The new x264 HD Benchmark 3.0 is here!

Card preparation is KING. With a restriction on the maximum CPU speed that can be utilised, the graphics card becomes the key component. This also opens the competition up to be more competitive. Skills like card insulation, voltage manipulation and temperature management come into their own. Below Ive added some pictures of both my MSI [...]

Sporting an interesting name for thermal compound, today we look at the Evercool Cruise Missile thermal compound as we apply it to a highly overclocked Core i7 beast. Lets see how it goes.

*Quote:* It obviously wasnt an insurmountable problem, as we saw DDR 3-2000 triple channel kits not long after the release of the LGA 1366 i7, and I found that not only did they do DDR3-2000 at that voltage, they we re all able to be overclocked beyond that. Now that the LGA 1156 has been [...]

HTPCs and HD content are growing more and more around the GP U industry. ATI and NVIDIA have been working on technologies to playback and enhance this video content for many years. NVIDIA started working on thei r Purevideo technology and added the Purevideo HD some time ago. ATI on t he other hand, has [...]

Lynnfield boards are now starting to come out thick in fast. Even before Computex 2009 went underway we were hearing model numbers and names being thrown around as well as seeing early images of certain boards. And weeks before launch we were even given a couple of boards for preview. The ASUS P7P55D Deluxe was [...]

Quote: When it comes to the Sapphire Pure 785G motherboard, I have mixed feelings. When I reviewed its 790GX-based board earlier this year, I felt Sapphire made great improvements in most of the areas that count on motherboards. However, with this board, I feel like the company took a step back. Sure the board runs [...]

A while ago I saw a case called Define R2 from a Swedish manufacturer, Fractal Design. I thought the specs were great and the price was very reasonable, if it was able to deliver what it promised. Now we will find out!

*Quote:* *In this review I will test a 4-heatpipe CPU cooler from Spire named Thermax II, which features a mounting system very similar as Sunbeamtech Core Contact Freezer and will compare the temperatures with other coolers I have tested in the past.* *Link:* http://www.pcshoptalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24208 A post in your web news section would be much appreciated!

Quote: Ive always been a fan of racing games, not a fanatic but someone who li ke them on occasion, theyre a great way to escape and well drive a car the way you cant on the real road. Racing games also allow us the thrill of driv ing something that most likely well never [...]

eSATA could have been a worthwhile successor to USB 2.0 for storage devices, but USB, like the name implies, is universal and has even broken through to the consumer electronics market. With the high adaption rate, USB has been a huge success and that pretty much meant that eSATA never had a prayer for anything [...]

Its surprising how time just flies by. It feels as it was just yesterday when the new term computer science classes just started for me, and one whole semester is already close to an end. Not to mention it has been a very long time since our last heatsink review, but it barely feels that [...]

Since the last time we last took a look at the ‘Guide to Buying Blu-rays from Overseas in October, the Australian dollar has remained at a consistently high level, which in addition to some awesome releases and spectacular online sales, has resulted in a wind fall for Australian consumers. So lets jump into the last [...]