A.C.Ryan VEOLO Smart Android Hub Review

" Standalone Hardware Media Players have been around for quite a few years now offering remarkable media file support and very good image quality in a tiny package. However it wasn't until just recently that some manufacturers decided to use the Android OS with their newest solutions instead of the usual (and quite more stable) GUIs. TViX (DViCO) was the first manufacturer to jump the gun with the quite good XROID A1 smart multimedia player which as mentioned before did have some issues with the Android system (most of which are resolved through firmware updates). Since then however others have also joined the game including A.C.Ryan which introduced their own Smart Android Hub called the VEOLO. "

Acer Aspire S7-391 Touchscreen Ultrabook Laptop Review

" Today we are taking a look at the big brother to the Acer Aspire S7-191 we recently reviewed. That's right, we have the Acer Aspire S7-391 in the lab today. The S7-391 is a premium Ultrabook that features a touch-enabled 13.3-inch 1080p display. As stated in our previous reviews, some benchmarks have been updated to their latest version. Notably, PCMark 7 and Powermark have been updated to their latest versions. Previous PCMark 7 scores are not comparable to the new version so all old results have been archived. We've gone ahead and archived Powermark's results at the same time to be sure that results in our charts are all comparable. "

ADATA SX300 mSATA 256GB SSD Review

" Over the past few weeks we have looked at a number of storage solutions from traditional mechanical drives, SSDs and docks, to USB storage and beyond. One of the more interesting, or unique devices in that batch of reviews was the Zotac RAIDBOX which allowed us to install two of our own mSATA SSDs and then combine them for a larger capacity, data protection or maximum speed in RAID 0. The performance of that drive was impressive and in part that was down to the drives inside, two ADATA mSATA SSDs. Today we take a look at ADATAs SX300 mSATA SSD, the 256GB model and will find out how it compares to a desktop SSD as well as a competing mSATA model. "

Aerocool GT-SG 700 W Review

" "Gran Turismo" or "GT" is Italian and refers to high-performance sport luxury cars that are designed for long-distance driving. By now, you will probably already have begun to wonder what the abbreviation GT could possible imply for a PSU. Well, according to Aerocool, the acronym GT means that the PSU will serve you for a long time without giving you any trouble - while you play your favorite video games or take your PC through any of your other paces. Since the GT-SG series PSUs sport really cool looks, they will most likely be used inside gaming systems with windowed cases, which allows for a clear view of the internals, and not in boring, ordinary office systems with much lower requirements. "

AFOX Radeon HD 7850 (Single Slot), MSI R7870 Hawk Graphics Cards Review

" Today, we shall review a couple of mid-range video adapters based on the Radeon HD 78xx GPUs. Thanks to their vast potential, these graphics cards perform on par with certain more expensive solutions. "

Akasa Venom Power 850 W Review

" So far, Akasa's Venom Power series only included two models with 750 W and 550 W capacity. In the past, we reviewed the smaller of the above, and we can't say that we were left satisfied by its performance and its features, although it came with a fair price. Recently, two new Venom PSUs with 850W and 1000W capacity were released to address higher-end systems and the enthusiast user. Contrary to the older Venom PSUs, which weren't certified by the 80 Plus organization, the new ones carry the 80 Plus Gold badge, meaning that they are based on a much more advanced platform. "

AlienVibes EP02 Elite HD Noise Cancelling Headphones Review

" I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with Ineo over the last few years, with them being a storage focused company and myself a storage reviewer and lover. To me storage is just like tools, you can never have enough and when you have enough you want more. So it was a bit striking for me to see a company such as Ineo, again focused on storage mediums to branch out into the world of Audio. When companies stretch their resources and branch into other markets it’s a very stressful time for everyone involved. Will their products be accepted into the market with joy and tons of fanfare, or will they flop and wipe the entire company out? On the surface it appears Ineo has taken a step back and really looked into the market as a whole, designing aesthetically pleasing audio systems that would have audiophiles drooling at the mouth, and even more they sound simply amazing. "

Alienware M18x R2 Notebook Review

" Around the launch of the Alienware M17x R3, Alienware essentially bifurcated its high end notebook offerings into single-GPU (the M17x R3) and dual-GPU (the M18x). The M17x R3 was slimmed down from its beefy predecessor and the M17x actually remains one of the sleeker desktop replacement notebooks available. The M18x had to take its place at the top of Alienware's stack, then, as their contender for the most powerful gaming notebook on the market. That contention continues with the M18x R2, which like the M17x R4 we recently reviewed is more of an incremental update than a fully-fledged new design. The R2, like the R4, brings with it an Ivy Bridge CPU and a pair of Kepler-based NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M GPUs in SLI. As we saw, NVIDIA made fantastic gains with the 680M over the 580M; if that didn't impress you enough, you may want to hold on to your hat because two 680Ms in SLI are liable to blow your mind. "

Alpenföhn Gotthard Review

" Alpenföhn may not be a name some will be familiar with but over the last couple of years they have steadily been gathering momentum, releasing some fantastic products which have proven their worth in an extremely competitive market. Alpenföhn’s CPU cooler lineup take their names from a mountainous theme. We’ve had K2, Himalaya and many others – today we taken on a cooler which again takes its name from a mountain pass – Gotthard. Gotthard is the second top-flow design CPU cooler in Alpenföhn product range. It features a three heatsink design, six copper heatpipes and a single 140mm Wing Boost cooling fan. Gotthard has the makings for a very effective cooling solution and it can support a plethora of CPU sockets but how will it cope with the high-end LGA2011 and Sandy Bridge-E? "

