Author Archive for Bjorn3D.com Reviewer – Page 2

Bjorn3D.com going to be looking at two aftermarket GPU coolers, and compare them up against the Sapphire 5870 Vapor X cooler. The results will surprise you.

Continue reading “GPU Air Cooler Royale” »

Hauppauge has come up with a HD recorder that record from a lot of different sources. Lets check out this little device.

Continue reading “Hauppauge HD-PVR” »

Using two 80mm fans and a four heatpipe design, this GTX 465 has the ingredients to make it one of the best GTX 465′s available. We review Gigabyte’s GTX 465 to see if it all makes sense.

Continue reading “Gigabyte GTX 465 1GB (GV-N465UD-1GI)” »

The benchmarking of one of this years most anticipated games has finally come! We will be using two card, one from NVIDIA, and the other from ATI. Check out the article to see how each of them perform in StarCraft II.

Continue reading “StarCraft II: Benchmarking Preview” »

The Sans Digital TowerRAID TR4UT-B is a Hardware RAID enclosure that supports eSATA 6 GB/s and even comes with a separate eSATA 6 GB/s host adapter card. We’ve tested the enclosure with various RAID-settings to see if the extra bandwidth is really needed or just a gimmick.

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Throughout my years of building computers, I came to the realization that not everyone has a high end computer. Let’s see how Thermaltake Toughpower 775 Watt PSU handles a moderately sized computer.

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Nvidia fielded two variants of the GTX-460, the 768MB model and the 1GB model, both have 336 shaders but there are subtle differences in the architecture.

Continue reading “Nvidia GTX-460(s) 768MB & 1GB” »

Asus has improved upon an already proven motherboard by offering RAID on the SATA 3 controller which the original motherboard lacked. Say hello to the P6X58D-E.

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Prlimatech Has proven they can make a great CPU cooler perform even better by changing the design of the heatpipes.

Continue reading “Prolimatech Armageddon” »

Gigabyte has comeup with the Ultimate gaming motherboard. Lets step inside and see why.

Continue reading “Gigabyte 890FXA-UD7” »

The Asus ENGTX-465 Voltage Tweak priced at $280 (USD) offers a less expensive path to the GF100 core but at 352 Stream processors is the $70 Dollar savings really worth it?

Continue reading “Asus ENGTX465 (GTX-465) Voltage Tweak Edition” »

No serious computer nerd should be without a wide range of tools. We need our screwdrivers, our box with tons of different screws and of course a flashlight that allows us to see into the most hidden crevices in our computer. HIS is usually a company known for their AMD-based video cards but lately they also have started selling gaming accessories like this rechargeable solar LED flashlight.

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The 890FXA-GD70 is MSI’s latest AMD enthusiast offering. Sporting many overclocking and unlocking features, we dig into the 890FXA-GD70 to see if it brings high level performance.

Continue reading “MSI 890FXA-GD70 Motherboard” »

What do you get if you take a XFX HD5870 2 GB Eyefinity6 card and hook it up to six(!) Dell monitors? A kickass gaming experience that will be hard to beat.

Continue reading “XFX HD5870 2 GB Eyefinity6 with 6 monitors – the ultimate gaming experience?” »

Since we all know the 470GTX runs hot, lets see how things cool down once we throw on some water blocks.

Continue reading “470GTX Video Card Water Block Mayhem” »

If your on a budget and are looking for a great card then you have come to the right place. Sparkle has packaged together a GPU that will fit anyones budget while still packing a punch.

Continue reading “Sparkle GTS250” »

A lot of controversy over the thermal envelope of the GTX-480 spurred us into action. Check out what Fermi thermals looks like after extensive gaming and benching.

Continue reading “GTX-480 Thermal Study” »

Getting tired Of not finding a true left handed Mouse for you left handed users? Then you shall wait no longer.

