April 2012 - Overclockers

Biostar TZ77XE4 Motherboard Review

April 30, 2012 Bob Nova 22

The TZ77XE4, it’s new, it’s shiny, it has bright orange heatsinks and lightning bolts on the box! Sounds like a good start to me.
The most obvious feature of this motherboard is the new Intel Z77 chipset and all it brings with it. Primarily that means full support for the Ivy Bridge Intel CPUs. Other highlights include full PCIe 3.0 support (though this does require an Ivy Bridge CPU), Lucid Virtu MVP and a pretty serious looking CPU power section.

Ivy Bridge Temperatures – It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here

April 25, 2012 Matt Bidinger 400

Why is Ivy Bridge so hot? Ask that question and you are likely to receive one of two different popular (but not entirely correct) answers. Today, we reveal the true reason behind this hot topic.

Intel i7 3770K – Ivy Bridge – CPU Review

April 23, 2012 Jeremy Vaughan 242

Intel is back today with a new CPU manufacturing process at 22 nm using their new 3D Tri-Gate transistor design. It’s the Sandy Bridge micro-architecture with a new 22 nm twist. Will we see any performance increase or just the standard lower power and better temperatures? Sit back and relax while we cross the Ivy Bridge.

EVGA GTX 680 Graphics Card Review

April 20, 2012 Matthew Green 6

EVGA has been selling NVIDIA GPUs for quite some time now, and they are regarded as one of the best manufacturers offering NVIDIA GPUs. They gained their status through superb warranty and customer support combined with the word-of-mouth among enthusiasts. Today, we have the most recent addition to EVGA’s GPU line-up, the GTX 680.

Cubitek Magic Cube AIO Case Review

April 18, 2012 nzaneb 11

In this review, we’re looking at Cubitek’s latest incarnation in the Magic Cube series, called the AIO (All In One). It’s an all-aluminum case with loads of potential. Let’s get this show on the road and see what it’s made of.

Sapphire HD7870 GHz Edition 2GB OC Review

April 16, 2012 Joe Shields 7

If you are not in the market for the monster 7950/7970 (Tahiti) series or the lower end 7750/7770 series (Cape Verde), AMD has a market segment to share with you in their mid-classed Pitcarin, which is comprised of the 7870 and 7850. Today we get a chance to look at a card from Sapphire, the HD 7870 GHz Edition.

OCZ Synapse Cache 64 GB SSD Review

April 12, 2012 Dino DeCesari 6

If you do not own a Z68 platform motherboard but the idea of hard drive caching piques your interest, don’t run out and buy a new Z68 motherboard quite yet! With the release of the Synapse Cache SSD’s by OCZ, you can bring SSD caching to just about any modern system.

InWin Green Me 750 W Power Supply Review

April 11, 2012 Bob Nova 4

The Green Me series is aimed at a very tough market indeed, the mid-range wattage mid-range efficiency market. It sports 80+ Bronze certification and comes in power outputs of 550 W, 650 W and 750 W. Along with being aimed at a market best described as “tough”, the Green Me is also aimed at being green.

MSI R7870 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC GPU Review

April 9, 2012 bmwbaxter 17

AMD has already released their high and low end lineup of 28 nm GPUs. Today we will be looking at the MSI R7870 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC which is geared towards anyone who is serious about gaming but doesn’t want to shell out $400 + for a graphics card.

SilverStone TJ08-E mATX Case Review

April 6, 2012 Matthew Green 5

After checking out the SilverStone PS07 a few weeks ago, we now have another mATX case from SilverStone, the TJ08-E. The Temjin series of cases are considered “premium” and the Precision series are “high-value” according to SilverStone. So, as we look through this case, I’ll be making comparisons to the PS07 to see what makes the TJ08-E fit in the premium line-up.