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Axle Geforce G210 512MB GDDR3 64bit Video Card Review

The Axle GeForce G210 can take the burden away from the CPU without using system memory, up convert DVD video and playback HD and more at price that won’t lighten your wallet.

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Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler Review

The Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler is a monster cooler with monster cooling capacity. When heat is the enemy it won't curl its tail and run away.

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Patriot Viper II Sector 5 PC3 16000 2000MHz Memory Review

The Patriot Viper II Sector 5 PC3 16000 2000MHz Memory Kit is a 4GB (2 x 2GB) set of DDR3 Dual Channel Memory that offers timings of 8-8-8-23 at a voltage of 1.65. The Patriot Sector 5 Memory kit is designed to enhance

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Antec Notebook Cooler to go Review

The Antec Notebook Cooler To Go is a simple piece based on a pretty simple concept. The Antec Notebook Cooler to go helps bring cool air to the air intake of your notebook, to aid it in running cooler. What could be more obvious and straightforward? The unit is a wedge design housing two fans.

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Cooler Master Gladiator 600 Mid Tower Case Review

Coolermaster has made a solid reputation for itself by offering a wide range of cases, all known for superior build quality and innovative design. They have become a top choice of gamers with cases designed to accept a multitude of cooling options.

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Sapphire Radeon HD5570 DirectX 11 Video Card Review
Written by Paul E. Marini Jr. -BackDraft-   
Monday, 08 February 2010 12:01

Introduction

The results are in and the data has been checked and contrary to popular belief these statistics may shock you. According to our research 22” LCD monitors and video cards in the $75 to $125 dollar range are the most purchased parts in their categories for computer components. Shocking? – No. We have also found that most people who consider themselves “Computer Enthusiasts or Elitists” don’t fit the definition and would probably fit into the mainstream category. In fact our results conclude that those who fit the “Enthusiasts or Elitists” categories only reach 4.25%.

Sapphire HD 5570, Top of Video Card

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PowerColor Interview February 7, 2010
Written by Paul E. Marini Jr. -BackDraft-   
Monday, 08 February 2010 09:29

February 7, 2010

Computer Ed interviews, Gene Chi of Powercolor. The focus is "Green Computing",  Ed and Gene Chi examine the PowerColor "Go Green" Radeon HD5750  Series Video Card. Find out how it's done and why  PowerColor "Go Green"  is the only 5750 on the market that requires no additional power, no decrease in clock and memory speeds and is passively cooled. This interview is part of the "Green Series" of interviews and articles Hi Tech Legion and The Computer Ed Radio Show will be featuring for the month of February 2010.

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Green Computing - Criteria and Expectations
Written by Paul E. Marini Jr. -BackDraft-   
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 10:42

Green Computing - Criteria and Expectations

My philosophy on “Green” computing may or may not be the same as everyone else’s so I will explain what my expectations and criteria will be. I have an enthusiast background so some may accuse me of taking an “Enthusiast point of view with my expectations.

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World-Exclusive: Powercolor HD 5870 PCS+ @ techPowerUp
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 07:01
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"PowerColor's brand new HD 5870 PCS+ comes with an overclock out of the box and an amazing cooling solution that makes the card quieter than any other card in this performance segment. For a price increase of only $10-$20 over the reference design this seems like a great deal."

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LiteOn Strong-Page MLC SSD LA-32M1S @ Benchmark Reviews
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 06:54
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 “Hopefully one day soon Solid State Drives will be standard equipment for new computer systems, but first SSDs must become available as an optional upgrade item for build-it-yourself orders. Plextor/LiteOn hopes to bring this service to tier-one OEMs, and computers from Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Sony could soon offer lightning-fast SSD performance. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the LiteOn 32GB 'Strong-Page' SSD, model LA-32M1S, built on the Marvell 88SS8014-BHP2 Da-Vinci controller."  

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Sapphire Radeon HD5570 1GB DDR3 @ PureOverclock
Written by PureOverclock   
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 06:56
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“The Sapphire Radeon 5570 is a low-power budget graphics card, marketed in the $80 range to consumers who are interested in some light gaming, and indeed the card is more capable than the lowly 5450 in terms of gaming performance. At this price range, the Nvidia GeForce GT 240 is the 5570's closest competitor. Question is: Can the 5570 continue with ATI's winning ways, or can the humble Nvidia GT 240 prove to be a bit too much as competition? Let's take a look at the Sapphire Radeon 5570 1GB and see how it fares.”

