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Hardware SIG Meeting Presentations:

Presentations made in 2011:

Date: August 9, 2011 (PDF)

Featured Topic: none (only Hardware News)

Date: July 12, 2011 (PDF)

Featured Topic: none (only Hardware News)

Date: June 14, 2011 (PDF)

Featured Topic: The Balance of Computer Components: 2011 Update

Date: May 10, 2011 (PDF)

Featured Topic: Hard Drives, SSDs, and Other "Drives": 2011 Update

Date: April 12, 2011 (PDF)

Featured Topic: Graphics Processors, Graphics Cards, and Monitors: 2011 Update

Date: March 8, 2011 (PDF)

Featured Topic: System RAM Plus Motherboard Features Beyond Core Logic (Chipsets): 2011 Update

Date: February 8, 2011 (PDF)

Featured Topic: Core Logic (Chipsets): 2011 Update

Date: January 11, 2011 (PDF - presentation slides) (PDF - comparative matrix spreadsheet)

Featured Topic: Water Cooling

Hardware Links:

Hardware Links
CPUs	Monitors	Modems and NICs
CPU coolers	Hard Drives & SSDs	Power Supplies
Core Logic (Chipsets)	Hard Drive Controllers	Chassis
Motherboards	Optical and Other Drives	Fans (Case)
System RAM	Sound Processors and Cards	Keyboards
Graphics Processors and Cards	Speakers	Mice

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CPUs
AMD Press Releases Product Page	Intel Press Releases Product Page

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CPU coolers [NOTE: A CPU cooler is already included with "Boxed" processors.]
Arctic Cooling Press Releases Product Page	Thermalright Press Releases Product Page
Cooler Master Press Releases Product Page	Thermaltake Press Releases Product Page
Scythe Press Releases Product Page	Zalman Press Releases Product Page

Core Logic (chipsets)
ATI/AMD Press Releases Product Page	Intel Press Releases Product Page
NVIDIA Press Releases Product Page

Motherboards
ASRock Press Releases Product Page	Foxconn Press Releases Product Page
ASUSTeK (ASUS) Press Releases Product Page	Gigabyte Press Releases Product Page
Biostar Press Releases Product Page	Intel Press Releases Product Page
ECS Press Releases Product Page	MSI (Micro-Star) Press Releases Product Page

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System RAM
Corsair Press Releases Product Page	Micron Press Releases Product Page
Crucial (Lexar Media/Micron) Press Releases Product Page	OCZ Press Releases Product Page
Kingston Press Releases Product Page	Samsung Press Releases Product Page

Graphics Processors and Cards
ASUSTeK (ASUS) Press Releases Product Page	Matrox Press Releases Product Page
ATI/AMD (for integrated, see Core Logic) Press Releases Product Page	MSI Press Releases Product Page
Diamond Press Releases Product Page	NVIDIA (for integrated, see Core Logic) Press Releases Product Page
EVGA Press Releases Product Page	PNY Technologies Press Releases Product Page
Gainward Press Releases Product Page	PowerColor Press Releases Product Page
Gigabyte Press Releases Product Page	S3 (VIA) Press Releases Product Page
Intel (for integrated, see CPU and Core Logic)	Sapphire Press Releases Product Page
Leadtek Press Releases Product Page	XFX Press Releases Product Page

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Monitors
Acer Press Releases Product Page	Samsung Press Releases Product Page
LG Press Releases Product Page	ViewSonic Press Releases Product Page
NEC/Mitsubishi Press Releases Product Page

Hard Drives and SSDs
Corsair Press Releases Product Page	Samsung HDD Press Releases Product Page
Fusion-io Press Releases Product Page	Samsung SSD Press Releases Product Page
Hitachi HDD Press Releases Product Page	SanDisk Press Releases Product Page
Hitachi SSD Press Releases Product Page	Seagate HDD Press Releases Product Page
Intel Press Releases Product Page	Seagate SSD Press Releases Product Page
Iomega Press Releases Product Page	Super Talent Press Releases Product Page
Kingston Press Releases Product Page	Transcend Press Releases Product Page
Lexar (Crucial) Press Releases Product Page	Western Digital HDD Press Releases Product Page
Memoright Press Releases Product Page	Western Digital SSD Press Releases Product Page
OCZ Press Releases Product Page

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Hard Drive Controllers
3ware (see LSI Logic)	LSI Logic Press Releases Product Page
Adaptec (now PMC-Sierra) Press Releases Product Page	Promise Press Releases Product Page
HighPoint Press Releases Product Page

