Month: July 2010

Gelid Slim Silence & Prolimatech Samuel 17 Low Profile CPU Coolers

Two low profile CPU heatsinks go under the microscope, the Gelid Slim Silence and Prolimatech Samuel 17. The Slim Silence is a 1U heatsink for use with lower power processors, while the Samuel 17 is high performance cooler taking aim at the Scythe Big Shuriken.

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HIS HD 5550 & 5570 “Silence” Graphics Cards

The HIS HD 5550/5570 are a trio of budget graphics cards that have good potential for silent cooling. Though not great for 3D performance, they are energy efficient and they are all equipped with fanless heatsinks.

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Seagate FreeAgent Go 1TB and 640GB portable USB drives

Portable external storage devices of high capacity hold 2.5″ laptop drives in a USB-interface casing. Are they all equal? We examine the 1TB and 640GB FreeAgent Go drives from Seagate and find them to be exceptional in at least one very important way (for most SPCR readers): acoustics.

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AMD Athlon II X3: Affordable Compromise

AMD’s Athlon II X3 processors get placed under the microscope. Starting at $70, them seem to be an excellent value. How well do they hold up in real life against the X2s and the $100 X4 630?

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Lenovo ThinkCentre M90p USFF PC

The ThinkCentre M90p is a compact, high performance corporate PC from Lenovo that also has the potential to be quiet thanks to its use of a Core i5 processor and an 87% efficient external power adapter.

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