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REVIEW: Gigabyte Force M7 Thor by James |
Date: 20 May 2013 |
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Reviewer’s thoughts
There’s no denying it, at around £25 I think the Gigabyte Force M7 Thor mouse is a bit of a bargain. The mouse came well packaged with little else (EDIT: nothing!) in the box save the mouse, although this obviously keeps the cost down. The Force software (at £25 I actually expected none!) can be downloaded from the Gigabyte website and allows the user to set up some basic keyboard bindings etc… |
REVIEW: Kingston HyperX Black 8GB 1600MHz by James |
Date: 3 May 2013 |
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Reviewer’s thoughts
The Kingston HyperX Black 8GB 1600MHz (KHX16C9B1BK2/8X) modules came well protected in the standard memory wallet type packaging, which is pretty much par for the course for this entry level memory. The modules themselves are a good size too, not being too tall at a height of just 30mm… |
REVIEW: HIS 7850 iPower IceQ Turbo 4GB by James |
Date: 19 April 2013 |
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Reviewer’s thoughts
There’s no doubt the the HIS 7850 IPower IceQ Turbo 4GB Graphics Card (H785QT4G2M) is a damn fine 7850, that performs graphically, thermally and acoustically. The big question is whether that additional 2GB of VRAM is worth the extra cash!? |
REVIEW: CM Storm Ceres 400 by James |
Date: 8 April 2013 |
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Reviewer’s thoughts
I wasn’t expecting much from a £35 headset but the Cooler Master Ceres 400 has proved me wrong, as long as you factor in what one would expect for the price, then the Ceres 400 represents really good value for money. The Ceres 400 came well packaged, although there’s not much else in the box, save for a basic user guide. The headset seems relatively sturdy… |
REVIEW: Cooler Master Seidon 240M by James |
Date: 2 April 2013 |
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Reviewer’s thoughts
The Cooler Master Seidon 240M has performed admirably in all of my testing, keeping the temperature of my overclocked 3770K down to 60 degrees when at full speed (via PWM), so there’s certainly no denying the Seidon’s cooling ability. |
REVIEW: HIS 7950 IceQ X² Boost Clock by James |
Date: 25 March 2013 |
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Reviewer’s thoughts
If you’re reading this then you can already see the scores, so maybe I don’t need to write too much here, or maybe I do; but to be fair I can’t find any reason not to give the HIS 7950 IceQ X² Boost Clock our very first Platinum award. Of course to do that you have to get tens across the board and that’s no easy feat, but the HIS 7950 IceQ X² Boost Clock has pulled it off. |
REVIEW: Cooler Master HAF XB by James |
Date: 8 March 2013 |
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Reviewer’s thoughts
The Cooler Master HAF XB has been one of the more interesting cases that I have seen of late and proves a least one manufacturer is thinking outside of the box. For my part I have enjoyed working with the HAF XB, it came well packaged with a good degree of extras from cable ties to the Cooler Master Stand-off socket, a most useful device! |
REVIEW: QPAD QH-90 by James |
Date: 22 February 2013 |
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Reviewer’s thoughts
I must admit to being a little surprised by the QPAD QH-90, I thought that it might good, but I wasn’t expecting it to be this good… The QH-90 came beautifully packaged with everything individually wrapped, un-boxing it was a little like Christmas. You also get a good set of cables/extensions allowing you to be some 4 metres from your rig should you wish. Also included… |
REVIEW: Kingston HyperX 10th Anniversary 8GB 1866MHz by James |
Date: 15 February 2013 |
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Reviewer’s thoughts
Enter the Kingston HyperX 10th Anniversary Edition 8GB Kit (2x4GB) – DDR3 1866MHz. These modules came in the standard memory wallet type packaging and while the modules are well protected I would have thought Kingston could have come up with something a little more impressive for its 10th Aniverssary, but… Anyway what lies within the packaging is a truly great set of RAM modules… |
REVIEW: CM Storm Quickfire TK by Mark |
Date: 8 February 2013 |
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Reviewer’s thoughts
Overall I have enjoyed my time with the CM Storm Quickfire TK keyboard and it has now given me a problem. I am going to have to spend some time thinking as to whether I finally replace my trusty Logitech G15. I admit I would miss the LCD panel, but the mechanical keys are very tempting. With this in mind its worth looking at… |
