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With the release of Intel’s latest platform
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 Gigabyte has been on a role in the last few years with their mid-range lineup of motherboards, specifically the UD3 and UD4 series, have a huge following and are highly regarded within the community. They have earned their spot for good reason too, and the value pricing combined with top notch overclocking capabilities have been a tough act to follow. With the release of Intel’s latest platform, will the Gigabyte mid-range hold onto it’s competitive edge?
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Samsung PN58C8000 58 Inch Plasma TV Review
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"The Samsung PN58C8000 is targeted towards the buyer that wants the best Samsung Plasma TV that money can buy and have every possible feature other than integrated Wifi. No corners have been cut for this model and everything from the upgraded remote control to the brushed exterior bezel and finish look as good as the TV performs."
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Skill RipjawsX DDR3-2133 8GB RAM Review
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It has been a while since we had a look at some RAM, so today we’re happy to bring you a solid set from G.Skill, their Ripjaws-X DDR3-2133 8 GB kit, model # F3-17000CL9D-4GBXL.
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ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Professional (Intel P67 Express) Motherboard
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"ASRock is another company that seems to be reworking their image. In the past few years they have moved from being an entry level company to one that designs and manufactures some high-end hardware. One of their newest motherboards to hit the market is the Fatal1ty P67 Professional. This board was co-developed with the help of Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel. For those of you that do not know who this is, Fatal1ty got his start in the late 1990s playing games like Quake III Arena. He was one of a group of people that helped to bring professional gaming into the "real world". He also has his own line of gaming gear and has co-branded with several companies in his career.
So just what would an up and coming motherboard manufacturer and a professional gamer put together? How about a motherboard with Three-Way SLI, Dual GBe (Gigabit Ethernet) ports, HD audio, a 1000MHz USB port for advanced mouse accuracy, and of course, some great overclocking potential. But is this all something that the enthusiast and gamer will want? Or is it all hype and marketing? - We are going to find out now."
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6990 4GB Video Card in AUSUM Mode
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"You might've heard us mention this new "AUSUM" mode a bit in our recent Sapphire HD 6990 4GB. If you missed out reading our Sapphire HD 6990 Technical Preview, I'd highly recommend you check it out to see exactly what it does, even if you just jump to page 3 which covers "AUSUM" mode and the Dual BIOS switch. Due to the fact we've already covered the Sapphire HD 6990 in quite a lot of detail, we'll just be getting straight into the specifications of the card when we flick that Dual BIOS switch to AUSUM mode.
If you can't be bothered reading the Technical Preview and you don't know exactly what AUSUM mode does, we'll quickly just cover how you switch it on and the clocks it carries when on along with any other features it brings. So with that all said and done, let's check out the GPU-Z information and exactly what we're dealing with."
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ECS H67H2-M Black Motherboard Review
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The H67H2-M Black motherboard from ECS is the most equipped from their H67 chipset series and incorporates technologies like USB 3.0, EZ Charger and Dual Gigabit LAN with teaming support. The board supports only Intel HD Graphics overclocking, the CPU overclocking by multiplier is locked and the memory frequency is limited at 1333MHz.
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OCZ ZX Series 850 W Power Supply Review
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"The new OCZ ZX Series comes to replace the Z Series from the same manufacturer. Three models are being offered so far: 850 W, 1,000 W and 1,250 W, all with a full modular cabling system, 80 Plus Gold certification, single +12 V rail, and synchronous design with DC-DC conversion. Let's see if the 850 W model is a good buy."
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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Graphics Performance Analysis
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Today Microsoft released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to the public. We wanted to check if there are some gaming performance gains included the upgrade, so we ran NVIDIA's and ATI's flagship graphics cards through our VGA benchmarking suite.
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LGA 1155 motherboard
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"ECS really listened to gamers and the enthusiast community
when they designed the P67H2-A. Users wanted the ability to use GPUs
from AMD and NVIDIA together so they wouldn't have to buy new graphics
cards for SLI or CrossfireX so ECS added Hydra Core technology. We
proved the Lucid Hydra chip performed brilliantly in 3DMark Vantage
and I'm sure it will work well with supported games too. The black PCB
combined with the black and silver heatsinks really make this board
look edgy and impressive."
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News: Asus Sabertooth P67 motherboard
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Asus` Sabertooth P67 motherboard offers five-year warranty coverage loads of temperature sensors and a novel shroud designed to cool motherboard components. We take a closer look at whether Asus has built the perfect premium P67 board for enthusiasts."
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News: AMDs Radeon HD 6790 graphics card
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The GeForce GTX 550 Ti finally has a direct rival from the AMD camp. Does the Radeon HD 6790 set a new performance and value milestone at $149 or are you still better off buying a slightly pricier and faster card?"
