Hardware Roundup: Friday Edition
Category: Affiliate NewsPosted: November 21, 2008 04:29AM
Author: Nemo
AMD's 45nm Deneb core processors are scheduled to be unveiled at CES in January. With Intel's Core i7 having just been officially launched this week, many have been wondering just how well AMD's new processors are going to stack up. AMD is offering some tantalizing peeks and what possibilities lie under the hood as they demoed some amazing overclocks of its Phenom II X4 CPUs using extreme cooling. When it comes to cases, there are enough choices out there that trying to decide which one is right for you will keep you busy for a long time. Our roundup includes a couple of mid-tower choices today including the Thermaltake V9 (see the OCC review here) and the NZXT Tempest (reviewed by OCC here). The name Thermalright means cooling and we have a couple of products from them today including the TRUE Copper weighing in at over four pounds of gleaming copper. For gaming enthusiasts our roundup includes the Wolfking Warrior Xxtreme gaming keyboard (reviewed by OCC here). Those of you considering a move to a Core i7 rig sometime should check out the Kington Hyperx triple-channel memory kit. A couple of Nvidia graphics cards get reviewed including the XFX GeForce GTX 260/216 Black Edition (also reviewed by OCC here). There are more reviews to keep you occupied so check out the rest of the links below.
Cases
Thermaltake V9 Case @ RBMods
NZXT Tempest Airflow King ATX Case @ Madshrimps
Cooling
Thermalright Ultra Extreme Copper CPU Cooler @ [H]ardOCP
UPDATED - Top 5 Best Heatsinks for Intel and AMD in November @ FrostyTech
Thermalright TRad2 VGA Coolers @ Virtual-Hideout
CPUs
AMD Phenom II X4 Processor Breaks 6GHz on LN2 @ Legit Reviews
AMD Sneak Peeks Phenom II, Overclocks To 5+GHz @ HotHardware
5 GHZ+ Phenom II Overclock on Dry Ice @ PC Perspective
Input Devices
Wolfking Warrior Xxtreme Gaming Keyboard @ Tweaknews
Memory
Kingston HyperX 3GB DDR3 2GHz Triple-Channel Memory Kit @ Legit Reviews
Motherboards
MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS
Prebuilts
AMD Maui Home Theater PC - Video Spotlight @ HotHardware
Storage/Hard Drives
iLogic 1GB Flash Drive @ OCModShop
IcyDock MB674SPF Multi-bay Backplane Module @ ThinkComputers
Video
XFX GeForce GTX 260/216 Black Edition @ Motherboards.org
ASUS GeForce EN9800GT Matrix @ Techgage
Miscellany
Nvidia Folding@Home GPU Q&A @ Bjorn3D
