[Review] Scythe Rasetsu4 Comments By BoTcloseAuthor: BoTName: Edward Reese Email: bot@codisha.com Site:http://www.codisha.com About:See Authors Posts (15) on October 31, 2010
Introduction:
The Scythe Rasetsu was officially released on July 19, 2010 which is exactly 6 months after the release of the Scythe Yasya.
The Rasetsu CPU cooler has it’s roots from the Yasya CPU cooler and is an improved follow up design. Scythe implemented much of the same design and thermal characteristics and technologies in the Rasetsu cooler as they have with the Yasya cooler, and it combines the design of the Yasya CPU Cooler with a top-flow layout.
The Yasya is a vertical air flow ...
[Review] EVGA GTX 460 FTW Edition4 Comments By The DukecloseAuthor: The DukeName: Drew Briggs Email: drew@techreaction.net Site:http://www.techreaction.net About: Just keeping it real for the average joe overclocker and computer user.See Authors Posts (171) on October 28, 2010
With the success of the GTX 460 release, Nvidia is looking to continue providing top quality products with their new line of 4XX series GPU’s. The EVGA GTX 460 we have today is made with a new Fermi-based architecture, GF104, which primarily boasts of lower power consumption and lower temperatures. We will be diving in to evaluate how the GF104 stacks up to the older GF100 in order to see if the improvements are noticeable. Also, we will be putting the EVGA GTX 460 1GB FTW Edition through th...
[Review] ARCTIC SOUND P531 – Quality Meets Affordability0 Comments By The DukecloseAuthor: The DukeName: Drew Briggs Email: drew@techreaction.net Site:http://www.techreaction.net About: Just keeping it real for the average joe overclocker and computer user.See Authors Posts (171) on October 26, 2010
The ARCTIC SOUND P531 is intended to be a professional computer headset to elevate gamers to a new dimension of sound. This 5.1 channel surround sound gaming headset can be connected via USB, and is designed for ultimate gamers as it features four individual drivers in each ear-cup to provide true surround sound. It also has integrated vibration units installed in the ear-cups to provide an even more realistic gaming experience.
Packaging:
Specifications and Features:
Next: A look at the...
Lian-Li H2O Giveaway Winner Announced!0 Comments By EnJoYcloseAuthor: EnJoYName: Alex Joy Email: alex@techreaction.net Site:http://www.techreaction.net About:See Authors Posts (53) on October 25, 2010
Hello and thank you to everyone who participated in this awesome giveaway sponsored so generously by Performance-PCs! The contest ran three weeks and brought in many new followers and community members to both ourselves and Performance-PCs, and for that we say thank you. =) Without further ado, read on below to find out who the winner is:
Please congratulate TechREACTION community member silencei2 on winning the Lian-Li H2O Giveaway sponsored by Performance-PCs! We hope you’ll enj...
|Second Frost| – |Overclocking AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Under Dry Ice| 5.568GHz0 Comments By SlappacloseAuthor: SlappaName: Matthew Sembinelli Email: matthew.sembinelli@gmail.com Site:http://slappablog.wordpress.com About: Hardware Enthusiast, and OverclockerSee Authors Posts (17) on October 24, 2010
Hey guys, here is my most recent run. As you can see, I improved my results from my last run slightly. I also took a lot of video of the setup and of how I do my sessions. This is to give you an idea of what it is like to benchmark on dry ice.
The Video:
|Second Frost| – |Overclocking AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Under Dry Ice| 5.568GHz
The Results:
32m SuperPi Personal Best – 13m 15.140s
This was my 32m run. I cut 15 seconds on my previous result from my last dry ice run.
1m SuperPi ...
[Blog] Corsair Dominator GTX3 – Follow Up3 Comments By miahallencloseAuthor: miahallenName: Jeremiah Allen Email: miahallen.ironmods@gmail.com Site:http://www.ironmods.com About: Well, I was playing with computers ever since my Dad got a Commodore 64 when I was 6 years old (1986), when I was 10 (1990) he bought a custom build 486DX33, and I was in love. Mostly back then I was just a kid playing games, but my fascination with computers had a start. Because I had no money of my own, I was stuck playing with my Dad's computers, and really couldn't "play" too much. So in 1998, the year I graduated, I spent some of my college savings to by a "computer for school", haha. It had two Voodoo2 12MB 3D accelerators in it, so you can imagine how much school work was done on it ;-) It had an AMD K6-233 that I had a really mild OC on, but my custom computer builder friend Aaron had done all the work. So I can't really take the credit there. My fascination with graphics just kept growing and growing over the years, and I was constantly in a struggle to keep my games looking as sharp and smooth as possible. OCing played a big role.
