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Silicon Power TOUCH 851 USB 2.0 Flash Drive

In addition to our recent testing of the Silicon Power A80 Armor USB 3.0 portable hard drive Silicon Power also provided us with the TOUCH 851 USB 2.0 Flash Drive. A flash drive review might seem trivial considering the market is saturated with flash drives of all shapes, sizes, capacities, and abilities. However the Touch 851 is no ordinary flash drive.

LIAN LI EX-10Q USB 3.0 External 2.5″ Hard Drive

The portable 2.5” drive has been around for a several years now and since USB 3.0 has become main stream peripheral manufacturers are already offering 2.5" portables in a USB 3.0 flavor. One manufacturer in particular is Lian Li who has always engineered some of the highest quality all aluminum computer cases and enclosures which have been second to none in the market place. We have one of Lian Li’s 2.5” HDD External Enclosures that is USB 3.0 compatible, let’s take a close look at the new EX-10Q 2.5”

AMD Athlon II X3 450 CPU/Processor

Today we check out the Athlon II X3 450 and answer the question "Is there a benefit to the triple core over a traditional dual core processor?" The answer might surprise you. With a price premium of a mere ten bucks over its dual core brother we show you what you get for that extra $10.

Lian Li PC-X900 Case/Chassis

Lian Li wants to satisfy all of our needs with the new PC-X900 an awesome mid tower case with a tool less design and sweet series of LED fans and slick brushed aluminum aesthetic. Join TechwareLabs while we review this sweet looking case.

Silicon Power A80 USB3.0 Portable Hard Drive

After years of waiting for the USB 3.0 spec to be written up and released to consumers we finally have a solid USB interface that is fast enough to meet the growing need for fast access portable storage! Let me introduce one particular USB 3.0 product that features this cutting edge 3.0 interface, the Silicon Power Armor A80 portable hard drive. With an ample 640GB of storage ready to rock 'n' roll Silicon Power provides a storage solution ready to please.

Sparkle Gold Class 850W PSU

Sparkle is mainly known for their video cards, and as we have seen, they tend to deliver. Power supplies might seem to be an odd place to branch off into at first, but it makes sense given that the graphics card is becoming one of the largest single power draws in a modern gaming system. Today, we'll be taking a look at a power supply that aims to be as far away from substandard as possible: Sparkle's Gold Class SCC-850AF. Let's see if that sparkle comes from the luster of the finish, or the fizzling sparks of dying circuitry.