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7in Review

" The release of the iPad Mini made it clear that Apple felt they needed to compete in a market which had previously seemed unattractive to them. This was a response to the success of the Nexus 7 from Google/ASUS and the growing popularity of Kindle Fire from Amazon. While both were aimed at a different market to the iPad (and other larger tablets) they may well have impacted sales indirectly by giving those who could have saved previously a lower entry point to the portable device market. As part of a flurry in the tablet market which saw the refresh of the Nexus 7, release of iPad Mini and debut of Microsoft's Surface Amazon return to the marketplace with a follow up to their Kindle Fire, the Kindle Fire HD. Today we have one on our test bench to find out how it stacks up against the competition. "

AMD Radeon HD 7990 Graphics Card Review

" Today's launch from AMD is a strange one for sure... in a way it is a brand new product, their first Dual GPU card in the 7000 series and the first since the 6990 in 2011. Having said that, as early as August last year we were reviewing a very similar product from PowerColor, their Devil 13 card which combined two 7900 series GPUs on a single PCB. Of course there is also ASUS custom dual GPU card too, the ARES2. Given this it seems surprising that AMD are treating this launch in pretty much the same way as any other... NDAs, Press breifings, etc. So, re-launches aside, today we take the 7990 through a selection of real world gaming tests which include Crysis 3, Bioshock Infinite, Far Cry 3, Assassins Creed 3, StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, Battlefield 3, Tomb Raider, DOTA 2, SWTOR, F1 2012 and Borderlands 2. Mix that with the latest 3DMark, Heaven Benchmark, GPU computing, Media playback and all the usual power/thermal and overclocking tests... add frame latency and we have quite a lot to get through today. "

Anidées AI-6 chassis review

" There is a new player in the PC casing/chassis arena, they are named Anidées and have recently released their first product onto the market. Now here at Guru3D.com we review our share of chassis alright, and well, you do have to bring something interesting to the table if you as a manufacturer get queued up for a review as there are sooo many cheap sub-par alternatives on the market these days. That said, when we got the request and saw the Anidées AI-6 chassis product photos, we were certainly 'instantly' impressed by the looks. "

Antec Kuhler H2O 1220 Liquid CPU Cooler Review

" Antec sit alongside Corsair as one of the big-boys in the All-In-One liquid CPU cooling market. They have been around for a long time and were one of the first to mainstream the trend of AIO CPU coolers. Their Kuhler series is renowed for its reliability, simplicity and good bang-for-buck. Today we have with us the latest exciting addition to the Kuhler H20 series, the Kuhler H20 1220. Why is this exciting you may be wondering? Well this is the first review in the world of the Antec Kuhler H20 1220 and to us a world exclusive is pretty exciting. In terms of the design of this product, the innovation is probably not as exciting as you’d hope. The Antec Kuhler H20 1220 is essentially a 240mm Asetek AIO unit featuring a 27mm wide radiator, a standard Asetek pump unit and the flexible rubber tubing we see on the latest Asetek OEM designs. All Antec have done is branded the product with its Kuhler series branding, added a pair of their fans and offered up some basic fan control software. However, the fact this product carries the Antec branding and is part of the Kuhler series means you can expect quality, reliability and good performance. "

AOC I2757FM 27″ Pro IPS LED Monitor Review

" Today we are looking at a rather attractive monitor from AOC – the i2757Fm. This LED screen features true HD 1920×1080 resolution and a frameless panel design. It also has MHL support, meaning it can display content from a MHL smartphone or tablet. "

Apacer ARES PC3-17066 8GB Kit Review

" In what feels like ages ago now, during Computex we saw Apacer show off the new ARES PC3-17066 kit. I've used Apacer RAM in the past, but I couldn't even tell you how long ago it was and while we've seen the company offer quality module after quality module over the years, it's really been in that main stream segment with high end performance not being something they've focused a lot on. The ARES looks to change that, though. With its mean looking heatsink and strong specifications it looks like Apacer is ready to rock and roll in the high performance memory segment with this new offering. Before we take a closer look at the exact specifications of the new kit, let's take a look at the kit itself. "

Apple Mac mini (2012) review

" Even when you look really close, the new Mac mini looks like a clone of the previous version. It's also more of an update than a complete overhaul, and that means it's still a very nice mini PC. It's a compact mini PC, that you can use as server (combined with MacOS X Server if you want), HTPC or just as computer. It has a very high-end finish compared to other mini PCs, with a solid aluminium chassis and a good array of connectors in the back. It looks nice that way, but isn't always the most practical solution. If you want to plug in a USB stick you have to do so in the back. "

Archos 101 XS Android Tablet Review.

