November 2010 - Overclockers

Swiftech H20-220 Edge Liquid Cooling Kit Review

November 30, 2010 Joe Shields 33

Many of the members at the Overclockers.com forums who are watercooling experts will often advise you to stay away from water cooling ‘kits’ for a number of reasons. First, the price vs. performance ratios of most kits are poor compared to aftermarket air cooling, and sometimes such kits even perform worse than aftermarket air coolers. Other concerns are the closed loop and not having the ability to upgrade parts. Swiftech reckon they have changed that with its new “Edge” line of water cooling kits. Today we will be reviewing the Swiftech H20-220 Edge Liquid Cooling Kit which has kindly been provided by CrazyPC.com.

Overclockers.com Benchmarking Party – Summary and Pictures

November 29, 2010 Matt Bidinger 13

The weekend of the party has passed and the event itself is over, but the party has just begun for the Overclockers.com Benchmarking team! Everyone whom attended had a blast meeting each other and pounding on computer hardware throughout the weekend. With mountains of hardware, 740 Liters of Liquid Nitrogen to burn, and support from leading hardware manufacturers Corsair and Gigabyte. Having a great time was guaranteed!

Silverstone Nightjar ST40NF 400W Silent PSU

November 25, 2010 Brett Taylor 2

I was surprised and excited to see that Silverstone has a few fanless power supplies on the market. For HTPCs, silence is paramount and although the Nightjar ST40NF may not be the most powerful power supply at 400W, it should provide ample power for file serving, video watching, and TV recording.

Heatsink Improv: A Small Tribute to Overclockers of Old

November 23, 2010 Matthew Green 9

Ever need a heatsink to cool that power hungry beast of yours? Is the stock cooling horrible and your GPU is without any good after market solutions? If so, then improvise. Jury rig that incompatible GPU cooler, find an unused CPU cooler you have tucked away, or even go all out and buy a CPU cooler for your GPU if there are no GPU specific solutions. No, I haven’t lost my mind. This is just what runs through the mind of a bencher who is trying to squeeze every last drop of performance out of his GPU, but has no budget for extreme cooling.

Mvix Minix 890GX Motherboard Review

November 22, 2010 Brett Taylor 5

Since the dawn of computers, one goal has always been to stuff more power into a smaller space. The mini-ITX form factor, and the Mvix Minix 890GX specifically, allow you to run a standard desktop processor on a motherboard not much larger than a grown man’s hand. Even more impressive is that almost every feature of a full sized ATX motherboard has been crammed into the miniature footprint of the Minix 890GX…and it can overclock, too.

Overclockers Benching Party – Nitro Engaged!

November 19, 2010 Matt Bidinger 0

As announced previously on Overclockers.com, the benchmarking party in Tyler, TX has begun!

Our Overclockers.com Benchmarking team is currently setting up their hardware and getting everything insulated, while a few guys are already pouring the LN2. Watch the latest updates and live video here! More updates will be posted to the frontpage once we get off the ground and start getting some good runs in, but be sure to tune in live for the latest as it happens.

For full details on the event check our previous announcements:
Overclockers Benching Party I: The Lineup
1st Annual Benching Team Party

AMD 6870 Video Card Review

November 19, 2010 Jeremy Vaughan 17

Ahh, new generations of video cards. Gamers and overclockers eagerly await their arrival every time a new one comes around. This one was met with a bit of controversy when rumors circulated that AMD was changing the numbering scheme. That they did, but is the relatively inexpensive 6870 a stout contender – especially for the price? Let’s find out.

Futuremark Announces 3DMark 11 Release Date, Begins Pre-Ordering

November 19, 2010 Jeremy Vaughan 20

This morning we received a press release from Futuremark announcing the release date of its newest benchmark, 3DMark 11 – November 30th, 2011. That’s right, we’ve got less than two weeks until we have another bench to torture our hardware with!

LN2Cooling.com Evaporator Under Dry Ice

November 18, 2010 Slappa 4

Tested with Phenom II X6 1090T overclocking… I got in touch with a friend and he agreed to let me take one of his cooling pots for a spin. Aaron Schradin of LN2Cooling.com has lent me an excellent pot to play around with and review for all of you guys. This pot is usually meant for the purpose of running under LN2 and LHe4. This is seen in the many AMD world record breaking overclocking attempts, which can all be seen over at amdblackops.com. However I will be playing around with the dry ice performance of this pot, which has mostly gone overlooked until now. Includes Overclockers.com exclusive video. See it first here!

Overclockers Benching Party I: The Lineup

November 17, 2010 George Harris 47

The full lineup, the hardware, plus 720 Liters of LN2 – you don’t want to miss this! On the evening of Friday, November 19th, the festivities and overclocking began. Check out our three livestreams to get in on the action.