There has never been a better time to upgrade to a Crucial m4 solid state drive (SSD). The Crucial m4 offers mobile and desktop users scorching-fast read and write speeds, and unparalleled performance for the dollar. This is not your father’s hard drive… An SSD is not a traditional hard drive. Unlike traditional hard disc [...]

Vienna, February 21st 2012 – Noctua today presented its new NH-L12 low-profile cooler for Small Form Factor cases and HTPC environments. The NH-L12 features a flexible NF-F12 (120mm) / NF-B9 (92mm) dual PWM fan setup that can be configured either for full performance in dual fan mode or extra-low profile (66mm) with the top fan [...]

This article compiles the best benchmark results we collected of various CPU models using x264 HD Benchmark 4.0, a free CPU benchmark developed by graysky, Dashken and Adrian Wong. This CPU performance comparison guide currently covers 120 different CPU models plus another 283 CPUs in the older comparison but this is just the beginning. We [...]

EVGA are very successful in the GPU sector of the market, but have they been able to put their top level of performance into an X79 powered board?

Syndicate is a re-imagination of the video game of the same name that was released in 1993 and foll owed up in 1996 by Syndicate Wars. The original games were published by Electronic Arts and develo ped by Bullfrog whereas the re-imagined version is developed by Starbreeze Studios and published b y Electronic Arts. This [...]

The ADATA S511 SSD with 240GB arrived Technic3D. Available in 60GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB configurations. Results in extreme perfor mance with up to 550 MB/s sequential read and 520 MB/s sequential writ e speeds? We will check this and more against the SSDs from Corsair, I ntel, Western Digital, OCZ and G.Skill.

CONTENT: Antec listened to criticism and are now giving enthusiasts and gamers the ability to choose what cables they plug into the PSU with this new modular version of the HCG. With an already good reputation and further enhancements the HCG-M looks good on the surface but how will it fare as we take a [...]

SNIP: Can adding a USB 3.0 adapter to an older system help speed up external storage access? SilverStone believes it can, and provides us with one to prove their point.

G.Skill have recently released their latest enthusiast modules in the form of RipjawsZ and today we have the 2133MHz, 16GB kit on our test bench. Lets take a look at them…