- [Expreview.com] OCZ Unveils PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 1200W PSU
OCZ recently launches the Silencer Mk III 1200W Power Supply from PC Power & Cooling, the new product is 80 Plus Platinum-certified, features 100% Japanese 105°C capacitors and modular design as well as stable output at a demanding 50°C ambient temperature. In addition, Backed by seven-year… - [Anandtech.com] Choosing the Best 120mm Radiator Fan: Testing Eight Fans with Corsair’s H80
As an enthusiast it can be difficult to just “set it and forget it,” to assemble a system and decree “this is as good as it’s going to get.” There’s an inherent need to tweak and continue to tweak, to eke every last ounce of performance (within reason) out of our systems. Over the past few years,… - [Anandtech.com] Open Source Router Platforms – Part 1: The Hardware
Image: http://images.anandtech.com/doci/6180/Photo-2744_575px.jpg (http://i4memory.com/show/6180/open-source-router-platforms)* Open Source Router Spotlight*
A few months ago we asked a simple question – what do you use for your router, and what would you look for in a router review….
- [Anandtech.com] Qualcomm Announces upcoming LG Smartphone with APQ8064 and MDM9615 Inside
We’ve been talking about how the next upcoming smartphone platform from Qualcomm will be the combination of a Snapdragon S4 Pro quad core APQ8064 alongside an MDM9x15 baseband for LTE for some time now. Xiaomi was first to announce… - [Anandtech.com] The Archos 101 XS Review: Prettier, Faster, So Much Better
We looked at the Archos G9 Turbo devices just a few months ago, and came away . . . impressed. Lofty promises of being “the world’s fastest tablets” haunted Archos to some extent, because the claims were made about a SKU that would take a nearly 8 months to finally see the light of day. In the… - [Legitreviews.com] Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB 2666MHz DDR3 Memory Kit Review
Image: http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/2016/icon.jpg (http://www.legitreviews.com/article/2016/1/)Kingston Technology launched the HyperX T1 series of memory back in November 2008. The computer market has dramatically changed since 2008 and enthusiasts in 2012 want aggressive looking… - [Techpowerup.com] (PR) EVGA Announces the EVGA SuperNOVA NEX1500 Classified Power Supply
The EVGA SuperNOVA NEX1500 Classified is the ultimate enthusiast power supply. Designed to support the toughest hardware, the EVGA NEX1500 Classified supports ground-breaking new features like SuperNOVA enthusiast software control, Overclock Mode that increases the maximum power output up to… - [Expreview.com] FinalWire Rolls Out AIDA64 v2.60 With Windows 8 Support
FinalWire lately rolls out AIDA64 version 2.60, which implements full support for Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems, adds optimized 64-bit benchmarks for AMD A-Series “Trinity”. New features & improvements * VIA VX11 platform, Nano X2 and QuadCore CPU support * Optimized… - [Bit-tech.net] Samsung Series 9 Monitor review
Image: http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2012/08/samsungseries9/featured_double.jpg (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/monitors/2012/08/22/samsungseries9/1)Samsung’s latest 27 inch display gives you an awful lot in exchange for quite a lot…Image:… - [Techreport.com] Samsung to invest $4 billion in Austin fab
Image: http://techreport.com/r.x/2012q3/samsungaustin-feat.jpg AMD founder Jerry Sanders is famous for saying that “only real men have fabs.” If that’s the case, Samsung just grew a little more chest hair. The company has announced a $4 billion investment… - [Anandtech.com] Intel’s Medfield Reference Design Picked up by Russia’s MegaFon
Image: http://images.anandtech.com/doci/6179/Intel_Smartphone_Reference_Design_front_575px.jpg (http://i4memory.com/show/6179/intels-medfield-reference-design-picked-up-by-russias-megafon)Intel has taken a unique approach to getting its Medfield SoC…
- [Anandtech.com] Four Multi-GPU Z77 Boards from $280-$350 – PLX PEX 8747 featuring Gigabyte, ASRock, ECS and EVGA
With only sixteen PCIe 3.0 lanes available on a Z77 motherboard paired with an Ivy Bridge CPU, when we get to three or four-way GPU solutions these GPUs are itching to get more bandwidth. The Z77 specification limits us to three GPUs anyway, at x8/x4/x4. For some extra cost on the motherboard, we… - [Anandtech.com] NVIDIA Quietly Releases OEM GeForce GTX 660
As is typically the case for NVIDIA when it comes to OEM products, they have once again quietly released their newest OEM video card. Their latest OEM addition is the GeForce GTX 660 OEM (http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-660-oem/specifications), which comes hot on the heels… - [Techreport.com] Wednesday Shortbread
*_Eight is Enough_*
1. Businessweek: Dell forecast misses estimates (http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-21/dell-forecast-misses-estimates-as-pc-sales-continue-slump) as PC sales continue slump
2. Reuters: Best Buy suspends (http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/22/idINL2E8JL1NO20120822)… - [Techreport.com] Nvidia details OEM version of GeForce GTX 660
Nvidia released the GeForce GTX 660 Ti (http://techreport.com/articles.x/23419) less than one week ago. Now, the company’s website has added specifications (http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-660-oem/specifications) for an “OEM” derivative of the card. Meant for system…
