NVIDIA has finally released a patch allowing the GeForce GTX 670 and GTX 680 to run at PCI-Express 3.0 speeds on Intel’s X79 HEDT platform. Originally a number of motherboard manufacturers had released BIOS updates Continue reading “NVIDIA Releases PCI-Express 3.0 Patch For Intel X79 Sandy Bridge-E Platform”. …more
By rlemar •
Jun. 21, 2012 at 9:37am
The Samsung Galaxy S III has officially launched in the United States! The smartphone is available now on T-Mobiles Web site and in select retail stores for $279.99 (16GB) and $329.99 (32GB) with a new Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S III Smartphone Available Starting Today”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 21, 2012 at 7:44am
Futuremark today released its first trailer for the next version of 3DMark that was created for Windows 8. The 3DMark benchmark utility is designed for measuring the gaming performance of everything from tablets and notebooks Continue reading “New 3DMark Trailer Shows Stunning DirectX 11 Graphics”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 21, 2012 at 6:49am
Competition between Apple and Microsoft is fierce, to the point that Microsoft poaches Apple staff from their retail stores, in some cases even offering bonuses for staff to not work their two week notice period. Continue reading “Apple Raises Retail Wages By 25% After Staff Poached By Rival Microsoft”. …more
By michaels •
Jun. 20, 2012 at 7:23pm
Those looking to buy a smartphone running Windows Phone, such as the Nokia Lumia 900 pictured below, would be wise to wait. Microsoft has confirmed that the upcoming Windows Phone 8 won’t run on any Continue reading “Windows Phone 8 Won’t Run On Any Current Smartphones”. …more
By michaels •
Jun. 20, 2012 at 6:40pm
Colorful may not be the name that most springs to mind when one thinks of high end graphics cards and their cooling systems. However the following two cooling solutions just might put them on the Continue reading “Colorful Goes All-Out With Extreme Graphics Cooling Designs”. …more
By michaels •
Jun. 20, 2012 at 5:18pm
In what must be disheartening for Rockstar, Max Payne 3 has failed to live up to expectations selling only 440,000 units according to the NPD Group. When compared to LA Noire which was Rockstar’s big Continue reading “Max Payne 3 Proves A Headache For Rockstar, Manages Only 440,000 Sales In First Month”. …more
By rlemar •
Jun. 20, 2012 at 3:28pm
Buffalo has just announced the release of a new 2 terabyte MiniStation HDPNTU3 portable HDD. The new larger capacity variant will be added to a product lineup that is well known for its fast USB Continue reading “Buffalo Readies 2 Terabyte Impact-Resistant MiniStation HDPNTU3 Portable HDD”. …more
By rlemar •
Jun. 20, 2012 at 2:44pm
The EVGA CLASSIFIED GTX680 now has the title of being the FASTEST GPU in the world thanks to the overclocking efforts of Vince k|ngp|n Lucido! He has this NVIDIA Kepler based graphics card and was Continue reading “k|ngp|n Overclocks The EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Classified to 2,002MHz GPU Clock”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 20, 2012 at 2:40pm
MSI has just announced the release of the GTX 680 Lightning (MKT Name: N680GTX Lightning), the new king of the graphics card world equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 GPU. The GTX 680 utilizes Continue reading “MSI Announces GTX 680 Lightning Graphics Card for Hardcore Overclockers”. …more
By michaels •
Jun. 20, 2012 at 2:22pm
Xigmatek Tauro 700-watt Power Supply Review @ TweakTown and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! “Xigmatek continues to refresh their power supply units. Today we’re looking at the Continue reading “June 20, 2012 News from Around the Web”. …more
By amy •
Jun. 20, 2012 at 8:08am
Acer America today announced the Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 line of Ultrabooks in the United States! These are slimmer and lighter than earlier generations of the Timeline series, the new Timeline Ultra models are just Continue reading “Acer Introduces Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 Ultrabooks in the U.S.”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 20, 2012 at 7:37am
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system is centred around the tablet business which Microsoft is keen to enter, but is highly competitive. Apple’s iPad is currently running away with it as the market leader and Continue reading “Why Microsoft Created the Surface Tablet: No Confidence in Hardware Partners?”. …more
By michaels •
Jun. 19, 2012 at 7:41pm
HIS achieved a world record in 3DMark Vantage using the usual LN2 and extreme overclocking: “4 x HIS 7970 X at 1480/1910MHz achieved 84669 marks on 3Dmark Vantage record. The 4 HIS 7970 X cards Continue reading “HIS Sets 3DMark Vantage Benchmark World Record by Using Four HIS HD 7970 X Cards”. …more
By michaels •
Jun. 19, 2012 at 6:36pm
Cooler Master, an industry leading chassis, thermal solution, peripheral, and accessory manufacturer today unleashed the next step in warfare; the CM Storm Stryker full-tower chassis. Built to be a amongst the most agile full-towers, Stryker Continue reading “Coolermaster Unleashes CM Storm Stryker PC Case”. …more
By michaels •
Jun. 19, 2012 at 5:47pm