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Kingston HyperX 4GB 2133MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Kit Review

Eric Garay — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:22:07 +0000

When you see the name Kingston, do you think HyperX? Or, when you see HyperX, do you think Kingston? The HyperX team will be happy to know that out of the twenty users asked at a recent trade show, the majority knew that HyperX is Kingston’s elite memory product line. And, only two people had [...]

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Samsung LN55B650T1F 55-Inch LCD HDTV Review

Michael Kwan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:12:27 +0000

If you are going to play something like Tekken 6 on the Xbox 360, you’re going to want the right equipment for the job. You’ll want a comfortable chair. You’ll want a good set of speakers. And you’ll want a huge honking television like the Samsung LN55B650-T1F LCD TV. Also known a little more simply as [...]

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Tritton Technologies AX51 Pro Precision PC Gaming Headset Review

Eric Garay — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:21:46 +0000

A couple months ago, I met up with Tritton Technologies at PAX 2009. PAX is about both big and independent game creators showing off their latest and greatest creations. Most importantly, you get to play them, allowing consumers to experience your work in hopes that they will soon rush out to buy the title. In [...]

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Synology Disk Station DS409slim NAS Enclosure Review

Michael Kwan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:11 +0000

You probably could opt for a simple external hard drive, but you get a lot more functionality when you consider a network attached storage (NAS) solution. This way, everyone on your home (or work) network can access the files and functionality offered by the NAS. While most NAS enclosures get a little bit on the bulky [...]

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Fairytale Fights for Xbox 360 Reviewed

Michael Kwan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:00:40 +0000

What do you get when you combine your favorite childhood fairy tales with Unreal Engine 3, God of War style melee gameplay, and buckets of volumetric blood? Coming by way of Playlogic Entertainment, Fairytale Fights is the answer to a question that no one asked. In a nutshell, this action-adventure title for the Xbox 360 and [...]

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Intel DP55KG “Kingsberg” Extreme Series Motherboard Review

Eric Garay — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:42:07 +0000

When the LGA1156 Lynnfield Processor launched, we touched on the basics of the reference DP55KG Extreme Series Motherboard. At launch, it was the standard and the board to beat as we’ve reviewed other comparable P55 motherboards along the way. Essentially, if another platform can’t emulate, match, or improve upon its performance, we really aren’t interested. Preliminary [...]

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DIAMOND 4890PE51GXOC Radeon HD 4890 1GB Video Card Review

Jason Landals — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:53 +0000

With the release of the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of video cards, I’ve been slowly retiring the 4800 series cards I’ve been using in my test rig for the past 18 months. This changing of the seasons inspired me to build another new main rig that features all AMD hardware, including two video cards [...]

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The Great Ultra Products 750 Watt Power Supply Tweetaway!

Stephen Fung — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:34:25 +0000

This Contest is DONE LIKE DINNER! Stay tuned as we announce the winner on Monday! Futurelooks is back with yet another great Tweetaway! This time we’re giving away something that every computer enthusiast needs for their custom gaming or high performance machine… We recently reviewed one of Ultra Products new X4 Series Power Supplies and found it [...]

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Tekken 6 Limited Edition Bundle for Xbox 360 Reviewed

Michael Kwan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:50:25 +0000

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of fighting games and 2009 has been a good year for fighting game fans. We’ve been treated to Street Fighter IV, King of Fighters XII, Blazblue, and more. One of the newest titles to arrive in my living room is Tekken 6. Rather than just getting the [...]

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Corsair Dominator 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Review

Eric Garay — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:08:10 +0000

Every so often we receive questions from readers asking for a recommendation on some new dual channel DDR3 compatible with P55 motherboards. It can be confusing to figure out what would be “enough” to get the job done. Basically, that depends on the purpose of the system and if overclocking might be something you’ll tinker [...]

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