" As tablets have become more and more popular a significant number of users have looked to use them as more than just content consumption devices. Certainly the majority of people like to surf, listen, read, watch or play on their device but many now look to use them to work on email and even use office files on their tablet. For the most part the ability to be productive has been limited with two real exceptions, the Transformer Pad range with its keyboard dock and more recently the Galaxy Note 10.1. The Note and Transformer Pad clearly have their own group of consumers as far as productivity is concerned with keyboards and stylus offering two very different ways to interact with the device and so either could be a target for a company looking to better the design, price or performance. With their new tablet Archos aim to take a chunk of the productivity tablet market with a device aimed very much at those interested in the Transformer Pad... so with several generations of tablet development behind them and a lower RRP than ASUS, can they succeed? "

Arctic Accelero Hybrid VGA Cooler Review

" It is time for skeptics to put down their pitchforks and torches, and accept the fact that self-contained liquid cooling systems are here to stay. What seemed like heresy to air-cooling enthusiasts a few years ago with their bulky appearance, high price, cobbled-together build quality and comparatively sluggish performance, closed-loop coolers have evolved quickly with each generation of release, eventually closing the performance gap against high-end CPU coolers. While there are plenty of manufacturers offering CPU cooling solutions of this nature, there are unfortunately limited options presented for GPU cooling due to the sheer number of various PCB designs in the market. Even among NVIDIA’s current 600-series alone, the differences in PCB layout number over a dozen. "

ASRock Z77 Extreme11 Intel LGA1155 Review

" "Flagship" products in the tech world are, more often than not, used as a way to showcase engineering prowess while, at the same time, delivering the "ultimate package" for whatever product category the item falls under. We see this repeated time and time again with graphics cards—in a way that establishes most brand-specific designs through custom-designed coolers and beefy PCBs. When it comes time to look at motherboards, though, each flagship board product is very much an engineering demonstration, although that same idea does in part ring true. What differs with motherboards is that each brand really does have a very distinctive style that sets it apart from the rest, and ASRock is no different. ASRock has been around for quite some time as a brand, but they have not always been in the hearts and minds of enthusiasts as a whole, as their entry into the market wasn't ripe with enthusiast-focused offerings. Today, the complete opposite is true, and like with any of the other major brands out there, ASRock has a product that will meet your needs no matter what type of enthusiast you are; and when it comes to those flagship products, ASRock does have those too. "

ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II V2 Review

" ASUS has refreshed its AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II video card with DirectCU and DIGI+ VRM with Super Alloy Power, poised to give you a robust video card with an improved overclocking experience. We will see whether this new revision brings new value to the Radeon HD 7870 GPU and we will compare it to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti. "

Asustor AS 602T Review

" We have reviewed many NAS systems over the last two years and today we are looking at our first product from Asustor, a subsidiary group of electronics giant ASUS. The 602T is a dual drive system with full cross platform support. There is no doubt that ASUS are a force to be reckoned with. They generate billions of dollars a year in revenue and release a huge variety of products from motherboards and graphics cards to tablets, headsets and sound cards. Setting up a dedicated division for networked devices means they are taking NAS systems seriously. "

Athena Atlas 800 Power Supply Review.

" Athena Computer Power Corp is a name perhaps not well known to most enthusiasts, but as a company it has been around since 2004. The majority of the power products made and sold by Athena target IPCs, OEMs, ODMs, and replacement power supply markets for integrated products, servers, and mainframe computer systems. In addition to this, in the power supply field, Athena serves as the US importer and distributor for Zippy, and as a supplier of a whole host of other related products from chassis to external enclosure to mobile racks. Today, we will be doing a full review on our first product from Athena, the Atlas 800 800W (AP-RRP4ATX6808) which we first showed in our recent The Black Art of Dual PSUs in Your Enthusiast PC article. "

Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 QuietPoint® Headphones Review

" Noise-cancelling headphones are very popular with frequent travelers and those who live or work in noisy environments. Audio-Technica's new ATH-ANC9 QuietPoint headphones supply you with three modes of operation that have impressed us to say the least. Now you can get on with grinding in peace. "

AuzenTech HDA X Plosion 7.1 Review

"  Whether you love or hate them, Creative has become the most well-known PC audio add-in card supplier. While their X-Fi range of cards pleased many gamers, the lack of Vista drivers caused an equal quantity of miffed customers. Auzentech are now out to prove there are alternatives out there, and they are even releasing an X-Fi chip card soon. Today however I have their HDA X plosion 7.1 DTS Connect card. The X-Fi killer?  "

AVerMedia AVerLife HD Studio Review

" With the proliferation of Smart TVs, some might question the longevity of media players. However, not all of us own Smart TVs, or have TVs that can playback movies on USB drives. As opposed to dropping serious cash and spending enormous amount of time building a top-range HTPC, an off-the-shelf media player is without doubt the most economical alternative. Yet, in the current media market, there are so many brands and models to choose from. You've those priced on a budget and aimed at casual users who just want to playback a file they've downloaded from the Internet, to those decked with high-end components and designed to satisfy home theater enthusiasts. "

Be Quiet! Dark Rock 2 CPU cooler review

" When Be Quiet! released the Dark Rock Pro 2, we were enamoured by it right-away. That high-end cooler cooled extremely well and was also very quiet. In our recent group test of 33 CPU coolers, when we switched to a new and improved method of testing, the Dark Rock Pro 2 was once again one of the best coolers. So when Be Quiet! informed us that a more affordable version was on the way, we were of course very interested. Today we will take a closer look at the Dark Rock 2, without the Pro suffix. The Dark Rock 2 is clearly cheaper than the Pro version, even if it's not very apparent from the average price. The cheapest you'll find is just below 50 euros, and the most expensive almost 100 euros. The Dark Rock Pro 2 costs € 69. "

BenQ GW2750HM Monitor Review

" Today I’ll be taking a look at one of BenQ’s mid-range monitors for the home and office, the BenQ GW2750HM. While the monitor is LED powered and hence very thin, its big selling points is its VA (vertical alignment) panel, an alternative to both IPS and TN that sits somewhere in the middle of the two technologies. Let’s see how this 27″ 1080p monitor compares to others in its price range, as well as top of the line models elsewhere. "

