We have seen so many different Speeds of DDR3 ram on the market, ranging anywhere from 1066 Mhz to 2400 Mhz. The mid range ram used by most people is the DDR3 1600 Mhz. Crucial graced us with their new and upcoming ram and having seen the speeds of the ram we previously tested, we were eager to see what we could achieve.
It’s been just over 1.5 years since I reviewed my first Intel X58 motherboard. I still consider the LGA 1366 Core i7 processor coupled with the X58 Express chipset an awesome combination, and just has to be that much better with the new six-core Core i7 980x Extreme. I haven’t had the opportunity to try one of those yet, though the price has dropped to $1K, it is still a little out of my hardware budget. Actually a lot out of my hardware budget. Though well equipped, including Asus’ TurboV, Asus Express gate, and Asus EPU6, among many other features, that first Asus X58 motherboard I had, the P6T, has become a little dated, especially compared to Asus’ newer motherboards. The P6T had 8+2 phase voltage regulating, Asus has since improved on that with other boards. And both USB3 and SATA 6Gb/s has been released since the P6T was released
We announced our new Forums last week and when we did we told you we would be having a giveaway. We really want people to join the forums and be active and we will be rewarding members that contribute to the ThinkComputers community. Our good friends at Antec were nice enough to provide 3 great prizes for us to give away to new forum members
Antec really has not really introduced anything super ground breaking in a long time. I mean they did start their gaming case line with the 900 case and some other cases followed, but they have had the same style cases for quite some time. This year at CES I was extremely excited when I saw a set of cases that looked nothing like that Antec cases of the past and finally brought them up to date internally. The cases I’m talking about are the Dark Fleet series. This new series has 3 cases, 2 mid towers and 1 full tower. Today we will be looking at the full tower, the DF-85. This case features so many features we can’t list them all here! So go ahead and read on as we check out the Dark Fleet DF-85! Special thanks to Antec for providing us with the Dark Fleet DF-85 Full Tower Case to review. Features Three Fleet-Release™ access doors open separately for convenient entry to drives Three washable fan filters allow for easy cleaning Top 2.5″ hot-swap SATA (SSD-compatible) drive bay Bottom-mounted power supply isolates heat – Mounts either a standard size power supply or an Antec exclusive CP Series power supply Lockable access doors ensure security CPU cutout allows for easy installation of CPU coolers 14 drive bays : – Up to 9 x internal 3.5″ – 3 x external 5.25″ – 4 x internal 3.5″ Fleet-Swap™ drives (position changeable) – 1 x external top 2.5″ hot-swap SATA drive bay – 1 x internal bottom-mounted 2.5″ SSD drive Advanced cooling system : – 2 x top 140mm TwoCool™ fans – 2 x rear 120mm TwoCool™ red LED fans – 3 x front 120mm red LED fans with speed control knobs – 1 x side 120mm fan to cool graphics cards (optional) – Water cooling capable 7 expansion slots to support multiple graphics cards Maximum graphics card size: 12.5″ / 318 mm Cable management ties help keep your case tidier Stylish blacked-out interior Windowed side panel Front ports : – 1 x USB 3.0 – 3 x USB 2.0 – Audio (AC’97 and HDA compatible) In and Out Motherboards : Mini-ITX, microATX, Standard ATX Power supply not included Unit Dimension – 596mm (H) x 213mm (W) x 505mm (D) – 23.5″ (H) x 8.4″ (W) x 19.9″ (D) Package Dimension – 577mm (H) x 288mm (W) x 510mm (D) – 22.7″ (H) x 11.3″ (W) x 20.1″ (D) Weight – Net : 11.0 kg / 24.2 lb – Gross : 11.3 kg / 26.3 lb Packaging Usually with most cases there is a big picture of the case on the box, but with the DF-85 there are 4 diagrams showing some of the features of the case. On the back of the case there is a big list of specifications. There is a picture of the case on one side of the box. On the other side there are even more features explained. This box is quite informative. Opening the box up the case is nicely protected with large pieces of Styrofoam. Getting the case out it is protected in a plastic bag and there is plastic on the side panel window so it will not get scratched.
Up until this point the solid state drives we have looked at have been limited to the SATA 3Gbps standard. While solid state drives are still much faster than normal hard drives we haven’t been able to really push them to their limits. There is where SATA 6Gbps comes in; basically you are getting 2X the speed of SATA 3Gbps
We all know someone that loves computer games, but knows nothing about computers. They want a really fast system, but have no clue how to build one. This is where custom PC builders come in
Yesterday at WWDC10 Steve Jobs announced the iPhone 4. Apple claims this is the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone was released in 2007. The iPhone 4 features an all new design, Apple A4 processor, Retina display, 5-megapixel camera, and much more
That’s right we are giving a full system away! Our friends at CyberPower PC were nice enough to provide us with a complete system to give away to one lucky ThinkComputers reader. If you didn’t know CyberPower is a great place to get a custom made PC. They have systems starting at under $500! So anyone can afford a system from them! We took a look at their Gamer Xtreme 2000 Core i5 Gaming System not that long ago
A few months ago we took a look at Lenovo’s ThinkPad Edge 13-inch notebook and we absolutely loved it.
A few months ago we took a look at Lenovo’s ThinkPad Edge 13-inch notebook and we absolutely loved it.
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