June 2011 - Overclockers

AMD A8-3850 APU Review – Llano for Desktop

June 30, 2011 Jeremy Vaughan 41

Today we look at AMD’s brand new “Lynx” desktop platform, based off their Llano APU (accelerated processing unit) architecture.

ASRock Launches AMD Llano A75 Chipset Motherboards

June 28, 2011 Matt Ring 2

Just days prior to the release of the anticipated AMD Llano APU, ASRock has announced their lineup of five A75 offerings, which includes something for everyone.

Futuremark Lords of Overclocking Starts July 4th

June 28, 2011 Brett Taylor 0

Futuremark sent word of their Lords of Overclocking competition that will be firing up next week.

Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 Review

June 27, 2011 Ross 4

The Z68 chipset series are the latest socket 1155 boards from Gigabyte and it is comprised of a very complete line that has 11 motherboards ranging from entry-level mATX to the flagship Z68X-UD7-B3. Somewhere near the middle of the line is the Z68X-UD3H-B3, which includes
some new technologies such as TouchBIOS, Intel Smart Response and Virtu.

Reflections on Linux Certifications

June 24, 2011 Stratus_ss 0

Certifying for the Linux platform is becoming more important for system administrators. As businesses continue to not only recognize, but prioritize, open source software throughout their infrastructure.

HIS 6870 IceQ X Turbo X Review

June 23, 2011 Joe Shields 0

With the same high-performing cooler, the HIS 6870 IceQ X Turbo X should be remarkably similar to the HIS 6950 IceQ X Turbo X reviewed previously. The mid-range 6870 should run cool and quiet while sporting hefty overclocks like the high-end cards.

Overclockers Benchmarking Party II: Where the Bell Tolls!

June 16, 2011 Matt Bidinger 5

Tomorrow at 5PM Eastern we’ll kick off our second annual Overclockers.com Benchmarking Party. 540 Liters of Liquid Nitrogen, Phase Change demonstration systems, 20 attendees, and a mountain of hardware… Our kind of party!

Sapphire HD 6750 Video Card Review

June 16, 2011 Matthew Green 0

With a price tag of just $100, the Sapphire HD 6750 is a low to mid-range video card offering performance on a budget. Time to stress and strip the card to see how it compares to two of its bigger brothers.

Navig Does It Again – Project Resilience is Complete!

June 16, 2011 Jeremy Vaughan 45

If you frequent the cases and modding sections of our forums, chances are you have seen or heard of Navig creations. Project Resilience is his latest work of art.

HIS 6950 IceQ X Turbo X and 6970 IceQ Turbo Review

June 14, 2011 Joe Shields 1

The flagship 6970 IceQ Turbo and 6950 IceQ X TurboX from HIS include significant factory overclocks and upgraded cooling. Are these cool, quiet and overclocked cards worth the extra money?