Since AMD has released new Catalyst 15.7 WHQL driver, they have made it possible to CrossFire their previous R9 200 series cards with the new R9 300 series cards with one based on a similar-spec GPU from the R9 200 series. This is made possible by unifying the driver to allow CrossFire between an R9 290 or 290X with an …
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Intel Rumored to Switch Back to FIVR in 2017
The Haswell platform was where Intel introduced FIVR or the fully integrated voltage regulator unit. This placed some of the VR (Voltage Regulation) on the die allowing for motherboards to have less power phases on board. For the upcoming Skylake and including next years Kaby Lake, Intel has decided to go back to the traditional power delivery system with voltage …
Read More »Kingston DataTraveler 4000 G2 (64GB) Review
Today we will look at the Kingston DataTraveler 4000 G2 64GB USB 3.0 flash drive. To see if this flash drive can deliver what it promises we will put it through some rigorous testing. The flash drive comes with built in FIPS 140-2 level-3 validated hardware. The 256 Bit AES encryption and anti-theft measures, which include, after ten attempts of …
Read More »Intel’s Kaby Lake to Succeed Skylake in 2016
Intel has once again changed its roadmap and will introduce what we believe to be a Skylake refresh CPU code-named Kaby Lake. Kaby Lake will be compatible with the upcoming 100 series LGA1151 motherboards just like Devils Canyon was too Haswell. Kaby Lake processors made using 14nm FinFET process technology and will feature two or four cores. Kaby Lake …
Read More »PCI Express 4.0 Standard to be Finalized by 2017
It has been over 10 years now since PCI Express has been evolving to the stage where the data rate has tripled. Next in line for the PCI Express standard is version 4.0 which the PCI SIG [special interest group] has been developing PCI Express 4.0 since late 2011. PCI SIG also has claimed that the fourth generation PCI express …
Read More »G.SKILL to Release DDR4 Trident Z Come July
G.SKILL will soon release a DDR4 successor to their Trident X series DDR3 RAM named Trident Z. The release set for July comes just in time for Intel’s release of Skylake. The new Trident Z series comes with high quality aluminum heatspreaders and a customized bar in various colors, providing PC builders the options to match their own system’s color …
Read More »Intel Set to Debut its Upcoming Skylake CPUs at Gamescom 2015
At the upcoming Gamescom 2015 which is to be held in Cologne, Germany between the 9th and 15th of August, Intel is set to debut it’s new 6th Gen mainstream CPU’s codenamed Skylake. The majority of PC enthusiasts will be keeping an eye out for the new unlocked the Core i7-6700K and the Core i5-6600K CPU’s ready to overclocked just …
Read More »Seasonic Platinum SS-1200XP3 1200W PSU Unboxing & Overview
Whether you’re a PC enthusiast, gamer or a seasoned overclocker, at some point you would have come across the PSU brand Seasonic. You may have also read that previous versions of Corsair PSU’s have used Seasonic as their OEM, thus they have a good reputation in the PC component market as well as with other PSU manufacturers. Today, we will …
Read More »GALAX GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 Edition – Extreme GPU Overclocks On The Way!
The GTX 980 Ti HOF (Hall of Fame) LN2 Edition graphics card is ready to be pushed using LN2. This limited edition card can only be purchased from Galax own website, with pre-order’s due to ship from the factory on July 10th. From what we have seen, the card ships bare and ready straight out of the box ready for …
Read More »MSI Teases Us With the GTX 980Ti Lightning Graphics Card
MSI has not released their powerhouse graphics card series we all know as the Lightning series on the GM204 based architecture, this is because they were waiting for the big Maxwell. Well we know the big Maxwell is here in the Titan X line up of graphics cards. Now MSI has rumoured that the GTX 980Ti Lightning is incoming sometime …
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