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SandForce SF-2000 Controllers Limited to 128-Bit EncryptionJun 12, 2012 - in News
In a quality audit, it was discovered that the SF-2000 Series Controllers don't operate at its 256-Bit Encryption specificaton, but currently is limited to 128-Bit Encryption
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Does High-Speed DDR3 Help AMD's FX? Four 8 GB Kits, ReviewedMay 31, 2012 - in Reviews
Rumor has it that fast DDR3 memory kits help uncork the performance of AMD's Bulldozer architecture. We grab four of the latest kits sporting data rates as high as 2800 MT/s with the goal of finding out. One contender rises to the top in this round-up.
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Best SSDs For The Money: May 2012May 28, 2012 - in Reviews
We're updating this month's recommendations after the introduction of Intel's SSD 330. But the new drives don't affect the outcome of today's story because one vendor in particular is going crazy with price-cutting that earns it several mentions from us.
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Best SSDs For The Money: April 2012Apr 25, 2012 - in Reviews
SSDs prices continue to fall, and we're updating our list of recommendations to reflect those changes. This month, the best deals are found in the $200-350 range. In particular, keep an eye out for 240 GB SSDs priced closer to $1/GB than we've ever seen.
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Kingston Releases HyperX 3K Solid State DrivesApr 10, 2012 - in News
Kingston Digital has released the HyperX 3K SSD, which features HyperX performance at a lower price.
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Ten 60 GB SandForce-Based Boot Drives, Rounded-UpFeb 29, 2012 - in Reviews
What makes one SandForce-based SSD different from the others that appear to be just like it? We round up 10 models with 60 GB of capacity to explore the effects of NAND interfaces. We also stumble across some interesting data related to full drives.
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Best SSDs For The Money: February 2012Feb 27, 2012 - in Reviews
After Valentine's Day, SSDs prices fell once again, and we updated our list to reflect those changes. This month, the best deals are found in the $200-300 range, and there's one bargain in our list for a 240 GB SSD that you simply will not want to miss.
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Best SSDs For The Money: January 2012Jan 23, 2012 - in Reviews
Welcome to the year's first SSD recommendations. We updated our list to reflect recent price drops on second-gen SandForce-based hardware. There are several good deals in the $150-200 range. Prices are falling, so we're letting you know!
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Kingston Makes Red HyperX Memory for Fashionable MobosJan 23, 2012 - in News
Red RAM so that your memory won't feel out of place in your enthusiast motherboard.
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Best SSDs For The Money: December 2011Dec 28, 2011 - in Reviews
Welcome to the last column of 2011. We updated our recommendations to reflect the recent price drops on second-gen SandForce hardware. There are several good deals to be found for right about $150-200 bucks. Prices are falling, and we keep you informed.
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Kingston's HyperX Sets DDR3 World Speed RecordDec 7, 2011 - in News
Kingston claims the world record for DDR3 clock frequency with its HyperX T1 model.
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Best SSDs For The Money: November 2011Nov 22, 2011 - in Reviews
Welcome to the sixth iteration of our highest-ranked SSDs at any given price point. We updated our recommendations to reflect the recent price drops on second-gen SandForce hardware. There are several good deals to be found for right about $200 bucks.
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Kingston Releases SSDNow V200 Series SSDsNov 11, 2011 - in News
Kingston has released its SSDNow V200 Series SSDs, which offers twice the performance as the V100 series and up to 20 percent less in cost.
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Round-Up: 15 microSDHC Cards, Benchmarked And ReviewedNov 9, 2011 - in Reviews
With rated write performance as high as 10 MB/s and capacities as high as 32 GB, there's plenty of choice in the microSDHC marketplace. Do the contenders actually hit their performance targets? Interestingly, some of them are actually quite a bit better!
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Best SSDs For The Money: October 2011Oct 13, 2011 - in Reviews
Welcome to the fifth iteration of our highest-ranked SSDs for any given budget. We updated our recommendations to reflect the recent price drops on second-gen SandForce hardware. There are several good deals to be found for right about $200 bucks.