BigFoot Killer Wireless N 1102 Review

" We have reviewed several Bigfoot networking products in the past and have found them to be a big step up for enthusiast users when compared against the native onboard solutions. Today we are looking at the new Killer Wireless N 1102 which is geared from the ground up for streaming media and online gaming. Bigfoot Networks is releasing two versions of the new hardware, in the shape of the Killer Wireless-N 1103 and N 1102. The N 1103 adapter enables data rates up to 450 Mbps via 3 stream MIMO. The N 1102 adapter provides data rates up to 300 MBps via 2 stream MIMO. "

Biostar Hi-Fi A85W Motherboard Review

" Today we are going to take a look at the Biostar Hi-Fi A85W motherboard which features the same A85X chipset as the Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H that we reviewed recently. Consequently, it features AMD’s FM2 socket which supports the latest ‘Trinity’ APUs. Biostar may not be top of most enthusiasts lists but we have been very impressed with some of their previous products such as the TZ77XE4 that we looked at a few months back. It offered exemplary overclocking performance which rivaled some of the best Asus, Gigabyte and ASRock motherboards on the market. "

BitFenix Prodigy Case Review

" Mini-ITX motherboards have come a long way since the early days of soldered-on processors and PCI expansion cards. Current offerings have standard desktop sockets, PCI Express x16 slots, and peripheral ports up the wazoo. They can accommodate some of the fastest processors and GPUs available today. It's still difficult to find truly enthusiast-grade Mini-ITX enclosures, however. Most cases designed to accommodate the form factor have caveats, including limited support for larger coolers, graphics cards, and PSUs. Also, their cramped internals leave little room for mechanical drive arrays and can make the building process a royal pain. There is one rather striking deviation from the norm: BitFenix's Prodigy. This Mini-ITX box has little trouble accommodating full-sized desktop parts, and it has more drive bays than most mid-towers. Builder-friendly amenities abound, making assembly incredibly easy. I recently built a couple of systems inside the Prodigy for a special project you'll read about soon, and I gained some insight into the case along the way. "

Blackberry Q10 Smartphone Review

" Blackberry were, without doubt, masters of handsets with physical keyboards. Over the last decade they took control of the business market and a large portion of consumers with each group using their devices for email, BBM, etc while on the move despite some intriguing competition from the likes of the Palm Pre and Nokia E6. With the release of their Blackberry 10 OS we saw Blackberry move to a touch based smartphone, the Z10 and while it was a reasonably impressive handset it may not have appealed to the company's core audience who valued the physical keyboard. Enter the Q10 which brings the Blackberry range up to date in terms of specification and OS while integrating a physical keyboard with the touch and gesture based experience. "

Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt SSD HD-PATU3 Review

" In the world of portable storage generally drives use USB 2.0, some use USB 3.0 and although they are an option products which use either eSATA and Firewire are much rarer. It is easy to understand why though, with USB being the most available interconnect on modern systems and with USB 3.0 being present on most new systems and motherboards for the past couple of years. That said taking advantage of the newer standard isn't always something a storage drive does. Those which contain mechanical drives for example are limited by the drive rather than the connector. So it is always great when we see a portable drive that contains an SSD and uses USB 3.0, both of which should remove the USB 2.0 connector and mechanical drive bottlenecks which we regularly see. That's where the MiniStation SSD Edition enters, but Buffalo haven't stopped there, they also provide a Thunderbolt interface for Mac users (and those who have an appropriate motherboard for PC). "

Canon EOS 6D review

" Canon's EOS 6D is the company's first 'affordable' full frame DSLR. It's positioned above the EOS 60D (and in some respects the EOS 7D), providing a stepping stone into full-frame photography for owners of Canon's mid-range and semi-pro APS-C models. It also has the potential to serve as an affordable back-up body for EOS 5D Mark III owners. The EOS 6D has a newly designed 20.2 Megapixel sensor delivering slightly lower resolution than the 22.3 Megapixel EOS 5D Mark III. It has an 11-point phase-detect AF system with a single cross-type point at the centre that's sensitive down to -3EV or, as Canon is fond of putting it, about as much light as you get from a full moon. So, it's good in low light, but not especially well-suited to fast moving action. Likewise the EOS 6D's continuous shooting capabilities aren't particularly swift: at 4.5fps many DSLRs, and mirrorless compact system cameras can outrun it. But the EOS 6D isn't about action, Canon likes to describe it as a camera for landscape, travel and portrait photographers. "

CaseLabs Merlin SM8 Full-Tower Customizable Chassis Review

" For the longest time, as I see people asking for recommendations for a new chassis, I kept seeing the name CaseLabs being added to lists. At first I wasn't so sure about this company or what they had to offer. I am used to seeing chassis much like this concept, but they were from the likes of Danger Den, and while cool and fun to build, those cases always left me wanting in room, compatibility with my loop components, and most importantly, I didn't like the acrylic dust attracting materials for a chassis. You could have always gone to the likes of MountainMods, but from what I hear, the components are flimsy, and for the cost, customers are sometimes left with remorse for paying so much to be disappointed. That being said, there was room to improve on both ideas, and hopefully someone could deliver customers what they have been looking for this whole time. "

