December 2009 - Page 2 of 3

Gigabyte P55A Series Motherboards – SuperSpeed USB at the Limit!

December 15, 2009 Jeremiah Allen 0

Today, I provide some follow up for my previous testing by taking SSUSB to it’s limit! This is part 2 in my series on Gigabytes P55A series motherboards.

How to Short Stroke for RAID

December 15, 2009 Joe Schibani, Jr. 3

Mechanical hard drives are still the slowest part of our computers. While SSDs are becoming more popular, not many can afford them. Those who still like to pay about 10 cents per gigabyte will continue to buy mechanical-type hard drives.

Windows Showdown: 8 Operating Systems in 6 Benchmarks

December 14, 2009 Gautam 92

Since its debut, Windows Vista has taken nothing but flak from almost every demographic one could think of. Everyone from the casual user looking to browse the web and type up a few reports to the benchmark fanatic obsessed with squeezing all the speed he or she could is likely to complain about Vista being bloated and slow. Windows 7 on the other hand has been hailed as being noticeably better performing, and supposedly as light as XP. And what about XP? How do they really stack up to one another? The examination of these questions follows.

Folding@Home Team – Winter Blaze Contest

December 11, 2009 Matt Bidinger 0

Our Overclockers.com Folding@Home team is hosting a contest where prizes are given away every week! Join the team, and get a chance at winning!

SETI World Class Members

December 11, 2009 QuietIce 0

Every week on the Overclockers.com Forums we recognize our Top 10 output leaders for the week and every other week list member milestones for total points. However, some of our members are, literally, World Class and deserve special recognition for

The Green Monster – Automiketic’s CM NV-690

December 10, 2009 Ben 0

Most people know the Cooler Master RC-690 is a versatile and good looking mid-tower case. Having owned one for over a year now, I would definitely recommend it to anyone in the market for a mid-tower chassis. The basic RC-690

Subzero Cooling Insulation Guide

December 9, 2009 Jeremy Clifton 0

Sub zero cooling can be an exciting adventure, and is essential to getting the very best possible overclocks. But care should always be taken to make sure you keep your components dry for obvious reasons. With this fool-proof insulation guide, benching with the cold stuff will be like a walk in the park.

December 2009 Overclockers Buyers Guide

December 8, 2009 Brett Taylor 0

Just in time for the holidays! If you are looking to get started with overclocking but aren’t sure what components to put together, then you have come to the right place.

All of the systems below focus on achieving the highest possible processor overclock for the least amount of money…

Benching News: Icebob breaks into the top 10!

December 8, 2009 Jeremy Clifton 0

Congratulations to Icebob for making it into the benching team’s top 10! Icebob has been tearing up the rankings at hwbot lately, and is currently at #517 in the world (out of almost 21,000). His dedication and passion for overclocking

Introducing MSI’s Big Bang Trinergy Motherboard

December 7, 2009 Jeremy Clifton 0

Since P55 was introduced, it seems like I’ve seen nonstop complaints about options for running multiple graphics cards. This is because most P55 boards only have a total of 16x PCIe lanes available, to be divided between however many cards