April 2015 - Overclockers

GIGABYTE Enables Support for Upcoming 5th Gen Intel Core Processors

April 30, 2015 Dino DeCesari 1

If you own a GIGABYTE 9 series motherboard, a slew of new BIOS updates are available to support the upcoming 5th generation Intel Core processors. GIGABYTE sent us the following press release today to announce Z97/H97 compatibility through a simple BIOS update.

Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB SSD Review

April 27, 2015 Dino DeCesari 0

HyperX (a division of Kingston Technologies) lifted the embargo on their new Savage line of SSDs today, and we’re Johnny on the spot with a review on launch day. Meant to be the replacement for the HyperX 3K SSD, the Savage SSDs offer much faster speeds than its predecessor and does away with the SandForce controller in favor of the Phison S10 quad-core controller.

Akasa InterConnect EX Review

April 24, 2015 Ed Hume 2

It has been my policy not to review items that companies did not send for review. In the case of the Akasa InterConnect EX, I am violating that policy. I bought this unit retail, and I was so impressed with it I had to share. When we are done with this review, you will see why.

G.SKILL Announces World’s Fastest DDR4 128GB Memory Kit at 2800MHz!

April 23, 2015 Dino DeCesari 0

G.Skill announced today they have released a 128 GB Ripjaws4 memory kit (16GBX8) at 2800 MHz, making it the fastest 128 GB kit on the market. The kit features respectable timings of 16-16-16-36 and requires 1.35 V for operation. The Samsung ICs found on the kit use the 20nm fabrication process. Here is the press release we received today.

GIGABYTE Hosts X99 Champion Challenge on HWBOT

April 21, 2015 Dino DeCesari 5

If you own a GIGABYTE X99 series motherboard, there is an opportunity to win some great cash and hardware prizes during the month of May. A total of $2800 cash and three X99 motherboards will be awarded to the contest and lucky draw winners. Here is the press release we were sent today, which includes a link to the official contest rules. Get your overclock on and see if you have what it takes to bring home some cash!

Thermaltake Core X9 Case Review

April 21, 2015 Joe Shields 4

Thermaltake has long been known for carrying a wide variety of products. Items such as power supplies, CPU coolers (both AIO and Air), many accessories, and also cases to name a few. This review covers one of their new cases, the Core X9. The case is shaped like a cube, part of a new(ish) trend in enthusiast computing because of the room and flexibility they tend to offer over your typical towers and mid-towers.

Inateck FD1006C USB 3.0 Docking Station Review

April 20, 2015 Dino DeCesari 0

Inateck continues to roll out a steady stream of new and innovative products to meet the demands of their customers. Case in point is their newly released FD1006C USB 3.0 docking station, which they sent along for us to check out. This Inateck docking station is a “Lay-Flat” design that supports the UASP protocol and accepts large capacity 2.5″ or 3.5″ HDDs. So, let’s get started and see what Inateck has come up with this time around.

Kingstons Releases High Capacity Business Class KC310 SSD

April 13, 2015 Dino DeCesari 0

Kingston announced a business-class SSD release today coming in the form of their KC310. Built around the Phison S10 quad-core controller, the drive offers 960 GB of capacity and read/write speeds up to 550 and 520 MB/s respectively.

Fractal Design Define R5 Case Review

April 13, 2015 Ed Hume 6

Fractal Design has updated their Define series of cases to the Define R5. From looking at the list of features, this case seems to put together a number of desirable design elements all in one case. Is it a good case? Is it a case for you? Let’s see.

EVGA GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Graphics Card Review

April 10, 2015 Dino DeCesari 0

When the NVIDIA GTX 960 GPU was released a couple months ago, almost immediately there were calls from the enthusiast community for a 4 GB version to better support high-resolution and multi-monitor gaming. As a company driven by the needs and wants of the enthusiast community, it’s no surprise EVGA added 4 GB versions to all three of their GTX 960 offerings. Today, we’ll be looking at the SuperSC ACX 2.0+ version, which comes decked out with the newest rendition of their GPU cooler and a pretty stout factory overclock. It all sounds good on paper, so let’s go check it out!