Cerwin-Vega XD3 Desktop Speakers Review

" With over 50 years of speaker system know-how for concerts, movies, public address and clubs, Cerwin-Vega has been around the block. When creating the XD3 speaker for desktop and computer applications the goal is to optimize the sound output while keeping the enclosure small. Clarity is critical, especially for those producing multimedia or analyzing tracks. Signal purity must be maintained by using low noise amplifiers that don’t disappoint when the volume is set on high. Powered desktop speakers like the XD3 must also fully integrate with your entire sound system and outboard accessories. The XD3 has the capability to handle multiple inputs, you can switch instantly between your computer as a source or other more portable platforms such as iPods, phones and other media players via the 1/8″ stereo Auxiliary input. The XD3 also has a convenient headphone jack which allows you full control through the front panel power switch and volume adjustments. How well will they actually stack up in our testing? Read on and find out … "

Chill Innovation KB-1BT Bluetooth Micro Keyboard Review

" Chill Innovation has published a rather small keyboard that has also a touchpad. The keyboard is about same size as a remote control so the keyboard is a good controller e.g. for HTPC. "

Linksys EA6500 review

" The number of 802.11ac routers is steadily increasing. The latest one we got our hands on comes from Cisco, in the form of the Linksys EA6500. It's supposed to become the new router for the consumer market. Hardware.Info tested the EA6500 to find out whether the performance and features warrant those dreams. Cisco is not the first to come with an 802.11ac router, but it did right away also release an 802.11ac bridge with the Linksys WUMC710. The only other manufacturer to do so thusfar is Buffalo. The EA6500 costs around £160, while the WUMC710 has a price of around £90. Together these are definitely not an affordable setup, but it beats buying two routers in order to put one in bridge mode. "

Club3D Radeon HD 7870 Joker review

" A couple of months ago there was this rumor that a Radeon HD 7930 would be released, a slightly slower 7950. The dynamics have changed a bit as there are some selected SKUs on the market that use the Tahiti series GPU (R7900) in the R7800 series products. As such today we review the Club3D Radeon HD 7870 Joker, this is the much discussed 7870 card that in fact has a 7900 series GPU, what now is known as the Tahiti LE. For a fair amount of money this series 7800 product offers 7900 series performance. Armed with 2GB of graphics memory it hits a sweet spot gaming performance wise and to date it one of the more popular products in the mainstream segment. Let's check out the Club3D Radeon HD 7870 Joker card. "

Co:caine City Beat Headphone Review

" Today I’ll be taking a look at the stylish City Beat headphones from co:caine. Let’s get this out of the way early to help prevent too much giggling, yes I am aware that their name sounds like a drug and silly as that may seem, it’s actually rather clever marketing. All we’ve done since we got these headphones is talk about the product to people because of their name, very clever if you ask me. Yet when it comes to people talking about a product, it can’t just be because it has a silly or clever name, their needs to be something to back that up, quality, price, performance, style, any of these things and the more of them the better. "

Cooler Master N200 Mini-Tower Case Review

" The life of a genie cannot possibly be wonderful. It isn’t so much the fact that he or she has to answer to the master’s every whim, but that a genie spends most of the time cramped inside a tiny bottle. Maybe it is like Dr. Who’s TARDIS inside where the interior is much more spacious than what the external appearance suggests. I extend that same sympathy to the small magical components I have on my system that obey my every whim with a stroke from a keyboard or a click from a mouse. Granted, they are enjoying spacious full-tower accommodations at the moment but I have always searched for a smaller solution so I can transport them easily. Unfortunately, most of the solutions I can find are far from cozy and cannot fit high-end components which are generally larger, especially video cards and CPU coolers. "

Coolink Lapchilla Notebook Cooler Review

" Coolink, a company who primarily create products to help make sure your tech stays that little bit cooler, sell a variety of different cooling products including CPU Coolers, HDD Coolers and VGA Coolers. Today, we have the Lapchilla Notebook Cooler to review which boasts an all purpose design that can be used on any surface such as your lap, desk or floor. Let’s find out how well it performs… "

Coolit Domino A.L.C. CPU Cooler Review

" While we love to bring you the latest reviews of products that have just come to market, sometimes we do need to take a step back and look at products that are already on the market and see why their products are having the success they are. In this case, we are looking at a product that has been on the market for quite some time, but it is not till quite recently that the competition from Antec and Corsair has re-ignited the Liquid Cooling market. This Coolit Domino, is, if you like, a predecessor to the products we see today and as such we do expect that the newer products will have learnt from any mistakes Coolit may have made, but that’s not to say the Coolit might not offer better value for money or even superior performance. "

Cooltek Coolcube Black Review

" Cooltek offers a wide range of products. These include CPU coolers, full ATX cases, and Mini-ITX offerings. Today, we are taking a look at the Coolcube: an extremely light Mini-ITX case made solely of aluminum. It features a simple but effective design and the ability to hold a full ATX power supply—all while keeping overall dimensions as compact as possible. The chassis is currently only being offered in black, but Cooltek has confirmed a silver and white version in the near future. "

Corsair M95 Gaming Mouse Video Review

" Today Kaeyi Dream gets her hands on the latest Vengeance Gaming Series mouse from Corsair the M95. Check it out below and don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay on top of all our latest video reviews. "

Cougar Challenger review

" In this review we have a peek at the Cougar Challenger, a mid-tower chassis that is loaded with options, and hey .. it's priced quite competitively as well. The Challenger mid-tower case is aimed and targeted to gamers demanding capacity, airflow and optimized ventilation characteristics. A chassis that has decent features alright. "