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GIGABYTE First to Market with AM3+ Black Socket Motherboards
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Enabling Support for AMD Next Generation CPUs for Current AMD 800/700 Series Chipset
Motherboards
GIGABYTE INC., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards
today announced a new line of 16 “Black Socket” motherboards previously unveiled
at CeBIT 2011 that offer support for AMD’s next generation , 32nm AM3+ CPUs and
are based on current generation AMD 800/700 series chipset-based
motherboards.
Wanting to ensure users their motherboard is able to take advantage of all
the performance enhancements that AMD’s upcoming AM3+ CPUs have to offer,
GIGABYTE has equipped their entire line of AM3+ CPU ready motherboards with a
new black colored socket, making it easy to spot for AM3+ support. In addition,
GIGABYTE “Black Socket” series offer full backwards compatibility with AMD’s
current generation AM3 socket CPUs, allowing for painless migration to the AM3+
CPUs when they become available.
GIGABYTE AM3+ “Black Socket” Series AM3+ Compatible Motherboards
890FXA-UD5 (Rev 3.1) - 890FX+SB850
890GPA-UD3H (Rev 3.1)
- 890GX+SB850
880GA-UD3H (Rev 3.1)
- 880G+SB850
880GM-USB3 (Rev 3.1)
- 880G+SB710
880GM-USB3L (Rev 3.1) - 880G+SB710
870A-UD3 (Rev 3.1) - 870+SB850
870A-USB3 (Rev 3.1)
- 870+SB850
MA770T-UD3 (Rev 3.1) - 770+SB710
780T-USB3 (Rev
3.1) - 760G+SB710
78LMT-S2P (Rev 3.1)
- 760G+SB710
To learn more about the GIGBYTE AM3+ ready “Black Socket” motherboards,
please visit: http://www.gigabyte.com/MicroSite/274/mb-am3plus.html
About GIGABYTE
GIGABYTE Technology Co. Ltd.,
headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, is known as a leading brand in the IT industry
with branch offices located in 24 countries around the world. Founded in 1986,
GIGABYTE started as a small research and development team and has since taken a
position as one of the in the world's top motherboard manufacturers. In addition
to motherboards and graphics cards, GIGABYTE further expanded its product
portfolio to include notebook and desktop PCs, datacenter servers, networking
products, mobile handsets, and home entertainment devices to serve each facet of
the digital life in the home and office. Everyday GIGABYTE aims to “Upgrade Your
Life” with innovative technology, exceptional quality, and unmatched customer
service. Visit www.gigabyte.us for more
information.
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ZALMAN ZM-F4 135mm Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan
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ZALMAN’s ZM-F4 cooling fan is a very unique product. For starters, it’s called a 135mm fan, but it’s actually able to mount into most 120mm spaces. That means that you can upsize pretty much any 120mm fan giving you the air flow of something a little larger. Check out the video review below for all you need to know…
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MSI E350IA-E45 - AMD APU Fusion review
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We peek at the cutest mITX motherboard from MSI today, have a look at some of its performance on the CPU and GPU side of things but most of all, we'll discuss features as what these products bring to the table is just downright impressive for the money as you'll notice DDR3 support, SATA-600 support, HDMI support, gigabit Ethernet, 8-channel audio support and then the integrated dual-core processor at 1600 MHz and in that processor embedded DX11 ready graphics core.
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Viking Modular SATADIMM 200GB SSD Review
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"There is no doubt that the most innovative SSD to come out of 2010 was the Viding Modular Solutions SATADIMM. Based on another 2010 standout, the SandForce SF-1000 Series controller, the SATADIMM is not only a great example of SSD technology revolutionizing the storage market, but also how thoughtful manufacturers can shape future standards. Viking Modular Solutions isn't a high volume manufacturer and you aren't going to find many of their products in the retail market. Viking is far from a one hit wonder, though. The company was started in 1988 and since their first product has been manufacturing high quality parts for the enterprise market space and for some of the world's largest OEM manufacturers.
Vikings current product line-up consists of many memory products. You can find everything from standard 2.5" SSDs and memory DIMMs to the custom SATA Cube and SATADIMM. Today we are looking at the Viking Modular Solutions SATADIMM, a SandForce SF-1000 Series based SSD that is designed for the enterprise market, but is unlike the current crop of 2.5" SSDs that are in the channel now. To be more specific, the SATADIMM is a unique implementation that gives users the ability to run up to 400GB of capacity in a single DDR3 DIMM (memory) slot."
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Gigabyte E350N-USB3
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“Gigabyte has coupled a new motherboard with the newest release by AMD. This release is not your typical expectation; rather something AMD has been working for some time, a vision now reality called FUSION. The product is an embedded processor named the E350 and the motherboard is labeled the E350N-USB3.”
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