Six heatpipe, dual radiator design outperforms predecessor

The Noctua NH-U12P CPU cooler has been around for quite some time and garnered a lot of press attention and awards from review sites as a low-noise heatsink with good cooling abilities. Over the years the cooler has gotten updates in the form of additional mounting brackets to keep up with motherboard socket changes and has also gone from a single fan to a dual fan configuration.

So what do you do to further improve on an already successful design? Noctua went back to the drawing board and came up with the NH-D14 premium CPU cooler that uses a six heatpipe dual radiator design to improve both cooling performance and noise levels. Interestingly Noctua has eschewed the direct touch heatpipe design so common these days for a more traditional approach.

What isn't so traditional though is the dual radiator asymmetrical design that gives more clearance over the RAM slots while more surface area and greater heat distribution. The fins are cooled by supplied NF-P14 (140mm) and NF-P12 (120mm) fans rated at 19.6 and 19.8 dB(A) respectively.

"Our NH-U12P coolers are widely regarded as one of the best solutions on the market, so it makes us especially proud that we can offer a further substantial improvement in quiet cooling performance with the new NH-D14", explains Mag. Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO. "The NH-D14 in Ultra-Low-Noise mode actually outperforms the NH-U12P at full fan speed, so we're confident that this cooler will appeal to overclockers and silent enthusiasts alike."

The NH-D14 comes with the SecuFirm2 mounting system for use on LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA775, AM2, AM2+ and AM3 boards and should be available mid-November at a MSRP of EUR 74.90 / USD 84.90.

For both AMD and Intel parts

The PC cooling designers at Scythe have come up with a new refresh design of their inexpensive Katana CPU cooler.

The AMD Katana 3 cooler will keep your socket AMD 754, 939, 940, AM2 (+2) and AM3 chips cool, while the Intel Katana 3 will be at home sitting on top of socket LGA 775, 1156, 1366 processors. 

First shown off at Cebit back in March, the new design weighs in at just under half a kilogram, composed of a nickel-plater copper base, aluminum fins, and six copper heatpipes. A 92mm 300-2,500 RPM fan (included) keeps the air moving.

As far as CPU coolers go, the Katana 3 is a lower priced one, and should be selling for about $30 USD.

Aluminum mid-tower chassis with full system tool-less design

Lian Li has added to its stable of traditional clean cut style aluminum cases with the addition of the PC-7FN and PC-60FN. These siblings are fraternal twins in that they differ only in the front panel design; the PC-7FN has smooth rounded vent holes, while the PC-60FN has a more open bezel front face. Other than the minor cosmetic differences, both cases are designed to provide superior airflow using a low front intake and a high rear exhaust. Incoming cool air is drawn in by the front 140mm fan which is protected by a washable nylon air filter; exhaust duties are handled by the rear 120mm fan mounted at the top rear of the case to extract hot air from the CPU region.

Removable front, side and top panels provide for easy access to the interior of the case where you'll find traditional Lian Li attention to detail with rolled elements to eliminate sharp edges and a totally tool-less design. You'll also find four 3.5" drive bays with aniti-vibration rubber grommets, and eight PCI expansion slots to allow for for three-way SLI/CrossFireX configurations.

The removable motherboard tray supports ATX and mATX form factors and provides cutouts for access to the rear of the CPU bracket for easy CPU cooler change outs as well as cable routing for good wire management; the case also has provisions for water cooling with holes for water tubes which are secured by rubber stoppers. With the rear exhaust mounted high up, Lian Li has moved the PSU to the bottom rear of the case where it is mounted using a tool-less securing clasp with special insulation to prevent vibration; the PSU draws its cool air from a vent on the bottom of the case which is also protected by an air filter.

The PC-7FN and PF-60FN are expected to be available at local distributors at the beginning of October at a MSRP of $129US.

Enhanced airflow design using 120mm and 140mm fans

NZXT has just announced its Lexa S gaming chassis, a mid-tower case designed for enhanced airflow with five fan capability including 120mm fans on the front, side, and exhaust with a 140 mm fan on top (four fans are included with the case); the fans are rated at 43CFM, 23dB(A) and can be managed via the included fan controller that allows the intake and exhaust fans to be controlled independently.

From an aesthetics standpoint, the Lexa S features a black-on-black look with a smoked side window and all black interior with a stealthed 5.25" front bay. Inside, the case has a turned hard drive cage along with a mounting bracket for a pair of solid state drives; NZXT has kept an eye out for cable management with punched holes in the motherboard tray which also serve to allow quick CPU bracket removal. For those wanting to go with a water cooling setup, the Lexa S pre-drilled holes on the backplate and mounting holes for a dual radiator at the top of the case.