My whole world was rocked in 2004 when I was deployed to Iraq as a US Army soldier. The whole year I was there I had a cheap IBM Thinkpad R40 with a 2GHz Celeron, 1GB DDR-333 RAM, a 60GB 4200RPM HDD, and ATI Radeon Mobility graphics (same technology as a 7000 series with only 16MB of memory). It started out rough as I was really into Command and Conquer Generals at the time, and the machine would only play the C&C slide show LOL. So, I downloaded PowerStrip, and OC'ed the GPU by 40%...amazingly, the game was playable!
Things changed dramatically in 2007 when I met a guy named Matt while I was stationed in Japan. He introduced me to www.ocforums.com, and the "Benchmarking Team" there. I had not had much interest in benchmarking previously, I always though of myself as more practical. But, I thought I'd play along and I joined the team. My first introduction to an actual competition was was is "The Raptor Pit", "Forum Warz 2008" in the spring of 2008. I was running a Q6600 and an 8800GTX. With air cooling I was able to bench my Q6600 at over 4GHz, and tore up the competition in my class. Overall OCF won the Forum War in 2007, Winter and Summer of 2008, and 2009...that means five in a row. I was not part of the first one in 2007, but the four since then, I have participated in. After winning the 2008 Winter and Summer Warz, Tom's Hardware Guide announced they were looking for nominations for individuals to compete in their first ever international overclocking competition, called "Overdrive". I was nominated, and chosen to compete in the North American semi-finals in Los Angeles in November 2008. I was placed on "Team IRONMODS" as they only had two guys, yet three man teams were allowed. We won the semi-finals in LA, and our prize was a trip to Paris the following month, to compete with the best in the world.
The following month, Ton, Jake, and myself flew to Paris as "Team USA" to face off against the best from Taiwan, France, Germany, and Italy. It was a very intense competition, but after two heated days of battle (16 hours of benching), we emerged the victors. Amidst our celebration, Ton and Jake officially invited me to join "Team IRONMODS" on a permanent basis, and I graciously accepted. Ton, aka "TiTON", is a world renown case moder, and is also very well known for some of the AMD overclocking he has done. Jake, aka "CPT.Planet", is a genius overclocker, and a really fun guy. The team has a great synergy when working together, we really have complementary styles.
After winning the world championship in December 2008 things were a bit quite for a couple months, then in the spring of 2009 I received an invitation to the 2nd annual Gigabyte Open Overclocking Championship "GOOC". I would compete in the North American semi-final in LA, where the winner would win a ticket to the world championship in Taipei Taiwan during CES in June 2009. The competition was tough with 14 of the best from North America gathering for a 1 on 1 competition of OCing. But once again, I completed the competition well, and rose above the others. I won 1st place and the trip to the world finals in Taipei.
My luck ran dry in Taipei where I started off with a bad motherboard, and went through 5 more during the course of the competition due to various reasons. Despite the poor finish in Taipei, I have high hopes to redeem myself next year.See Authors Posts (24) on October 24, 2010
Thanks for all the feedback, those of you who have posted comments around the web concerning the Corsair Dominator review that was published yesterday. Based on the of the comments I’ve received, I wanted to write a brief follow up with a few more results.
Originally, I planned to test the memory kit subjectively with many benchmarks reflecting more real-world benefits of the high speed memory. Based on similar tests published around the net in the past, I didn’t expect to see a ...
[Review] Corsair Dominator GTX3 2400MHz – “Absurd!”3 Comments By miahallencloseAuthor: miahallenName: Jeremiah Allen Email: miahallen.ironmods@gmail.com Site:http://www.ironmods.com About: Well, I was playing with computers ever since my Dad got a Commodore 64 when I was 6 years old (1986), when I was 10 (1990) he bought a custom build 486DX33, and I was in love. Mostly back then I was just a kid playing games, but my fascination with computers had a start. Because I had no money of my own, I was stuck playing with my Dad's computers, and really couldn't "play" too much. So in 1998, the year I graduated, I spent some of my college savings to by a "computer for school", haha. It had two Voodoo2 12MB 3D accelerators in it, so you can imagine how much school work was done on it ;-) It had an AMD K6-233 that I had a really mild OC on, but my custom computer builder friend Aaron had done all the work. So I can't really take the credit there. My fascination with graphics just kept growing and growing over the years, and I was constantly in a struggle to keep my games looking as sharp and smooth as possible. OCing played a big role.
