December 2011 - Overclockers

Happy New Year!

December 31, 2011 David 12

We look back at 2011, and forward to 2012.

EVGA GTX 580 Classified Review

December 28, 2011 Matthew Green 11

EVGA is well known for their warranties, customer support, and high-end cards. Today, we have one of those high-end products: the elusive EVGA GTX 580 Classified.

Corsair Carbide 500R Case Review

December 27, 2011 Theocnoob 14

Aimed at the budget-minded consumer who doesn’t want to sacrifice performance, the Corsair Carbide 500R includes the great cable management, easy drive mounting features and solid airflow that we’ve come to expect from Corsair.

Patriot Viper Xtreme Division 4 (4×4 GB) DDR3-1600 RAM Review

December 23, 2011 Joe Shields 1

The introduction of the X79 Sandy Bridge-E platform brought along with it the ability to use more powerful quad channel memory. Today, we examine the Patriot Viper Xtreme Division 4 DDR3-1600 CL8 kit to find out whether quad channel memory truly delivers more bandwidth than its predecessors.

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Graphics Card Review

December 22, 2011 Jeremy Vaughan 112

Graphics Core Next is here. Come with us on a journey to see how AMD’s new HD 7970 stacks up against the competition.

G.Skill Giving Gifts of Bandwidth

December 21, 2011 Jeremy Vaughan 13

Would some RAM help improve your holiday spirits? Perhaps your Christmas cheer needs a little pick-me-up? G.Skill has a contest with your name on it!

OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240G SSD Review

December 19, 2011 Jeremy Vaughan 4

We’re back with another SSD review for you today. The last OCZ Drive we looked at was the Vertex 3. We’ve seen one other SATA 6Gb/s drive since – the Crucial M4. Today we look at the purported IOPS powerhose, the OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS.

Antec Solo II Case Review

December 16, 2011 David 4

We review the Antec Solo II – a case designed for enthusiasts who want a quiet machine. Does it live up to expectations?

Rosewill RHM-6308 Headset Review

December 15, 2011 Frank Bennett 5

Headset? Check. 7.1 Surround? Check. USB only? Now wait a doggone minute! I looked forward to the Rosewill headset as it promised comfort as well as surround sound which I’ve never tried in a headset before. Now on to the star of the show, the Rosewill RHM-6308 headset!

Gigabyte GA-X79-UD7 Motherboard Review

December 12, 2011 Joe Shields 12

Tick…tock, tick…tock goes the Intel clock. With another ‘tock’ comes another CPU chipset that everyone wants to get their hands on. In that light, Gigabyte has provided us with their high-end motherboard for their enthusiast class chipset to put through its paces, the GA-X79-UD7.