All of this is being offered at a suggested price of $69.99 with scheduled availability sometime in September.

Designed to extract heat from inside laptop

Laptops can become heat traps especially with today's more powerful processors and discrete graphics adapters. There are a number of cooling devices on the market designed to help lower notebook temperatures but most use some sort of active or passive pad that goes under the notebook and are designed to cool the external case; while these units have varying degrees of success in lowering temperatures, none address the problem of heat buildup inside the case itself and can be bulky and a chore to carry around.

Evercool takes a different approach with its FIT notebook cooler that is designed to extract heat from inside the case via the exhaust port found on the side of most laptop cases.

There's no installation involved as you simply place the small device next to the exhaust and plug in the included USB power cable. The FIT has a set of feet that slide under the notebook with a unique multi-angle adjustment design that makes it compatible with most 9"-18" laptops. The unit is very compact, measuring only 55 X 85.3 X 25mm and weighing around 60.5 grams; it comes with its own soft carrying pouch to hold the unit and the separate USB power cable. The fan runs at around 3500RPM yet is rated at less than 25dBA, so noise shouldn't be an issue with this unit.

Evercool has posted the unit on its Web site but hasn't yet released any information on pricing or availability.

Now supports Intel LGA1156 Core i5/Core i7 "Lynnfield" CPUs

Noctua has launched an updated version of its NH-U12P CPU cooler that includes support of Intel's soon to be released Core i5/i7 Lynnfield processors. Dubbed the NH-U12P SE2, the new heatsink adds support for the Intel LGA1156 socket while maintaining compatibility with LGA1366, LGA775 and AM3 processors. Users wishing to use their existing NH-U12P cooler on LGA1156 socket motherboards can upgrade with a free mounting kit from Noctua.

Like the predecessor SE1366 model, the NH-U12P SE2 comes packaged with Noctua's NT-H1 thermal compound and two NF-P12 120mm fans. The cooler utilizes Noctua's SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting system that now supports a full range of existing AMD and Intel processors and continues the tradition of the NH-U12P cooler that has received more than 150 awards and recommendations from publications and web sites that began with the LGA 775 version.

The NH-U12P SE2 will be available in stores in mid September at a recommended retail price of EUR 56.90 / USD 64.90.

All aluminum cooling pad with dual 7cm fans

Titan offers a wide range of cooling products designed to keep keep your not only your CPU cool but other components including notebooks as well; the company has just launched the newest member of the notebook cooler family with the announcement of the the Titan TTC-G12TZ.

The G12T features all-aluminum construction and is designed to raise your notebook off the surface at an angle while providing active cooling through its dual 70mm fans. The aluminum body is not only rugged, it also acts as a heatsink to aid in heat dissipation.

The unit's fans provide 25CFM airflow while running virtually silent with a rated noise level of 16.9Dba; the fans' air intake and exhaust are adjustable to fit individual needs and the built in on/off switch makes it easy to power off the fans when not needed.

Designed to accommodate notebooks from 12-17", the G12T is small enough to allow it to be added to any road warrior's bag.

Titan did not provide any information on pricing or availability.

One of the more inventive, sexy -- and expensive -- computer cases

Many people will buy a complete computer for around $750 USD, over the next few months. But those computers won't look like anything like Thermaltake's Level 10 case (which costs around $750).

Receiving many ooo's and ah's when it was first uncovered at CeBIT this year, the Thermaltake Level 10 is certainly the biggest design departure for a production-model computer case seen in many years. Perhaps ever.

Some folks from BMW helped come up with the funky, asymmetric design of the chassis. Each component has its own little aluminum house in the Level 10. Thermaltake claims that much of the case acts as a natural heatsink. Especially the removable hard drive housings on the right. 

One thing you can't really tell from the pictures -- the case is a elephant, size-wise. It dwarfs most other cases, weighing in at almost 50 lbs., with the dimensions 614mm x 318 mm x  666 mm.

Thermaltake launched a suitable stylish website for the new case here.

The limited-edition Level 10 will be available in October. 

48-hour limited time offer

It's back to school time for a lot of you folks but you don't have to be a student to take advantage of Thermaltake's limited time offer of some serious savings on a few of its products. From August 22-23 only you can save 50% off Thermaltake Sword and Xaser VI cases and $60 off Toughpower 750W and 850W power supplies. All items also come with free shipping and all you have to do is shop online and use the posted coupon codes.

Okay, so the part numbers are a bit confusing, but all you have to do is check out the sale page to see which case/power supply goes with the item number; the end result is you can save some serious green if you act fast.

