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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

Overclocking Intel's Core i5 750

We dive through a variety of motherboards to investigate what BIOS settings are best over a range of motherboards to overclock the only Lynnfield that UK customers should buy: the Intel Core i5 750.

September 21, 2009 | 11:43

Intel's Lynnfield will hit upwards of 2.3GHz DDR3

We've had a play with some P55 boards in the labs and come up with some interesting revelations about Intel's upcoming CPU.

July 22, 2009 | 15:29

Overclocking AMD's Phenom II X3 720 BE

For under £120, AMD has a fast 45nm triple core CPU that's unlocked and prime for overclocking. We walk you through our experiences and settings with a bevy of popular motherboards to show you that this budget monster is well worth considering.

May 11, 2009 | 11:03

MSI 790FX-GD70

MSI's delicious new AM3 motherboard is set to be a stunner. We've been testing this board for a few weeks now and we've finally come to a verdict - it's a cracker! But by just how much? Read on to find out!

May 4, 2009 | 10:18

Researchers create BIOS malware

A pair of researchers claim to have developed malware which is resident in a system's BIOS, and which is capable of surviving a complete OS reinstall.

March 24, 2009 | 13:23

Epic Fail: ECS X58B-A motherboard

January 30, 2009 | 11:05

EVGA's X58 should give Asus some stress

EVGA's latest X58 design should give Asus' Rampage II Extreme a run for its money in the extreme overclocking stakes.

November 20, 2008 | 13:43

Overclocking Intel's Core i7 920

We've seen the raw numbers but what about the overclocking potential? How much value does this add to an expensive platform? Equipped with the latest performance motherboards we strapped in an i7 920 under a huge Thermalright heatsink to find out.

November 6, 2008 | 08:57

Asus Motherboard Interview

While out in Hong Kong we had a chance to ask some questions of Richard Liu, the Senior Director of Motherboard Division at Asus. With Nehalem and X58 just around the corner, Nvidia potentially exiting the motherboard chipset market and a global economic downturn in full swing, there was plenty to talk about!

August 17, 2008 | 11:27

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6

Oodles and oodles of features can't even begin to describe the latest Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard. The question is though: is this board a political statement against the Asus P45 Premium or does it warrant a place high above all on its own?

June 18, 2008 | 08:46

Asus P5Q Deluxe: Intel P45 has arrived

While we've been inundated with P45 boards from across the breadth of the motherboard world, Asus is the first to us with a BIOS that works well. We take it for a full spin to see if Intel's highly anticipated new mainstream chipset is a worthy successor to the massively popular P35.

May 28, 2008 | 08:21

MSI has Intel XMP, better BIOS help on P45 boards

MSI has revealing the P45 chipset will support Intel's XMP memory technology and more detailed BIOS notes!

May 14, 2008 | 14:57

MSI to offer free EFI BIOS update in July

MSI told us this week that if you buy one of its P45 boards, you will get the option of a free update to EFI in July!

May 14, 2008 | 13:52

DFI LANParty LT X48-T2R

Combining Intel's X48 chipset with DDR2 memory and a sprinkling of the usual DFI LANParty magic, we're introduced to the LANParty LT X48 T2R. Have we got a "OMG must upgrade" motherboard in our hands? Read on to find out...

May 12, 2008 | 09:08

MSI shows off HydroGen, EFI and ECOlution

CeBIT 2008: MSI demonstrates a range of innovative products here at CeBIT - efficient cooling, watercooling and even software.

March 5, 2008 | 08:54

First Look: Extensible Firmware Interface

The BIOS has been around for more than 20 years now, so you could say it's been around for a while. Is it time for a replacement? Well, MSI has just begun trials of its first mobo with an EFI BIOS - we bring you up to speed with what it does, and if it's worth getting excited about.

January 22, 2008 | 10:59

Sapphire Radeon HD 3870

We have a look at Sapphire's Radeon HD 3870 to find out if it continues in the same direction as the impressive Radeon HD 3870 reference card. We also check out how well the card overclocks too -- could this be the card to buy in the run up to Christmas?

December 10, 2007 | 07:31

First Look: Intel's X48 Chipset

bit-tech has another first today - we have a look at Intel's X48 chipset. We've had the Asus P5E3 Premium in our hands for a few days and it's time to give you a quick look at what X48 brings to the table.

November 27, 2007 | 11:51

Embedded Linux goes Open Source

DeviceVM, the company that makes the embedded Linux on the Asus P5E3 Deluxe, has just released the source code to its software. We grilled the company to find out what it expects from this.

November 21, 2007 | 17:40

Pheonix jumps into HyperSpace

The same company responsible for most of the BIOS' in PCs has created HyperSpace to boot PCs in seconds, rather than minutes.

November 6, 2007 | 16:42

Lab Update: Nvidia nForce 680i SLI

The latest P30 BIOS for Nvidia's nForce 680i SLI chipset claims to offer a whole host of performance and overclocking improvements, so does it give a new lease of life to an ageing chipset?

August 12, 2007 | 15:56

Foxconn Mars mobo to feature a new Gladiator BIOS

The new Foxconn Mars motherboard is set to be the most overclockable yet, and the core of this is the new Gladiator BIOS.

August 3, 2007 | 14:13

Critical Windows update for Core 2s

UPDATED: Microsoft has released a critical update for Windows machines running processors from Intel's Core 2 and Xeon 3000/5000 families. Intel's Nick Knupffer dropped into bit-tech's forums to offer more insight.

June 29, 2007 | 01:08