Month: January 2011

Sandy Bridge, Part 5: Asus P8P67 and P8P67 Pro Motherboards

Having explored P67 offerings from Intel and Gigabyte, we now have Asus P67 boards on our test bench. The P8P67 and P8P67 Pro are attractively priced given their respective feature-sets and they have a few other niceties that users will enjoy.

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Sandy Bridge, Part 4: Core i5-2400, i5-2500K and i7-2600K CPUs

The Core i5-2400, i5-2500K, and i7-2600K are the top models in Intel’s new Sandy Bridge CPU lineup. We compare them against other current Intel offerings as well as AMD’s best quad and hex core chips. Our analysis shows they how compare in performance, cost, and energy efficiency.

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Lian Li PC-V354 MicroATX Mini Tower Case

The Lian Li PCV-354 is a larger version of the PC-Q08 with a few minor differences. The PC-V354 adds microATX support, an extra hard drive mount, two additional fans, and ships with a built-in memory card reader and fan speed controller. We take it for a ride in our anechoic chamber with some hot chic…

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Serenity i7 Sandy Bridge PC, SPCR Edition, by Puget Computers

Time flies in the tech world. Blink, turn your head for a moment, and today’s greatest technology is yesterday’s news. So it is with the Serenity PC, SPCR Edition. The previous edition turned out to be the quietest computer system we have ever reviewed or even laid our hands on, and probably quieter than any

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Sandy Bridge, Part 3: Gigabyte P67A-UD4 & Intel DP67BG P67 Motherboards

The third part of our Sandy Bridge coverage examines a pair of mid-to-high range P67 motherboards, the Gigabyte P67A-UD4 and Intel DP67BG. P67 is the enthusiast chipset for socket 1155, trading in Intel’s GMA HD 2000/3000 graphics for extreme overclocking capability.

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Lian Li PC-B25S Mid-tower Aluminum Case

There’s something about a handsome brushed aluminum case that everyone admires. The Lian Li PC-B25S mid-tower case has that aluminum panache, and a whole lot of features to go along with it. Does it have the cool and quiet performance to stand next to SPCR’s recommended cases for silent computing?

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Sandy Bridge, Part 2: Intel DH67BL & Asus P8H67-M EVO H67 Motherboards

The second portion of our Sandy Bridge examination focuses on the budget H67 chipset which enables use of the Sand Bridge CPU’s internal HD 2000/3000 graphics, and more specifically, the Intel DH67BL and Asus P8H67-M EVO motherboards.

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Sandy Bridge, Part 1: Intel GMA HD 3000/2000 Graphics

In our first piece on Sandy Bridge aka LGA1155, we examine Intel’s new high-end integrated graphics chip (if there is such a thing), GMA HD 3000. It has inherent advantages from residing on the same die as the CPU, and it also has a clever dynamic clock generator.

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