Continue reading “Razer DeathAdder Left Handed Mouse” »

Sporting 7 customizable buttons, on the fly adjustable DPI, and a slim sleek design, we review NZXT’s first gaming mouse, the Avatar.

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Corsair one of the worlds renown memory manufacturers has improved their 1600MHz Dominator series memory, with tighter timings than previous kits this kit should be killer.

Continue reading “Corsair Dominator 1600 Mhz 7-8-7-20 Memory” »

The Enermax Pro87+ 600W is one of few 600W power supplies that are 80+ certified at the Gold level. We have put together a high-end system and tested the Pro87+ to see if it has more going for it than just a certification.

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The Seagate Constellation 2TB drive combined with the LSI 3Ware SAS 9750-4i 6Gb/s RAID Card is a powerful combination of state of the art Raid controller and high end Sas Drives.

Continue reading “Seagate Constellation (2TB x 3 Drives) & LSI 3Ware SAS 9750-4i 6Gb/s RAID Card” »

The ASUS HDP-R3 O-Play media player, is a perfect solution for anyone needing a small compact HTPC unit.

Continue reading “ASUS O-Play Air Media Player” »

Here at Bjorn3D we were lucky enough to score AMD’s new top of the line Athlon II processor, the 3.0Ghz Athlon II X4 640. Let’s see what kind of numbers the X4 640 can crank out.

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Achieving the ‘Million Dollar PC’ look with your build might have just gotten easier. We review NZXT’s sleeved premium cables to see if they provide that ‘Million Dollar PC’ look.

Continue reading “NZXT Premium Extension Cables” »

The OCZ Vertex 2 uses the new SandForce SF-1200 controller and proprietary OCZ firmware. That firmware allows for up to 50K IOPS making it the fastest MLC SSD we’ve tested.

Continue reading “OCZ Vertex 2 100GB SSD” »

The Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid platter/SSD is a drive design we’ve been waiting on for years. The blending of SSD speed with cost effective platter storage.

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Asus has once again amazed us by bringing the EAH5870 (5870v2) Voltage Tweak to market. Clocked to stock 850/1250 the Voltage Tweak it offers should make it a top overclocker.

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In this review, the author would like to introduce you to his ears newest friend; the Arctic Cooling Arctic Sound E352 ear buds.

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Gigabyte’s SOC GPU’s with Gauntlet screening selecting only the best GPU cores and Hynix or Samsung Tier one GDDR5 just got better. With OC Guru you can also add Voltage to you OC.

Continue reading “Gigabyte HD5870 Super Overclock” »

We at Bjorn3D.com going to be looking at, three of the baddest water blocks on the market. Lets see How they stack up against one another.

Continue reading “Battle Of the Titan Water Blocks” »

Asus has done it again, taken a good thing and made it better. They took the GTX-470 and out of the gate released the GTX-470 Voltage Tweak edition.

Continue reading “Asus ENGTX-470 Voltage Tweak Edition” »

The PNY GTX-470 features great performance at a more affordable price than the GTX-480 and carries a Lifetime Warranty.

Continue reading “PNY GTX-470” »

GSkill has come up with a set of ‘Green’ memory that operates at below JEDEC standards of 1.55 volts, without sacrificing frequency and timings.

Continue reading “GSkill ECO 1600 MHz memory” »

Holding the ‘New Flagship’ crown, we review Swiftech’s Apogee XT to see how it fairs against its younger brother, the Apogee GTZ.

Continue reading “Swiftech Apogee XT CPU Water Block” »

The GlacialPower GP-AX950AA power supply is a single +12v rail PSU with 76A available on the Rail. Designed for gamer enthusiasts, the 950W PSU is capable of Dual GPU operation.

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Need to flash your Motherboard or GPU BIOS but need to do it from USB Drive? This is the place to start, we’ll show you how to create a Windows 98 USB bootable Drive.

Continue reading “Bootable USB Drive, Flashing Nvidia GPU BIOS, Recovering from a Bad Flash” »