Forum Merge With DIY Street Completed

Category: OCC News
Posted: June 28, 2008 12:07PM
Author: Ben Grantham

You may have noticed that the Forums experienced a lengthy period of down time during the recent announced upgrade.

The DIY Street Forums have now been merged into the OCC Forums and can be found under their own heading for the time being.
The whole process took longer than expected, as you can appreciate, and there will be further reorganisation carried out to ensure DIY content integrates more seamlessly.

You can read further details here.

Thank you for your patience,

OCC Staff

New Power Supply Test Methodology For OCC

Category: OCC News
Posted: June 11, 2008 03:15PM
Author: Ben Grantham

By now we should all know the importance of the power supply in a self built system (if you don't, then where have you been?). Now unlike some other components you would find in your system, the equipment required to thoroughly review a power supply exceeds that of a simple test platform with a motherboard, CPU and other items. The fact is that most systems won't test a power supply to its limits, and it is probable that the power supply you have in your own system has never been taken past half of its maximum load. This means the average user will have no idea of the quality of the PSU they own until they do start putting some strain on it. The new PSU test methodology at OCC aims to test aspects of a power supply that would be impossible with a regular system, therefore making it far easier to tell the difference between what is great and what is a lemon. Be sure to read the full article for details. You can discuss the new methodology in the forum.

Mushkin Memory Contest Now Over

Category: OCC News
Posted: June 8, 2008 08:44PM
Author: Dave Rattray

Well since everybody loves contests... It's time for another! We are teaming up with Mushkin to give you a set of 2x2GB XP2-8500 5-5-5-15 memory! Like all of our contests, they don't require a PHD in astrophysics to enter. All you have to do is send an email to contest@overclockersclub.com and provide your username from the forums and the word "Contest" in the subject line.That's it - the contest will end on Monday, June 16th at 9:00pm Pacific time.

Contest is now over congrats to Bizzlenitch

DIY-Street Merges with OCC

Category: OCC News
Posted: May 9, 2008 10:41PM
Author: Dave Rattray

We are proud to announce that DIY-Street has merged with Overclockersclub. This dynamic moment offers us an opportunity to broaden our wealth of experience by combining two great and knowledgeable communities into a single, stronger community of enthusiasts. We would like to enjoin you to welcome the staff and members of DIY-Street in their transition to OverclockersClub. We look forward to a bright and positive future together in our joint quest to become the number one spot for technology enthusiasts.

OCC Rosewill Notebook Cooler Contest Over

Category: Cooling, Mobile, OCC News
Posted: April 29, 2008 09:07PM
Author: Scott Young

It's time yet again for another OverclockersClub Contest! This contest is pretty simple, all you have to do is be a current forum member and send an email with "contest" in the subject line and your username in the message box to contest@overclockersclub.com and that's it!  Of course, like any good contest, this one has a prize. Feel free to read the OverclockersClub review of the contest's prize: Rosewill RNA-7000W notebook cooler. Congrats to davidst for winning.

OCC Downloads Section is Back in Action!

Category: OCC News
Posted: April 25, 2008 09:44PM
Author: Chris Benjamin

You wanted it?  Well, now you got it - the OCC Downloads section is back by popular demand!  You're going to have access to tons of useful apps - from benchmarks to drivers to computer security, OCC's gonna have you covered.  We've got every 3DMark imaginable, overclocking-critical stress testing software like Prime95 and OCCT, the very latest ATI Catalyst 8.4 video drivers, and much more.  Plus, even though we'll have more awesome apps available soon, OCC wants to know what you want!  Just shoot Nerm an e-mail - Norm@Overclockersclub.com -  and request whatever you'd like to see.

ASUS M3N-HT 780a SLI Review Removed

Category: OCC News
Posted: April 22, 2008 06:55PM
Author: Dave Rattray

I would like to offer an apology for the removal of the ASUS M3N-HT 780a SLI Review. It seems that someone changed the NDA date without telling us, so I had to take it down. We will relaunch the review next week, so check back then. Again, sorry for any inconvenience.