Creative Sound Blaster Z Sound Card Review

" Creative’s newest sound card is dubbed the Sound Blaster Z. The sound card is available in the PCI Express x1 format and will run off bus power, which is great for the modding crowd and those wanting to integrate this 5.1 capable sound card into a small form-factor PC. The Sound Blaster Z is feature rich and comes with a brand-new gadget that is quite interesting to anyone using a pair of proper headphones for gaming. Creative opted to include a beam-forming microphone that should have very good noise-cancellation properties and vastly superior sound quality over normal desktop and clip-on microphones. "

Crucial M500 480 GB Review

" Crucial, a subsidiary of Micron who is a world leader in memory and flash production has established itself on the solid state storage market with their Crucial C300 and m4 SSDs. Now they've released the M500, which was demonstrated in a 1 TB variant using Micron's new 128 Gbit MLC NAND die at CES earlier this year. Today we are reviewing the 480 GB version of the Crucial M500, which is based on an updated Marvell 88SS9187-BLD2 controller and Micron 20 nm MLC flash. The new flash chips use a 128 Gbit die which increases page size from 8 KB to 16 KB, which increases sequential throughput and makes page management easier, since the controller needs to store data for each page and now has to worry only about half the number of pages. "

Cubitek Mini Cube review

" The chassis market is a huge yet intriguing one. People are picky and want original things hence the massive choice you get in the stores. Lately cases have been shifting more towards high-end and stylish design here in Europe, because hey ... we all want something unique and special. The latest trend however are small form factor computers, especially the Mini ITX form factor is becoming popular. In that mindset Cubitek started designing the the Mini Cube, which obviously is a Mini ITX chassis. It is simple, yet stylish and even comes with modern features like USB 3.0 and cable management behind the MB tray. Next to that it is as light as a feather as the Mini Cube is made out of aluminum. "

CyberPower PC Gamer Xtreme 2000 SE Review

" The CyberPower PC Gamer Xtreme 2000 SE is a very fairly priced and professionally built gaming desktop PC. It offers the latest technologies, including the latest microprocessor from Intel—the Core i5-3570K 3.4 GHz overclocked at 4.5 GHz—along with AMD’s Radeon HD 7850 Graphics card. With the combination of the latest Z77 chipset and Lucidlogix’s Virtu MVP technology, this system can combine the performance of the CPU and the GPU to create a smoother gaming experience. The Gamer Xtreme comes with many other features which we’ll take a look in this review. "

D-Link HD Media Router 3000 Review

" Routers are normally something you don’t think about too much when building your home network, you grab something off the shelf that works for you. In the past we have taken a look at the Cisco E4200v2 N900 Router along with the top offerings from Asus with the RT-N66u, so it’s only natural that I would grab the top tier offerings from another company and put it up against those two. Today I managed to grab D-Links top tier media router the DIR-857 or HD Media Router 3000. As far as features are concerned the 857 shares some of the most common in today’s high end segment. Features such as streamlined QoS, DLNA certified media server, and SharePoint Cloud capability for remotely accessing content from an attached USB drive or from an SD card. D-Link has also retained its unique feature of offering an SD card slot. There are also four Gigabit Ethernet ports and a USB 3.0 port. Let’s get right into the review and see what this HD Media Router 3000 is capable of. "

DeepCool Neptwin Heatsink Review

" Like a tower heatsink on steroids, the Deepcool Neptwin heatsink incorporates two full-size aluminum cooling fin stacks, twin 120mm fans, six 6mm diameter copper heatpipes and a chunky 5mm thick copper heatspreader base plate - it's almost literally two heatsinks in one! Given the boxy 120x131mm footprint of this cooler, you ought to know it stands 159mm tall and weighs upwards of 1109 grams, too. I suspect a few readers may scoff at the relatively unknown DeepCool brandname, but if you jump ahead to the heatsink reference charts you'll see that this cooler does indeed perform well, with moderate noise output. "

Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Review

" Technology marches to the beat of its own drum and the hard part is keeping in step with the rhythm. You may recall, for example, that we already reviewed Dell's XPS 13 Ultrabook a year ago, singing high praise for its edge-to-edge display, stellar battery life, and overall performance, which at the time was the best we'd seen from an Ultrabook. If we were to compare it with today's crop of Ultrabooks, however, we'd have to sing a different tune now that Ivy Bridge is pervasive in the market. Or would we? Dell went back and re-wrote the lyrics without changing the name of the song, which is our way of saying the XPS 13 Ultrabook we have for review is a refreshed model. "

Diablotek Abyss White ATX Mid Tower Case Review

" The Diablotek Abyss White ATX Mid Tower has recently been added to the market. The Diablotek Abyss has been advertised to offer $89.99 features at a $69.99 price. Key features include construction out of 0.6mm thick SECC steel materials, front panel dual USB 3.0 ports, tool free drive bay design, and water cooling compatibility. The Diablotek Abyss can fit GPU sizes up to 330mm. The Abyss also uses a bottom mount PSU design. Motherboards of both ATX and Micro ATX are compatible. Diablotek includes a 1 year warranty on the Abyss cases. "

Diamond HD7790 Graphics Card Review

" Diamond is one of those companies we grew up with, and we think that it says alot about a company when they can last this long in this industry the way companies like Diamond have, and normally it comes from offering a good quality product and good service. One thing we will note is that Diamond is not one of the players that jumps up and down for attention; they seem to be perfectly happy just making cards and other products and letting you choose what you want. From past experience this could be a sign of good or bad things but when it comes to Diamond it is due to the fact that they just make quality solutions and let the results speak for themselves. "