My whole world was rocked in 2004 when I was deployed to Iraq as a US Army soldier. The whole year I was there I had a cheap IBM Thinkpad R40 with a 2GHz Celeron, 1GB DDR-333 RAM, a 60GB 4200RPM HDD, and ATI Radeon Mobility graphics (same technology as a 7000 series with only 16MB of memory). It started out rough as I was really into Command and Conquer Generals at the time, and the machine would only play the C&C slide show LOL. So, I downloaded PowerStrip, and OC'ed the GPU by 40%...amazingly, the game was playable!
Things changed dramatically in 2007 when I met a guy named Matt while I was stationed in Japan. He introduced me to www.ocforums.com, and the "Benchmarking Team" there. I had not had much interest in benchmarking previously, I always though of myself as more practical. But, I thought I'd play along and I joined the team. My first introduction to an actual competition was was is "The Raptor Pit", "Forum Warz 2008" in the spring of 2008. I was running a Q6600 and an 8800GTX. With air cooling I was able to bench my Q6600 at over 4GHz, and tore up the competition in my class. Overall OCF won the Forum War in 2007, Winter and Summer of 2008, and 2009...that means five in a row. I was not part of the first one in 2007, but the four since then, I have participated in. After winning the 2008 Winter and Summer Warz, Tom's Hardware Guide announced they were looking for nominations for individuals to compete in their first ever international overclocking competition, called "Overdrive". I was nominated, and chosen to compete in the North American semi-finals in Los Angeles in November 2008. I was placed on "Team IRONMODS" as they only had two guys, yet three man teams were allowed. We won the semi-finals in LA, and our prize was a trip to Paris the following month, to compete with the best in the world.
The following month, Ton, Jake, and myself flew to Paris as "Team USA" to face off against the best from Taiwan, France, Germany, and Italy. It was a very intense competition, but after two heated days of battle (16 hours of benching), we emerged the victors. Amidst our celebration, Ton and Jake officially invited me to join "Team IRONMODS" on a permanent basis, and I graciously accepted. Ton, aka "TiTON", is a world renown case moder, and is also very well known for some of the AMD overclocking he has done. Jake, aka "CPT.Planet", is a genius overclocker, and a really fun guy. The team has a great synergy when working together, we really have complementary styles.
After winning the world championship in December 2008 things were a bit quite for a couple months, then in the spring of 2009 I received an invitation to the 2nd annual Gigabyte Open Overclocking Championship "GOOC". I would compete in the North American semi-final in LA, where the winner would win a ticket to the world championship in Taipei Taiwan during CES in June 2009. The competition was tough with 14 of the best from North America gathering for a 1 on 1 competition of OCing. But once again, I completed the competition well, and rose above the others. I won 1st place and the trip to the world finals in Taipei.
My luck ran dry in Taipei where I started off with a bad motherboard, and went through 5 more during the course of the competition due to various reasons. Despite the poor finish in Taipei, I have high hopes to redeem myself next year.See Authors Posts (24) on October 23, 2010
Begin Rant:
“Absurd: the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world.”
Welcome to the absurd world of premium random access memory. Here today I have some of the latest and greatest from a company which needs no introduction as they have defined this segment for years. There are many memory vendors from whom I have purchased RAM throughout my time as a computer builder and user, but none stand out to me like Corsair. Why is that? Why is it ...
[Review] ASUS P7H55D-M EVO “Can You Say HTPC?”1 Comment By ArchercloseAuthor: ArcherName: Kevin Marlin Email: kevinsmarlin@embarqmail.com Site:http://www.techreaction.net About:See Authors Posts (18) on October 22, 2010
Introduction:
The HTPC market is different things to many people. Some require bleeding edge gaming on their 50″ LED TV, while others demand a quiet and efficient streaming box that is capable of decoding all formats of video smoothly with rudimentary gaming ability being a plus, not a necessity. The latter of these two groups will be for whom this article is tailored to.