Wanted: OCC Reviewers

Category: OCC News
Posted: April 15, 2008 03:53PM
Author: Dale Shuck

OverclockersClub is on the move and as part of the effort to support our growth, we are looking for a few good men or women to join our staff as a member of the review team. We currently have five openings for volunteers who want to become part of one of the premier technology and overclocking sites on the Internet. Candidates for these positions should be responsible and willing to use their technical knowledge and creative writing skills to devote the time needed to develop thoughtful and thorough analyses of some of today's most cutting edge products. If you think you have what it takes to be part of the team you can find more detailed information here about what's involved, how to apply and what other openings are available. Please Note: If you do apply keep an eye on your spam folder for a response.

Hardware Roundup: 9800GTX Edition

Category: Gaming, OCC News, Affiliate News
Posted: April 1, 2008 07:10AM
Author: Ben Grantham

The NVIDIA 9800GTX was officially released today, so naturally there are reviews popping up all over the internet. Even we ourselves have two 9800GTX reviews out today. So take a look below to see what kind of first impressions NVIDIA's latest card makes.

XFX 9800GTX @ OCC
ZOGIS 9800GTX @ OCC
ASUS GeForce 9800GTX @ TechSpot
XFX 9800GTX @ Bjorn3D
EVGA 9800GTX @ NVNews
XFX and Palit 9800GTX @ Legit Reviews
BFG, EVGA and Zogis 9800GTX @ HotHardware
XFX 9800GTX @ Neoseeker
BFGTech GeForce 9800GTX @ [H]ard|OCP

Hardware Roundup: Wednesday Edition

Category: OCC News, General News
Posted: March 19, 2008 03:10AM
Author: Ben Grantham

Some more interesting review reads from around the web for you today. There are some more impressions of the 9800GX2 and some Quad SLi testing thrown in, as well as looks at motherboards from ASUS and DFI. Other reviews include displays from Samsung and an 850W PSU from Xigmatek. Hit up the read links for more information.

Motherboards
ASUS Striker II Extreme @ Techspot
DFI LanParty UT ICFX3200-T2R/G @ ThinkComputers

Video
NVIDIA 9800GX2 Quad SLi Tested @ TweakTown
Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition @ Techgage
Gainward 9800GX2 @ Fudzilla
EVGA 9800GX2 @ Fudzilla

Displays
Samsung 2493HM 24" @ OverclockersOnline
Samsung Syncmaster 2243BW @ TweakNews

Power Supplies
Xigmatek NRP-MC851 850W @ RBMods

Cooling
Glacial Tech Igloo 5750 CPU Coolers @ 3DGameMan

Storage / Hard Drives
Rosewill RX81-MP-SC eSATA HDD Enclosure @ TweakTown

Guides
Desktop CPU Comparison Guide @ TechARP

Razer unleashes Jook on the world

Category: OCC News
Posted: January 10, 2008 05:32AM
Author: Scott Young

Jook Inc, a subsidiary Razer, has released information on a revolutionary technology called Jook. Essentially, Jook is a music standard with built in social networking capabilities. Jook was created to be a social networking tool that enables it's users to connect with each other and communicate about music that they previously have listened to. User profiles with be stored on the actual Jook  device and will have the capability to share it with other listeners as well as broadcasters.

*Link and pictures coming soon*

nVidia pioneers hybrid technology for PC

Category: OCC News
Posted: January 10, 2008 05:23AM
Author: Scott Young

OCC @ CES -

Nvidia has released some information about their upcoming Hybrid Technology for PC's. In a nutshell, what their Hybrid technology will allow users to do is form a "hybrid" sli between your integrated graphics solution and your add-on graphics card. In addition to this, you can offload tasks like video encoding to your integrated graphics and free up those precious CPU cycles. This will allow you to continue using your PC in a normal matter without noticing any sort of choppiness or slow downs

OCC @ CES 2008!

