Author Eric Garay

Eric Garay

PC Hardware Editor

As our Senior PC Hardware Editor, Eric has been working with tech since before serving in the military where he really got to play with some very cool hardware. As for his prowess on the virtual battlefield, don't let the teddy bear exterior fool you. He can frag and pwn with the best in just about any first person shooter. You may run in to him at LANs, tech shows, and gaming shows, so do say hello.

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Patriot Memory 120GB Inferno Solid State Drive Review

Compared to about 18 months ago, solid state drives have come down roughly $100 USD making them more affordable. They're still one of the best upgrades out there. If your current system has been dragging its ... Continued

Video Preview and Unboxing – ZOTAC ZBOX AD02 Plus AMD Fusion E-350 Mini-PC

We took the afternoon off to go hang with Tuan from ZOTAC who recently received their brand new ZOTAC ZBOX AD02 Plus Mini-PC. While it looks similar to the early MAG series on the outside, these low powered m... Continued

Intel P67 Sandy Bridge Round Up – ASUS P8P67 EVO, ECS P67H2-A2, GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD4, MSI P67A-GD65 & Intel DP67DG Burrage Extreme

With INTEL's Cougar Point P67/H67 Chipset issue out of the way, people can now decide which board to get again. Today, we have a nice mix of mainstream Sandy Bridge boards and I'm happy to report that for the... Continued

GIGABYTE G1-Killer Assassin X58 LGA1366 Gaming Motherboard Review

If you try to please everyone with a product, then you won't please anyone at all. And that seems to be the case with many motherboards on the market. Boards that combine gaming stability with features that o... Continued

Video – Futurelooks Unboxes the GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD4 Sandy Bridge LGA1155 Motherboard

After unboxing GIGABYTE's flagship Sandy Bridge LGA1155 boards, the GA-P67A-UD7 and then their gamer focused X58 based G1.Killer Assassin, we've decided to go after something a little more affordable. The GA-P6... Continued

Video – Futurelooks Unboxes the GIGABYTE G1 Killer Assassin X58 LGA1366 Gaming Motherboard

UPDATE: Our Full GIGABYTE G1-Killer Assassin review is posted here. Futurelooks unboxes one of the highly anticipated GIGABYTE G1 Killer motherboards. The G1 Assassin is one of the first boards to hit the ma... Continued

Video – Futurelooks’ Overview of INTEL’s DH67BL “Bear Lake” and DP67BG “Burrage” Sandy Bridge Boards

Yes, Sandy Bridge has had some teething problems out of the gate. But after spending a billion dollars on the issue, everyone with a P67 or H67 board from the first batch is now on the way to being taken care o... Continued

Video – Futurelooks Unboxes the ECS Elitegroup H67H2-I Mini ITX LGA1155 “Sandy Bridge” Motherboard

Futurelooks unboxes ECS Elitegroups' tiny entry into the "Sandy Bridge" platform market. The H67H2-I is a mini-ITX board based on INTEL's H67 chipset. This means that this little monster supports INTEL Quick Sy... Continued

Video – Futurelooks Unboxes the ECS Elitegroup P67H2-A2 LGA1155 “Sandy Bridge” Motherboard

Futurelooks unboxes ECS Elitegroups answer to Sandy Bridge called the P67H2-A2. This board supports the LGA1155 socket and gives us CrossFireX and SLI in a very affordable package. Check out the unboxing video ... Continued

Video – Futurelooks Unboxes the ASROCK P67 Pro3 LGA1155 “Sandy Bridge” Motherboard

For all those budget users looking to upgrade to Sandy Bridge (when they get the recall sorted) ASRock has the P67 Pro3 which is a board that pulls a few notable features like CrossFireX and SLI support, but gi... Continued

Video – Futurelooks Unboxes the MSI P67A-GD65 LGA1155 “Sandy Bridge” Motherboard

Despite the Sandy Bridge recall going on, we haven't had any hiccups with any of our SATA ports on our test boards. So we're going to continue pushing out the unboxings with MSI's P67A-GD65 which is one of thei... Continued

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Patriot Memory Division 2 Viper Extreme 4GB 1866MHz DDR3 Memory Kit Reviewed

Intel's Sandy Bridge is a resource hungry platform that can do a lot more than just play your typical 3D crushing video games. All it needs is a high quality motherboard and a decent dual channel DDR3 memory ... Continued