Month: May 2011
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Nesteq ASM Xzero 600W Power Supply Review
Compared with companies such as Corsair and Enermax, NesteQ is a relatively small company when it comes to PSUs. When I told a few of my friends about this PSU, the majority of them had never even heard on NesteQ. However, for those of us who have been following PC…
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PowerColor unleashes two brand new dual-gpu 6000 series cards
PowerColor has designed and released two new dual-GPU graphics cards. They are both based of AMD’s 6000 series GPU set. The cards will both run on an internal CrossFireX (or Hydra) connection, the HD 6870X2 will be based on a dual “Barts” card and the HD6970X2 will be based on…
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Corsair announces new low profile Vengeance RAM
As many people will know there are often issues with clearance when it comes to large CPU coolers and high RAM modules. Corsair have recognised that their RAM is often used in conjunction with large CPU coolers and in response to this have released the low profile vengeance modules. The…
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Asus Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ Motherboard Review
We’ve had quite a large focus on Intel lately with the shakeup of B3 revision boards and the recent launch of the Z68 chipset. Now gives a time where we can take a look at something new from AMD. Yes you heard right, AMD have launched something new; the 990FX…
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New Intel socket X79 motherboards pictured
The LGA 2011 socket is a new Intel socket set to replace the current 1366 sockets. The processors for this socket are expected to be released and officially launched in Q4 later this year. Some of the key expectations of this new socket from Intel are that the LGA 2011…
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Nvidia releases new GTX 560m gaming laptop video card
The GTX 460m much like the GTX 460 itself was the sweet spot for gaming performance and value for money. The release of the GTX 560m is expected to now take that position for the laptop market. Offering full 1080p performance as well as DX11 support in addition to much…
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Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler Review
Cooler Master are a brand that we are very familiar with at eTeknix and have always been a company that we have focussed on to see what they come up with in the future. Whilst the future is bright, we can’t but help look back at the past at a…
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Gigabyte integrates SSD to its motherboards
Intel’s new smart response technology allows users to improve the speed which their mechanical hard drives operate at by using a small SSD to cache the mechanical drive. However, buying a small SSD can seem to be a bit of a drag considering you will have to use one of…
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Arctic cooling releases latest cooler in its graphics card series
Arctic cooling have announced its new Accelero Xtreme Plus II VGA cooler. This is an improved version of the existing Accelero Xtreme Plus I VGA cooler. According to arctic the cooler has been redesigned to not only bring enhanced cooling through better arrangement of heatsink fins but also the cooler…
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Gigabyte release their Bulldozer UD5 board
Gigabyte has already announced its AM3+ UD7 recently but now it has announced the more affordable UD5 board to be released next month. The board will be based on the 990FX chipset and with the AM3+ socket which will have 10 phase VRM support. The board will be in black…
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EVGA set to release its first CPU cooler
EVGA are all set to release there new CPU cooler which they have ambitiously named the Superclock. It is clear EVGA are aiming this at enthusiasts, but will EVGA need more than just the brand to sell this cooler? First off we know EVGA best for its motherboards and graphics…
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In Win Dragon Rider Full Tower Chassis Review
In Win and their products have featured here at eTeknix only the once, but even then we were quite keen to sing their praises. Sure there were some niggly little faults but we did have a pre-production version so we expect little gripes to pop up from time to time.…
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Release date set
The release date has been confirmed! November 8th 2011. It is no longer Infinity Ward working on this one though, Sledgehammer games are going to be working along side Raven Soft with this title. Newcomers Sledgehammer will be developing the single player campaign and Raven Soft (known for Quake 4)…
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AMD Catalyst 11.5b Hotfix
AMD have today released a hotfix to their 11.5 drivers in an aim to boost performance and fix a few issues with some games. This is a second hotfix released by AMD, but its nice to know that they are releasing this minor update inbetween 11.5 and 11.6 to keep…
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Jetway NC85-E350-LF Fusion Motherboard Review
AMD Fusion has been something that a lot of the staff at eTeknix have been raving on about, as it shows what the future is to hold in a very small form factor. We’ve already looked at two Fusion boards in the past which gave fantastic results and fit the…
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