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OCZ Core Series SSD Preview @ Laptop Magazine
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Monday

OCZ Core Series SSD Preview
@ Laptop Magazine
@ Hot Hardware

Notebooks
Alienware Area-51 m15x Gaming Notebook @ TechSpot
Samsung Q45 HSDPA Notebook @ Trusted Reviews

Motherboards
Gigabyte EP45-DQ6 Motherboard @ Pro-Clockers
ASUS M3N78 PRO @ Bjorn3D
GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 Motherboard @ Virtual-Hideout
780G Chipset Motherboards Roundup @ InsideHW
ASUS P5E64 WS Professional X38 Workstation Motherboard @ ThinkComputers.org

Memory
Mushkin Ascent 2x2GB PC3-12800 DDR3 Kit @ Hardware Canucks
G.Skill Pi DDR2 PC2-8800 4GB @ DriverHeaven
G.SKILL DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) 4Gb Kit @ CPU3D
Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Memory Kit @ Legit Reviews

Video
Force3D ATi HD4870 @ InsideHW
Visiontek HD 4870 @ OCC
ATI HD 4850 @ Trusted Reviews
Asus GeForce GTX 280 TOP @ ComputerBase
Pre-OC Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 and 260 @ bit-tech
HIS HD 3650 512MB IceQ Turbo Videocard @ HardwareLogic

Displays
LG Flatron L206WU with DisplayLink @ bit-tech

Cases
Hiper Osiris HTC-1K514 Mid-Tower Case @ Hardware Canucks
Moneual Lab MonCaso 972 HTPC Case @ OCC

Cooling
ZEROtherm ZEN FZ120 CPU Cooler @ CPU3D
Aquacomputer AquagraFX GTX200 VGA Water Cooler @ Hardwareoverclock
OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler @ Mikhailtech

Power Supplies
BFG ES Series 800W PSU @ bit-tech
Silverstone Decathlon DA850 @ Pro-Clockers
OCZ EliteXStream 800W PSU @ Overclockers Online
GlacialPower GP-AL650A 650 Watt Power Supply @ TechAddicts
Gigabyte - ODIN GT 800W Power Supply @ TechwareLabs
Kingwin 1000w Mach1 PSU @ OC Cafe
Glacialpower GP-AL 650A Power Supply @ Mikhailtech
Coolmax CUQ 1350 Watt Power Supply @ Pro-Clockers

Storage
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS Hard Drive @ Futurelooks
Sans Digital MS2UT+ Black RAID Enclosure @ ASE Labs

Peripherals
Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000 WebCam @ Benchmark Reviews
BlueAnt Wireless Z9i Bluetooth Headset @ Legit Reviews
3DConnexion SpaceExplorer 3D Controller @ Metku.net

Consumer Electronics
Creative Zen X-Fi 8GB Media Player @ gadget zone
Canon EOS 450D Digital SLR @ Trusted Reviews
Samsung YP-P2 MP3 Player @ ThinkComputers.org
Toshiba RD-98DT HDD/DVD Recorder @ Trusted Reviews
Panasonic SDR-SW20 Waterproof Camcorder @ Trusted Reviews
Arcam Solo Mini @ Trusted Reviews

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"OCZ Core Series SSD Edition"?!?!
By ksherman on 7/21/2008 9:54:07 AM , Rating: 3
Why is this the "OCZ Core Series SSD Edition" when you have two reviews up, with both being extremely limited and short reviews that offer us barely a glance at what these drives can do?




By ImSpartacus on 7/21/2008 10:50:05 AM , Rating: 1
No kidding. Odd, if you ask me.


By quaiky on 7/21/2008 11:03:00 AM , Rating: 1
also found those reviews very limited and not really helpfull
would be nice to seeing them compared to a wider array of SSD and harddisks in multiple situations that favor either transfer rate, access times, or a mix of both.


RE: "OCZ Core Series SSD Edition"?!?!
By Fnoob on 7/21/2008 12:37:48 PM , Rating: 2
They aren't reviews. They are "previews". Something is better than nothing, no?


By kensiko on 7/21/2008 12:57:59 PM , Rating: 3
RE: "OCZ Core Series SSD Edition"?!?!
By ksherman on 7/21/2008 1:09:26 PM , Rating: 2
Understandable, but still doesn't explain the need for the "Edition" moniker for the headline...


By Brandon Hill (blog) on 7/21/2008 1:16:26 PM , Rating: 2
An "Edition" is normally used when a hot new item/product is introduced and there are one or more reviews/previews available. The OCC Core fits into this category.

Last week, we had a "ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Edition" with five previews of the card.


I just want to know
By Choppedliver on 7/21/2008 11:45:50 AM , Rating: 4
Why they call this a disk drive. Ok yeah, its designed to replace your old hard disk, but it has no disk in it.

Its SSD solid state storage. Why bring the "disk" moniker into play




RE: I just want to know
By Strunf on 7/21/2008 12:14:47 PM , Rating: 2
Where did you read Disk Drive ? In the pictures it says Solid State Drive...


RE: I just want to know
By Chriz on 7/21/2008 12:51:23 PM , Rating: 2
Some call it Solid State Disk instead of Solid State Drive. It's just like how some called a hard drive a hard disk or hard disk drive.


RE: I just want to know
By kkwst2 on 7/21/2008 1:02:54 PM , Rating: 2
It's not really like that at all, because the hard drive actually has disks (platters), while the solid state drive has none.

I'm not really sure why we are making such a big deal of it. I think everyone knows what we're talking about. Those who don't should move along.


Not bad
By Chriz on 7/21/2008 10:56:16 AM , Rating: 2
The performance/price ratio is getting a lot better on SSD's with these core series. I'm sure the Intel SSD's are going to be a lot faster, but I really doubt the price will be that cheap.




RE: Not bad
By walk2k on 7/21/2008 12:36:35 PM , Rating: 1
$1000 for 64GB? Pass........


RE: Not bad
By Brandon Hill (blog) on 7/21/2008 12:45:33 PM , Rating: 2
The 64GB OCZ Core is $259...


RE: Not bad
By Chriz on 7/21/2008 12:48:47 PM , Rating: 2
$259 for the OCZ core 64 GB.


RE: Not bad
By walk2k on 7/21/2008 7:02:10 PM , Rating: 2
oh drat I was looking at this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...
=$885 actually it went down since this morning ...

$259 is still pretty high. the 128gb is $519? ouch.

I guess if you need extreme battery life or something


AnandTech has a AMD SB750 to test
By dragonbif on 7/21/2008 8:21:03 PM , Rating: 2
It seems they got a Foxconn A79A-S motherboard with a SB750 chip on it to test.

http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=47...




By ZaethDekar on 7/22/2008 10:20:51 AM , Rating: 2
I jut read that and I am impressed already. Can't wait for the in-depth review.

I have been looking at upgrading my computer for Fallout 3 and I may just go all out with a Phenom with a 750SB board, I deffinatly like how easy the controls are.


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