Kingston 2GB HyperX PC3-16000 DDR3 Memory Review

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Virtual-Hideout posted a review on the Kingston 2GB HyperX PC3-16000 DDR3 Memory

Kingston's new 2 GHz memory kit joins the ranks offering stability and dependability as we've all grown to expect. Kingston is already in a very select group of vendors to offer professional and enthusiast memory. Despite their market position, the HyperX PC3-16000 2GB Kit weighs in at a staggeringly low $125 price tag. If that's not low enough to entice you to upgrade from your older P4 or lack luster DDR2 based Core 2 Duo board, then I don't know what will. It's stable, it's affordable, it's Kingston, and it's time you stepped up.
Kingston 2GB HyperX PC3-16000 DDR3 Memory Review

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Seasonic M12D 850 Watt PSU Review
Bjorn3D takes a look at the Seasonic M12D 850 Watt PSU

I've seen systems that are worth hundreds and thousands of dollars fall to poor PSU choices. I've seen one PSU kill two motherboards in a row because they thought buying a flea market PSU was a good idea. I've seen video cards that cost $300 (USD) and more die because people thought their PSU would be enough to drive the GPU. You name it I've seen it. Including a $20 dollar 650 Watt PSU burn down part of a house. Computer PSU's aren't something to skimp on.

You can take your chances in the PSU crap shoot and go cheap, or you can buy a quality PSU like the Seasonic M12D 850 Watt Modular and know that you will enjoy a long safe computing experience. Keep in mind that cheap PSU might still be running but, PSU that are cheap don't provide good solid voltage so every time you push that button your shortening the life of your computer. Be smart, go with a good quality PSU from a manufacturer like Seasonic that will provide years of good service and keep that gaming shrine safe from the dreaded flea market PSU catastrophe.
Seasonic M12D 850 Watt PSU Review

Athlon X2 7750 vs. Intel E5200
bit-tech published a look at how the AMD Athlon X2 7750 and Intel Pentium Dual Core compare

There's no doubt about it - for nine out of ten scenarios, the Intel Penium Dual Core E5200 will yield the best value, as long as you can heavily overclock it. If only AMD's Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition was happy to reach 3.5+GHz stably it would yield a far more competitive or even the best value processor in more tests.

For those that want to stick with AMD, the Athlon 5200+ also looks like a good possible choice for extremely cost concious individuals, but if that's the case, we would actually point you in the direction of the 4850e instead. In the performance graphs it may sit at the bottom, but we know it loves extra HyperTransport, and at just a 45W TDP it has oodles of thermal overhead meaning 3GHz+ is very doable. This would likely yield 6000+ or greater performance, but for a fraction of the cost, dropping it into the green area in many cases.

So it looks like our monthly buyers guide will still recommend the Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 then for the time being, and even if you're considering that E8400 upgrade - consider whether it would be worth saving the cash and dropping it on extra memory, or a better motherboard or graphics card instead.
Athlon X2 7750 vs. Intel E5200

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