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Friday March 12th 2010 - dean

EOTW Edition

The end of the week has finally arrived!


Hardware Canucks has the full skinny on the ASUS HD 5870 Matrix 2GB & ASUS HD 5870 "V2" Cards.

Lately, there has been a lot of talk about upcoming overclocked and 2GB HD 5800 series cards which will see the light of day in the next few months.  In this sneak peak, we take a look at the ASUS HD 5870 Matrix that has high clock speeds as well as a massive amount of memory and a new custom design which ASUS will use to replace their reference HD 5870 cards with.


The article title says it all: Sapphire Radeon HD 5830 Video Card in CrossFire.  See Tweaktown for more.

Two HD 5830s are going to set you back $479.98. Compared to the HD 5870 this setup is slightly more expensive as the HD 5870 retails for around $399.99 to $439.99. So, the question we need to answer is; whether or not it’s worth spending an extra $40 - $55 buying a HD 5830 CF setup over a single HD 5870? - In a word, yes. For slightly more money you're getting slightly more performance at the highest resolution.


We love the NZXT Panzerbox Case around here.  See what the Overclock3D crew think about it.

with a pot a Vaseline and some patience the Panzerbox could indeed be the case for you. The airflow is great if you don't use the vertical hard drives and don't mind the noise of the fans, and the layout does use the space wisely if you don't want to have the side off (or a window) showing off your kit inside. I however do like to have a tidy case, this for me personally at least is a big let down, I think the if NZXT had spent a little longer designing in some cable routing options it would make this case far more desirable.

As I said before, I love this case.  Here's the link to our review for comparison.


LANOC also takes some time with the NZXT Panzerbox Case.  Check their review out.

The Panzerbox is designed to be light-weight, portable, and support much of the enthusiast hardware popular among gamers and LAN goers. After returning home from a LAN only this past weekend, heavy steel mid-tower in hand, I was anxious to try this chassis out for size, literally.


Check out this Cooler Master 690 II Advanced Case review at Overclockers Online.

One of the things the 690 II Advanced has going for it is a lot of versatility. With support for mounting radiators in the top or bottom, SSD mount and an external hard drive dock the 690 II Advanced is ready for almost anything you throw at it. Cooling performance is good with the 3 stock fans and with support for up to a total of 10 you can tailor it to the level you want.


Odds and Mods.

Thermaltake Silent 1156 CPU Cooler at the OCIA.

Razer Naga und Megasoma Mice at Technic3D.

Cooler Master V8 Heatpipe CPU Cooler at Big Bruin.

Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler at Hardware Secrets.

Zalman CNPS10X Performa CPU Cooler at Think Computers.

 

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