November 2006 - Overclockers

Switch Mode Power Supplies

November 30, 2006 admin 0

Understanding power supplies – Super Nade

A Couple Random Thoughts About Quadcore . . .

November 29, 2006 admin 0

Four Lit Matches To Cool Yes, both AMD and Intel are trying hard to keep these multicores more or less within current power consumption totals. Yes, 65nm (and then 45nm) downsizing will do a lot to reduce power consumption. But

The Wii Workout? . . .

November 28, 2006 admin 0

If you’ve been living in a cave the past few months, you might not know that the main novelty of the Nintendo Wii gaming system is a motion sensor that lets you simulate various gaming motions. That simulation is leading

Slipping One By? . . .

November 27, 2006 admin 0

Digitimes confirms that 65nm AMD chips will be out December 5). Eight days from now. Green seems pretty quiet, don’t they? I took a look over at xtremesystems.org, where somebody inevitably gets their hands on new CPUs ahead of time:

Understanding Buck Regulators

November 25, 2006 admin 0

ABSTRACT In this article, we will examine the basics of DC-DC power conversion typified in computer applications by a Buck Regulator. This brief letter addresses the importance of this device from an overclocker’s stand point. INTRODUCTION Every electronic system is

Some Filling/Bleeding Tips For Your T-Line

November 24, 2006 admin 0

When using a T-line, you really need to plan your loop. It makes it a lot easier and makes it a lot quicker to setup. Some Tips Your radiator is basically a big tank of water when you fill and

How Fiber Optics Work

November 23, 2006 admin 18

Anyone who reads my articles knows that sooner or later I would write an article on this topic. This is a quick primer on how different optical fiber connections work. Optical fiber connections are going to end up in your

PS3 Launch, What Do You Think? . . .

November 21, 2006 admin 0

In case you were wondering, we’ll put up the results of our video survey in the next day or two. In the meantime, we have a simple question to ask. One question, two choices. What was your impression of the

New CPUS Coming . . .

November 19, 2006 admin 0

First, we’re supposed to see 65nm CPUs from AMD December 5. I’m sure plenty will test them, and if they can overclock to 4GHz or so with little muss and fuss, they might even be interesting, but if not, why

OC ICO Contest

November 18, 2006 admin 0

Mark emailed me about adding an Overclockers.com icon file so that instead of seeing a generic icon, one specific to the site appears in bookmarks. I ginned one up quickly, but there is so much creative talent in our audience