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[Review] Crucial Ballistix (2×2GB) DDR3 1600MHz w/ Thermal Sensor 2 Comments By Chew on September 1, 2010 Recently we received a new memory kit from Crucial that is part of their Ballistix line. We decided to test this kit on the AMD platform to see how they would fare. Considering that AMD can be picky with certain modules, we found this particular set quite interesting. Let’s take a closer look shall we? Based on the target consumer and price range of these modules, we decided against testing with SuperPi 32m and instead opted to test ultimate stability using Prime 95 (Blend) for a minimu...
[Blog] AMD Turbo Core 0 Comments By zanzabar on August 31, 2010 With amd and intel having both added turbo with the last gen I thought that I would explain how amd turbo works. To start, amd turbo works on all amd cpu’s that end in T with the parts ending in 0T having turbo go up to 2x extra (except black edition, but we will get to that later) and the ones with a 5T getting 2.5x. So if u have a 1055T then its a 2.8ghz cpu with a multi of 14x and turbo taking it to 16.5x and 3.3ghz, the 1090T is 3.2ghz with a multi 16x and turbo to 18x and 3.6ghz.�...
TechREACTION.net – Blog & Win – ASUS August Giveaway! 5 Comments By EnJoY on August 1, 2010 All registered Bloggers have the chance to win free hardware at least once a month forever! That’s right! FREE HARDWARE! Just for being a registered and active blogger of TechREACTION.net. How do I sign up? Simple, first register at this page to become a TR blogger. Once you receive your account information, half the job is done. Second, go to the TechREACTION forums and register there as well. You must be registered in both places to be eligible. Bloggers are given s...
The ‘He Said, She Said’ Shootout: GTX480 vs. HD5870 12 Comments By The Duke on July 18, 2010 After seeing plenty of topics in various tech forums regarding the decision between the GTX480 or the HD5870, we figured it was time to chime in on the debate. With support from ASUS allowing us to review these two cards, the ENGTX480 and EAH5870, we have all of the information we need for this stand alone head-to-head. We hope that after seeing the comparisons we can help put to rest some of the debates and provide a clear cut answer to “which is the best for my money?”. The Break...
|Slappa’s Slushbox| – |Phenom II X6 1090T| 3 Comments By Slappa on July 13, 2010 Long story short. Today I got pretty bored. I’ve been wanting to put my 1090T under dry ice for quite some time now. However, my bench partner has been busy with work so I could not obtain the dry ice pot. So I was thinking of ways I could cool down my processor, in order to play around with my new 6 core. Since I own a Corsair H50 AIO Watercooling kit, I decided to have some fun. I hung the radiator in an old lunch cooler and filled it to the brim with ice. I also threw a bit of water i...
[Review] ASUS EAH5870 V2 1GB 3 Comments By The Duke on July 9, 2010 With the much anticipated release of the Radeon HD 5 series a success on many levels, the ATI crowd has much to celebrate. The new 5 series cards put ATI back on top of the video card market. They can now boast of the new DX11 capability and the Eyefinity technology introduced with the higher-end 5 series cards. The 5870 is almost at the top of the pack for the new generation of cards, with the 5970 in the lead and the 5450 bringing up the rear. All in all, ATI has to be loving the massive succe...
Winner Announced! June AMD Phenom II Giveaway! 4 Comments By EnJoY on July 1, 2010 It’s the 1st of another month again, and as always, that means it’s time to pick a winner of our monthly blogging giveaway. This past months giveaway was sponsored by AMD with the prize being a brand new Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition processor. The winner of the June Blogger Giveaway is… Archer! Thank you for all of the time you put into this website and this community! Enjoy your new processor! Thanks to AMD for sponsoring the giveaway.
[Blog] Asus 5870 + XFX 5850 CrossFireX Mismatch 1 Comment By wez on June 30, 2010 ATI 5870+5850 CrossFireX I’ve been playing around with two mismatched GPU’s in CrossFireX. Namely a reference model HD5870 from Asus and a custom PCB HD5850 from XFX. Perhaps not the most common setup, as most would much rather go for two identical cards. But if you happen to stumble upon the odd card, then why not give it a try, right? Hardware & Software Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P AMD Phenom II x6 1090T BE Kingston HyperX LoVo 1866 MHz 2×2Gb Asus ATI Radeon HD5870 1G...
