We have been running a series in our mods n builds section featuring prominent case modders. We're now doing the same with the heaviest of the heavy duty extreme overclockers.
Come meet Dino
I just built a new FreeNAS build to replace my old FreeNAS build due to aging HDDs. My old array has degraded and rebuilt a few times recently so I am anxious to get this new build going.
1 of the 4 Hitachi HITACHI Deathstar 5K3000 HHDs I bought is bad and I am in the process of an RMA. I...
Our very own Jake Crimmins has modded an H70 and fitted it to an Nvidia GeForce 480 GTX replacing the stock GPU cooler. Read about the astonishing results HERE.
Due to incredible demand, we have made a short video detailing how to install the Corsair H50 water cooling system.
http://www.corsair.com/cinema/movie.aspx?id=1233870
Corsair Labs brings you another system build log. This time we take a look at 2 great ways to achieve fantastic HTPC performance. Read the article here: HTPC 2009
Take a look and post some questions if you like:
http://blog.corsair.com/?p=369&utm_source=Corsair&utm_medium=Forums&utm_content=PSUQandA&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
We are going to post a more comprehensive Q/A segment on our cases and our cooling solutions. If anyone has an unanswered question, please post it here and we'll address it in a new upcoming Q/A segment.
CASES
Thanks in advance for any input.
We are going to post a more comprehensive Q/A segment on our cases and our cooling solutions. If anyone has an unanswered question, please post it here and we'll address it in a new upcoming Q/A segment.
COOLING
Thanks in advance for the input.
Exclusively on the Corsair Facebook page, you can find our latest video and get great tips on how to survive the upcoming zombie hordes. Become a fan and check out the video:
Corsair H-50 Video
We have seen a number of reports across various forums about failures of modules (from Corsair as well as from other memory manufacturers) built with Elpida Hyper RAMs. Through lab testing, we have now been able to reproduce similar failures. We are continuing to test to determine the cause of...
Some of the info in this article may or may not be new to [H]OCP readers. But, I hope it's helpful to some of you.
http://www.corsair.com/systembuild/report.aspx?report_id=1005498
Here's a video that shows you just how quick and easy it is to gain increased battery life, drive performance, and memory capacity with the ASUS Eee Netbook.
CORSAIR CINEMA LINK
Back in April 2008 we tested 4GB vs 2GB. Now that the Core i7 memory offerings are different, we did more testing with 6GB vs 3GB. We got very similar results. Vista with 3GB on i7 is good but 6GB is much better.
APPLICATION NOTE 811
Here's some info directly from my buddy RAM GUY:
Weve received some feedback from users with motherboards based on the Intel P45 chipset who are unable to run 1600MHz stable, even with modules that are rated at that speed.
Testing done in our labs has concluded that users looking for the...
To make a very long story short the Atlanta Lanfest was cancelled and now is back on for Saturday July 26th. I'll be there doing a liquid nitrogen demo with my Atlanta Overclocking buddies in addition to the LAN. ALL proceeds will be evenly divided among 3 charities:
Relay for Life
March of...
We have published a new application note that covers a few of the basic memory upgrade questions that are asked daily.
CORSAIR AN806: Memory Uprade Resource Guide
One of our guys, Gareth Ogden, did some extensive testing and found some interesting results when gaming with 2gb vs 4gb. One thing a lot of people that read this tend to overlook is the minimum frame rate. If you have gamed on older gear or bought some new title that brings your system to its...
Do Corsair PSUs have the appropriate connectors for the new Nvidia 98** cards?
There is a mechanical issue with the 9800 cards and virtually ALL PSUs. Nvidia has made the locking tab slot on the card narrow enough that most 8pin and most 6+2 pin connectors will not fully snap in. They will...
Nvidia seems well poised to respond to ATI when/if ATI gets their new cards to market:
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/7055/geforce_8900gtx_and_8950gx2_pricing_and_information/index.html
CPU-Z 1.39 has been released.
Windows Vista 64 support.
VIA CX700/VX700 chipset.
Added Merom XE (X7900/X7800).
Added "PCI" and "MaxPCIBus" in the ini file to configure PCI scanning.
Added "-core" parameter to display the clock speed of the specified core.
Download link ...