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Guardian 921 with Sentry LX Fan Controller Review

Nice Looks, Cool Head: Guardian 921 with Sentry LX Fan Controller Review

Sleek and appealing, NZX's Guardian 921 case provides plenty of space for gaming hardware, but the Sentry LX fan controller might be of limited utility to all but overclockers or relative novices.

Intel and other chip makers are thinking small.

Casting a Smaller Die

Sleek and appealing, NZX's Guardian 921 case provides plenty of space for gaming hardware, but the Sentry LX fan controller might be of limited utility to all but overclockers or relative novices.



Nice Looks, Cool Head: Guardian 921 with Sentry LX Fan Controller Review


Sleek and appealing, NZX's Guardian 921 case provides plenty of space for gaming hardware, but the Sentry LX fan controller might be of limited utility to all but overclockers or relative novices.

Casting a Smaller Die


In a trend that could bode well for smartphones and mobile Internet devices, chip manufacturers are in a race to the bottom in terms of die size.

Capacity and Low Noise on a Budget: Samsung Spinpoint F1 640GB Review


Although the larger 1TB to 2TB hard drives are getting most of the attention, there is still a lot of value in the latest 640GB capacity range. Vendors like Western Digital and Seagate offer at least one 640GB drive, and today we're looking at the value-priced Samsung Spinpoint F1 640GB to see how it stacks up.

Socket AM3 Arrives: AMD Joins the DDR3 Revolution


AMD has finally unveiled its Socket AM3 platform, including newly revamped Phenom II X3 and X4 models sporting a dual-mode DDR2/DDR3 memory controller, and with compatibility for both AM2+ and AM3 motherboards, this effectively puts the just-released AM2+ models out pasture.

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12/15/2010

Biweekly Memory Prices - Week of December 15, 2010


Prices drops abound in our Biweekly Memory Prices guide. Half of the prices we track, in fact, fell since our last report.

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12/10/2010

Biweekly CPU Prices - Week of December 6, 2010


This week's CPU prices appear to be frozen in place, with little in the way of downward movement to report anywhere in the guide. Only three of the prices we track dropped at all since we last saw them, and none fell enough to stir any excitement.

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12/03/2010

Biweekly Memory Prices - Week of November 29, 2010


Thankfully, we have more in the way of price drops to report in this edition of our memory survey than we had in the last. While none of the drops were particularly huge, some should be significant enough to come as welcome news to prospective buyers of those particular kits.

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11/29/2010

Biweekly CPU Prices - Week of November 22, 2010


While last week might have brought plenty of things to be thankful for, significant CPU price cuts were not among them. Only a handful of the prices we track in this guide fell at all, and none by very much. But hopefully the start of the holiday shopping season will lead to more in the way of price drops.

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11/19/2010

Biweekly Memory Prices - Week of November 15, 2010


While DDR2 prices continued to stagnate in this issue of the memory prices guide, the DDR3 charts include enough price drops to make things interesting for prospective DRAM shoppers.

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11/13/2010

Biweekly CPU Prices - Week of November 8, 2010


Despite the majority of prices we track continuing to hold steady, a handful did fall by enough to make some potential buyers happy. As both camps start ramping up talk of upcoming product releases, hopefully the coming weeks will see more downward price movement.

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11/05/2010

Biweekly Memory Prices - Week of November 1, 2010


This issue's prices are a bit of a mixed bag. While prospective buyers might be disappointed by the relative stagnation in the dual-channel DDR2 chart, others will find reason to rejoice in the DDR3 charts.

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10/29/2010

Biweekly CPU Prices - Week of October 25, 2010


Alas, prices continue to hold steady in the CPU price guide, with few of the prices we track falling at all and none falling by very much. And this isn't likely to change much until we start seeing some changes to the existing product lines.

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10/22/2010

Biweekly Memory Prices - Week of October 18, 2010


We have a number of price drops to report from across this issue of the biweekly memory prices guide, with ten falling by double-digit amounts. After our last issue's rollercoaster of a guide, this should come as welcome news to prospective buyers.

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10/15/2010

Biweekly CPU Prices - Week of October 11, 2010


Unfortunately, you'll need a fine-toothed comb to find savings in this installment of the CPU buying guide, with vendors holding the line on both Intel and AMD prices.

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Socket AM3 Arrives: AMD Joins the DDR3 Revolution

- 02/17/2009
AMD has finally unveiled its Socket AM3 platform, including newly revamped Phenom II X3 and X4 models sporting a dual-mode DDR2/DDR3 memory controller, and with compatibility for both AM2+ and AM3 motherboards, this effectively puts the just-released AM2+ models out pasture.

Mainstream Liquid-Cooling for CPUs: CoolIT Domino A.L.C. Review

- 02/11/2009
While most of today's processors utilize standard air coolers, there is a definite movement towards quieter, more efficient liquid cooling solutions. Their complexity, more difficult installation and higher prices are just a few of the hurdles that this technology has to overcome before it enters the mainstream, but CoolIT Systems believes it may have the answer with the all-in-one, sub-$100 Domino A.L.C. liquid-cooled system.

Western Digital and Samsung Push for Bigger, Faster, and Greener Hard Drives

- 02/02/2009
The race for new capacity records is the modus operandi of the hard drive business, with Seagate often being at the forefront of any new announcements. But lately, that has changed in favor of a more segmented approach, with Western Digital and Samsung leading the way with new high-capacity, performance and eco-friendly drive lines.

The Warrior is Upgraded: Wolfking Warrior Xxtreme Review

- 01/26/2009
Hardcore gamers demand specialized hardware, especially on the controller side, and several companies have emerged to serve this market. WolfKing is one, and their Warrior Xxtreme keyboard takes the popular Warrior design and adds a second keypad on the right side. But has WolfKing also doubled up on the gaming experience, or does the Warrior Xxtreme add up to less than the sum of its parts.

The GeForce GTX Gets a Facelift: NVIDIA Releases the GeForce GTX 285 & 295

- 01/20/2009
It took NVIDIA a long time to finally unseat AMD and their ATI Radeon HD ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 from the top of the performance chart, but the GeForce GTX 295 has finally done it. And with the single-GPU GeForce GTX 285, it adds up to a potent one-two punch.

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Apple Drops to Third in PC Reliability Report - 06/04/2010
Electronista: Apple has fallen to the third position in Rescuecom's latest computer reliability report, after maintaining the highest overall score in 2009.

Gateway Gets Snazzy: Glowing Touchpads on EC39C & ID49C08u Laptop PCs - 06/04/2010
Engadget: Gateway's newest 13.3-inch EC339C and 14-inch ID49C08u notebook PCs sport glowing blue touchpads.

Intel Delays USB 3.0 Chipset Until 2012 - 06/04/2010
The Register: Intel is holding up USB 3.0 adoption by delaying its motherboard chipset until 2012.

Dell Considered Buyout - 06/04/2010
CNET: At a financial conference, Michael Dell says he had considered taking his computer hardware company private--but doesn't explain why.

Hitachi LG Develops Blu-ray Drive With Built-in SSD - 06/04/2010
PC World: Hitachi LG Data Storage Korea present first-of-its-kind product at Computex, a Blu-ray Disc optical drive that combines a solid-state drive.

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