TechREACTION.net – Blog & Win – AMD June Giveaway! 5 Comments By EnJoY on June 2, 2010 All registered Bloggers have the chance to win free hardware at least once a month forever! That’s right! FREE HARDWARE! Just for being a registered and active blogger of TechREACTION.net. How do I sign up? Simple, first register at this page to become a TR blogger. Once you receive your account information, half the job is done. Second, go to the TechREACTION forums and register there as well. You must be registered in both places to be eligible. Bloggers are given sp...
Winner Announced! May AMD Phenom II X6 Giveaway! 1 Comment By EnJoY on June 1, 2010 It’s the 1st of another month again, and as always, that means it’s time to pick a winner of our monthly blogging giveaway. This past months giveaway was sponsored by AMD with the prize being a brand new Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition processor. The winner of the May AMD Phenom II X6 Giveaway is… Krab Thank you for your participation and contribution to this community. We hope you enjoy your new processor! Thanks to AMD for sponsoring the giveaway. Stay tuned tonight ...
[Blog] Kingston HyperX DDR3 ‘LoVo’ OC Testing 0 Comments By wez on May 31, 2010 Kingston HyperX DDR3 ‘LoVo’ OC testing Just a quick look at a memory kit from Kingston, namely a set from their somewhat new ‘LoVo’ series. Judging by the name its a low voltage kit, so not a kit directly aimed at the enthusiast market. But word has it they might be worth a look after all! According to their site, Kingston currently offers three versions of their ‘LoVo’ kits, 1333, 1600 and 1866 MHz. But there also seem to be an 1800 MHz kit listed at some shops, possible a replaceme...
DDR3 @ 2022MHz…pfft. CAS 6? Wow… AMD!?! No way! 1 Comment By EnJoY on May 20, 2010 Chew* does it again! There I am, waiting for my eyes to bleed as I sit in my cubicle, and suddenly my old pal Chew* delivers this little gem. Apparently Brian has been very busy tweaking his Corsair GTX2’s on Asus’s new Crosshair IV Formula. While playing around with timings and ganged mode, Chew* was able to get his Corsair GTX2 2250MHz C8 sticks all the way to 2022MHz at CAS 6 with just 1.725v! Additional important specs include an AMD Phenom II X6 1090T, air cooling on every...
Asus M4A89TD PRO – Short Review and Benchmarks 2 Comments By mav2000 on May 19, 2010 Recently our friends at Asus sent across their new 890FX board, the M4A89TD Pro. With this board, the total number of boards that Asus plans to have with the 890FX chipset are around four. The range topper will be the Crosshair IV Extreme, which is still to be released, followed by the Crosshair IV Formula which we reviewed earlier, the M4A89TD Pro USB3.0 and finally this one. The last two boards have a great ancestor in the M4A790 series and I hope they will live up to the name. They have hardl...
[Blog] AMD Phenom II Six Core 1090T vs Core i7 920 Full Comparison 72 Comments By thebanik on May 6, 2010 Introduction Eight months ago AMD introduced their 2nd generation of Phenom 2 X4 Processors that was designed to use the AM3 socket while remaining backwards compatible with previous AM2/AM2+ motherboards. Although the Phenom II X4 965 was AMD’s flagship desktop processor, it wasn’t the performance that glued users on to it but rather the value for money it brought to the table. Alongwith processors like X 2 550/555 which could be unlocked to 4 cores depending upon the combin...
TechREACTION.net – Blog & Win – AMD May Giveaway! 0 Comments By EnJoY on May 2, 2010 All registered Bloggers have the chance to win free hardware at least once a month forever! That’s right! FREE HARDWARE! Just for being a registered and active blogger of TechREACTION.net. How do I sign up? Simple, first register at this page to become a TR blogger. Once you receive your account information, half the job is done. Second, go to the TechREACTION forums and register there as well. You must be registered in both places to be eligible. Bloggers are given special ac...
Asus Crosshair IV Formula 890FX – Performance Review 13 Comments By mav2000 on April 27, 2010 Introduction Welcome to the performance review of the new 890FX chipset and more specifically, the Asus Crosshair IV Formula motherboard. We have already done an extensive pictorial preview of the board and today we are going to concentrate more on the performance of this board. We are going to compare the board to the MSI GD 70 790FX board. As many of you know, the MSI GD70 was one of the best 790FX based boards and was regularly considered amongst the big boys. The main focus of this review i...

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