Tech News
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nVidia GeForce GTX 480 has been sighted
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 | By: WillInno3D is so proud of there new GeFroce GTX 480 getting ready to ship. They had to show a full box ready to ship. Looks like all of the rumors saying it is never going to come out is going to be put to rest.
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MSI HD 5870 Lightning @ techPowerUp
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By: WillLooks like everyone is putting out a none reference version of the Radeon HD 5870. Here we get to see the new MSI R5870 Lighting version that is way out of case makers specifications. This card is super wide.
"MSI's new R5870 Lightning is designed with the hardcore overclocker in mind. It comes with more PWM phases, noise free coils, voltage measurement points, an overclock out of the box and software voltage change support via Afterburner. But is that enough to satisfy the demanding enthusiast crowd?"
I bet this is one solid beast.
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NL: Intel 980x Gulftown Roundup
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By: WillIntel has just unleashed the next beast of their processor lineup.
- Intel 980x Gulftown @ OC3D
- Intel i7 980x (Extreme) @ Bjorn3D
- Intel I7-980X Gulftown Six Core Processor Review @ Tweaknews
- Core i7-980X CPU Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Intel's new Gulftown Six Core CPU meets LN2 Extreme Cooling @ Tweaktown
- Intel Core i7 980X 6 Core Gulftown CPU Review @ Motherboard
- Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme Edition - Ready for Sick Scores? @ Techgage
- Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme processor reviewed at TR
- Intel Core i7-980X Gulftown Six-Core 32nm Processor Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Intel Core i7 980X Performance Comparision @ ocaholic
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G.Skill PC3-18400 (2300MHz) PI Series 4GB Kit
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | By: WillLooks like G.Skill is going to level 11 with their new PI Series ram with 2300MHz. Gotta love the spirit of the enthusiast pushing it faster. The large fins on this ram looks pretty cool as well.
"When I think of memory companies that want nothing but speed, only a few really come to mind and one of them would have to be G.Skill. While so many companies these days produce high end memory, we only really see a few leading the pack and when I say that I mean we see the same few companies ahead of everyone with most other companies playing catch up when it comes to speed.
While most companies are sitting around the PC3-17600 mark these days, G.Skill as always has kicked it up a notch with a PC3-19200 kit and a PC3-18400 one which we have on hand today. Like most high performance memory kits at the moment, the modules are aimed at P55 platforms due to them coming in dual-channel packets."I think you'll need a serious chip and board to handle this speed.
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Another World-Exclusive: Lian Li PC-T1R Spider @ techPowerUp
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | By: WillI have always liked the sleek aluminum style of the Lian-Li cases, but this one is way out there. So how long till we see people painting this orange and calling is a Headcrab from Half-Life?
Here's Lian Li being Lian Li. The PC-T1 is an open mini-ITX chassis, which is one of the most wacky cases on the planet: it looks like a spider when assembled. Being the case that it is, we wanted to look into the belly of the beast and see if the menacing looks are coupled with the kind of engineering required to pull such a design off.
Remember, that if you make the Headcrab out of this and do not post it at Ninjalane. We will hunt you down, and do horrible things to you much like the headcrabs.
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ASUS HD 5870 Matrix 2GB & ASUS HD 5870 "V2" Sneak Peek @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | By: WillI am really diggin the new heatsink looks form Asus here on the Radeon HD5870. Check out 2gigs of ram and direct contact heatpipes on the heatsink. They are even going to replace the reference design with a sweet looking new board.
"Lately, there has been a lot of talk about upcoming overclocked and 2GB HD 5800 series cards which will see the light of day in the next few months. In this sneak peak, we take a look at the ASUS HD 5870 Matrix that has high clock speeds as well as a massive amount of memory and a new custom design which ASUS will use to replace their reference HD 5870 cards with."
Alright let me get you a pic to tease you with.
Image from HWC
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DimasTech Bench Table V2.5 @ techPowerUp
Published: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | By: DennisFor years I have been using a hacked up Antec case as my primary test bench, and so far it has worked great. So great in fact, I can say that only a single motherboard has been lost on the bench after I burned up a chipset trying to reach 250Mhz FSB. (Which I did attain by the way)
I have recently decided that the ole test bench needed and upgrade so I pay careful attention to reviews like this, only to become disappointed in what test bench options there are. Heck, they even broke this one during testing.
Dimastech is continuously updating their Benchtable and listening to the feedback of both users and reviewers. The V2.5 simplifies many aspects of assembly, while adding new and useful features to the Benchtable. We take a close look at what it has to offer and at the improvements, to see if it is a worthy successor.
Not saying I can build one better, but by golly I'm a gonna do it. Stay tuned for details and build log. (btw I'm serious about doing a mod this time,
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Gigabyte GV-567OC-1GI Radeon HD 5670 Videocard Review @ PCStats
Published: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | By: DennisFactory overclocking is a great way to feel like you are getting a little something for nothing. Sometimes you have to wonder if the additional boost is really worth all of that trouble. As we noted in our review of the Gigabyte 5670 and proven with our HWBot scores, any overclock is better than no overclock.
Gigabyte has designed a slightly overclocked (+10MHz) version of the Radeon HD 5670 videocard called the GV-567OC-1GI. ATI has produced several 'sweet spot' videocards over the past year like the Radeon HD 4870, 4850 and 4770, and through aggressive pricing and new manufacturing techniques ATI has managed to get all of these videocards into that $100-$150 'sweet spot' that net excellent gaming performance at a cut-rate price. Will the GV-567OC-1GI be worthy to join such hallowed company?
Gigabyte calls this card the Transformer, yet features a sexy cartoon female on their packaging, go figure.
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Crucial Ballistix Tracer Red PC3-12800 Memory Kit Review @ OCIA
Published: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | By: DennisThere are several unfortunate things about this review. First and foremost it is almost impossible to find the next and back buttons in this review, so don't feel bad if you only can only read the first page. Next it is sad that even though these modules feature super sweet and sexy slick red heat spreaders and fancy dancing red LEDs, the modules are only rated at 12800.
Crucial under its parent company Micron has been producing high quality, standard spec computer memory for more than 30 years. Although a latecomer to the performance marketplace, Crucial has not disappointed their fans and has built quite a name for its Ballistix line of memory over the last six years, beginning with their high speed DDR up through DDR2 and now DDR3. The Tracer series adds an interesting twist, that of LED activity lighting on the memory sticks themselves, useful for indicating memory utilization and also just for the bling factor. The memory I have for review today is the red version of Crucial's latest Ballistix Tracer series, in a 2x2Gb kit of PC3-12800 8-8-8-24.
Even though I was never offered a kit by the company that shares the same hometown as me, I "might" still buy a set.
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NL: Review Block - Cases and Coolers
Published: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | By: DennisHere are a few Cases and Coolers that happened to land in the news box.
Cases
- Xclio Nighthawk @ PureOverclockCoolers
- Gelid Solutions Tranquillo @ LanOC Reviews
- Thermaltake Contac 29 Direct Touch CPU Cooler Review @ Legit Reviews
- XtremeGear HP-1216B HSF Review at Overclockers Online
- Thermaltake ISGC-300 CPU Cooler Review @ Tweaknews
- Danamics LMX Liquid Metal CPU Cooler Review @ Real World Labs
- Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler Review @ BayReviewsBe sure to check out our latest review the Thermaltake SpinQ VT, quite the silent heat killa.
