August 18 News from Around the Web
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:58 am
Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme Review
"Overall, I would have to say that the limited edition Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme is the best motherboard that I've ever used for overclocking. The BIOS was simple to navigate, and Gigabyte's Dual BIOS technology really gives the user some peace of mind knowing that if they screw one BIOS up, another BIOS is right there for them to use. The LED readout is an overclocker's dream, because it allows us to see where the issues are if the system isn't booting. For me, the memory was what was holding my overclocking back. I was able to obtain an FSB speed of 500MHz, which is extremely good, considering four threads of data are being sent through the Northbridge at 500MHz x 7 (3.5GHz). I don't think I've ever hit 500 on a motherboard due to some sort of bottleneck of the CPU or memory."
@ Overclockers Club
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"Overall, I would have to say that the limited edition Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme is the best motherboard that I've ever used for overclocking. The BIOS was simple to navigate, and Gigabyte's Dual BIOS technology really gives the user some peace of mind knowing that if they screw one BIOS up, another BIOS is right there for them to use. The LED readout is an overclocker's dream, because it allows us to see where the issues are if the system isn't booting. For me, the memory was what was holding my overclocking back. I was able to obtain an FSB speed of 500MHz, which is extremely good, considering four threads of data are being sent through the Northbridge at 500MHz x 7 (3.5GHz). I don't think I've ever hit 500 on a motherboard due to some sort of bottleneck of the CPU or memory."
@ Overclockers Club
Monday Web Reviews:
HARDWARE
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 280 Graphics Card
ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 Motherboard
Thecus N5200B PRO Five Bay NAS Network Attached Storage System Review @ Tweaknews.net
Foxconn GeForce 9500 GT G96 Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews
Four-Way Gigabyte P45 Motherboard Round-Up@ HotHardware.com
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 XOC Black Edition
NZXT Sentry LX Fan Controller Review @ OCC
Thermaltake BlacX eSATA & USB 2.0 Dock
NVIDIA Shows Interactive Ray Tracing on Next-Gen GPUs @ HotHardware.com
Xirex 4mm Thick Water Block Tested for Geforce 8800 GT @ Madshrimps
ECS GeForce 9600 GT Graphics Card
Merconnet MP3 Player FM Modulator Review Review @ Tweaknews.net
XIGMATEK HDT-SD964 CPU Cooler
Mtron Pro 7500 32GB SATA-II SSD MSP-SATA7525 @ BmR
ATP ToughDrive Review @ OCC
Single HD 4870 X2 vs Two HD 4870s on P45
DFI LanParty Dark X48 Motherboard Review @ Ninjalane
MSI's N280GTX-T2D1GOC GeForce GTX 280 @ HotHardware.com
ASRock K10N750SLI-WiFi AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review
ATI HD4870X2 Crysis AA vs DX9/DX10 Performance
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 260 Graphics Card
ASUS P5E64 WS Pro X38 Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews
Palit Radeon HD 4870 X2 Video Card Review
ASUS Triton 78 Review @ OCC
TRENDnet 200Mbps Powerline Network Kit
Moneual Lab Moncaso 972 HTPC Case Review @ Tweaknews.net
Sapphire HD 4870 X2 Review @ OCC
ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 - AMD Back On Top @ HotHardware.com
ATI HD4870X2 vs NVIDIA GTX 280 - High-End VGA Comparison @ Madshrimps
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Crossfire
Antec "Signature Series" 850W Power Supply Review
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Kingston HyperX 2GB PC3-14400 XMP
MSI R4850 Review @ OCC
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Assembly Summer '08 LAN/Demo event report at Metku.net
Electronics
Flip Video Mino Review @ ASE Labs
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Samsung SC-MX10 Solid State Memory Camcorder Review @ Tweaknews.net
Games
Beijing Olympics 2008 - PC Review
Smooth Creations Asylum Gaming PC
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Scythe Ninja 2 Review @ OCC