MSI recently unveiled a cutting-edge QM77 mini-ITX board, designed for the high performance Intel Ivy Bridge / Sandy Bridge Mobile CPU with integrated graphic processor for multiple displays and Intel QM77 Express chipset, featuring the Continue reading “MSI Announces mini-ITX Motherboard For Intel Ivy Bridge Mobile Processors”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 6, 2012 at 7:26am
Western Digital (WD) today announced the availability of its third-generation WD S25 SAS hard drives, serving the performance-optimized, mission-critical enterprise server and storage market. Shipping now, the new 2.5-inch, 10,000 RPM, WD S25 with SAS Continue reading “WD Ships Third Gen Enterprise 2.5-Inch SAS Hard Drive Family”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 6, 2012 at 7:07am
AMD today announced the AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition and AMD Radeon HD 7850 graphics cards! The AMD Radeon HD 7800 series is designed to perform for serious gamers and we try them out on a number of games to see how they perform when put to the test. We also overclock them, test the acoustics, and see how efficient these new cards are!
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 4, 2012 at 11:05pm
Microsoft today announced that customers had downloaded more than 1 million copies of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview in its first day of availability. You can download Windows 8 CP today at preview.windows.com. Microsoft is Continue reading “1 Million Downloads of Windows 8 Preview in First 24 Hours”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 2, 2012 at 11:02am
It looks we have the first ‘real’ picture of the NVIDIA GK104 video card PCB with the GPU cooler removed. This picture gives a clear look at the die, which is something we haven’t seen Continue reading “Real NVIDIA GK104 Kepler Video Card PCB Pictured”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 2, 2012 at 9:50am
CPU-Z 1.60 was released this morning and is the first update for the system monitoring software since November 2011. This new version features support for Intel 22nm ‘Ivy Bridge’ processors, the Intel Z77 chipset and Continue reading “CPU-Z 1.60 With Ivy Bridge & Trinity CPU Support Now Available for Download”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 2, 2012 at 6:24am
On 27th February 2012, the highest DDR3 memory frequency record was broken by Swiss overclocker, Christian Ney. Using G.SKILL extreme RipjawsZ memory kit, Christian Ney has achieved the astonishing score of DDR3 3736MHz with a Continue reading “G.SKILL Breaks Memory World Record – 3736MHz Single Channel”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 2, 2012 at 6:02am
be quiet! introduced a new fan series called SilentWings 2 this morning. With advanced new features such as exchangeable mounting possibilities, be quiet! takes a simple product like the fan to the next level. And Continue reading “be quiet! Announces SilentWings 2 Fan Series”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 1, 2012 at 11:06am
3News has been able to sit down with Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and performed the first TV interview since being arrested. The full 23 minute interview is very interesting as Kim Dotcom talks about why Continue reading “Megaupload: Kim Dotcoms First TV Interview Since Being Arrested”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 1, 2012 at 7:32am
3News has been able to sit down with Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and performed the first TV interview since being arrested. The full 23 minute interview is very interesting as Kim Dotcom talks about why Continue reading “Megaupload: Kim Dotcoms First TV Interview Since Being Arrested”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 1, 2012 at 7:32am
Back in 2010 we showed you that the United States Navy developed a 33-megajoule railgun prototype. Rather than relying on a explosion to fire a projectile, the technology uses an electomagnetic current to accelerate a Continue reading “US Navys Newest Electromagnetic Railgun is Much Smaller!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 29, 2012 at 11:10am
Back in 2010 we showed you that the United States Navy developed a 33-megajoule railgun prototype. Rather than relying on a explosion to fire a projectile, the technology uses an electomagnetic current to accelerate a Continue reading “US Navys Newest Electromagnetic Railgun is Much Smaller!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 29, 2012 at 11:10am
Microsoft today announced the availability of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, which is likely the most important Windows Operating System (OS) launch in more than a decade. You can start downloading Windows 8 CP today Continue reading “Microsoft Launches Windows 8 Consumer Preview”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 29, 2012 at 9:50am
SAPPHIRE Technology introduced a passively cooled version of the AMD Radeon HD 7750 that is worth a look this morning. The SAPPHIRE HD 7750 ULTIMATE is the first totally silent card thanks to a massive Continue reading “SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7750 Ultimate – First Passive AMD Radeon HD 7750 Video Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 29, 2012 at 8:21am
The SAPPHIRE HD 7950 OC Edition video card is factory overclocked to 900 MHz and features SAPPHIRE’s new dual-extractor GPU cooler technology. Will this multi-heatpipe cooler with dual fans and a moderate factory overclock be enough to make this card stand out from the crowd? Read on to see how this card performs, overclocks and runs in our test system.
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 29, 2012 at 12:00am