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Quite some time has passed since we first laid our eyes on EVGA's GTX 580 Classified, so many of you should be glad to hear that the graphics card is now available for ordering from the company's online store with prices starting at $549.99 (401 EUR). For this much money, users can get the 1.5GB air-cooled ... |
2 November 2011
04:52 GMT |
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Just a few weeks after the official launch of AMD's first processors based on the Bulldozer architecture, an overclocker has managed to reach a new CPU frequency world record by utilizing the chip maker's flagship desktop processor, the FX-8150.The record was achieved by cooling the CPU with liquid nitrogen... |
31 October 2011
07:11 GMT |
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Expected to be released in mid-November, Intel's Sandy Bridge-E processors seem to be capable of great overclocking feats, as one recent report has just unveiled that these CPUs can reach speeds of 5GHz using only air cooling.This information comes from OCWorkbench which witnessed such a processor reaching 4.92G... |
26 October 2011
16:11 GMT |
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Intel kept no secret of the fact that it plans to update its processor portfolio with a new flagship Sandy Bridge part, the Core i7-2700K, and this CPU has now been added to the company's official price list as it began shipping to Intel's partners.Compared to the current top of the line Core i7-2600K, the... |
24 October 2011
02:40 GMT |
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Liquid nitrogen has been used by enthusiasts for years now in order to reach impressive overclocks using retail hardware and recently Corsair has though that it's time for the average Joe to find out what it needs and how to build such an extreme cooling setup.Jake Crimmins, the guy who shows us the ropes in thi... |
18 October 2011
09:10 GMT |
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Many enthusiasts have thought that the Sandy Bridge release will mark the beginning of the end for overclocking on Intel platforms, but a recent report comes to suggest that this won't actually be the case as Ivy Bridge and Haswell are expected to be much much easier to overclock than Intel's current chips.... |
14 October 2011
02:36 GMT |
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Expected to arrive in just a few hours from now, AMD's upcoming FX-Series processors based on the Bulldozer architecture seem to feature an impressive overclocking potential according to an enthusiast who recently stated that 8GHz is easy to reach using the upcoming FX-8150 CPU.“8GHz on 990FXA-UD7, not har... |
11 October 2011
15:31 GMT |
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Overclocking can be a fickle mistress at times, since many things can go wrong, but this doesn't take away from the prestige that people who pull it off gain, and this applies to the winners and all other contestants, of this year's MSI Overclocking Arena.Micro-Star International held an overclocking compe... |
8 October 2011
07:34 GMT |
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Expected to arrive later in the fourth quarter of this year, Intel's Core i7-2700K processor has already found its way into the hands of enthusiasts who have recently managed to overclocked the CPU to an impressive 5GHz using only air cooling.The processor to reach this overclock was an engineering sample chip, ... |
6 October 2011
06:11 GMT |
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PowerColor has just announced the release of a new high-performance graphics card based on the AMD Radeon HD 6970 design, which uses a custom design in order to deliver higher gaming performance as well as silent operation.The new card is dubbed the Devil 13 HD6970 and doesn't seem to resemble in any way AMD... |
5 October 2011
04:21 GMT |
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We have previously covered Intel's upcoming Core i7-2700K processor, but now a new series of leaked slides has arrived to confirm the existence of this chip as well as the specifications of this multiplier-unlocked chip.Compared to the current top of the line Core i7-2600K, the new Intel processor will have a ba... |
4 October 2011
06:21 GMT |
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Expected by computer enthusiasts and overclockers alike, Intel's processors based on the Sandy Bridge-E architecture were specially designed in order to provide an impressive overclocking headroom, and the Santa Clara chips maker doesn't disappoint as its upcoming CPUs will be able to reach in theory speeds... |
29 September 2011
16:01 GMT |
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In mid-November, Intel is expected to launch its first desktop chips based on the high-performance Sandy Bridge-E architecture, which are expected to bring a boost in CPU power but also improved overclocking capabilities when compared to today's second generation Core processors.From the information available at... |
22 September 2011
16:51 GMT |
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Though people probably won't be pleased with the news, reports now say that a certain, upcoming Core i7 CPU, dubbed 2700K, will be more expensive than the 2600K.
