Tech News
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Xeon 5600 series brings six-core chips to 2P systems @ Tech Report
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | By: WillHere is the dream of many enthusiasts right now. Getting two six-core Xeon 32nm beast inside of the new EVGA Classified SR-2(W555) motherboard. Yep, this would be the best of the best. Let's get some more info on the new Xeon processors here.
"Less than a week after launching its first six-core desktop CPU, Intel has completely revamped its Xeon lineup for 2P systems. The new Xeon 5600 series features a whopping 20 CPUs, all of which are based on the same 32-nm Westmere-EP silicon."
Enjoy.
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MSI R5770 HAWK @ Bjorn3D
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | By: WillMSI has a very cool looking heatsink on this new Radeon 5770 HAWK graphics card. Let's see what this card is capable of in this review. I bet the overclocking is pretty good with that nice big heatsink.
"With ATI's step into the future with its new line of DX11 GPU's known as the 5xxx series MSI has taken the opportunity to build a new card to add into the innovative gpu lineup. Today we will be looking at one of their mid range cards, the R5770 HAWK, targeted for people on a budget looking to get the most for the money. MSI has decided to improve on the already great 5770 with improved 7+1 phase PWM and overvoltage options. The even included an aftermarket twin frozr cooler. MSI's introduction of the R5770 HAWK gives the budget gamer the option to get the most out of his card for the price. MSI even takes a step ahead and the card comes with a 875MHz core clock a 25MHz overclock over a standard 5770. With all these improvements MSI have a great card on their hands, let's see how it performs."
Very sharp looking card.
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NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup
Published: Sunday, March 14, 2010 | By: WillHere is a bunch of games for the PC gamer to enjoy.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PC) @ GamingHeaven
"From the moment the title is fired up it sucks the player into an interactive cinematic experience and it is as visually stunning as it is immersive. While the opening mission is reminiscent of the Metal Gear Solid 2 intro it doesn't have the same overblown and bloated style."
Assassin's Creed II (PC) Review @ TweakPC
We just took a look at Assassin's Creed II. New hero, new place, new copy protection. Is Assassin's Creed II better than the first
part? We player it...Call of Juarez - Bound in Blood Review @ ocaholic
"Call of Juarez Bound in Blood stages in the United States right before the 20th century. There is a civil war going on the Wild West and you'll be involved in a very intese story which shouldn't be boring at all. Ubisoft tries to rise the bar with Bound in Blood compared to its predecessor. If they succeed, that's what you'll read on the following pages."
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nVidia GeForce GTX 480 has been sighted
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 | By: WillInno3D is so proud of there new GeFroce GTX 480 getting ready to ship. They had to show a full box ready to ship. Looks like all of the rumors saying it is never going to come out is going to be put to rest.
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MSI HD 5870 Lightning @ techPowerUp
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By: WillLooks like everyone is putting out a none reference version of the Radeon HD 5870. Here we get to see the new MSI R5870 Lighting version that is way out of case makers specifications. This card is super wide.
"MSI's new R5870 Lightning is designed with the hardcore overclocker in mind. It comes with more PWM phases, noise free coils, voltage measurement points, an overclock out of the box and software voltage change support via Afterburner. But is that enough to satisfy the demanding enthusiast crowd?"
I bet this is one solid beast.
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NL: Intel 980x Gulftown Roundup
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By: WillIntel has just unleashed the next beast of their processor lineup.
- Intel 980x Gulftown @ OC3D
- Intel i7 980x (Extreme) @ Bjorn3D
- Intel I7-980X Gulftown Six Core Processor Review @ Tweaknews
- Core i7-980X CPU Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Intel's new Gulftown Six Core CPU meets LN2 Extreme Cooling @ Tweaktown
- Intel Core i7 980X 6 Core Gulftown CPU Review @ Motherboard
- Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme Edition - Ready for Sick Scores? @ Techgage
- Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme processor reviewed at TR
- Intel Core i7-980X Gulftown Six-Core 32nm Processor Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Intel Core i7 980X Performance Comparision @ ocaholic
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G.Skill PC3-18400 (2300MHz) PI Series 4GB Kit
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | By: WillLooks like G.Skill is going to level 11 with their new PI Series ram with 2300MHz. Gotta love the spirit of the enthusiast pushing it faster. The large fins on this ram looks pretty cool as well.
"When I think of memory companies that want nothing but speed, only a few really come to mind and one of them would have to be G.Skill. While so many companies these days produce high end memory, we only really see a few leading the pack and when I say that I mean we see the same few companies ahead of everyone with most other companies playing catch up when it comes to speed.
While most companies are sitting around the PC3-17600 mark these days, G.Skill as always has kicked it up a notch with a PC3-19200 kit and a PC3-18400 one which we have on hand today. Like most high performance memory kits at the moment, the modules are aimed at P55 platforms due to them coming in dual-channel packets."I think you'll need a serious chip and board to handle this speed.
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Another World-Exclusive: Lian Li PC-T1R Spider @ techPowerUp
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | By: WillI have always liked the sleek aluminum style of the Lian-Li cases, but this one is way out there. So how long till we see people painting this orange and calling is a Headcrab from Half-Life?
Here's Lian Li being Lian Li. The PC-T1 is an open mini-ITX chassis, which is one of the most wacky cases on the planet: it looks like a spider when assembled. Being the case that it is, we wanted to look into the belly of the beast and see if the menacing looks are coupled with the kind of engineering required to pull such a design off.
Remember, that if you make the Headcrab out of this and do not post it at Ninjalane. We will hunt you down, and do horrible things to you much like the headcrabs.
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ASUS HD 5870 Matrix 2GB & ASUS HD 5870 "V2" Sneak Peek @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | By: WillI am really diggin the new heatsink looks form Asus here on the Radeon HD5870. Check out 2gigs of ram and direct contact heatpipes on the heatsink. They are even going to replace the reference design with a sweet looking new board.
"Lately, there has been a lot of talk about upcoming overclocked and 2GB HD 5800 series cards which will see the light of day in the next few months. In this sneak peak, we take a look at the ASUS HD 5870 Matrix that has high clock speeds as well as a massive amount of memory and a new custom design which ASUS will use to replace their reference HD 5870 cards with."
Alright let me get you a pic to tease you with.
Image from HWC
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DimasTech Bench Table V2.5 @ techPowerUp
Published: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | By: DennisFor years I have been using a hacked up Antec case as my primary test bench, and so far it has worked great. So great in fact, I can say that only a single motherboard has been lost on the bench after I burned up a chipset trying to reach 250Mhz FSB. (Which I did attain by the way)
I have recently decided that the ole test bench needed and upgrade so I pay careful attention to reviews like this, only to become disappointed in what test bench options there are. Heck, they even broke this one during testing.
Dimastech is continuously updating their Benchtable and listening to the feedback of both users and reviewers. The V2.5 simplifies many aspects of assembly, while adding new and useful features to the Benchtable. We take a close look at what it has to offer and at the improvements, to see if it is a worthy successor.
Not saying I can build one better, but by golly I'm a gonna do it. Stay tuned for details and build log. (btw I'm serious about doing a mod this time,
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