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We Listen to the House of Marley Zion In-Ear Headphones and Come Away Impressed Featured
Posted on Monday, 05 March 2012
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Consumer Audio
Written by
Sean Kalinich
After being impressed with the House of Marley’s Redemption Song On-Ear headphones we have now spent some time with their…
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More fun with Windows 8 on our EEE Slate EP 121... The Metro UI Featured
Posted on Thursday, 01 March 2012
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Mobile Computing
Written by
Sean Kalinich
So after our look at the installation of Windows 8 on our Asus EEE Slate EP 121 we have gotten…
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We try Windows 8 on the Asus EEE Slate EP 121... Again * Updated Featured
Posted on Wednesday, 29 February 2012
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Mobile Computing
Written by
Sean Kalinich
Today marked the day that Microsoft released Windows 8 to the general public. We have tinkered with several builds of…
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We take a listen to the House Of Marley's Redemption Song On-Ear Headphones Featured
Posted on Thursday, 23 February 2012
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Enthusiast Audio
Written by
Sean Kalinich
Webster defines the word sound as; “mechanical radiant energy that is transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves in a material medium (as air) and in the objective of causing hearing.” In other words, sound is waves of different pressure intended to…
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We take a look at Gigabyte's X79-UD3 Quad-SLI/Crossfire Motherboard-Part I Featured
Posted on Monday, 20 February 2012
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Enthusiast Motherboards
Written by
Sean Kalinich
With the apparent delay of Intel Ivy Bridge and of course the Z77 chipset that goes with it) we there is going to be a continued demand for the X79 chipset and the pretty much every flavor of the LGA2011…
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Ontrion's extended Li-Ion battery gives our EVO 3D a boost Featured
Posted on Thursday, 16 February 2012
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Peripherals
Written by
Sean Kalinich
It is almost every Android phone owner’s headache and one of Apple’s bragging points about their products; battery life. If…
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MAINGEAR's EPIC T1000 Phase Change Thermal Interface Material Cools off the Lab Featured
Posted on Wednesday, 15 February 2012
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Enthusiast Peripherals
Written by
Sean Kalinich
Only a few weeks after we showed you the performance of the MAINGEAR Epic180 we have another product from MAINGEAR in the labs. This is their DIY thermal interface material called the MAINGEAR EPIC T1000 (yes it is a terminator…
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We check out the Asus HD 6770 DirectCU Silent - Part I Featured
Posted on Tuesday, 14 February 2012
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Home Theater
Written by
Sean Kalinich
Although the big news in the graphics market is AMD’s 7xxx series GPUs and the lack of Kepler from nVidia…
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We finish up our time with the MSI X79A-GD65(8D) Featured
Posted on Monday, 13 February 2012
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Enthusiast Motherboards
Written by
Sean Kalinich
After taking a look over the MSI X79A-GD65(8D) motherboard and some of MSI’s design choices (and the benefits they bring) we have dove into our performance testing. You may remember that we had concerns about the way the PCIe slots…
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Gigabyte X79-UD5 Performance Review Part II Featured
Posted on Wednesday, 08 February 2012
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Enthusiast Motherboards
Written by
Sean Kalinich
Not that long ago we talked to you about the features and design choices that Gigabyte made on the X79-UD5. This board is at the upper end of Gigabyte’s X79 lineup although it is not what you would consider an…
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We take a look at MSI's X79A-GD65(8D) for its design and features Featured
Posted on Monday, 06 February 2012
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Consumer Motherboards
Written by
Sean Kalinich
The fourth X79 board we have in the lab is from MSI in the form of the X79A-GD65(8D). This board…
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We test the DryCASE and DryBUDs Sport in the Intercoastal Waterway... Featured
Posted on Sunday, 05 February 2012
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Gadgets
Written by
Sean Kalinich
During our trip to CES 2012 we managed to stumble across some cool technology. Some of this was in the…
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Asus' P9X79 Deluxe Performance puts it at the top of our X79 List Featured
Posted on Thursday, 02 February 2012
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Enthusiast Motherboards
Written by
Sean Kalinich
