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Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors are rumored to be delivered within the next two months, and some proof of that is the fact that motherboard vendors are coming forth with lots of information about their upcoming product. ASUS is one of these, and has briefed us on a large collection of its H67 & P67 offerings. Let’s check ’em out.

Intel is busy working on its upcoming “G3” third generation SSDs, but that doesn’t mean it’s sitting still until then. In addition to lowering suggested retail prices to be more in line with current market prices, Intel has confirmed that a recently spotted 120GB model SSD will be introduced in the US to fill the price/capacity gap between its current…

The gaming market isn’t lacking of quality headsets, but it is lacking of any that seem to do anything unique. Psyko Audio looks to break that mold, by delivering a 5.1 gaming headset that defies convention. The speakers aren’t in the earcups, but rather the headband, and that results in quite an interesting aural experience.

Looking to upgrade your PC with a fast SSD? How fast do you want it? If you answered “ultra fast”, then OCZ’s RevoDrive is worth a look. With read speeds of 500MB/s and beyond, a PCI Express interface, and a modest price premium, this SSD is hard to ignore. We’re on the bleeding-edge here, though, so this drive isn’t without a few caveats.

This past weekend, Gigabyte held its third GO OC NA final in Industry, California, and put fourteen of the best overclockers together in the same room and let them loose on Intel’s Core i7-980X processor and Kingston’s HyperX memory. We were there and have all the info, and more pictures than you can shake a memory stick at.

SSD’s are not considered to be “affordable” by many, and that’s especially true when talking about PCI Express versions. But, that’s soon to change, with the launch of OCZ’s Revo – a drive that barely charges a premium over current high-end SSD’s. While we iron out the details for our full review, we offer you this quick performance preview.

As we all know, SSDs are expensive as heck. That hasn’t changed overnight, but the times are certainly a’ changing. At $1.55 per GB, Western Digital’s 128GB SSD hasn’t just broken the $200 barrier, it’s smashed it. As we observed in our review, this drive first launched at a whopping $3.2 a GB (~$400). Although that was the standard…

As we all know, SSDs are expensive as heck. That hasn’t changed overnight, but the times are certainly a’ changing. At $1.55 per GB, Western Digital’s 128GB SSD hasn’t just broken the $200 barrier, it’s smashed it. As we observed in our review, this drive first launched at a whopping $3.2 a GB (~$400). Although that was the standard…

As we all know, SSDs are expensive as heck. That hasn’t changed overnight, but the times are certainly a’ changing. At $1.55 per GB, Western Digital’s 128GB SSD hasn’t just broken the $200 barrier, it’s smashed it. As we observed in our review, this drive first launched at a whopping $3.2 a GB (~$400). Although that was the standard…

As we all know, SSDs are expensive as heck. That hasn’t changed overnight, but the times are certainly a’ changing. At $1.55 per GB, Western Digital’s 128GB SSD hasn’t just broken the $200 barrier, it’s smashed it. As we observed in our review, this drive first launched at a whopping $3.2 a GB (~$400). Although that was the standard…

As we all know, SSDs are expensive as heck. That hasn’t changed overnight, but the times are certainly a’ changing. At $1.55 per GB, Western Digital’s 128GB SSD hasn’t just broken the $200 barrier, it’s smashed it. As we observed in our review, this drive first launched at a whopping $3.2 a GB (~$400). Although that was the standard…

As we all know, SSDs are expensive as heck. That hasn’t changed overnight, but the times are certainly a’ changing. At $1.55 per GB, Western Digital’s 128GB SSD hasn’t just broken the $200 barrier, it’s smashed it. As we observed in our review, this drive first launched at a whopping $3.2 a GB (~$400). Although that was the standard…

As we all know, SSDs are expensive as heck. That hasn’t changed overnight, but the times are certainly a’ changing. At $1.55 per GB, Western Digital’s 128GB SSD hasn’t just broken the $200 barrier, it’s smashed it. As we observed in our review, this drive first launched at a whopping $3.2 a GB (~$400). Although that was the standard…

As we all know, SSDs are expensive as heck. That hasn’t changed overnight, but the times are certainly a’ changing. At $1.55 per GB, Western Digital’s 128GB SSD hasn’t just broken the $200 barrier, it’s smashed it. As we observed in our review, this drive first launched at a whopping $3.2 a GB (~$400). Although that was the standard…

Over the past six months, Corsair has been phasing out its older SSD line-up and replacing it with new series’ with catchier names, such as Reactor, Force and Nova. The latter is what we’re taking a look at here. The goal of the Nova series is to offer huge bang for the buck, and as we’ve seen throughout our testing, Corsair has hit its mark.

Valve’s Orange Box is considered to be a longstanding success, but some credit the regular updates for Team Fortress 2 as having something to do with it. This week, the game will be receiving potentially its last major class update, although it is sure that future minor updates and the odd new weapon will continue to be added for some time.

Are you interested in equipping yourself with one of the fastest SSD’s on the planet? If so, then OCZ’s Vertex 2 is the one you want to keep an eye on. Thanks to its tweaked SandForce SF-1200 controller, the Vertex 2 is the fastest SSD we’ve ever tested, dominating almost every single one of our tests.

If you think you’ve seen everything that an SSD has to offer, you may wish to take a look at OCZ’s Vertex 2. Like many other SSDs, it features a SandForce SF-1200 controller, but with a careful helping of OCZ’s special spices to deliver unbelievable performance. While we’re working on the full article, you can enjoy this small preview.

Like so many other memory vendors on the market, Kingston offers a wide array of solid-state disks for your perusal. For the low-end segment, it has the SSDNow V series, which at current time offer the best GB/$ on the market. We’re taking a look at the latest release here, combining a recent JMicron controller with Toshiba NAND.

The SSD market is littered with competitors, but up to now, few companies behind mechanical storage have entered the arena. Last month though, Western Digital scratched its name off the list, with the help of its SiliconEdge Blue models. We’re taking a look at the 256GB variant here, so let’s see how it fares against the competition!