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<font size="2">New solution from Cooler Master will not leave overclockers unfazed: it can work brilliantly in passive mode and boasts great potential for active cooling. Add superior looks and you get a very attractive product, which we are going to review today.<br />
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We are going to introduce to you a new cooler from a well-known manufacturer that is targeted first of all at modding fans and seekers of original solutions. Read about the new CPU cooler from Thermaltake in our new review.
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We are going to test three USB flash drives with today’s highest storage capacity of 32GB from the leading memory makers – Corsair, OCZ Technology and Patriot.
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Today we are going to review three coolers from ASUSTeK Company: two enhanced modifications of the existing cooler models and one absolutely new solution.
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<font size="2"><span class="content">We will update our recent <a title="Samsung/OCZ 64GB SSD" href="http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3311&p=1">Samsung/OCZ 64GB SSD</a> article shortly with performance results from the latest Memoright MR25.2-032S GT drive provided by<span><a href="http://www.dvnation.com/" target="_blank"> DVNation.</a> In the meantime, we are providing a quick overview of results on the desktop today. This drive is designed for the enterprise or enthusiast user with deep pockets looking for top flight performance, reduced form factor and class leading thermals/acoustics. DVNation provided us with a total of eight drives for a special RAID performance article we are working on with the enterprise user in mind. <br />
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The <a title="Memoright GT" href="http://www.memoright.com/en/pro.asp?lb=5">Memoright GT</a> series comes in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacity points with the 32/64GB drives featuring </span>sustained 120/120 MB/s read/write specifications and the 128GB coming in at sustained 100/100 MB/s read/write rates. Although read/write rates of current high performance SSD drives match or better most desktop SATA drives, the Achilles heel tends to be their random read/write rates. We have not completed testing yet, but random reads are around 70MB/s and writes coming in around 40MB/s in our benchmarks.<br />
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I've been meeting with AMD a lot these days; in fact, one day last week I actually had to reschedule two separate AMD meetings because I was playing host to a few reps from, uh, AMD. With all of the negativity surrounding Phenom and a relatively quiet graphics division, it's tough to remember that I was actually excited about the ATI acquisition back when it happened. These days AMD is beginning to take shape as a total platform provider, thus when I talk to them it can be about everything from CPUs and chipsets to graphics - hence the plethora of meetings.
AMD has all of the ingredients to be a major player in the PC business. It arguably produces the best integrated graphics chipset around, is at least competitive on the discrete graphics front and, well, produces x86 CPUs. And today AMD is attempting something very industry leader-like.
AMD views the PC gaming market as consisting of three segments: casual gamers, mainstream gamers and the enthusiasts. Casual gamers are the largest portion of the market and generally play things like Solitaire or online Flash games. The Enthusiast market is dominated by those who are already investing in good gaming PCs and have some of the highest requirements for performance/visual quality. The mainstream gaming market, however, is composed of those users who want to play more demanding games on their PCs but aren't always aware of what they need to do so.
In order to help address the needs of this mainstream gaming market, AMD has established a new logo program called AMD GAME!. The idea behind AMD GAME! is to guarantee that anyone buying a PC with this logo will have a good overall gaming experience with it.
(Rates: 1)We would like to offer you a new roundup of contemporary 4GB USB Flash Drives. We tested 21 new drives and added the results of 7 previously tested drives for a more illustrative analysis. You will certainly find a solution that suits your needs and preferences among this mass.
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<font size="2">This article is going to reopen the series of tests devoted to RAID controllers, which was temporarily absent from our regular review schedule. Today we are going to talk about a new lineup from AMCC 3Ware – multi-channel RAID controllers for PCI Express.<br />
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We are seeing the SSD market mature quickly from the performance, pricing, and capacity viewpoints. Just over a year ago, the first generation SSD drives had average capacities in the 16GB range with read/write performance around 45/25 MB/s. Pricing for these drives was around the $100 per-GB range and most suppliers explicitly stated the drives were meant for industrial, military, medical, or commercial use.
Last fall, second generation controller technology became available and performance jumped to 60/40 MB/s read/write speeds for the mainstream market along with specialized manufacturers like Mtron and Memoright offering drives in the 100/80 MB/s read/write range. The new capacity standard became 32GB with 64GB performance oriented drives available. Pricing for the mainstream also dropped with costs averaging around $48 per-GB for the performance-oriented drives and around $33 per-GB for the mainstream drives.
These particular drives now had the capacity range to become an alternative in the consumer notebook market or for those enthusiasts on the desktop wanting the absolute best synthetic benchmark performance. While prices were very high, the security of a drive in a portable system not having any moving parts, offering silent operation, greatly reduced thermals, and depending on the situation, improved battery life meant the SSD had arrived as a viable if expensive storage option.
ow, with the latest controller technology we are seeing the new mainstream drives offering performance equal to the best mechanical desktop drives in most cases. The sustained read/write rates have increased to the 100/80 MB/s range. Capacities are now standardizing at 64GB with average pricing dropping to around $16 per-GB for the mainstream sector. The highest performing drives feature 120/120 MB/s read/write speeds with capacities up to 128GB, but pricing is around $29~$32 per-GB. In the high performance sector, we expect to see 150/100+ MB/s read/write performance shortly along with capacities up to 128GB around the current price range.
With that in mind, we are taking our first look at the new "mainstream" SSD technology from Samsung today that also features its fraternal twin from OCZ Technology. From a performance viewpoint, the drives are identical - as they should be since both drives share the same hardware. The only differences are in the front casing design; both feature a brushed aluminum case with the respective corporate names etched on the case. The other difference is availability as you can find the OCZ drive at leading e-tailors with pricing around $1049 for the 64GB model, while the Samsung drive is generally available as an option from leading PC manufacturers with limited retail availability.
Regardless of availability, both drives perform the same on the desktop, as we will see today. We have several other SSD drives arriving in the near future, including the new MLC based units with third generation controllers from SuperTalent, Crucial, and others that might set a new price/performance standard for SSD technology. However, we will test those drives and our samples today in a notebook platform to see how well they compare to the new mechanical drives from Seagate, Western Digital, and Hitachi.
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These days, when every mainboard comes with an integrated sound adapter, few manufacturers dare release discrete audio solutions. Many brands have left the market altogether, others have halted the development process and don’t care much about driver updates. That’s why every new device provokes a huge interest in the PC audio community. We are going to talk about a device like that – a sound card from ASUS.
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