While overclocking will be touched on, the highlights will actually be the efficiency of this board when paired with...
[Review] Lamptron FC-T – Touch Screen Fan Controller10 Comments By The DukecloseAuthor: The DukeName: Drew Briggs Email: drew@techreaction.net Site:http://www.techreaction.net About: Just keeping it real for the average joe overclocker and computer user.See Authors Posts (171) on October 20, 2010
The Lamptron FC-T brings smart touch screen functionality to your fingertips. Control up to 6 channels in either manual or auto, with each channel offering up to 30w of output and its own independent automatic parameters which you can adjust to your own specific needs. The -Touch- lets you pick your readouts with choices of RPM or voltage for one side, and Celsius or Fahrenheit for the other. It will also fit into any single 5.25” bay and is presented in a CNC milled aluminum faceplate.
Pack...
[Review] Arctic Cooling M571 Gaming Mouse0 Comments By The DukecloseAuthor: The DukeName: Drew Briggs Email: drew@techreaction.net Site:http://www.techreaction.net About: Just keeping it real for the average joe overclocker and computer user.See Authors Posts (171) on October 19, 2010
Arctic Cooling has sent us a nice looking, budget-oriented, gaming mouse for review. The M571 has adjustable dpi levels with one push of a button for on-the-fly transitions while gaming. It also has a quiet, smooth scrolling wheel, and next to it is a multi-shot button which can be useful in shooters. The ergonomic design of the mouse gives it a great feel while it is in your hand, which is accompanied by adjustable weights in the bottom of the mouse. You can use these weights to customize the f...
AMD Phenom II IMC and RAM Overclocking Guide16 Comments By SlappacloseAuthor: SlappaName: Matthew Sembinelli Email: matthew.sembinelli@gmail.com Site:http://slappablog.wordpress.com About: Hardware Enthusiast, and OverclockerSee Authors Posts (17) on October 14, 2010
Introduction
Over the recent months I have watched and observed as the Phenom II CPU found its niche within various enthusiast communities and online forums. Users have been provided with an excellent, all around, 45nm AMD quadcore.
However, there is one factor that people still find confusing and unclear. Overclocking the Phenom II. Why are people so confused? One reason may be because they add a lot of new variables and overclock differently than the competitors chip. Some may choose to see ...
[Review] Corsair H70 – Water Cooling for the Masses?7 Comments By miahallencloseAuthor: miahallenName: Jeremiah Allen Email: miahallen.ironmods@gmail.com Site:http://www.ironmods.com About: Well, I was playing with computers ever since my Dad got a Commodore 64 when I was 6 years old (1986), when I was 10 (1990) he bought a custom build 486DX33, and I was in love. Mostly back then I was just a kid playing games, but my fascination with computers had a start. Because I had no money of my own, I was stuck playing with my Dad's computers, and really couldn't "play" too much. So in 1998, the year I graduated, I spent some of my college savings to by a "computer for school", haha. It had two Voodoo2 12MB 3D accelerators in it, so you can imagine how much school work was done on it ;-) It had an AMD K6-233 that I had a really mild OC on, but my custom computer builder friend Aaron had done all the work. So I can't really take the credit there. My fascination with graphics just kept growing and growing over the years, and I was constantly in a struggle to keep my games looking as sharp and smooth as possible. OCing played a big role.
My whole world was rocked in 2004 when I was deployed to Iraq as a US Army soldier. The whole year I was there I had a cheap IBM Thinkpad R40 with a 2GHz Celeron, 1GB DDR-333 RAM, a 60GB 4200RPM HDD, and ATI Radeon Mobility graphics (same technology as a 7000 series with only 16MB of memory). It started out rough as I was really into Command and Conquer Generals at the time, and the machine would only play the C&C slide show LOL. So, I downloaded PowerStrip, and OC'ed the GPU by 40%...amazingly, the game was playable!