Upcoming central processing units from either Intel or Advanced Micro Devices always manage to start speculation sprees among the common folk.
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22 September 2011
08:12 GMT |
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At the Intel Developer Forum, which takes place right now in San Francisco, California, the Santa Clara chip giant has released some new information regarding the overclocking features supported by its next-generation Ivy Bridge CPU architecture.These improve upon the overclocking specs of Sandy Bridge and add suppor... |
14 September 2011
06:11 GMT |
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In the coming months, Intel will expand its Sandy Bridge processor lineup with a new K-series Core i7 CPU that targets enthusiast users and features four processing cores with Hyper-Threading support and an unlocked multiplier.
The chip is known as the Core i7-2700K and, once launched, it will become Intel's ... |
12 September 2011
06:11 GMT |
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Launched in the first half of this year, Gigabyte's X58A-OC motherboard designed especially for hardcore overclockers is now available for just $249 on Newegg, making it a full $50 cheaper than the original MSRP.The offer is available for a limited time only and the $50 discount is available through a mail-in re... |
9 September 2011
06:11 GMT |
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Processors aimed at the enthusiast segment seem to be getting all sort of attention lately, especially those that haven't even arrived, like the Sandy Bridge-E line of Core i7 units that Intel is known to be preparing.
Though enthusiast-grade CPUs never really get bought by more than a handful of customers, ... |
8 September 2011
04:11 GMT |
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Advanced Micro Devices made the news for several reasons recently, and it looks like it is getting some spotlight again, what with the overclocking-related rumors circling around.
Advanced Micro Devices can't really claim to have as many, or as powerful, overclocking CPUs (central processing units) as Intel,... |
8 September 2011
03:23 GMT |
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Chinese graphics cards manufacturer Yeston has just released a new solution based on Nvidia's mainstream GeForce GTX 560 Ti design that differentiates itself from all the other video boards using this GPU thanks to the 2GB of on-board video buffer memory.Getting past the fact that 2GB of video buffer on a mainst... |
6 September 2011
10:42 GMT |
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Overclocking systems aren't very common, but those that exist definitely have the potential of putting CPUs, GPUs and memory through hell, provided an adequate cooling module is absent, something that Digital Storm does not like to see happen, especially given its recent announcement.Hardcore overclockers alway... |
26 August 2011
10:54 GMT |
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Overclocking is a pastime that not overly many IT users engage in, but some of those who did led to the appearance of the now updated overclocking hall of fame and, thus, increasingly outlandish chip frequencies.CPU-Z is a program which, though it identifies and lists all information available on the CPU run by any ... |
25 August 2011
04:29 GMT |
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Memory manufacturers are currently involved in a race to see who can supply overclockers with the fastest and highest quality DDR3 modules, and Kingston has recently announced that its HyperX memory has broken two world records.
The results were achieved using Kingston's fastest dual-channel memory kit to dat... |
2 August 2011
10:16 GMT |
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Ever since its introduction at the Computex 2011 fair, overclockers and hardware enthusiasts alike have been keenly waiting the launch of Asus' Mars II graphics card, and while the company still hasn't provided us with any release date, it has recently unveiled a new series of pictures depicting this dual G... |
1 August 2011
15:31 GMT |
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Together with the 11.7 version of the Catalyst graphics driver, AMD has also released today a new edition, 4.0.3 to be more precise, of the OverDrive utility which now brings official support for the company's Family 15h processors, known to enthusiasts by the name of Bulldozer.
