BenchZone proudly presents to you the review of the Adata S510 120GB SATA3 SSD!

Yes, it took us a while, but we decided to take the plunge and start reviewing SSDs, starting today with the fairly cheap yet powerful (?) S510 120GB SSD from Adata.
Apart from the usual contents ( performance measurements, charts, photos ) we included a page full of tips & settings that will help you get the most out of your SSD ( any SSD, they are brand and model independent ) while keeping it as healthy as possible!

So, go ahead and read the review now by clicking on the following link:

Adata S510 120GB SATA3 SSD Review

Only a few days after unveiling and launching the dual-GPU GeForce GTX 690 graphics card, another product based on the GK104 GPU Core of the "Kepler" family is going to see the light of day!

The nVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 will be launched this Thursday the 10th of May with the following specifications and price tag:

GPU Core: GK104
Stream Processors: 1344
ROPs: 32
TMUs: 128
Memory BUS Width: 256BIT
Memory Capacity: 2GB
GPU Core Base Clock: 915MHz
GPU Core Base Boost Clock: 994MHz
Memory Clock: 1502MHz ( GDDR5-6008 )
2* 6pin PCI-Express power connectors
supports all the features introduced with the GeForce 300 Series drivers and the GeForce GTX 680

MSRP: $399-$429

We're feeling good and happy here at BenchZone today, as we have a new article to unveil to the public

Today we're going to check if the newer graphics card driver releases from AMD & nVIDIA are truly increasing the performance of their graphics cards, how much ? if at all, at what cost ?

Check out our new article now and find out, we've got plenty of games like Crysis, Metro 2033, DiRT 2, benchmarks from FutureMark's 3D Mark Series, Unigine's Heaven, etc, screenshots to compare the image quality between the two brands and between their own driver releases, and more!

Check it out now, you know you want to! Click here!

Finally, our first review for 2012 is ready & published ( yay! )

Today we're taking a 32GB Quad Channel Memory Kit from Avexir for a spin on BenchZone's Benchmark track.
It's a mainstream DDR3-1600 memory kit with low profile aluminum heatspreaders with a unique feature:
blue flashing & dimming LEDs at the top sides, profile & center with Avexir's logo flashing in light blue in alternating sequences.



Grab a cup of coffee or your favorite energy drink, and read the review now!

http://www.benchzone.com/page.php?al=avexir_core_32GB_review

Merry Xmas & our wishes for a happy, healthy and successful in every aspect New Year!!!
Have fun and take care, remember partying is nice, but our safety is #1, if you drink, do not drive.

Have fun ladies & gentlemen, see you again in a few weeks with more hardware reviews & articles!

Hello everybody,
We're happy to announce to you that we have a brand new article online for you to read today!

In this article we're focusing on what gives us ( and what does not ) higher performance in our favorite computer games.
We test various CPUs and graphics cards at various frequencies, quantities, overclock various components, try a few sound cards, and go through various scenarios and "myths" originating from various computer & gaming forums ( such as the "HyperThreading myth" and the 16x-16x SLI performance against 8x-8x slot SLI performance ).
We test if we get any higher FPS by overclocking our RAM, our Core i7 980X & Core i5-2600K CPUs, overclocking the PCI-Express BUS, overclocking the BCLK, and many more.

If you're a gamer, you REALLY NEED to read this article.

So, grab a cup of coffee or your favorite energy drink ( oh yes, you're going to need a lot of energy, you're looking at a 23 page reading :-p ) and read the article now!

Hello everybody!
Long time, no "see".

How are you doing ? Hope all is well over there.

We're finally back, and planning to remain active again, outputting a bunch of reviews, guides & articles each month.

Let's start November ( OMG, the winter's coming, nooooo! ) with a preview of the newest flagship processor of AMD's Bulldozer series, the FX-8150!
In this preview we'll take a look at the specifications of the new processor and its performance in various tasks on Ubuntu 11.10 x64 Linux.
We might release another preview covering some basic applications & benchmarks on Windows 7 before we release the full review ( 100's of benchmarks, lots of pages, architecture analysis, feature & future looks, etc etc ).

Apart from the text, charts and comments, you'll also be able to view 2 videos we took using the AMD FX-8150 processor, a video that was taken during our measurements, and an extreme overclocking video in which we insulate the motherboard, overclock the processor using liquid nitrogen ( LN2 ) and run various benchmarks like 3D Mark Vantage, SuperPi, wPrime, etc etc.

So, go ahead, check out our preview of the AMD FX-8150 CPU now!

FutureMark Corp. the famous benchmarking software house informed us a few hours ago about the final release date of their new installment in the general PC performance evaluation benchmarks, PC Mark 7!
PC Mark 7 will be released this Thursday, May 12th and will more than likely become the PC Markers' new favorite benchmark ( think PC Mark05 ).

As you can guess from its name, it will only run under Windows 7.
The free edition will be more than enough for the average & pro benchmarker, as you'll be able to run the standard benchmark ( System Test Suite ) suite as many times as you wish, and store all your results on FutureMark's new ORB ( Online Result Browser ).
If you want to use the results saving feature, you'll have to buy the advanced version though.

Get ready to bench guys 'n' girls!!!

A few months ago I was notified by a reader that our forum had an issue causing an error whenever somebody tried to register.
Wise people say "Better late than never", right ?
Yesterday I wiped the forum's database and started re-installing & configuring our forums, introducing a few new interesting sections & new forum organization as well.

I'm still making changes, adding sections, getting ready to change the forum scheme & layout, add more features and add-ons, but you may register safely as of now.

Visit the new BenchZone & BenchBot forums now!

We just learned that a dear friend of ours, Cyril Pelupessy, who was a technical PR officer at MSI Europe passed away 2 days ago suffering from pneumonia for 1 month.
He was a great man, a hard working person and a great friend.

Thank you very much for the good times in Amsterdam Cyril.

We'll miss you man.

R.I.P.