Tech News
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GIGABYTE Z87X-UD5H Motherboard Review @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Friday, August 9, 2013 | By: DennisGreat motherboard with nice gold trim and upgrades everywhere. Not sure if it is that much better than the UD4H but, if you are looking for drive connections it might be what you need.
Gigabyte's new Z87X-UD5H may be targeted towards the upper end of the mid-range market but it incorporates features normally found on flagship models. But with such cutthroad competition among Haswell motherboards, will this be enough?
On a side note the reviewer went a little heavy on the marketing cut and paste but included some box shots and unboxing stuff so Kudos?
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MSI Product Launch - GTX 760 Hawk
Published: Friday, August 9, 2013 | By: DennisThis news launched a few days ago but there seems to be a new video card on the loose, the MSI GTX 760 Hawk. Strangely enough I thought all the Hawk edition cards went away with the new MSI.
Seems I was wrong, and all on the day rumored to be the GTX 780 Lightning launch which will forever be known for the EVGA GTX 780 Classified.
Web Review
- MSI GeForce GTX 760 HAWK review
- MSI GTX 760 HAWK @ PureOverclock
- MSI GTX 760 Hawk @ LanOC ReviewsSadly in the old days I might have gotten one of these cards for launch, Seems I traded video cards for motherboards with the MSI camp.
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MSI Product Launch - GTX 760 Hawk
Published: Friday, August 9, 2013 | By: DennisThis news launched a few days ago but there seems to be a new video card on the loose, the MSI GTX 760 Hawk. Strangely enough I thought all the Hawk edition cards went away with the new MSI.
Seems I was wrong, and all on the day rumored to be the GTX 780 Lightning launch which will forever be known for the EVGA GTX 780 Classified.
Web Review
- MSI GeForce GTX 760 HAWK review
- MSI GTX 760 HAWK @ PureOverclock
- MSI GTX 760 Hawk @ LanOC ReviewsSadly in the old days I might have gotten one of these cards for launch, Seems I traded video cards for motherboards with the MSI camp.
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G.SKILL TridentX - DDR3 4400MHz Reached!
Published: Friday, August 9, 2013 | By: DennisCongratulations to professional overclocker “YoungPro” from TeamAU, setting a new milestone for DDR3 memory frequency, officially the new “King of Memory!”
Taipei, Taiwan - 9th August 2013 - G.SKILL International Co. Ltd., the world’s leading manufacturer of extreme performance memory and superior solid-state storage, tops the memory frequency world record chart once again with “G.SKILL TridentX” overclocked to an amazing DDR3 4400MHz!
1st Global rank validation on hwbot.org: http://www.hwbot.org/submission/2411631_teamau_memory_clock_ddr3_sdram_2202_mhz
Using 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 4770K, ASUS Maximus 6 Impact and a steady flow of LN2, professional overclocker James “YoungPro” Trevaskis from TeamAU were able to push the factory spec G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 3000MHz C12 4GB stick to the world’s fastest DDR3 4400MHz CL13!
About G.SKILL
Established in 1989 by computer hardware enthusiasts, G.SKILL is a leading memory & Solid State Drive manufacturer based in Taipei, Taiwan. The company's top priority is quality. All of the products undergo a series of the most rigorous tests and strict quality control processes. In addition to a committed, qualified IC testing house to examine the products, all G.SKILL products are 100% tested to ensure the highest yield, reliability and quality. -
Funky Kit Article - Interview with Antec
Published: Thursday, August 8, 2013 | By: DennisI sometimes wonder what Antec is up to and for years the company was guarded to the point where the only way you could talk to them was if they contacted you first. It is good to see they have finally opened up and are also branching out.
My name is Frank Lee, Director of Antec Mobile Products and Director of Global Marketing for Antec. Being in business for over 27yrs, Antec has always been in the forefront of the computer DYI industry
Antec used to be one of the premier Chassis and PSU suppliers but is now focusing on the mobile space which is a huge emerging market. Lets find out what else they have been doing.
