Tech News
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AMD FX "Bulldozer" Launch Day
Published: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 | By: DennisA new processor from that company you love to hate, yes this is from none other than AMD. By the looks of things this is the 8 core edition and seems to be the hot thing right now.
- AMD FX-8150 CPU: Bulldozer @ Bjorn3D
- AMD FX 8150 processor review
- OC3D: AMD FX8150 CPU Review
- AMD's FX-8150 'Bulldozer' processor reviewed at TR
- AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer CPU Review @ Madshrimps
- AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer 8 Core CPU Review @ TechwareLabs
- AMD Bulldozer FX-8150 @ PureOverclock
- AMD FX-8150 (AM3+) 3.6GHz Bulldozer CPU Review
- AMD FX-8150 Processor Review - Bulldozer Arrives @ Legit Review
- AMD FX-8150 8-Core Processor Review: Bulldozer Has Landed @ HotHardware
- AMD Bulldozer FX-8150 Processor Review @ Hardware Canucks
- AMD FX-8150 Black Edition Processor Launch Review vs Intel Core i7-2600K @ HardwareHeaven
- AMD FX 8150 Black Edition 8-Core Review (with Gigabyte 990FXA-UD7) -
NL: Review Block - Cases and Cooling
Published: Monday, October 10, 2011 | By: DennisSeems like a good week for Cases and Cooling
Cases
- Corsair Carbide 400R System Enclosure Reviewed in Metku.net
- Lian Li PC-U6 @ techPowerUp
- SilverStone TS07 USB 3.0 External Drive Enclosure Review @ MissingRemote
- Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 Full-Tower Chassis Review @ Techgage
Cooling
- Alpenfoehn Triglav CPU Cooler Review on Technic3D
- NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller @ TechwareLabs
- Corsair H100 Liquid CPU Cooler vs Corsair H80 and Antec H2O 920 Review @ HardwareHeaven
- Corsair Hydro Series H80 Liquid CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Cancuks
- Corsair Hydro Series H100 CPU Water Cooling Kit Review @ Legit Reviews
- Corsair H100 review
Stay Frosty
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Thermaltake Bigwater 760 Plus Watercooling Review on Technic3D
Published: Monday, October 10, 2011 | By: DennisThermaltake has it right when it comes to small scale watercoolers, the only question is, how does it perform and can it be used on more than one system quickly and easily?
The Thermaltake Bigwater 760 Plus Cooling-Kit arrived Technic3D. See you in the following Review the new 760 Plus with one 120mm Fan and Single Radiator compared with many other Cooler on a Intel Core i5 2500k CPU
This kit places the pump and res in a spare 5.25" drive bay meaning that hoses will need to be routed to their respective destinations. Not a bad thing but does limit airflow to the radiator.
I'm thinking that for the effort you need to have pump and res in the drive bays and combine that with an external radiator/fan combo that can be placed anywhere you have a spare 120mm fan. Of course then you can sell upgrade parts like extra radiators to further enhance your cooling abilities.
oh wait, they do that already
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Antec Kuhler 920 Watercooling kit @ Rbmods
Published: Monday, October 10, 2011 | By: DennisEveryone seems to be getting on this self contained watercooler kick, and who can blame them. They do a decent job at cooling and remain as quiet as a standard aircooler. The only thing you have to watch out for is dry hoses that will eventually crack and split liquid all over your chassis parts. (generally speaking)
Today we take a look at the more advanced watercooling kit from Antec, the 920 comes with double fans and a bigger radiator for example. How much does the performance differ from the 620 kit that we reviewed earlier? Lets find out.
Never would figure Antec to release a watercooler, but diversity seems to be the name of the game these days.
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Congrats Team Romania Lab 501 for Winning MOA 2011
Published: Friday, October 7, 2011 | By: DennisLab 501 locked up another victory in overclocking compeititions after posting a massive 11796 3DMark 11 score and near perfect SuperPi 32m time of 6m 16.031 on a 2600k with a locked mulit at 50x.
Sadly the American teams of "Team OCAlliance" and "Team Over the Edge" came in spots 7 and 8 respectively due in part to the combined scores of the three benchmarks and not placing high in the rankings.
I spent the evening watching most of the competition (up until 3DMark 2001) and was very pleased with the format and coverage, of course there is more that could be done to enhance the experience but sometimes just watching from afar is good enough.
