Asus have today annouced the new M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 and M4A89GTD PRO motherboards have been certified by the Serial ATA International Organization as the first SATA 6Gb/s-compliant motherboards. Doubling the data rate of the previous generation, SATA 3Gb/s, the new technology future proofs consumers as this technology increases in exposure and user awareness. This is a [...]
This stuff is great as it is easy to apply/remove and leaves no residue. Simply warm it up with your hands by stretching and moulding it then apply to every nook and cranny you can find covering the same area as in the other two methods. Instead of filling the gaps around the capacitors it’s [...]
This is very easy to get hold of; Vaseline is usually available at your local drugs store. Both Vaseline and dielectric grease have very similar properties, both dielectric meaning they are non-conductive, so are safe to smother all over your various PCBs. Vaseline is slightly more viscous but can be heated with a hair dryer [...]
Let’s start with the back, the easier of the two sides. Make sure it’s nice and clean. Then get your weapon of choice, be it liquid electrical tape, nail varnish or spray on lacquer. I chose liquid electrical tape. You want to be covering an area similar to the one shown in the picture below. [...]
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Before I start, I just want to let you know that writing has been kept to a minimum here. As a wise man once said, a picture is worth a thousand words! Especially in guides, instead of blabbering on, pictures help to describe exactly whats going on. Now, on with the guide! As some of [...]
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Gigabyte have today annouced the world’s first USB 3.0 mini-ITX form factor GA- H55N-USB3 motherboard, featuring SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0), HDMI interface, as well as a host of unique GIGABYTE features such as Ultra Durable™ 3, 3x USB Power, On/Off Charge. “The GIGABYTE GA-H55N-USB3 was designed specifically for users wanting to build the ultimate home [...]
With the Coolermaster HAF 932 ageing, the european outfit have annouced the new HAF X . Designed for performance systems, this chassis is able to house today’s latest and hottest CPUs, motherboards, graphics cards and is even compatible with USB 3.0 devices. With specialized support and cooling for graphic cards, massive airflow with the help [...]
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Antec, the highly regarded case manufactuer, have annouced that their LanBoy Air chassis has been awarded the prestigious COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2010 Design & Innovation prize for excellence in design quality in the “Components and Parts” category. The event, one of the largest in the world, is generally considered as a place of innovation with revolutionary [...]
New ZOTAC GeForce GTX 480 AMP! Edition and GeForce GTX 470 AMP! Edition take air-cooled performance to unprecedented levels HONG KONG – May 25, 2010 – ZOTAC International, a leading innovator and the world’s largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, mini-PCs and small form factor platforms, today unleashes the world’s fastest air cooled GeForce® GTX [...]
Over at overclock.net, a user has brought up an issue. Someone under the username of Moratorius purchased a Galaxy GTX 470. Well, at least he thought he had. Upon booting into Windows, it did the usual thing and tried to install the drivers for the card automatically by sourcing them on the internet. The drivers [...]
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