Category: OCC News
Posted: January 7, 2008 08:47AM
Author: Scott Young

OCC @ CES 2008 -

Once again, the OCC staff have invaded Las Vegas and CES! This year, we'll be featuring more coverage, more manufacturers and of course, more booth babes! Today (1/7) marks the official start of CES and we already have a lot of great content from yesterday, and you can look forward to much more content and live updates being delivered today. Be sure to check back often as updates can be added at any time.

You can discuss all of our CES content in the OCC Forums.

Updated: 11:00pm CST 1/17/08

What kind of hardware do you plan to buy in 2008?

Category: OCC News
Posted: January 4, 2008 11:26AM
Author: Scott Young

OverclockersClub -

With all the new hardware that's going to be released this year, there's going to be a lot of new purchases being made. We at OCC are curious as to what kinda stuff everyone is going to be buying, so it's a pretty simple question: What kind of hardware do you plan to buy in 2008?

Server Slowdowns

Category: OCC News
Posted: December 27, 2007 06:11PM
Author: Admin

Hi everyone,

We've been experiencing some server slowdowns the past 1.5 weeks due to some increased volume of traffic and the fact that our server was being asked to do too much :P.  Today you might have experienced intermittent performance problems as we worked to offload some of the work to another server.  The good news is that we've now freed up alot of resources on the main OCC server!  I think you will find that from now on the performance of OCC will be SIGNIFICANTLY smoother.  If you have any troubles let us know in the forums as usual.

For those who are server savvy the issue was simply the fact that we had too many keep-alive Apache threads held up with serving images and ads, which created a backlog of Apache requests.  Anyway now the servers are happy and serving OCC as fast as they should :).

Thanks for your patience and support, and sorry for the inconvenience!

Hardware Roundup: Tuesday Afternoon Edition

Category: OCC News, General News
Posted: December 11, 2007 02:58PM
Author: Carl Dunham

Running around the net this afternoon we have a number of facinating reviews and articles to look at! The first of these comes from the guys over at Neoseeker doing a review on the new G92-based Asus EN8800 GTS. You can't expect to overclock very far if you don't have good cooling, taking a look at FrostyTech's Top 5 Heatsinks At A Glance to pick what one fits your style. They also posted a new review of theThermalright SI-128SE Heatsink, if your in the market for this heatsink stop by and take a look. Are you looking at putting together a Core 2 Duo or Quad box this holiday season, but have strict budget to do it on? The Biostar TF7150V-M7 GeForce 7150 Motherboard might just help you stay inside that budget, run on over to PCSTATS to see the review. The new G92 8800 GTS's sure look tempting, if you want one head over to Tech ARP to see the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) Benchmark Results Rev. 2.0. Christmas is coming and you can't forget about numero uno so take a look at the December Shopping List by PCSTATS to help you decide what to put under the tree for yourself.

G92-based Asus EN8800 GTS @ Neoseeker
FrostyTech's Top 5 Heatsinks At A Glance @ Frostytech
Thermalright SI-128SE Heatsink @ Frostytech
Biostar TF7150V-M7 GeForce 7150 Motherboard @ PCSTATS
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) Benchmark Results Rev. 2.0 @ Tech ARP
December Shopping List @ PCSTATS

Hardware Roundup: Wednesday Evening Edition

Category: OCC News, General News
Posted: November 28, 2007 05:24PM
Author: Carl Dunham

Drifting through cyberspace this evening we have a few interesting reviews to look at. The Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 Webcam would make a great gift to those on the run, head on over to ThinkComputers to take a look. Frying that new CPU is never a good idea, take a look at the Rosewill RCX-Z5 CPU Cooler reviewed by the guys at TweakTown if additional cooling is needed. With all those new games coming out more video horse power is needed, if this is the case for you take a look at the Diamond Viper ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 1GB reviewed by TweakTown. You can never have to much RAM, unless your using  32-bit Windows of course, the Patriot PC2-6400LLK 4GB Memory Kit Review reviewed by the boys at the Virtual-Hideout sure looks tempting! Give your ears the attention they deserve, the ASUS Xonar U1 USB Audio Station is a good place to start, check it out at Techgage. Whats better than more power? Tweak News just posted a review of the X-Spice Croon 750watt Power Supply. If your looking to go SLI on a budget Bjorn3D just posted a review of the Leadtek PX8600 GT SLI that you may find interesting.

Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 Webcam @ ThinkComputers
Rosewill RCX-Z5 CPU Cooler @ TweakTown
Diamond Viper ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 1GB @ TweakTown
Patriot PC2-6400LLK 4GB Memory Kit Review @ Virtual-Hideout
ASUS Xonar U1 USB Audio Station @ Techgage
X-Spice Croon 750watt Power Supply @ Tweak News
Leadtek PX8600 GT SLI @ Bjorn3D

Creative Audio Announces Their Latest Products, Drivers and Audio Implementation in Games

Category: Gaming, OCC News
Posted: November 28, 2007 03:17PM
Author: road-runner

Creative - Creative audio announced they are working closely with today's top game developers such as, Epic Games, Kuju, Petroglyph, IO Interactive, and Saber Interactive to ensure your gaming audio experience gives you a competitive edge. Creative also has a pair of new products out, the PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio card, and the Creative HS-900 Gaming Headset. They have also released drivers for Vista 64-bit and 32-bit for the Sound Blaster X-Fi series, and an application dubbed Creative ALchemy to restore 3D audio and EAX effects for certain DirectSound3D games, also for Vista. Also available are Linux 64-bit beta drivers, a Vista Driver 2.15.0004 to fix issues with Windows 64-bit systems with 4GB of RAM, loud speaker noise when restarting your computer, and issues that cause OpenAL games to not respond.

Patriot's PC2-9200 Out Shines ALL Competitors and Wins PC Format's Coveted Gold Award

Category: Memory, OCC News
Posted: November 28, 2007 02:20PM
Author: road-runner

Patriot - Patriot announced that their Extreme PC9200 DDR2 memory modules have won PC Format's Coveted Gold Award. The memory modules are proven to be more stable, without any bluescreen's throughout testing, which is more than can be said for the Corsair modules, and generally matched or outperformed many of its more expensive peers." Features of these modules are extreme bandwidth's of 1150MHz without EPP, 1142MHz with EPP, enhanced latency's of 5-5-5-12, and bladed aluminum heat shields to improve module stability. The modules are also 100% tested and verified, RoHS Compliant, and come with a lifetime warranty.

Super Talent Introduces Industrial Temperature SSDs

Category: OCC News, Storage / Hard Drives
Posted: November 26, 2007 10:45PM
Author: road-runner

Super Talent - Super Talent Technology made public today a new line of Solid State Drives (SSDs) that have a industrial temperature rating from -40C to 85C (I-Temp). The drives are interchangeable with conventional hard drives, but are significantly more resistant to shock, vibration, and extreme temperatures. There are nineteen new I-Temp SSDs drives ranging in a variety of sizes starting with 1.8-inch, 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factor SATA SSDs, and 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch IDE (PATA) SSDs. "Many of our current SSD customers are using them in industrial or military environments where they are exposed to harsh environmental conditions, so our I-Temp SSDs are made to endure extreme temperatures where commercial storage products will fail", commented Super Talent Marketing Director, Joe James. You can expect to pay less than $4000.00 for a OEM 128GB 2.5-inch I-temp SATA SSD. The drives do come with a a three year warranty also.

