHardware’s Two and A Half Geeks Webcast – Oct. 25, 2011 @ hothardware
Hands-on with the Motorola RAZR @ t-break
ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 Intel Motherboard @ TechwareLabs
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD Review @ t-break
Samsung Galaxy Fit Review @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk
Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W Fully Modular Power Supply Review @ ThinkComputers.org
Computing on Demand: Review: Spire Cassi SP316PL @ computingondemand
Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Review @ TechReviewSource.com
NVIDIA GeForce LAN 6 October 14-16 2011 Coverage @ Hi Tech Legion
Scythe Mugen 3 PCGH Edition CPU Cooler Review @Hi Tech Legion
Mad Catz Street Fighter X Tekken Arcade FightStick Pro @ BmR
Plextor PX-256M2P 256GB Solid State Drive Review @ CDRLabs.com
Cooler Master Notepal X-Slim Notebook Cooler Review @ Neoseeker
Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB Hard Drive Review @ eTeknix.com
Deus Ex: Human Revolution – The Missing Link DLC Review @ HardwareHeaven.com

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Monday’s News Post 10-24-11

Monday’s News Post 10-24-11

Hope everyone had a great Monday! Here are the articles for the day…

High Power Direct12 BR 850 W Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets
Netgear Universal WiFi Range Extender WN3000RP Review @MissingRemote
PowerSkin Case for Blackberry Bold 97×0 @ BCCHardware
Gelid GX-7 CPU Cooler @ Pro-Clockers
Griffin IntelliCase for iPad 2 @ TestFreaks
A Futurelooks News Flash – EA’s Battlefield 3 – Our Preview and Why It Makes PC Gaming Awesome Again @ futurelooks
Western Digital Scorpio Blue 1TB 2.5″ Hard Disk Drive @ TechwareLabs
OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid PCI Express SSD Review @ HotHardware.com
The Thermaltake Frio Advanced CPU Cooler – A New Overclockers’ Phenomenon of the Frio Series @ thermaltake
Dell XPS 14z Laptop Review @ HardwareHeaven.com
OC3D: OC3D & Be Quiet @ LITS 2011
HP Pavilion dv7-6195us Review @ TechReviewSource.com
OCZ Octane MLC drives set to shake up SSD market @ kitguru
AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer On Ubuntu Linux @ phoronix
Scan takes pre-orders on Intel 2700k processor @ kitguru
Win a Linksys X3000 ADSL+2 Router @ t-break
A MEGATechNews Flash – MEGATech Guide: What You Need to Know About Ice Cream Sandwich @ megatech
Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S Review @ t-break
SteelSeries 5H V2 Medal of Honor Gaming Headset Review @ kitguru
Android fragmentation continues in tablets @ t-break

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Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W Fully Modular Power Supply Review

Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W Fully Modular Power Supply Review

Today we’ll be checking out a fully modular power supply recently released by Cooler Master. The Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W power supply is 80PLUS GOLD certified, has a 200W fanless mode and even comes equipped with its own fan controller. This is a first for Cooler Master and is even available in two other models, 850W and 1300W. Read on further to see how well the 1050W version performed.

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Sunday’s News Post 10-23-11

Sunday’s News Post 10-23-11

Hope everyone has a great night! Here are a few articles…

Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler @ reviewstash.com
Apple iPod: 10 Years of the Ubiquitous Media Player @ techspot
Ineo Tech I-NA309D-Pro USB 3.0 Dual Bay RAID Enclosure Review @ rwlabs
Alpenföhn Triglav cpu cooler @ Hardwareoverclock.com
KFA2 GTX570 1280MB Review @ Vortez
[Tech ARP] BIOS Option Of The Week – MPS Control Version For OS @ techarp
Maryann Porter suffers Stig Bugatti treatment @ kitguru
Thermaltake eSports Shock Spin HD Headphones Review @ t-break
Panasonic TY-EW3D3MU 3rd Gen 3D Active Shutter Eyewear Review @ tweaktown
MSI X79A-GD65 (Intel X79) Motherboard Preview @ tweaktown

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Unboxing 48GB of DDR3! – Patriot G2 Series 8GB Single Modules

Unboxing 48GB of DDR3! – Patriot G2 Series 8GB Single Modules

Have you ever held 48GB of DDR3 in your hand? Maybe you have but probably not in only 6 modules! That is right these are 8GB single modules. They are Patriot’s G2 Series which run at 1333MHz with timings of 9-9-9-24. Patriot is one of the few companies making 8GB single module units so let’s open the 6 kits we received and see what they are all about. Read on to check out our unboxing video and see what we will be doing with this 48GB of DDR3!

