October 2007

by Rafael Hernandez on October 29, 2007 · 0 comments

Overclockers Club has a look at the ZEROtherm Hurricane HC92 Cu 8800 graphics card cooler. As one might expect it’s designed for Nvidia’s 8800 series of graphics cards which poses some challenge to would-be coolers. A good performer over the…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 29, 2007 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at the Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 PC case. The enclosure has a slick design fitted with plenty of fans to keep air flowing through your case and nice touches that’ll make putting together your…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 29, 2007 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 CPU. The chip has a few major upgrades to go along with its die shrink which make it one of the fastest chips, once it’s released next month, and…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 29, 2007 · 0 comments

HardOCP has a look at the Nvidia GeForce 8800GT graphics chip. The GPU (and boards based on it) are conveniently targeted, price wise, at the mid-range but its performance is anything but ordinary. A fantastic option for those needing DX10…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 22, 2007 · 0 comments

Engadget has some early details on Samsung’s newest LCD TV. Their new display will be unveiled at the FPD International in Japan on Wednesday and while a new TV screen isn’t all that exciting this product sports a 40″ widescreen…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 22, 2007 · 0 comments

Driver Heaven has a look at the Zotac 8800GTX Amp! Edition graphics card. The board is clocked faster than normal GTX reference designs making it a powerful option for the latest DX10 titles. A great performer although the enthusiast crowd…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 22, 2007 · 0 comments

Anandtech has a look at AMD’s DTX form factor. If you’ve considered small form factor PCs in the past you’d know most options features very proprietary motherboards with equally proprietary cases making upgrading something of a pain. A DTX motherboard…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 17, 2007 · 0 comments

MetkuMods has a look at the Thermalright Chill Factor and Coollaboratory’s Liquid Pro thermal interface materials. The thermal “paste” still plays an important role in keeping your PC chips cool but the Liquid Pro is firmly planted into the extreme…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 17, 2007 · 0 comments

SilentPCReview has a look at the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme heatsink. It’s similar to their older Ultra 120 design but this time around they pile on 6 large heatpipes for even more cooling potential. Impressive performance, then again it’s one of…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 17, 2007 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at Unreal Tournament 3’s performance on modern hardware. The game is based on the very feature rich Unreal Engine 3 giving it plenty of eye candy which can bog down the best of PCs. An informative…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 17, 2007 · 0 comments

PCSTATS has a look at the AMD 690G based Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H motherboard. Its MicroATX form factor is designed for the smaller PC enclosures out there and its integrated graphics processor is capable enough to handle high-def video playback making it…

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