March 2010 - Overclockers

Nvidia Turns Its Back on XFX

March 30, 2010 Brett Taylor 35

Punishment for deciding to sell ATI based cards?

Thermalright Venomous X Review

March 29, 2010 Jeremy Vaughan 10

Thermalright is a name that has been synonymous with enthusiast-level air cooling for quite a while now. Their venerable Ultra 120 Extreme (aka the TRUE) has won accolades and was once the favorite high end air cooler among overclockers worldwide. In recent times, the TRUE has fallen behind a little bit. While still one of the top air coolers, it’s not quite standing alone on the podium as it once was.

Thermalright aims to up their game with the recently released Venomous X, which we’re going to have a look at today.

Gigabyte X58A-UD7 Review And Overclocking Results

March 25, 2010 Jeremy Clifton 21

Gigabyte Open Overclocking Championship 2009 was the first time I overclocked on the X58 platform, and I haven’t done so since then. P55 got in the way, and although I’ve been having a blast with it over the past several months, something has been missing. I realized just what that was when Gigabyte sent me their X85A-UD7 for testing.

Power Consumption – What is your footprint? Part 1

March 24, 2010 ps2cho 14

The following article explores into some detail both physical hardware and BIOS changes and how it affects power consumption. This article is mainly aimed at the HTPC community, but can also apply to those who wish to reduce electrical expenses or lessen their environmental impact.

Win a Starcraft Beta Key!

March 23, 2010 Matt Ring 27

Retweet or facebook comment your favorite Starcraft moment to win a Starcraft II Beta Key!

MSI H55M-ED55 Review

March 22, 2010 Jeremy Clifton 0

With the release of Intel’s Core i3/i5 with on-chip integrated graphics, tons of low-cost H55 motherboards have been popping up. MSI’s mid-range H55 board, priced around $110, is the H55M-ED5. If you’ve been keeping up with H55 performance numbers, you know that people are getting huge overclocks on mATX boards. Although MSI sent me this board for HTPC testing (as Intel’s GMA HD IGP was intended), I also decided to test the limits of the ED55 and see just how much performance I could squeeze out of it.

Announcing the 3rd Annual “March Madness” Folding Contest

March 19, 2010 harlam357 0

Win an Intel i7 920 and Other Great Prizes!!! Please Join Overclockers.com and our Folding@Home Team 32 for our 3rd Annual “March Madness” Contest!!!

Sliding down that slope – A review of the Audio technica ATH-W5000

March 18, 2010 jhanby 9

Well here I am, with a pair of headphones on my head that, new, would cost two thirds of my car… That slippery slope has struck again, but at least it should be pretty much an end-game pair of headphones…

CPU Reviews and Things to Cool Them With

March 16, 2010 Brett Taylor 0

Several new heatsink reviews and a large CPU roundup for us all to enjoy!

Kingwin Dock Master USB 3.0 Hard Drive Docking Station Review

March 15, 2010 Jeremy Clifton 1

I’ve reviewed several motherboards with USB 3.0 support over the past few months, but haven’t had a chance to do any USB 3.0 testing. Kingwin has been kind enough to send me their new Dock Master USB 3.0 Hard Drive Docking Station for testing. USB 2.0 has been the standard in external storage for quite some time, and I’m surprised a dramatic improvement didn’t come out sooner. With the introduction of motherboards featuring USB 3.0 support, Kingwin didn’t waste any time getting the Dock Master on the market.