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EVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition

Factory overclocked across the board, the EVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition trumps ATI’s HD 4870 X2. Add comment

Thermaltake BigTyp 14 Pro CPU cooler

The Thermaltake BigTyp 14 Pro CPU cooler is a big old boy with average performance. Add comment

CSX DIABLO DDR3-2000 3GB kit

CSX’s DIABLO DDR3-2000 3GB kit is crazy fast, but a bit hard to find here in the States. Add comment

NVIDIA names new VP of Research

NVIDIA has announced that Stanford University’s Computer Science Chairman Bill Dally will be stepping in as their new VP of Research and Chief Scientist. Dally has been tapped by NVIDIA for his pioneering efforts in the realm of stream computing and general purpose parallel processing. Regarding the recent announcement, NVIDIA president and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang […] Add comment

Four Intel X25-E Extreme SSDs in RAID

Tech Report puts four Intel X25-E Extreme SSDs in RAID. Sit down, then read it. Add comment

Intel Moblin V2 Core Alpha

Phoronix tests the boot time on Intel’s Moblin V2 Core Alpha software stack for mobile devices and netbooks. Add comment

Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OC vs. Gigabyte Radeon HD 4870

Hexus pairs the Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OC against the Gigabyte Radeon HD 4870 in a sub-£250 graphics cards head-to-head. Add comment

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard

The Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard gives you almost all the features you get with the EX58-EXTREME, but with a $70 savings. Add comment

Thermaltake Toughpower 750W PSU

Modders Inc recommends the modular Thermaltake Toughpower 750W power supply. Add comment

MSI Platinum X58 motherboard

Viper Lair likes the MSI X58 Platinum motherboard for its stability, but says the bundle is lacking. Add comment

ECS A780GM-A Ultra motherboard

Mark this day down. ECS’s A780GM-A Ultra is an enthusiast Phenom II board with an overclocker’s BIOS and support for 160W TDP processors. Add comment

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 in tri-SLI

Tweak Town puts the GeForce GTX 285 in tri-SLI. Fancy that! Add comment

G.Skill TITAN 256GB SSD

The G.Skill TITAN 256GB SSD uses dual JMicron controllers to get quick read and writes. Sounds like another drive I know … Add comment

2TB Western Digital in Oz

At around $283 USD, Western Digital’s monster 2TB SATA drive is a wonder from down under. It baffles us how it landed in the middle of the ocean first, but it should soon be stateside for approximately $250 USD. Add comment

Tri-channel memory guide update

As the number of Core i7 systems on Icrontic grows, many of our readers have been looking into the details regarding DDR3 and tri-channel memory. To that end we recently went ahead and did a refresh on our “What is tri-channel memory?” article which lays it out in plain pictures. So if you are in […] Add comment

The $600 random winter holiday PC

After surviving the dog days of summer and doing its part for Yuletide cheer, Icrontic’s $600 PC is back and better than ever. It’s late winter now, and any one of the random, forgettable holidays that pepper this time of the year are a perfect excuse to upgrade.  We know that AMD and Intel have […] Add comment

How to play with microcontrollers

Metku has a guide on how to get started with microcontrollers. Get your soldering iron and go to town. Add comment

Sunbeamtech acrylic HTPC case

Sunbeamtech is back with an acrylic HTPC case. This one doesn’t look like home stereo equipment. SHOCK! Add comment

ZOTAC GeForce 8200-ITX WiFi AM2+ motherboard

ZOTAC is pushing mini-ITX to the forefront with boards like the Socket AM2+ ZOTAC GeForce 8200-ITX WiFi. Add comment

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard

The Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P gets top marks at Benchmark Reviews. Add comment

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 750GB

Monster-Hardware says the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 750GB hard drive is good once you update the firmware. Add comment