GIGABYTE CATZILLA OC Contest – Win $1000 in Cash Prize and Motherboards

Gigabyte CatZilla OC Contest

GIGABYTE has recently announced its latest overclocking contest hosted on HWBOT.org – the GIGABYTE CATZILLA OC Contest. The main focus will be centered on the latest GIGABYTE 9 series motherboards with two stages running the CATZILLA benchmark on air/water cooling and LN2 cooling. A $500 cash prize and a GIGABYTE motherboard will be offered to … continue reading

Asus H97, H87, B85 and H81 Motherboards Can Now Overclock Intel Unlock Processors

Asus H97, H87, B85 and H81 can now Overclock processors

Asus has recently released an announcement informing us that their latest H97, H87, B85 and H81 Series motherboards has now the ability to overclock 4th Generation Intel Haswell Core K Series (unlock) processors, including the Intel Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition processor. The announcement didn’t specifically mentioned “Devil’s Canyon” but used the term “Haswell Refresh K … continue reading

GIGABYTE Z97X-SOC FORCE LN2 “Overclocking Motherboard” Leads at Computex 2014 Overclocking Events

GIGABYTE Z97X-SOC FORCE LN2

Shatters Multiple Previous World Records and Sets World’s Highest DDR3 Memory Frequency Record at 4.56GHz (Previous set as 4.4GHz) GIGABYTE has recently launched their latest and new extreme overclocking motherboard during Computex 2014 – the Gigabyte Z97X-SOC FORCE LN2. The Z97X-SOC FORCE LN2 is specifically designed and engineered to meet the most hardcore overclocker’s needs, … continue reading

Kingston HyperX Impact SO-DIMM, FURY SSD, White Cloud Headset, and Skyn Mousepad Unleashed

Kingston HyperX Fury Impact Cloud Skyn

HyperX, a division of Kingston Technology, has recently announced four new HyperX branded components and peripherals – the HyperX Impact SO-DIMM memory, HyperX Fury SSD, White HyperX Cloud Gaming Headset and HyperX Skyn mousepad. These new HyperX products are designed and built for gamers and enthusiasts who want to upgrade and boost performance in their … continue reading

Kingston HyperX DDR3 Memory Sets Overclocking World Record Mark at 4500MHz, Partners with HWBOT

HyperX, a division of Kingston Technology, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced its memory was overclocked to 4500MHz, the highest frequency in the world. The mark was set by overclocker “Hicookie” of GIGABYTE™. He achieved the frequency using one 4GB HyperX DDR3 2933MHz module (not yet available) on the new GIGABYTE Z97X-SOC … continue reading

WD Demonstrates First PCI Express Hard Drives at Computex 2014

WD has recently demonstrated the first PCI Express hard drives at Computex Taipei, June 3-7, 2014. Enabled with key technology partners, WD’s prototype introduces the new SATA Express interface, a form of PCI Express technology, which is offered on recently launched Intel series-9 chipset motherboard platforms. The SATA Express interface provides a roadmap for faster … continue reading

NZXT Announces Phantom 240 Design Competition

NZXT Phantom 240 Design Competition

NZXT is currently having a competition where they are inviting all of us to help design its new Phantom 240 Special Edition Colors. If you are not yet familiar with the Phantom 240, it is NZXT’s latest mid-tower case that brings the Phantom’s iconic high octane blend of mesh, performance, and style to a small … continue reading