Tech News
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XSPC Rasa CPU Water Block @ PureOverclock
Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | By: WillWatercooling is getting to be very mainstream anymore, but this is not a horrible thing for we get better waterblocks at lower prices. Here is the XSPC new waterblock that looks to be a great value. So let's read to see if it is.
"XSPC's last CPU water block was released almost two years ago, and it has been a long time coming in waiting to see a new block from them, but it's now here. The name? The XSPC Rasa. Is the Rasa a state-of-the-art CPU water block that can compete with today's popular blocks? Not ones to shy away from pure performance comparison results, we'll find out as we pit the Rasa against several other top blocks on the market."
I'm very interested in this.
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Gigabyte HD 5770 Super Overclock (GV-R577SO-1GD) @ Bjorn3D
Published: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 | By: WillNinjalane has looked at the Batmobile Radeon 5770 version from Gigabyte, but now they have a Super OverClocked version. The Batmobile was awesome for clocking without needing any kind voltage tweaks what so ever. The SOC version might even go further which just makes us all giddy like little school girls.
"I do not know about you but sometimes when I go shopping for computer hardware, I prefer to find a product that is factory overclocked. Part of the reason for choosing factory overclocked hardware is that it saves me the trouble of spending hours of testing the best overclocking setting that can be attained. Factory overclocked hardware also has advantage of carrying the full warranty at the overclocked setting, and often comes with a better cooling solution.
Overclocking a current graphic card is not too hard but it is just easier to choose an overclocked card if the price difference is not too big. For mainstream users, the AMD Radeon HD 5770 is the best card on the market at approximately $150. The card offers impressive performance at resolution up to 1920x1200 with plenty of features. While the card may not be faster than the older generation HD 4870, it does carries something that the older card does not have: full DirectX 11 and Eyefinity support. There are many factory overclocked HD 5770 cards that are available and we have reviewed a couple of them already: Sapphire 5770 Vapor X and MSI R5770 HAWK. Gigabyte is the latest company that offers an overclocked HD 5770 that the company is putting their Super Overclocked branding on."Okay, well some of the guys at Ninjalane get giddy.
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NVIDIA’s 3D Vision Surround: A Game Changing Experience? @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 | By: Will3D gaming is a very cool ticket item to try out. The glasses can be annoying though, but it is a very cool experience. I've played a few games with it and think it is worth a try for anyone. NVidia 3D Vision Surround has real potential for being super awesome.
"After some initial delay's NVIDIA's 3D Vision Surround is finally read for prime time. With it, they are looking to usher in a new era for multi monitor gaming by essentially following in ATI's footsteps and adding in their patented out of screen 3D effects with 3D Vision. In this article we take a closer look at NVIDIA's surround gaming technologies and put them to the test."
Those glasses though is a tough item to get used to.
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Cooler Master V6 and V6GT Announced Today
Published: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 | By: DennisThe Cooler Master V6 and V6 GT are officially released today, despite being one of the most popular heatsinks to be shown at Computex. In fact there wasn't an EVGA SR-2 shown without a V6 GT or Kingpincooling container attached.
Be sure to check out our review of the Cooler Master V6 GT and some of the others from around the web.
- Cooler Master V6 GT CPU Cooler @ TweakTown
- Cooler Master V6GT @ LanOC Reviews
- Cooler Master V6GT @ PureOverclockFor the budget minded folks this cooler is rumored to retail for about $70 US which makes it a great value considering how much heat this thing can handle.
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Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard meets four-way Radeon HD 5870 CrossFire @ Hexus
Published: Monday, June 28, 2010 | By: WillGigabyte has taken the enthusiast by storm with the new line up of large motherboards made for overclocking and lots of GPU power. Let's see what these guys have to say about the board and what it can do.
"Gigabyte's most extreme motherboard promises "blazing-fast frame rates" from four-way GPU configurations. We put the claim to the test."
I am getting into the XL ATX motherboard standard.
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NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup
Published: Sunday, June 27, 2010 | By: WillSome new PC games to check out for everyone here.