ECS A85F2-A Golden Review

" All the major motherboard manufacturers run different nomenclature when grouping their channel and high end products. ROG, Fatal1ty and Big Bang are to name a few, and each have an associated meaning with the name. Thus when products come along with a suffix such as ‘Golden’, we expect the best of the best, something that is number one. Gold is for winners, and we will not accept anything less, otherwise it would be Silver, Bronze, or a wooden spoon. The ECS Golden range covers graphics cards and motherboards, the latest of which is the motherboard we are testing today in the FM2/A85X Trinity line up – the ECS A85F2-A Golden. "

Edifier Predator 2.1 Speaker System review

" Today we are going to take a look at the Edifier Predator 2.1 Speaker System which promises to combine a unique design with excellent sound quality characteristics. It uses a simple configuration which consists of a large subwoofer unit with a pair of front facing drives. This makes it ideal for those users who are looking to enjoy good sound quality but who aren’t concerned with having a surround sound system. Edifier aren’t a particularly well-known brand in enthusiast circles as their products are designed with the multimedia and lifestyle markets in mind. The Predator 2.1 is a slight diversion from their usual markets as it’s designed to appeal to the sci-fi crowd. The name ‘Predator’ describes the rather unusually shaped subwoofer unit which appears to have been modeled on a character from the film. "

Eminent HD Media Player EM7280 Review

" While many of our readers probably don’t have a Media Player, for others, it has become an integral part of their entertainment within the house. Primarily, these devices allow you to store all of your Music and Films in one central location which can then be accessed by your TV or other computers. In theory, it eliminates the need for a DVD player and a large stack of DVD’s, or more recently blu-ray discs. Eminent are a member of the TKH Group, a company who provide state of the art telecommunication and electrotechnical engineering and Industrial Solutions. The goals of Eminent when creating a media player are straightforward, to keep the experience simple and as easy to use as possible. The HD Media Player EM7280 that we are testing today, has a 1TB internal HDD and features USB 3.0 connectivity and the next generation Realtek 1185DD C+ chipset. "

Enermax Ostrog ECA3250-BW Series Midi Chassis Review

" The case we are looking at today is part of the ECA3250 series of cases by Enermax. There are 3 models in this series; one in black, one in White/Black (predominantly White) and the one we are looking at in Black/White (predominantly Black). Enermax are mostly known as a chassis manufacturer, but they do also produce power supplies, CPU coolers, fans and other peripherals. The Enermax Ostrog ECA3250-BW is heralded as the ‘Fortress for your hardware’, according to the company website. They say the design is ‘plain and timeless’ – we will take a look at this later in the review. "

Evercool Venti (HPQ 12025) CPU Cooler Review

" While our CPU cooler reviews of late have mainly be concerned with high performance heatsinks, it is still important for us to remember that it is the budget offerings which sell the most and get used the most. That said, today we have a $30 heatsink courtesy of Evercool and it is their brand new Venti (HPQ 12025) CPU cooler. We already brought you the news of this product back in December last year, and promised we would have a review for you. Today, we duly deliver on that promise. On the face of things a $30 heatsink may not be particularly exciting but I think seeing how much performance you can get for such a low cost heatsink is actually pretty exciting – especially when you have cheaper heatsinks punching amongst much more expensive heavy-weights. Let’s hope that Evercool’s Venti can do exactly that today as we put it through the heat eTeknix heat treatment. "

EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN 6GB SuperClocked Video Cards in SLI Review

" Since we finally got ahold of the GTX TITAN we looked at the EVGA GTX TITAN 6GB SuperClocked in a standalone review, along with a look at the overclocking performance. If the performance of the GTX TITAN SuperClocked from EVGA out of the box wasn't enough, then what it was capable of when we overclocked was really amazing. Probably with no need to throw a second card into the mix due to the mind blowing performance with just a single card, we thought that we should throw a second card into the mix, anyway. Not because we need to, but because we can, and if you know us at TweakTown, you would know that's reason enough for us to do it. "

FSP AURUM 92+ 650 W Review

" FSP's new AURUM 92+ series is an upgrade of the previous AURUM focusing on higher efficiency with all three members of this new line meeting all 80 Plus Platinum requirements. The new AURUM comes in three varieties with 450 W, 550 W, and 650 W capacity. The smallest of the three is only equipped with one PCIe connector, while the other two feature two PCIe connectors. All of them are semi-modular with flat cables which, according to FSP, optimizes air flow inside the chassis. "

Foxconn A75M FM1 Motherboard Review

" For users which are not pretentious, the A75M FM1 motherboard from Foxconn represents a solution to consider, in case we want to get the benefits of the Lynx platform, like the powerful IGP or the quad core APUs. For making this board even more attractive, the Dual Graphics feature should be enabled, along with the ability to be able to modify the memory speed and its timings. "

Fractal Design Tesla R2 1000W PSU Review

" Today we are looking at the Fractal Design Tesla R2 1000W, a high output power supply which achieves a very competitive price point in the United Kingdom, around £130 inc vat. While this unit isn’t modular, it does achieve 80 Plus Gold Certification and has a full 3 year warranty. Is it worth the modest outlay? The Tesla R2 utilises a single +12V rail and has a large 135mm fan inside which is temperature controlled. There are three other models in the Tesla R2 range, a 500W, a 650W and a 800W unit. We looked at the Newton R3 1000W back in March, although it is more expensive, modular and 80 Plus Platinum certified. In the UK the Newton R3 1000W ships with a £35-£40 price premium over the Tesla R2 1000W. "

