The Gamer’s Bill of Rights

It’s revolutionary . I’ve got this from Gameguru :
“In order to improve the PC gaming experience, Stardock and Gas Powered Games have proposed that all publishers adhere to their Gamer’s Bill of Rights. This isn’t something terribly new to gaming in general–consoles already have a similar standards system. Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo, certify console [...]

AMD’s 45nm CPU Set For January 2009

According to their trusted sources Xbitlabs wrote :
“Advanced Micro Devices plans to announce its first desktop microprocessors produced using 45nm process technology on the 8th of January, 2009, the first day of Consumer Electronics Show. The code-named Deneb chips will not get truly high clock-speed boost, but will be able to offer substantially higher performance [...]

Monday Reviews Roundup

Cooling Device :
Thermaltake BigTyp VP and MaxOrb EX CPU Coolers @ Digit-Life – Budget Cooling Solutions from TITAN and Thermaltake @ Xbitlabs

Monitor :
19″ LCD Monitors Roundup @ Xbitlabs
Motherboards :
ASUS Rampage Extreme @ [H]Enthusiast – Foxconn Digital Life ELA @ TrustedReviews – Gigabyte GA-EG43M-S2H @ cpu3d
Memory ;
Patriot Viper DDR2 1150 2 X 1 Gig Kit @ [...]

Advanced Overclocking Championship 2008

Tomshardware reported the event in 18 pages. Nice reading for the weekend.
“The Advanced Overclocking Championship 2008, a world-class overclocking event, was held in Hong Kong on July 28 and 29. This overclocking competition, very highly regarded in Asia and sponsored principally by Asus, was open to U.S. and European teams for the first time this [...]

AMD X2 6500 (K10 – Kuma) Launched on September ?

Xbitlabs reported the news from their trusted source :
“Sources familiar with the plans of Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday denied the fact that the company has plans to release dual-core AMD Phenom processors, but said that the chipmaker plans to release dual-core chips based on the K10 micro-architecture under the AMD Athlon X2 brand-name.

Sunday Reviews Roundup

Cooling Device :
Glacialtech Igloo 5063 Cu Silent E @ FrostyTech – Thermalright IFX-14 @ Xbitlabs
Motherboards :
Gigabyte EP45-Extreme @ Hardwarelogic – 11-Way P45 Motherboard Shootout @ Tomshardware
PSU :
Corsair TX750 750Watt @ Ninjalane
Video Graphics :
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 @ Techware Labs – Point of View GeForce 9500 GT @ Tweaktown

Saturday Reviews Roundup

Cooling Device :
Glacialtech Igloo 5063 Light E @ Frostytech -
Memory :
Corsair XMS2 DHX DDR2 800MHz 2 x 2GB @ Overclockersclub
Motherboards :
DFI X48 UT-T3RS @ Overclock3D.net – Asus Maximus II Formula @ Red and Blackness Mods
Video Graphics :
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic @ TheTechLounge – NVIDIA SLI on Intel X58 Chipset Motherboards @ Hardocp – [...]

Friday Reviews Roundup

Cooling Device :
Thermaltake BigTyp VP @ Legionhardware – Zalman CNPS9300-AT CPU Cooler @ Virtual-Hideout
Motherboards :
Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H @ Bit-Tech – Foxconn A7DA-S AMD 790GX Motherboard -
Processors :
AMD Phenom X4 9750 Quad Core @ Hardwarecanucks
PSU :
Antec Signature Series 850w @ ClubOC.net
Video Graphics :
Leadtek WinFast PX9800 GTX+ @ Bjorn3D – PowerColor HD 4870 @ Bjorn3D

More X58 Motherboards – From MSI & Foxconn

OK, I think now is MSI & Foxconn’s turn to show their stuffs.
MSI X58 Eclipse :

(Pics : Courtesy of Syndrome-OC)
TechpowerUp also added an article about this motherboard. Read it here : TechpowerUp

First PSU From Arctic Cooling – Fusion 550R

The Swiss cooling solutions provider ARCTIC COOLING, which is famous for its low noise cooling-solutions for CPUs and GPUs is presenting its first power supply unit – the Fusion 550R. In a close cooperation with Seasonic, ARCTIC COOLING has developed a PSU that not only fulfils highest demands but is at the same time virtually [...]

