Tech News
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XFX 790i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Review @ HardOCP
Published: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 | By: WillNVidia is doing the DDR3 run now for Intel chipsets. Let's see if NVidia gets it right with the XFX 790i Ultra SLI chipset.
"NVIDIA has released their highly anticipated DDR3 chipset, the 790i Ultra SLI and we take a look at this new piece of silicon from the green team in the form of the XFX 790i Ultra SLI."
I'm still very unsure of the Triple SLI theme.
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Seventeam Hurricane 1200W @ JonnyGURU
Published: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 | By: WillI'm once again looking at a Power Supply Review for the fact of not knowing the brand name to well. So I wanted to see this PSU get put through some real testing action.
"In December, we took a look at the flagship of the Seventeam Electronics fleet, the Thundering 1200W. Recently, the folks at Seventeam asked us to take a look at the modular version of this mammoth beast, the Hurricane 1200W. Join me on a tour through our torture park as I find out just what this massive unit is made of and if it performs any differently from its brother. Will the platform earn a recommendation this time around?"
Do you smell the smelly smell of a cooking PSU?
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Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 - Budget Penryn @ TweakTown
Published: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 | By: WillThis is to all of us cheap guys. We want huge bang for very little change. Let's see if the new Core 2 Dou E7000 series makes this happen.
"The original Core 2 Duo based on Conroe architecture had 2MB of shared Level 2 cache. Whole Penryn based CPUs came with 6MB. This is a huge jump in size, but what about a cheaper option? Well, Intel has now come out with its latest addition to the Core 2 line; welcoming the Core 2 Duo E7000 series."
I am very impressed with the whole Core 2 Dou series so far. Intel has gold in this architecture.
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Biostar TF7150U-M7 @ Overclockers Online
Published: Monday, May 19, 2008 | By: WillWell I think Biostar got put on the map for everyone building computer with there first MATX T-Series boards. So lets see what makes this board want to keep us coming back to Biostar.
"The Biostar T-Series has been seen around Overclockers Online and
has always performed well. In this review, we will be looking at one of
the newer members of the T-Series, the TF7150U-M7 which features an
integrated NVIDIA GeForce 7150 video chip on the nForce 630i platform for
Intel LGA775 processors."The board look to be very well laid out with a DVI port also. This has my attention. Lets keep reading to see what they say about it.
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Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6 @ Techgage
Published: Monday, May 19, 2008 | By: WillWell they are starting to get out in the wild. The P45 chipsets from Intel are lining up for launching. So far the review look like the new chipset is going to add lots of new stuff over the last refresh.
"Building a new machine and want DDR3 support? Then the X48T-DQ6 should be up for consideration. It offers great performance, very stable high overclocks (500MHz) and lots of connectivity, including a full eight USB ports at the back. The layout is not ideal, but the board still proves good overall."
Let's hope that prices don't get to crazy high with these new chipsets.
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MSI P7N Diamond @ OCC
Published: Monday, May 19, 2008 | By: WillLooks like we have another motherboard review. This time the board is from MSI using a NVidia 780i Chipset. Let's see what this board has to offer with a man like Diamond at the end of it.
"With the positive results I achieved with on the last 780i board I tested still fresh in my mind, I was looking forward to pushing the MSI P7N Diamond to the absolute limit. Unfortunately, the limit came rather quickly. I tried using the official BIOS and two of the available beta releases, and found that my overclocking efforts were severely hampered by an inability to lower the multiplier on my Q6600 processor. In fact, this same CPU has achieved rock-solid stability with its FSB set at 491MHz - but on the MSI P7N Diamond, stability stopped at 391MHz. The 780i boards are tough nuts to crack, but this one was just too tough, and did not produce much fruit for my labor. After spending a week trying to gain some semblance of stability, I found it at 391 x 9. Voltages up and down the spectrum were adjusted, and I even tried leaving them set to Auto just for kicks. Did the board overclock? Sure it did, but not to the extent I am used to seeing. It may be that a more mature BIOS is the key to unlocking all of the potential of the P7N Diamond."
One thing I have to say is that I think MSI is really putting some great effort into making these Diamond boards. I love the onboard Creative soundcards. This is a great touch. To bad it is not a girls best friend, or this would be the coolest board ever.
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Gigabyte's P45 motherboard plug-fest coverage @ TR
Published: Friday, May 16, 2008 | By: DennisThis would have been a real blast to attend.
Last week, Gigabyte invited a gaggle of international journalists to a "plug-fest" preview of its P45 motherboard line in Taipei, Taiwan. Intel has yet to formally introduce the P45 Express, but given the success of the P35 chipset, we were naturally eager to get a glimpse of its successor. Gigabyte had no less than five different P45 models on display, including a new Extreme board that may well live up to its name, at least as far as overclocking is concerned. The company also unveiled a number of new features that will be spread throughout its P45 family, including an improved version of its Dynamic Energy Saver software, trusted computing compatibility, and a driver-free hardware RAID solution that uniquely combines multiple auxiliary storage controllers. Keep reading for the goods on Gigabyte's upcoming P45 products.
I've been to the computer market featured in this article; the place is amazing and goes on forever. It's like a mini 6 story mall. 3 above and 3 below (in some areas) Heck part of it is built into a freeway overpass.
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Asus latest R.O.G board - the Maximus II Formula @ Overclock3D
Published: Friday, May 16, 2008 | By: DennisYou just have to love the heatsinks on this board, though I do wonder how well they actually work.
First up the appearance of the Maximus II has improved from some of it's predecessors with a rather mean looking black and red heatpipe assembly. ASUS have also been listening to enthusiasts and have made the cooling system partially modular so the Northbridge finned area of the heatsink can be removed and replaced with a waterblock.
Just about every motherboard in existence supports the replacement of chipset coolers, however the process becomes more difficult when the heatsinks are connected with heatpipes.
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NL: Memory Related Items
Published: Friday, May 16, 2008 | By: DennisWhen it comes to memory as a general rule of thumb is to have as much as you can. Of course if you can get fast memory that is just a bonus.
Legit reviews has posted a small article on the effects of memory size and gaming under 64-bit Windows Vista, check it out.
Game Testing 2GB versus 4GB of Memory on Vista 64-bit@ Legit Reviews
Oh and don't forgetMemory LOVES company.
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NL: Review Block - Video Catch-Up
Published: Thursday, May 15, 2008 | By: DennisHere we have a couple of video card reviews that should prolly be together.
- ATI Radeon HD 3850 256MB Video Card Reviewed @ TheTechLounge
Followed by
- ATI Radeon HD 3850 256MB Crossfire Reviewed @ TheTechLounge
Kind of makes you wonder if they should have been combined huh?