The last two US teams, "Team Last Minute" and "Team Pure" had a terrible time in the ranks which is likely due to poor processors or system issues.
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MOA: Master Overclocking Arena 2011 Finals - Tonight!
Published: Thursday, October 6, 2011 | By: DennisThe exciting conclusion to the MSI Master Overclocking Arena 2011 occurs tonight (8:00pm MST).
For those of us not able to attend the competition in person be sure to check out the live web cast accessible from the MOA website. I don't expect there to be a whole lot to see but if they do it right you'll get a front row seat into the exciting final match for what started in Vegas early this year.
In the meantime you can check out our photo gallery from the MOA:Las Vegas event and be sure to support your favorite teams participating in the event.
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Motherboard brands struggling to survive in the notebook market
Published: Thursday, October 6, 2011 | By: DennisThe title of this news post somewhat implies that notebooks are killing the motherboard business but when you read the article you'll find that its the motherboard's notebook lines that are killing the company.
While Asustek Computer is aggressively pushing its ultrabooks in the notebook market, its fellow motherboard competitors are mostly still struggling in the notebook industry, according to sources from motherboard players.
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Although Gigabyte will not join the first round of ultrabook competition, the company is already planning models featuring Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge processor for the first half of 2012. With demand for ultrabooks expected to start rising in 2012, Gigabyte is confident that it will be able to achieve its goal of turning a profit with its notebook business.Notebooks are really a very "personal" platform device that, aside from hardcore business use, really needs to appeal to the user and almost match their demands completely. Combine that with the infrequency of their purchase and it's no wonder companies struggle to sell them.
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eVGA GeForce GTX 580 Classified Review @ Guru3D
Published: Thursday, October 6, 2011 | By: DennisThis is a very interesting review quote that makes the review seem like they are surprised that EVGA is actually catering to their market base with a one of a kind video card designed to rival any of the custom PCB video cards on the market.
eVGA released the GeForce GTX 580 Classified. It is released in three flavors, the 'regular' version with air cooling, a liquid cooled version and then for the 0.000000001% of pro overclockers a kit with LN2 sub-zero cooling pots.
In-between these models you can opt for 1.5 and 3 GB versions as well. The card tested today comes with a funky dual-slot cooling design based on an 8 cm fan. eVGA overhauled the PCB design and wanted just the best on it so you'll spot a customized VRM and 14+3 phase design.The card looks like pure awesome, with some luck we might even get to test one under extreme conditions.
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NL: Review Block - Cases, Storage and Cards
Published: Monday, October 3, 2011 | By: DennisCases
- Silverstone Temjin TJ08-E (Evolution) mATX System Enclosure reviewed in Metku
- Silverstone GD06 HTPC chassis review
- Sentey Optimus GS-6000 Mid-Tower ATX Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews
- Raidmax Blackstorm Mid-Tower Case Review
- Lian Li PV-V600FR @ PureOverclock
- Thermaltake Armor A30 MicroATX Computer Case Review @ Bigbruin
Memory and Storage
- Corsair Force GT 240GB Solid State Drive Review
- The Memoright FTM Plus SATA 3 SSD Review @ The SSD Review
- VisionTek Ulimate 8GB DDR3-1600 @ PureOverclock
- Patriot Wildfire 120 GB SSD @ techPowerUp
Video Cards
- ASUS GTX580 DirectCU II Graphics Card Review @ OCIA
- ASUS GeForce GTS 450 Direct CU Silent Video Card Review
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"Diggnation," to End in December
Published: Monday, October 3, 2011 | By: DennisCaught this story off of Twitter and I am a little sad to see the show being shut down.
Their explanation for ending it: They’ve grown up, just like the Web has. “We started this show as kids,” said Mr. Albrecht, now 35. “Both of us came into Web video at a time when ‘Web video’ wasn’t even a word.”
Said Mr. Rose, 34: “There are other things, creatively, that we’ve started to do that are a little more fresh and exciting.”
A Web video network, Revision3, was built in large part on the back of “Diggnation,” and like a traditional television network, it is carefully managing the announcement about the show’s end. “We’ve built the company to the point where, when a show goes through its natural life cycle, that’s fine,” the Revision3 chief executive, Jim Louderback, said in an interview last week.Gotta love it when a media network can be built around a popular web show, makes you wonder how different the web0sphere would be if media networks actually promoted the various properties they advertise with.