Tuesday Reviews Roundup

Cooling Device :
Glacialtech Igloo 5058 Light E Heatsink @ FrostyTech – Vantec Aeroflow FX 120 CPU Cooler @ Pro-Clockers
Motherboards :
Asus P5QL-E @ InsideHW – Gigabyte EP45 DS4R @ Motherboards.org – Gigabyte GA-EG45M @ OCW -
PSU :
FSP Everest 80Plus 700 @ Pro-Clockers – Antec TruePower Quattro 850W @ Techware Labs
Video Graphics :
ASUS ENGTX280 TOP @ [H]Enthusiast [...]

All About Nehalem

It’s a quite comprehensive article about Nehalem from Anandtech. So, for you – enthusiast – out there, who want to know more about Nehalem , don’t hesitate to read it.
Here’s the conclusion for fast reader :
“Nehalem was a key focus at this year’s IDF, and in the coming months we should see its availability in [...]

Monday Reviews Roundup

Cooling Device :
Xigmatek Achillies S1284 @ CPU3d – Thermalright Ultima-90 @ Tweaknews
Processors :
Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo @ LegitReview
PSU :
900W Cooler Master UCP 80 Plus PSU @ TweakPC
Software :
Opera 9.5 @ TKArena
UMPC :
MSI Wind U100 netbook @ Techreport
Video Graphics :
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Toxic 512MB @ ThinkComputers – Overclocking The ATI Radeon HD 4870 @ [...]

Intel SSDs For Extreme Gaming ?

OK, it might be great news for you extreme gamers. Here’s the article wrote by Humphrey Cheung (TGDaily) straight from the IDF.
“Intel will be shipping their 80 GB XM SSDs within 30 days and in Q4 the capacity will double to 160 GB.  These drives have a maximum throughput of 250 MB/second and incredible random [...]

HIS Radeon HD 4850 IceQ 4 Hit The Market

(Pics : Courtesy of expreview)
So, great news, especially for those who live in japan. Here’s additional info from TechpowerUp :
“HIS has finally brought out its IceQ 4 series HD 4800 series graphics accelerator, this one uses the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics processor and uses the fourth generation IceQ 4 dual-chamber cooling technology and continues [...]

First AMD Fusion Specifications

Here’s some information about AMD Fusion, picked from TechpowerUp (based on info from IT.com.cn)
“AMD Fusion could well be the first CPU to feature a graphics processor core. It will incorporate a graphics processor with specifications identical to the RV710. This CPU would be based on the 45 nm silicon fabrication process, and this processor will [...]

IDF – USB 3.0 “SuperSpeed” Performance

Based on the information from TGDaily, TechpowerUp said :
“USB 2.0 has been around for quite some time now, it’s already become a serious bottleneck with storage devices where its “up to” 480 Mbps speed limits transfer-rate significantly compared to what today’s devices demand. External-SATA had proven to eradicate that bottleneck by providing speeds for external [...]

At last, Crysis Warhead Goes Gold!

EA Official – “Today both Crytek and Electronic Arts are extremely happy to announce to the community that Crysis Warhead and Crysis Wars (the multiplayer package included with Warhead) have gone gold! Both will ship to stores on September 12th in Europe and September 16th in North America.
For those of you who [...]

First Details of GTA IV – PC Version

Here’s some information about one of the most awaited game on PC.
Elle Gibson (Eurogamer) wrote :
“Rockstar has revealed the first details of the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV.
The game was shown off at the Leipzig Games Convention today by a Rockstar spokesperson. He began by promising much [...]

Saturday Reviews Roundup

Cooling Device :
OCZ Vendetta 2 @ Bit-tech – Scythe Ninja 2 @ Pro-clockers – Thermaltake DuOrb CPU Cooler @ Techwarelabs
Motherboards :
ASUS Striker II NSE @ Legit Reviews – Motherboard Round-Up @ DriverHeaven
PSU :
Cooler Master UCP 700W @ TweakTown – Thermaltake Power Express 650W VGA PSU @ RBMods
UMPC :
Asus’ Eee PC 1000 40G netbook @ [...]