We measured the time each CPU took to compress five high-resolution 48-bit uncompressed TIF images, each one with around 70 MB, to RAR format with the popular WinRAR application. The results below are given in seconds, so the lower the number the better.
Phenom II X6 1090T was 7% faster than Phenom II X4 965 on WinRAR, with Core i5-750 being 18% faster, Core i7-870 being 25% faster, Core i7-965 being 29% faster and Core i7-980X being 37% faster.
BlacX Duet is an external hard drive docking station that allows you to connect up to two hard disk drives externally to the PC by just inserting them on the available slots.
Thermaltake V9 is mid-tower case targeted to gamers, featuring one 230-mm fan on the top panel, one 120-mm fan on the rear, one 120-mm fan on the front, four 5 ¼” bays, two external 3 ½” bays and five internal 3 ½” bays.
Today we tested the Ninja3 CPU cooler from Scythe, which has no less than eight U-shaped heatpipes. Check it out!
Will memory modules with lower timings improve the integrated GPU performance? Let’s find out!
Review of the HP Photosmart Premium C309g, and all-in-one ink jet printer featuring wireless networking, including Bluetooth.
Let’s take a look at the CM Storm Scout 2, the latest mid-tower case from Cooler Master’s gaming division that is being released today.