http://www.guru3d.com Our latest articles Copyright 1997-2012 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:49:51 +1000 OCZ releases the ZT model in a three fold of models a 550W model priced at 55 EUR a 650 model priced at 75 EUR and a 750W model priced at 90 EUR USD conversion is roughly similar at the moment. So you are in the market for an affordable PSU want a modular design and want bang for buck Well the new ZT series from OCZ seems to do the job quite well. http://www.guru3d.com/article/ocz-zt-650w-power-supply-review/ PSU - Power Supply Units http://www.guru3d.com/article/ocz-zt-650w-power-supply-review/ Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 The ASUS Essence 1 is easily one of the most anticipated products to come along in the PC audio community in quite some time as many seen it as ASUS moving out of the general audio market and taking a shot at entry into the true high end audio marketplace. Can this new product offer excellent sound quality features demanded by the external audio market and all for a reasonable price http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-essence-one-review/ Soundcards and Speakers http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-essence-one-review/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 HIS decided to jump on the bandwagon and releases a slightly customized R7750 it's named the HIS 7750 iCooler 1GB. As you can tell from the photo below the card is all customized a nice blue PCB and a cooler that though eats two slots makes the cards virtually silent. Much much better then the reference AMD design really. The card remains 100 reference clocked though at a price of give or take 99 USD it might give it enough bite for a game or two in the lower resolutions. http://www.guru3d.com/article/his-radeon-hd-7750-icooler-review/ Videocards http://www.guru3d.com/article/his-radeon-hd-7750-icooler-review/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 MSI joins in on the Radeon HD 7770 release with their own custom model. They use their own custom 4-layer PCB and equipped it with a dual slot - dual fan cooler. The end result is the R7770 2PMD1GD5 we test the OC edition model. Over the next few pages we'll walk through three standard reference technology and then place our focus on the R7770 2PMD1GD5 OC. But not before you have had a peek alright. http://www.guru3d.com/article/msi-radeon-hd-7770-oc-edition-review/ Videocards http://www.guru3d.com/article/msi-radeon-hd-7770-oc-edition-review/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 It's now February 2012 and AMD thinks they have a new '5770' in their hands. The codename is 'Cape Verde' for the GPU and the graphics cards deriving from them are the Radeon HD 7750 and 7770 One GHz edition. This is not a refresh it is a completely new GPU based on the same technology that powers the R7900 series the GCN architecture. Head on over to the next page where we'll meet and greet Cape Verde aka Radeon HD series 7700. http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7750-and-7770-review/ Videocards http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7750-and-7770-review/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 MSI is added in our line-up of R7950 reviews with a customized model. It is the TwinFrozr III version that clocks in at a nice 880 MHz on the graphics core with it's memory clocked default at an effective data rate of 5000 MHZ. It is locked and loaded with 3GB of graphics memory and dressed to impress. http://www.guru3d.com/article/msi-radeon-hd-7950-twin-frozer-iii-review/ Videocards http://www.guru3d.com/article/msi-radeon-hd-7950-twin-frozer-iii-review/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 Today we look at the new Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced Black and White edition of the chassis. A new trend as of late is using a two tone colored chassis black and white is a new trend. The new updated Advanced model has a few other tweaks as well as next to the seductive black/white interior additional capacity superb cooling system and user-friendly design there is a new front panel as well this time around with USB 3.0 of course. http://www.guru3d.com/article/cooler-master-cm-690-ii-advanced-black-and-white-review/ PC Cases and Modding http://www.guru3d.com/article/cooler-master-cm-690-ii-advanced-black-and-white-review/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 We test the K60 gamers keyboard from Corsair. The K60 keyboard is targeted at gamers and comes with a 1 ms report rate a 20-key rollover USB connectivity anti-ghosting and Cherry MX Red mechanical key switches. Hey it's hardware for gamers so let's check it out. Head on over to the next page where we'll have a good look at what Corsair is offering. http://www.guru3d.com/article/corsair-vengeance-k60-review/ Gaming Devices http://www.guru3d.com/article/corsair-vengeance-k60-review/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 We review the Intel series 520 240GB SSD. They now have multiple SSDs on the market initially with their proprietary controller then a Marvel controller and today Intel releases the Series 520 SSDs based on SandForce well LSI these days. http://www.guru3d.com/article/intel-series-520-240gb-ssd-review/ Memory (DDR2|DDR3) and Storage (HDD|SSD) http://www.guru3d.com/article/intel-series-520-240gb-ssd-review/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 We take a Radeon HD 7950 overclock it the normal way and then voltage tweaked. So that way we will demonstrate not one but two maximum overclock conditions alongside TDP heat noise and performance levels. http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-7950-overclock-guide/ Videocards http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-7950-overclock-guide/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000