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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…

AMD to Launch its Fastest CPU Ever on August 13th, 2009

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 6, 2009 · 1917 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

AMD will release the 3.4GHz Phenom II 965 Black Edition in only ten days, according to fBrightsideofnews . As the fastest model in consumer desktop processors, Phenom II X4 965BE is coming with 6MB L3 cache, integrated DDR2/DDR3 memory controller and a TDP of 125W. Actually, this CPU was listed online with price tag…

BFG Unveils Watercooled GeForce GTX 285 and GTX 295

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 6, 2009 · 2493 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

BFG has lately announced two water-cooled graphics cards: the GeForce GTX 285 H2O+ and GeForce GTX 295 H2OC with ThermoIntelligence Advanced Cooling Solutions. BFG GeForce GTX 285 H2O+ features 240 stream processors, 1024MB GDDR3, 512-bit memory interface, and core/memory/shader clock of 691/2592/1566MHz, supporting…

EVGA Intros Two Overclocked GeForce GTX295 CO-OP Models

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · August 6, 2009 · 1892 reads · ★★★★☆ (4 votes)

EVGA has unveiled two new single-PCB GeForce GTX 295 graphics cards, which feature higher clocks and not much else. The GeForce GTX 295 CO-OP FTW and Superclocked Edition models each come with 480 stream processors, a 896-bit memory interface, 1792MB of GDDR3 memory, DirectX 10 and Quad SLI support, PhysX and CUDA…

NZXT Offers Beta EVO Chassis for Budget Users

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 6, 2009 · 1793 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Following the success of Beta chassis, has announced another mid-tower case for budget users, Beta EVO. The all black case has four external 5.25″ drives and 5 internal 3.5″ HDD racks, with support for up to six 120mm fans with dual 140mm fan at the top. It also features two drilled holes at the back for watercooling…

Inno3D Readies GeForce GTX 295 iChill Black Series, Ready for Water-Cooling

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · August 5, 2009 · 2182 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

Inno3D has its latest offering to the high-end consumer market ready, with the water-block pre-installed GeForce GTX 295 iChill Black Series. This single PCB GeForce GTX 295 accelerator comes with a full coverage single slot water-block that is factory installed. This accelerator packs 1792 MB of GDDR3 memory, 480…

Affiliate reviews today [05-08-2009]

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · August 5, 2009 · 2782 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Cooling Cooler Master V10 CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets | EKL Alpenfoehn Brocken CPU Cooler Review on Technic3D | Corsair Hydro Series H50 Tested on AMD Phenom Review @ Madshrimps | Zalman CNPS 10X Extreme CPU Cooler Review @ High Tech Reviews | The Age Of The Roundup @ Madshrimps | Thermaltake SpinQ CL-P0466…

Logitech Announces Unifying Receiver, New Keyboards and Mice

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 4, 2009 · 2048 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Today, Logitech introduced a convenient and clutter-free way for you to connect wireless keyboards and mice to your laptop - the Logitech Unifying receiver. So small that it can stay in the laptop when you're moving around, a single Logitech Unifying receiver can be paired with multiple Unifying-compatible Logitech…

Kingston Releases HyperX Dual-Channel DDR3 2133 MHz Memory Kits, Ships this September

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 4, 2009 · 1764 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is preparing production quantities of HyperX DDR3 dual-channel 1.65-volt memory kits, and has successfully achieved 2133 MHz speed at CL8 latencies. In September, Kingston will ship a complete line of HyperX DDR3…

Core i9 ''Gulftown'' Comes to Life

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · August 4, 2009 · 2409 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

Intel's posterboy processor for the 32 nm Westmere architecture, the six-core Gulftown is now living, breathing silicon. The company seems to have already dispatched samples of the chip. Gulftown is based on the LGA-1366 socket. Featuring 6 cores and 12 threads with HyperThreading enabled, it holds 12 MB of L3 cache…

Affiliate reviews today [31-07-2009]

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · July 31, 2009 · 3361 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Consoles Wii Sports Resort Reviewed @ TestFreaks | ARKANOID Live! Reviewed @ TestFreaks.com | Cooling Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler Review on Technic3D | GELID Solutions GC-2 Thermal Compound @ techPowerUp | Storage QNAP TS-219P NAS Review @ Ninjalane | CPUs Intel Pentium E6300 Best bang for the buck ? Cache test…

Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD4 Micro-ATX Motherboard Detailed

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · July 30, 2009 · 2184 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

One of Gigabyte's first LGA-1156 motherboards in the micro-ATX form-factor, the GA-P55M-UD4 was previewed by CPU3D.com, revealing an upper-mainstream motherboard sporting all the essentials and a little more. The CPU socket is powered by a lavish 14-phase circuit, cooled by independent VRM heatsinks. The CPU is wired…

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

Storage · Author Stuyo · July 29, 2009 · 19160 reads · ★★★★☆ (18 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…

Affiliate reviews today [28-07-2009]

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · July 28, 2009 · 2973 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Cases Thermaltake Element T Case Review @ Hardware Secrets | SilverStone Sugo SG06 Case Review @ Hardware Secrets | CPUs Intel Core i7 920 CPU @ Rbmods | PSUs PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910 Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets | IN WIN Commander 650W PSU Review on Technic3D | Consoles Are Wii Fit Yet? @ TestFreaks…