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Kingston Releases Business Class KC100 SSDSep 14, 2011 - in News
Kingston launches its first SATA 6.0 Gb/s Enterprise SSD, the SSDNow KC100 SSD, utilizing the SandForce SF-2200 family of controllers.
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Seven 8 GB DDR3 Memory Kits For Your AMD A75 MotherboardSep 4, 2011 - in Reviews
Because integrated GPUs generally employ shared system memory, RAM performance has a significant effect on gaming frame rates. We're testing seven 8 GB DDR3 kits that manufacturers tell us are a perfect match for AMD’s mainstream Llano-based APUs.
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Best SSDs For The Money: August 2011Aug 25, 2011 - in Reviews
We've added more SSDs to our database and observed a number of significant price changes in the past month. As a result, this months recommendations undergo a notable revamp. And to those of you waiting for a hierarchy table at the end, it's here!
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Kingston Ships High-Speed HyperX SSDsAug 2, 2011 - in News
Kingston has officially launched its HyperX SSD line featuring the SandForce SF-2281 controller and a SATA 3.0 6 Gb/s connection.
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Kingston Reveals its First SandForce-based SSDJun 3, 2011 - in News
The Kingston HyperX will use the SandForce SF-2281 controller for sequential read speeds up to 525 MB/s.
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Best SSDs For The Money: May 2011May 30, 2011 - in Reviews
Welcome to the second installment of our list of top SSDs at at any given price point. This month we see the announcement of several new drives from OCZ, availability of Crucial's m4 lineup (at expected prices), and the emergence of new SF-2200 options.
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10 SDXC/SDHC Memory Cards, Rounded Up And BenchmarkedMay 23, 2011 - in Reviews
The latest flash-based SD memory cards with UHS-I deliver up to 63 MB/s throughput. Users who want to exploit that performance need to pay attention to a few details, like making sure they upgrade to a USB 3.0 card reader. Which card is the fastest?
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Super-Size Me: Gigabyte's G1.Assassin In An XL-ATX MonsterMay 22, 2011 - in Picture Story
When it comes to PC form factors, they don't get much larger than XL-ATX. Just how large is Gigabyte's new super-sized G1.Assassin motherboard? Follow along as we walk you through our custom build (with four graphics cards, lots of memory, and an SSD).
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Best SSDs For The Money: April 2011Apr 26, 2011 - in Reviews
This is the first installment in a new series recommending the best solid-state drives you can buy at any given budget level. With so many SSDs piling up, all based on the same few controllers, it’s time for us to start identifying the real winners.
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Nine USB 3.0 Flash Drives For Road WarriorsApr 25, 2011 - in Reviews
The best ultra-portable USB 3.0 storage products from 16 to 128 GB square off in a grand comparison. We found wildly disparate transfer rates ranging from 200 MB/s down to a snail’s pace. At the end, though, two products rose to the top of our list.
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Eight 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) Memory Kits For P67 Express, Rounded UpApr 17, 2011 - in Reviews
Intel’s newest platform lineup has the same memory requirements as P55 Express, yet some of the modules available for it are rated differently. We discuss those differences on our quest to find the best performance/price in an 8 GB dual-channel kit.
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System Builder Marathon: TH's $2000 Hand-Picked BuildDec 26, 2010 - in Reviews
The first $2000 build in this quarter's SBM series provided astonishing performance overall, but a few disappointments forced us to consider alternative parts. Today, we see how much improvement we can make when we hand-pick the configuration, TH-style
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Tom's Hardware's 2010 Holiday Gift Guide: Part 2, Last-Minute LuxuryDec 15, 2010 - in Reviews
Welcome to Part 2 of Tom's Hardware's 2010 Holiday Gift Guide. This second installment is geared toward the folks who want to buy components that stand alone as respectable gifts--call them the add-ons to go with the complete machines we built last week.
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SSD RAID: Do You Want A Cheap Array Or One Larger Drive?Dec 2, 2010 - in Reviews
You're on a budget. You want to know if it'd be better to stripe a couple of smaller SSDs or simply buy one larger performance-oriented drive. Today we're comparing one, two, and four 30 GB Kingston SSDNow V drives to Zalman’s new 128 GB N-series SSD.
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