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ECS Elitegroup Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 PCIE 1024MB DDR3 Video Card NGTS250-1GMU-F

Kristofer Brozio

It's been along time since I've been on the green side of things, or the Nvidia side, I've been with the red team, ATI, for a while now so it was nice to get this Nvidia GeForce GTS250 to play with. Video cards play a big role in our computers now, not just for video games, but for physics rendering, folding and even video processing or encoding with compatible programs, so they've become much more than something that puts the video on our screens. With all of the tings they can do now, it's a wonder why budget cards, or cards with low memory are even on the market, then again, not everyone takes advantage of these features and some people just want to play games or watch videos. A little bit ago I took a look at the Diamond ATI Radeon 4870 1gig video card, a higher end card for sure, today though I've got the other side of things, an Nvidia GTS 250 from ECS Elitegroup. It's totally the other side of things, it costs about half as much and it's from a different company, still though I was curious as to how it would perform against my current 4870. So read on to see how they compare, you might be a bit surprised as I was...

DisplayLink DVI / VGA USB Graphics Adapter

Kristofer Brozio

So yesterday we took a look at a very nice USB to VGA/DVI and HDMI Graphics adapter, today I thought I'd post another review of a similar product. This one is direct from DisplayLink, it's the DVI/VGA USB Graphics Adapter. Like the one I looked at yesterday, it features the ability to add another display to your system via USB. So let's just jump right on in...

USB 2.0 VGA / DVI / HDMI multi-display Adapter

Kristofer Brozio

Multi-monitor setups are very common today because people have learned that you can be more productive with them, but sometimes, especially with laptops it's not very easy to attached another display. Most laptops only have a VGA output, but what if you wanted to output to DVI or even HDMI? Most likely you'd have to go buy adapters for your laptop and that could be quite expensive. There is another solution though, and an easier one, using your USB port you can use Displaylink to add another monitor to your computer of laptop, or even output to your TV. Today for review I've got the USB 2.0 VGA / DVI / HDMI multi-display Adapter from USBFever, this little device allows you to use your USB port and connect you desktop or laptop to either DVI, VGA or HDMI enabled monitors and TVs. It's based off the Displaylink chipset, it's easy to use, and it offers the user an easy way to add a display. This product though is much more than just to add another monitor to your system, this can be great for work, let's say you want to use your laptop for a presentation, but the screen is a bit too small. With this product you can connect to virtually any TV, most newer TVs today come equipped with HDMI, DVI or VGA inputs, it's much nicer showing a presentation on the big screen.

Noctua NF-S12B FLX 120mm Fan

Kristofer Brozio

Cooler Master Black Label (http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/cooler-master-limited-edition-black-label-cosmos-case/) PC case, and I've swapped all of the fans out for Noctua fans, the reason being is that they're quiet and they perform well. Today for review I've got another 120mm fan entry from Noctua, it's called the NF-S12B FLX, the FLX meaning flex, or that it can be run at variable speeds. I've put the NF-S12B FLX up against several other fans I've got on hand, including Noctua ones, and it performs admirably well.

Kingston HyperX Fan Review

Kristofer Brozio

Kingston recently introduced the HyperX Fan to compliment their HyperX line of ram, but it can be purchased separately for use with any ram, and they were kind enough to send one over for review. Normally this kind of thing is not very useful really, in my experience with ram coolers they tend not to work very well, but the HyperX Fan is truly an exception. The HyperX Fan works, and works very well, it's easy to install and the bright blue LEDs will add a bit of color to your case. So read on to check it out and learn just how well it performs...