Tech News
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Foxconn Inferno Katana GTI Review @ TweakPC
Published: Wednesday, July 7, 2010 | By: DennisTweakPC.de has posted a short review of a Foxconn motherboard that almost never was, the Quantum Force Inferno Katana. Foxconn has been pretty quiet lately in regards to new motherboard developments but sources tell us a new board is coming soon based on the Intel P67.
There are some interesting mainboards with P55 chipset. One of them is the Foxconn Inferno Katana GTI.
Be sure to check out our articles and reviews of the Inferno Katana and how large rumor sites destoryed the hopes and dreams of a small channel division of Foxconn.
(well not really, but they did cause a stir and ultimately damaged the reputation of the otherwise healthy and innovative channel sales division of Hon Hai).
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Cooler Master Storm Scourt Case Review @ BURNED iN
Published: Wednesday, July 7, 2010 | By: DennisThe Cooler Master Storm series is one of the few premier gaming brands to encompass high quality chassis and peripherals under the same umbrella and keep a common theme across them all.
Burned in has posted their review of the Storm Scout, as some of you know the Scout happens to be one of the smaller gaming cases in the Storm line-up designed for LanParty gaming and portability. As many of you know carrying a large case to and from a LanParty and quickly turn disastrous so to address this Cooler Master made the Scout slightly smaller and included convenient carrying handles.
Be sure to check out our review of the Cooler Master Storm Scout, its a rather old review but still relevent.
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EVGA GTX 400 Series High-Flow Exhaust Bracket Review @ Legit Reviews
Published: Monday, July 5, 2010 | By: WillI thought this was a joke when I first saw the title to this bracket review, but it is honestly a real product. It even goes so far as to lower temps by an extremely small amount. I guess every degree counts on these hot running GTX 480.
"EVGA recently announced that they have begun to sell their NVIDIA GeForce GTX 400 Series High-Flow Video Card Exhaust Bracket that is said to lower GPU temperatures by up to 5C. Lowering your video card temperatures by up to 5C for under $10 doesn't sound like a bad idea. All you need to do is remove a few screws and the bracket can be switched out quickly without having to worry about voiding the cards warranty. The question that we have to figure out is if the NVIDIA reference design exhaust bracket really that restrictive?"
Just go watercooling!
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NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup
Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | By: WillOMG! OMG! They compare a game to the most awesomeness reckless driving game ever in one of these PC game reviews.
Blur - Twisted Metal Meets Need for Speed? @ Techgage
"Are you craving a racing game but can't ignore your innate desire to just blow things up? If so, Bizarre Creations' Blur might be just what you're looking for. It two awesome things, destruction and speed, and results in a title that's full of eye candy, a good online mode, and a difficulty level that's sure to challenge even the most hardcore racer."
Singularity (PC) Review @ KitGuru gaming
"If you like your action games ‘mindless and fun' then Singularity should tick enough boxes to demand your interest. There are no deep, ethical situations you will need to deal with - this is all about gung ho combat ... taking out hideous enemies with a plethora of weaponry while bending time to your whim."
Did you guess which one?
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NL: Happy 4th of July
Published: Sunday, July 4, 2010 | By: WillNinjalane wants to tell everyone to have a safe and fun 4th of July.
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MSI R5670 Cyclone 1G review @ Guru3D
Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | By: WillMSI looks to have another rockin card with some real overclocking potential. So far they have been on a real streak with creating some awesome video cards. Let's see if they really do hit 1Ghz on this Radeon 5670.
"Today a review on what is probably the most overclockable card (on air) in the world. We test the MSI R5670 Cyclone 1G.
This is a sub 100 USD graphics card that certainly is not a card with a lot of muscle, but for low-level and not too demanding gaming, it can suffice. MSI decided to redesign the board a little bit, slapped a Cyclone cooler on the GPU, ditched their high-end 'military class' components on it, equipped it with some faster memory and bam... you've got yourself a product that can be tweaked into the stratosphere.
1GHz ?! Not an issue my dear Watson."I want to play with one real bad now.
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ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 Motherboard Review @ Bigbruin
Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | By: WillThe Intel X58 chipset would seem to be getting long in the tooth, but it is still going strong for motherboard manufactures. With that being known they have to at least give buyers some of the new features like USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB/s that is on the competitions chipsets.Let's read what else Asus was able to bring to the plate.
"The overclocking features of the ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 motherboard should appeal to gamers, but the multi-GPU support has to be the key to that market. With support for NVIDIA's SLI and AMD's CrossFireX using up to three cards, the only excuse for poor performance in games might be between the keyboard and the chair."
Wow it is getting long in the tooth, but still very awesome.
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XSPC Rasa CPU Water Block @ PureOverclock
Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | By: WillWatercooling is getting to be very mainstream anymore, but this is not a horrible thing for we get better waterblocks at lower prices. Here is the XSPC new waterblock that looks to be a great value. So let's read to see if it is.
"XSPC's last CPU water block was released almost two years ago, and it has been a long time coming in waiting to see a new block from them, but it's now here. The name? The XSPC Rasa. Is the Rasa a state-of-the-art CPU water block that can compete with today's popular blocks? Not ones to shy away from pure performance comparison results, we'll find out as we pit the Rasa against several other top blocks on the market."
I'm very interested in this.
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Gigabyte HD 5770 Super Overclock (GV-R577SO-1GD) @ Bjorn3D
Published: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 | By: WillNinjalane has looked at the Batmobile Radeon 5770 version from Gigabyte, but now they have a Super OverClocked version. The Batmobile was awesome for clocking without needing any kind voltage tweaks what so ever. The SOC version might even go further which just makes us all giddy like little school girls.
"I do not know about you but sometimes when I go shopping for computer hardware, I prefer to find a product that is factory overclocked. Part of the reason for choosing factory overclocked hardware is that it saves me the trouble of spending hours of testing the best overclocking setting that can be attained. Factory overclocked hardware also has advantage of carrying the full warranty at the overclocked setting, and often comes with a better cooling solution.
Overclocking a current graphic card is not too hard but it is just easier to choose an overclocked card if the price difference is not too big. For mainstream users, the AMD Radeon HD 5770 is the best card on the market at approximately $150. The card offers impressive performance at resolution up to 1920x1200 with plenty of features. While the card may not be faster than the older generation HD 4870, it does carries something that the older card does not have: full DirectX 11 and Eyefinity support. There are many factory overclocked HD 5770 cards that are available and we have reviewed a couple of them already: Sapphire 5770 Vapor X and MSI R5770 HAWK. Gigabyte is the latest company that offers an overclocked HD 5770 that the company is putting their Super Overclocked branding on."Okay, well some of the guys at Ninjalane get giddy.
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NVIDIA’s 3D Vision Surround: A Game Changing Experience? @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 | By: Will3D gaming is a very cool ticket item to try out. The glasses can be annoying though, but it is a very cool experience. I've played a few games with it and think it is worth a try for anyone. NVidia 3D Vision Surround has real potential for being super awesome.
"After some initial delay's NVIDIA's 3D Vision Surround is finally read for prime time. With it, they are looking to usher in a new era for multi monitor gaming by essentially following in ATI's footsteps and adding in their patented out of screen 3D effects with 3D Vision. In this article we take a closer look at NVIDIA's surround gaming technologies and put them to the test."
Those glasses though is a tough item to get used to.
