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AVIVO PureVideo HD DXVA GPU Acceleration Guide

 

Published 34 hours ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

HTPCs and HD content are growing more and more around the GPU industry. ATI and NVIDIA have been working on technologies to playback and enhance this video content for many years. NVIDIA started working on their Purevideo technology and added the ...

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Patriot Viper-II DDR3 Lynnfield Memory Kit

 

Published 3 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

In testing the Lynnfield platform, we've have had to stick to fairly moderate memory speeds to ensure uniformity with the other Benchmark Reviews test platforms. Even at these speeds, though, Lynnfield has already proven an excellent performer in ...

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Radeon HD 5770 CrossFireX Performance Scaling

 

Published 4 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

This article is all about answering one question: how well does the Radeon HD 5770 scale in CrossFireX performance tests. Benchmark Reviews has already investigated and published two reviews for video cards based on the HD5770 Juniper chip; an ...

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NZXT Gamma Computer Case GAMA-001BK

 

Published 6 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Whether you just need a computer for surfing the web or if you are on a quest to construct the ultimate gaming machine, it all begins with the case. NZXT has recently released a mid-tower case for all arenas: the Gamma. This extraordinarily light ...

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NZXT M59 Mid-Tower Computer Case

 

Published 8 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

I am a case snob. The cases I like are brushed aluminum, have removable motherboard trays, neatly rolled edges, finished interiors, cable management, and so forth. They have SATA backplanes and mounts for triple-120 radiators. A certain degree of ...

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QNAP TS-419P Turbo NAS 4-Bay Network Storage Server

 

Published 9 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Benchmark Reviews has monitored the network storage industry for several years now, and the same three features have always held the highest demand: speed, data redundancy, and simple operation. QNAP has earned the title of NAS pioneer, not by being ...

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Antec Notebook Cooler 200

 

Published 10 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Convection is when moving air transfers heat to or from a surface. This is the method used by most laptop coolers to keep your CPU, GPU and other critical components from overheating. There are three major factors to effective cooling (or heating), ...

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ATI Radeon HD 5970 Hemlock Video Card

 

Published 10 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

ATI now dominates the graphics industry with their DirectX 11 Radeon HD 5000-series video cards, which allows them to enjoy current-generation gaming on Windows 7 and Vista. The ATI Radeon HD 5870 (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=373 ...

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Logitech ClearChat PC Wireless Headset 981-000068

 

Published 13 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Stereo headsets are becoming an essential part of any modern PC and, like keyboard and mice before them, they are finally going wireless. The freedom that a wireless headset provides will appeal to anyone, but with so many 2.4GHz wireless devices in ...

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StarTech Dual-SATA Docking Station SATADOCK22UE

 

Published 16 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Benchmark Reviews has put a plethora of storage enclosures and systems through their paces and all of the predecessors fell neatly into readily recognizable categories. The StarTech SATADOCK22UE is a horse of a slightly different color offering ...

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Xigmatek Midgard-W Computer Case CPC-T55DB-U02

 

Published 16 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Xigmatek - A name that needs no introduction, But the first things that come to mind are CPU coolers, Right? A relatively young company, founded in 2005, Xigmatek has made some great quality coolers, 2 of which featured and performed very well in the ...

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Xigmatek Midgard-W Computer Case CPC-T55DB-U02

 

Published 17 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Xigmatek - A name that needs no introduction, But the first things that come to mind are CPU coolers, Right? A relatively young company, founded in 2005, Xigmatek has made some great quality coolers, 2 of which featured and performed very well in the ...

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Kingston SSDNow V 40GB Boot Drive SSD SNV125-S2/40GB

 

Published 17 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

For years, Kingston has sold system memory upgrade kits to help boost personal computer performance. Installing RAM is a simple process, and it usually helped speed up an old PC. Yet, because the processor and memory both operate at level much faster ...

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Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade and Installation

 

Published 19 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Many gamers swear by the proven stability that is Windows XP, but there's a new player on the market: Windows 7. While Windows XP is heralded by some as the best OS to ever come from Microsoft, Vista is the Windows ME of the 21st Century. Enter ...

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CM Storm Sniper Black Edition Gaming Case

 

Published 21 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Déjà vu is a funny thing. At first you're not sure it's real; then you're absolutely convinced; finally, it fades and you're not sure anymore. The CM Storm Sniper, first shown to the public when Cooler Master launched the CM Storm brand ...

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Eagle Arion ET-AR504LR-BK 2.1 Soundstage Speakers

 

Published 22 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

It doesn't require a music-prodigy to appreciate good music on a nice set of speakers. But how can the average Joe distinguish a nice set of speakers from manufactured junk? Does the presence of a subwoofer, multiple speakers or a list of features ...

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE 125W CPU HDZ965FBK4DGM

 

Published 24 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the newly re-vamped AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE desktop processor. For all intent and purpose, the AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition processor has not changed. The model number is now HDZ965FBK4DGM, and the total ...

