Is your video card heating up your system? If it is an issue consider using a pair of PCI slots and add an Antec Vcool. The VCool has a 3 speed fan which can help cool your video card by up to 15C! Read on to see how the VCool performs and what Legit Reviews thinks of Antec’s latest cooling product.
Intel has begun its transition to dual-core server hardware by handing out a few dual-core machines. The programs goal is to seed servers based on its dual-core Xeon DP Bensly chip and Xeon MP Paxville Continue reading “Intel Trickles Out Dual-Core Servers”.…more
Starting next week Mushkin Memory will begin shipping all their performance memory modules with a newly designed heat spreader. The new heat spreader provides a 58% increase in surface area and also allows for increased airflow to quickly remove heat. Not to mention that it does look pretty nifty!
Declining margins for NOR flash production has pushed Intel to readjust its marketing strategy as a multi-chip packed memory supplier in the Asia handset markets. The Intel Marketing deparment has to love all these changes. Continue reading “Intel readjusts NOR flash marketing strategy”.…more
This morning ATI announced broad Catalyst graphics driver support for the beta 1 release of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. For full details, please see the official release in our forums. Included with Microsoft?s Continue reading “ATI Beta 1 Drivers Support Microsoft Windows Vista”.…more
Microsoft is taking another step to crack down on software piracy this week. As part of Microsoft’s efforts to stop software piracy, users must now install counterfeit detection software on their PCs. Start the clocks Continue reading “Microsoft’s new efforts to stop software piracy”.…more
Discovery roared into space this morning, carrying seven astronauts on the first shuttle flight since the 2003 Columbia disaster. The shuttle blasted off on time at 10:39 a.m. ET, following days of troubleshooting to fix Continue reading “Discovery Lifts Off Safely”.…more
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will lower prices of its Socket-754 Sempron CPUs in early August, as it has already officially phased out its K7 line of processors this quarter, according to KJ Chou, general manager Continue reading “AMD’s K7 procrssor is officially phased out”.…more
Intel Taiwan announced yesterday that it has reached a strategic alliance with Soft-World International, a leading producer of game software and on-line games in Taiwan, for providing efficient graphics solutions for online games using the Continue reading “Intel to sponsor online game provider”.…more
Legit Reviews takes a little break from big stuff to introduce you to some cooling products to beat the summer heat. AcoustiFan specializes in high performance low noise fans. Today LR will take a look at their 80mm and 120mm offerings. Both are inexpensive means to improve the overall cooling performance of your system.
As watercooling becomes mainstream and aircooling is phased out, more and more manufacturers have begun creating complex systems to handle a computer’s extreme heat. Kingwin has popped out another good looking system that warrants a Continue reading “Kingwin AquaStar AS-3000”.…more