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SanDisk Extreme UHS-I microSDXC Card SDSDQX

Posted on 08-14-2013 – 0 Comments

Benchmark Reviews have taken a look at the SanDisk Extreme UHS-I microSDXC Card (SDSDQX) – here’s an excerpt:

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“Over the past several years I’ve amassed a collection of SD (Secure Digital) cards beyond count, likely the result of various devices that depended on this media for recording files to flash storage. As the technology improved, more and more devices began using the microSD format. Eventually the microSD card surpassed the competition to become the standard with its faster speeds, higher capacity, and compact lightweight profile. In this article Benchmark Reviews will test transfer speeds and performance of the extended capacity 64GB SanDisk Extreme UHS-I microSDXC card, model SDSDQX-064G-U46A.

The speed of the memory card determines how rapidly photos can be taken and stored, or how smoothly video is recorded. UHS Speed Grade 1 (U1) and Class 10 microSD memory cards are among fastest currently available, enabling devices to immediate store files without stutter or delay. 100 MHz UHS-I Speed Grade microSDHC or microSDXC memory cards increase write speeds to 50 MB/s or faster. Additionally, many devices are limited to 32GB microSD memory card capacity, which is where the SanDisk Extreme microSDXC (extended capacity) card comes in handy with twice the storage space.”

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Zotac GTX 780 AMP! plus 7970 Watercooled

Posted on 08-13-2013 – 0 Comments

Hardware Heaven have reviewed the Zotac GTX 780 AMP! graphics card together with the 7970 GHz edition:

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“As is normally the case with more recent GeForce cards at the launch of the GTX 780 we saw a whole range of manufacturers release reference design, stock clocked cards. Over the past couple of months though those same manufacturers have been busy creating custom cooled, overclocked models and barely a week goes by without a new, “fastest ever” 780 hitting the market.

Today ZOTAC launch their take on a custom cooled 780 with a significant overclock applied at the factory… over 1000MHz base. We will compare it to an existing “super overclock” edition as well as taking a 7970 GHz Edition, water-cooling it and overclocking well past retail overclocked models to see how it compares in game such as Crysis 3 and Metro: Last Light.”

Read their full review here.

Seagate NAS HDD 4TB

Posted on 08-12-2013 – 0 Comments

Techgage have reviewed the colossal Seagate NAS HDD 4TB hard drive:

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“Considering the fact that network-attached storage (NAS) use is growing at an alarming rate, it didn’t surprise us much last summer when WD released its NAS-bound “Red” series, but it did make us question, “what took so long?”

A NAS-specific hard drive might seem like a gimmick at first, but there are important differences over other low-powered drives that makes them the better and safer solution.

The most important tweak in NAS drives is the reduction of the timeout value for error correction. Low-power drives, such as WD’s Green, for example, are not designed to work with RAID controllers, which are what handles the error-correction in NAS solutions. Thus, if a hard drive and RAID controller are battling each other for error-correction, one can cancel out the other, and the drive can potentially drop from the RAID – that’s the beginning to a bad day.”

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Enermax Fulmo-ST Midi-Tower Chassis

Posted on 08-09-2013 – 0 Comments

eTeknix have reviewed the Enermax Fulmo-ST Midi-Tower Chassis:

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“It’s been a while since we got to take a look at an Enermax chassis, the last one was the fantastic Ostrog GT four months ago and it’s great to finally get our hands on something new from the German manufacturer.

The in-name only little brother of the Fulmo GT, the Fulmo ST is a premium price range midi tower. The Fulmo GT is a ultra premium priced full tower and to my eyes looks little to nothing like the ST, they just share the same first name. The mid-towered Fulmo ST is priced at around £90 here in the UK at time of writing and that makes it a premium solution, it’s not the most expensive option out there but it’s certainly up against some fierce competition in that price range from brands like NZXT and Corsair.

Enermax are already a big brand, well-known around the world for their award-winning power supplies, coolers and fans but in recent years they’ve been getting plenty of attention for their unique chassis designs, I’m hoping that the Fulmo ST is another great addition to their good name. So let’s get started and take a closer look at what the Fulmo ST has to offer.”

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MSI GTX 760 HAWK

Posted on 08-08-2013 – 0 Comments

Pure Overclock have reviewed the MSI GTX 760 HAWK – here’s a snippet:

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“Looking to capitalize on the attractive mid-range performance gaming market with a price tag of $299, the MSI GTX 760 HAWK looks to bring the features of its more powerful siblings at much lower price point. We also get the new GeForce Experience features here, such as ShadowPlay, Adaptive Temperature Control, and GPU Boost 2.0.

In terms of competition, the GTX 760 is positioned against AMD’s Radeon 7950, and we have high expectations of this MSI card, as the company has been touting its premium Military-classed components to extract the maximum overclocking prowess out of the card.

We got it on the bench and juiced up the voltages, looking to put up some screaming numbers. Did we? Hellya. Let’s take a closer look at the MSI GTX 760 HAWK and find out just how high it can fly.”

Read their full review here.

Upgrading from Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 to Core i7-4770K

Posted on 08-06-2013 – 0 Comments

Legit Reviews have published an interesting article looking at the process behind upgrading from Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 to Core i7-4770K:

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“We all love doing computer upgrades, but sometimes we have to ask ourselves if a full system upgrade is worth it or necessary. There are times that you may only gain a small percentage of a performance boost, where there are other times that you gain significant increases. Today I am going to compare my original Intel Kentsfield CPU and X38 motherboard to a shiny new Haswell CPU and Z87 motherboard. I didn’t have a complete goal on how much I was going to spend, but I had my limits, too. I wanted something faster for gaming, photo editing, and the occasional HD video encoding.

Here is the short story about how I came into my old system and the upgrades that came along the way…”