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Sapphire Radeon HD5870 Vapor-X 100281VXSR

 

Published 25 days ago at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

AMD has retaken the crown for superior graphical power with their ATI Radeon HD 5870 video card, and consumers have confirmed that this is the hottest graphics accelerator of the moment. Armed with 1600 shader cores, the 40nm Cypress GPU claims to ...

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XFX Radeon HD5770 Video Card HD-577A-ZN

 

Published 10/27/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

OK, we're through playing nice with these new ATI 5xxx video cards. The corporate logo for XFX says: play hard. , so Benchmark reviews is going to take that motto to heart and show what this cards can really do. Almost every single competing card ...

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Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Hard Drive ST3600057SS

 

Published 10/27/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Until SSDs can safely prove that they're a reliable long-term media for Enterprise storage, the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface owns the market share for server storage. Until Seagate launches their Solid State Drive counterpart, the 600GB ...

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Belkin Flip 2-port DVI USB KVM Switch F1DG102D

 

Published 10/22/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

It's a common scenario for many of us these days: multiple computers, but no desk space for multiple monitors, keyboards, and mice. You might have a work machine and a play machine; or a home media server you access and control over the network, but ...

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XFX Radeon HD5750 Video Card HD-575X-ZNF7

 

Published 10/21/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

The launch of Radeon HD57xx Juniper-GPU series cards is going very smoothly. ATI learned some hard lessons when they launched the HD4850 a couple years back. All the partners seem to have their cards ready for distribution this time, and there's no ...

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ASUS P7P55D EVO P55 LGA1156 Motherboard

 

Published 10/19/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

As we move into the holiday season, many are looking to Intel's new Lynnfield Desktop Platform for an upgrade or new build. Not surprising, there's plenty of good hardware on the market to choose from. In this article, Benchmark Reviews looks at the ...

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BlueAnt Supertooth 3 Bluetooth Handsfree Kit

 

Published 10/18/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Cell phone laws are rapidly becoming more and more restrictive. At the time of this writing, 36 states have some sort of cell phone restriction while using a motor vehicle. This up from 24 states just a year ago. The hands-free revolution is well ...

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Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Video Card 21162-00-50R

 

Published 10/14/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Microsoft Windows 7 will deliver DirectX 11 visual quality like never seen before, and ATI has endowed gamers with an unparalleled graphics solution in the Radeon HD 5870 (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=373 Itemid=72). While the Radeon ...

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Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870 Video Card 21161-00-50R

 

Published 10/13/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

AMD has leap-frogged NVIDIA by launching the DirectX 11 compatible Radeon HD 5870 video card. Armed with 1600 shader cores, the 40nm Cypress GPU claims to push video game frame rates well-beyond what NVIDIA offers from their GeForce GTX 285 ...

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ATI Radeon HD5770 Juniper GPU Video Card

 

Published 10/13/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Coming right on the heels of the HD5800 series launch, ATI brings us another batch of cards based on class-leading 40nm GPUs and GDDR5 memory. The new cards, Radeon HD5770 and HD5750, use the same architecture as the new HD5800 series, but ATI ...

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Belkin SOHO 4-Port DVI/USB KVM Switch F1DD104L

 

Published 10/11/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

It's a common scenario for many of us these days: multiple computers, but no desk space for multiple monitors, keyboards, and mice. You might have a work machine and a play machine; or a home media server you access and control over the network, but ...

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Best CPU Cooler Performance LGA1366 Q3-2009

 

Published 10/9/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Overclockers and performance enthusiasts both share the same desire to cool their processor with the best possible hardware solution, but they each have different needs. The Benchmark Reviews test lab is rife with cooling products, ranging from silent ...

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nMediaPC 6000B HTPC Computer Case

 

Published 10/8/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

More and more consumers these days seem to have some sort of home theater set up in which they incorporate a computer. Many people use a PC in their living room to watch slideshows of their photos, browse the web on their large HDTV displays, or use ...

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Buffalo WZR2-G300N Nfiniti Wireless-N Router

 

Published 10/7/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

A Wireless router offers flexibility in that you can share your high speed broadband with a mixture of wired and wireless connectivity or just pure wireless connectivity without the need of the main computer being switched on. For a lot of people in ...

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Cyber Acoustics AC-401 Gaming Headset

 

Published 10/6/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

As we spend more time communicating through electronic means it's not surprising to see an increase of gadgets designed to improve the experience. When it comes to audio, most of the attention in consumer devices gets spent on the listening ...

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Enhancing The Windows Media Center Experience

 

Published 10/5/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

The proliferation of multimedia audio and video formats, including Blu-Ray, and an increasing array of TV and web based services have made the home theatre personal computer (HTPC) a powerful convergence device. With the imminent release of ...

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OCZ Agility-EX SLC SSD OCZSSD2-1AGTEX60G

 

Published 9/30/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

OCZ has earned the pole position in the race for Solid State Drive consumer supremacy. Most of the OCZ SSD product line is sold at retail to enthusiast end-users, but the EX-series offers SLC construction and delivers premier performance to the ...

