Hardware

When choosing a memory kit to run in your computer, you shouldn’t take that choice lightly. Your RAM is basically the backbone of your system that enables everything to run buttery smooth. Should you decide to go with a smaller RAM kit, such as 4GB, you may not be able to keep too many programs running at the same time. …

Fractal Design, the Scandinavian producer of PC chassis and peripherals, is announcing the latest additions to its Core Family of PC cases, designated as the X3 series.  Fractal Design is noted for its sleek and slightly understated design motifs, and the X3 series continues that case lineage.  The Core X3 series is the next evolution of the Core Family based …

Crucial, a division of Micron Technology and a leading producer of solid-state drives (SSDs) and DRAM modules, is announcing its Ballistix Elite DDR4 memory modules.  These new DDR4 modules increase memory bandwidth up to 24GB/s, nearly double the bandwidth of standard DDR3 memory.  The Ballisitx Elite series are designed with extreme enthusiasts, gamers and overclockers in mind — those who …

Today BIOSTAR has released their new micro ATX motherboard, the A88MQ. The A88MQ is based on the new AMD FM2+ socket design and supports AMD Multi-Core processors. On top of that, the motherboard also features the AMD A88X Chipset, 4 DIMM slots that allow for RAM expandability up to 64GB, SATA 3 6Gb/s ports, and support for AMD dual graphics …

One of the hardest decisions to make when you’re a PC gamer is deciding what kind of mouse you want to use. It’s certainly a tough choice to make, and with good cause. The wrong mouse can be the difference in an excellent gaming experience and a horrible one. Today we’re going to be taking a look at two of the …

The MSI GTX 760 2GB Twin Frozr IV Gaming OC Edition is a respectable card for most PC gamers; we’ll get that out of the way right off the bat. It performs well for its price (currently ~ $240), and is more than capable of playing any game on the market at moderate to high settings in a resolution of …

Today, Technology X has the opportunity to check out a different style of solid state drive, the OCZ RevoDrive 350 PCIe SSD. Last week we played with the Samsung XP941, a slightly different form factor from the RevoDrive 350, but much the same concept in terms of performance and function. While the XP941 is designed with the smaller form factor in …

Today we are taking a look at Thermaltake’s Tt eSPORTS Challenger Illuminated gaming keyboard, which we found right off the bat to be extremely easy to type on. Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS, the gaming division of Thermaltake, has really pulled out all of the stops with the Challenger Illuminated gaming keyboard. When looking to purchase a new keyboard, it can often …

As we have previously mentioned in our review of the Plextor M6M solid state drive, it is important to remember that SSD’s can come in different shapes and sizes. Not all drives are going to be the 2.5″ form factor and fit perfectly into your ultra book or desktop. We spoke briefly about the mSATA form factor and that you will …

If you happen to pop off the bottom casing of your laptop and find out that your 2.5″ disk drive is nowhere to be found, do not panic. Instead, it’s possible that your laptop may be utilizing a different form factor than the 2.5″ drive. When it comes to solid-state drives, there are three main form factors that you should …