Another piece of my mum’s new PC. I went with this card because the performance per dollar is quite respectable (although not quite as good as the last generation high end cards like the 4850), and it has the latest feature set. That means that it’s got DX11, and it also supports stuff like 7.1 audio over HDMI, meaning I can move it to their media center when it gets too slow for Sims X.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Today I have a look at the Intel X25-V. This is a very interesting drive because while it sacrifices a lot of the sequential read/write performance of the X25-M, it actually uses the same controller, so the random read/write performance is nearly identical. Since that’s what makes most of the difference in real world performance, this drive should be a GREAT performer for the dollar.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

I know it’s another OCZ power supply unboxing right on the heels of the last one, but that just happens to be what I have on hand at the moment. This one is for my mum’s new PC. She’s been doing a lot of work at home and her laptop can’t do it anymore, so I put together a nice little machine for her and I thought this 500W SXS would be a great addition to it... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!