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i3DSpeed, February 2012

March 05, 2012
3Digests

The i3DSpeed informs you about performance of popular graphics cards and the best price/performance deals in the market. This time we retested all graphics cards with NVIDIA Drivers 295.52 and AMD CATALYST 12.1, added test results of AMD Radeon HD 7970/7950/7770/7750/6930. Read more »

Palit GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Light Turbo 1024MB GDDR5, KFA2 GeForce GTX 560 Ti LTD OC 1024MB V2.0 Graphics Cards

March 01, 2012
Video cards: NVIDIA GPUs

Today we shall (perhaps for the last time) review GeForce GTX 560 Ti. This time we have a couple of custom cards which promise to make this review interesting. Read more »

i3DSpeed, January 2012

February 14, 2012
3Digests

The i3DSpeed informs you about performance of popular graphics cards and the best price/performance deals in the market. This time we retested all graphics cards with NVIDIA Drivers 295.52 and AMD CATALYST 12.1, added AMD Radeon HD 7950 test results. Read more »

71 CPU Roundup

January 25, 2012
General Platform

The year 2011 has ended, so it's high time to sum up the results and see the general picture. If you're looking to upgrade, we hope this will make choosing a processor easier. Read more »

i3DSpeed, December 2011

January 03, 2012
3Digests

The i3DSpeed informs you about performance of popular graphics cards and the best price/performance deals in the market. This time we retested all graphics cards with NVIDIA Drivers 290.36 and AMD CATALYST 11.12; added test results of AMD Radeon HD 7970. Read more »

ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard

December 17, 2011
Motherboards

ASUS is probably the only vendor who can afford more than one series of 'elite' motherboards. One of those is obviously intended for gamers, the other one that we're going to review today is dubbed "TUF," which sounds like "tough," and is positioned as super reliable. In technical terms this means high-quality power circuitry, heat dissipation and such. Read more »

AFOX GeForce GT 430 1GB LP, AFOX GeForce GT 440 D5 1GB, AFOX GeForce GTS 450 1GB, AFOX GeForce GTX 560 2GB and AFOX Radeon HD 6850 1GB LP Graphics Cards

December 15, 2011
Video cards: NVIDIA GPUs

Today we shall review as many as five low and mid-end graphics cards: four based on NVIDIA GPUs and one on an AMD Radeon GPU. All five have custom design and coolers, so let's see if this provides any benefits. Read more »

Sapphire Vapor-X HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 Graphics Card

December 08, 2011
Video cards: AMD GPUs

Today we shall review a Radeon HD 6850 graphics card from Sapphire that belongs to the Vapor-X series thanks to the custom cooler it has. Let's see how efficient this solution is. Read more »

i3DSpeed, November 2011

December 06, 2011
3Digests

The i3DSpeed informs you about performance of popular graphics cards and the best price/performance deals in the market. This time we retested all graphics cards with NVIDIA Drivers 290.36 and AMD CATALYST 11.11; added test results of GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448; archived test results of GeForce GT 440 (GDDR5). Read more »

HIS 6770 IceQ X Turbo 1GB GDDR5, HIS 6750 Fan 1GB GDDR5 Graphics Cards

November 30, 2011
Video cards: AMD GPUs

Today we shall review two decent Radeon HD 6750/6770 graphics cards from HIS which are based on the same Juniper core as Radeon HD 5750/5770. Read more »

Intel Core i7-3930K, Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Processors for LGA 2011

November 17, 2011
Processors: Intel

LGA 2011 combines the advantages of LGA 1155 (new architecture, unlocked multiplier at less than $1000) and LGA 1366 (up to six cores, bus overclocking, a lot of PCIe lanes). On the whole, the new platform is a success. If you're willing to buy a processor for the price of an entire PC, that is. But we still like this kind of evolution very much. Read more »

i3DSpeed, October 2011

November 03, 2011
3Digests

The i3DSpeed informs you about performance of popular graphics cards and the best price/performance deals in the market. This time we retested all graphics cards with NVIDIA Drivers 285.62 and AMD CATALYST 11.9. Read more »

ASUS M5A97 EVO, ASUS M5A99X EVO Motherboards

November 01, 2011
Motherboards

Today we shall review ASUS M5A97 EVO, a mid-end motherboard based on AMD 970, and ASUS M5A99X EVO, a similar but higher-end solution for those willing to build a rig with multiple graphics cards working in symmetrical CrossFire or SLI. Read more »

MSI 990FXA-GD80 Motherboard

October 31, 2011
Motherboards

MSI 990FXA-GD80 is currently the highest-end in company's Socket AM3+ series. As such it has and supports everything MSI can offer today. Still, the motherboard is practical and reasonable enough nonetheless, without features you could classify as marketing padding, and will attract those who need the best in technology. Read more »

