Tech News
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EKWB FC-5870 GPU Water Block @ PureOverclock
Published: Monday, May 3, 2010 | By: WillEK has become the name for all water cooling enthusiasts and here is a review of the 5870 block. Let's see if there reputation holds true.
"If you are a water cooling user then you have probably heard of EK Water Blocks. EKWB specializes in water cooling products,and just one of their many offerings is the FC-5870, a full coverage block designed for the Radeon 5870 flagship card. Today we have the opportunity to test this GPU water block on the bench and find out how well it performs in keeping the beast cool and quiet."
I love their full coverage GPU blocks.
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Win an EVGA Barebones System - 1 Week Left
Published: Saturday, May 1, 2010 | By: DennisThe EVGA motherboard giveaway is scheduled to end on May 9th, which is just a short week away. Be sure to find the special contest code posted on the EVGA Facebook page and visit the following forum thread for instructions on what you should do with it.
There is a great prize to be won in this contest which includes the following:
EVGA P55 LE Motherboard
Thermaltake Element G Case
Thermaltake Toughpower 775 Power Supply
Thermaltake SpinQ VT HeatsinkTime is running out so be sure to get your entries submitted and activated before the May 9th deadline.
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Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler @ Techgage
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2010 | By: WillNinjalane just published a review on this awesome new heatsink. So it is time to share. So give our review a good reading, and then jump over and check out their review. Then let us know what you think on our forum.
"A huge computer chassis deserves a huge CPU cooler, and when you need one of those, Noctua delivers. With its NH-D14, the company seems to have had the goal of delivering the largest cooler possible that could still fit on most ATX motherboards, but with that size comes extremely good performance even low noise levels."
Enjoy!
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Q&A with Nvidia general manager of MCP business Drew Henry @ Digitimes
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2010 | By: WillHere is some interesting news for the NVidia fans. Looks like NVidia might be holding an ace up there sleeve for when the time is right. Can anyone say GTX 400 512 core beast. Still this is marketing at it's best and we just have to wait and see if it comes true.
With numerous negative rumors surrounding the discrete graphics card market regarding Nvidia's new GeForce 480/470 (Fermi) graphics chip, and facing competition from AMD, Digitimes recently had chance to talk to Drew Henry, Nvidia general manager of MCP business regarding the company's comment about these rumors as well as its strategy for the future.
Q: What are your comments on the rumors that Nvidia has blocked some graphics cores with problems on their GeForce 480/470 chips causing these chips to have less than 512 cores due to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's) low yields?
A: Nvidia does not comment on unannounced products; however, we have a chance to launch a graphics chip with 512 cores in the future.
TSMC's yields for its 40nm process has met our expectations and market rumors about the yields being lower than 20% are completely untrue. We currently have everything under control.I love the sound of progress.
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NL: GPU Roundup
Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 | By: WillOnce again the Inbox is is just bursting with Video Card reviews. So we decided to share them all.
- ASUS Radeon HD EAH5850 DirectCU TOP Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews
- Sapphire HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition Video Card Review @ Motherboard
- PNY GTX-470 @ Bjorn3D
- HIS HD5830 Review @ OC3D
- AMD FirePro V3800 & FirePro V5800 @ Phoronix
- ASUS GeForce GTX 470 ENGTX470 Graphics Card Review @ Legit Reviews
- GeForce GTX 480- Worth upgrading from Radeon HD 5870? @ t-break
- Sapphire Radeon 5870 2GB TOXIC Review @ HardwareHeaven
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 Overclocking with Voltage Adjustment @ TweakTownEnjoy!
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NVIDIA To Unify Desktop and Notebook Drivers @ HotHardware
Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 | By: WillThis is great news for notebook people. With NVidia unifing their drivers this will make it easier to keep all machines upto date. This will also take away the guess work on which drivers your notebook needs. Here is a huge kudos to NVidia for helping out all notebook users.
"As you're probably all too aware, historically, notebook users have been at the mercy of the notebook OEM with regard to mobile graphics driver updates, and OEMs have typically lagged way behind the GPU manufacturers. This left many notebook users out in the cold, while desktop users were treated to performance enhancements, new features, and increased compatibility with the latest games."
Now if only ATI can get on the same page.
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AMD’s 890FX Chipset: An Evolution for the AM3 Platform @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 | By: WillWith the huge Phenom II X6 round up earlier we need to add a chipset to go along with it. So here the chipset that gives you everything and maybe the kitchen sink for that new Phenom. Give this a read and check it out.
"With the Phenom X6 finally being released and the 890GX motherboards already retailing for several months, AMD is now releasing their new flagship chipset called the 890FX. Not only does this chipset represent a significant evolution for AMD's current lineup but it is also meant to go hand in hand with their Thurban processors. In this article, we take a closer look at this chipset and what it has to offer."
I think I just might have to look at this new 6-core setup soon.
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Gainward GTS250 512MB GDDR3 "Deep Green" Video Card @ PCTechshoptalk
Published: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 | By: WillIt has been a very long time since the Gainward name has graced our inbox. One of the top brands for NVidia cards back in the day. With the unique red PCB, and the ability to overclock like no other with their golden sample video card line. To bad this is not the old days and this card looks to not be that type of overclocking card anymore.
"Waiting for the long delayed new Fermi generation to come out, many manufacturers started to develop different card configurations with the chips that were currently on the market like G210, GT240, 9800GT, GTS250. Gainward have released a new type of cards named "Deep Green", which do have lower clocks than the stock specifications from Nvidia and consume less power. These do not have a SLI hardware connector, but do support software SLI."
Lower clocks, WTH!
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NL: AMD Phenom II X6 Roundup
Published: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 | By: WillThe newest beast from AMD has finally been released. Here is a roundup of the new Phenom II X6 reviews.
- AMDs Phenom II X6 Six Core Processor 1090T @ TechwareLabs
- AMD X6 1090T CPU @ Technic3D
- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T and ASUS Crosshair IV Formula @ Bjorn3D
- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition @ PureOverclock
- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T & 1055T Six-Core Processors Review @ Hardware Canucks
- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T and 1055T Six-Core Processor Review @ Legit Reviews
- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition 3.2GHz Six Core CPU @ TweakTown
- Phenom II X6 1090T CPU Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Phenom II X6 1055T and 1090T processor review @ Guru3D
- Phenom II X6 1090T CPU Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Phenom II X6 & 890FX, 880G, 890GX Review @ HardwareHeaven
- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ ocaholic
- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 6-Core Processor Review @ HotHardwareNow that is a serious roundup.
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Intel Core i5 661 overclocking @ Hardwareoverclock
Published: Monday, April 26, 2010 | By: WillThe new Intel Core i5 661 are getting very popular for there overclocking abilites. So it was only a matter of time before someone wrote a guide on getting the most out of this new CPU. The cool thing is they even hit into the dry ice area.
"Hardwareoverclock.com has posted another Overclocking guide. Last week we have take a look at the Intel Core i5 661 processor. In the Overclocking guide you can find a step by step description to Overclock your Core i5 661 with air, water und dry ice."
Enjoy.