AMD OverDrive is a hardware tw... |
28 July 2011
06:11 GMT |
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At the beginning of this week, we reported that an enthusiast overclocked AMD's flagship desktop APU, the A8-3850, to a whopping 4.9GHz, but it appears there is still more left in these chips since recently, another overclocker managed to push this processor a little bit over the 5GHz mark.
The system used to... |
22 July 2011
08:58 GMT |
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An EVGA official has just confirmed that the company's upcoming overclocking-oriented GTX 580 Classified graphics card will actually be available in two different versions, one of which will feature no less than 3GB of video buffer.
EVGA GTX “580 Classified 3GB is coming as well as 1.5GB,” said Ja... |
19 July 2011
16:41 GMT |
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Recently launched by the Sunnyvale-based company, desktop Llano accelerated processing units have already reached the hands of extreme overclockers who just managed to achieve a 4.9GHz overclock using the AMD A8-3850 APU.
The system that was used to reach this high clock speed was built around a Gigabyte GA-A75-UD... |
18 July 2011
05:51 GMT |
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After it managed to push the operating frequency of a yet-unreleased AMD FX-Series processor to 5.1GHz, a Czech user has now overclocked the dual-channel memory controller of the CPU to 2510MHz.
The user even managed to capture a screenshot at this frequency, and even if the overclock isn't stable enough to r... |
8 July 2011
15:31 GMT |
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In the short time that AMD's desktop Llano APUs have been out on the market, a series of CPU-Z screenshots have revealed these chips reaching frequencies well above 5GHz, but the real surprise seems to be that, while these reports seem legit, the APUs don't actually work at the trumpeted clock speed.
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7 July 2011
05:59 GMT |
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In the first day of Computex, EVGA has announced that the company is working on delivering a Classified version of Nvidia's popular GeForce GTX 570 graphics card, and now, about a month after the fair closed its gates, the card was finally listed on the company's website.
Taking a look at EVGA's lat... |
7 July 2011
02:23 GMT |
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EVGA has released recently the first pictures of the company's upcoming GeForce GTX 580 Classified graphics card that it will be based on a heavily customized in-house design meant to cater to the needs of extreme overclockers and enthusiasts.
The first thing that one notices when taking a look at EVGA's... |
6 July 2011
02:50 GMT |
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AMD's upcoming flagship Bulldozer desktop processor, the FX-8130P, seems to be a great overclocker as a recently released video shows the chip managing to achieve 5.1GHz using just air cooling with all eight cores active.
The CPU used for reaching this frequency is an engineering sample FX-8130P processor wit... |
4 July 2011
11:51 GMT |
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Quite a bit of time has passed since the last AMD Bulldozer leaks made their way to the Web, but things seem to get on track once again and what better way to bring the FX-Series processors back into the limelight that with an impressive 4.63GHz overclock.The CPU that managed to achieve this feat seems to be an engin... |
25 June 2011
10:51 GMT |
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At this year's International Supercomputing Conference (ISC), Supermicro has teemed up with Hardcore Computer in order to create a fully liquid submerged dual-socket server that is running overclocked Intel 'Everest' Xeon processors.The whole blade server is housed inside a metal enclosure that is fill... |
22 June 2011
15:31 GMT |
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Intel's processors have been known for their impressive overclocking headroom for quite some time, and a new world record established by a Celeron CPU comes to confirm this claim, as the chip managed to achieve no less than 8.2GHz.
This is the fastest frequency to be achieved by this particular Celeron CPU mo... |
9 June 2011
07:29 GMT |
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After it has been spotted on various websites, MSI has finally made official the N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition graphics card which packs 3GB of video buffer memory and is the company's most advanced solution based on the Nvidia GTX 580 design.
The card has the same Twin Frozr IIi cooling system as the regu... |
31 May 2011
04:31 GMT |
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EVGA is getting ready to update its product portfolio with a new graphics card built on the GTX 570 design that is targeting overclockers and extreme enthusiasts. The card is called the EVGA GTX 570 Classified and is expected to debut at Computex 2011.
