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Intel’s Pentium E6500K made a great flutter when it initially popped up in China, but it seems that the new processor has been pretty quiet in the last a few weeks. Why are the people uninterested in buying this CPU with unlocked multiplier? Firstly, the unpopularity of E6500K is due to its pricing - people are quite…
We brought you the first images of ATI Radeon HD 5870 earlier this week, and now CzechGamer has leaked two naked pictures of the next-gen card. The die measures 338 square mm, and has 2.1 billion transistors, compared to 959 million on the RV790. On two sides of the GPU are 8 GDDR5 memory chips, supporting reference…
The official launch of AMD Evergreen has been delayed to September 22nd, so the company didn’t reveal details about the card at the “Hornet” event. Instead, they showed off the most impressive feature the next-generation graphics card has to offer - Eyefinity technology. Source: techPowerUp!
The official launch of AMD Evergreen has been delayed to September 22nd, so the company didn’t reveal details about the card at the “Hornet” event. Instead, they showed off the most impressive feature the next-generation graphics card has to offer - Eyefinity technology. Source: techPowerUp!
DFORDOG, an overclocking enthusiast from Expreview forum has recently had some fun by overclocking the Galaxy GeForce GTS 250 graphics card to a fairly decent level. He improved the core voltage to 1.4V, and managed to boost the Core/Shader/Memory clock to 1000/2200/2500MHz with the help of liquid nitrogen,…
Force 3D rolled out a refreshing take on the ATI Radeon HD 4890 with its own-design F4890P-G5-350-FS. This model offers all features of the GPU running at AMD reference clock speeds of 850/975 MHz (core/memory), while needing only one 6-pin power connector, while most other accelerators based on the GPU require two,…
AMD launched its first 40nm desktop GPU - Radeon HD 4770 back in April, but we’ve never seen the card available on the market here in mainland China due to TSMC’s 40nm yield issue. Interestingly, the shrinked version HD 4750 has recently hit stores. As the first AMD 40nm RV740-based graphics card, Sapphire Radeon HD…
The first images of ATI Radeon HD 5870 codenamed Cypress graphics cards have recently been posted at the Dutch site Tweakers. Cooled by a black turbo cooler, the card looks very plain, and unusually long, which means it might not fit into mainstream desktop systems. Just as AMD presented last month, HD 5870 boasts…
One of the biggest launch events hosted by Intel Beijing, it will be a demonstration of Intel Core i7/i5 Processors and GlacialTech CPU Cooler F101 PWM, as an official partner. As GlacialTech is an official partner for first Intel Lynnfield Core i7/i5 Processors launch in Beijing, GlacialTech is going to display PC…
As Sony's notoriously power-thirsty PS3 receives a major boost in efficiency, you might think the age of the gluttonous gadget is at an end. Zero Creative, however, is here to show us that some manufacturers just aren't interested in being green. The company has created a 71-inch version of its xyZ (not xYz) lineup, a…
Foxconn’s 785G-powered Cinema Deluxe and Cinema Premium motherboards which target HTPC market have recently been found selling in Japan. Based on AMD 785G+SB710 chipset, the Micro-ATX motherboards feature 5-phase power supply design, and pack 128MB DDR3 memory, four DDR2 dual-channel memory slots, and one PCIe x16…
Western Digital has today introduced the 7200RPM 2TB hard drives for desktop and enterprise systems, Caviar Black and RE4. WD Caviar Black and RE4 2TB drives combine 7200RPM spin speed, 64MB cache, dual stage actuator technology, SATA 3Gbps interface, and an integrated dual processor. The RE4 2TB also supports…
AMD is reportedly working on the six-core desktop processor codenamed Thuban which is expected to be available sometime next year. Based on 45nm SOI fabrication process, AMD’s six-core Thuban will feature AM3 package, integrated dual-channel DDR3-1333MHz memory controller, 3MB L2 cache and 6MB L3 cache. It’s likely to…
Intel’s new quad-core processor Core 2 Quad Q9505 has hit stores in Japan with the new package. The Q9505 features a stock frequency of 2.83GHz, a FSB of 1333MHz, a TDP of 95W, but just 6MB of L2 cache. The Core 2 Quad Q9505 is priced at Yen22770 which is around $246. Source: expreview.com
OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today unveiled low-voltage DDR3 designed specifically for the upcoming Intel P55 Chipset and subsequent Intel Core i7, i5, and i3 (Socket 1156) processors. Configured for dual channel mode, these…
