Intel Details Upcoming Mobile and Six-Core Processors

With the International Solid-State Circuits Conference less than a week away, Intel has released additional details on its hexa-core desktop, next generation mobile and dual-core Westmere processors. Much of the dual-core data was revealed last month when the CPU manufacturer launched Clarkdale. When Intel set its internal goals for what its calling Westmere 6C, the company aimed to boost both core and cache count by 50 percent without increasing the processor's thermal envelope. Towards this end, the new Westmere chips will incorporate additional technologies to reduce the CPU's power consumption at idle... @ HotHardware

OCZ Sabre OLED Gaming Keyboard

Entering the customizble keyboard scene is OCZ with their OLED Gaming keyboard. While it can't change hard-coded letter keys, it does combine the best of both worlds by combining a standard gaming keyboard with a customizable OLED keypad. Using such a keypad allows you to dynamically update the key label on-the-fly depending on the application or game you're running.  @ OCModShop

Intel Clarkdale Linux Graphics Performance

Last week we delivered our first Linux benchmarks of Intel's Core i3 Clarkdale processor with a variety of computational tests through the Phoronix Test Suite. While the Core i3 packs a nice performance punch, that is not all it has to offer. Also found on the Clarkdale (and mobile Arrandale) processors is an integrated 45nm graphics processor that is supposed to offer a decent level of performance in comparison to earlier Intel IGPs normally found on the motherboard's Chipset. In this article are these first Intel benchmarks for the Clarkdale graphics processor as we see how its open-source Intel driver stack compares to that of AMD with their open-source Radeon stack up through the Radeon R700 series. @ Phoronix

Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 Video Card Preview

We here at HardwareLogic know the importance of having enthusiast hardware, but not everyone wants or needs the ultra high end components for a system that is doing minimal work or doing specialized work. Today we are looking at the SapphireRadeon HD 5450 Low Profile card. We haven't spent much time with the card so consider this a preview until we can run additional benchmarks and get a better feel for the card. We've had it since 2010-02-02 which isn't much time at all. Still, we'll share our thoughts on our first impressions.

MSI Wind U135 Intel Pinetrail Netbook Review

MSI has gained a strong market since it launched its first 10" netbook in 2008. It has also released many new notebook products in the last two years and these have helped to boost the image of the MSI brand.

When MSI released its first netbook, the only netbooks on the market were in the 7 to 8.9" range. For most consumers, MSI's first 10" U100 Netbook offered a bigger screen compared to the other 7~8.9" netbooks at the time while weighing around the same as 8.9" models. MSI then continued to refine their netbook offerings with some offering longer endurance while others emphasized 3.5G support. Consumer response was quite positive and the MSI brand has come up in the conversation when some of my friends were looking for new netbooks.

Synology DS210j NAS Review

Today we are reviewing a Network Attached Storage (NAS) devicefrom Synology.  The NAS in question is the newly released DS210j, which is a two drive NAS box with support for JBOD, RAID-0 and RAID-1.

HIS Radeon HD 5750 Video Card Review

Today on the testbench is HIS's IceQ+ HD 5750 videocard which continues down the line of Radeon IceQ options on sale today. The card not only comes with HIS's excellent UV reactive IceQ cooling solution, but it also comes with a free complete DirectX version of Colin McRae's DIRT 2. But with all the effort HIS went through for this card, there are a couple things on my mind that I would like to point out.

Gigabyte H55M-S2H Motherboard Review

Today, we take a look at the Gigabyte H55M-S2H motherboard today which is based on the recently released Intel H55 chipset. The H55 chipset is more-or-less, the P55 chipset with integrated graphics along with a few more additions such as Remote PC Assist, Quiet System Technology and Anti-theft/Identity Protect Technologies.

HTPC Video Card: ATI Radeon HD5450

Just when I thought they had finished cutting halves, ATI has taken the 40nm Cypress architecture to a new low. Low power, that is. In a brand new design, unlike anything they have released with this architecture, ATI is going after the Home Theater PC market with their heat sinks blazing. OK, I exaggerate; the Radeon HD5450 video card actually runs pretty cool, which is the point, really. It's silent, too, with a large and lovely red heatsink sitting atop the tiny GPU, sans fan. Follow along with Benchmark Reviews as we investigate an early sample of ATI's new standard bearer for low-power HTPC applications.

XFX Radeon HD5850 Black Edition

Hardwareoverclock.com has reviewed another videocard. Last week they has take a look at the XFX Radeon HD5850 Black Edition. The Black Edition has a higher GPU Clock with 765 MHz and a Memory Speed of 4500 MHz not really much higher. What about the performance, can you feel the slight increase? @ Hardwareoverclock

Crucial Real SSD-C300 SATA-III 6Gbps SSD

Solid State Drive technology has helped transform computers into high-performance machines. Adding to the mania, 6.0-Gbps SATA-III bandwidth has cleared any bottlenecks that may have previously limited SSD speeds. Based on the Marvell 88SS9174-BJP2 SSD processor, the 256GB Crucial RealSSD-C300 becomes the industry's first SATA-6G consumer Solid State Drive. Likewise, the C300 is also the first SSD to use ONFI 2.1 synchronous NAND flash. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the MTFDDAC256MAG model rated for 355 MBps read speeds using the HighPoint Rocket 620LF host controller.  @ Benchmark Reviews

Kingston SSDNow V+ 128GB Solid State Disk

We were once skeptical on whether or not SSD's would ever truly beat the performance of the HDD. Now-a-days we wonder why we ever thought that. Here to prove why is the Kingston SSDNow V+ series 128GB SSD. Join us as we match it up against the best of the best in the HDD market, the VelociRaptor. Will this SSD stand up to the challenge? You be the judge.. @ TechwareLabs

Sunbeam Airbox 3.5-inch External Hard Drive Enclosure Review

These days I find myself using my laptop more than ever. Focusing on mobility, plug-and-play media is fast becoming a staple for me to keep my information within reach, and nothing does that better than an external hard drive. In order to take advantage of high-capacity external drives, one must find an enclosure that matches form with function: easy to use while keeping your drive cool and safe. Today I will be testing out the Sunbeamtech 3.5″ Airbox eSATA/USB External Enclosure. @ ThinkComputers

NZXT IU01 USB Expansion Module

The NZXT UI01 USB Expansion allows you to quickly and easily add more internal USB devices as well as setup a couple of other "external" USB devices without hogging extra USB ports on the outside of your machine.  A couple of uses could be internal wireless, Bluetooth, ReadyBoost or even a wireless keyboard and mouse dongle. . . @ BCCHardware

Thermalright Venomous X CPU Cooler

After the fall of the old king of air cooling, the TRUE, some manufacturers have succeeded to make better and better heatsinks, with different shapes and sizes. All concurrence was ripped apart when Noctua have presented their NH-D14 heatsink. Thermalright, which developed one of the best heatsinks for a really long time had to catch up. In this review we will see if we will have a new king of air cooling or a huge dissapointment. @ PCShopTalk