Tech News
-
Understanding All Voltage Configurations from the Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
Published: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | By: WillHere is something for all overclockers from new to old. We all have questions on what voltage will do what. So here is a good read to help us all out.
"One of the oldest tricks to increase the probability of a successful overclocking is to increase the voltage from the component you want to overclock. Nowadays even basic motherboards present some voltage adjustments, with high-end models coming with a myriad of them. The problem is that even hardcore enthusiasts have a hard time understanding what each option really means. In this tutorial we will explain the exact meaning of each one of them in clear language."
Turn voltage up till the blue smoke is let out of my hardware check.
-
ATI Radeon HD 5870 Overclocked Round-up - Gigabyte, MSI, HIS @ HotHardware
Published: Monday, May 10, 2010 | By: WillWith the release of the GTX 480 the Radeon HD 5870 has been given a face lift with added cooling, and more design freedom for ATI's partners. With that new freedom comes a whole group of overclocked 5870 editions that look to have some real potential. Check them out to see,
"Today at HotHardware we're looking at a trio of videocards that have their sights set on the enthusiast market. Factory overclocked Radeon HD 5870 graphics cards from HIS, MSI, and Gigabyte have landed in our lab and its time for another round up. Some might glance over these products and wonder what the big deal is. Any time a new series of graphics cards are launched by ATI or NVIDIA, it is common for add in board (AIB) partners to tweak various features so that consumers have even more attractive options to choose from, beyond the original reference design. The graphics cards we have setup for testing here come with increased GPU and memory speeds, promising improved performance right out of the box. In addition, the heatsinks have been redesigned to provide improved cooling in order to handle the increased frequencies that are set for their graphics engines. Read on to find out how these speed demons perform when compared to one another, and if one of them has what it takes to be your next upgrade..."
That MSI is way out of spec.
-
GeForce GTX 480 liquid cooling Danger Den review - Liquid is Cool !
Published: Monday, May 10, 2010 | By: WillKeeping our GPU cool for some serious overclocking fun is what we are all about. So why not take on one of the hottest GPU out there the GTX 480. Looks like someone is doing just that with the new full coverage Danger Den Waterblock. Time to check out the results.
"Here at Guru3D we've continuously been stating that the true aficionados will opt for water-cooling for this product, and we always put our money where our mouth is, thus had to bring you at least one review on a liquid-cooled GeForce GTX 480. The folks at Danger Den shipped out their most shiny nickel plated GTX 480 cooling block, and we will put that to the test. We'll have a look at the product, the installation, temperatures before and after, we'll overclock and yea... thus look at power consumption as well.
Have a peek at what we'll be assembling today... the GeForce GTX 480 with that Danger Den liquid cooling block mounted on top of it."The results are just amazing.
-
NZXT Crafted Series Vulcan Micro-ATX Gaming Case Review @ Legit Reviews
Published: Monday, May 10, 2010 | By: WillEveryone is always on the look out for a good case to use at LAN Parties. The next LAN Party case might be The Vulcan from NZXT. Give this review a good looking over and see what you think.
"The Vulcan is one small case, but you can put some big parts in it, and at the $69.99 price point is very affordable for an enthusiast case. LAN party goers may like this case for the fact it can accommodate large video cards like the ATI Radeon HD 5970 and its handy dandy carrying handle. The compact 16" x 7" x 16.6" body is approximately 40% smaller than the typical full tower PC case.."
Give me Full ATX for LAN Parties.
-
Cogage Arrow CPU Cooler @ Pro-Clockers
Published: Friday, May 7, 2010 | By: WillIn the Spirit of all the heatsink reviews we have done I thought I should post up the Cogage Arrow review. This is another company that is owned by Thermalright and this cooler reminds me of the Inferno. Well let's read to see if it just as powerful as the Inferno.
"The Cogage Arrow is large aluminum and copper heat sink that I would like to think of as the Cogage Spirit X2. Like the Spirit the Arrow is a tower design that consist of dual towers and not just one. In this era of air-cooler size and weight are pretty much threw out the door in the name of better performance. The Arrow weighs in at 825 grams or one pound thirteen ounces. And measure just over six inches high from base to last aluminum fin. The design is definitely saying dual fan setup even though it only comes with one. But will the size and weight but Thermalright back at the top of the hill? We will see."
