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A-Data Vitesta Extreme Edition DDR2 800MHz review

Memory · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · October 20, 2008 · 16820 reads · ★★★★★ (10 votes)

Memory is one of the three major performance factors in gaming PCs - the other two are VGA and CPU. A-Data are one of the biggest manifacturers of memory in the world with a whole line of products targeting the hardware and gaming enthusiasts most commonly reffered with the title "overclockers". One such product…

Review of Noctua NH-C12P - CPU cooler @ ModReactor

Reviews · Author krisko92 · October 15, 2008 · 1565 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

When we tested the Noctua NH-U12P we had the impression, that this is a great solution for every hardware enthusiast who loves quiet. But now from Noctua had send us NH-C12P -cooler, again aimed to the overclock enthusiast, but very low profiled with more heat pipes and more cool looking. Let us at ModReactor see how…

XFX GTX 260 with Call of Duty 4

Press Releases · Author krisko92 · October 15, 2008 · 2846 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

XFX GeForce GTX 260 now including highly awarded "Call of Duty 4". Top-notch performance with a lethal "Modern Warfare" bundle. More information about the video card here - XFX Ge Force GTX 260 @ eBuyer

MSI's P45 Platinum breaks new OC records

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 15, 2008 · 1942 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

A user at Xtremesystems forum that goes under the screen name Ivanqu has managed to get the FSB on MSI's P45 motherboard up to 640MHz on air. According to the rest of the posts at that thread this is possible on both MSI P45 Platinum and MSI P45 Neo2-FR as both have the same PCB.The best score that Ivanqu managed to…

Sparkle Presents GeForce 8400 GS PCI Express x1

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 15, 2008 · 2218 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today presents the SPARKLE GeForce 8400 GS PCI Express x1 Graphics Cards, the first PCI Express x1 solution on SPARKLE family product. SPARKLE GeForce 8400 GS PCI Express x1 Graphics Cards create upgrade possibility on your generic PC,…

MSI MCP7A-S Motherboards Pictured

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 15, 2008 · 4524 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

MCP7A series are one of NVIDIA's first nForce chipsets for the Intel platform with a monolithic design. The chipset isn't split-up into northbridge and southbridge anymore. This space-saving design is supposed to be very economical for the company to produce, and for motherboard vendors to come out with attractively…

Noctua NH-C12P CPU cooler review

Coolers · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · October 15, 2008 · 19470 reads · ★★★★☆ (17 votes)

When we tested Noctua NH-U12P, we were left with the impression, that it's a great solution for all hardware enthusiasts who love silence. But now Noctua sent us NH-C12P - a cooler which targets the overclockers consumer group, but with even lower profile, with even more heat pipes, looking cooler than NH-U12P. All…

Thermalright Ultra 120 Full-Copper On Sale this Month

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 14, 2008 · 2050 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Thermalright Ultra 120 has been one of the most successful high-performance air coolers. The company planned to release a pure-copper version of this cooler. The cooler will indeed hit shelves later this month, but only limited quantities would make it. The company plans to make only 2000 units of these, dismissing…

Patriot Memory Introduces ''LITE'' Series 32GB & 64GB SSD for ASUS Eee PC

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 14, 2008 · 1598 reads · ★★★★☆ (2 votes)

Patriot Memory, a global provider of premium quality memory module and flash memory solutions, today announced the Lite Series SSD storage solutions. Available in both 32GB and 64GB capacities, these upgrade solutions are designed specifically for the ASUS Eee PCs.Lite Series 32GB and 64GB SSDs are compatible with the…

SUPoX AP58+ GTR Motherboard Pictured

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 14, 2008 · 1741 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

SUPoX follows other tier-one manufacturers such as ASUS, MSI and Gigabyte, with its motherboard based on the Intel "Tylersburg" X58 chipset. The motherboard supports the upcoming Intel Core i7 series processors, with its LGA-1366 socket. Perhaps it sticks to older memory specifications from Intel, that stated the i7…

Thermaltake Releases V14 Pro CPU Cooler

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 13, 2008 · 1672 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Thermaltake, famed of their variety in air cooler selection, has released another one of their best performing CPU coolers today, V14Pro. Claiming to have reached the highest cooling performance ever, the new V14Pro comes with the giant size 140mm fan, 6 copper heatpipes, and 98 extended copper fins. The spec along…

MSI Releases Bravo EX620, the Best Audio-Video Enjoyment

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 13, 2008 · 2234 reads · ★★★★☆ (8 votes)

MSI Bravo EX620 features Cinema Pro Technology, which offers consumers the finest movie viewing experience. With a simple touch of the exclusive Cinema Pro button; you may immediately switch to Movie Mode. The quality on screen will be more detailed, the richness in sound and the subwoofer as well as Dolby sound will…

Musashi Full Throttle VGA

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 12, 2008 · 1555 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Scythe announces its first original VGA Cooler, “Musashi” to the worldwide market. After several years of intensive and deep market research as well as our product development without compromise, the Musashi VGA Cooler is proudly ready with the various features, which users can take the advantages for silencing and…

Core i7 965 XE Races Through to 4.20 GHz

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 12, 2008 · 1852 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

It's high time to break the dogma. Core i7 965 Extreme, Intel's next generation flagship desktop processor based on the Nehalem architecture, does indeed overclock satisfactorily. IT OC Taiwan overclocked the chip, which sports an unlocked FSB multiplier, to a respectable 4.20 GHz, at a FSB speed of 200 MHz, and…