WolfKing Garners 2008 CES Innovations Award

Category: OCC News
Posted: November 26, 2007 06:40PM
Author: road-runner

Wolfking - WolfKing, a global leader in the innovation and creation of gaming input devices announced today that they have been selected as an Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Award honoree in the Computer Accessories product category. The product taking the honors is the WARRIOR XXTREME hybrid PC gamepad. "We are delighted to be recognized by the 2008 Innovations Awards panel of judges," said Bob Costlow, director of sales at WOLFKING. "This award reinforces our commitment to create products that make the PC a more user-friendly platform for gaming." If your in the Las Vegas area and want to drop by this year's winning products will be on display at the Innovations Booth #70621 in the Sands Expo and Convention Center at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada (January 7-10, 2008).

abit Introduces First AMD Phenom Ready Motherboard

Category: Motherboards, OCC News
Posted: November 25, 2007 08:53AM
Author: road-runner

abit - abit announced this week the release of their first AMD 770 chipset-based motherboard, dubbed the abit AX78. The motherboard supports the new Phenom quad-core processors with HyperTransport 3, Dual Channel DDR2 1066 memory, PCI Express 2.0 and CrossFire X. Other features are the patented Silent OTES heatpipe, 4-phase PWM for AM2+ processors, integrated high definition audio that is scalable up to 7.1 channels for a fully cinematic surround sound soundscape, a total of 10 USB 2.0 ports, and 100% Japanese made capacitors for lasting durability and the external EZ CCMOS switch to reset your BIOS without the need to open your computer case.

Abit Introduces I-N73H Series Motherboards

Category: Motherboards, OCC News
Posted: November 21, 2007 12:34PM
Author: road-runner

abit - Abit announced a new entertainment and gaming platform motherboard today, the I-N73H series. This motherboard has nVIDIA's GeForce 7100/nForce 630i single chip and also supports the next generation Intel 45nm processors. Other features worth noting are the mATX form factor, support for 4GB of DDR2 800 memory, abit engineeredTM 4-Phase-PWM that ensures better power switch efficiency, with a passive heatsink on top of the PWM area for silent cooling. All of these features make the abit I-N73H series of motherboards a ideal Digital Home Platform.

Palit Launches ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series into the Americas

Category: Video Cards, OCC News
Posted: November 21, 2007 09:22AM
Author: road-runner

Palit - Palit Microsystems a well known manufacturer based in Hong Kong, with factories in Mainland China, and branch offices in Germany and Taipei, announced this week that they are now shipping the new ATI HD 3800 video cards not only to America now but worldwide. Palit Radeon HD 3850 and HD 3870 are AMD's first series of products supporting PCIe 2.0 technology. Both are based on 55nm process technology providing full performance with lower power consumption. Palit's worldwide facilities are also ISO 9001 certified.

Mushkin Announces Availability of EM/SP DDR3 Modules

Category: Memory, OCC News
Posted: November 21, 2007 08:13AM
Author: road-runner

Mushkin - Mushkin made public today that it's EM3 and SP3 DDR3 modules are now available world wide. The memory modules are available in 1GB and 2GB single modules and 2GB (2x1GB) and 4GB (2x2GB) dual-channel kits, they also feature Mushkin's FrostByte heatspreader, and are backed by Muskin's lifetime warranty. "Our EM and SP line of DDR and DDR2 products are known for their consistent performance and reliability in the marketplace," said Brian Flood, Mushkin director of product development. "Our commitment to providing the highest quality products and raising the memory bar continues with our DDR3 offerings, providing a hassle-free and rewarding experience right out of the box for early adopters of DDR3 technology."

Noctua Introduces NH-U12P CPU Cooler

Category: OCC News, CPU Cooling
Posted: November 20, 2007 10:12PM
Author: road-runner

Noctua - Noctua announced a new model to add to there CPU cooler line up today, being the NH-U12P. The cooler uses the new NF-P12 nine bladed fan, and comes with NT-H1 premium-grade thermal compound. Other features are the SSO-Bearing which guarantees maximum long-term stability, ensuring excellent performance and outstanding quietness, and is also backed by a 6 year warranty. The NH-U12P is compatible with all Intel and AMD sockets, however the mounting-kits for Intel Xeon CPUs are available upon request only. "We continually work to further improve our successful products", explains Mag. Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO. "The NH-U12P doesn't only provide better mainboard compatibility, but thanks to the use of the new NF-P12 fan as well as the high-grade NT-H1 compound, the NH-U12P also brings its predecessors much-acclaimed quiet cooling performance to a whole new level!"

