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Thursday, February 19, 2009
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Recently at Tech-Reviews, we have a reviewed a few budget coolers. So today we have gone to the other end of the spectrum, right in at the top, and we have ourselves a high end CPU cooler up for review. Let?s see whether this increase in cost leads to big benefits in the cooling department. Time to introduce the product itself; I give you the ASUS Silent Knight II, kindly sampled by QuietPC.
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The order of the day is all about a feature packed motherboard from Gigabyte based on the Intel P45 chipset, the EP45-DQ6. It rounds up to being the perfect motherboard for all users thanks to having almost everything one would need.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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Thermaltake's new mid-tower, the Element S, is designed to satisfy the needs of "creative professionals", so it should be interesting to see what the this case offers, both in style and function. There is an old adage in the world of design professionals: "Form follows function". Let's have a look at the Element S and see if can successfully resolve the two.
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The Storm Sniper is actually billed as an "ultra mid-tower" by Cooler Master, sort of middle of the road between a mid-tower and a full tower. While marketed for gamers there are some nice extra features incorporated into the Sniper that any enthusiast can take advantage of, like the adjustable feet, built-in fan controller, robust cooling design and more. The chassis is a hybrid steel/aluminum design and similar to the HAF uses quite a bit of mesh in the front, top and left side for optimum cooling.
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Nokia's N96 is a throwback to a bygone era of smartphones - a few years ago, really - when pinstripe cases complemented buyers' handmade Italian suits, mobile e-mail was for sealing million-dollar contracts, and the phone's $895 unsubsidized price barely fazed would-be owners. Now that this particular segment of phone is as prized by mallrats as the execs who own the stores they shop at though, the N96 still holds its own, but only as a niche device. Though all the handset's vital stats have the right numbers in front of them, the lack of more powerful user inputs on the N96 and its powerful-but-confusing Symbian interface make taking full advantage of that hardware difficult.
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We can conclude that Phenom II processors demonstrate more attractive performance than their direct competitors from the Core 2 series. For example, the 810 processor looks much better than Q8200 and Q6600 that has a much larger cache.
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Today, here at Verdis Reviews, we have a product with a huge number of awards, accolades and praise. Despite not being the most glamorous part of a PC, this product is vital to the cool running of your computer. Introducing the Noctua NT-H1 thermal compound; will it be able to live up to its high reputation as one of the best thermal pastes on the market? Let?s find out?
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ASUS just recently added the S101 to its netbook lineup. The S101 is advertised as the "Fashion" netbook that is also the thinnest and lightest netbook on the market. We have an in-depth look at the S101 and show you why it is much more Fashion and much less Practical. Make sure you read our review before you go out to buy.
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2000MHz kit's for Intel's latest chipset are not exactly common place but we have managed to get hold of one such kit. Find out if extreme bandwidth is worth the cost...
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Swiftech H2O-220 Apex Ultima Plus is the top-spec kit from Swiftech and comes with some of the company's latest components. Cooling power should be there but is the installation easy enough and the noise levels low enough to justify the cost?
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This is the largest power supply we have ever reviewed and it is also has some of the beefest looking internal parts of any power supply we have ever seen. So what is the beast of a power supply we are referring to? It is Ultra Products X3 1600 watt power supply featuring Flex-Force cabling. The Flex-Force Cabling provide 30% more air flow and easier to hide behind your motherboard and drive cages.
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With such a large choice of PC cases available for purchase, finding one that perfectly suits your tastes can be difficult. Antec is one company that doesn't mind taking a chance with products, and the Skeleton is the result of that. This open-air chassis is one of the most unique on the market, so we've put it to the test to see if it's worth the $150 price tag.
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Touchscreen smartphones are certainly a big hit right now. If you consider Apple's ever-popular iPhone, HTC's well-liked Touch lineup, and many others, touch is a high-demand feature. Manufacturers are certainly taking note of this fact. Traditionally speaking, the BlackBerry line of smartphones share a common layout with a QWERTY keyboard located beneath a standard (i.e. non-touchscreen) display.
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Gamers like to customise their gaming mouse to fit their needs, which is why the SideWinder X8 offers DPI switching (high, medium and low), replaceable mouse feet (choice of three materials for glide preference), seven programmable buttons (five main buttons, plus left and right tilt), and a macro record button. Overall it's a very comfortable mouse that looks great and has plenty of features for seasoned gamers. The only downside is the high price, especially considering that Razer offers similar mice for less than half the price. Even if your pockets are deep you'll have trouble justifying the asking price.
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Following up on our budget friendly reviews of hardware worth your hard earned cash we take a look at the video card segment. Looking to upgrade your graphics prowess but you don't want to break the bank? Today, Jason D takes a look at the most economical performance upgrade, the 9800 GT. Will Gigabyte crush the competition with this 512MB powerhouse, or be left in the electrical dust? Read on to find out...
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