Thermalright HR-02 CPU
cooler - Thermalright introduces this product as a passive CPU Cooler.
The HR-02 is the second revision of the legacy Thermalright HR-01 cooler.
We'll test it passively cooled yet we'll also pair it with Thermalright's
TY-140 fan, a 1300 RPM fan that is silent, yet high performing.
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eVGA Classified SR-2 with
Quad SLI GTX 480 on LN2
The SR-2 is a dual-socket Intel 5520 chipset based server motherboard
dressed up for hardware enthusiasts and pro-overclockers. Bodar will smack
two six-core Xeon X5680 processors on there, four GeForce GTX 480 cards,
we'll cool them all with Liquid Nitrogen
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Scythe Ninja 3 CPU cooler -
The new organization of the aluminum fins allows, in cooperation with the
eight U-shaped copper heatpipes marketed as M.A.P.S. (Multiple Airflow
pass-through structure) guarantees high performance. This will get more
clear in the photo-shoot though.
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MSI GeForce GTX 460 HAWK -
We check out the MSI
GeForce GTX 460 HAWK with 1024MB graphics memory. The only thing left
original is the actual GPU as everything else was changed.
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OCZ RevoDrive 120GB PCIe SSD -
We test and review the OCZ RevoDrive. Pretty much two SSDs slapped onto a
PCB, armed with a RAID controller. Pop it in, install the new storage unit
and you'll have tremendous performance right of the shelves without the
need to configure anything.
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Gigabyte X58A-UD9
motherboard - It is the performance oriented GA-X58A-UD9
motherboard, based on the X58 chipset and boasting features like a 24
phase (!) unlocked power design, 4-way graphics support including NVIDIA
SLI and ATI CrossFireX, as well as a host of distinctive other features.
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Rig of the Month - August
2010
- Denis Assai is the winner of Rig of The Month August 2010.
Meet this man at the age of 30, with little words yet a rather dark themed
PC. Oh and props to Denis for making a splendid quality photo-shoot.
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Cooler Master V6 GT CPU
cooler - Branded with a V6 name, you can smell the automotive theme
and design already. And somehow when you look at the cooler that
definitely shows.
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POV GeForce GTX 460 768MB
TGT Ultra Charged
- We test and review the Point of View GeForce GTX 460 768MB TGT
Ultra Charged. The Ultra Charged models come with a staggering Core
frequency of 820Mhz and a Memory clock (effective) at 4000 MHz.
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CoolIT C240 ALC ECO
- Though these standalone kits are pretty darn good, some of you
would prefer to see a product based on not just that 120mm radiator/fan
size, but a dual-radiator 240mm product. CoolIT listened, learned and
adapted.
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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470
SOC (Super Overclock) Under SKU code GV-N470SO-13I this product features a 14 phase PWM
design, OC Guru graphic card smart tuner and voltage read points. The card
comes at default with a 700 MHz core clock, a Shader Clock 1400 MHz and a
Memory Clock of 3348 MHz (effective).
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ECS P55H-AK Motherboard
- A motherboard where ECS went excessive on everything, dual
GIGe Ethernet NICs, not one but two USB 3.0 controllers for 4 ports,
integration of a SATA 3 (6G) controller, and even a NVIDIA NF200 bridge
chip to enable three-way SLI. All in all a terrific P55 motherboard with
excellent features.
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Cooler Master Storm
Inferno mouse
- This gaming peripheral features a total of 11 buttons, nine of which
are actually programmable, 128kb onboard memory, a Rapid Fire Tactical key
and a Storm Tactics Multiplier key that gives access to 32 extra
programmable outputs for macros, scripts and other unique commands.
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ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3
motherboard
- The 890G chipset oozes with value, features and performance as
at any level it will not disappoint, the six-core Phenom II X6 processor
was overclocked towards 4.1 GHz on a just a CPU air-cooler.
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G.Skill Flare DDR3 2000
MHZ C7 AMD kit
- The memory kit we'll be testing today obviously comes from
that series and is a 2,000MHz CL7-9-7-24 1.65V 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3 kit with
its latest Flare heatsinks.
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Axle GeForce GTX 460
768MB
- What will be interesting to see if a pure 100%
reference model like this can overclock to 'Super Overclocked' models just
as well. As that might easily save you 50 USD.
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OCZ StealthXstream 2 600W
PSU
- So what's the big deal with the OCZ StealthXstream 2 series you might
wonder ? Well, it's all about price really. I mean if its good, then at 70
EUR-USD it should be a bargain.
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Inno3D GeForce GTX 460 OC
- The Inno3D GeForce GTX 460 OC model we test today flexes the
GPU and memory muscle all the way up towards a rocking core of 750MHz, the
shaders to 1500 MHz and the GDDR5 to 3800 MHz (effective).
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G.Skill Phoenix PRO 120GB
SSD
- The 100GB Phoenix uses Samsung memory though but the trick is that
there is 20GB extra volume space available on the new 120GB Pro (compared
to the 100GB model) for nearly the same price.
