InnoDisk nanoSSD 64GB Review

InnoDisks nanoSSD is easily the smallest SATA storage device we have ever seen, measuring just 4cm x 2.5cmx0.7cm in size. Unlike most drives that require a SATA cable the nanoSSD instead plugs into the slot directly, making it perfect as a tool...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2010-09-01)

Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB Review

The RealSSD C300 is Crucial's current flagship SSD and comes in 256GB, 128GB and 64GB flavours, the latter of which we are reviewing today. The unique selling point of the C300 is its Marvell controller which is the first to offer a native 6Gb/s...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2010-08-04)

The Razer Abyssus Mirror Special Edition Review

While not every product Razer produces is top notch, one thing is certain, their team does know what it's doing when it comes to gaming mice. However, today we need to put that thought aside and take a look at one of Razer's freshest products, the...... More

(Posted by: Jon Martindale on 2010-06-17)

ZOTAC GTX480 Review

The GTX 480 is late. The GTX 480 is hot. Both of these facts have now been established by both ourselves and a gazillion other review sites. We will therefore not dwell upon these factors in this review of the first Fermi card from Zotac to enter...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2010-06-07)

Sony Vaio Z - Z11Z9E/B Laptop Review

Since its conception the raison d'être of the Sony Vaio Z series has been to squeeze as much performance as possible out of a 13,1" laptop. This year's spring refresh is no exception, but it brings a number of exciting new technologies to the...... More

(Posted by: Martin Jorgensen on 2010-05-25)

Asus GTX 480 1.5GB vs Sapphire Toxic Radeon HD 5870 2GB

Asus is one of the first manufacturers to actually have GeForce GTX 480s available to buy (at least intermittently), so we were delighted when the firm's Voltage Tweak edition of the card arrived in the ITShootOut.com office. This happened to...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2010-05-12)

Intel X25-M G2 80GB Solid State Drive (SSD) Review

Intel has been dominating the performance CPU market since the release of its Core 2 Duo chips several years ago, but there’s another sector of the market the firm has also been quietly attempting to conquer; Solid State Storage. Intel’s...... More

(Posted by: Jon Martindale on 2010-04-30)

Asus Rampage III Extreme Motherboard Review

The Rampage series has included Asus' flagship Intel motherboards for the past three generations, pushing the boundaries of what is possible when it comes to overclocking and innovation. Today we have the latest iteration in the ITShootout labs;...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2010-04-21)

Danamics LMX and LMX Superleggera Liquid Metal CPU Cooler Review

Danamics assures us that Cyberdyne Systems had no part in the liquid metal technology used in the LMX, but the Sodium Potassium Alloy used within the cooler is still pretty exciting stuff. As you’d expect the liquid metal is extremely effective...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2010-04-12)

Asus P6X58D-E Motherboard Review

Asus has been uncharacteristically slow at delivering an affordable next-generation X58 motherboard, with the only product amongst its ranks to offer USB 3.0 and 6Gbps SATA being the flagship P6X58D Premium. Fortunately Asus has addressed this...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2010-04-06)

Core i5 DDR3 Memory Kit Group Test - 4GB kits

Today we are comparing five different 4GB kits specifically tailored for use on the socket 1156 platform. Each of these kits has been supplied by a real retail store rather than from the manufacturer directly, so it should be representative of...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2010-03-31)

Razer Mako Speakers Review

At £250 the Makos are aimed squarely at the enthusiast crowd and, as they are a 2.1 channel set, at users with somewhat limited desk space. Whilst many gamers will baulk at such a steep price tag for a bundle comprising of merely two channels,...... More

(Posted by: on 2010-03-27)

AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Review

Today we are looking at one of the processors from AMD's 2010 line up, designed to go up against Intel's Pentium dual cores at the important £75 inc. VAT price point. Intel would no doubt prefer us to pitch this chip against its Core i3 530, but...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2010-03-23)

Asus Radeon EAH 5870 1GB Video Card Review

Aside from cost and availability there is little to differentiate one Radeon 5870 from another. They all use the same Batmobile-inspired cooler; offer almost the same bundle and identical clock speeds. Asus is aiming to change that by offering a...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2010-03-19)