Fujifilm X-E1 Review

" When Fujifilm launched the X system in January 2012, it did so with an unusually high-end body: the X-Pro1. With its unique hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder, solid metal body and analogue dial-led control philosophy, it was clearly targeted at professionals and enthusiasts looking for an updated take on the classic rangefinder concept. The X-Pro1 was generally well-received, but its price was always likely to limit its appeal. Fujifilm's X-E1 aims to broaden the line's appeal to wider range of enthusiasts, and will compete directly with the likes of the Sony Alpha NEX-7 and Olympus OM-D E-M5. "

G.Skill TridentX DDR3-2600 CL10 RAM Kit Review

" We’re back with another high speed G.Skill RAM kit review. This one is rated DDR3-2600 at a relatively tight CAS latency of 10 (full timings 10-12-12-31) and standard 1.65 V rating and model # F3-2600C10D-8GTXD. Can it overclock as well as their DDR3-2666 kit? Well, that’s what we’re here to find out. "

Gainward GTX 560 2GB reviewed

" Gainward’s product line boasts four GTX 560 cards and among them is our today’s guest – the GTX 560 2GB. Twice the memory means twice the room for high-res textures but the card also has special Gainward cooling that should be quiet during operation. Whether GTX 560 owners actually need 2048MB instead of the standard 1024MB is quite a frequent question. Unfortunately, the answer mostly leans towards no, because mid-range GPUs, such as the one on GTX 560, can’t handle highest resolutions. This means that you’ll sooner experience stuttering due to lack of GPU power than memory at resolutions like 1920x1080 and 2560x1600. "

Galaxy MDT GeForce GTX 580 Video Card Review

" Galaxy has developed a video card that is based on the GeForce GTX 580 GPU and will allow you to run triple-display gaming with a single video card. This unique video card allows gamers more display options than ever on a GeForce GTX 580 GPU. We will look at configuration options, gameplay experience on triple-display, as well as overclocking. "

GeForce GTX Titan Review

" A couple of days ago, we showed you the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan in all its glory—almost. While we were able to reveal the card itself, discuss its new features and specifications, and talk about some of the new systems it will be powering, we weren’t able to post any performance data. Fortunately, that all changes today. We’ve been able to test NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX Titan in a number of different configurations, including SLI and in a multi-monitor setup, and have the goods for you here today. And yes, we’ve got some Crysis 3 action on tap as well. "

GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB DDR3 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit Review

" There has been no better time to buy cheap, high performance memory with many manufacturers dropping their prices to an all time low. Today we are looking at one such high performance kit from GEIL – the EVO Leggera 8GB clocked at 1866mhz. At only £35.99 inc vat this certainly won’t cause too much damage to the credit card. Can such inexpensive memory have any overclocking headroom? The EVO LEGGERA is one of the latest kits from GEIL, with ‘Leggera’ meaning ‘light weight’ in the performance world. This memory is kitted out with the Leggera low profile heat spreader in a bright Turquoise Blue finish. This is designed with GeIL’s MTCD which stands for ‘Maximum Thermal Conduction & Dissipation’ technology. "

GELID Solutions The Black Edition Review

" The product that originally brought GELID Solutions to my attention was their Icy Vision cooler for both AMD and NVIDIA GPUs. In fact, many users looking at aftermarket cooling for their GPUs will have undoubtedly run across this product themselves. They, of course, have far more to offer than just a pretty cooler. Their thermal compounds, like the GC-Extreme, are a solid choice that I have found to perform well in my personal system. That said, I hope to see GELID grow and offer even more cooling products as the heatsink I review today shows that they have what it takes to shake things up in the fiercely competitive and crowded PC cooling market. Now, when it comes to the GELID Black Edition, which I will be reviewing today, I had to wonder if the cooler had the performance to match its looks. From the Slim 12 PWM fan to the low noise advertised on the box, I simply wasn't sure if it would stand out from the pack, but appearances can be deceiving so let's inspect its specifications before taking a look at what GELID has included in the box. "

Genius SP-HF2020 Hi-Fi Digital Wooden Speakers Review

" Okay, I’m not going to lie, when Bob asked me to review a set of Genius speakers I was quite skeptical. Let’s just be nice and say Genius doesn’t have the best reputation for producing/selling the best quality speakers. Hell, Genius isn’t that many letters away from ‘generic’ and the fact that Apple employees are also called ‘Genius’s’ (I HATE APPLE) gave these speakers a sour taste before I even saw the box. I did a bit of research on these speakers after seeing the un-boxing video a week or so ago on the ThinkComputers website and I was surprisingly impressed. The company’s website claims “Genius brings all serious listeners a new set of speakers, SP-HF2020, to experience magnificent sound.” Let’s see how accurate that statement is and if my first impression holds true. "

Giada Q11 Android OS Mini PC Review

" Giada is a Chinese company with an active presence in the area of cloud-computing equipment. According to their "About Us" page, the brand name "Giada" is derived from the Italian word for "Jade", which symbolizes the quality and style of each and every product they produce. We find mini- and slim-PC systems, barebones, fanless mini systems, tablets, ARM based PCs, and even a motherboard for NAS servers amongst their products. In this review, we will focus on their ARM-based mini PC with model number Q11. "