New details emerged this week about one of the more anticipated titles of oh…. maybe the past 11 years or so; Starcraft 2. From Blizzard, the original creators...
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Up until recently, NZXT had been relatively quiet when it came to releasing new products. While they had a great lineup, they seemed to be sitting on their laurels…but that has all changed with enclosures like the Beta and a few other enclosures. The Panzerbox is one of these new products that is supposed to [...] |
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Memory manufacturers have always pushed the limits and few have done more pushing than OCZ. Their new Blade PC3-1600 tri channel kit is made to continue their tradition of offering enthusiasts the best of the best. They have pushed current DDR3 technology to the max but what happens when we push back with some of [...] |
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Ever since it was first released, the Antec P-series of enclosures have been at the forefront of the enthusiast mindset. From the dimunitive P150 to the high end P190, these cases are designed with cooling performance meshing seamlessly with amazingly good looks. In this review, we take a look at the new P183; the next [...] |
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Gigabyte has been releasing new motherboards at a breakneck pace. But what does the future hold? In this article we take a look at upcoming P55, X58 and AMD-based Gigabyte products and even take a look at some of their future software. |
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While SSDs may be a dime a dozen, there are very few drives out there that could be counted as a viable alternative to the ages-old hard disk drive. Stutter issues as well as general performance pitfalls have kept these expensive products to niche markets instead of making serious inroads as people’s OS drives. [...] |
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Gigabyte recently held their annual Open Overclocking Championship and Hardware Canucks was invited to cover the event. Join us in watching some of the best overclockers in the world ply their trades in one of the most hard-fought competitions to date. |
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What does $60 get you these days? In the computer world, not that much but believe it or not, NZXT’s new enclosure not only offers a laundry list of features but it is actually priced at less than $60USD. All in all, the promises this product makes look good on paper yet can it hold [...] |
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July 2nd, 2009
No LAN Support for Starcraft 2New details emerged this week about one of the more anticipated titles of oh…. maybe the past 11 years or so; Starcraft 2. From Blizzard, the original creators...
July 2nd, 2009
NZXT Sentry 2 Touchscreen Fan Controller DebutNZXT is embracing the future with a little device that will make your computer feel a little bit like something out of a Sci-Fi movie. The Sentry 2 is a completely...
July 2nd, 2009
The Next Level of Thermal Compound – Arctic Cooling Launches MX-3Swiss cooling solution provider, ARCTIC COOLING, has unveiled the new premium thermal compound ARCTIC MX-3 (4g). Its high thermal conductivity and non-curing nature...
July 2nd, 2009
EVGA Releases Micro X58 SLI MotherboardWhile not to first to release an x58 mATX motherboard variant, EVGA certainly intends to do things right with their EVGA x58 SLI Micro Motherboard released today. ...
June 30th, 2009
Inno3D Features ION Platform on mini-ITX iChillSeen earlier this year at Computex, Inno3D set to to release the iChill. No its not an Apple branded refrigerator, but an an all in one mini-ITX solution based...
June 30th, 2009
Mushkin Unviels Brand New…….Video Cards?Mushkin, a company that is highly regarded amongst enthusiast circles for their memory products, such as the Redline and Ascent series, is looking to expand...
June 30th, 2009
Firefox 3.5 Prepped for Launch on June 30 (Today!)Firefox 3.5 has been in development for nearly a year, literally since the release of the revolutionary 3.0, and June 30 appears to be the day Mozilla browser...
June 30th, 2009
The Pirate Bay Commandeered by Global Gaming Factory XThe infamous Swedish file sharing website, The Pirate Bay (TPB) has made international news headlines with their milestone legal battle, which saw the founders...
June 29th, 2009
Doing it Different – Lenovo Offers VIA Nano Powered NetbookMany consumers have anxiously waited for the NVIDIA Ion to make its way into the netbook platform, and a month ago, Lenovo annouced it would be releasing the S12...
June 29th, 2009
Intel Looking to Go 32nm By the End of the Year!Oh rumours are abound this morning! The good fellows over at Digitimes have made some interesting speculations regarding Intel’s plan for their 32nm lineup,...
June 29th, 2009
AMD to Release New Flagship CPU; Phenom II X4 965 Black EditionDespite rumours abounding on the net, ASRock can be officially thanked for letting the cat out of the bag. As seen on their CPU support list, AMD intends to add...
