http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/ Hardware Canucks News & Reviews HardwareCanuck Copyright © 2008 gav@hardwarecanucks.com Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:57:06 -0800 20 Subdreamer RSS Syndicator When the first Crysis was released, it was a resource hog like no other and had gamers running around trying to find higher performance video cards. Recently, Crysis Warhead was introduced with revised hardware recommendations and supposedly streamlined performance. In this review, we check out what kind of hardware you will need to play this new game. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/10671-crysis-warhead-hardware-performance-review.html SKYMTL video cards Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:14:08 -0800 Noctua has wowed us again and again with their innovative products in the cooling marketplace. From CPU coolers, to thermal compound, to fans; they seem to have it all. Today we look at their new compact CPU cooler: the NH-U9B. While it may be small, this heatsink has the pedigree to follow in the footsteps of its forefathers. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/10305-noctua-nh-u9b-cpu-cooler-review.html SKYMTL air cooling Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:41:32 -0800 Gigabyte's Open Overclocking Championship recently wrapped up in Taiwan and Hardware Canucks was there from start to finish. Join us on a blow-by-blow history of exactly what was accomplished at this event by some of the world's best overclockers. Records will fall and LN2 will be used in copious amounts. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/10441-event-report-gigabyte-open-overclocking-championship-2008-a.html SKYMTL news Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:02:18 -0800 OCZ has a long-standing tradition for making high quality yet affordable products. Today we take a look at their Elixir gaming keyboard which promises a feature-packed experience coupled with a downright amazing price. Will OCZ be able to give us a quality product or will it be the victim of cost-cutting? We sure hope so... http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/10220-ocz-alchemy-elixir-gaming-keyboard-review.html SKYMTL gadgets Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:41:29 -0800 With the release of the amazingly popular ATI HD 4870, it was only a matter of time before custom versions started emerging. In this review we look at Palit's take with their Sonic Dual Edition which is both overclocked and has a completely custom cooler. Let's take a look if this is enough to take this card to the next level. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/10320-palit-radeon-hd-4870-512mb-sonic-dual-edition-video-card-review.html SKYMTL video cards Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:38:39 -0800 In this first gaming mouse review by Hardware Canucks, we take a look at Silverstone's brand new Raven. It seems like everywhere we look there are new "innovations" when it comes to peripherals but Silverstone has gone a unique route when it came to designing a mouse. Let's check it out. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/9774-silverstone-rvm01b-raven-gaming-mouse-review.html SKYMTL gadgets Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:40:54 -0800 Netbooks like the Acer Aspire One and the MSI Wind have quickly become extremely popular with everyone from students to professionals. Gigabyte is looking to cash in on this craze with their own Netbook called the M912V which has a unique touchscreen concept. We had a few hours to check out what this product offers. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/9965-gigabyte-m912v-netbook-hands-preview.html SKYMTL gadgets Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:38:49 -0800 Another day, another new video card review. Today we are looking at a new card from both Nvidia: the GTX 260 with 216 stream processors. This card is meant to compete directly with the HD 4870 while retailing for around $279. In this review we will be looking at an overclocked version from EVGA called the Core 216 Superclocked Edition. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/10103-evga-geforce-gtx-260-core-216-216-sp-superclocked-edition-review.html SKYMTL video cards Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:02:17 -0800 Flush off their success with the HD 4800-series, ATI is looking to continue capturing hearts and minds with the new HD 4600-series. In this review we will be looking at the card which is supposed to go toe to toe against the recently released 9500 GT from Nvidia: the HD 4670 512MB. How does it fare? Read on to find out. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/9987-ati-hd-4670-512mb-gddr3-video-card-review.html SKYMTL video cards Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:54:54 -0800 In the past we have reviewed several products from CoolIT Systems. Both the Pure and the Elite passed through our lab and both received accolades while never offering the absolute extreme performance we wanted them to. Enter the Boreas which is lovingly installed into a Silverstone TJ07 chassis and is supposed to offer some insane cooling. It better blow our socks off considering its $800 price tag... http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/9731-coolit-boreas-mtec-chassis-review.html SKYMTL water cooling Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:25:42 -0800 The ASUS Rampage Extreme has been setting overclocking world records from the day it was put into the hands of enthusiasts. In this review we take a look at not only the board but how far we can push it under some of the most extreme cooling situations. LN2 here we come!! http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/9832-asus-rampage-extreme-x48-motherboard-review.html SKYMTL motherboards Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:55:53 -0800 The 9800 era is finally fully upon us with the release of the 9800 GT. Since this card was silently launched some time ago, we figured we would give you a good old-fashioned roundup to put it into perspective for you. We amassed a collection of cards from the likes of EVGA, ASUS, Gigabyte and Palit and put them through their paces. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/9791-geforce-9800-gt-roundup-evga-asus-gigabyte-palit.html SKYMTL video cards Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:03:21 -0800 The new P45 chipset has hit the market by storm and is taking over quite nicely from the outgoing P35. Gigabyte is one of the companies which has released numerous boards with this chipset and today we will be looking at their GA-EP45-DQ6. This is their highest-end P45-based board to date so it will be interesting to see how it performs. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/9743-gigabyte-ga-ep45-dq6-motherboard-review.html SKYMTL motherboards Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:07:00 -0800 Back in the K8 days, AMD was on the top of the world since their processors were doing extremely well against the somewhat lackluster competition from Intel. Fast forward to today and AMD is fighting for their life with their hope resting with their Phenom Quad Cores. In this review we will be looking at the new Phenom X4 9750 which is one of the new B3 revision processors. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/9218-amd-phenom-x4-9750-quad-core-cpu-review.html SKYMTL processors Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:29:22 -0800 This is the first time in a long while that we review a Gigabyte product here on Hardware Canucks and today we have something special for you: the GA-EP45T-EXTREME. This DDR3 board rests near the pinnacle of Gigabyte's P45 lineup while offering more features than you can shake a stick at. It should be interesting to see how it does in our battery of tests. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/9406-gigabyte-ga-ep45t-extreme-motherboard-review.html SKYMTL motherboards Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:42:58 -0800