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G.Skill Trident PC3-1600Mhz CL6 6GB DDR3 F3-12800CL6T-6GBTD Review 0 Comments By thebanik on February 20, 2010 Introduction We’ve seen most major memory manufacturers releasing new products optimized for the LGA1366 platform. Reaching speeds above 2000MHz at 1.65v is testament to how far things have come since hitting 1250MHz at 2.3v on our DDR2 sticks was reason for enthusiasts to brag. Now with Bloomfield we all know that we cannot simply push more voltages, provide moving air to the modules and hope we end up with a winning kit. That’s simply not the case. There is now a limit of 1.65v wh...
G.Skill F3-12800CL7T-6GBPI Memory 1 Comment By Buckeye on February 18, 2010 I had a chance to run a kit of G.Skill F3-12800CL7T-6GBPI Memory, Tri-Channel kit for Intel Core I7 CPU’s, through some tests the past few days. Before I go into all the results I want to touch on the market for these kits. If you do a search on Newegg you come up with 36 listings which range in price from $145.99 to $283.99 with kits in 6-7-6-18 to 9-9-9-27 timings, and 1.5v to 1.65v. So as you can see, this range of memory has a pretty wide selection of kits for what ever you are loo...
USB3 and Gigabyte GA-790FXTA-UD5 – Get Ready for Speed ! 0 Comments By Buckeye on February 4, 2010 Many new motherboards these days are coming out with new features that are very exciting and change the way we will be using our computers for everyday use, including gaming, video camera use and mass storage. New features are being added to new motherboards that will make these tasks mush easier and faster for us, these include USB3 and SATA3. Gigabyte has taken its great performing GA-790FXT-UD5P for the AMD platform and added USB3 & SATA3 ports in the GA-790FXTA-UD5 line. Even though...
Review: Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB GLFS 0 Comments By The Duke on January 23, 2010 Today, we had the extremely well-known Western Digital VelociRaptor series hard drive land on our doorstep. We will be looking at the WD VelociRaptor 300GB GLFS version. There are 3 versions of this drive, BLFS, GLFS, and HLFS. The HLFS and GLFS models are designed to fit into 3.5″ drive bays. However, the BLFS is a compact form of the VelociRaptor, designed to fit 2.5″ mounts. Do not try to install this into a notebook, because it will not fit due to its thickness. Specification...
[VID] Chew* Demonstrates Black Edition Profiles w/ MSI GD70 Mobo 3 Comments By EnJoY on January 21, 2010 Chew* has posted a quick how-to guide on the new OCZ Cas8 Black Edition memory modules using the MSI GD70 790FX motherboard for AMD. In the guide, he shows how fast and easy it is to implement the BE profiles, despite what some users on various forums are suggesting. Check out the video below, and be sure to thank Chew* for his time in making it.
Kingston Hyper-X KHX2000C8 Reviewed + AM3 DDR Clock Wall Broken! 0 Comments By EnJoY on December 29, 2009 Resident Overclocker Chew* has been busy in his lab again today, and this time he has more than a few treats for us. First up is his review the Kingston Hyper-X KHX2000C8D3T1K3/3GX triple-channel memory kit. He purchased the kit retail from Newegg as an inexpensive set for use in benching, but what he got was more than he had bargained for. While the kit itself proved to be a solid performer, however the real surprise came as he was finishing up his testing. Chew* decided to make a late ni...
G.Skill F3-12800CL7D-4GBECO Reviewed on AMD 0 Comments By EnJoY on December 24, 2009 Today we have a new review posted in the forums, again from our illustrious overclocker, Chew*. He has put a new kit from G.Skill to the test on the AMD AM3 platform and his results were especially interesting. The kit in question was the G.Skill F3-12800CL7D-4GBECO, which as the part number implies is part of G.Skill’s new ECO line of memory geared towards ultra low voltage for added longevity and power savings. Chew* mentions in his review that the kit proved to be tricky at first ...
OCZ PC3 12800 Black Edition Memory By Chew* 0 Comments By EnJoY on December 23, 2009 Chew* is back at it with a new review of some AMD Black Edition optimized memory from OCZ Technology. This memory comes in two varieties, CAS7 and also CAS8, and is rated for 1600MHz @ 1.65v. What differentiates these kits from other kits with the same speeds and timings are that they come packed pre-loaded with special SPD profiles, only for AMD Phenom II Black Edition processors! What this enables the user to do is load up their AMD OverDrive utility, load the Black Edition memory profil...
PCI POST Code Reader: Is it dead or can I revive it? 4 Comments By Archer on December 23, 2009 It really helps to know when it is time to give it up and with one of these little toys it is a little easier. A piece of hardware with a purpose from Budget Gadgets. The USB PCI PC Analyzer Diagnoses Card Tester seems to be just the thing to use before scrapping anything, or should I say save headaches before scrapping. I have tested this on many assumed dead boards and it worked well as it let me know I was correct and they were dead with a 00 code (int 19 error). You would think that I coul...
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...
Jaw’s updated and joys of buying used stuff! 0 Comments By KeZzZu on December 16, 2009 Hello again! Sorry about few days delay here, but what you can do about it. Nothing really… So i bough used PSU & Cellshock Black Edition C7-12800 4×1gb sticks. Okay, well first ill introduce my pc: Phenom II x2 550BE , True Black, Radeon HD3850 512mb, Asus M4A78T-E. Let’s start with PSU, bought it for 52 euros, not bad deal because it was Thermaltake ToughPower 750 watt. Few notes thought, it missed few modular cables… not big deal for me. So i started to put back tog...
Some jaw’s ! 3 Comments By KeZzZu on December 13, 2009 Hey my first day here! Well i dunno where to start, eh? Uhmm yes, i got few days ago new memorys for my AMD AM3 platform… choice were easy, just pick up cheap and fast memory. I ended up on G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-2000 F3-16000CL9D-4GBRH kit, price tag of 125 euros. I though now i can start oc*ing my setup, but oh boy how wrong i was. As the kit fly’s on intel chipsets, it wont fly on AMD chipset. Im barely getting some decent numbers: CL7 and 1600mhz and stock voltage. Well that isn...
Relation between memory timings and frequency 1 Comment By thebluemeanie1 on October 19, 2009 So after an hour long battle with the image uploader, I think I can declare victory. Relation between memory timings and frequency You may have wondered which kit of RAM is better, the DDR 1066MHz at 5-5-5-15 or DDR 2133MHZ at 10-10-10-30. Some people will say the DDR 1066MHz at 5-5-5-15 is better because of the tighter timings others will say the DDR 2133MHz at 10-10-10-30 is better because of the higher frequency. The answer is the actual latency is exactly the same and the DDR 2133MHz at...
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...

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