Introduction First we would like to thank Gigabyte for providing this interesting review sample that combines the features of more expensive boards with the price of a mid grade board. I would also like to dedicate all work and any awards to Drew Briggs our Managing Director @ TechReaction. A motherboard is nothing without a [...]

This week we have a review from Turtle Beach. If you are a cave dweller who has somehow never heard of Turtle Beach I will now humor you. Turtle Beach is an audio hardware company based in New York and was established in 1975. With over 25 years of experience designing drivers, headsets accessories and [...]

Recently, Gelid sent over one of its products that has been causing a lot of noise in the overclocking community, the GX-7. It is time to see how the GX-7 stands up to TechREACTION’s grueling testing.   The Gelid GX-7 comes in Gelid’s signature Blue and Green packaging that is present throughout Gelid’s other products [...]

Today comes double trouble from Spire. They have sent us the Gemini Rev. 2 to put through the paces. Spire has been in the business of building computer parts and computer equipment for over a decade. The company is covering markets around everywhere with multiple locations strategically placed around the globe.     We will [...]

Introduction There have been many discussions on the interwebs of whether or not traditional air cooling is efficient enough and if it can provide enough performance or if water cooling can supersede it and offer things that air cooling just can’t. Noise, power draw, reliability, performance and pure price are among common categories mentioned in [...]

Introduction We got some Voodoo in the lab. No seriously, some Venom Voodoo. I think you got it now. Correct, The Akasa Venom Voodoo spooked it’s way in our labs. Let’s hope that the black magic doesn’t effect the results. The company Akasa is well established. Akasa has development and manufacturing operations in Taiwan, China, [...]

Introduction A sample from our next contender comes from Gelid. The company is based in Hong Kong with management in Swiss. The company is a fairly young player in the industry and was founded in 2008 by Gebhard Scherrer and VC Tran. Gelid is Gebhard Scherrer’s latest project after co-founding the well known Arctic Cooling [...]

The Gigabyte GA-990FX-UD5 is the first AM3+ board reviewed by TechREACTION, and could not have been a better product to review. Coming from the overclock-minded Gigabyte company, the 990FX is built on the Ultra Durable platform that is well known to overclockers the world over. Bulldozer is just around the corner, and this board will [...]