I do like the look of it.
-
ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme first look @ Elite Bastards
Published: Friday, May 7, 2010 | By: WillLooks like AMD has really made a mark with the new Phenom II X6 processors. It has been a while since anyone has seen any kind of special boards made for them. Now we get to see this beast coming from Asus that has about every technology you can think of for the AMD platform.
"This is topped off by arguably the jewel in ASUS' crown on this occasion - The inclusion of a Lucid "Hydra" chip, to allow the use of multi-GPU configurations that mix AMD and NVIDIA graphics boards of varying specifications and configurations. We've previously only seen this chip launched on an MSI motherboard thus far, so it should be more than a little interesting to see how Lucid's technology fares when coupled with ASUS' Crosshair IV Extreme offering."
I'm diggin the color scheme.
-
NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup
Published: Thursday, May 6, 2010 | By: WillBeen a little bit since we had a few PC games to put up in a roundup. So here it is enjoy.
Splinter Cell Conviction @ Technic3D
"Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction is the fifth installment in the wildly Splinter Cell series. A stealth-action combat game centered around the continuing adventures of black ops agent Sam Fisher, Splinter Cell: Conviction continues where the storyline of the earlier Splinter Cell: Double Agent left off. Packed with a mix of an engaging story, classic Splinter Cell stealth action, unique co-op gameplay and new gameplay mechanisms that are applicable to both single player and multiplayer modes. See you this and more in the following Review from Technic3D."
Oh wait we only have one game.....
-
Nvidia Ends Support for AGEIA PhysX Processors
Published: Thursday, May 6, 2010 | By: WillI call shenanigans on NVidia for killing off the support of my PhysX card. How am I ever going to get PhysX to work now on my machine. I bought that card at least 3 years ago and expect it to be support for at least the next twenty years. This is horrible news I tell you.
"It seems that owners of AGEIA PhysX Processors are out of luck. A user by the name of 666 from PhysXInfo received the following email from Nvidia: The current PhysX driver unfortunately does not support Aegia PPU hardware which you're already aware. Support for Aegia PPU ended after the 8.xx.xx driver but like you we've receive other users asking to include support in current PhysX releases."
I guess it is time to let my GTS250 do the work.
-
Battle Of the Titan Water Blocks @ Bjorn3D
Published: Thursday, May 6, 2010 | By: WillYou know that watercooling for the PC is getting close to being mainstream when there is not just one but two roundup in a weeks time. Once again I'm stoked to check out this review to see if the EK blocks will win.
"Since I absolutely loved the movie Battle of the Titans, both the original and the remake, and we at Bjorn3D.com happens to have the three most top end water blocks on the market. We felt the title was fitting.
Most of us all know who the top three water block manufacturers are. Just recently, these top three water block manufacturers released new improved water blocks to their line up. We at Bjorn3D.com are going to pit all three of these top three water blocks against eachother. In a true Bjorn3D.com fashion, we are going to stick to a rather tight and strict temperature limitation of 60°C (+/- a couple of degrees) on our proven and ever cranking Intel Core i7 930 CPU. We are also going to mount these CPU coolers onto two different motherboards, one of these is the reliable Gigabyte X58A-UD3R (review can be found HERE), and then we're going to strap these CPU coolers onto our Asus Rampage II Extreme (review can be found HERE) to check out the clearances on both of these motherboards. We are all aware of some incompatibilities on certain motherboards when it comes to these higher end water blocks."I am taking bets on a third roundup by the end of the week.
-
GIGABYTE 890GPA-UD3H 890GX AM3 Motherboard Review @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Thursday, May 6, 2010 | By: WillThe AMD marketing machine is at full power for the new Phenom II X6 release. With these new processors come the motherboard chipsets as well. Which AMD has that covered as well with some very robust 890 series chips. Here is a review with one of these chipsets for everyone to enjoy.
"The current motherboard market is full of feature rich high end products but finding a capable mid-range board can be a lesson in frustration for many users. AMD's new 890GX looks to be an answer for many consumers who are looking for the perfect mix of performance and features while retailing for less that $150. But can it live up to everyone's expectations by offering AMD users something Intel's faithful are still waiting for?"
Enjoy!
