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One Step Forward, One to the Left and a Jump Up: DFI LANPARTY DK P55-T3eH9 Mainboard Review DFI LANPARTY DK P55-T3eH9  Intel P55  LGA1156
[11/24/09 | Mainboards]

The main hero of our today’s review belongs to the DFI LANPARTY DK series that you are already familiar with. However, it doesn’t mean that we won’t see anything new. We are going to uncover some truly unique technologies as well as new features deep inside the mainboard BIOS.

ATI Radeon HD 5970: Uncompromising Monster ATI Radeon HD 5970  Hemlock
[11/23/09 | Video]

As it has been initially planned, AMD has just launched a new member in their ATI Radeon HD 5x00 family. This time it is a solution for those users who need ultimate performance at any price.

Roundup: New Samsung Touch of Color Series Samsung Touch of Color  SyncMaster P2050  P2250  P2350  SyncMaster P2050  SyncMaster P2250  SyncMaster P2350  SyncMaster P2070  P2270  P2370  SyncMaster P2070  SyncMaster P2270  SyncMaster P2370  SyncMaster XL2370  SyncMaster XL2370
[11/21/09 | Monitors]

We are going to talk about seven new monitors on TN matrixes in Samsung’s Touch of Color series, including SyncMaster XL2370 solution with LED backlighting.

CoolAge X120TF, Zalman CNPS10X Quiet and Evercool Transformer 4: New Coolers with the Same Efficiency CoolAge X120TF  Zalman CNPS10X Quiet  Evercool Transformer 4
[11/20/09 | Cooling/PSU]

The three new processor coolers that we are going to discuss today belong to the so-called tower-type. However, they look and perform very differently. Our today’s review will tell you which solution is the best of the three and what its advantages are.

Worry-Free Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R Review Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R  Intel P55  LGA1156
[11/17/09 | Mainboards]

The recommended retail price for this mainboard is set at $140, but what is it really capable of? Can it meet our needs and expectations fully? Won’t it turn out having limited functionality and being priced too high for what it can offer? Or it has all the potential for successful competition against its more pricy rivals and is worth every penny?

Attack of the Clones: ATI Radeon HD 58xx in CrossFireX Configurations ATI  Radeon HD 5850 CrossFireX  Radeon HD 5870 CrossFireX  HIS Radeon HD 5870  HIS Radeon HD 5850
[11/16/09 | Video]

What will happen if we take the fastest single-chip graphics cards and put them into a CrossFireX configuration? How far will the performance increase?

Asus Matrix GTX285 Graphics Card Review Asus Matrix GTX285  GeForce GTX 285
[11/15/09 | Video]

Most GeForce GTX285 solutions you see in retail are exact copies of Nvidia’s reference design. Today we are going to talk about a truly unique modification of this powerful graphics accelerator.

As Inexpensive as It Can Get: Corsair H50 Liquid-Cooling System Review Corsair H50
[11/11/09 | Cooling/PSU]

We are going to discuss another compact and affordable liquid-cooling system for the CPU. This time it is a solution from Corsair.

Pocket NAS: Synology DS409slim Review Synology DS409slim  NAS
[11/09/09 | Networking]

“Green, Quiet and Reliable” – this is the slogan for the new Synology Disk Station DS409slim that is designed to provide users with a budget-friendly solution for easy file sharing and backup. It features snap-in 2.5" hard drive design, comes with Synology Disk Station Manager 2.2 and offers excellent functionality.

Comparative Roundup: Six SAS RAID Controllers 3ware 9690SA-8I  Adaptec RAID ASR-5805  Areca ARC-1680ix-16  HighPoint RocketRAID HPT4320  LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2  Promise SuperTrak EX8650
[11/09/09 | Storage]

We are going to compare six SAS RAID controllers we have reviewed before side by side in this roundup. Solutions from 3ware, Adaptec, Areca, HighPoint, LSI and promise - all in one article.

Biostar TPower I55: Uniquely Interesting LGA1156 Mainboard Biostar TPower I55  TPower  Intel P55
[11/05/09 | Mainboards]

Our today’s review will talk about packaging, accessories and software bundle, strengths and weaknesses of the Biostar mainboard, its functionality in terms of system configuring and overclocking, performance level and power consumption compared with the already tested solutions. We will also talk about the features that sometimes make us exclaim: “OMG”!

Direct X 11 for the Masses: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Graphics Card Family Review ATI Radeon HD 5770  ATI Radeon HD 5750  Radeon HD 5700
[11/04/09 | Video]

Following the super-powerful Cypress, which we have already reviewed before, AMD graphics division released an inexpensive and affordable Juniper, which should spread the Direct X 11 revolution into the mainstream segment. Our today’s review will be devoted to these particular solutions.

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