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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…

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…

OCZ Forced to Slash Price on Indilinx Drives

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · July 24, 2009 · 1927 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Intel on Tuesday announced its next-generation X25-M drives with improved performance and lower price. Forced by this, OCZ has started to adjust its pricing strategy according to Anandtech. The pricing of OCZ Vertex series 64/128/256GB has been reduced to $190/290/600, and that of Agility series 64/128GB drops to…

Affiliate reviews today [24-07-2009]

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · July 24, 2009 · 2830 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Periphery Microsoft Wireless Mobil Mouse 6000 Review on Technic3D | KeySonic ACK-540 ALU+RF HTPC Keyboard Review on Technic3D | Razer Megalodon USB Headset @ techPowerUp | Samsung SE-S084 External DVD Writer Review @ Hardware Secrets | Startech.com KVM Console to USB 2.0 Crash Cart Adapter Review @ Bigbruin.com | Mini…

AMD Silently Intros 95W Phenom II X4 945

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · July 24, 2009 · 2312 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

AMD quietly decked up shelves with a new processor, this time, a low TDP variant of the Phenom II X4 945 quad-core processor. Carrying the model identifier "HDX945WFK4DGI", the Phenom II X4 945 95W comes with a significantly lower TDP rating compared to its 125W predecessor. It first surfaced on a CPU-support list by…

AMD Releases ATI Catalyst 9.7 Driver Suite

Software · Author HaSLeS · July 24, 2009 · 2947 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

AMD today sneaked in the latest version of its ATI Catalyst driver suite that provides support to several AMD/ATI components such as ATI Radeon series GPUs, AMD desktop chipsets, AMD FireStream GPGPU, and ATI Theater multimedia products. As revealed by the release notes document, AMD introduced several performance and…

Razer Launches Orochi Mobile Gaming Mouse and Kabuto Mouse MatRazer Launches Orochi Mobile Gaming Mouse and Kabuto Mouse Mat

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · July 24, 2009 · 1700 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Razer, the world's leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, has unveiled two new on the go products to add to your arsenal, the Razer Orochi and the Razer Kabuto; a Bluetooth Laser gaming mouse and a sleek ultra-thin microfiber gaming mouse mat. "We live in a mobile society of…

Project: Ingraham by Jeffrey Stephenson

Modding · Author HaSLeS · July 24, 2009 · 2011 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Post war design had its fair share of ups and downs. With recession and rations still rife, people were probably more concerned about food and clothing rather than the latest hi-tech gadgets (my how things have changed!). However, there were a few classic designs aside from the odd attractive Cadillac or Buick and…

AMD Athlon Neo joins in the battle for the nettop segment

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · July 23, 2009 · 1598 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

The "green" manufacturer, is planing to begin the shipping of the new CPUs Athlon Neo for nettops - inexpensive desktop systems to target the home users, seeking base functionality. The nettops in general, as the name of the product indicates, intended primarily for the Internet. As the company says, some…

GeIL launches world first \

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · July 22, 2009 · 1938 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Planet Earth , the home of all mankind has been under tremendous stress of pollution causing problems such as global warming in the past decades. GeIL, as part of the citizens on this planet and pioneer of the industry, has been active in researching and developing \"green\" technology and products. Besides RoHS…

Affiliate reviews today [22-07-2009]

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · July 22, 2009 · 2760 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Games 2029 Online Reviewed @ TestFreaks | Bionic Commando (PC) Game Review on Technic3D | Photo Fujifilm FinePix Z30 Digital Camera Review @ Hardware Secrets | PSUs Seventeam ST-620PAF Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets | Antec TruePower New 750 W (TP-750) Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets | Motherboards…

AMD Preps First AM3-based Sempron Processors

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · July 21, 2009 · 1603 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

AMD is preparing its first set of Sempron processors based on the DDR3 supportive AM3 package. The first one, codenamed "Sargas" is a single-core chip that comes across as a single-core variant of the Athlon II X2 "Regor". It features a broad 3.6 GT/s HyperTransport 3.0 system interface, 128 KB of L1 and 1 MB of L2…

Gateway Introduces Intel Atom N270-equipped LT2000 Netbook

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · July 21, 2009 · 1752 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Gateway Inc. today introduces the Gateway LT2000, a new sleek and compact netbook with a 10.1-inch TFT LED-backlit display that will let mobile customers maximize their time on the go to stay connected and productive. At the core of the Gateway netbook line is excellent mobility and wireless communications, so…

Scythe Extends Cooler Compatibility to LGA 1156 and LGA 1336 Sockets Using MSMCs

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · July 20, 2009 · 2421 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Scythe Europe announces the release of Revision B CPU Coolers Kama Angle, Ninja 2 and Ninja Mini. One of the major improvements besides the new package design is the extended socket compatibility which now allows to mount these Scythe CPU coolers an even wider range of sockets. Thanks to the M.S.M.C. (Multiplatform…

Affiliate reviews today [20-07-2009]

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · July 20, 2009 · 2457 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

PSUs Seventeam ST 750Z-AF 750W PSU Review on Technic3D | BFG MX-680 Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets | Scythe Kamariki 4 550 W Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets | Motherboards Intel BOXD945GCLF2D Atom 330 Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews | Asus Rampage Gene II Review - An Extreme 2 On A Diet? @ Madshrimps |…

Auzentech Announces Limited Edition R4 Bulldozer White Case

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · July 19, 2009 · 2591 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Auzentech, Inc announced today that a small quantity of white R-4 Bulldozer PC Cases are available to customers in North America. Every bit as striking as the more common black R-4, the white edition gives custom PC builders a rare opportunity to build a system that is distinct from any other at the LAN Party, with no…

Zotac Beefs-Up GeForce GTX 200 with 15 Phase VRM Design

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · July 19, 2009 · 2054 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Armed with a creative engineering department, Zotac is in the news for innovating a new graphics card PCB design every now and then. For NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 200 series alone, the firm developed several performance and value oriented PCB designs. It decided to up the ante with a new single-GPU PCB design that is…

NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) v5.1 Released

Software · Author HaSLeS · July 19, 2009 · 2339 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

NVIDIA BIOS Editor, better known as NiBiTor, received an update today. The popular NVIDIA graphics card BIOS modification utility has been updated to version 5.1, with a slightly expanded GPU support list, and a number of minor bug fixes. NiBiTor adds support for the following GPUs: * GeForce GTS 160M * GeForce 9800M…

NVIDIA GeForce 190.38 Beta Drivers Released

Software · Author HaSLeS · July 19, 2009 · 2322 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

NVIDIA seems to have a big update for its GeForce driver suite underway, with the bump in version number from the 186 series to 190. The first release in the series carries the unsupported beta tag. Version 190.38 beta introduces a series of changes as indicated in the release notes documents, though the list of…

MSI N260GTX Lightning Strikes 1.1 GHz Core Clock Speed Mark

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · July 18, 2009 · 1602 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

It looks like MSI's beating the drums about military-grade superiority of its N260GTX Lightning over its competitors has finally come to bear some fruit. Renowned enthusiast hipro5 from Greece set a new GPU core clock-speed record for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, with a stress-stable 1100 MHz, with its shader domain…