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Thursday July 2nd 2009 - dean

Long Weekend Soon Edition

For a lot of us, today is our Friday with a long and deserved July 4th weekend coming to us.  Let's take a quick look in the news bucket.


Our day begins at TechPowerUp with this posting on Sapphire's new HD 4730.

Actually Sapphire's HD 4730 performance itself is quite sufficient to run all of today's games at modest resolutions. This makes the card an excellent deal at its current price point of $79. However, given the high power draw and fan noise, the 9600 GT, HD 4770 or HD 4830 are better choices at this time when you are looking for the best bang for the buck.


Kingston HyperX (KHX-FAN) Memory Cooler reviewage posted only at Tweaktown.

The KHX-FAN is a memory cooler that uses the power of a motherboard header or any 3-pin fan connection to spin the dual fan designed arrangement. I’m no stranger to what these types of coolers are capable of doing for memory cooling and first impressions of the KHX-Fan lead me to believe they have built something very capable of the task at hand.


Bjorn3D has a new guide up for you folks looking to put some Summer fun in your rig; Setting Up A Split Loop Water Cooling.

When water cooling multiple video cards we still daisy chain the two video cards together. This becomes increasingly problematic when dealing with 'High Restrictive' video card water blocks. This guide is a modification of these types of cooling systems, and with a bit of time, luck, and also a lot of patience, they can be integrated into other aspects of water cooling.


We have a bunch of cases lined up for you.  To begin with is the new Maxcube Amoris 6010 Case makes a debut of sorts over at the Overclocker's Club.

For Maxcube's first case, I must say I am impressed with the features it brings to the table. Not only is the case sleek and stylish, but it has function as well. The case features two more front USB ports than most cases I've seen and is following with the new trend of bring eSATA to the front panel as well. Tool-free cases have been around for a while and Maxcube has integrated this feature into the Amoris. It even introduced a new concept to me, the external CMOS reset switch, which would be useful to any overclocker, as you wouldn't have to open the case to reset CMOS.


Continuing our case review madness is Driver Heaven with the Cooler Master HAF922 Case.

At only £84.77 the HAF 922 is a brilliant case for the price and offers a multitude of features along with solid build quality, high end performance and a stylish industrial design. Apart from the fan noise (which you can replace at a small additional cost) and the possibility of dust build-up this is a fantastic product.


NZXT Panzerbox Case coverage by the crew from the great white north, Hardware Canucks.

From an aesthetic perspective, the Panzerbox is a nice and simple looking enclosure with some subtle “aggressive” hints, like the semi-transparent mesh top and front providing a view of the very large 190mm fans. Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder, but we think that NZXT was able to strike a nice balance, and create a case that just about anyone will like the look of.


Techware Labs has a go at the NZXT Khaos Aluminum Case.

With the NZXT Khaos at hand, one can only speculate as to what NZXT has in mind as a “unique” and “unparalleled design.” You may want to take your time looking over this hefty chassis, as it weighs upwards of 35lbs+ because its 2mm and 3mm thick aluminum construction and of course its quite large $400 price tag.

$400 bucks!! Geez!  Has NZXT priced themselves over Lian Li and Zalman's high end cases??


Thermaltake DH101 HTPC Case review online where else but Overclockers Online.

The DH101 is a full size HTPC case that is stylish and provides a wide range of options for hardware. The piano black and silver finish should blend with most entertainment centers. With the included Media Labs LCD and remote control you can easily view your media files from the comfort of your couch.


Another Tt box for our pre-weekend is the Thermaltake's V9 Black Edition Case that is on deck at AMD Zone.

Thermaltake have done an excellent job with the V9 Black Edition gaming case. The amount of fans is superb and all provide great cooling with low noise. There's plenty of room to work within the case, lots of expansion ports and it is also quite easy and fast with a mostly tool less design. There's no complaints with the cosmetic or any placement. One thing we're unsure if is just one lock for the hard drives in the cage, again we'd feel more secure with locks on both sides but we had no problems with our install.


Potpourri reviews.

Antec CP-850W PSU at XS Reviews.

Techware Labs has the NZXT Avatar Gaming Mouse.

Spire TherMax II CPU Cooler at Technic3D.

Kingwin XT-1264 HTC CPU Cooler at the OCIA.

Thermaltake Litepower 450W PSU PureOverclock.

Got news?  Send it in to news@overclockercafe.com

 

Tuesday June 30th 2009 - dean

What Day Is It Edition

...it's Tuesday... what year?  What happened..??  Sorry for no new update yesterday all.  Let's see what's what though.


One of our favorite NVidia partners is Inno3D.  TechPowerUp has a go for your day with the Inno3D GeForce GTX 295 Platinum Card.

NVIDIA has silently introduced a new revision of their GeForce GTX 295. The new version crams everything onto a single PCB. While the performance characteristics have not changed, thermals, fan noise and power consumption did change indeed. Is the new single PCB GTX 295 a success or just an unimportant product revision?


Hardware Logic looks at the mid priced Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P Motherboard for the masses.

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.

Pretty sad when $260 rates "mid priced".


In Win X-Fighter Case action posted today by the Hardware Secrets crew.

In summary, we were positively impressed by In Win X-Fighter. It provides a somewhat attractive price for a product with a different design that will certainly please lots of people.


What's the best heatsink?  Frostytech's Top 5 Heatsink Chart has the answer.


Always a good time for a Thermal Paste Round Up.  Blame Bjorn3D.

Here at Bjorn3D, and into the dark dank mysterious Dragon's Lair, are going to look at seven different manufacturers, totaling up to eight different thermal pastes, and find out what thermal pastes meets the grade and which ones fail miserably.


ZOTAC IONITX-A-U Atom N330 WiFi N Motherboard anyone?

Bringing personal computer technology into the home theater environment has just come one step closer, thanks to the NVIDIA ION platform. The synergistic effect of an NVIDIA GeForce 9400M and the dual-core 1.6GHz Intel Atom process have delivered true high-definition performance beyond any HTPC before it. The Zotac IONITX-A-U packages the Atom N330 CPU and 9400M GPU on a Mini-ITX DDR2 motherboard.


NZXT Cryo S Notebook Cooler review is on theat Virtual-Hideout bench.

Many of you may remember last year when we reviewed the NZXT Cryo LX Notebook Cooler and I proclaimed it an Editors Choice. Well that notebook cooler was best suited for notebooks in the 17" range. Today I have for you the newest notebook cooler in the Cryo series of notebook coolers; the Cryo S. This notebook cooler is best suited for the 10" - 15" range of notebooks. Otherwise the design and construction are almost identical sans a smaller scale.


Odds and ends.

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler at R&B Mods.

Cooler Master Hyper N520 CPU Cooler at Tech Reviews.

Scythe Kamariki 650W PSU at Technic3D.

Kingwin Mach 1 1000W PSU at JonnyGURU.

Kingwin EZ-Dock 2 HDD Docking Station at the OCIA.

IN-WIN Comander 650/750W PSU at Bjorn3D.

 

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