Intel
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Motherboard Reviews
Biostar Hi-Fi Z97Z7 Motherboard: The Importance of Looking Good
Even though not everyone will admit it, appearances play an important part in decisions made whether it be picking a car or picking a wife. It is not something that…
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Haswell-E Part2: Intel i7-5820K & i7-5930K Review
Intel launched its new Haswell-E high end processors end of August. Sadly, at launch the MadShrimps team only had access to the flagship version, the octacore i7-5960X processor. The i7-5960X…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
BIOSTAR Possibly Launching High-End Gaming Motherboard Line
Mainboard manufacturer BIOSTAR is known for their value-oriented and bang-for-buck offerings but with the rapid growth of the PC gaming segment, it sounds like a good time to branch out.…
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Podcast
Modders-Inc Podcast #25 – We’re Back!
After a brief two-year hiatus, the Modders-Inc crew is back with a new podcast! Some new faces and old faces (I mean old-“familiar”, not necessarily wrinkly-old) join in to recap…
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The Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E LGA2011-V3 Processor Reviewed
Haswell-E is here. Well, technically, it’s been “here” for a while but has undergone refinements throughout the last year to ready itself for launch. One of those refinements was more performance and…
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Tech News and Articles
Biostar Launches New mini-ITX SoC Mainboard Line
Biostar has announced the launch of their latest series of mini-ITX System-on-chip mainboards. The small form factor with embedded low-power CPUs make them ideal for passive and home-theatre PC use. …
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Motherboard Reviews
MSI Z97M Gaming Motherboard Review
Recently, Intel released their refresh of the Haswell line of CPUs and along with that came the Z97 chipset. The Z97, in a nutshell, adds and updates a few things…
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Network Hardware
Thecus N5550 Network Attached Storage Review
Photos, music, and files, oh my! How much data do you have on your home PC or network? Is it backed up or protected? Do you have the capacity to…
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PC Cases / Accessories
DimasTech EasyXL Test Bench Review
As a hardware reviewer and a hardware junkie, I constantly swap parts in and out of the various PCs I have around the office. I’m constantly swapping this for that…
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Motherboard Reviews
MSI B85M Gaming Motherboard Review
Not every plan goes smoothly and in the tech world, everything moves so fast that odds are stacked towards the likelihood of a plan fizzing out before the idea even…
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CPU Cooler
Twelve CPU Air Cooler Roundup
The evolution of the CPU has forced manufacturers to change how CPU cooling is approached. There no single correct way, but there are various options, some options are extremely simple while…
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[M] Intel Haswell Refresh Reviewed: Core i7-4790, i5-4690, i5-4590 and i5-4460 Tested
For once Intel didn’t drop a bomb on the desktop market with the refresh of the Haswell socket 1150 processor generation. The high end processor aka Devils Canyon, which should…
