June 2012 - Overclockers

Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H-WB Motherboard Review

June 28, 2012 Joe Shields 15

Today we have a chance to review Gigabyte’s current top of the line Z77 motherboard, the Z77X-UD5H (WiFi). Let’s take a look at whats under the hood and how far she wants to push our Ivy Bridge CPU.

HIS 7850 IceQ X Turbo X Review

June 27, 2012 bmwbaxter 6

Today we will be taking a look at the HIS 7850 IceQ X Turbo X. It will round out the 7800 Series offering from HIS. This card features a custom IceQ X cooler and factory overclock, time to see how it performs!

Scythe Katana 4 CPU Cooler Review

June 26, 2012 Dino DeCesari 24

This cooler is the fourth iteration of the Katana series, featuring a compact size and a completely redesigned heatsink and fin structure from its predecessors. The Katana 4 is aimed squarely at those looking for an inexpensive way to improve CPU temperatures over the stock cooling options.

Thermaltake Smart Series 530 W Power Supply Review

June 25, 2012 Bob Nova 14

The Smart Series is Thermaltake’s newest entry level series, the basic idea is to provide good power without expensive frills. Given the scarcity of good low end units in the power supply world I applaud this idea, hopefully this unit will give me some physical to applaud as well. We’ll see!

AMD Releases HD 7970 GHz Edition

June 22, 2012 Jeremy Vaughan 19

In what seems to be sort of a ‘hey, we’re still here!’ moment, AMD is celebrating the six month anniversary of its HD 7970 GPU with a refresh. They’re raising the GPU and memory clockspeeds on the reference card and releasing the AMD HD 7970 GHz Edition. They are also touting the new capabilities of some game partnerships as well as the improved coding of their Catalyst drivers for the entire 7xxx product stack.

New 3DMark Coming in 2012

June 21, 2012 Jeremy Vaughan 3

It seems the wizzards at Futuremark are at it again, just itching to bring our computers to a crawl. We’ve got a screenshot and video of the latest and greatest 3DMark for you!

Mechanical Keyboard Showdown

June 20, 2012 Don Fisher 45

The keyboard is a computer peripheral that many people take for granted. The average user will likely stick with the $5 keyboard that came with their OEM computer until the keyboard dies or they replace the entire computer itself. Looking past the cheap bundled keyboards opens up a wide selection of different brands, designs, and features that a ‘normal’ keyboard can not offer. In this article I will be providing a rundown of some of the higher-end keyboards available on the market — the mechanical keyboards.

Month: June 2012