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by Rafael Hernandez on August 30, 2010 · 1 comment

LucidLogix UNITY HYDRALOGIX on board graphics card Multi GPU image

LucidLogix’s Hydra graphics engine allows any motherboard infused with its awesome powers to accept graphics cards from the two major manufacturers and allows them to work in tandem as a Multi-GPU solution that doesn’t take into account CrossFireX or SLI capabilities. The technology does have its merits but it required motherboard manufacturers to add quite […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 16, 2009 · 0 comments

Gaming rigs tend to target that absolute high end of the market where only the best components reside and custom paint jobs bump the system price up 25%, fortunately for you there are some sensible ways to go about things. Digital Storm has cooked up an Intel Core i5 based gaming system that makes fine […]

Read more Digital Storm Intel Core i5 Gaming System pulls no punches

by Rafael Hernandez on December 15, 2009 · 0 comments

Graphics cards tend to be very temperature sensitive which puts a bit of a crimp in the overclocking and tweaking plans of many of use out there, reference coolers just can’t seem to keep up. TestSeek Labs has a look at the Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 5750 which does away with the reference design in […]

Read more Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 5750 piles on the cooling performance

by Rafael Hernandez on November 2, 2009 · 0 comments

Gaming requires a whole host of skill sets if you want to last even a few minutes against your opponent. You’ve got your hand-eye coordination, strategic mindset, and when you’ve exhausted all possible avenues to victory the good old kamikaze mission is in order. With so much to practice your skills on who has time […]

Read more iBUYPOWER Paladin XLC V2 powerful mid-range gaming

by Rafael Hernandez on October 29, 2009 · 0 comments

As far as boutique gaming systems are concerned there’s no one more famous than Alienware and their pursuit of the high end. Of course they’re only a choice if you don’t have the time and patience to build your own gaming system, but you’re an enthusiast and want things built your way right? HotHardware has […]

Read more Alienware Aurora ALX Gaming System takes performance to the next level

by Rafael Hernandez on October 14, 2009 · 0 comments

Ah mobile gaming. The niche where players will dispose of sizable amounts of income to get a competitive edge no matter where in the world they are. It’s an arena filled with impressive specs and a good dose of lap burning. AnandTech has a look at the AVADirect Clevo D900F, Eurocom M980NU XCaliber, and Clevo […]

Read more Gaming Notebook Roundup, mobile fragging bliss

by Rafael Hernandez on October 9, 2009 · 0 comments

The issue with gaming notebooks tends to be the massive footprint required to cram in all of the hardware leading to 17″ machines that are better off tethered to a desk than resting comfortably on your lap. Legit Reviews has a look at the Asus G51Vx gaming notebook that manages to combine a nice array […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 6, 2009 · 0 comments

Notebooks have, in the past, lagged their desktop counterparts by quite a bit in most every single category from storage to graphics and, most importantly, processor performance. Thankfully some fancy engineering has brought an amazing level of performance to the mobile world…

Read more Clevo’s W870CU Intel Core i7 920XM packing beast

by Rafael Hernandez on October 2, 2009 · 0 comments

While we’d all like to own the top of the line when it comes to hardware and the like sometimes you’ll settle for the lower cost option because you really don’t need all of that power or the budget is…

Read more iBuyPower Core i5 Gaming PC, an inexpensive performer

by Rafael Hernandez on September 23, 2009 · 0 comments

What you see before you is Asetek’s custom made liquid cooling kit doing its job on Dell’s new Alienware Aurora PC. That should go a long way to cooling off their gaming rigs without all of that extra fan noise…

Read more Dell chooses Asetek liquid cooling to…cool Alienware Aurora

by Rafael Hernandez on September 14, 2009 · 0 comments

Gaming laptops have typically come in one form: large and obnoxious looking. As well as they perform sometimes you just don’t want to proclaim your tendency to game to the general public, not that you could as they’re more like…

Read more Dell Studio XPS 16, shapelier and less edgy