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[Blog] Gaming in Tight Spaces…..mini-ITX (featuring Gigabyte, Silverstone, and Prolimatech) 8 Comments By miahallen on August 13, 2010 History of mini-ITX I was sitting in my office, browsing tech news online almost a decade ago when I first saw the mini-ITX form factor. My mind immediately started fantasizing about the possibilities such a small system would afford. Thoughts of internet terminals built into kitchen cupboards, or car PCs entertained my imagination for years. As the early VIA based systems got into reviewers’ hands and performance results started hitting the press, like many others, I was left wanting. ...
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...
[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...
[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...
[Review] Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB PCI-E 4 Comments By The Duke on April 4, 2010 With the much anticipated release of the 5xxx 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 about the amazing DX11 compatibility and the Eyefinity technology introduced with the higher end 5 series cards. The 5770 is in the middle 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 succes...
Overclock Your Holodeck | X86 Voyages To Your Living Room 1 Comment By 64NOMIS on March 25, 2010 X86 has one more chance in the race toward the living room and it starts now. Behold, the only platform with the roadmap to bring the vision of virtual reality into the present. Or transform the television into an entertainment platform. The upcoming AMD Phenom II X6 processor and its progeny may well find its way into your living room - through an inevitable cascade in living room applications. I am a biased insider, so take caution as you consume what lies below. The High End | Virtual...
[Blog] 5770 CF vs. 5870 – Game Performance Comparison 11 Comments By wez on March 20, 2010 A pair of ATI 5770 1Gb in Crossfire vs. a single ATI 5870 1Gb. One could call it a fair fight considering the price point of both setups. They will be put through their paces in some of today’s game titles… Test Setup Hardware Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (4,2GHz CORE/2,9GHz IMC) RAM: 2x 2GB OCZ Platinum (1550MHz 6-6-6) Monitor: LG W2600HP-BF 1920×1200 pixels GPU: Two ATI HD 5770 1Gb (Crossfire) & one ATI HD 5870 1Gb Software ...
[Review] Coolink Corator DS CPU-Cooler – Shootout on the AM3 platform 1 Comment By mav2000 on March 11, 2010 Introduction Hello all and welcome back to my never ending quest to find the best air cooling solutions from across the globe. Today we have in our hands a new cooler called the Coolink Corator DS. I would like to thank Kolink International for sending us the cooler. Kolink International Corporation is a cooling specialist established in 1996 and well known amongst industry insiders. Through the years, Kolink designed and manufactured many top-performing heat-sinks, under various different brand...
Overclocking The MSI 785GM-E65 Integrated ATI HD4200 GPU 0 Comments By The Duke on February 14, 2010 Now that you have read my first blog (*cough* HERE *cough*) about the HD4200 IGP (Integrated Graphics Processor). We will be moving on to overclocking the HD4200 in this article and seeing what all it has! Hopefully, this is satisfy all the advanced users curiosities, if you have any, about this IGP. This was a new experience for me, because I am an avid gamer and have always had a stand alone GPU. IGP is not in my vocabulary when it comes to building gaming systems. Needless to say, I was pre...
MSI 785GM-E65 Integrated ATI HD4200 GPU 8 Comments By The Duke on February 12, 2010 With my I7 system sitting around and only needing a video card, I decided to take it out of my AMD rig and use the IGP (Integrated Graphics Processor) the board offers. If you all are like me, it has probably been at least 10 years since you even thought about integrated graphics. With the new games that are available in today’s market these IGP’s, however much improved, will still be slaughtered. The real question however, is just how bad will these games eat up this ATI Radeon HD...
Piecemeal Upgrades Pt 4 Data Protection 0 Comments By Neuromancer on December 21, 2009 The Piecemeal Upgrade pt4 Data Protection: Redundancy, backups, offline and online storage. With limited funds in a single PC household it is important to have a PC that is never down for too long. One of the key problems associated with piecemeal upgrades however is the need to occasionally reinstall the operating system. This can be a nightmare trying to back up documents, photos, settings, applications as well as operating system tweaks one may prefer. Learning how to properly maintain y...
Corsair H50 – A Brief Look 1 Comment By mav2000 on December 21, 2009 Introduction As some of you know, I was stuck with an H50 for a few days and I was wondering if I should give it a go myself. The price was just about fine for this piece of kit and it sure looked good. So what I did do in the end was run a few tests against the Thermolab Baram to see what all the noise was about. Let me say that I was not disappointed. Before I get ahead of myself, lets take a short look at the company that produces the H50 and also take a look at the H50 itself. Corsair, as a...
Battle of the Titans – ASUS GTX 295 Vs. ASUS ATI 5870 5 Comments By mav2000 on December 10, 2009 Introduction Its been a while since I wrote a review and thats because I have been concentrating on completing two reviews at the same time. This along with an increased work load has meant that I have been off these pages for far too long. But enough of the chit chat, lets move along to the battle at hand. The Asus 5870 VS. the Asus GTX 295 This is a battle that has been brewing on the net for the last month or so, and I thought that I should do a shootout to find out for myself which is the b...
Air fun with HIS HD4890 1GB 1 Comment By 0Ro! on October 11, 2009 Hello everyone, I had a little time last week and I done some pretesting with the HIS HD4890 1GB that it can do on cold air form outside – next time maybe extreme cooling power were used. (more…)
Piece Meal Upgrades pt 3 0 Comments By Neuromancer on October 4, 2009 Piece Meal Upgrades pt 3 As already discussed, a piece meal upgrade is performed when a jump to an entirely new platform is not financially possible. A ground up all new part design is best and will give the best price performance ratio if properly setup. For those that cannot afford a complete rebuild though, designing a system with affordable parts that also support upgrading over an extended period of time is the only option. While more money will be spent over the life of the upgrade, re...
Personal Review 4890 ….with Benchmarking and Overclock ! 2 Comments By Gaul on September 27, 2009 OKAY ! Let me share FIRST thing to do : - Find oc software for increase VOLT GPU ( 4890 ) in this case Download : http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1383/mirrors.php after that… open it, Go to Voltage TAB, then show : VDDC = V gpu 1.3125 by default ??? = V RAM ( i think ), don’t touch this ! not recommend….as we know better OC GPU than MEM in ATI.. My RIG : -e84 @ 4 GH -4890 -4 GB kit FSB 5/5/5/12 ( 5 : 4 ) -CORSAIR TX-850W VANTAGE MAX OC on def Voltag...

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