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Acer Aspire 5315 Notebook Review

Acer Aspire 5315The Acer Aspire 5315 is a 15.4-inch notebook PC, aimed at lower-cost consumer market. The Aspire 5315 features Acer’s Gemstone chassis design. It includes an Intel Celeron 540 or 550 processor, and comes with a 80GB or 120GB hard drive, as well as with Combo optical drive or DVD burner. All of the Aspire 5315 models listed on the company’s website have 1GB of DDR2 memory, the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, an 802.11b/g wireless module, and built-in stereo speakers. The laptop has a 1280×800 15.4″ widescreen display. In addition, select models come with a built-in web camera.

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Posted in Reviews on May 23rd, 2008
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Asus EAH3850/G/HTDI/512M Radeon Review

Asus EAH3850 G HTDI 512M ATI Radeon 3850 ReviewThe Asus EAH3850/G/HTDI/512M, a video card based on the ATI Radeon 3850 “RV670 Pro” GPU, is a sub-$200 mainstream graphics solution for desktop PCs with the PCI Express slot.

The EAH3850/G/HTDI/512M has 512MB of GDDR3 video memory, a 256-bit memory interface, and 320 stream processing units. Its core and memory are clocked at 668MHz and 1650MHz respectively. These are stock speeds for the 3850 GPU, which is based on 55-nanometer production technology. The card is DirectX 10.1, PCI Express 2.0, and ATI Crossfire compatible.

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Posted in Reviews on March 27th, 2008
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Intel Celeron E1200 Review

Intel Celeron E1200 BoxThe Intel Celeron E1200 is the company’s cheapest dual core processor currently. The latest Socket 775 low cost CPU has a clock speed of 1.6GHz, 512KB of L2 cache, an 800MHz front side bus, and a thermal power of 65W. The E1200 chip is produced using 65-nanometer technology, although Intel nowadays makes 45nm processors.

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Posted in Reviews on February 23rd, 2008
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Review: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ to 6400+ Upgrade

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+The AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, the fastest processor among dual core Athlons, is clocked at 3.2GHz. This Socket AM2 64-bit CPU has a total of 2MB of L2 cache and a 125W thermal design power. It is produced using older 90-nanometer technology, although AMD also makes some less power-hungry and cooler 65nm Athlon 64 X2 chips.

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Posted in Reviews on February 17th, 2008
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XFX GeForce 8600 GT 256MB Fatal1ty Professional Review

XFX 8600GT Fatal1ty ReviewThe XFX GeForce 8600 GT 256MB Fatal1ty Professional Edition is a passively cooled and overclocked PCIe video card, which features 256MB of DDR3 memory, a 128-bit memory interface, and 32 stream processors.

The card has a core clock speed of 620Mhz and 1700Mhz memory clock, which is higher than 540Mhz and 1400MHz respectively in the GeForce 8600 GT reference model.

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Posted in Reviews on January 22nd, 2008
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MSI K9AGM2-FIH Motherboard Review

MSI K9AGM2-FIH Review - BoxThe MSI K9AGM2-FIH is an affordable Micro ATX motherboard, designed for use with AMD’s Socket AM2 processors. It is based on the AMD 690G Northbridge, with the ATI Radeon X1250 integrated graphics, and the SB600 Southbridge.

Although it is small and low-priced, the MSI K9AGM2-FIH provides users with all features found in a decent Home Theater PC system. Its HDMI port, which is HDCP-compliant, enables an easy one-cable audio/video connection to HD TVs and monitors, while the Realtek ALC888 chip manages the 8-channel sound system.

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Posted in Reviews on December 8th, 2007
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XFX GeForce 8500GT 256MB (PV-T86J-UAHG) Video Card Review

XFX GeForce 8500GT 256MB PCI-E PV-T86J-UAHGThe XFX GeForce 8500GT 256MB PCI-E (PV-T86J-UAHG) video card is a mainstream sub-$100 graphics solution, providing users with a DirectX 10 support, a hardware decoded high-definition video playback with HDCP, and a silent operation.

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Posted in Reviews on November 8th, 2007
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MSI RX2600PRO-T2D256EZ/D3 Video Card Review

MSI RX2600PRO-T2D256EZ/D3The MSI RX2600PRO-T2D256EZ/D3, a passive-cooled video card for under $100, is based on the mainstream ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics chip. It offers a support for DirectX 10 games, as well as a hardware processed high-definition 1080p video playback, using its UVD chip for HD acceleration. Other great features of the utilized ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO are its built-in HDMI for one-cable audio and video connectivity with a 5.1 surround sound, and a HDCP support.

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Posted in Reviews on October 30th, 2007
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Samsung SyncMaster 720N Review

Samsung SyncMaster 720NSamsung SyncMaster 720N is an affordable 17-inch XGA (non-widescreen) LCD display. It features a 600:1 contrast ratio, a 300cd/m2 brightness, a 1280×1024 screen resolution, a viewing angle of 160/160 degrees and a response time of 8ms.

The 720N has a 0.264mm pixel pitch. It features a horizontal scanning frequency of 30-81 kHz and 56-75 Hz vertical frequency. This monitor connects to a computer’s video card via an analog VGA interface. The manufacturer provides a three-year warranty for this monitor.

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Posted in Reviews • The Best Monitor Deals on May 28th, 2007
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