Judging by the preliminary information that is available at th... |
30 May 2011
04:18 GMT |
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MSI is getting ready to add yet another high-performance graphics card that is based on Nvidia's GTX 580 core and will pack no less than 3GB of video buffer. The card is expected to make its appearance at the end of May.
The information was posted on the Chip Hell forum in a thread started by the site's ... |
13 May 2011
16:41 GMT |
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Gigabyte is getting ready to expand its product portfolio with a second factory overclocked Radeon HD 6970 graphics card that will feature the company's trademark WindForce 3X cooling system and an increased core clock.
The card is officially named the GV-R697OC2-2GD and its GPU has been clocked at 920MHz, wh... |
2 May 2011
02:58 GMT |
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Zotac is getting ready to launch yet another heavily customized GTX 580 graphics card that will feature a non-standard PCB with a 16+2 phase power design as well as an in-house developed cooling system.
Its new creation will be called the GTX 580 Extreme Edition and one of its most distinctive features is the in-h... |
21 April 2011
08:59 GMT |
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Computer maker Dell came to the market last year with a small tablet PC powered by Google's Android operating system, the Dell Streak, which boasts a 5-inch touchscreen display, and which has got a larger brother in the meantime, the Dell Streak 7, a highly-appealing, dual-core device.But, if the 7-inch screen ... |
18 April 2011
12:41 GMT |
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Since the Intel Sandy Bridge series of CPUs is one with more than one overclocking-optimized member, it stands to reason that overclockers would let loose with them, and it looks like Futuremark decided to host a competition. Those that are unfamiliar with the name Futuremark likely don't spend much time testi... |
16 April 2011
06:09 GMT |
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Gigabyte has just announced the introduction of two new video cards based on the entry-level GeForce GT 520 graphics solution and both of these feature overclocked GPUs as well as an active cooling system and low-profile PCB.
Most of the GT 520 video cards that were released until now worked at Nvidia's refer... |
14 April 2011
10:33 GMT |
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After it was installed on various other MSI graphics solutions, the Twin Frozr III cooler has finally made it to the GTX 570, as the company has just announced the introduction of the factory overclocked N570GTX Twin Frozr III Power Edition video card.
MSI states that its Twin Frozr III custom cooling solution is ... |
14 April 2011
09:16 GMT |
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Just a few days ago, Zotac announced its first custom designed GeForce GTX 580 solution and apparently this is just the beginning as the company now plans to unveil another graphics card based on Nvidia's flagship GPU that will swap the dual-fan cooling system used before with a water cooler.
The new Zotac GT... |
8 April 2011
05:32 GMT |
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Zotac has just announced that it finalized the development of the company's first custom designed GeForce GTX 580 graphics card that raises the amount of video buffer installed to 3GB and also packs an improved cooling system and a factory overclocked GF110 core.
The new solution goes by the name of Zotac GeF... |
6 April 2011
09:16 GMT |
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When Intel announced that it has decided to limit the overclocking potential of the CPUs built around the Sandy Bridge architecture, many computer enthusiasts feared that the chips wouldn't be able to reach any worthwhile OC results, but recent developments tend to disagree with this claim as the 6GHz barrier ha... |
4 April 2011
15:11 GMT |
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As we are getting nearer to the official launch of the Radeon HD 6790, more and more pictures of various solutions built on top of AMD's Barts LE core start popping out online and the latest such graphics card to be pixelized is the HIS 6790 IceQ X.
The video card doesn't seem to differ too much from the... |
4 April 2011
06:02 GMT |
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The Chinese graphics card maker ColorFire, an associate brand of Colorful that specializes in AMD Radeon solutions, has just released a heavily modified HD 6870 card that is geared towards extreme overclockers as it features manual voltage control as well as a dual-BIOS switch.
Dubbed the Xstorm HD 6870, ColorFire... |
31 March 2011
07:08 GMT |
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