Things changed dramatically in 2007 when I met a guy named Matt while I was stationed in Japan. He introduced me to www.ocforums.com, and the "Benchmarking Team" there. I had not had much interest in benchmarking previously, I always though of myself as more practical. But, I thought I'd play along and I joined the team. My first introduction to an actual competition was was is "The Raptor Pit", "Forum Warz 2008" in the spring of 2008. I was running a Q6600 and an 8800GTX. With air cooling I was able to bench my Q6600 at over 4GHz, and tore up the competition in my class. Overall OCF won the Forum War in 2007, Winter and Summer of 2008, and 2009...that means five in a row. I was not part of the first one in 2007, but the four since then, I have participated in. After winning the 2008 Winter and Summer Warz, Tom's Hardware Guide announced they were looking for nominations for individuals to compete in their first ever international overclocking competition, called "Overdrive". I was nominated, and chosen to compete in the North American semi-finals in Los Angeles in November 2008. I was placed on "Team IRONMODS" as they only had two guys, yet three man teams were allowed. We won the semi-finals in LA, and our prize was a trip to Paris the following month, to compete with the best in the world.
The following month, Ton, Jake, and myself flew to Paris as "Team USA" to face off against the best from Taiwan, France, Germany, and Italy. It was a very intense competition, but after two heated days of battle (16 hours of benching), we emerged the victors. Amidst our celebration, Ton and Jake officially invited me to join "Team IRONMODS" on a permanent basis, and I graciously accepted. Ton, aka "TiTON", is a world renown case moder, and is also very well known for some of the AMD overclocking he has done. Jake, aka "CPT.Planet", is a genius overclocker, and a really fun guy. The team has a great synergy when working together, we really have complementary styles.
After winning the world championship in December 2008 things were a bit quite for a couple months, then in the spring of 2009 I received an invitation to the 2nd annual Gigabyte Open Overclocking Championship "GOOC". I would compete in the North American semi-final in LA, where the winner would win a ticket to the world championship in Taipei Taiwan during CES in June 2009. The competition was tough with 14 of the best from North America gathering for a 1 on 1 competition of OCing. But once again, I completed the competition well, and rose above the others. I won 1st place and the trip to the world finals in Taipei.
My luck ran dry in Taipei where I started off with a bad motherboard, and went through 5 more during the course of the competition due to various reasons. Despite the poor finish in Taipei, I have high hopes to redeem myself next year.See Authors Posts (24) on October 14, 2010
Introduction
I’m not a huge fan of water cooling, and I suppose that’s because my first venture resulted in disappointment. I gather that happens with most people during their first water cooling ventures. Why is that? Well, building a custom water cooling loop is a bit complex, much more so than air cooling a computer. With water cooling, custom water cooling, there are so many things to consider and plan for. So many steps to take, and precautions to be aware of. My fir...
[Review] Cooler Master Elite 3702 Comments By The DukecloseAuthor: The DukeName: Drew Briggs Email: drew@techreaction.net Site:http://www.techreaction.net About: Just keeping it real for the average joe overclocker and computer user.See Authors Posts (171) on October 12, 2010
Cooler Master’s Elite 370 case is on our test table for review today. The Elite 370 is a budget mid-tower which claims to have been made with quality products and features. It is designed to move a lot of air and keep your components nice and cool. The 370 also features a classic black Cooler Master design with clean, attractive lines. The drive bay is a smoked acrylic which gives a reflective look from far off, but a see-through look up close. How well does the 370 live up to the claims...
[Contest] Design Your Way into Sold-Out BlizzCon 20103 Comments By PlanetcloseAuthor: PlanetName: Jake C Email: jake@techreaction.net Site:http://www.techreaction.net About:See Authors Posts (8) on October 9, 2010
If you haven’t already got your BlizzCon tickets, we are giving away 2 tickets to the sold-out BlizzCon 2010 ($150.00 value each). Design and submit an original poster design meeting the requirements listed below for a chance to win one ticket. The two winning designs will be given one ticket each to BlizzCon 2010, October 22nd and 23rd at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Design Requirements:
Include an unaltered Intel® logo
Include an unaltered Blizzard® logo
Include one or more of...
[Review] ASUS Rampage III Extreme – Long Live The King2 Comments By PlanetcloseAuthor: PlanetName: Jake C Email: jake@techreaction.net Site:http://www.techreaction.net About:See Authors Posts (8) on October 8, 2010
Introduction the Rampage III Extreme
In 2006 ASUS® started Republic of Gamers (ROG) to provide quality components and maximum performance to gamers and power users. ROG caters to the hard core gamers as well as the overclocking community. Whether users are overclocking on air, water or even using extreme cooling such as liquid nitrogen, the ROG lineup of boards have been amongst the best. If you don’t remember the original Rampage Extreme X48 motherboard, it was regarded as one of t...