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Friday’s News Post 10-21-11

Friday’s News Post 10-21-11

Apologies for the articles being late! Here they are…

Asus Zenbook UX21E Hands-On Video Demo @ HotHardware
World Record: 3175 MHz @ CL8 and 3095 MHz @ CL6 @ ocaholic
Xigmatek Gaia CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets
Palit GTX 560 Ti Twin Light Turbo 1GB Video Card Review @ tweaktown
Corsair 400R Carbide Series Case Review @ HardwareHeaven.com
OCZ Vertex 3 240 GByte Review @ Hardware-Mag.de
[Tech ARP] Mobile GPU Comparison Guide Rev. 12.1 @ techarp
Synology DiskStation DS411 NAS Server Review @ rwlabs
Lian Li PC-6B Mid-Tower Chassis @ BCCHardware
Win a NZXT Havik 140 CPU Cooler @ Bigbruin.com
Xigmatek Prime SD1484 Heatsink Review @ frostytech
A Futurelooks News Flash – Futurelooks Was Your Wing Man at NVIDIA’s GeForce LAN 2011 @ futurelooks
AFFILIATE REVIEW: LSI 9265-8i MegaRAID Card vs Adaptec 6805 RAID Card Showdown @ The SSD Review
Fujifilm FinePix XP30 Review @ TechReviewSource.com
Steelseries Siberia V2 PS3 Gaming Headset Review @HardwareLOOK
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti @ phoronix
Hauppauge HD PVR Gaming Edition Review @ kitguru
Comparison list: AMD FX, Phenom, Athlon Desktop and Vision Mobile CPUs @ ocaholic
Viako Mini Letter ML-Style @ techPowerUp
Kitguru Lite presents the Alienware M18x with Extreme Edition @ kitguru
Evercool HPL-815 and Transformer 3 Review @ OCC

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Techbargains Deals for 10-21-11

Techbargains Deals for 10-21-11

Computers & Peripherals:
HP Elite HPE-h8t Intel Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Desktop (6GB/1TB) for $727.49 plus free shipping (normally $949 – use coupon code: DTP3981).

60GB OCZ Agility 3 Internal SATA3 6Gbps Solid State Drive for $55.99 plus free shipping (normally $169 – use coupon code: HARDOCP1X19A and use this form).

120GB OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS Edition SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive for $156.99 plus free shipping (normally $309 – use coupon code: HARDOCP1X19A and use this form).

HP Photosmart Plus Color Inkjet e-All-in-One Printer w/ Wifi + 1-Year of Ink for $119.00 plus free shipping (normally $227 – use coupon code: TECHBARG30).

Asus GX-D1051 5-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Switch for $9.99 plus free shipping (normally $22 – use coupon code: EMCJKHK68 and use this form).

Home Entertainment:
55” Sony KDL-55BX520 LCD HDTV (1080p, 120Hz) for $849.99 plus free shipping (normally $1199 – use coupon code: PRW46231).

40” Samsung LN40D630 LCD HDTV (1080p) + $400 Dell Gift Card for $796.99 plus free shipping (normally $1196).

Sony STR-DN2010 7.1ch 3D-Ready Home Theater Receiver for $229.99 plus free shipping (normally $599 – use coupon code: EMCJKJB69).

Samsung HT-D5300 5.1ch 1000W 3D Blu-Ray Home Theater for $229.99 plus free shipping (normally $349).

Personal Electronics:
Creative Labs World of Warcraft Wireless Headset w/ 5 Pairs Class Lens for $89.99 plus free shipping (normally $159).

BlackBerry Storm2 9550 Unlocked GSM Phone for $199.99 plus free shipping (normally $279).

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Unboxing the Griffin Beacon

Unboxing the Griffin Beacon

Today we are unboxing a pretty interesting product. It is the Beacon from Griffin Technology and it turns your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch in to a universal remote for pretty much any device. Beacon is able to do this without wires and even without networking! Pretty impressive right? Read on to check out our unboxing video and to learn more about the Beacon!

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Thursday’s News Post 10-20-11

Thursday’s News Post 10-20-11

Hope everyone is having an awesome day! Here are the articles…

HTC Sensation Android Smartphone Review @ HardwareHeaven.com
Prolimatech Panther Review @ xsreviews
Apple iPhone 4S: What’s In It For You vs iPhone 4? @ hothardware
NZXT Source 220 Case Review @ Hardware Secrets
Apple iPhone 4S: What’s In It For You vs iPhone 4? @ HotHardware.com
Corsair Vengeance PC3-14900 8GB 1866MHz Memory Kit Review @ eTeknix.com
Lacie 2big Network 2 Review @ TechwareLabs
Antec Soundscience Rockus 3D 2.1 Speaker System @ eTeknix.com
Corsair Carbide 400R Mid Tower Case Review @ ThinkComputers.org
Corsair Force 3 60GB SATA III SandForce SF-2281 SSD Review @ Hi Tech Legion
Rosewill Wireless-N WiFi USB Adapter @ Benchmark Reviews
Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24” IPS Monitor Review @ Hardware Canucks
CoolerMaster Storm Sirius 5.1 Gaming Headset Review @ OCC
mStand Laptop Stand @ TestFreaks
REVIEW: MX-FX USB 3.0 32GB Flash Drive @ PureOverclock
NZXT Tempest 410 Elite Mid Tower Case Review @ tweaktown
Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W Power Supply Review @ rwlabs
Apple iPhone 4S Review @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk

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