AMD Officially Launches Spider Platform

Category: OCC News
Posted: November 19, 2007 08:55PM
Author: road-runner

AMD/ATI - Today AMD officially launched there new platform codenamed "Spider". Spider consists of three main components, the AMD Phenom Quad processors, the ATI Radeon HD 3800 graphics processor and AMD 7-Series desktop chipsets with CrossFire and AMD OverDrive software being the most sophisticated multi-GPU enthusiast platform ever. The AMD Phenom 9600 ships with a 2.3GHz operating frequency, while the Phenom 9500 features a slightly lower 2.2GHz clock. AMD's Spider platform uses the new 55nm ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series of graphics cards and the increased system bandwidth of PCI Express 2.0 and HyperTransport 3.0 technology. Spider can use three or four graphics processors, 42 PCI Express lanes, and will deliver DirectX 10.1 performance.

Hardware Roundup: Friday Evening Edition

Category: OCC News
Posted: November 16, 2007 07:27PM
Author: road-runner

Looking around the net this evening, we have a few reviews and articles of interest to take a look at. First off we have a couple of memory kits on the review bench at PCStats, being the Patriot Memory PDC32G1866LLK 2GB DDR3-1866 Kit, and the A-DATA Vitesta Extreme Edition DDR2-800 2GB Kit. TweakTown also has some memory they are looking at, this time it's the OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Titanium with XMP. Looking at the power supplies this evening we have one interesting review, the Corsair TX750W Power Supply over at 3DGameMan. If your looking for a 2.5" internal, or external hard drive enclosure, be sure to check out the Icydock MB663 2.5" Internal / External Hard Drive Enclosure Review from the guys over at ThinkComputers. Lastly another review on AMD/ATI's new video card, this ones the ASUS Extreme Radeon HD 3870 at TechSpot, and an updated pricing list on AMD's Phenom X4 processor, also at TechSpot.

- Patriot Memory PDC32G1866LLK 2GB DDR3-1866 @ PCStats
- A-DATA Vitesta Extreme Edition DDR2-800 2GB @ PCStats
- OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Titanium with XMP @ TweakTown
- Corsair TX750W Power Supply @ 3DGameMan
- Icydock MB663 2.5-inch Internal / External Hard Drive Enclosure @ ThinkComputers
- ASUS Extreme Radeon HD 3870 @ TechSpot
- AMD Phenom X4 processor pricing update @ TechSpot

Look for the Mark of Excellence with Diamond Multimedia's

Category: Video Cards, OCC News
Posted: November 15, 2007 10:57PM
Author: road-runner

Diamond - Diamond Multimedia one of the leading manufacturers of PC video cards, sound cards and other communication products announced this week a new platform technology dubbed, "xDNA." This latest breakthrough in technology allows heterogeneous video cards to function and operate on heterogeneous platforms. With the advancement in performance and software architecture, this new software platform is the ideal solution on graphics cards for the most demanding enthusiasts, allowing you to run CrossFire on Nvidia, Intel, or AMD chipsets. Other features are support for ATI Avivo HD, HDMI connect ability, and HD Audio and Blu-ray / HD DVD decoding.

Razer Powers the Everglide DKTBoard

Category: Gaming, OCC News
Posted: November 15, 2007 09:48PM
Author: road-runner

Razer - Looking for a new gaming keyboard or that special gift for the holiday season? This may be the one, it looks like a regular old skool keyboard but features back lit keys, and precision gaming like other razer powered peripherals. Razer announced today the newest product under the 'Powered by Razer' initiative dubbed, Everglide. Everglide is the third company to become part of the Powered by Razer program. "The Everglide DKTBoard joins an exciting circle of product luminaries. Other products part of the 'Powered by Razer' initiative include the Microsoft Habu gaming mouse, the Microsoft Reclusa gaming keyboard and the Belkin n52te speedpad. The DKTBoard will bear the 'Powered by Razer' insignia, which means gamers can expect a premium product well catered to their needs," said Robert "Razerguy" Krakoff, president of Razer.