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Overclocking: Q9550 Air Cooled Overclocks on the X38 platform

Posted by admin On September - 27 - 2009

Overclock Intel Q9550

As always here on mods-n-clocks an article covering the overclocking of a processor follows in the footsteps a few weeks after the processor’s review. So here to compliment the Q9550 review is an overclocking article that aims to provide an example of how far you might be able to overclock the Q9550 with just fairly standard air cooling.

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Review: Sandisk Cruzer Micro Skin 8gb USB Flash Drive

Posted by admin On September - 15 - 2009

Sandisk Cruzer Micro Skin 8gb USB Flash Drive

We all need a good USB flash drive these days and those of us who invested in a drive several years ago may well now be looking for something newer, fresher, quicker and with a much larger capacity. With the introduction of useful USB focused extras like PortableApps size does matter as you can take almost all of your digital life with you on your stick!

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Charts: CPU simple benchmark performance tests

Posted by admin On September - 10 - 2009

Intel Q9550

I have a few CPU reviews on here and I also have a few articles on overclocking CPUs. In all of these I refer to certain benchmarks such as SuperPI and the RealTemp XS Score. But how do various CPU compare in these? Well here’s a short comparison to help you read the other articles in a clearer light…

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Failure: Sitecom WL-308 Gaming Router

Posted by admin On September - 9 - 2009

Sitecom WL-308 Router

One thing that you don’t tend to hear about on the big commercial review sites is what happens with a product in the medium to long term. That’s one thing that a small independent site like this can bring to you all. Unfortunately I have to report one such failure today as my Sitecom WL-308 router failed yesterday after 10 months of reliable operation.

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