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Speed Link’s TORID Wireless PC Gamepad – Review

At first glance, Speed Link’s TORID pad is very similar in design to an Xbox 360 pad. Eight meter wireless range, turbo fire ability, force vibration and even compatibility with the PS3, make this a very appealing 3rd party pad. TORID unboxed Once unboxed, we get the wireless USB nano receiver, charge...

INVICTUS Gaming Mousepad Review

Speed Link’s new gaming mousepad has been designed to give you comfort and accuracy for work and play. The INVICTUS Core Gaming Mousepad gives you the ability to flip between a more controlled, granular surface (for work) and a smooth, faster surface (for gaming). Speed Link may be on to something...

SSD vs HD: Game Loading Times

Although system boot-up and virus scans are enhanced with the SSD, PC gamers will always want to utilise an SSD for faster game loading times and in-game performance. We decided to put our trusty old hard drive up against the Kingston Limited Edition 120GB SSD. While some results were no surprise, there may...

SSD vs HD: AVG AntiVirus Scan

We all hear how much faster an SSD is meant to be at booting-up your PC into Windows…but exactly how much faster is it? To make this test fair, we virus scanned using AVG Anti Virus FREE Edition and made these scans immediately after a boot-up on freshly installed copies of Windows 8 (so both scans...

Kingston HyperX Limited Edition 120GB SSD Review

Next-gen consoles are here. PC gamers are now researching, saving and buying everything they need to build next-gen beating games machines. While the obvious CPU, RAM and GPU upgrades are a must, what about the leap from HD to SSD? Kingston has sent us their new HyperX Limited Edition 120GB SSD. With a read...

Kingston HyperX Limited Edition (Yellow) 8GB 1600mhz RAM Pack Review

Update 30/11/13: Although the RRP of Kingston’s HyperX Limited Edition 8GB 1600mhz Kit is £69.99 many stores are selling this reliable kit for as low as £49.99. Add that to Kingston’s life-time warranty, cool eye-catching and installation-friendly design and this Limited Edition becomes worth...