With the launch of the AMD Radeon HD 5870 graphics card fresh on our minds, we couldn’t help but wonder how far we could overclock the card if we weren’t limited by what Catalyst Control Center capped us at? Read on to see what we can do with the AMD GPU Clock Tool on our 5870 that comes stock at 850MHz GPU and 1200MHz Memory.
Featuring a full TeraFLOP of compute power, the XFX ATI Radeon HD 4850 is true power player. The single slot design enables easy three- and four-way CrossFire assembly and the sub $125 price tag doesn’t hurt either. Will the XFX ATI Radeon HD 4850 with 1GB of memory have enough to play the latest game titles? Read on to find out!
With the launch of Intel Lynnfield, CyberPower has geared up to bring high performance gaming to a lower price point. Powered by a GTX 295 and overclocked CPU and memory, this Core i7-860 powered gaming machine has more than enough muscle to blaze through games of today and tomorrow.
Kingston is no stranger to high performance memory kits. With HyperX kits available for just about any platform you can think of, it is no surprise that with the launch of Intel’s Lynnfield CPU they have released one of their fastest kit to date. Running at 2133MHz, this dual channel DDR3 memory kit is blazing fast out of the box.
The SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4890 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 video card is one of the fastest single slot graphics cards on the market today. This versatile and powerful card has 2GB of high-performance GDDR5 memory running at 1050MHz, while the core operates at 870MHz. Read on to see how this factory overclocked card does on our 30″ display.
The Blade Series Triple Channel Memory kit is the latest maximum-performance memory series designed specifically for the Intel Core i7 platform designed by OCZ. Read on to see what the new Blade heat spreader is all about and how this 6GB 2000MHz CL7 kit does against another 6GB 2000MHz CL8 kit!
Thermalright is a name that has defined high end cooling for years. Focusing their efforts towards the HTPC, Thermalright looks to bring much needed cooling and silence to a niche that has only a few to choose from. Does the 900 gram AXP-140 have what it takes to keep your HTPC cool and quiet?
The Asus Rampage II Extreme X58 LGA 1366 motherboard was deisgned to be the ultimate gaming/overclocking platform for the Intel Core i7 processor series. Based on the Intel X58 chipset, the Asus Rampage II Extreme supports Intel’s new QuickPath Interconnect, 12GB of DDR3 triple-channel memory, and multiple graphics cards!
The Cooler Master V10 CPU cooler is said to be capable of dissipating over 200 Watts of heat generated by processors, which makes it one of the most powerful coolers money can buy. With ten 6mm heat pipes, a TEC (Thermo-Electric Cooling), and two cooling fans this CPU cooler looks like it should cool any processor with no problems! Read on to see how it performs with an Intel Core i7 and Core 2 CPU.
Today’s hard drive market is starting to grow towards enterprise level hardware, which is SAS. SAS, or Serial Attached SCSI, is the server grade storage medium of choice these days. Some desktop motherboards like the ASUS P6T Deluxe offer support for up to a pair of SAS drives, so read on as we show you how to setup a pair in RAID and install Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit.
Today LR has taken the latest DDR3 HyperX Triple Channel kits from Kingston and run them through their paces. We have visited Kingston’s DDR3 Triple Channel kits before, but now we have kits with Kingston’s new HTX T1 heatspreaders for the optimal cooling. Read on to find out which kit, the 3GB or 6GB, offers the best performance, overclock, and bang for the buck!
The ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm motherboard features Intel’s latest X58 Express chipset and supports all of the new generation Core i7 processors. It also supports DDR3 triple-channel memory architecture with speeds up to 2000MHz, but overclocking is required. This board is packed full of features that might just leave you wanting one!
The Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard features Ultra Durable 3 technology with a 2oz copper PCB for 50°C cooler working temperature when working under extreme loads. With 16 Intel P45 Express motherboards on the market, Gigabyte has a ton of motherboards to pick from. Read on to see if the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard is right for you.
We are finishing up most of our CES coverage now that we are back from the show and figured we’d give you a peak at our few few minutes of fun on the $44,500 Simcraft APEX SC830 racing simulator. We also made a visit to the Cooler Master suite to check out some of their new lineup for 2009. Both companies had some very cool displays that you’ll be sure to enjoy checking out.
Psyko Audio Labs has announced a 5.1 Gaming headset with quite a few speakers including a subwoofer for each ear. They call it “The Perfect Room” and we were there to take some video, photos, and to experience for ourselves why others around CES were buzzing about these headphones.
