A whole new way of doing things tends to make things a little tricky when it comes time to support the new product. Case in point is Intel’s latest Core i5 and Core i3 “Clarkdale” CPUs which feature graphics chips fused on the the chip itself. That sort of presents a problem for current LGA […]
Using multiple graphics cards to improve gaming performance has been a reasonable solution for over a decade now but that usually means being locked into a specific vendor at best and the same specific model of graphics card at worst. In comes the MSI Big Bang Fuzion which uses the Lucid Hydra 200 chip that […]
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Nvidia’s graphics division is having a rough time getting new products out the door but that doesn’t mean the rest of the company is stagnating. The company has announced its newest system on a chip dubbed Tegra 2. The new Nvidia Tegra 250 will sport a total of 8 RISC-based processor cores running at up […]
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Intel’s Core i3 processor is something of a value chip lineup but just because it sports fewer cores doesn’t mean it’s a performance slouch. CyberPower is harnessing the chip for its Gamer Xtreme lineup starting with their 1000 model coming in with a base price of $649 all the way up to their decked out […]
Putting together a good computer case design has been difficult for the PC industry. For decades your choices were limited to beige and even more beige until something finally snapped and allowed for the impressive models we have today. In fact they aren’t happy with good enough either. The Cooler Master CM690-II Advanced Case pulls […]
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New chip releases used to mean considerable time until you would find the products in the mobile realm which, for the on the go crowd, meant delaying a purchase or settling for some older model. Asus K42F comes prepped with Intel’s new mobile Core i5 processor which should make for some great performance and longer […]
Intel has been on a bit of a roll when it comes to their processor offerings. While they’ve certainly made the high-end happy with their performance the budget conscious system builders have been looking for something a little friendlier, price wise, to offer customers. In comes the Intel Core i5 661 which sports a graphics […]
Touch-screens are at a bit of a cross-roads. Gadgets are a logical place for the functionality given their user-friendly approach but in the PC realm there aren’t exactly many shining examples of the technology being implemented. The MSI Wind-Top AE2220-25SUS hopes to change all of that with its All-in-One design sporting a peppy Intel Core […]
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Putting together a liquid cooling system requires some careful planning and the right selection of components which will properly cool your hardware…a maddening array of choices await! Or you can go with the Larkooler Liquid Cooling Kit which supplies processor, GPU, northbridge, and mosfet cooling blocks and all the necessary gear to get it going. […]
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Most motherboards include a good level of overclocking features which is enough to get your CPU to new performance heights, of course there are those that demand even more control over what their motherboard does. The DFI LANParty DK P55-T3eH9 supports the Intel LGA 1156 CPU lineup and piles on the BIOS options so you […]
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Fan controllers serve as a sort of peacekeeper whereby you can install those insane high airflow fans and tame them down to a respectable level where you can hear yourself think. Unfortunately most of them are a nightmare of dials to turn. The NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller lets you control everything with a few […]
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