http://www.guru3d.com Guru of 3D: Computer PC Hardware and Consumer Electronics reviews en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 04:05:27 +0200 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:29:51 +0200 Esselbach Contentteller CMS Guru3D.com noreply@guru3d.com noreply@guru3d.com http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/evga_geforce_gtx_780_sc_acx_review.html Today a review the EVGA GeForce GTX 780 SC ACX edition. The Superclocked model comes with a nice factory tweak and that all new Sleeve bearing fan based ACX cooler. Overall the card is almost as fast as a GeForce GTX Titan, 100% cool and 100% silent. We test the product with the hottest games like Metro: Last light, Battlefield 3, Sleeping Dogs, Far Cry 3, Medal of Honor Warfighter, Hitman Absolution and many more. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:29:51 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_780_windforce_oc_review.html We test and review the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC edition. The graphics card comes witha factory overclock and the new WindForce 3X 2 Slot 450W fan sink with Triangle Cool fans, as they like to cool it. That would be three silent 80mm fans. Overall the card is almost as fast as a GeForce GTX Titan, 100% cool and 100% silent. We test the product with the hottest games like Metro: Last light, Battlefield 3, Sleeping Dogs, Far Cry 3, Medal of Honor Warfighter, Hitman Absolution and many more. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:13:01 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/geforce_gtx_780_sli_review.html We review the GeForce GTX 780 SLI and also do a SurroundView session with three monitors. The boards used are reference from NVIDIA. Over the next few pages we'll tell you a bit about multi-GPU gaming, the challenges, the requirements and of course a nice tasty benchmark session with the latest games. We'll have a peek at temperatures and power consumption of the GeForce GTX Titan cards in 2-way SLI mode to monitor it's generated performance. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:37 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/geforce_gtx_780_review.html We test and review the GeForce GTX 780. The GeForce GTX 780 is NVIDIAs all new high-end graphics card based in their Flagship product, the GTX Titan. This means it is based on the GK110 GPU and has an whopping 7.1 Billion transistors. That makes it a nice chunk faster opposed to the GeForce GTX 680 GPU. We test the product with the hottest games like Metro: Last light, Battlefield 3, Sleeping Dogs, Far Cry 3, Medal of Honor Warfighter, Hitman Absolution and many more. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:30 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/ocz_vertex_450_ssd_benchmark_review_test.html In this article we test, benchmark and review the all new OCZ Vertex 450 SSD. Armed with the new Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller this is the fifth incarnation of the popular OCZ Vertex series. Will it be as fast and competitive as it's predecessors ? Well let's see and find out shall we ? Thu, 23 May 2013 14:56:26 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_650_ti_boost_windforce_review.html In this article we review the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost OC WindForce 2X with that OC for a factory tweak and the Windforce indicating a silent yet powerful two fan cooling solution. The product is customized with a new PCB, cooling and a few tweaks, it has 2GB of memory with both that memory and the core base-clock slightly overclocked. An tasty product at an interesting price in the lower segment of the mainstream market. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:47:53 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/msi_radeon_7790_oc_review.html We test and review the MSI Radeon HD 7790 OC edition, also known under SKU code R7790-1GD5-OC incl FCAT Frametimes. The new graphics card is intended to boost a little more performance into entry-level gaming. Fri, 17 May 2013 08:35:36 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/metro_last_light_graphics_performance_review_benchmark.html In this review slash article we'll look at Metro Last Light VGA Graphics benchmark performance with roughly 20 graphics cards. The new and popular title is interesting from a graphics point of view. This review will cover all these basics and then more so you know what choice to make either graphics card or in-game settings wise. Wed, 15 May 2013 18:33:01 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/noctua_nh_u12s_u14s_review.html We test and review the Noctua NH-U12S and NH-U14S CPU coolers. Both coolers have recently been introduced into the channel with kicks performance and versus some really nice airflow OWM controlled fans that are drop-dead silent. Hey, it's Noctua .. so you know it's good, let's check out the review shall we ? Tue, 14 May 2013 07:50:20 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/asus_geforce_gtx_670_mini_review.html In this article we review the ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU Mini edition, a