MSI N250GTS 2D1G OC Review @ Hi Tech Legion

For gamers, keeping the GPU cool is of utmost importance and with only two (air cooling) options, stock or aftermarket, you will need to choose wisely before making an investment in a new video card. Let's face it, years ago if you wanted to game or overclock your GPU,you needed an aftermarket heatsink/fan combination. In the past few years, manufacturers have realized this and have been producing their own combinations to help alleviate the cost of purchasing an aftermarket cooler. The MSI N250GTS 2D1G OC is a video card with such a cooler, on this card you will not find the stock cooler that you may find on a NVIDIA reference board. On the MSI N250GTS 2D1G OC you'll find that MSI has replaced it with a four heatpipe heatsink and cooling fan. The MSI N250GTS 2D1G OC is a preoverclocked version of the 1GB Geforce GTS 250, clock speeds are set to 760MHz on the core and 2300 MHz on the memory.

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P Motherboard Review @ HardwareLogic

At about $260 street, Gigabyte's EX58-UD4P sits somewhere in the middle of the X58 pack, but that's only when looking at the sticker price. A glance at the spec sheet reveals anything but a mid-range motherboard, and this one tilts heavily towards the high end. In fact, all that really separates the UD4P from Gigabyte's pricier X58 models are two more SATA ports, an additional LAN port, and slightly improved cooling, positioning the UD4P at the cutoff point before diminishing returns kicks in. But while the UD4P offers best-in-class features at a mid-range price (by X58 standards), will it follow suit with best-in-class performance?

Win one of two Enermax LibertyECO 620W PSU's @ Driverheaven

Today we have several Enermax LibertyECO 620W PSU's to give away to a few lucky readers! Read how to enter via the link above!

Win a Coolit Domino ALC @ Driverheaven

Driver Heaven and Gaming Heaven have some of the best tech competitions on the internet, we have actually given away around 30k of hardware in the last 24 months! Today we have an amazing Domino ALC to give away to one lucky reader courtesy of our good friends in Coolit.

Case, Power and Cooling

Cooler Master ATCS-840 Case Review @ Verdis Reviews .:. Coolermaster Hyper N520 CPU Cooler Review @ Tech-Reviews .:. Thermaltake V9 Black Edition Gamer Chassis Review @ OverclockersHQ .:. Coolermaster Hyper TX3 @ Rbmods .:. Noctua NT-H1 Thermal Compound Video Review @ eTeknix .:. Noctua NF-S12B Cooling Fan @ Hardware Bistro .:. Cooler Master Hyper N520 CPU Cooler @ Modders-Inc .:. Kingwin Mach 1 1000W PSU Review @ JonnyGURU

EVGA X58 3X SLI Classified Motherboard @ Hi Tech Legion

With several different combinations of voltage adjustments and RAM timing and speed adjustments, I was able to establish a maximum overclock of 4.3GHz, with temperatures hovering around 80 to 85 Celsius. These temperatures are a little on the high side and I prefer stability and longevity to achieving benchmarks that could cost me a system. The CPUz and information on the stable 4.3GHz overclock are provided here. I did, however, maintain a stable 4.2GHz overclock that stress tested at only 75 to 78 Celsius, which is deemed as acceptable for benchmarking and longevity of the chip.

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Linksys WRT610N Dual Band 802.11n Gigabit Router Review @ BCCHardware .:. NZXT Avatar Gaming Mouse @ TechwareLabs .:. Changing the Game - A Brief History of CPU's @ TechwareLabs .:. Acoustibuds Earphone Adapters Review @ Bigbruin

MSI GX723 Gaming Laptop Review @ Driverheaven

A while back we looked at the MSI GT725, a stylish 17 inch notebook containing the powerful Radeon HD4850 and a 2.53GHz dual core processor. Today we’re going to be taking a look at the GX723, a similar laptop but slightly less ‘high octane’ with a 2.4GHz processor and Nvidia 130M GT.