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SilverStone Air Penetrator SST-AP123 Cooling Fan Review @ APH Networks
Published: Thursday, August 8, 2013 | By: DennisThese are some of the best fans, hands down, feet down, air down, it doesn't matter they are the best.
Is it an improvement from the past even if the specs don't say so? Let's see how the testing goes.
In checking out the review I rather like the tissue paper test which helps to show directionality. At Computex several years ago Silverstone levitated a balloon with an Air Penetrator fan using the Bernoulli Effect. (the same one that allows planes to fly)
Most case fans exhaust air in a cone which is why you always position fans to pull air thru a radiator when you are watercoolig. With the Air Penetrator you no longer need to do that however, the fans tend to work best cooling cases rather than heatsinks.
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SilverStone Air Penetrator SST-AP123 Cooling Fan Review @ APH Networks
Published: Thursday, August 8, 2013 | By: DennisThese are some of the best fans, hands down, feet down, air down, it doesn't matter they are the best.
Is it an improvement from the past even if the specs don't say so? Let's see how the testing goes.
In checking out the review I rather like the tissue paper test which helps to show directionality. At Computex several years ago Silverstone levitated a balloon with an Air Penetrator fan using the Bernoulli Effect. (the same one that allows planes to fly)
Most case fans exhaust air in a cone which is why you always position fans to pull air thru a radiator when you are watercoolig. With the Air Penetrator you no longer need to do that however, the fans tend to work best cooling cases rather than heatsinks.
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Oculus Rift hires FPS Developer John Carmack to be CTO
Published: Wednesday, August 7, 2013 | By: DennisFor some reason this doesn't surprise me and I think it will be extremely good for both parties involved.
Carmack said in a prepared statement that the first time he wrote code for Oculus, it stood up to many firsts he's experienced in modern gaming: "the intensity of the first-person experience, LAN and internet play, game mods and so on." Additionally, he believes VR "will have a huge impact in the coming years" -- Carmack is the first announced big new hire at Oculus.
The key word in the above snippet is "coming years". We all know that VR exists and that past versions of the technology were limited by the very technology that created it. Of course the Oculus implementation is considerably better there are still issues with the technology.
Sadly enough, those issues are with the 2D content that is digitally converted to 3D and then displayed on the screen. Movies recorded in 3D are usually pretty good but games where the pictures are generated in real time often suffer from motion sync issues and just poor 3D implementation.
Let's hope that Carmack can make a difference. Given his track record in the FPS world, I'm sure he can. -
Oculus Rift hires FPS Developer John Carmack to be CTO
Published: Wednesday, August 7, 2013 | By: DennisFor some reason this doesn't surprise me and I think it will be extremely good for both parties involved.
Carmack said in a prepared statement that the first time he wrote code for Oculus, it stood up to many firsts he's experienced in modern gaming: "the intensity of the first-person experience, LAN and internet play, game mods and so on." Additionally, he believes VR "will have a huge impact in the coming years" -- Carmack is the first announced big new hire at Oculus.
The key word in the above snippet is "coming years". We all know that VR exists and that past versions of the technology were limited by the very technology that created it. Of course the Oculus implementation is considerably better there are still issues with the technology.
Sadly enough, those issues are with the 2D content that is digitally converted to 3D and then displayed on the screen. Movies recorded in 3D are usually pretty good but games where the pictures are generated in real time often suffer from motion sync issues and just poor 3D implementation.
Let's hope that Carmack can make a difference. Given his track record in the FPS world, I'm sure he can. -
NL: Review Block - Random Stuffs Part Tre
Published: Monday, August 5, 2013 | By: DennisJust a quick list of hardware reviews to start out the week.
Keyboards(?)
- Rosewill Helios RK-9200 Gaming Keyboard @ Hardware Asylum
- Corsair Raptor K50 Review @ Ocaholic
Coolers
Funky Kit Review: Thermaltake NiC 5 - Untouchable CPU Cooler
Noctua NH-U14S and NH-U12S High Compatibility CPU Cooler Review @ HiTech Legion
Noctua NH-U14S CPU Cooler Review
Games
Civilization V: Brave New World Review @ TechgagePutting the game in there was a stretch but people like Civ 5 right?
