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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

AMD's AM4 socket captured on camera

1,331 pins in a PGA format.

September 19, 2016 | 10:14

Intel denies BGA-only processor plan rumours

Swappable CPUs the norm for now, company claims.

December 6, 2012 | 09:35

Rumours point to an end for user-replaceable CPUs

Broadwell chips to be soldered to boards, claim sources.

November 27, 2012 | 11:01

Asus shows LGA2011 concept board

One LGA1366 and one LGA2011 socket allows a perfect upgrade path, according to Asus

May 31, 2011 | 18:53

ASRock reveals Socket AM3+ CPU details

ASRock discloses some details about the new AM3+ socket, as well as the CPUs that will fit in it.

April 27, 2011 | 16:45

Gigabyte Responds to LGA1155 Socket Issues

Gigabyte explains its side of the story in the socket burn saga.

January 20, 2011 | 11:34

Has 'Pin Burn-out' Returned with LGA1155?

One tech blog claims it has burnt-out pins on a board with the new LGA155 socket.

January 17, 2011 | 11:48

Five LGA1156 coolers tested on Lynnfield

We've tested five coolers that are not only on sale now, but are also ready to fit Intel's forthcoming LGA1156 Lynnfield CPUs. Get ready for Lynnfield by bagging your LGA1156-compatible cooler before the rush. Read on to find out which can handle a big overclock the best.

August 13, 2009 | 09:09

Sapphire takes Radeon HD 3850 to AGP

CES 2008: Sapphire showed us how it plans to keep those of you on the trailing edge of the graphics industry as close to the bleeding edge as possible.

January 7, 2008 | 19:21

AMD unveils G3MX technology

AMD has announced that it's developed a new memory technology called G3 Memory Extender that allows for higher memory capacities in Opteron-based machines.

July 26, 2007 | 16:29

Cooler Master GeminII

CPU Heatsinks are getting bigger and bigger and the Cooler Master GeminII is no exception. With two 120mm fans this thing will cool your entire system, and probably vacuum the carpet as well.

May 25, 2007 | 16:18

Abit Fatal1ty AN9 32X

Our guest today is Mr. Wendel, who brings us the latest iteration of Abit's Fatal1ty series motherboards. Does the Fatal1ty AN9 32X teach you kids how to pwn? We find out...

December 8, 2006 | 17:58

ECS KA3 MVP Extreme

ECS' KA3 MVP is the first socket AM2 motherboard to support ATI's CrossFire technology. It's based on the solid CrossFire Xpress 3200 chipset with the all-new SB600 southbridge. Does its attractive price make the board a tempting buy for an enthusiast looking to run CrossFire? We have the answers for you here...

July 13, 2006 | 20:56

Socket 754 outlives 939

AMD will discontinue its previous top-end socket to make way for AM2, but the king of budget will live on.

June 26, 2006 | 13:51

nForce 590 SLI: Foxconn C51XEM2AA

Foxconn and NVIDIA worked closely to bring NVIDIA's reference design nForce 590 SLI motherboard to market. We have a look at the C51XEM2AA, the performance of nForce 590 SLI and find out whether Foxconn's latest board is any good...

June 14, 2006 | 14:46

AMD moves AM2 launch forwards

Sources inside Taiwanese motherboard makers have confirmed that AMD has moved its Socket AM2 launch date forwards by two weeks.

April 20, 2006 | 12:15

SB600 ready-to-go in June

CeBIT 2006: Sources inside motherboard makers suggest that ATI's next-generation South Bridge will be ready in time for the Socket AM2 launch in June.

March 12, 2006 | 17:21

New AMD socket will be called AM2

We have the details on the range of processors that AMD will be introducing next year. How about a dual-core FX-62 with a 333MHz HyperTransport bus and DDR 2 support? Sounds good to us.

December 16, 2005 | 12:41

WiFi Lamp mod

In desperate need of a WiFi connection at their favourite coffee house, Rob Flickenger and his mates devises a cunning stealth mod, hiding an Access Point inside a lamp.

July 29, 2005 | 07:20

MSI MPG Velox 100R Chassis Review

October 14 2021 | 15:04