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NVIDIA to Demo GT300 in Late September

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 29, 2009 · 2214 reads · ★★★★☆ (2 votes)

It looks like that NVIDIA doesn’t want to see a smooth launch of AMD Evergreen family of DirectX 11 GPUs, so the green camp is planning to demo its GT300 graphics processor to their partners and press in late September, according to Brightsideofnews. AMD is launching the Evergreen at the historical Hornet Aircraft…

Affiliate reviews today [27-08-2009]

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · August 27, 2009 · 2833 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Games Need for Speed Shift (PC) Game Preview on Technic3D. | QuantZ Videogame PC Review @ TestFreaks | Storage Thermaltake VI-ON 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Enclosure eSATA and USB @ TestFreaks | Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B 1 Terabyte SATA HDD @ Rbmods | PSUs Antec Basiq BP500U Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets | BFG…

Cooler Master Whitewashes Elite RC-310

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 27, 2009 · 2773 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Going against the trend, Cooler Master has come up with two new variants of the CM Elite RC-310 mid-tower ATX case. The two come dressed in white with a dash of either blue or pink, with a glossy-white front bezel. Made of SECC/Steel and ABS plastic, the RC-310 measures (W) 191 x (H) 437 x (D) 468 mm, and weighs 5.8…

OCZ Technology Announces DDR3 Low-Voltage Kits Tailored for Intel LGA-1156 Platform

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 27, 2009 · 2023 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

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 Cougar Unveils S-Series PSUs

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 27, 2009 · 2113 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

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…

Affiliate reviews today [25-08-2009]

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · August 25, 2009 · 3668 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Cases In Win Maelstrom Case @ Hardware Bistro | SilverStone Raven RV02 Case Review @ Hardware Secrets | Thermaltake Element T Mid-Tower PC Case @ TestFreaks | Accessories Callpod Dragon v2 Bluetooth Headset @ DragonSteelMods | NZXT Sentry 2 LCD Touchscreen Fan Controller @ Benchmark Reviews | Mionix Alioth 320 & 400…

Razer Shows off Naga Laser Gaming Mouse

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 24, 2009 · 5266 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

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 Aims at 4nm Fabrication Process in 2022

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 24, 2009 · 2376 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

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…

Inno3D GTX295 iChill Black Edition Gets Priced

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 24, 2009 · 2047 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

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…

DFI DK P55-T3eH9 Motherboard at First Glance

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 24, 2009 · 2283 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

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,…

Prolimatech Mega Shadow Cooler Gets Early Pictures

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · August 24, 2009 · 3128 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Following the success of Megahalems, the Taiwan-based Prolimatech has recently unveiled another high-end cooler, Mega Shadow. Exactly speaking, Mega Shadow is not a brand-new cooler - you can regard it as the black edition of Megahalems. As you can see, Mega Shadow features more shining surface. (though the Megahalems…

Affiliate reviews today [20-08-2009]

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · August 20, 2009 · 3445 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Storage Synology Disk Station DS409slim NAS Review @ Bigbruin.com | Thermaltake Max4 Active Cooling eSATA and USB Combo 3.5" External Hard Drive Enclosure @ TestFreaks | Crucial M225 Solid State Drive Review @ Benchmark Reviews | Accessories Callpod Fueltank Portable Charging Unit @ TestFreaks | Ulti-mat Breathe F-X3…

Affiliate reviews today [07-08-2009]

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · August 13, 2009 · 150 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

PSUs OCZ Fatal1ty 550FTY PSU Review on Technic3D | Silverstone SST-ST85F 850W PSU Review on Technic3D | Storage ioSafe Solo 500GB Rugged USB External Hard Drive @ TestFreaks | Raidsonic Icybox IB-NAS902 @ Rbmods | Patriot Corza NAS PCZ35SNAS2 @ Benchmark Reviews | Cases Antec P193 Case Review @ High Tech Reviews |…

Sempron 140 Unlocks to Athlon II X2

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 11, 2009 · 5370 reads · ★★★★★ (11 votes)

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…

EVGA P55 FTW Motherboard Poses for the Camera

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 11, 2009 · 3030 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

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 Shows up GeForce GTX 295 Overclocking Edition

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 11, 2009 · 2076 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

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…

Pentium E6500K Cracks 5.00 GHz Mark

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 10, 2009 · 1944 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

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…

G.Skill Readies Ripjaws DDR3 Memory Kit

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 9, 2009 · 1869 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

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 Unveils Custom-Cooled PCS HD4770

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 9, 2009 · 1784 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

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…

Intel’s Pentium E6500K with Unlocked Multi Hits Shelves

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 9, 2009 · 1935 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

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…

Affiliate reviews today [07-08-2009]

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · August 7, 2009 · 3143 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Videocards Galaxy GeForce GTS 250 @ Hardware Bistro | Cases Xclio Blackhawk PC Case Reviewed @ DragonSteelMods | Antec ISK 300-65 Case Review @ Hardware Secrets | Xclio Blackhawk Supertower Review @ High Tech Reviews | Displays Vizio 47" LCD 120Hz HDTV SV470XVT @ TestFreaks | PSUs Sharkoon Silent Storm CM SHA460-135…

Intel Core i5 750 gets unboxed

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 7, 2009 · 5177 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

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 Radeon HD 4890 iCooler x4 Detailed

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 7, 2009 · 2707 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

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…

Exclusive: Get SLI for Your P45 Motherboard!

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 7, 2009 · 2051 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

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…

PCI-Express 3.0 Specs Delayed until 2010

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 7, 2009 · 1898 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

The PCI-Express 3.0 specification, which was initially expected to be ready by the end of this year, has been delayed to next year, says tcmagazine. According to PCI-SIG (PCI Special Internet Group) who is in charge of the development and management of PCI bus, although PCIe 3.0 is almost finished, they need some more…

DDR2 & DDR3 Memory Roundup: Corsair, Patriot, GeIL, Elixir

ModReactor · Author HaSLeS · August 6, 2009 · 3338 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Recently the Modreactor lab got flooded with various memory kits. And though initially we were considering a series of reviews, eventually we decided to write a single mega article comparing different type, latency, volume and frequency modules in not only scaling performance and different platforms, but also in the…

In Win Ammo - 2,5-inch External HDD RFID Enclosure Review

ModReactor · Author HaSLeS · August 6, 2009 · 3130 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

In Win are definitely into the military themed products and as result today we'll be reviewing the latest product on the battlefield. Today we review a small external hard drive enclosure, that just as a true military product provides superb information protection as well as excellent level of physical protection too.…

Icy Dock MB662US-2STwo-bay External HDD Enclosure review @ ModReactor

ModReactor · Author HaSLeS · August 6, 2009 · 2738 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

The disk space requirements are constantly growing. And consequently, demands on keeping information safe and sound are also raising. Nowadays its common to have more than one hard drive in your machine. Of course for various reasons people prefer to have some disk space outside their machines too. Today we review one…

Random Gadgets 2, July 2009 @ ModReactor

ModReactor · Author HaSLeS · August 6, 2009 · 2913 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

There are still no translation available for this review, but soon you can find it on the link bellow. ModReactor: Random Gadgets 2, July 2009

Vizo Shuttle ST - External 2.5-inch HDD Enclosure Review @ ModReactor

ModReactor · Author HaSLeS · August 6, 2009 · 3076 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

The question of whether you should buy external hard drive enclosure or an external hard drive is very relevant nowadays. There are lot's of pros and cons for either option and honestly it mostly depends on your budget, needs an already available assets. Since we have enough hard drives lying around we fancy external…