RunCore Announces 7-mm Ultra SSD For Ultrabooks

Jan 12, 2012

It has been half a year since that the concept of "Ultrabook" was proposed by Intel at Computex 2011. The concept was well-received by major brand vendors in hopes that Ultrabook can revive Notebook market demand, many of whom such as Lenovo, Samsung, Toshiba, Acer, Fujitsu, Asus, have launched Ultrabooks, or announced they are to launch one. With the expected major growth in Ultrabooks in the next few years, SSD indeed is given a great opportunity as it is one of the key components of Ultrabooks. Read more »

Razer Showcases Project Fiona Gaming Tablet Concept

Jan 12, 2012

At CES, Razer showcased their newest gaming concept design, the Project Fiona PC Gaming Tablet. Unlike other tablets designed for general use and casual gaming, Project Fiona is a tablet concept designed to play the most popular PC games of today with an intuitive control setup. Read more »

Razer Releases Naga Hex Gaming Mouse

Jan 12, 2012

At CES, Razer released the Razer Naga Hex MOBA/action-RPG gaming mouse. Inspired by the Razer Naga MMO gaming mouse's 12-button thumb grid, the Razer Naga Hex features six large thumb buttons optimized for the user interfaces found in action-RPG and multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games. Read more »

Ozone Gaming Releases New Optical Mouse Radon Opto

Jan 12, 2012

After unveiling Radon 3k and 5k mice the gamers peripheral company is back a year later to present the Radon Opto pro gaming mouse. Read more »

Modified Form of Graphene Can Improve Cooling of Electronics

Jan 12, 2012

A University of California, Riverside engineering professor and a team of researchers have made a breakthrough discovery with graphene, a material that could play a major role in keeping laptops and other electronic devices from overheating. Read more »

Happy New Year!

Dec 31, 2011

In the next year of the black dragon we wish you solid health, happiness and luck. Read more »

Daily Mailbox

Dec 19, 2011

Today's collection of reviews published by our colleagues. Read more »

Lian Li PC-100 Case For Motherboards Installed Back-To-Front

Dec 15, 2011

Lian Li unveiled a radical rethink of the PC case, the new PC-100. The PC-100 is a long overdue redesign of the traditional PC chassis that is meant to improve cooling, prolong component life, and save space. Read more »

Futuremark Releases Powermark Battery Life Test For Windows 7

Dec 13, 2011

Futuremark today expanded its product line with Powermark a new battery life and power consumption test for Windows 7 notebooks, laptops, tablets and other battery powered devices. Read more »

G.Skill Rolls Out RipjawsZ DDR3 2400MHz 64GB (8GBx8) Memory Kits

Dec 13, 2011

Following the announcement of the RipjawsZ series quad-channel DDR3 memory, G.Skill now introduces the faster DDR3 2400MHz CL10 64GB (8GBx8) kits exclusively for the Intel X79 platform. Read more »

Daily Mailbox

Dec 08, 2011

Today's collection of reviews published by our colleagues. Read more »

EVGA Announces Dual-GPU GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2Win

Nov 07, 2011

The novelty harnesses the power of two EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti GPUs and is said to be 30-percent faster than a GeForce GTX 580. Read more »

Microsoft Presents Handsets with Windows Phone 7.5

Nov 07, 2011

Today, Microsoft is presenting new Windows Phones with a launch event in New York City, for which they have built a six-story phone in the middle of Herald Square. Read more »

Zalman Unveils CNPS11X Performa

Nov 07, 2011

Today, Zalman posted information on a new CPU cooler CNPS11X Performa for all modern and coming platforms. The novelty has two V-shaped heatsinks and one 120-millimeter PWM fan. Read more »

Logitech Unveils Mini Boombox

Nov 03, 2011

Logitech unveiled the Logitech Mini Boombox, a compact sound system for music, movies, games and calls that pairs easily with smartphones, tablets and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. Read more »

BenQ Showcases New Flagship Gaming Monitor XL2420T/XL2420TX

Nov 03, 2011

BenQ launched the 120-hertz XL2420T and XL2420TX, its flagship gaming monitors for professional and competitive FPS gaming. The creation of the new models involved world-renowned pro gamers and legendary players from ZOWIE GEAR from the early stages of product development to the final stage of product testing. Read more »

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ASUS M5A97 EVO, ASUS M5A99X EVO Motherboards

Mainstream Socket AM3+ boards from the new M5 series.
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ASRock P67 Pro3 (B3) Motherboard

A mid-end model with USB 3.0, eSATA 6Gbps and UEFI.
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Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 Motherboard

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