8 Way Thermal Interface Material Roundup

Quote: Thermal conductivity is another way to say heat transfer, and good thermal conductivity to your heatsink means lower temps for your processor. Thermal interface material is an important part of the thermal interface between your heatsink and processor. It fills the microscopic pits and valleys that can form between two pieces of metal. Since the thermal interface material has better thermal conductivity than air, more heat can flow from the heat source (processor) to the heat dissipation device.

Choixx Mini Air Review – XSReviews

Quote: “Anyone who has used a laptop for any length of time will be all too familiar with the temperatures they can put out, including burning some people as plenty of articles have claimed. High temperatures for long periods help to shorten the life of any electrical device, so cooling is something that most people will be concerned about.

With laptops this is much harder to deal with when compared to desktop computers due to their limited size, and inaccessible parts. Choiix hope to solve this conundrum with their Mini Air-Through cooling device, a laptop stand with integrated fan and 4 port USB hub. Read on to see how it performed.”

You Can Become A Gmail Power User

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“Gmail is everywhere. From innocent mail users getting a note from granny, to power users that are forging a path across the internet wastelands, Gmail is a formidable tool in every web jockey’s arsenal. But to really use this versatile set of tools to their best advantage, a little knowledge can turn the chevy into a Ferrari powerhouse. ”

Main site link: http://www.testfreaks.com

Neo-Flex Dual LCD Lift Stand

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“This is where Ergotron a company known for their monitor stands, mounts and work stations that focus on ergonomics comes to the rescue. The Neo-Flex Dual LCD Lift Stand is designed to hold up to two 22” monitors side by side from one sturdy base. It is capable of holding 14-34 pounds and uses the VESA mounting standard; so most modern LCDs will fit without a hitch. The Neo-Flex Dual LCD Lift Stand allows either landscape or portrait mode positioning of the screens. ”

Main site link: http://www.testfreaks.com

Kingston HyperX DDR3-2000 CL8 KHX2000C8D3T1K3/6GX 6GB Memory Kit

QUOTE: “The HyperX line-up of memory hasn’t always been the first choice by enthusiasts; not to say that the memory is poor in anyway, it’s just that the likes of Corsair, OCZ and G.Skill usually push their memory modules faster and work on a lower quantity at the high-end by vigorously hand picking each memory chip that is put onto a memory module. These memory makers strive for the absolute bleeding edge of memory technology, while Kingston’s HyperX brand sticks to a more moderate level, but they are relatively still fairly high at the top end.

Kingston is no slouch here today, though; no, not at all. In our hands we have a Kingston HyperX DDR3-2000 triple-channel 6GB memory kit with a cache latency rating of 8-8-8-24 at 1.65 volts and it also comes with Intel XMP support to allow for easier overclocking on Intel X58 Express based motherboards that are teamed up with a Core i7 processor.”

Asus HD 5970 Voltage Tweak Edition

With each new generation of GPU we see better designs capable of cranking out more FPS and handling new levels of DirectX. The 58xx series from ATI/AMD is no exception. The first GPU’s we saw in that line were the 5870 and 5850 and we were thrilled with those. We didn’t expect to see a dual core 58xx GPU this soon in the cores evolution.

The last generation of dual core GPU from ATI was the 4870×2 and it was two 4870 GPU cores on one card and was keeping the X2 naming scheme. This time ATI slid one in on us and named the new dual core GPU 5970. Little discrepancies like that set us to scratching our heads and we have to dig in and find out why they deviate from an established naming scheme.

Well after digging in and looking at the cards the Asus 5970 Voltage Tweak Edition has all the hardware of two 5870 but it has the clock speed of the 5850 so ATI named it the 5970 to avoid bad press by naming it the 5870×2 which wouldn’t be correct because of the lower clock speed. Not to worry though ATI and Asus promise massive overclocking headroom so we should be able to push this card up to and beyond the stock clocks of the 5870. That or make some pretty blue smoke emanate from the chassis.

ASRock P55 Deluxe Intel P55 Motherboard Review

Quote: “ASRock is definitely not a stranger here at ThinkComputers.org, this will be the 11th ASRock motherboard I’ve reviewed. ASRock is best known for their economy motherboards and their uncommon solutions to common motherboard issues. But the last few ASRock motherboards I’ve looked at, though priced less than the competition, were full featured, well built, and every bit as good as boards from those “household name” companies. Today I will be looking at ASRock’s top P55 motherboard, the P55 Deluxe. It too is a full featured board and carries all of ASRock’s unique feat ures. It is designed for the overclocker and priced for the beginning builder. Will it carry my new i7 860 to glory? Read on to see!”

G.Skill Falcon II 64GB 2.5-inch Solid State Disk

QUOTE: “I always get excited when G.Skill announces a new solid state drive. Every SSD we have reviewed from the company was priced aggressively and the cost of ownership was usually around 20 to 30 USD cheaper than similar drives from G.Skill’s competitors. G.Skill also has an amazing track record when it comes to releasing the latest solid state technology. The original Falcon was the first Indilinx Barefoot SSD we received in our testing lab and today the Falcon II is the first Barefoot ECO we have received as well.

The Falcon II uses Indilinx’s newest version of the Barefoot controller called the ECO. The ECO is a mildly reworked controller that allows new memory types to be used in conjunction with the controller, namely new 34nm parts from Intel. Intel and Micron have been cooking up new 34nm NAND Flash memory that is cheaper to manufacture, thus cheaper for companies to implement into their new reworked products.”

Nexus RX-8500 850 W Power Supply Review

“Nexus is a Dutch company and their power supplies can be easily found in the United States and in Europe, of course. We’ve already tested their 630 W model (RX-6300) and we were impressed with its performance. Is the 850 W model also a good buy? Let’s see.”
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/871

Corsair 32GB Flash Voyager GT Review

Quote: “Portable media is all the rage nowadays and it just keeps getting bigger and smaller. Errr, what I mean by that is the capacity of these smaller drives is now larger than ever. Sigh. Corsair has raised the capacities of its Flash Voyager GT Series USB flash drives up to a whopping 128GB! That’s about 250x the size of my first hard drive, well before flash drives were ever invented! It’s amazing how far technology has come in a dozen years or so. Here’s looking to the next dozen! *cheers* What I have for you guys today is the 32GB Flash Voyager GT USB Flash Drive from Corsair.”

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