eVGA recently unleashed on the world their new TIM dubbed “Frostbite”, and for good reason. eVGA claims this new compound is not only better for the extreme cooling crowd, but also superior for everyday users as well.

Introduction If extreme overclocking had a name, it’d be k|ngp|n. Vince Lucido (a/k/a “k|ngp|n”) is arguably the man who got such things started in the United States. Back when most people were still gawking at the extreme ventures of a few folks pushing overclocking to new heights with water cooling, this guy started to bring […]

Crucial has been kind enough to supply one of their latest and greatest Ballistix memory kits for our review today. Are they bucking the trends and actually packing some real innovation into their latest products, or is it a bunch of fluff?

Introduction 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 […]

Introduction If you haven’t already seen our complete Asus Maximus IV Extreme (MIVE) motherboard review, Parts ONE and TWO, you’re missing out. Part 1 covered synthetic testing with the i7 2600K CPU at 5.1GHz to give an idea of the power that this platform contains. Part 2 was a full blown comparison between X58 and […]

Introduction For years, I have always been most drawn to value and mid range components with good overclocking potential, in order to extract high end performance, for a fraction of the cost. Having strayed into the extreme end of the spectrum, this often is no longer a viable option for me, as the high end […]

Will this problem be a major issue for a large number of users? Time will tell.