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Rebuild, Restructure, Review – System Upgrade time.

Paul Tokar — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:00:13 +0000

With our CES trip gone past, what better way to kick off the new year then with a new system build. Follow along as we unbox, build, and benchmark one of our new test systems.Thermaltake was kind enough to help us build the majority of this new rig. Starting with an open concept Core P5 …

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Intel Unveils Optane Memory Technology – CES 2017 Update

Scot Strong — Sat, 07 Jan 2017 15:14:13 +0000

Intel is announcing a new class of non-volatile memory (NVM) devices utilizing their new Optane™ Memory Technology. The Optane memory modules will be available in either 16GB or 32GB capacities, and they will connect via compatible motherboards’ M.2 slots. Pairing Optane memory with a large capacity HDD (or SATA SSD) will result in SSD-like speeds, …

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AMD A10 7870K CPU Review – Welcoming Competition!

Alex Stevens — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 14:00:37 +0000

The A10-7870K is not any version of Carrizo. It relies on the same Steamroller cores as Kaveri, hence the title ‘Kaveri Refresh’, and is the same architecture as Kaveri. This is the “big daddy” of Kaveri, nicknamed Godvari by enthusiasts, since this is the highest clocked and best binned APU available on the market today. …

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AMD vs Intel – Our 8-Core CPU Gaming Performance Showdown!

Donny Stanley — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:36:59 +0000

As a gamer and hardware enthusiast that spends a lot of time in various PC gaming communities, one of the longest on-going debates has been the best choice for CPU when it comes to gaming; Intel or AMD. While there are users on both sides claiming their favorite brand is the best, we’ve noticed quite …

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Noctua NH-U9S CPU Cooler Review – Compact Asymmetrical Design

Donny Stanley — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:49:47 +0000

Today we’ll be taking a look at yet another fine cooling solution from the good folks at Noctua; a company whom, if you’ve read our cooling reports before, you should be quite familiar with by now. However, if you haven’t, all you need to know is that they specialize in making top quality and acoustically …

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