Video & Motherboards

Asus HD 4770 Formula Edition @ Bjorn3D .:. Inno3D GeForce GTX 295 Platinum (Single PCB) @ techPowerUp .:. Galaxy GeForce GTX260+ @ Hardware Bistro .:. ECS X58B-A Motherboard @ OCC

NZXT Cryo S Notebook Cooler @ Virtual-Hideout .:. Nexus XiR-3500 Copper Edition CPU Cooler @ OC3D .:. Noctua NF-S12B FLX @ Rbmods .:. Thermaltake MeOrb @ BCCHardware .:. Spire TherMax II @ techPowerUp

Monster Turbine Headphones @ TWL .:. Coolermaster Sileo 500 Chassis Series Case @ Hi Tech Legion .:. ICY DOCK MB877SK-B @ Bjorn3D .:. IN-WIN Comander 650/750 watt PSU @ Bjorn3D .:. Vantec Nexstar CX HDD Enclosure @ Hi Tech Legion .:. A Testing Hypothesis @ Techgage

Intel Core i7 920 Processor @ PCShopTalk

Running the Q6600 at 3.6GHz and at 1.6V did generate temperatures as high as 64.3C even with Water Cooling (Cooler Master Aquagate Max). Unfortunately, this was the only setting that the Q6600 would like. The Q9400, on the other hand, only reached 51.7C under full load while it was overclocked at 3.84Ghz at 1.4125V. While the voltages on the Q9400 are lower than the Q6600, the Q6600 hit 53.5C under stock speed and stock voltages (1.3V). The Core i7 920 however reached a temperature of 66.25C under full load when it was overclocked to 3.8GHz.

ASUS EN9600GT 512 meg @ Bjorn3D

As an ATI user myself, I can not dismiss the fact that one of the most versatile computer components that is out today, is a Nvidia 9600GT based video card. Reason for me saying this, well it is cheap enough for just about any one on any budget for light to moderate gaming, can be used in a HTPC for Blue Ray play back, and finally can be used as a dedicated Physx card for those who wanting or needing that extra little bit in our Ageia Physx based games.

Case, Power and Cooling

NZXT Cryo S Review @ OCC .:. Icy Dock MB876SK @ Bjorn3D .:. Corsair HX850W (850w) ATX PSU @ OC3D .:. In Win Commander 750W PSU @ Techarkade .:. Coolermaster 212 Plus CPU Cooler @ Pro-Clockers .:. Vizo Orbiter Hard Drive Cooler Review @ Tech-Reviews

Cyberlink MediaShow Espresso review @ Elite Bastards

Install and register the application (which is simplicity itself), and then fire it up and you'll see that simplicity from the very start - MediaShow Espresso's interface looks to stick to giving you the basics and nothing more.

Speedlink Tube Stereo PC Headset Review @ Verdis Reviews

Speakers and headsets are very important things to consider when gaming as they can transport you to a whole new dimension if they perform well. Unfortunately, for a real top notch headset you are normally talking around the £80 mark which is a lot in today’s somewhat troubled economic climate. Speedlink has always been regarded as producing great products for very fair prices and today we have one of their headsets to take for a spin. With a vast amount of headsets produced by Speedlink, will the Tube be able to stand out from the crowd?

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Synology DS409slim NAS Station @ Hardware Bistro .:. Rosewill RKM-800RF Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Review @ Bigbruin .:. TechwareLabs Reviews the Netgear XAVB101 Powerline Ethernet Adapter @ Techwarelabs .:. GOG.com - Breathing New Life into Old Games @ Techgage

ASUS Maximus II Gene mATX Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews

The new ASUS Maximus II Gene motherboard goes by the tagline: Mini Size, Max Mobility. You have to take these marketing lines with a grain of salt, because taken at face value, you might expect a mini-ITX board. Instead we have a micro-ATX (uATX) board that squeezes almost every last feature from its feature-rich ROG brother into the slightly smaller format. A more accurate description might be: Micro Size, Max Performance. Let's dive in and take a look at what ASUS calls: A new band of ROG heroes, the GENE squad.