XFX ProSeries PSU

XFX ProSeries 1250 W Review

" Most of you will know XFX from their VGA products but the truth is that they have also some very interesting Power Supply Units under their brand. They entered the PSU market in 2009 with the help of a major OEM, Seasonic. Their main PSU series, called Pro, consists of eight members with capacities ranging from 450W to 1250W. All are made by Seasonic with the first five units featuring 80 Plus Bronze efficiency, the 1000W one is Platinum certified while the two stronger ones with 1050W and 1250W capacity are Gold certified. The top three models are fully modular, the rest of the lineup features a semi-modular cabling design. "

 Super Flower Golden King PSU

Super Flower Golden King 1000 W Review

" Super Flower according to their "About us" page is a professional switching power supply and computer case manufacturer in mainland China, with their headquarters located in the Taiwan area. The company was established in 1991, so it has spent quite a few years in this business. They also state that they can even design custom-made PSUs to meet any customer's requirements, if the existing products do not cover their needs. This sounds pretty interesting! We have reviewed already three of Super Flower's products in the past, here at TPU, the Golden Silent 500W and the Kingwin LZP-550 Lazer Platinum 550W and Stryker Fanless 500W which are made by Super Flower. All of the above PSUs left with an Editor's Choice award from our labs and this clearly shows that Super Flower units are among the best in today's market. We also shouldn't forget that the same company was the first to release a Platinum unit, the Golden King 550W. "

 Antec EarthWatts Platinum PSU

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W Review

" Antec is without any doubt one of the key players in the PSU market. According to their claims they occupy the first spot worldwide for units sold in branded retail and they have the lowest return rates in the industry. Strangely enough, although they closely follow the competition's moves, till now they didn't have any platinum units among their products. This changed with the announcement of the new Platinum EarthWatts series, which consists of three mainstream units with capacities ranging from 450W to 650W. The afore-mentioned series is classified between the EarthWatts and High Current Gamer series and according to Antec this is the first wave of new series and updates. So expect higher powered Platinum units real soon from Antec. "

 Patriot Pyro SE SSD

Patriot Pyro SE 240Gb SSD Review

" Hello once again, funkykit is bringing you another awesome SSD for our viewers. We have another drive courtesy of Patriot. Their fastest drive, the Pyro SE. Recently I reviewed the Pyro and found it to be an awesome SSD. The Pyro SE takes the performance of the Pyro and supercharges it. While the 120gb drive may be large enough for your operating system and a couple of games, the 240gb is more aimed at people who want everything on an SSD. There is nothing quite like the near instant loading times for games! In this review we will be comparing the Pyro SE to the very popular Crucial M4. This will surely be the battle of the heavyweights. "

 Catalyst Radeon AMD

This release of AMD Catalyst delivers support for the latest AMD CrossFireX profiles in a separate executable file ensuring users have access to the absolute latest set of profiles installed on their PC.

 ZOTAC ZBOX Mini PC

ZOTAC ZBOX AD04 Plus Mini PC Review

" A couple of years ago when NVIDIA announced the ION platform with a reference design that easily sat in the palm of our hand they caused the release of a new, more powerful range of compact systems. Manufacturers such as Acer and ASRock immediately got on board with this concept and created several interesting systems which were ideal for basic use. The sales numbers must have been good because it also caused manufacturers like Dell to try low powered desktop CPUs in their own mini-PC's such as the Zino but it wasn't until the release of AMDs Fusion platform last year that there was a truly competitive product to compete with the Atom/Ion combination. Now we are starting to see a number of ultra small systems updated with the latest AMD E-450 dual core APU which features CPU and GPU in one compact design. A front runner in this market is the latest ZBOX from ZOTAC, the AD04 Plus and we have one of the first samples on our review bench today. "

 HTC Explorer Android Smartphone

HTC Explorer Android Smartphone Review

" Over the past few years HTC have become one of the major players in the smartphone market. Whether it is Android or Windows Phone the user is interested in HTC have a handset, or many, that suit the needs of most consumers. One of the best selling handsets of the last 12 months was the Wildfire (and Wildfire S) which offered an entry level device for those looking for a first smartphone without breaking the bank. That handset is starting to show its age though and recently HTC updated the bottom end of its product stack introducing the Explorer. The Explorer is HTC's new entry level smartphone aimed at those customers looking for a smartphone but turned off by the large, feature rich and costly offering that is the HTC Sensation and its ilk. The Explorer is billed as being easy and intuitive to use for first timers. We have the privilege of giving it the once over and finding out if this offering is small and mighty or a budget cut too far. "

 Corsair Vengeance FPS Gaming Keyboard

Corsair Vengeance K60 FPS Gaming Keyboard Review

" We recently looked at Corsair’s top of the range gaming keyboard, the Vengeance K90, which impressed us with a combination of exceptional build quality, sublime aesthetics and great performance. So we are quite interested to see what they can deliver at a more affordable price point which will appeal to a wider spectrum of gamers. Today we are going to look at the Corsair Vengeance K60 gaming keyboard which is essentially a more basic version of the Vengeance K90. Rather than being tailored specifically for MMO gamers, it has been designed to enhance the FPS gaming experience. This means it looks rather different, ditching the 18 programmable macro buttons in favour of a replacement set of contoured WASD keys. "

 FSP Aurum CM Series Gold PSU

FSP Aurum CM Series Gold 650W PSU review

" FSP have been creating power supplies for other companies for many years now, but today we are looking at their latest self branded 650W unit, a modular design which is 80 Plus Gold Certified. At around £100 it is firmly targeting the high end enthusiast sector, but can it deliver the goods? "

 Arctic Freezer CPU Cooler

Arctic Freezer i30 Review

" Today we are looking at the latest cooler from Arctic – the Freezer i30, which features an interchangeable 120mm PWM fan, 4 double sided direct touch heatpipes with cooling support up to 320 Watts. The i30 is released to exclusively support Intel motherboards. The i30 will be priced around $50 in America and £32 in the UK, so it is aiming at the performance enthusiast user who wants to overclock their system while keeping the costs down a little. How does it fare against the market leaders? Today we aim to find out! "