It’s no secret that Intel is moving on from the first Socket that brought the Core i7 lineup to the masses so everyone’s eyes are on the future LGA2011 and its enthusiast class of features… that doesn’t mean the LGA1366 can’t have a going away party. The ASUS Rampage III Black Edition Motherboard represents just about […]
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AMD’s Llano Fusion chip contains a strange mix of features that makes it somewhat intriguing in many different PC niches from home theater PCs to pseudo gaming systems. The ASUS F1A75-V Pro Llano Motherboard is more than capable of running the new GPU infused chips. If you thought you were going to see a board with less than […]
Read more ASUS F1A75-V Pro Llano Motherboard sports high-end features for Fusion
It’s interesting to watch the new Intel Z68 sporting motherboards roll out with its fancy SSD caching technology and other impressive features that makes the LGA 1155 socket even more compelling than it was before. The ASUS P8Z68-V PRO motherboard isn’t a budget option so it offers plenty of extra added goodies and potent overclocking capabilities […]
Read more ASUS P8Z68-V PRO Motherboard sits comfortably in the middle of the pack
Most PC users don’t take their motherboard into account when it comes to airflow or cooling in general but, given the number of support chips on a design, it shouldn’t be so easily overlooked. ASUS’ Sabertooth P67 motherboard sports a fancy “shield” that acts as a buffer between the heat output from your video card […]
Read more ASUS Sabertooth P67 Motherboard shields the lesser known components
AMD’s Brazos platform is the company’s first crack at a CPU and GPU integrated into a single chip (also known as the Fusion initiative) which has made a compelling case for all-in-one chips that provide good performance in small sizes. The ASUS E35M1-I Deluxe ITX Motherboard latches an intricate cooling solution that covers up a large […]
Read more ASUS E35M1-I Deluxe Mini ITX Motherboard goes overkill on the cooling
The high end single GPU realm has pumped out a number of designs over the years that tout amazing performance but do a real number on their coolers which reduces the amount of tweaking overhead you have to play with. The ASUS ENGTX580 and EAH6970 DirectCU II graphics cards take up 3 slots with its […]
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PCs used to be built around the processor and its motherboard platform but with the latest generation of graphics cards that will likely play second fiddle if you want the best cooling performance on your GPU. The ASUS GTX580 DirectCU II takes up three slots on your system case so you’d better be sure you […]
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The best thing about waiting a little while before upgrading is, besides bypassing the initial driver pains, finding product models that sport a few extra added value options than what a reference design would offer. The ASUS Radeon 6870 DirectCU is equipped with an impressive looking cooler that keeps things running at lower temperatures despite […]
Read more ASUS Radeon 6870 DirectCU refines its cooling approach
The gaming world lives and dies by the framerate so something as pedestrian as a graphics card doesn’t get much attention unless you can squeeze something more out of it. The ASUS ENGTX580 practically begs to be overclocked, given the included overclocking software, which should make this Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 based video card a […]
Read more ASUS ENGTX580 just loves to be pushed
Some companies just manage to coax more performance out of chips than their competition which bodes well for the overclocking crowd. The ASUS Crosshair IV Formula relies on more than just tweaking by offering up four physical PCIe x16 slots for some interesting multi-GPU possibilities as well as SATA 6G and USB 3.0 support. Who […]
Read more ASUS Crosshair IV Formula pushes performance boundaries
The mid-range graphics card segment used to be in a tough bind when it came to providing performance labeled products since the chips they were pushing weren’t really designed as performance solutions. That time has passed and ASUS is taking full advantage of the situation with their GeForce GTS 450 DirectCU TOP graphics card. The […]
Read more ASUS GeForce GTS 450 DirectCU TOP lives life on the wild side