Optical and Other Drives
ASUSTeK (ASUS) Press Releases Product Page	Pioneer Press Releases Product Page
Iomega Press Releases Product Page	Plextor Press Releases Product Page
LG Electronics Press Releases Product Page	Samsung Press Releases Product Page
Lite-On Press Releases Product Page	Sony Press Releases Product Page

Sound Processors and Cards
ASUSTeK (ASUS) Press Releases Product Page	Diamond Multimedia Press Releases Product Page
Azuntech Press Releases Product Page	IDT (SigmaTel) Press Releases Product Page
C-Media Press Releases Product Page	Realtek Press Releases Product Page
Cirrus Logic Press Releases Product Page	Turtle Beach Press Releases Product Page
Creative Labs Press Releases Product Page	VIA Press Releases Product Page

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Speakers
Altec Lansing Press Releases Product Page	JBL/Harman Press Releases Product Page
Bose Press Releases Product Page	Logitech Press Releases Product Page
Creative Labs Press Releases Product Page

Modems and NICs
Broadcom Press Releases Product Page	NETGEAR Press Releases Product Page
D-Link Press Releases Product Page	Realtek Press Releases Product Page
Diamond Press Releases Product Page	SMC Press Releases Product Page
Intel Press Releases Product Page	US Robotics Press Releases Product Page
Linksys (Cisco) Press Releases Product Page	Zoom Press Releases Product Page
Marvell Press Releases Product Page

Power Supplies
Antec Press Releases Product Page	OCZ (excl PC Power & Cooling) Press Releases Product Page
Apevia Press Releases Product Page	PC Power & Cooling Press Releases Product Page
CoolerMaster Press Releases Product Page	Seasonic Press Releases Product Page
Enermax Press Releases Product Page	Silverstone Press Releases Product Page
FSP/Fortron Source Press Releases Product Page	Sparkle Press Releases Product Page
hec (COMPUCASE) Press Releases Product Page	Thermaltake Press Releases Product Page

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Chassis
Antec Press Releases Product Page	Gigabyte Press Releases Product Page
Apevia Press Releases Product Page	In-Win Press Releases Product Page
Chieftec Press Releases Product Page	Lian-Li Press Releases Product Page
CoolerMaster Press Releases Product Page	Silverstone Press Releases Product Page
ENlight Press Releases Product Page	Thermaltake Press Releases Product Page

Fans (Case)
Antec Press Releases Product Page	Scythe Press Releases Product Page
Arctic Cooling Press Releases Product Page	Thermaltake Press Releases Product Page
Delta Press Releases Product Page

Keyboards
Logitech Press Releases Product Page	Microsoft Press Releases Product Page

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Mice
Kensington Press Releases Product Page	Microsoft Press Releases Product Page
Logitech Press Releases Product Page	Razer Press Releases Product Page

Resource Links:

Resource Links
Product Review	PC Technology and Industry / Standards Organizations
Product News	E-tailers (e-commerce retailers) and Pricing Engines
"Self Help"

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Product Reviews

The majors

Anandtech

hardOCP

PC World

Tom's Hardware

Others

Bjorn3D

CPU (Computer Power User)

FiringSquad

HotHardware

Legion Hardware

Legit Reviews

Maximum PC

Neoseeker

PC Perspective

Storage Review (hard drives)

StorageSearch (SSDs)

The Tech Report

X-bit labs

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Product News

AMDZone

DailyTech (Anandtech)

Fudzilla (UK)

HKEPC (Hong Kong)

PC Watch (Japan)

SimmTester (memory industry news)

Tom's Hardware (News page)

the INQUIRER (UK)

The Register (UK)

"Self Help" (all products and services are FREE unless otherwise noted on the associated site - LOOK for the free download)

Disclaimer: These links are provided as a convenience to visitors to this site. We make no representation as to the quality of any product/service or its fitness for any particular purpose. Please contact the noted web site if you have questions about or difficulties in using their product/service. It is STRONGLY recommended that you contact the associated hardware manufacturer(s) BEFORE contacting these third parties.

Benchmarks

Benchmark HQ (various)

Cinebench

CrystalDiskMark (hard drive)

CrystalMark

Futuremark (3DMark series)

HD Tune (hard drive)

IOmeter (hard drive)

SiSoftware Sandra

Viewperf (SPEC)

Diagnostics

Benchmark HQ (various)