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With the 965BE C3 stepping making so much noise in the AMD overclocking community it was bound to happen, AMD would release a core reduced version for people that did not need or want a quad core processor. The 555, like its predecessor the 550, is a dual core AMD processor based on the Phenom [...]

My goal was to better understand the impact of adding a second 360 radiator, which in theory doubles the heat dissipation capability of your loop. But what does it bring to the table in terms of overclockability on the AM3 platform? Read on for a lightweight comparison between running one and two 360-sized radiators in a single loop, cooling a quad core [...]

In the beginning when I first started using different methods of extreme cooling the first unit I tested was a Jinu Single Stage Cooling unit that was custom made for me. This was an amazing cooling unit that included a Single Stage Phase Chiller installed in a TJ07 case. The TJ07 cooling tower sat next [...]

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 [...]

Few days ago arrived a new clocking toy. An Intel Core i5 661 CPU with Clarkdale cores. Haven´t tested it on air or water, I moved straight to single stage phase change cooling. Insulated the mobo with kneeded rubber, mounted the cooling and started to play.

What will we cover in this installment of our adventure into figuring out all this ‘he said, she said’ mumbo jumbo? I will be exploring the STOCK  e8400 and how it handles windows XP and windows 7. Do you lose a lot of performance by upgrading? We will find out later on. Is there a [...]

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 [...]