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.
