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 [NEW!]  ASUS P8P67 Pro Intel P67 Motherboard Review
February 01, 2012   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Motherboards
The ASUS P8P67 Pro motherboard is a pretty standard platform with a good feature set, ideal for mainstream overclockers and gamers.    Continue»
 
ASUS P8H67-M Evo Intel H67 Express Motherboard Review
January 27, 2012   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Motherboards
The ASUS P8H67-M Evo is a decent Intel H67 based microATX motherboard for mainstream computer builders focused on the popular socket LGA1155 Intel 2nd Generation Core i3/i5/i7 2xxx-series 32nm Sandy Bridge processor family.    Continue»
 
Plextor PX-LB950UE External 12x Blu-ray Writer Review
January 23, 2012   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Optical Drives
In recent weeks the talk of the town has been a sleek black external 12x Blu-ray WRITER from the folks at Plextor. The Plextor PX-LB950UE connects via USB 3.0 or eSATA cables and is capable of burning single layer Blu-ray Disk (BD) media at 12x, double layer BD media at 8x and DVD-R media at 16x speeds. In addition, it supports the playback of Blu-ray 3D movie titles.    Continue»
 
ECS H67H2-M Black Edition Intel H67 Express Motherboard Review
January 18, 2012   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Motherboards
On the review bench today PCSTATS tests the ECS H67H2-M Black Edition microATX motherboard, built on the Intel H67 B3-stepping chipset and supporting socket LGA1155 Intel 2nd Generation Core i3/i5/i7 2xxx-series 32nm Sandy Bridge processors.     Continue»
 
Biostar TH67XE Intel H67 Express Motherboard Review
January 16, 2012   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Motherboards
The level of integration present here, makes the Biostar TH67XE naturally very quiet too - without a videocard, the only fans in the system need be a CPU heatsink and power supply.    Continue»
 
IcyDock MB994SP-4S Four-bay 2.5-inch SATA/SAS Hard Drive Rack Review
January 06, 2012   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Hard Drives
Unless you have a swanky PC case, it's usually not very easy to install a couple 2.5" notebook-sized hard drives into a desktop computer system.... until now.    Continue»
 
Seagate 3TB Barracuda XT 6Gb/s SATA III Hard Drive Review
January 04, 2012   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Hard Drives
On the PCSTATS test bench today is Seagate's 3TB, 6Gb/s SATA III Barracuda XT hard drive which gets around the 2.1TB desktop storage capacity limitation by creating two partitions (2.1TB + 0.9TB) with the aid of Seagate's free DiskWizard software.     Continue»
 
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7-B3 Intel P67 Motherboard Review
January 03, 2012   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Motherboards
This is a performance-oriented motherboard with a great set of gamer-friendly options, overclocking tools and extensive connectivity list in a hefty matt-black package that looks fantastic.     Continue»
 
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 Motherboard Review
December 30, 2011   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Motherboards
Meet the Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 motherboard, a non-integrated graphics take on the new Intel Z68 chipset. While the Intel Z68 is reknown for combining the best the Intel P67 & H67 chipsets had to offer in one platform...    Continue»
 
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 Motherboard & Intel 20GB SSD Review
December 25, 2011   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Motherboards
There are four key features that make the Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD a real killer among Intel Z68 motherboards - a bundled 20GB Intel mSATA SSD, Virtu, SLI/Crossfire and onboard HDMI video output.    Continue»
 
Beginners Guides: 99 Performance Tips and Tweaks for Windows
December 25, 2011   |   By: Mike Dowler   |   Topic: Beginners Guides
Take control of Windows Vista with help from PCSTATS. We've got 99 ways to squeeze out better performance, enhance boot times, free up hard drive space and trim away Windows Vista's fat.    Continue»
 
Patriot Memory Supersonic 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review
December 17, 2011   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Memory
Patriot's Supersonic 64GB USB 3.0 thumb drive can copy an 8.5GB MKV movie file over to a PC in 2 minutes 39 seconds via USB 3.0 port, or about 5 minutes via a USB 2.0 port. By comparison, it takes 7 minutes 33 seconds for an older single channel USB 2.0 drive to move this same 8.5GB movie file over to the PC.     Continue»
 
DIY Guides: How To Install/Remove AMD Socket FM1 CPU and Heatsink
December 12, 2011   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Beginners Guides
We thought we'd run off a quick DIY Guide illustrating the procedure for installing a socket FM1 AMD processor for the benefit of our readers. If you are planning on building a AMD based computer anytime soon, bookmark this PCSTATS DIY Guide now.     Continue»
 
Seagate 750GB Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Hard Drive Review
December 05, 2011   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Hard Drives
Looking no different than any common 2.5" notebook hard drive, the trick up the Momentus XT's sleeve that it learns what data you frequently use and caches this to its 8GB of internal flash memory.     Continue»
 
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 Motherboard Review
November 07, 2011   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Motherboards
The MSI P67A-GD65 motherboard brings forth a lot for computer enthusiasts to get excited about, not the least of which are dual PCI Express x16 videocard slots, (4) USB 3.0 ports, (6) SATA 6GB/s ports and specialized tools for seasoned overclockers. For example, if you're one to break out a digital multimeter while overclocking there are handy voltage read points next to the boards' DDR3 memory slots.    Continue»
 
ECS P67H2-A Black Extreme B3-stepping Intel P67 Motherboard Review
November 02, 2011   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Motherboards
he ECS P67H2-A Black Extreme is a performance oriented ATX motherboard with a fantastic set of gaming and overclocking features, all set on a sleek black and grey PCB that'll make your expensive chassis proud. ECS has undergone a massive image improvement in the last couple years.    Continue»
 
AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer Tested - Windows 8 vs. Windows 7 Performance
October 26, 2011   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: CPU / Processors
AMD talked a bit about benefits for 'Bulldozer' when paired with Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 operating system. At the moment there is a Windows 8 Developer Preview available from Microsoft Dev Center. In this short article PCSTATS will test this claim by comparing identical computer systems running an AMD FX-8150 'Bulldozer' processor, under both operating systems.    Continue»
 
Gigabyte Intel X79 Motherboard Sneak Preview - IDF 2011
October 14, 2011   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Tradeshows / Events
Gigabyte unveiled four Intel X79 motherboards at the recent Intel IDF 2011 event in San Francisco last month for the as yet unreleased Intel Sandy Bridge-E socket LGA2011 processor.    Continue»
 
Waterfield IPad2 Suede Jacket Sleeve Case Review
September 20, 2011   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Peripherals
This is a quick look at a simple, exceptionally thin and unobtrusive sleeve case we here at PCSTATS recently bought for the Apple iPad2 with Smart Cover.     Continue»
 
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 Intel P67 Motherboard Review
August 24, 2011   |   By: Max Page   |   Topic: Motherboards
This is a review of the Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 motherboard which is equipped with a (new) 'B3'-stepping Intel P67 chipset. The Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 motherboard replaces the original Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 model that was recalled due to the Intel 6-series chipset issue.     Continue»
 

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