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NL: Review Block - Cases and Cooling
Published: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 | By: DennisSome review links from around the web.
Cases
- Silverstone SG07B-W Gaming SFF Case @ Pro-Clockers
- SilverStone Grandia GD05 Case Review at Overclockers Online
- IcyDock MB973SP-B Tray-less 3-Bay SATA Hard Drive Bay Module
- SilverStone SG05-450 SFF Chassis Review @ OCIA
Cooling
- Scythe Setsugen 2 meets GTX 570 @ Hardwareoverclock
- Thermalright Silver Arrow Heatsink Review @ Frostytech
- Vantage Advanced Liquid Cooling by CoolIT Systems @ Bjorn3D
- Swiftech H2O-320 Edge Water Cooling Kit @ PureOverclock -
AMD Radeon HD 6950 to HD 6970 Mod @ TechpowerUp
Published: Monday, December 27, 2010 | By: DennisIt usually takes a few weeks but eventually hardware enthusiasts will find ways to get around the limitations mfgs add to their hardware. In this case a simple BIOS flash will turn your HD 6950 into a fully capable HD 6970.
Just like on all other similar products, AMD's two Cayman variants, called Cayman Pro and Cayman XT, are based on the exact same GPU silicon. The model variant a GPU chip becomes is decided after the die is produced, at some point before it is put on the card. Creating new SKUs from the same silicon by locking features has been common practice in the industry since at least the Radeon 9500 in 2002.
This article is to unlock the Radeon HD 6950. The HD 6970 has nothing that can be unlocked.While the card will accept the BIOS there is no guarantee that the card will accept higher clocks, and in some cases may actually cause more issues than it solves.
I'll give this mod a try when I have a spare moment, given how well the HD 6950 clocked in the review I'd expect things to go extremely well.
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Merry Christmas Everyone
Published: Friday, December 24, 2010 | By: DennisHappy Holidays everyone, Eat well and be merry!!
Most of all enjoy the day
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Intel Wins Approval for McAfee Acquisition From FTC
Published: Thursday, December 23, 2010 | By: DennisAs if we had any doubts, of course the EU will likely have their panties in a wad over this, but anymore what doesn't.
In August, Intel agreed to buy the company for $7.68 billion, saying it will use the deal to create chips with built- in security. The acquisition of McAfee, also based in Santa Clara, would be the biggest purchase in Intel's history. Integrating McAfee defenses into its products will make devices more efficient and secure, Intel has said.
Intel making more chips? Seems crazy doesn't it.
. Give them a few years and they will try integrating "these" chips into their processors like they are doing with everything else.
Or, they will spend all this time and money on something, overhype it, and then later drop the project because someone else can do it better. (read: Larrabee) -
Crysis 2 - Zalman Power - 3DMark 11 Update and Sandy Bridge IGP??
Published: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 | By: DennisHere is some fun stuff to check out. First on the list is a new Zalman CPU/GPU power monitor over at Bit Tech. This little puppy will track how much power your system is pulling so you can track how much of the world you are saving.
Next up we have a critical update to 3DMark 11 that addresses some of the things the development team has discovered since the initial release. Be sure to update your benchmarks before submitting to ORB. If you are unfamiliar with 3DMark 11 check out our review.
"Can it play Crysis?" this seems to be a common phrase when talking about new video cards and for good reason, it is damn demanding.
In the flavor of the first Quake installment here is Crysis 2 with some NiN in the background.Lastly a Sandy Bridge IGP? That is what the interwebs has been saying, you decide.
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Gigabyte to launch a very large motherboard "box"
Published: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 | By: DennisWith CES quickly approaching you will find a variety of "rumors" floating around about what is "next". We already know that Sandy Bridge should launch during CES and that both AMD and nVidia have blown their wad with the HD6950/HD6970 and GTX580/GTX570 respectively. So that leaves the motherboard makers, what do they have up their sleeve??
EVGA has released a photo of their next generation "Classified" motherboard based on the Intel P67. You can see a photo of the P67 Classified in our forums.
Gigabyte has also released photos of their entire line of P67 motherboards in hopes of snatching up all of the keyword placements. Photos of the GA-P67 boards can be found in our forums.
Lastly, we have found some very strange over at Bit-Tech today. The photo shows Tim Handley holding up a massive motherboard box and has gotten several people taking. Is it the now rumored UD11?
Let us know what you think.
This is a new dual 1366 motherboard design to compete with the EVGA SR-2. -or- is simply a large version of a P67-UD7 motherboard box for the visually impaired. -
NL: Review Block - More 69XX Action
Published: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 | By: DennisJust a couple more 6900 series card reviews.
- AMD Radeon HD 6950 & HD 6970 2GB @ Techgage
- AMD HD6950 and HD6970 @ Bjorn3DDon't forget to check out our review of the Sapphire HD 6950, It might be light on benchmarks but is heavy on naked. (no heatsink you sicko)
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Gigabyte X58A-UD5 @ LanOC Reviews
Published: Sunday, December 19, 2010 | By: DennisAfter having used the UD3R I can honestly say I'm not a fan of the slot layout but the board did become my favorite for overclocking. Of course the UD5 and UD7 should do much better.
With X58 motherboards ranging in price from just over $150 to a crazy $600, it can be daunting to find a nice mix of features and quality without breaking the bank. Gigabyte has a range of X58 boards separated with the UDx moniker. The UD stands for Ultra Durable and the 'x' indicating the number of special features, making it easy to spot the more expensive and features filled boards. Today we are taking a look at the X58A-UD5, a mid-range 1366 socket motherboard from Gigabyte. With a price point less than half of their UD9, it has the potential to be a perfect mix of value and performance. Let’s take a look.
For the money I'd prolly push for a UD7, though the UD9 would be to dr00l for.
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Imagine That?
Published: Sunday, December 19, 2010 | By: DennisSeems leaving the same news stories up all weekend doesn't do much to attract new people who are looking for the latest thing in the world of *shurg*.
News is coming.
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Psychology 101: Simply ask the question, "Are you a Terrorist?"
Published: Thursday, December 16, 2010 | By: DennisThis article is not really "tech" news as it relates to motherboards or video cards but does involve some really high tech methods in detecting people with bad intentions.
'How many times in the history of aviation have the scanners and security procedures that currently cause such huge anger and inconvenience actually found explosives in baggage or on a passenger?' Sela asks.
The answer, shockingly, is zero. It's true that a bomb packed by the Jordanian Nizar Hindawi in the hand luggage of his pregnant girlfriend Anne Murphy was discovered at Heathrow in 1986. But she was trying to board a flight on the Israeli airline El Al - which uses the same selector method abroad as at Ben Gurion: it was a selector's questioning that revealed Hindawi's plot.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1336571/Terrorism-Can-really-stop-bomber-asking-Are-terrorist.html#ixzz18Ianx0JOWith CES coming up I'll have to face the dangers of airline travel, and of course it isn't the airlines you have to fear but the thousands of scared people who read too much into bored and greedy journalist who feel that everyone should know everything about everybody.