Sniper: Ghost Warrior (PC) @ TweakPC
"Interactive City sends the player to the jungle. Sniper: Ghost Warrior promises entirely new shooting action on home PCs. We have caught the sniper rifle, played the track and reveal whether hot or not."
Transformers: The War For Cybertron (PC) Review @ KitGuru gaming
"Most of us loathe Transformer games and with good reason, they nearly all suck. The thought of reviewing a new Transformers title filled me with trepidation because I had an ominous feeling that I was going to be wasting a part of my life ... which I could dedicate to a new hardware review .. such as the shiny new Sapphire graphics card sitting on my table. You will probably be as surprised as me to read that this third person shooter is actually pretty good. No, seriously."
A Transformers game that might not suck.
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G.Skill Phoenix 100GB Solid State Drive Review @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Thursday, June 24, 2010 | By: WillAnother SSD review how surprising is this.
Here is another brand that I just love for their excellent RAM it is GSkill. Looks like they have the SandForce bug as well. I am diggin these names for the SDD drives. It reminds of the days of the American Muscle Cars. "At this point, SSDs sporting SandForce controllers seem to be a dime a dozen. This hasn't stopped G.Skill from releasing their own SF-1200 based drive but they have also modified the design in order to improve performance while keeping its price below that of the competition. Could this be the perfect SSD for enthusiasts looking for maximum value?"
SF-1200 FTW!
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NL: GPU Roundup
Published: Thursday, June 24, 2010 | By: WillWith so many new cards hitting the market and refreshing of some of the older ones our mail box is full of awesome video card reviews. If you guessed it you get to click on a link below. It is GPU roundup time.
- MSI GeForce GTX 465 Twin Frozr II Video Card @ TweakTown
- MSI GeForce GTX 465 Twin Frozr II @ techPowerUp
- AXLE Radeon HD 5670 1GB Video Card @ TweakTown
- Asus ENGT240 @ Bjorn3D
- Asus ENGT240 Geforce GT 240 1GB DDR5 Videocard Review @ Tweaknews
- ASUS EAH5870 V2 Review @ OC3D
- Palit GeForce GTX 470 Dual Fan Cooler review @ Guru3D
- EVGA GeForce GTX 470 Superclocked+ Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Sparkle GTS250 @ Bjorn3D
- eVGA GeForce GTX 465 SC gets tested @ Guru3D
- Gainward GTX470 Golden Sample GOOD reviewed in Metku.net
- MSI R5870 Lightning Video Card Review @ HardocpSee I told you we had a bunch.
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Mushkin Callisto 120GB SSD Review @ OC3D
Published: Thursday, June 24, 2010 | By: WillMushkin SSD are now here and based on the SandForce controller. This is really to awesome for I'm a huge Mushkin RAM fan as it is and would love to see how they work out on the new SSD lineup. I guess it is time to read up to find out.
"Mushkin enter the SSD arena with their Callisto lineup of MLC based drives."
Not much of a quote. Oh well!
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470GTX Video Card Water Block Mayhem @ Bjorn3D
Published: Thursday, June 24, 2010 | By: WillNVidia's GTX 470 is a heat generating monster that just screams to be watercooled. So here is a good roundup of a few of the waterblocks to take care of cooling these monsters. Let's see how they all fare against the heat.
"When Nvidia introduced the 4xx series of video cards we were all amazed at the power these video cards had. At the same time, we were all shocked at the temperatures these video cards reached to give us that level of performance.
I am not going to lie to you, I also freaked out when I saw the temperatures of my 470GTX reach above the 75°C mark. Even with the fan of this video card running at full speed, and having an 80CFM 120mm fan blowing directly down across the video card, my temperatures were still reaching the 80°C range. This video card quickly became known around here as 'Nvidia 470GTX video card, the only way to heat your house.'
Since I absolutely loved this video card's performance, and its abilities that it was offering me, I did not quite want to give up on it just yet. Since I am a big fan of water cooling, I decided it would be the best choice to grab a few water blocks and then see how this video card cools down."I'm big on the EK waterblock myself.
