Intel blocking overclocking using non-Z motherboards with K Series processors
Intel intended to keep their Z series motherboards to be enabled to overclock with the K series Haswell processors so that they are able to justify the sales of a more expensive motherboards using Z87...
View ArticleAsus DirectCU II GTX 770 OC 2GB GPU Review
Nvidia GTX 770 uses 28nm GK104 GPU which is also been used in GTX GTX 670 and 680 counterparts, but it comes with the addition of Boost 2.0 and faster memory speed. GPU Boost 2.0 works by setting the...
View ArticleAsus Z87 Maximus VI Gene Motherboard Review
Intel has a fairly straight forward roadmap. Each year is a new architecture followed a shrink of the architecture the next year, this has been known as a “Tick-Tock” cycle. This year we are greeted...
View ArticleAsus Xonar U7 USB DAC Review
Asus had launched a few USB sound cards some time back like the U1 and U3. However, those were very basic solutions that would largely interest laptop owners looking to upgrade from the usually crappy...
View ArticlePictures of Asus R9 280X MATRIX Platinum GC Leaked
Asus worked on a MATRIX Platinum edition of the upcoming graphic card- Radeon R9 280X ROG Matrix Platinum. The actual specification of the card cannot be confirmed, but it does have 4x DisplayPorts, 1x...
View ArticleRumour Mill: Nvidia G-Sync to be exclusive for Asus until late 2014
Nvidia G-Sync was showcased some time ago as a solution for screen tearing and and stuttering. It includes a hardware built into the monitors which will correct the issues on a hardware and software...
View ArticlePeter Tan ‘Shamino’ leaves Asus, retires from the overclocking scene
Shamino, one of the legendary overclockers that needs know introduction within our community has not quit Asus, but also the OC Scene as well. This news is heartbreaking for a lot of people,...
View ArticleAsus F2A85-V Pro Motherboard Review
Asus sent their F2A85-V Pro motherboards for evaluation. The motherboard uses AMD A85X Chipset and just like V-Pro series, this should have all the required connectors, features and expansion slots....
View ArticleAMD to launch Radeon 250X by next month
The Radeon R7 Series would be getting another card within its lineup- Radeon 250X. It is speculated that the card will have the core as found on the R7 250, and it will have 640 stream processors, 16...
View ArticleNew Windows 7 Update screws Asus motherboards with UEFI
Windows 7 users may want to alter their setting on their systems with an Asus motherboard as Microsoft’s Windows 7 KB133977 update conflicts with UEFI’s secure boot function, hence refusing OS boot up....
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