CPUs, Cores, Threads, what does it all mean?
When researching processors these days one runs into talk of Cores, Threads, HyperThreading, Turbo Boost, Turbo This, Hyper That, HT, mhz, ghz, it’s a...
Author : Ed Smith
Voltmodding an old GPU for fun and profit
Being a “bencher”, I like to push my computer hardware to the limits and beyond. Nice new six core Intel core i7 Extreme 980x...
Enermax Platimax 600w 80+ Platinum PSU Review
We’ve looked at the top unit (here in the US, anyway) of Enermax’s Platimax series, now let’s check out one of the lowest wattage units,...
Cooler Master V850 Fully Modular 80+ Gold PSU Review
We’ve got something new and shiny here, it’s one of CoolerMaster’s newest PSUs, the V850. The V series is CoolerMaster’s first step along a complete...
OCZ Vertex 3.20 240GB SSD w/20nm Flash Review
Let’s take a look at OCZ’s newest SSD, the Sandforce based Vertex 3.20 240GB SSD. It features all the Sandforce performance we know and love,...
Enermax Platimax 1350w PSU Review
We’re back for another high wattage high efficiency PSU review! We’ve done this before with a 1200w Platinum and a 1275w Platinum, but today’s unit...
Is your video card being “bottlenecked”? What is bottlenecking, anyway?
(Image credit: TiN and K|ingp|n of team PURE at Kingpincooling.com) In the DIY computer world a lot of people are concerned about a video card...
HMDX Jam Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review
Portable music is one of the Big New Things Going On, that was certainly my impression after going to CES 2013 anyway. There were a...
Gigabyte Aire M1 Ultra Portable Mouse Review
Notebooks are a part of our lives these days, which means we either have to deal with the dubious accuracy of a touchpad or toss...
Infinity 500W Power Supply – A definite Big Bang for your Buck
Today we have yet another power supply to test! This unit sports a matte black paint scheme, nice sleeving, a rather glorious blue LED fan,...
PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mark III 750W 80+ Gold PSU Review
Previously we’ve looked at the 1200W and the 600W units from this series, both were quite good. On paper this 750W flavor looks equally impressive,...
OCZ Vector 256GB SSD Review
We’ve looked at a fair number of OCZ SSDs here at Funky Kit, today we have another one! This is OCZ’s brand new, just launched,...
CES 2013: Zalman Coolers, Cases, GPUs & PSUs
Part One: Zalman Coolers Zalman first came to my attention in the days of socket 462 and AMD Athlon chips, they had an aftermarket heatsink...
CES 2013: CoolerMaster Cases, Coolers & Accessories
CoolerMaster makes a lot of products. CoolerMaster also makes some very cool products. At CES 2013 CoolerMaster showed off a lot of very cool products....
CES 2013: OCZ Shows Off Epic Storage
OCZ’s at it again, these guys just don’t quit! … Not only is the new Vector 2.5″ SSD stomping around, OCZ has something newer and...