Jumping into the overclocking arena can be a little difficult, if not tedious, as most processors require you to pump the clock rates on a system’s chipset which happens to add yet another variable that could stymie your quest for the fastest speeds. The Intel Core i5 655K and Core i7 875K processors (or K […]
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Multiple graphics card setups are becoming increasingly popular given the improvement in driver quality and actual performance scaling in games. That just makes things all the more enticing to push into the triple and quad GPU territory. MSI’s Big Bang X58 XPower Motherboard can handle your many graphics card needs while also providing USB3 support […]
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Yes you’ve heard it all before, plenty of airflow makes for a better overall system temperature, but it’s tough getting all of those fans into a case that’s on the small side so you’re going to want something beefier. The Cooler Master HAF X Black Gaming Case goes with the rugged look and enough large […]
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NVIDIA’s GPGPU initiative has been one of the more well-rounded approaches when it comes to exposing the raw processing power of graphics cards to the programming masses. Manju Hegde, NVIDIA’s former VP of Technical Marketing for all things CUDA, has decided to join up with AMD who’s Fusion program will get a dosage of marketing […]
Read more NVIDIA CUDA Executive leaves for AMD
Graphics card tweaking used to be the exclusive realm of those that were brave enough to take a soldering iron to, or modify the BIOS of, their expensive new board. Thankfully the latest breed of cards has software trickery to make tweaking even easier. The ASUS HD 5870 2GB RoG Matrix Platinum Edition Graphics Card […]
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Notebooks aren’t the playground of the enthusiast because there’s no real room to tinker with the guts of a machine so it’s up to the manufacturer to come up with some compelling features. They’ve done just that. The Sony VAIO Z Z11Z9E/B Laptop can be configured with solid state drives in a RAID0 configuration for […]
Read more Sony VAIO Z Z11Z9E/B Laptop sports some potent hardware
Since most motherboards come well equipped with all manner of on-board functionality making the need for a full-sized board is becoming less of an issue as the PC evolves. The BIOSTAR TH55XE MicroATX Motherboard opts for the smaller form factor but still provides the same great tweaking options of its full-sized counterparts. HardOCP has the […]
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Normally you’d want as much graphics processing power as you can get your hands on but in some instances you need just enough for that low-power home theater computer you’ve had your eyes on. PowerColor’s Radeon 5550 Video Card is capable of handling high definition content with ease while sipping on the power meter. PureOverclock […]
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Larger case fans are a good way to introduce airflow without dealing with a serious increase in PC noise. Of course on the noise front there are quite a few methods to improve on noise output which should be considered. The Zaward 140mm ZG2-140A Golf Fan GII uses a dimpled fan blades to cut down […]
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The trend towards offering a ton of 5.25″ drive bays has lead to quite a bit of flexibility for fan and hard drive mounting…and anyone with a huge selection of optical drives to lug around. The Thermaltake V5 MicroATX Case can be whatever you want it to be with plenty of air flow options and […]
Read more Thermaltake V5 MicroATX Case offers more drive bays than you’d ever need
While solid state drives offer up crowd pleasing performance there’s a big issue with their price versus storage capacity aspect which is quite jarring once you start looking at the price tags. The Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid Hard Drive comes in sporting the familiar platter design with a healthy dosage of solid state storage […]
Read more Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid Hard Drive bridges the SSD gap