Exclusive hands on pictures of Nahalem Intel Core i7 processor

Hardware · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · October 9, 2008 · 2424 reads · ★★★★★ (7 votes)

Intel Core i7 processors with Nahalem core are to be released in the second half of November but we already got our hands on an engineering sample. What we can say for now is that the CPU is huge. Stay tuned for more info and exclusive review once we manage to get an engineering X58 sample :)

DFI LANPARTY UT X58 Motherboard Pictured

Hardware · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · October 9, 2008 · 1688 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

One of our readers sent us the link to a TweakTown story that gives an exclusive look at DFI's latest LANPARTY UT X58 motherboard. I won't bother you with the Intel X58 specs you probably already know by heart. Pictures speak enough for themselves: Source: TweakTown

RAZER Unveils RAZER LYCOSA MIRROR SPECIAL EDITION™ AND RAZER ARCTOSA™

Press Releases · Author krisko92 · October 7, 2008 · 4145 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Razer™, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming peripherals, is proud to announce the launch of the Razer Lycosa Mirror Special Edition and the Razer Arctosa, inspired by fusing both form and function into an ultra-sleek gaming keyboard. Both gaming keyboards retain the stylistic appeal and main…

Diamond HD 4670 1024MB

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 7, 2008 · 1567 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Diamond has announced a new card in its 4600 series, the Diamond HD 4670 1024MB. Diamond decided to double the fun with 1024MB of GDDR3 memory which unfortunately works at a slightly lower clock than the reference version.The new card will work at 750MHz for the GPU and will feature 1024MB of GDDR3 memory working at…

MSI Eclipse X58 Motherboard Pictured

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 7, 2008 · 1982 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

The release version of the upcoming enthusiast-grade motherboard by MSI, based on the Intel X58 chipset for the upcoming Core i7 series processors, has been pictured at Coolaler. The close-up snaps show the motherboard to be packing quite some booty. It also shows that MSI hasn't used exorbitant cooling for the…

MSI Eclipse X58 board listed

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 6, 2008 · 1654 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

The top of the range Eclipse board ends up priced just over ?300. We like high-end hardware, and the board looks impressive, but ?300 is still ?300. The Platinum at ?225 looks like a budget board in comparison, although it's still no bargain.So, apart from new DDR3 memory and a pricey CPU, you'll have to cough up…

MSI has three X58 boards

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 6, 2008 · 1638 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

MSI plans to reveal three X58 motherboards and the cheaper one with the least features will be known as Platinum. Platinum comes with two PCIe 16X slots and it supports Crossfire and SLI. The board comes with DR Mos Vrams and active phase switching, but it won’t come with Hi-C capacitors as it wouldn’t be able to hit…

Biostar T-Power X58 Mainboard Spotted

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 6, 2008 · 1544 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

During the final weeks before Intel's Nehalem release date, we have covered almost any motherboard that will be simultaneously available as the platform launches. Today we'll accentuate on Biostar's T-Power X58, yet another LGA1366 mainboard that will help Core i7 buyers. The board is pretty much standard, it has a…

Sapphire Unveiled Cheap HD 4550 & 4350 Cards

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 4, 2008 · 1787 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

SAPPHIRE is introducing two new graphics families aimed at mainstream users. The new SAPPHIRE HD 4550 has 80 stream processors, core clock speeds of 600MHz and 512MB of GDDR3 memory clocked at 900MHz (1.8GHz effective). The SAPPHIRE HD 4350 has a similar architecture, and has the same 80 stream processors and 600MHz…

Xigmatek Readying Dark Knight HDT S1283 Cooler

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 4, 2008 · 1847 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

The brand name "Dark Knight" seems to be quite a fashion these days. Xigmatek is preparing a new CPU cooler, the Dark Knight HDT for global launch. The cooler is compatible with Intel LGA-775 and AMD sockets 754, 939, 940, AM2(+). It measures 120x50x159 mm, and weighs 660 g.The cooling mechanism consists of three…

Foxconn Renaissance X58 Pictured

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 3, 2008 · 4149 reads · ★★★★☆ (4 votes)

The final version of the Foxconn Renaissance X58 motherboard has been pictured by an XtremeSystems forum member, complete with release-grade cooling. Foxconn gives Renaissance the "Digital Life" branding. Foxconn has diversified its premium motherboard lineup into Digital Life and Quantum Force, the former for premium…

Review of Alone In The Dark

Reviews · Author krisko92 · October 3, 2008 · 1456 reads · ★★★☆☆ (3 votes)

Very complicated title for description - simultaneously very good and very bad game, which tries to be a serial movie. The game even gives you the option not to play it. You can skip whole parts of it. And after all, besides the bad controls and bugs and many other problems, the game is very innovative. In the same…

WesternDigital Launches New Eco-friendly WD Caviar Green Hard Drives

Hardware · Author krisko92 · October 2, 2008 · 1481 reads · ★★★☆☆ (4 votes)

WD today announced the second-generation of its highly popular and environmentally friendly WD Caviar Green desktop hard drives, which feature the company's GreenPower technology to significantly reduce power consumption, compared with standard hard drives. The new platform is based on WD's 333 GB/platter technology…