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Gigabyte GeForce GT220
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Bjorn 3D have a review of the Gigabyte GeForce GT220 graphics card, an option for gamers on a budget:
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If you happen to be one of the many people affected by the US economy, then you really don't have money to throw around. You may be looking to upgrade from your current onboard graphics, or want to upgrade your card. Either way the GT220 may be a great option for you. This card has the power to play all of the latest games, but does not include the high price tag of higher end cards. Granted this card will not perform as well as a higher end card, but playing the game is enough for some.
The GT220 is certainly a great option for anyone who fits into one of those categories. Today we have the Gigabyte version of the card. Gigabyte has long been known as a quality vender. They have even chosen to include an aftermarket cooler on their GT220. This not only allows the card to run cooler, but it also allows the card to overclock more. This can lead to higher frame rates. These higher frame rates are all free to you, so why not overclock some? Lets take a closer look at this card.
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Athlon II X3 435 Triple Core Processor
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TechwareLabs has published a review of the Athlon II X3 435 Triple Core Processor. Here's a clip from the review:
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With the ongoing buzz of people worrying about the economy and their own funds, the term "low budget" is becoming used far more often. Today, we are going to be looking at AMD's Athlon II X3 435 processor. The Athlon II X3 435 has 1.5MBs of L2 Cache per core and is a 95W (45nm) processor. It supports all the same features found in the rest of the Athlon II processors (X2, X3 and X4 alike). However, AMD's larger aim is based on it's price point. With a amazing sub $90 price there should be no reason not to take a second look at the new Athlon II CPUs, especially if you are on a budget.
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Kingwin F-35 External SATA Hard Drive Enclosure
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Tweak News take a look at the Kingwin F-35 External SATA Hard Drive Enclosure, a handy product for creating your own backup drive:
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When it comes to external storage, I often get asked whether it's better to buy a bare hard drive and install it into an external enclosure, or just buy a ready-to-go external hard drive. There is no right or wrong answer – it's all about personal preference and what you're willing to spend. Obviously there's extra installation time involved if you choose to buy a bare drive along with an enclosure, but the combo also tends to be a little cheaper than the external hard drive if you shop around. Plus, you get exactly what you want. There are no less than a slew of different choices available when it comes to enclosures. If you're picky about colors and styles, this is the way to go.
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AMD Athlon II X4 620 CPU Review
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Xtreme Computing have a review of the AMD Athlon II X4 620 CPU, a good value processor that has some real potential:
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If you can’t quite stretch to the X4 Phenom range of CPU’s then you should DEFINATELY get one of these. Don’t buy a dual or triple core Phenom on the off chance it might unlock to a quad, buy a quad it’s the only way to guarantee 4 cores. I have heard, and seen evidence on the web, that some of these also unlock to “Phenoms” i.e. you are able to “unlock” the extra onboard cache when enabling ACC etc from within the bios but mine didn’t, I don’t know if it’s due to the shipping with the F1 bios or my chip just won’t unlock, I couldn’t update the bios as other than the home page the Gigabyte website seemed to be down.
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LaCie Starck Mobile 320 GB
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Tech Review Source take a look at the LaCie Starck Mobile (320 GB), a handy device for making backups of your important data:
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External hard drives are always nice to have, especially since they are so useful for transporting data, making backups, and adding more storage capacity to your computer. LaCie, a storage solution company, has released the LaCie Starck Mobile external hard drive with a modest capacity of 320GB. It has a sleek design with a retractable USB cable, but it has some shortcomings, like the transfer speeds and other aspects.
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Samsung SyncMaster XL2370 LCD monitor
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Pure Overclock have a review of the Samsung SyncMaster XL2370 LCD monitor, which has a max resolution of 1920 x 1050px:
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A quality LCD monitor is a critical investment for users, and today we look at the Samsung SyncMaster XL2370, a monitor that comes with a respected Samsung pedigree, offering gorgeous aesthetics and sleek functionality in a 16:9 aspect ratio. But what about visual quality and performance? Let's find out
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RV02 Raven2 Case
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Ninjalane has posted their review of the exciting new case from Silverstone called the RV02 Raven2. This is an extended case similar in size to the TJ10:
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In this review we will be looking at the latest and greatest case from Silverstone called the Raven 2. As the name indicates this case is a second generation Raven chassis that shares many of the same fundamentals established by the original Raven. We had a rare opportunity to see a working prototype of the Raven 2 at Computex and were impressed from the start.
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LGA1156 Plaform and DDR3 Memory
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IXBT Labs have a look at the new LGA1156 Plaform and DDR3 Memory, although greater performance was expected from DDR3-1333 support:
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It's not much of a revelation, AMD processors have been using the integrated memory controller for over six years already. So we already accumulated enough information on this issue. However, Intel processors take up a much bigger share of the market (it means more users), so this change in memory operation has become important for such people only now, with the rollout of popular processors with the integrated memory controller. The LGA1366 family with its tiny share of the market (much smaller than that of various Athlons/Phenoms) couldn't possibly be such turning point. That's what LGA1156 has done. So we are not going to postpone our analysis of memory operations on this platform.
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