Reviews - Pro-Clockers! PC Reviews One MegaHertz At A Time

GIGABYTE Unleashes Next-Gen Consumer Value GPU Powered by RadeonTM HD 5000 Series Graphics

The GIGABYTE GV-R545SC-1GI and GV-R545OC-512I offers optimal performance and break-through efficiency, the GIGABYTE GV-R545SC-1GI and GV-R545OC-512I consume less than 20 watts under full load, making it the ideal choice for implementation across a large diverse install base of desktop PCs. In addition to supporting a wide range of the latest graphics technologies including dual mode software CrossFireX™, ATI Stream technology, Microsoft® DirectX® 11, PCI Express 2.1 and UVD 2, the GIGABYTE GV-R5000 series are also equipped with the industry-leading GIGABYTE unique features including Ultra Durable 2 technology, and native HDMI port for HD gaming and Blu-ray movie playback.

Benefiting from ATI Stream Technology, every user can easily unleash the massive parallel processing power of GPU for physics, artificial intelligence, stream computing and ray tracing calculations, and tackle demanding tasks like video transcoding with incredible speed.

Mionix Naos 5000 Gaming Mouse

 When we last took a look at a product from Swedish company Mionix, we found their Saiph 3200 mouse was a very good effort considering it was essentially their crack at the gaming mouse market. Tackling the industry heavyweight is no small task in this market, especially for a company so new. And while we were impressed with the Saiph, it was not without its faults, but we noted we looked forward to future product releases from the Swedes.

http://www.pureoverclock.com/article901.html 

Featured i5 661 Build Part One Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced 2 PC Case Review

We will be doing a featured build around the new Clarkdale i5 – 661 CPU from Intel. I decided to go with the Cooler Master CM 690 II for the chassis of choice for this new build. The reason being is that the Clarkdale chips are great for media and Gaming and I figured the black with blue LED that the Cooler Master CM 690 II sports are a great choice. Not only do you get a sleek looking gaming rig but with a flip of the switch you get a beautiful media case without the bright blue LED’s. Let’s take a look at this beautiful new case from Cooler Master:

http://overclockershq.com/hardware-reviews/featured-i5-661-build-part-one-cooler-master-cm-690-ii-advanced-2-pc-case-review.html#axzz0eujduShq 

Dynatron G950 Genius CPU Cooler

The Genius is a cooler that you would call a big boy. A cooler that is much bigger than your typical cooler. A cooler that is aimed at defending the heat that is produced by overclocked processors. Many will say their is too many coolers to choice from already, but when you have the experience of Dynatron chances are they can improve on things. The Genius aka G950 is an 800 gram twin tower cooler that is fully capable with all the current AMD and Intel sockets.

Mass Effect 2

 As Mass Effect 2 begins we take the role of John Shepard, commander of the Normandy in the year 2183. During this initial sequence the ship is attacked and takes heavy damage, forcing most of the crew to evacuate. Only Shepard and the helmsman “Joker” are left and we first take control of the main character as he makes his way through the damaged craft to save Joker before the ship is lost. During this rescue Shepard is successful but dies and we see his body fall through the atmosphere of a nearby planet.

http://www.gamingheaven.net/gamingreviews.php?reviewid=880 

Asus G51J Notebook Review - Mobile PC Gaming for the Mainstream

Over the past few years Asus has made some serious inroads in the mobile market with a wide variety of products that target various lifestyles. What is even more impressive is how Asus so quickly entered the market crowded by entrenched players, and came up on top in a 3-year reliability survey published in 2009 (read the story here on Engadget).

But in the tech industry, each new product is a new beginning regardless of how reputable or impressive a company's product offering may be. With that in mind we will be looking at the latest gaming notebook offered by Asus - the G51J.

http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=841 

Dynatron Azenx P-Secure Secure HDD Enclosure

If you where to lost the Dynatron P-Secure enclosure and had very personal data on the secured partition, you don't have to worry about the founder looking at this data. The P-Secure has a secure partition that you can set the password. Once it is set you do not have much to worry about. But what if we took the drive from the enclosure what then? We will find out.

Hardware Reviews - AMD Radeon HD 5450 Edition

Motherboards
Gigabyte H55M-S2H Motherboard @ t-break

Processors
Intel Details Upcoming Mobile and Six-Core Processors @ HotHardware
Intel Clarkdale Linux Graphics Performance @ Phoronix

Cooling
Noctua NF-P14 FLX Cooling Fan Review @ BayReviews

Input Devices and Pads
OCZ Sabre OLED Gaming Keyboard @ OCModShop
Kudos Speddlink Gaming Mouse @ Cowcotland

Cases
In Win Fanqua @ Hardware Bistro

Video Cards and other devices
Gigabyte Radeon HD 5450 @ Pro-Clockers
Sapphire Radeon HD5450 512MB Review @ HardwareHeaven
Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 LP P/review @ ASE Labs
ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB GDDR3 Video Card in CrossFire @ Tweaktown
ATI Radeon HD 5450 Review @ Techspot
HIS Radeon HD 5750 Videocard Review @ Tweaknews
ATI's Radeon HD 5450 - The Perfect HTPC Card? @ Techgage
Radeon HD 5450 review @ Guru3D
ATI Radeon HD5450 HTPC Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews
ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB DDR3 Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews
Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 512MB GDDR3 Video Card @ Tweaktown
ATI Radeon HD 5450: DX11 On The Cheap @ HotHardware
Sapphire HD 5770 Vapor-X @ techPowerUp

Memory
OCZ Reaper Triple Channel PC3 15000 6GB Memory Review @ Ninjalane

Gigabyte GV-R545OC Radeon HD 5450

Gigabyte has sent us their version of the Radeon HD 5450. The HD 5450 is in direct competition to the Nvidia Geforce 210. But cards will set you back less than $50. Neither card is going to make you run out and buy them. But if you are in the market for a ultra quiet better than iGPU than I would suggest you take a look at this new card from Gigabyte. Today, we will give you a head start at seeing just what the HD 5450 has to offer.

Silverstone DS221 Dual HDD Raid Enclosure

So my most reasonable option would be to build my on drive enclosure. This way I can pick whatever enclosure style I like. And I can load the enclosure with any drive I want. Yeah....I like this option better. Silverstone has a new enclosure that will help me accomplish my goal. The new DS221 dual 2.5" drive enclosure is a stylish unit that can house two laptop size drives that can be insert without having to tear apart the box. And if that doesn't get you excitement level up how does it support for RAID 0, 1 and even JBOD.