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[GPU Tool] MSI Kombustor 1.0.6 and Afterburner 1.6.0 Beta 4
A new version of Kombustor, MSI’s graphics card stress test tool, is available with the beta 3 and beta 4 of MSI Afterburner. You can download the latest version of Kombustor here: Alternatively, you...
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[GPU Tool] MSI Kombustor 1.0.7 and OpenGL Bug with ETQW Profile
A new version of Kombustor, MSI’s graphics card stress test tool (based on FurMark), is available with the beta 5 of MSI Afterburner. You can download the latest version of MSI Kombustor here: You can...
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[GPU Tool] EVGA Precision 1.9.3 Available
EVGA has released a new version of Precision, the overclocking utility for GeForce graphics cards. EVGA Precision allows a fine tuning of the graphics card GPU core / shader and memory clocks. To...
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[GPU Tool] MSI Afterburner 1.6.0 And MSI Kombustor 1.0.10 Available
MSI has published the new version of Afterburner and Kombustor, MSI’s graphics cards overclocking utilities. Afterburner is the highly customized version of RivaTuner and same thing for Kombustor...
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FurMark and Overclocked GTX 480: 108 Amperes is not a Problem…
FurMark and an overclocked GTX 480: the intensity of the current reaches 108 amperes! GTX 480 cooled by Thermalright’s SpitFire VGA cooler Yes 108 amperes! A current of 108 amperes goes through the...
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[GPU Tool] Galaxy Xtreme Tuner HD v3.0
Galaxy / KFA2 have updated Xtreme Tuner HD, their GPU monitoring and overclocking tool. Xtreme Tuner HD is like EVGA Precision / MSI Afterburner but with missing features like the GPU / memory usage....
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MSI N480GTX HydroGen: A Water Cooled GeForce GTX 480
MSI has released a new 480-core GF100 based card: the N480GTX HydroGen. This GeForce is equiped with a large full copper waterblock that covers around 70% of the PCB: This GTX 480 comes with reference...
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[TIPS] Radeon HD 6870 Voltage Check Points (VDDC, VDDCI and MVDD)
Reading of the voltage of one phase feeding the GPU Here is the localization of the different voltage measurement (or v-check) points on the Radeon HD 6870 PCB (back side): Radeon HD 6870 voltage...
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[Tested and Burned] EVGA GeForce GTX 580 SC Review
EVGA GeForce GTX 580 SC Review Index 1 – Meet with EVGA’s GeForce GTX 580 SC 2 – EVGA GeForce GTX 580 SC Features 3 – EVGA GeForce GTX 580 SC OpenGL performances 4 – EVGA GeForce GTX 580 SC Direct3D...
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Transform Your HD 6950 Into a HD 6970 at No Cost
Modded Radeon HD 6950 and regular HD 6970 power consumption test under FurMark The Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6970 are based on the same piece of silicon (the Cayman core). The differences between...
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[Tested] ASUS GTX 560 Ti DirectCU II GPU Overclocking Session
Article index: Page 1: Preparation Page 2: Overclocking the GTX 560 Ti Page 3: Conclusion Few days ago was the launch day of NVIDIA’s new baby for gamers, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti. ASUS sent me their...
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EVGA GeForce GTX 580 Superclocked GPU Overclocking Session
I just stress-tested with FurMark 1.9.0 my EVGA GTX 580 SC, overclocked at 900MHz with a Vcore (or VDDC or GPU voltage) of 1.100V. At first glance, the card was stable, no visual artifacts, a very...
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GeForce GTX 590 Over Current Protection (OCP) and Overclocking
The R267.52 driver used by most of the reviewers for testing the GeForce GTX 590 does not offer a correct protection against over current especially when the GPU voltage is increased (see here: GTX...
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EVGA Classified Test (X79 + 4-way SLI GTX 580 Ultra)
k|ngp|n shows us his new toys in an classified overclocking session: an EVGA’s X79 Classified mobo, four EVGA’s GTX 580 Classified Ultra (a new model?) and no less than five 1200W Classified PSUs. The...
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Radeon HD 7970 Quad CrossFire Scores (Air and LN2 Cooling)
Tests with several Radeon HD 7970 appear everywhere on the Net these last days. VR-Zone has a test with four HD 7970 (air cooled) with stock clock speeds: 925MHz for the GPU and 1375MHz for the...
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Extreme OC Rig: EVGA GTX 680 Quad-SLI + X79 Classified
k|ngp|n’s latest LN2-ready system based on EVGA hardware (4-way SLI GeForce GTX 680 FTW –GPU @ 1900MHz– and X79 Classified mobo): Source
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k|ngp|n Smashes Three 3DMark 11 World Records with EVGA Hardware
With a ton of LN2 and GTX 680 Classified overclocked at close to 2100MHz, k|ngp|n has been able to break these 3DMark 11 records: - 3DMark 11 Performance (Single Card) – P17,047 - 3DMark 11...
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FurMark 1.10.3 Released
FurMark, the popular GPU burn-in utility, is back in a maintenance version. FurMark 1.10.3 adds the support of GTX 650 Ti, embeds the latest versions of GPU-Z and GPU Shark, and brings bugfixes....
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MSI Kombustor 2.5.0 Released
MSI Kombustor, GF OC Test MSI Kombustor has been updated to version 2.5.0. This new release includes a new 3D test, updates Kombustor loader for Windows 8 (KLoaderWin32.exe) and takes account the...
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Zotac FireStorm Graphics Card Overclocking Utility v2.01
Zotac has released a new version of FireStorm, its overclocking utility for graphics cards. This new version of FireStorm comes with a new user-friendly interface as well as some new overclocking and...
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