AMD Athlon II 440 x3 3.0GHz @ TechwareLabs
“Looking to build a new computer(or upgrade an existing one), but don’t want to break the bank? Check out AMD’s Athlon II 440 x3. It’s a 3.0GHz triple-core that wont break the bank. And at $89, it’s highly notable.”
A-DATA AS592S-32GM-C 32GB SSD @ Motherboards.org
“A-DATA has an interesting drive on their hands with the S592 32GB drive. On the one hand it is one of the more mainstream drives with a price of under $100 on Directron. It also outperforms the Intel X25-V mainstream drive nearly across the board, making the choice clear. The main problem with this drive is the limited storage capacity of 32GB.”
OCZ Vertex 2 SSD @ Guru3D
“OCZ is back to attack with a new SSD in that slowly saturating SSD storage market. Yes, the Vertex 2 is finally here. OCZ has been on a winning streak with their SSD drives ever since that started selling Indilinx controller based products The SandForce controllers will bring extensive performance equal and even higher to the Indilinx products yet without the need for additional cache memory.”
OWC Mercury Extreme SandForce SF-1200 @ TweakTown
“So far we’ve heard all kinds of stories about SandForce SF-1200 controlled SSD pricing, but to date most of the costs have been well over the launch price of OWC’s Mercury Extreme Enterprise SSD. Who would have thought that one of the best SandForce values on the market would have come from a Mac specialty shop?”
ASUS P6X58D Premium @ TechGage
“Intel may have launched its X58 chipset nearly a year-and-a-half ago, but board vendors continue to come out with new product as technologies improve. This past winter, ASUS released the P6X58D Premium, a high-end offering that boasts support for both SATA 3.0 and USB 3.0, and one that just begs to be pushed hard with overclocking.”
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula @ Guru3D
“We test the Crosshair IV Formula, the Mc Daddy of AMD 890FX motherboards. the alpha dog motherboards loaded with features like aforementioned, but also USB 3.0, automated overclock switches .. and get this four PCIe x16 slots and even core unlock functionality by pressing a button.”
ASRock 890GX Extreme3 @ Legit Reviews
“I had a blast working with the ASRock 890GX Extreme3 motherboard. If you look only at performance numbers the ASRock 890GX Extreme3 outperformed the MSI 785GM-E65 in the majority of the tests. Though there is much more to the ASRock 890GX Extreme3. The features that the ASRock 890GX Extreme3 offers, are key points that should be taken into consideration as well.”
AMD’s 890FX Chipset Boards @ Tech Report
“With 44 Gen2 PCIe lanes and six 6Gbps SATA ports, AMD’s new 890FX may be the finest high-end chipset on the market. Join us as we take a closer look at the 890FX in three premium motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI.”
MSI 890GXM-G65 @ OC Club
“The fact that the board performs so well even with a mATX form factor gives it a much wider appeal, as it could make it ideal for use in a Home Theater PC. Not only is it small enough to fit into the smaller cases that most HTPC users prefer, but it also comes with the strong-performing ATI Raedon HD 4290 IGP that has more than enough video connectivity for any type of user, including an HDMI port that supports full HD video and audio.”
ASUS P7P55 WS SuperComputer @ TweakTown
“The P7P55 WS SuperComputer is a healthy system that also happens to have the ability to run a ton of GPUs at full x16 speeds thanks to an NF200 chip on the board. It is this multi-GPU capability that gives it the SuperComputer name. After all, if you are pushing four NVIDIA GPUs running CUDA or OpenCL, you have a massive amount of compute power at your fingertips.”