Chillblast Fusion Photo Workstation PC Review

Chillblast is an established UK manufacturer of high end PC systems. Historically the company has focused on products for gamers and enthusiasts, but it is increasingly getting involved with the workstation market as well. Today we are looking at...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2012-02-22)

Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler Review

It’s clear from the moment you receive the vast box that Noctua means business with its NH-D14 cooler. The heat sink is comfortably the largest we have tested and the cooler comes with two fans as standard. The question is, does it perform as...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2012-01-23)

Chillblast Fusion Bulldozer Crossfire Gaming PC Review

Chillblast is a British PC manufacturer with a well-established reputation for excellent service and fairly priced PC systems. We visited the London International Technology show back in October and were very impressed with Chillblast's...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-12-23)

SSD Shootout : A group test of seven of the best SSDs

Today we are comparing seven competitiors covering a range of models. Some are the latest available, others are slightly older so you have an idea of how drives from today compare to those from last year. We'll also be updating our group test as...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-09-16)

Corsair Force F120 120GB SSD Review

Corsair has a pedigree that few other manufacturers can rival. Its products have always been associated with quality, and for the most part this reputation has been well earned. Today we are looking at the Force 120; not Corsairs flagship SSD but...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-06-20)

Intel 320 Series 120GB SSD Review

The Intel 320 could just as easily have been called the X25-M G3, as that is exactly the product we have here today. Using an updated version of the controller used in the previous two X25 series drives, the 320 is Intels mainstream oriented solid...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-06-02)

G.Skill Phoenix Evo 115GB SSD Review

Like OCZ and Corsair, G.Skill is another memory manufacturer that has diversified into SSD production. Today we are looking at the firm's flagship product; the Phoenix Evo. Under the SSDs hood lies the SandForce SF-1222 which has been coupled with...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-05-30)

OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD Review

As the first drive to be based on the new SandForce SF-2281 controller the OCZ Vertex 3 claims to offer read speeds of 550MB/sec and write speeds of 500MB/sec. The question is, will it hold up under closer scrutiny in our other benchmarks that put...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-05-26)

Restore Favorites bar and Status Bar in IE9

So you just upgraded (willingly or unwillingly) to Microsofts latest browser, but all of the favourites you are used to having in the area above the tabs in IE8 have gone. We are all for streamlining the interface, but for many users IE9 feels a...... More

(Posted by: on 2011-04-07)

Fractal Design R3 Case Review

Fractal Design is a relatively new case manufacturer compared to household names like Cooler Master and Lian Li, but with the R3 we feel the company has produced a product with sufficient quality to take on and beat the most established names in...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-04-05)

Asus P8P67 LE Motherboard Review

The P8P67 LE is the baby of Asus’ extensive full-ATX Sandy Bridge motherboard range. The variant we are looking at today is one of the B3 editions, meaning it doesn’t suffer from the potential SATA issue that plagued the first generation of...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-03-30)

Turn your Radeon 6950 into a Radeon 6970

ITShootout provides a step by step visual guide on how to unlock your Radeon HD6950's latent shaders and turn it into a fully fledged Radeon HD6970 - a card costing almost twice as much. ... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-03-26)

FSP Aurum Gold 700W PSU Review

FSP may not be the most popular brand of PSU here in the UK, but it is one of the largest OEM manufacturers of PC power supplies in the world. Today we are looking at one of the firms flagship products; the Aurum Gold 700W.... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-03-25)

ASUS EAH6870 1GB Video Card Review

The Radeon HD 6870, contrary to its somewhat confusing name, is not the successor to the Radeon 5870. Instead, it acts as an almost direct replacement for the Radeon 5850, both in terms of performance and in price. Today we are looking at the Asus...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-03-23)