Daily Reviews Summary 06/04/10

To compensate the deficits that NVIDIA enforced on the GTX 400 series, the ODM and AIBs had to be creative, they need to be on the lookout for some new features that make this product more interesting, we call that creating incentive.

ASUS though, stuck to the reference design. They figured .. let's heat it up a little more. And as such they have released their ENGGTX480 series GeForce GTX 480 cards, with GPU voltage control. And the end result is quite interesting with 850 MHz on the core. Interesting ? Read all about it in this article.

Very recently Benchmark Reviews has tested several Solid State Drive products based on the SandForce SF-1222 controller. The specifications for each product were each very similar, if not identical. Throughout all of our benchmark SSD tests the results were also very close, and nothing seemed to stand out until we concentrated in one particular area. The differences were made evident as we experimented with a new benchmark setting for upcoming SSD reviews. Consider these factors when you shop for and compare SandForce-based SSDs, just exactly as it required back when Indilinx firmware updates were changing the landscape.

The GTX 465 from ASUS is a card that delivers good gaming performance up to 1920x1200 with high end settings, but struggles to find that performance for price mark while fitting snugly into the sub $300 market. Overclocking opens up another level of performance that brings the performance for price factor a bit closer to where it should be. So what's the moral of the GTX465 story? Be sure to overclock it to get your moneys worth.

Today we are going to take a closer look at gaming case from AeroCool. It is the latest chassis in their Value Added Series, and it is called the VS-9. It features some stealthy styling and excellent airflow, so let's dive right in and see how it fares.

The Allegro is a dedicated internet radio designed with simplicity and portability in mind - and a clean, modern look along with support for Sirius, Pandora and thousands of other free radio stations. With a relatively modest price of around $170 online, my initial reaction was "Sounds great - where do I sign up!?!?" But let's temper our excitement and take a close look before passing judgment.

The new AMD 880G chipset is based on Radeon HD 4250 graphics engine, which is a slower version of the graphics engine used on AMD 890GX (Radeon HD 4290). This way 880G-based motherboards are cheaper than 890GX-based ones. Let's take a look on ASRock 880GXH/USB3, which brings USB 3.0 ports.

If you don't follow almost daily the video card market it is really complicated to understand the differences between the several different NVIDIA graphics chips available on the market today. To facilitate knowing and understanding the difference among these chips, we have compiled the following table:

Today we have for close examination the latest in NZXT's Crafted series of PC enclosures, the micro-ATX sized Vulcan. Tailored especially for gamers who desire easy portability in more of a standard tower style case rather than the typical cube design, the Vulcan bears a slight resemblance to their Classic series M59 gaming case. It features an angled and hooded front bezel with raised panels on top and sides to accommodate interior components. To make transporting the Vulcan between LAN parties easier, NZXT has sized it smaller than your traditional mid-tower and includes a convenient removable carry handle.

MSI Big Bang XPower is an Intel X58-based socket 1136 motherboard that comes with six PCI Express x16 slots, SATA-600 ports, USB 3.0 ports, military-grade components on the voltage regulator circuit, gazillions of overclocking options and much more. Also it is one of the few motherboards around using an easy-to-remember name instead of a part number formed with several letters and numbers. We honestly hope that MSI and other manufacturers do this more often.