Hardware

Known for their HyperX line of memory, Kingston is no stranger to high performance. We review Kingston’s HyperX Blu kit, affordable memory that maintains the performance heritage.

The GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship is the largest overclocking event this summer. Bjorn3D was there to catch the action live, and now we’re bringing the action to you.

Sporting 2400MHz and 9-11-9-27 timings, Patriot’s Viper II Sector 5 2400MHz DDR3 kit might just be the memory to fulfill your overclocking desires. We review one of Patriot’s fastest kits to see if it lives up to its potential.

Today we are going to look at one of AMD’s newest CPU the X3 445. Then we are going to pair this little CPU up on one of Gigabyte’s micro ATX motherboard the 890GMA-UD2H.

A new mouse from razor sporting a 5600dpi laser, adjustable side buttons, and buttons for changing the dpi on the fly.

Gigabyte sent us a GTX-460 768 MB core 104 GPU to take a look at, if you think 8800GT Fermi you’d be in the right ballpark. These GPU’s OC like demons.

  The ET-AR506-BK is a stereo speaker aimed at HTC user with its large sub and two satellite speaker. Is this unit worth your money? Let’s find it out.

A great card from MSI with impressive aftermarket cooling allowing it to overclock extremely well.

Just how important is the PSU to our computers really is? Lets step inside and found out.

Bjorn3D.com going to be looking at two aftermarket GPU coolers, and compare them up against the Sapphire 5870 Vapor X cooler. The results will surprise you.

Hauppauge has come up with a HD recorder that record from a lot of different sources. Lets check out this little device.

Using two 80mm fans and a four heatpipe design, this GTX 465 has the ingredients to make it one of the best GTX 465’s available. We review Gigabyte’s GTX 465 to see if it all makes sense.

The benchmarking of one of this years most anticipated games has finally come! We will be using two card, one from NVIDIA, and the other from ATI. Check out the article to see how each of them perform in StarCraft II.

The Sans Digital TowerRAID TR4UT-B is a Hardware RAID enclosure that supports eSATA 6 GB/s and even comes with a separate eSATA 6 GB/s host adapter card. We’ve tested the enclosure with various RAID-settings to see if the extra bandwidth is really needed or just a gimmick.

  When you go out looking for a PSU you should always start with a brand you trust. Today we have one of the best in the business, Seventeam. Brands such as Cooler Master and Silverstone trust Seventeam to make their own branded PSU’s, so they can easily be considered …

Throughout my years of building computers, I came to the realization that not everyone has a high end computer. Let’s see how Thermaltake Toughpower 775 Watt PSU handles a moderately sized computer.

Nvidia fielded two variants of the GTX-460, the 768MB model and the 1GB model, both have 336 shaders but there are subtle differences in the architecture.

Asus has improved upon an already proven motherboard by offering RAID on the SATA 3 controller which the original motherboard lacked. Say hello to the P6X58D-E.

Prlimatech Has proven they can make a great CPU cooler perform even better by changing the design of the heatpipes.

Gigabyte has comeup with the Ultimate gaming motherboard. Lets step inside and see why.

The Asus ENGTX-465 Voltage Tweak priced at $280 (USD) offers a less expensive path to the GF100 core but at 352 Stream processors is the $70 Dollar savings really worth it?

No serious computer nerd should be without a wide range of tools. We need our screwdrivers, our box with tons of different screws and of course a flashlight that allows us to see into the most hidden crevices in our computer. HIS is usually a company known for their AMD-based …

The 890FXA-GD70 is MSI’s latest AMD enthusiast offering. Sporting many overclocking and unlocking features, we dig into the 890FXA-GD70 to see if it brings high level performance.

While there were quite a few Kingston products announced during Computex, we were lucky enough to attend a meeting with David Sun, co-founder of Kingston, as well as take a tour and show you how all of our every day used memory modules are made at the Kingston Hsinchu Factory.

Gigabyte HD 5770 Super Overclock features a large heatsink over the GPU to keep the card running cool while it is factory overclocked to 900 MHz (vs 850 MHz). While $179 price tag is a bit higher than other HD 5770, it may worth your consideration when shopping for a …

What do you get if you take a XFX HD5870 2 GB Eyefinity6 card and hook it up to six(!) Dell monitors? A kickass gaming experience that will be hard to beat.

Since we all know the 470GTX runs hot, lets see how things cool down once we throw on some water blocks.

  When you want a gaming card, but don’t have a lot in the budget, or a lack of power then your options are limited. The GT240 really fits this spot, but Asus has decided to improve on its design by including GDDR5. This significantly increases the cards bandwidth, making …

If your on a budget and are looking for a great card then you have come to the right place. Sparkle has packaged together a GPU that will fit anyones budget while still packing a punch.

Zalman had some impressive new products to show off at Computex 2010 this year, including their new 3D Monitor, Laptop Cooler with external HDD enclosure, their new VGA cooler for ATI and nVidia based cards and a low-profile CPU cooler for HTPC systems.

A lot of controversy over the thermal envelope of the GTX-480 spurred us into action. Check out what Fermi thermals looks like after extensive gaming and benching.

The Sapphire HD 5550 Ultimate may just be the best HTPC cards available with a massive heatpipe that keeps the card cool at absolute silence. The included DVI, D-sub, and HDMI will come in handy when hook it to your HDTV.

Getting tired Of not finding a true left handed Mouse for you left handed users? Then you shall wait no longer.

  If you are looking for the absolute lowest power consumption computer then you may want to take a second look at this RAM. Running at a mere 1.25 volts at 1600 MHz, this is the absolute lowest voltage DDR3 available today.

Sporting 7 customizable buttons, on the fly adjustable DPI, and a slim sleek design, we review NZXT’s first gaming mouse, the Avatar.

Corsair one of the worlds renown memory manufacturers has improved their 1600MHz Dominator series memory, with tighter timings than previous kits this kit should be killer.

During Computex 2010, we were able to talk and learn some new information from Gigabyte. Later followed the new product lunch of the X58A-UD9 and Gigabyte Technology’s Seminar. Video coverage available on 2nd Page.

The Enermax Pro87+ 600W is one of few 600W power supplies that are 80+ certified at the Gold level. We have put together a high-end system and tested the Pro87+ to see if it has more going for it than just a certification.

The Seagate Constellation 2TB drive combined with the LSI 3Ware SAS 9750-4i 6Gb/s RAID Card is a powerful combination of state of the art Raid controller and high end Sas Drives.

Kingston just announced their plans for their new USB 3.0 HyperX SSD and the long waiting 64GB SDXC memory cards. These products will have blazing speeds delivered straight through the USB 3.0 and SDXC interface.