compact performance graphics card designed primarily for small form factor PCs with mini ITX motherboards. The dual-slot card measures just 17cm and features the NVIDIA GTX 670 GPU. ASUS has re-engineered the DirectCU cooler to fit small form factor cases. While shorter, it introduces a copper vapor chamber placed directly on top of the GPU for faster heat spreading and dispersal with 20% lower temperatures than reference GTX 670. Fri, 10 May 2013 09:44:26 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/ocz_vertex_3_20_ssd_benchmark_review_test.html In this article we test, benchmark and review the OCZ Vertex 3.20 SSD. What a great and fast piece of technology this is. An 20nm NAND flash SSD that is speedy and actually amongst the the rest of the devices tested, but also mroe affordable. Head on over into the review. Thu, 09 May 2013 08:19:34 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/gigabyte_radeon_7790_oc_2gb_review.html We test and review the Gigabyte Radeon HD 7790 2GB OC edition, also known under SKU code GV-R7790OC-2GD. We benchmark the product incl FCAT Frametimes. The new graphics card is intended to boost a little more performance into entry-level gaming. The Gigabyte HD7790 OC 2GB clocks in at 1075 MHz on the boost engine, packed with totally silent custom cooling. Wed, 08 May 2013 11:53:27 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/cooler_master_eisberg_240l_review.html We test and review the Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige, a 240mm Liquid cooler that is performing nicely in a LCS kit that can actually be upgraded. Can it keep up with similar Asetek based products and their own Seidon series ? Let's find out! Tue, 07 May 2013 08:47:15 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/guru3d_ocz_contest_05_2013.html Guru3D and OCZ join forces and decided to get you some cool hardware. OCZ released their Silencer Mk III platinum series, these are all about being quiet, being awesome and very efficient and again, the PSU carries a Platinum certification. To try and win a free 1200 Watt model you need to participate, all you need to do is Like our Facebook page (if you haven't already) and leave a comment in the Facebook thread. Good Luck! Mon, 06 May 2013 08:50:00 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/msi_geforce_gtx_650_ti_boost_so_review.html In this article we review the MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST OC edition review with that OC for a factory tweak. The product is customized with a new PCB, cooling and a few tweaks, it has 2GB of memory with both that memory and the core base-clock slightly overclocked. Overall an interesting product at an interesting price in the lower segment of the mainstream market. Fri, 03 May 2013 09:18:40 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/asus_rog_orion_pro_gaming_headset_review.html The ASUS ROG Orion Pro Gaming Headset are a mid-range set of cans aimed at online gamers.  Meant for extended sessions of gaming, they offer generous padding, light weight, and very high build qualit... Wed, 01 May 2013 08:10:25 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/guru3d_rig_of_the_month_april_2013.html The Guru3D Rig of the Month April 2013 is something that will shock and awe you. Perhaps you can remember Alain-S, he actually submitted a rig back in the summer of 2011, an all white chassis. Two years later he has finished another build, and it is just spectacular, he even has a little nickname for it Grafit! Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:16:14 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/corsair_obsidian_350d_review.html We review a new chassis from Corsair, it Obsidian 350D. It is the mini-me version of the new Obsidian 900D chassis. Not mid, not full, mini and this intended for small form factor PCs. Now the product might be tagged as mini, the details and features however are grand. Armed with a price much better then the 900D this might be the product a lot of you are on the lookout for. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:38:38 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/radeon_hd_7990_review.html We review the new AMD Radeon HD 7990 including FCAT frametime measurements. The dual GPU product that you guys learned to know under codename Malta finally is released. AMD it doing it in style, two fully equipped Tahiti XT2 GPUs versus good yet silent cooling. In this review we'll look at the product, the architecture, the benchmarks, including frametime based FCAT measurements. Head on over towards our AMD Radeon HD 7990. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:55:39 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/powercolor_radeon_7790_turboduo_review.html We test and review the PowerColor Radeon HD 7790 TurboDuo OC edition incl FCAT Frametimes. The new graphics card is intended to boost a little more performance into entry-level gaming. The PowerColor TurboDuo HD7790 OC clocks at 7.5% overclocking speed on boost engine, packed with dual-fan cooling and S-shape heat pipe direct touch technology. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:31:30 +0200