[Review] ADATA Nobility USB 3.0 Flash Drive3 Comments By NeuromancercloseAuthor: NeuromancerName: Rich Smith Email: rsmith@nettronic.net Site: About:See Authors Posts (27) on October 8, 2010
Flash Drives have been around for almost a decade and have seen a number of technological advances improving performance, size, power and data density. Originally designed as an upgrade over a floppy disk for moving data physically from one computer to another, the modern flash drive has about as many uses as there are types of flash drives available. Transferring family photos to another family member’s computer without needing to send them over the internet, a simple means of transferring dr...
[Review] Silverstone HDDBOOST1 Comment By The DukecloseAuthor: The DukeName: Drew Briggs Email: drew@techreaction.net Site:http://www.techreaction.net About: Just keeping it real for the average joe overclocker and computer user.See Authors Posts (171) on October 5, 2010
We just received in the Silverstone HDDBOOST, a device that is said to combine the best qualities of SSD’s and traditional hard drives with both speed and storage space. Speed increases greatly depending on how fast the SSD is that you decide to install in the HDDBOOST, so keep this in mind before buying. The HDDBOOST is also supposed to help extend the life of your SSD by only writing the front-end data to your SSD and letting your traditional hard drive take care of the rest. Let̵...
[Review] Performance-PCs Lian Li PC-Q08B Extreme Watercooling Edition9 Comments By The DukecloseAuthor: The DukeName: Drew Briggs Email: drew@techreaction.net Site:http://www.techreaction.net About: Just keeping it real for the average joe overclocker and computer user.See Authors Posts (171) on October 3, 2010
The Lian Li PC-Q08 carries the standard of Lian Li’s quality, all the sharp edges have been removed to protect your hands. The chassis is made of 1.5mm aluminum alloy panel to ensure the product’s durability, and all external parts are hair-line brushed anodized aluminum in keeping with Lian Li’s classical style. The solid chassis has no vibration problems and the side panels are secured with screws, which also reduces the vibration, and lowers the noise level. The PC-Q08 is the perfect s...
[Contest] Lian-Li H2O Giveaway (Sponsored by Performance-PCs)21 Comments By EnJoYcloseAuthor: EnJoYName: Alex Joy Email: alex@techreaction.net Site:http://www.techreaction.net About:See Authors Posts (53) on October 3, 2010
Hello everyone and thanks for your interest in participating in this great custom watercooled Lian-Li giveaway, sponsored generously by Performance-PCs! In participating, you are helping to support both Performance-PCs and TechREACTION by signing up for each of our Twitter feeds and spreading the word about us. For that, we say thank you by offering one lucky winner the chance at this awesome custom modified Lian Li PC-Q08B Extreme Watercooling Edition case worth $700! You can read a full ...
Introduction:
The Scythe Rasetsu was officially released on July 19, 2010 which is exactly 6 months after the release of the Scythe Yasya.
The Rasetsu CPU cooler has it’s roots from the Yasya CPU cooler and is an improved follow up design. Scythe implemented much of the same design and thermal characteristics and technologies in the Rasetsu cooler as they have with the Yasya cooler, and it combines the design of the Yasya CPU Cooler with a top-flow layout.
The Yasya is a vertical air flow ... 
With the success of the GTX 460 release, Nvidia is looking to continue providing top quality products with their new line of 4XX series GPU’s. The EVGA GTX 460 we have today is made with a new Fermi-based architecture, GF104, which primarily boasts of lower power consumption and lower temperatures. We will be diving in to evaluate how the GF104 stacks up to the older GF100 in order to see if the improvements are noticeable. Also, we will be putting the EVGA GTX 460 1GB FTW Edition through th... 
The ARCTIC SOUND P531 is intended to be a professional computer headset to elevate gamers to a new dimension of sound. This 5.1 channel surround sound gaming headset can be connected via USB, and is designed for ultimate gamers as it features four individual drivers in each ear-cup to provide true surround sound. It also has integrated vibration units installed in the ear-cups to provide an even more realistic gaming experience.
Packaging:
Specifications and Features:
Next: A look at the... 
Hey guys, here is my most recent run. As you can see, I improved my results from my last run slightly. I also took a lot of video of the setup and of how I do my sessions. This is to give you an idea of what it is like to benchmark on dry ice.
