LGA1156

by Rafael Hernandez on November 23, 2009 · 0 comments

Arctic Cooling is best known for their silent approach to…well chip cooling. The company’s Freezer line has been a good performer on the AMD and Intel processors of the past but has so far been out of the picture on the newer sockets. The Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 remedies that oversight and allows […]

Read more Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 Heatsink targets more sockets with its cooling power

by Rafael Hernandez on November 17, 2009 · 0 comments

There was a time when having a few extra peripheral slots was convenient, heck even necessary, but most motherboards now sport a slew of on-board devices which make ATX boards slightly less useful so you might as well save yourself some space and go microATX. The Gigabyte P55M-UD4 looks like a solid choice if you’re […]

Read more Gigabyte P55M-UD4 Motherboard gets you in the microATX mood

by Rafael Hernandez on October 20, 2009 · 0 comments

The LGA 1156 platform has stormed on to the scene with a nice selection of processors that cater to everyone from budget seekers to the enthusiast set. Thankfully the tweakers get the greater share of motherboard manufacturer attention. Benchmark Reviews has a look at the Asus P7P55D EVO P55 motherboard which inundates you with its […]

Read more Asus P7P55D EVO P55 motherboard boasts the features you want

by Rafael Hernandez on September 12, 2009 · 0 comments

If there’s one thing that’s true of most enthusiast motherboards it’s the fact that they all sport some form of high contrast color combination in order to draw your eye to their product and given how much surface area there…

Read more EVGA P55 LE, motherboards going all stealthy now

by Rafael Hernandez on September 9, 2009 · 0 comments

In order to properly cool off a system’s processor you’re going to need a whole heck of a lot of surface area and a proper amount of airflow in order to deal with the heat. There are of course the…

Read more Thermaltake SpinQ VT Cooler, cylindrically vertical

by Rafael Hernandez on August 31, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s Core i7 lineup isn’t only limited to the LGA1366 platform, oh no, it’s being brought into the LGA1156 fold along side the Core i5 lineup. The company’s Core i7 870 will be one of the first chips to be…

Read more Intel's Core i7 870, speedy mid-range processor

by Rafael Hernandez on February 11, 2009 · 0 comments

The steady, onward, progression of chip improvements allow a company to put out handy roadmaps for all of the technically minded people out there to follow along and drool at the possibilities. AnandTech has gathered up a number of Intel…

Read more Intel's Roadmap, Shrinking Chips Abound