HEC subsidiary Cougar Power is unveiled its newest lineup of high-end power supply units (PSUs), the Cougar Power S-Series. These PSUs come with three big selling points: modular cabling, 80Plus Silver efficiency rating, and eye-catching aesthetics. Part of the series for now, are the S550 and S700, with output powers…
Razer, the leader in gaming peripheral technology, has just announced the latest Naga gaming mouse for the ultimate Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) gamers. The mouse features 17 MMO-optimized buttons (including 12 button thumb grid), which enable users to program up to thousands of different in-game commands.…
Intel has recently presented its process technology roadmap at a special event in Japan, indicating that the company plans to make chips using 4nm technology. For the past years, Intel has been keeping upgrading its process technologies once in two years, which is one of the reasons why the company always takes the…
We reported earlier this month that Inno3D is readying a factory-overclocked GeForce GTX 295 iChill Black Edition, and now we got more details for all of you. Inno3D GTX 295 iChill Black Edition sports 620MHz GPU clock frequency while the memory operates at 2200MHz. The card is going to be available in early…
The French site GinjFo has recently shared a few early pictures of DFI’s DK P55-T3eH9 motherboard based on Intel P55 chipset. Looking similar with P55-T3eH6 motherboard, the upcoming P55-T3eH9 packs 8-phase PWM design, three PCI-Express x16 slots, and two PCIe x1 and PCI slots. It also comes with one eSATA connector,…
It has been done over and over again, and each time new AMD processors successfully unlock disabled cores (dubbed "defective"), it only makes us wonder if it is a deliberate attempt by the company to make buying its cheaper processors potentially rewarding. It has been discovered that AMD's recently announced Sempron…
The AnandTech has recently shared some juicy pictures of EVGA’s upcoming P55 FTW motherboard which target overclockers. Coming with a dark color theme, The P55 FTW features 12+3 phase power design, dual 8pin power connector, both LGA 1156 and LGA 775 mounting holes. Other specs include four DDR3 slots, three PCIe x16…
Galaxy has today announced its latest high-end graphics card, the Galaxy GeForce GTX 295 Overclocking Edition. With staggering 650MHz core clock, 2200MHz memory clock and 1400MHz shader clock, the GeForce GTX 295 Overclocking Edition is claimed to be the most powerful graphics card in the world. Powered by two GeForce…
Barely a week since its availability in the Chinese markets, Intel's Pentium Dual-Core E6500K processor that aims to be overclocker-friendly at a low-cost, set its first speed milestone, becoming one of the fastest Wolfdale-2M processors. Overclockers from IT168 community achieved 5.068 GHz on the processor. Details…
The Taiwan-based G.Skill has just announced a new family of DDR3 memory as part of its Gaming series, the Ripjaws. The first Ripjaws products will be dual-channel memory kits working at speeds from 1333MHz to 1866MHz powered at 1.65V. And G.Skill is also working on the DDR3 dual-channel memory kits with speeds from…
PowerColor has today announced an upgrade to the HD4770 series, the custom cooled PCS HD4770. Based on 40nm process, the PowerColor PCS HD4770 features 512MB GDDR5 memory, 128-bit memory interface, core/memory clock of 750/800MHz respectively. Cooled by a dual-slot heatsink made by Arctic Cooling, the specially…
AMD’s Black Edition processors have enjoyed tremendous popularity among DIY market, so Intel decides to market with the Pentium E6500K in response. Actually, this model with unclocked mutiplier has hit stores in Guangzhou, China. The blue and black package box is marked with “unclocked”, and the processor does not…
The launch of Intel's Lynnfield trio (Core i5 750, i7 860, i7 870) is one month away but that hasn't stopped one model from making an early debut and start reaching stores. Priced at $196, the Core i5 750 has popped up in Taiwan and (at least) one lucky individual got a hold of it and took a few pictures for an early…
HIS is preparing for the release of its first custom-cooled Radeon HD 4890, HD 4890 iCooler x4. The card features 800 stream processors, 1GB GDDR5, 256-bit memory interface, Core/Memory clock of 800/3900MHz and two DVI connectors, supporting DirectX 10.1 and CrossFireX. Cooled by a dual-slot heatsink with four…
Intel X58 is the First and only non-NVIDIA chipset to get SLI technology, and the users of Intel X38/X48/P45 motherboards probably hate the fact that their hardware doesn’t support SLI. However, everything has changed now… One reader named Firewings [CCG] at Expreview forum (Chinese version) has figured out the way to…