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AMD A10-5800K overclocked to 7.38 GHz using new MSI motherboard

AMD A10-5800K overclocked to 7.38 GHz using new MSI motherboard
  • Posted October 8, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • MSI sends word today that AMD’s second generation A10-5800K desktop APU has recently been overclocked to record-setting levels. The chip was coaxed to 7.38GHz using an MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 and a custom liquid nitrogen cooling solution. The overclock can be verified…

Raspberry Pi gets new 1GHz turbo mode, more

Raspberry Pi gets new 1GHz turbo mode, more
  • Posted September 20, 2012, 2:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced several updates for its credit card-sized computer, as well as new profiles that can increase performance by up to 50% by overclocking the single-core ARM11 processor. Owners will be able to choose from one of five set overclocks...

Graphics card overclocking record broken -- rig looks like a sci-fi movie set

Graphics card overclocking record broken -- rig looks like a sci-fi movie set
  • Posted July 3, 2012, 4:30 PM by Luke Plunkett | Filed in Hardware
  • Indonesian PC wizard Hazzan has broken the world record for overclocking PC graphics cards. How do you even measure such a thing? The scene uses the scores handed out by benchmark tool 3DMark 11, and Hazzan's 4-way SLI GTX 680 setup registered a score of P33190, which beat the previous mark by 39 points.

New Asus ROG Tytan gaming PC transforms at the push of a button

New Asus ROG Tytan gaming PC transforms at the push of a button
  • Posted June 11, 2012, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Gaming, Hardware With Video
  • Although many enthusiasts prefer the satisfaction of building their own PC, there's still a solid market for pre-fabbed gaming machines. Asus and a handful of other companies seem to understand this. However, Asus thinks they have an irresistible feature that…

Graphics Card Overclocking: Is It Really Worth It?

Graphics Card Overclocking: Is It Really Worth It?
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 2:14 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Hardware
  • You go out to buy a new graphics card, set a budget, and it'd seem that for another $30-60 you can always go with the next step up that performs a little better. Or, you could save those extra dollars, go for the budget model and overclock it and basically match the next step up's performance.

    With that in mind, we have hand-picked three graphics cards that represent select price ranges to see just how much extra value can be obtained through overclocking. For the $100+ range we have the Radeon HD 6750, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti has been used to represent the $200+ market. Then at the top of the food chain we have the Radeon HD 6970 going for $300 and up.

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