June 29th, 2009
Patriot Launches AMD Black Edition Ready DDR3 G SeriesPatriot Memory announced their first co-branded Gamer Series for AMD’s socket AM3 processors and desktop platform technology, codenamed “Dragon.” Built...
June 26th, 2009
Corsair Expands “P” Series with 128GB and 64GB SSDWhile Corsair already has a full lineup of SSD capacity options for consumers, ranging from 32GB to the recently unvieled P 256GB, they are continuing their...
June 26th, 2009
Scythe Setsugen, Bring On The HeatGraphics card cooling is an art form. No one recognizes this better than Scythe. Having fathered many proven designs in the past; the Setsugen promises to follow...
June 25th, 2009
Windows 7 Pricing Released, The Final Question is AnsweredWith the release client already on thousands of potential customers computers, the official release date set and the box art revealed, the only secret left...
June 24th, 2009
Creator of Doom, id Software, Under New OwnershipWhat do Fallout, Oblivion, Doom and Quake all have in common? Well, they are now all owned by the same parent company. ZeniMax, the head of Bethsada...
June 24th, 2009
Western Digital Introduces 4TB My Book World Edition II NASWestern Digital has introduced its newly redesigned My Book® World Edition™ II dual- drive network storage system in capacities of up to 4 TB. With...
June 24th, 2009
It’s Mini, If Your Not! Buffalo Creates Minuscule 16GB Flash DriveDespite the age old adage, for some it isn’t what you do with it, its the size that counts. With USB storage drives, consumers generally want larger capacity...
June 24th, 2009
Scythe Kamariki 4 Power Supplies – Being Different is a Good ThingScythe, a long time player in the cooling world has been making waves recently. They are looking to make their own mark in the power supply industry, and with...
June 23rd, 2009
Intel and Nokia Announce “Strategic Relationship” to Move Mobile Innovation ForwardFurther uniting the Internet with mobile phones and computers, Intel Corporation and Nokia today announced a long-term relationship to develop a new...
June 23rd, 2009
ZOTAC Unveils New GTX 275 with 1792MB of MemoryZOTAC unleashes the latest addition to it’s award-winning GeForce GTX 275 graphics card lineup with more memory than you can shake a stick at. The...
June 23rd, 2009
Corsair Acheives 80+ Gold Certification with HX750W and HX850W PSUOnly a few weeks ago, we reported the release of the new HX750W and HX850W, Corsair’s new power supplies, that bridge the gap between its modular...
June 23rd, 2009
OCZ Unleashes the Sabre OLED Gaming KeyboardOCZ Technologyhas announced the highly-anticipated Sabre OLED multimedia keyboard for advanced gaming and customization complete with intelligent management...
June 23rd, 2009
OCZ XTC 2 – The Latest Generation Of RAM CoolersOCZ Technology is a household name for the modern PC Builder. Their latest creation in a long line of high grade products is the XTC 2 RAM cooler. With stunning...
June 22nd, 2009
Kingston Adds T1 Heatspreaders to HyperX MemoryKingston Technology announced it is shipping its HyperX® 1600MHz triple-channel kits with the high-profile T1 heatspreaders. The 1600MHz frequency...
June 22nd, 2009
We Got iPhone Fever! Apple Boasts Another Wild Success and More Activation WoesA little twist of something different today (mainly because of a lack of exciting computer hardware news), we take a look at the success of the “dark”...
June 19th, 2009
Microsoft’s New Anti-Virus Beta to be Released TuesdayRecently, we reported the story on Microsoft’s plan to release free, anti-virus software, speculating that it would be codenamed “Morro”,...
June 19th, 2009
Samsung Reveals the First 32 Gigabyte DDR3 Memory ModuleSamsung Electronics has announced that it has developed the world’s first 32 Gigabyte (GB) DDR3 module – for use in server systems. The new module operates...
June 18th, 2009
Getting to the Core of Intel’s i# Lineup – What do They Have in Store?A blog post by Intel’s Bill Calder sums it up perfectly, “Over the last year or so, Intel has been quietly working behind the scenes taking a...
June 18th, 2009
NVIDIA Unleashes 186.18 WHQL DriversFor those NVIDIA users, who enviously read the annoucement of the recent monthly release of ATI’s 9.6 drivers, we have a treat for you! This morning... |