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AMD Reveals "Fusion": CPU+GPU = APU
Written by Ars Technica   
Monday, 08 February 2010 22:09
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SAN FRANCISCO—The "Llano" processor that AMD described today in an ISSCC session is not a CPU, and it's not a GPU—instead, it's a hybrid design that the chipmaker is calling an "application processor unit," or APU. Whatever you call it, it could well give Intel a run for its money in the laptop market, by combining a full DX11-compatible GPU with four out-of-order CPU cores on a single, 32nm processor die.

Details on the highly parallel vector hardware—the "GPU" part of the device—have yet to be disclosed, but AMD is focusing today's revelations on the CPU part of the design. In a nutshell, AMD has taken the "STARS" core that's used in their current 45nm offerings, shrunk it to a new 32nm SOI high-K process, and added new power gating and dynamic power optimization capabilities to it. Each out-of-order core has a bit under 35 million transistors, and a 1MB L2 cache that's not included in that number. AMD is targeting sub-3GHz operation, and a power consumption range of 2.5 to 25 watts.

AMD has announced that Llano will be sampling in the second half of this year, and will be available from OEMs sometime in 2011.

 
Green Computing – Myth or Reality?
Written by Paul E. Marini Jr. -BackDraft-   
Sunday, 31 January 2010 22:31

Green Computing – Myth or Reality?

Over the last couple of years - since the economy tanked – more and more consumers are jumping on the “Green” bandwagon. A bandwagon that at times makes me want to vomit. Why? - Due to the lengths taken to accomplish the task. I know some people who purchase bottled water and all they drink is bottled water because Florida has been in a drought for the last five years. Ok fine, but they purchase water that is bottled in Florida so doesn’t that mean they are still contributing? Doesn’t it also contribute to the increase of plastic products in landfills? So what is “Green” about bottled water?

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Axle Geforce G210 512MB GDDR3 64bit Video Card Review
Written by Paul E. Marini Jr. -BackDraft-   
Saturday, 06 February 2010 00:00

Introduction

Some purchases are based on needs and not desire, such is the case when choosing a discreet video card for a second computer or an HTPC. We all desire the killer video card but realize that the extra expense outweighs our needs based on the intended use of the PC. Options of utilizing an on-board (IGP) solution is available but more times than not these Integrated Graphics solutions utilize system memory and are underpowered. In turn the CPU works harder than the GPU to render anything visual and causes increases total system temperature. In my opinion these needs require a discreet graphics solution that can bear the burden and are cost effective as well.

Axle GeForce G210

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ATI Radeon HD 5570 - Sub-$100 HTPC & Gaming Solution @ Techgage
Written by Techgage   
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 06:57
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"AMD's clear goal at the moment is to finish rounding-off its HD 5000-series line-up in advance of NVIDIA's Fermi launch, and so far, it's doing a good job. It's continuing its success in this goal with the release of the $80 Radeon HD 5570, a card that's designed to offer stellar media capabilities along with reasonable gaming performance."

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SAPPHIRE Launches HD 5570
Written by Sapphire Technologies   
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 06:50
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SAPPHIRE Launches HD 5570

New budget model brings 400 Stream processors to the mainstream !

SAPPHIRE Technology is now shipping a new family of graphics cards in the highly successful HD 5000 series. The SAPPHIRE HD 5570 is a new low profile model aimed at the mainstream market, whist sharing many of the exciting features of the latest high end series.

The SAPPHIRE HD 5500 series is based on the latest graphics architecture from the ATI division of AMD, the second generation of GPU to be built in its 40nm process. It supports the advanced graphical features of Microsoft DirectX 11, and delivers superb video clarity and visual effects, whilst consuming very low power levels.

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Sapphire Radeon HD 5570 1GB CrossFire Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews
Written by Legit Reviews   
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 06:59
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"The ATI Radeon HD 5450 graphics card that was launched last week brought full DirectX 11 support, ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology and ATI Stream technology support for ~$49. That is a hard combination to beat for the price, but the Radeon HD 5450 graphics card wasn't that great in gaming and some have said that it is too weak in compute performance. The ATI Radeon HD 5570 that was introduced today has four times the compute performance on paper and we were able to see nearly a two times performance difference in real world game testing. Not a bad increase for just an extra $30, but gamers will be hard pressed to go with anything less than a Radeon HD 5670 as it does much better across the board when it comes to gaming..."

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Kingwin Lazer 850W @ PureOverclock
Written by PureOverclock   
Monday, 08 February 2010 23:19
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“Today we're looking at the Kingwin Lazer 850W power supply, a unit that comes with enough horsepower for a hungry SLI/Crossfire setup, but with a price tag that won't break the bank. It's got some unique aesthetics with the ability to not only change the fan LED colour from blue to white, but also some modular connectors that illuminate as well. Flash will only get you so far though, performance has to back it up. Let's take a look and see if the Kingwin Lazer 850W has enough dash to go with the flash.”

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