News
Performance Numbers Leaked on AMD's Ontario
The German website hardware-infos.com has scraped some performance numbers from the BOINC database on AMD’s upcoming Ontario accelerated processing unit (APU). Read More
Month: July 2010
News
Vendor Spotlight #1: Who You Calling Crazy?
These will be ongoing interviews from vendors who provide us at Overclockers.com with the shiny parts we need for building our cutting edge computers! Read More
Reviews
NZXT Vulcan Case Review
I’ve been in the market for a new computer case for quite some time. My little Antec Aria has served me well, but I’ve been experiencing a growing need for something with more flexibility. I’ve actually been on the search for the right case for over a year now, but the need hasn’t been pressing enough to rush me. Thus, I’ve been able to take my time and select one that fits all of my needs. These needs are, in no particular order: mATX, full-size PSU, lots of ventilation, small footprint, many cooling options, easy to work in, super stylish, and reasonably priced. When the NZXT Vulcan was offered up for review, after looking over specs and photos for a few days, I realized this may be just what I’d been looking for. Read More
News
ATI Releases Catalyst 10.7 Drivers
It seems like only yesterday Catalyst 10.6 came into this world, and already Catalyst 10.7 is on the scene. It does not appear that the new drivers will have a major impact on performance or benchmarks, but let’s see how they stack up. Read More
News
GIGABYTE Announces GO OC 2010 North America Regional Final in California on August 7
It’s that time again! On August 7, I, along with several other members of the overclockers.com community, will be returning to Los Angeles to compete in the North American finals of Gigabyte’s annual overclocking competition, GO OC 2010. MIAHALLEN came in first place last year, and I took the second place position. We both went on to compete at the finals in Taipei, Taiwan. This year we’ll be seeing some familiar faces, as well as some new ones. See the official press release below for event details including prizes, hardware info, and a chance to win some nice prizes! Stay tuned for a complete list of overclockers who will be competing this year. Read More
News
Intel to Restrict Overclocking on Sandy Bridge
After all the overclocking triumphs with the Core line of processors, it is hard to believe that the latest Sandy Bridge CPUs from Intel will be more difficult to overclock. Bit-Tech.net is reporting that Intel has “designed the CPUs to deliberately limit overclocking” according to slides prepared by Intel. Read More
Reviews
In-Win Dragon Slayer mATX Case Review
Today I will be reviewing the “Dragon Slayer” case, provided to me by the manufacturer, In-Win Development Inc. According to their website, In-Win has been in the computer case business since 1985. I personally have been aware of them for more than a decade, and most, if not all of what I’ve heard has been positive. Let’s see how well the “Dragon Slayer” lives up to In-Win’s reputation. Read More
News
Moocow Live Benching on Dry Ice Today
Benching Team member Moocow will be live benching today at 2:30 pm EST using Dry Ice (dice). Update: moocow is now done with this benching session. Read More
News
Intel and NVIDIA's New Performance Parts
Intel and NVIDIA have both been busy on the next generation of high performance parts, including the i7-970 CPU and dual GTX480. Read More
Reviews
ATI Radeon HD 5550 GDDR5 Review
While the Radeon HD 5550 may not be a new card, the inclusion of GDDR5 is. This should add a small boost in performance over the GDDR3 and DDR2 models while retaining the low-power profile, perfect for inclusion in a Home Theater PC (HTPC) build. Read More