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Core Temp Final 0.99 Released! 2008-05-18 18:05:54 Version 0.99 - 18th May, 2008
- Fix: Incorrect recognition of 45nm Mobile Intel CPUs.
- Fix: CPU temperature not displayed in Core Temp window on Phenom CPUs (0.98 and 0.98.1).
- Fix: CPU load would sometimes display -1% load.
- Fix: AMD K8 would sometimes spike to 206C, the false reading is now ignored.
- Fix: AMD K8 sometimes [...] Read more:Final
NAOC Holdings Acquires PC Club and ClubIT 2008-05-16 22:44:02 S&S Public Relations Mindy Franklin (480)361-9575 mindy@sspr.com NAOC Holdings
, a Los Angeles-based expansion stage venture capital firm, today announced it has acquired PC Club, a California-based personal computer retailing chain with 37 locations nationwide. The acquisition will allow all PC Club stores, as well as the chain’s two retail Web sites, PCClub.com and ClubIT.com, to [...]
PCClub and Clubit Back Open for Business?! 2008-05-15 23:47:13 In a recent turn of events it would seem that PCClub and Clubit stores have reopened for business in what is being described as a reorganization of the company under a new name. It appears that the rumors of the company forming under a new name has proved correct as both stores are now reopened [...] Read more:Business
OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2-800 2Gb Dual Channel Memory Review 2008-05-15 22:08:43 OCZ Technology has been a market leader for years now with memory products. Their product quality has been excellent and their service to the overclocking community has been outstanding in the face of other manufacturers. OCZ memory products are covered by a lifetime warranty. Very few manufacturers in this industry stand by their lineup like [...] Read more:Channel
, Dual Channel
, Memory
Thermaltake Releases All New PW 850i Liquid Cooling System 2008-05-15 13:24:57 Los Angeles, CA - May 2008. The internal DIY liquid cooling system has always been the top choice of gamers worldwide. To fulfill the heavy demands of these players, Thermaltake is launching a brand new series of DIY liquid cooling systems, the ProWater Series, and the first model to be introduced is the new “PW850i” [...] Read more:Cooling
, Liquid
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In-Win Launches Power Man 600W PSU with SLI & 80 Plus Cert. 2008-05-13 22:09:06 City of Industry, CA. — A brand new series of computer power supplies Power Man 460W~600W launched today by In Win Development Inc., a California based company.
Power Man series 600W is equipped with automatic thermostatic switch which can automatically detects temperatures and turn on or off the fan as needed, it is environment friendly, saves [...]
Confirmed: Clubit and PCClub have gone out of business! 2008-05-13 18:36:43 With rumors quickly circulating this morning about Thermaltake pulling products off the store shelves of PCClub retail locations across the nation due to chapter 13 bankruptcy, speculation has turned to fact. An official announcement has been made on both the Clubit homepage, as well as the PCClub home page. PCClub and Clubit retail stores as [...] Read more:Confirmed
PCCLUB/CLUBIT.com out of business? 2008-05-13 12:02:29 Rumors are spreading through out the internet that Pcclub and it’s sister store Clubit.com are both going out of business due to large debts accumulated throughout the bussiness history. Customers said that yesterday Thermaltake had sent Fedex freight trucks to every Pcclub store to pick up all the Thermaltake related products off the shelves due [...]
Raidmax Aztec Gaming Case Review 2008-05-22 18:50:20 Today i will be reviewing the Aztec
case by Raidmax. The Aztec is part of Raidmax’s “Elite Series Gaming
Cases”. It officially features room for 4 5.25 drives, 2 external 3.5 drives, and room for 4 3.5 hard drives all with tool less installation. It also features easy to open flip down side panels and [...]
TechPowerUp GPU-Z v0.2.2 Released! 2008-05-25 21:16:30 Revision History 0.2.2
* Added support for variants of i945G, Q35, G31/G33, G84, G92, G96, GT200, G86M, G84M, C79
* Improved RV770 and GT200 detection code
* Updated NVIDIA temperature reading code
* Fixed updater getting stuck during refresh
* CrossFire on Vista64 now reported with note “unsure”, instead of just “unknown”
* Added mini graph to sensors
* Screenshots are upl
Fan Filter Airflow Comparison Review by Vapor 2008-05-25 19:02:10 Vapor from Xtreme Systems has been kind enough to provide the community with a review of how much CFM loss you will have when using air filters in an easy to read system with charts. He has posted the review in our air cooling forum for everyone to read!
“So I bought all the fan filters [...] Read more:Filter
Silence and Performance Joined: Noctua NH-C12P Review 2008-05-27 16:58:09 The Austria based company Noctua a leader in aftermarket cooling components, has been providing the performance community with silent cooling solutions for years now. From cooling fans to heatsinks, Noctua has been bringing forth the latest technology when it comes to ear friendly cooling. Pioneering the SSO (Self-stabilizing oil-pressure bearing), Noctua has been able to [...] Read more:Performance
Lamptron Issues a New Lineup of Fan Controllers 2008-05-29 22:04:13 Lamptron has sent us news of their new fan controllers they will be releasing to the market of the course of the next month.