The Video:
|Second Frost| – |Overclocking AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Under Dry Ice| 5.568GHz
The Results:
32m SuperPi Personal Best – 13m 15.140s
This was my 32m run. I cut 15 seconds on my previous result from my last dry ice run.
1m SuperPi ... 
Begin Rant:
“Absurd: the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world.”
Welcome to the absurd world of premium random access memory. Here today I have some of the latest and greatest from a company which needs no introduction as they have defined this segment for years. There are many memory vendors from whom I have purchased RAM throughout my time as a computer builder and user, but none stand out to me like Corsair. Why is that? Why is it ... 
Introduction:
The HTPC market is different things to many people. Some require bleeding edge gaming on their 50″ LED TV, while others demand a quiet and efficient streaming box that is capable of decoding all formats of video smoothly with rudimentary gaming ability being a plus, not a necessity. The latter of these two groups will be for whom this article is tailored to.
While overclocking will be touched on, the highlights will actually be the efficiency of this board when paired with... 
The Lamptron FC-T brings smart touch screen functionality to your fingertips. Control up to 6 channels in either manual or auto, with each channel offering up to 30w of output and its own independent automatic parameters which you can adjust to your own specific needs. The -Touch- lets you pick your readouts with choices of RPM or voltage for one side, and Celsius or Fahrenheit for the other. It will also fit into any single 5.25” bay and is presented in a CNC milled aluminum faceplate.
Pack... 
Arctic Cooling has sent us a nice looking, budget-oriented, gaming mouse for review. The M571 has adjustable dpi levels with one push of a button for on-the-fly transitions while gaming. It also has a quiet, smooth scrolling wheel, and next to it is a multi-shot button which can be useful in shooters. The ergonomic design of the mouse gives it a great feel while it is in your hand, which is accompanied by adjustable weights in the bottom of the mouse. You can use these weights to customize the f... 
Introduction
Over the recent months I have watched and observed as the Phenom II CPU found its niche within various enthusiast communities and online forums. Users have been provided with an excellent, all around, 45nm AMD quadcore.
However, there is one factor that people still find confusing and unclear. Overclocking the Phenom II. Why are people so confused? One reason may be because they add a lot of new variables and overclock differently than the competitors chip. Some may choose to see ... 
Introduction
I’m not a huge fan of water cooling, and I suppose that’s because my first venture resulted in disappointment. I gather that happens with most people during their first water cooling ventures. Why is that? Well, building a custom water cooling loop is a bit complex, much more so than air cooling a computer. With water cooling, custom water cooling, there are so many things to consider and plan for. So many steps to take, and precautions to be aware of. My fir... 
Cooler Master’s Elite 370 case is on our test table for review today. The Elite 370 is a budget mid-tower which claims to have been made with quality products and features. It is designed to move a lot of air and keep your components nice and cool. The 370 also features a classic black Cooler Master design with clean, attractive lines. The drive bay is a smoked acrylic which gives a reflective look from far off, but a see-through look up close. How well does the 370 live up to the claims... 
If you haven’t already got your BlizzCon tickets, we are giving away 2 tickets to the sold-out BlizzCon 2010 ($150.00 value each). Design and submit an original poster design meeting the requirements listed below for a chance to win one ticket. The two winning designs will be given one ticket each to BlizzCon 2010, October 22nd and 23rd at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Design Requirements:
Include an unaltered Intel® logo
Include an unaltered Blizzard® logo
Include one or more of... 
Introduction the Rampage III Extreme
In 2006 ASUS® started Republic of Gamers (ROG) to provide quality components and maximum performance to gamers and power users. ROG caters to the hard core gamers as well as the overclocking community. Whether users are overclocking on air, water or even using extreme cooling such as liquid nitrogen, the ROG lineup of boards have been amongst the best. If you don’t remember the original Rampage Extreme X48 motherboard, it was regarded as one of t... 
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The Lian Li PC-Q08 carries the standard of Lian Li’s quality, all the sharp edges have been removed to protect your hands. The chassis is made of 1.5mm aluminum alloy panel to ensure the product’s durability, and all external parts are hair-line brushed anodized aluminum in keeping with Lian Li’s classical style. The solid chassis has no vibration problems and the side panels are secured with screws, which also reduces the vibration, and lowers the noise level. The PC-Q08 is the perfect s... 
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