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Professional Mechanical Keyboard Comparison

 

Published 9/26/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

There are a lot of keyboards out there. Some keyboards are wireless; others offer lighting effects, programmable displays, and drivers that remap the keyboards to configurations optimized for specific applications and games. But if you're a serious ...

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Corsair P64 SSD RAID Set P64-RAID-PK1

 

Published 9/24/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Enthusiasts are no stranger to RAID arrays. While server administrators depend on the redundancy of RAID-1 and other safe multi-drive configurations, performance enthusiasts are willing to risk it all for the promise of twice the normal performance ...

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Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 Motherboard: P55 vs X58

 

Published 9/23/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

For computer enthusiasts, the last Intel milestone was the Core i7 processor launch that paralleled the X58-Express motherboard chipset launch back in November of 2008. Ten months later and well into September of 2009, Intel has returned with the ...

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Antec Two Hundred Mid-Tower Computer Case

 

Published 9/22/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

PC gaming has never been an inexpensive proposition. The cost of processing power, for both CPU and GPU, may have gone down in cost per GigaFLOP, but the price tag to play the latest, coolest, PC game has stayed relatively constant. Fortunately, for ...

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Seagate Interview: SSD and Enterprise Storage

 

Published 9/21/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Benchmark Reviews has demonstrated a voracious appetite for high-speed storage technologies over the past few years, primarily fueled by our research and testing with Solid State Drive (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=367 Itemid=60) ...

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Seagate Barracuda XT 6Gbps SATA-III HDD Preview

 

Published 9/21/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

On 21 September 2009 Seagate Technology will be the first and only manufacturer to offer a SATA-III 6Gbps hard drive product with the large 64MB cache buffer as the 2TB Barracuda XT ST32000641AS is unveiled. Both combined improvements to burst rate ...

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Intel DP55KG Extreme Series P55 Motherboard

 

Published 9/17/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Benchmark Reviews had the opportunity to review and launch two new Lynnfield processors from Intel: the Core i5-750 and the Core i7-870. While these were the stars of the launch, it wouldn't be a complete platform without the motherboard. Released in ...

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CM Storm Sentinel Advance Laser Gaming Mouse

 

Published 9/15/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

If you have ever looked into buying a powerful gaming or performance computer case, you have heard of Cooler Master. They are a household name in the power computing world. Now they are making a name for themselves with a new division focused on ...

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Microsoft LifeCam VX-5500 Webcam

 

Published 9/11/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

The LifeCam VX-5500 sits near the top of Microsoft's web cam offerings yet checks in at a very reasonable price point. It has some great features including noise cancelling, echo cancelling, 1.3MP HD picture quality, and auto-adjustment for low light ...

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MSI Wind Top AE2010 AIO Desktop System

 

Published 9/11/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

Desktop computers are making a resurgence, and have exploited the compact nature of newer technology to provide the best of both worlds. Netbooks are the popular item for travelers, but they don't get the job done for full time workers and students. ...

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NORCO RPC-4020 4U Rackmount Server Case

 

Published 9/9/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

In this article, Benchmark Reviews will examine the Norco RPC-4020 4U rack mount server case. This case supports twenty data drives, plus a separate OS drive, and slim floppy and optical drives. With the density of hard drives available today that ...

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Intel Core i7-870 Processor BX80605I7870

 

Published 9/9/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

When it launched last year, the Core i7 platform redefined Intel's high-end processor segment. Unfortunately, the platform was also accompanied by high-end prices. As such, it has seen only a minimal share of the desktop market. However, Intel has ...

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Intel Core i5-750 Processor BX80605I5750

 

Published 9/8/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

When it launched last year, the Core i7 platform redefined Intel's high-end processor segment. Unfortunately, the platform was also accompanied by high-end prices and, as such, has seen only a minimal share of the desktop market. Today, however, Intel ...

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Corsair X256 CMFSSD-256D1 MLC SSD

 

Published 9/6/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

The competition among Solid State Drive manufacturers is reminiscent of the video card wars between AMD and NVIDIA a few years ago. The invention of new controller technology has slowed somewhat, while each company races to combine high-speed NAND ...

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ASUS GeForce GTX 285 Matrix Video Card

 

Published 9/6/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

It's OK to arrive fashionably late to a party, as long as you have something to add. ASUS has been offering their MATRIX branded video cards to the public well after the initial buzz has died down, for each GPU launch. The 9800GT and 4870 MATRIXcards ...

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Warpia Wireless USB Display Adapter SWP100

 

Published 8/30/2009 at Benchmark Reviews: computer hardware, guides, and news.

If you have ever tried to share vacation pictures or videos with friends and family then you know the 4 square inch screen on your digital camera just will not do the job. Don't like the idea of huddling around you computer or laptop to share these ...

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