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Guru3D Rig of the Month -
July 2010
- Meet Kyle Brocke , a mechanical engineer working for NASA. He made his
PC his own Fish tank based PC. He claims that it has way better cooling
then most extreme air or water cooled machines
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Alienware M11x
UltraPortable
- Recently Alienware released the M11x UltraPortable laptop which
you can configure with Core i3/i5/i7 and next to that it received the
royal NVIDIA Optimus treatment. Basically you have two graphics processors
inside the laptop.
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CoolIT ALC Vantage
- The latest model comes with a LCD screen that enables user-selectable
control profiles with a display capable of 6 colors and 4 orientation
settings. The Vantage A.L.C. provides good performance, reliability and a
great feature set.
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 460
1024MB EX and LTD OC
- We test and review the KFA2 GeForce GTX 460 1024MB EX OC and LTD OC models.
The GTX 460 LTD OC (Super OC models) clock up toward a blazing 810 MHz and the
GDDR5 at 4,000 MHz (effective).
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MSI GeForce GTX 460
Cyclone OC 1024MB - The Cyclone GTX 460 OC model flexes the GPU muscle
all the way up towards 725MHz, the shaders to 1500 MHz and the GDDR5 to
3600 MHz (effective).
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ASUS Xonar Essence ST
DeLuxe
- We test and review the Xonar Essence ST Deluxe 7.1 soundcard. Yes, you
read it right, the full deluxe model! ASUS has been relentless with its
R&D and soundcard releases, putting out one high end card after another.
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GeForce GTX 460 SLI
review - This article will cover SLI performance among the new GTX 460
cards with 768MB in several games, we look at performance scaling and also
we'll check ATI versus NVIDIA with the R5830, to see what is the best
solution.
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GeForce GTX 460 review
- In this first roundup we'll look at eVGA's regular 768MB and
SuperClocked 768MB editions, MSI's 768MB Cyclone edition, Gigabyte's 768MB
OC edition, Palit's Sonic Platinum 1024MB edition and Zotac's 1024MB
regular edition. All in all we've been busy benchmarking our guts off...
that's six cards plus two reference GeForce GTX 460 768MB and 1024MB
graphics cards.
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DIY PC Buyers Guide
Summer 2010
- Guru3D offers you their annual PC Buyers Guide, this is the 2010 Summer
edition. This article brings you a set of recommendations of products we
feel are great components to build yourself a nice gaming rig.
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MSI 890FXA-GD70
motherboard
- MSI's 890FXA-GD70 is loaded with features like the aforementioned, but
also USB 3.0, automated overclock options and even five (physical) PCIe
x16 slots and even core unlock functionality from within the BIOS.
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Corsair Force 120 (F120)
SSD
- We test and review the F120 SSD from Corsair, and SSD with read and
write performance close to 280~285 MB/sec.
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MSI N465GTX Twin Frozr II
- MSI's customized GeForce GTX 465. The end result is a much better
looking card that you honestly can hardly hear, it comes with really
first-class GPU temperatures. And boy, does it overclock.
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Cooler Master HAF X
- We test and review the HAF-X from Cooler Master. The HAF X rears
its head marketed as the most powerful HAF (High Air Flow) chassis to
date.
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eVGA GeForce GTX 465 SC
- We'll have a look in particular at the GeForce GTX 465 SC model, with SC
short for Super Clocked
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ASRock X58 Extreme3
motherboard
- If you want an X58 based platform and want to enjoy USB 3.0 and
SATA3 6G, there really are no affordable alternatives on the market, until
now that is. ASRock has released a new X58 motherboard. It's loaded with
extra features yet comes with SATA3 and USB 3.0. It is up-to date, has
some nice extras, and will cost only 165 EUR or roughly 189 USD.
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GeForce GTX 465 SLI
review
- Based on the same 40nm GF100 as the GTX 470 and 480 will thermals be
better?, will the noise levels stay within normal limits ? Well, you are
here to find out all about the GeForce GTX 465
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OCZ Enyo USB 3.0 Portable
SSD
- Back in January earlier this year when we visited OCZ at CES in
Las Vegas, we noticed a cool little external storage unit, it's called the
Enyo and it pretty much is a USB 3.0 portable Flash SSD. However it's not
'just' an external device, it is done OCZ style ... and that entails
amazing and breathtaking performance taking full advantage of that USB 3.0
SuperSpeed 5Gbps port.
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Core i5 655K & Core
i7 875K unlocked processors
- Intel today releases two new processors targeted at a somewhat more
enthusiast audience. Yes, processors for tweakers and overclockers. On
socket LGA 1156 Intel now releases two K series processors.
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MSI Big Bang X58 XPower
Motherboard- It is chucked full
with the latest gadgets and features, it is equipped to make sure you get
the very best overclock out of it and heck, even if you can't overclock,
flick a button and the motherboard will do the work for you, completely
automated.
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