“New product description
Lamptron will soon launch 5 Port Military Switch Baybus series based on the low fan controller. This Baybus is specially designed and made for modders. It allows you to control [...] Read more:Controllers
, Issues
Evo-G Suspending Mouse Bungee Review 2008-06-04 02:29:40 Evo-G is all about gaming gear, a statement presented on the company’s website. Evo-G is relatively brand new company that is starting off in the computer peripheral industry targeting PC gamers who wants the latest gaming gear out in the market. With existing strong proven contenders in the market like Logitech and Razor, Evo-G aims [...] Read more:Bungee
, Mouse
Win a Thermaltake DuOrb or BlacX in our summer 2008 contest! 2008-06-03 21:38:20 OCPulse and Thermaltake have partnered together to bring you our very first giveaway for the 2008 season, featuring Thermaltake’s very own DuOrb graphics card cooler and BlacX HDD docking station. The stylish all copper DuOrb GPU cooler was a featured review right here on our site which received excellent praise in its ability to [...]
OCZ Technology Showcases the Latest Groundbreaking Solutions at Computex 2008 2008-06-03 14:24:02 Taipei, Taiwan - June 3, 2008 - OCZ Technology
Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, computer components, and systems, today unveiled its latest innovations to the global technology market at Computex (Hyatt Exhibition Suites 1101 & 1102). Providing worldwide computer communities with an ever-expanding lineup of the latest [...] Read more:Showcases
Thermaltake M9 Case Review 2008-06-06 00:38:37 Thermaltake has been making products since 1999. They have made a variety of computing products, from cases to power supplies. One of their cases, the M9, I have in front of me, ready to review. The M9 is of their mid tower sized class, so it is a little on the small side; [...]
Lamptron CH-2 Case Handles Review 2008-06-13 16:25:48 Case modding had its beginning in the 1990’s when the home desktop PC first became popular. Young overclockers alike across the globe searched for methods to add a style and unique feel that made their PC their own. At the time, aftermarket modding parts for computers wasn’t even thought of, and any case mods users [...]
OCZ Products Now Available through Sam’s Club Online Web Store 2008-06-25 18:15:23 Sunnyvale, Calif.-June 24, 2008-OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, components, and system builds, is pleased to announce the availability of its hardware solutions through the popular online segment of Sam’s Club, a major player in the U.S. consumer variety stores.
By partnering with high-profile and reputable resellers Read more:Products
, Store
MSI Unveils R4870 & R4850 Series Graphics Cards 2008-06-25 15:31:15 City of Industry , CA , USA -MSI, a leading manufacturer of computer products, proudly unveils its latest R4800 series graphics cards for the game enthusiast groups. MSI R4870-T2D512 and R4850-T2D512 support the DirectX® 10.1 framework of Windows® VistaTM Service Pack 1 and both have the 800 stream processor, which achieves [...] Read more:Cards
, Graphics
Plausible Deniability? 3dGameman Rips off Hardware Canucks Copyrighted Images? 2008-07-08 21:57:26 I was doing my daily rounds across the net at various tech forums, when I came across this lovely tidbit over at HardwareCanucks
. It would seem that there is some controversy arising over the validity of the images used in 3dGameman’s reviews. Check out the full forum thread over at HWC by clicking here.
In [...] Read more:Images
Scythe Releases the New and Improved “Ninja 2″ Heatsink 2008-07-07 19:01:05 Scythe Co., Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) announces the improved version of its famous fanless Ninja
CPU Cooler, “Ninja 2″, to the market. Performance improvement has accomplished for this version 2 as 5% increase in fanless operation (TDP 65W at 25°C/77F ambient temperature) and 15% increase in active cooling operation (TDP 130W at 25°C/77F ambient temperature). Most [...]
OCZ Vendetta 2 Performance Heatsink: Vendetta gets a Younger Brother 2008-07-06 20:40:38 When you hear the name OCZ, you immediately think memory, but what you may or may not know is that OCZ has been producing high end performance products with exceptional quality in many other market areas, including power supply’s, cooling, gaming peripherals, and for a short time recently, customizable laptops. Today we are going to [...] Read more:Brother
, Performance
, Vendetta
OCZ Technology Announces Core Series SATA II 2.5″ Solid State Drive 2008-07-01 16:27:04 Delivering the World’s First Truly Affordable High-Performance SSD for Consumers at Price Points Less than 50% of Comparable High Performance SSDs
Sunnyvale, CA-July 1, 2008-OCZ Technology
Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and computer components, today unveiled the OCZ Core Series SATA II 2.5″ SolidState
Drives (SSDs). O
Xigmatek Achilles S1284: Review or Preview? 2008-06-30 22:20:42 Last year Xigmatek stormed the performance cooling market with their patented HDT (Heat-Pipe Direct Touch) design. This unusual variation of the traditional heatsink base allows the heatpipes of the cooler to directly contact the CPU rather then having to transfer heat through a copper or aluminum baseplate. This allows the heat to be transferred [...] Read more:Achilles
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