One of the things that make Asus products so enticing is simply the number of add-in features that you get with almost every level of product. I am not sure if all of these features would ever be used by…
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MAINGEAR Epic180 Performance Review Part II Featured
Posted on Wednesday, 01 February 2012
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Enthusiast Peripherals
Written by
Sean Kalinich
Not all that long ago we talked to you about the MAINGEAR Epic180 water-cooling system. This self-contained unit was built by CoolIT to MAINGEAR’s specifications and intended for use inside their Shift systems (sorry you cannot get one of these…
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Gigabyte's X79-UD5 drops in for a video shoot Featured
Posted on Thursday, 26 January 2012
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Enthusiast Motherboards
Written by
Sean Kalinich
Intel is in full swing with the X79 and their Sandy Bridge-E CPUs. We have watched as they have broken and re-broken records for performance and in some cases overclocking. Behind all of this we have the X79 chipset with…
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Asus' Maximus IV Extreme Performance Leaves Us Very Impressed Featured
Posted on Monday, 23 January 2012
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Enthusiast Motherboards
Written by
Sean Kalinich
Asus’ Maximus series has always been a great line for the user than demands top notch performance. We have tested them going all the way back to the original Maximus and each one has brought new performance features to the…
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Maingear's EPIC180 Liquid Cooling System Video Review- Part 1 Featured
Posted on Tuesday, 03 January 2012
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Enthusiast Peripherals
Written by
Sean Kalinich
In the world of boutique computer builders Maingear is a name that really does stand out. Their Shift line of custom-built, high-performance systems are some of the best you can get on the market. The reason for this is that…
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Studio C iPad2 Quilted Cover Review Featured
Posted on Friday, 30 December 2011
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Peripherals
Written by
Cindy Kalinich
I have long wished for a perfect iPad 2 case, one that was equal parts pretty and useful. My first…
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Asus' P9X79 Deluxe stops by for a Photo Shoot Featured
Posted on Tuesday, 27 December 2011
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Enthusiast Motherboards
Written by
Sean Kalinich
As 2011 comes to a close the big name in desktop CPUs is Intel. AMD’s Bulldozer failed to impress the market and while it is not a terrible product it does not have what it takes to grab the CPU…
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Asus' Maximus IV Extreme; Designed for Performance Perfection Featured
Posted on Monday, 19 December 2011
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Enthusiast Motherboards
Written by
Sean Kalinich
So the X79 is out along with the fastest CPU family on the planet (consumer CPU that is). This means that all of the P67, H67, H61 and Z68 boards are history right? Well you would be wrong. There are…
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Google Currents Stumbles in its Infancy
Posted on Wednesday, 14 December 2011
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Consumer Software
Written by
Sean Kalinich
Ok, so everyone knows that Google has launched a competing product to the very popular Flipboard. This software is a…
The Gigabyte G1.Assassin2 gets its shot at the Lab Featured
Posted on Monday, 12 December 2011
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Enthusiast Motherboards
Written by
Sean Kalinich
We have now had the G1.Assassin2 up on the test bench for a little over a week now and are ready to talk about our experience with it. The G1.Assassin2 is Gigabyte’s current top of the line x79 motherboard and…
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Gigabyte A55M-DS2 Performance Review Featured
Posted on Wednesday, 07 December 2011
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Consumer Motherboards
Written by
Sean Kalinich
Although AMD’s future is far from certain we do know that they have been pushing towards lower power and lower…
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Gigabyte G1.Assassin2 Design and Feature Review Featured
Posted on Friday, 02 December 2011
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Enthusiast Motherboards
Written by
Sean Kalinich
Intel is enjoying some of the most successful quarters of their life. They have launched what is arguably the fastest desktop CPU that you can buy and have coupled it with a chipset that is clearly set to perform. We…
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Gigabyte A55-DS2 Design and Feature Review Featured
Posted on Monday, 28 November 2011
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Consumer Motherboards
Written by
Sean Kalinich
AMD’s Llano is not a new product; it is one that has been out on the market for long enough…
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