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Reviews

ASUS Matrix 5870 Platinum Review

In the spring, we outlined how manufacturers were reinventing the ATI Radeon 5870 GPU. MIAHALLEN gave us an in-depth look at Gigabyte’s offering, the 5870 Super Overclock (SOC). We’re back with another one today in the form of the ASUS Matrix 5870 Platinum.

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Processors

Intel i5 655K Review

Every once in a while, something truly unexpected comes along. A piece of hardware you thought you’d never see in a million years. A sub-kilobuck CPU with an unlocked multiplier from Intel used to be one of those things, at least until the processors with a “K” in their model number showed up.

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Reviews

Gigabyte Radeon HD 5870 SOC (Super Overclock) Review

I recently received a couple treats from Gigabyte Japan, namely a pair of new Radeon HD 5870 Super Overclock or “SOC” edition video cards. These cards feature a “binned” GPU, a custom PCB with tons of high-end features, and a custom air cooler. They also come with a factory rating of 950MHz for the GPU and 1250MHz for the GDDR5 memory, a significant boost over the 850/1200MHz speed of the reference cards. I took this beast of a card, and as you might expect, I put it through its paces with a buffet of benchmarks to find the absolute limits of performance.

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News

ghost_recon88, sno.lcn, and KonaKona are Benching Live Tonight

Overclockers Benching Team members ghost_recon88, KonaKona, and benching team leader sno.lcn are benching sub-zero live tonight! Catch the full action including tips from the Overclockers.com Benchmark Team with live video and chat on Stage 1 and Stage 2. The stages are scheduled to be live at 8PM and 7PM EST respectively!

Check out the preview below… Once the benchmarking has begun, the videos will begin playing automatically. Please click the links above to be taken to the stage where everyone hangs out during the show to watch and discuss.

Update: Both sessions are now completed. You can discuss their sessions further here or in the forum. You can also read more on how you can join our benching team.

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Reviews

Cooler Master Elite 430 Black Review

By now most of us have heard of Cooler Master and their many products including power supplies, cooling accessories (heatsinks and fans), and of course cases. Today we will be looking at their newest case offering, the Elite 430. The Elite is a brand new mid tower sized case that has not yet been released to the public. Some of Cooler Master’s goals were to “give both value and functionality within an entry level mid tower.” Let’s see if that was accomplished.