$111 worth of discounts, plus a few MIRs

Many manufacturers teamed up to offer customers a mega bundle deal on an AMD Dragon Platform computer, available on Newegg.com. It comprises eight, yes eight components. In other words, what you get is a complete PC. The only thing left to do is build it.

This computer sets you at a not too shabby $679.88 after MIRs, or $719.88 without. Moreover, you get free shipping on this large package. Buying each part separately would cost you $831.81 and most probably a somewhat steep shipping cost.

With the already awesome price/performance ratio of the dragon platform, this deal just make it even more attracting. Don't miss out on it!

Making it easy to upgrade to Core i5/i7 processors

One of the frustrating things about upgrading to a new Intel series processor is the inevitable socket change that accompanies it. Not only does it mean a new motherboard but it also means having to buy a new heatsink unless you purchased it recently enough for it to be compatible. A case in point is the upcoming Core i5 and Core i7 processors that use the LGA1156 socket because, along with that new P55 chipset motherboard, you're going to need a cooler that will work on the new socket arrangement.

Noctua, a manufacturer of CPU coolers and case fans, wants to make sure you can use any of its existing heatsinks with the new LGA1156 processors by offering a free mounting kit upgrade. The NM-I3 SecuFirm2 mounting kit will allow all Noctua CPU coolers manufactured since 2005 to be used for Core i5 and Core i7 processors on the new LGA1156 socket and is being offered free of charge through an online form on the company's web site. The only catch is you must provide proof of purchase but even that is not too much of an obstacle as they will accept a picture of your Noctua cooler that includes a photo id with your name clearly visible in the shot as proof. Noctua is also offering the mounting bracket for sale through retailers if you need to upgrade right away and don't want to wait.

Noctua has a history of standing behind its products as the company offered a similar upgrade offer for socket LGA1366 last year and have made mounting brackets available for retrofitting coolers for older AMD sockets as well. It's great to see a company supporting its customer base with free upgrades instead of forcing users to purchase all new hardware.

Classic Lian Li styled all-aluminum case at a reasonable price

Lian Li today announced the launch of the PC-8N, a mid-tower case Using 1.5mm thick aluminum panels with a brushed anodized finish. Don't let the classic styling fool you, the case is full of the small details and fit and finish for which Lian Li is known, including rolled edges in the case interior with protectors installed in the inside panels to protect users' hands; other nice features include easily removable top and front panels.

The PC-8N doesn't resort to exotic or fancy gimmicks for cooling as it mounts two 120mm fans - one intake and one exhaust. The intake fan draws air over the hard drives and on into the case where the exhaust fan is situated to pull cool air over the CPU area and out the back of the case; both fans turn at 1200RPM to keep noise levels to a minimum while still moving a large amount of air.

Lian Li has also included other niceties designed to minimize noise including anti-vibration clips and grommets on the chassis; these dampen noise generated by vibrating and spinning parts. The PC-8N also features a tool-less anti-vibration HDD cage and anti-vibration grommets to support the motherboard tray.

Lian Li expects the PC-8N to be arriving at distributors by the end of August with a MSRP of US$109+VAT which puts the case in reach of most builders.

Low-profile CPU cooler for SFF and HTPC applications

Titan has launched a pair of cooling solutions designed to cool two of the most critical components on your system's motherboard - the CPU and Northbridge chipset.

The aptly named Entertainer is a low-profile CPU cooler targeted for tighter quarters such as home theater PC and micro ATX cases. At only 6.6cm tall, the Entertainer features four 6mm direct contact heatpipes with a 10cm frame-less fan. Since quiet operation is paramount in a HTPC, the fan uses a unique suspension design to reduce fan rumble and a PWM intelligent fan controller that varies speed from 800~1500 RPM to keep noise at a minimum. Compatibility shouldn't be an issue as the cooler is designed to fit a full range of AMD and Intel sockets including the latest AM3 and LGA 1366/LGA 1156 boards.

The Iron Heart is a chipset cooler featuring iron heart-like fin design inspired by the movie Iron Man. The extruded aluminum fins are cooled by a low-noise 5cm fan designed for rapid cooling and efficient heat dissipation for increased stability and higher overclocking potential.

Titan hasn't released word on availability or pricing yet.

Promising new design for better air cooling potential

For many hardware enthusiasts, the Tuniq Tower 120 has a good reputation. It is one of those air-coolers that often finds it way to the top of benchmark charts for cooling performance. Fans of the Tuniq Tower 120 will now be happy to hear that an updated model will be arriving on store shelves sometime next month.

The most noticeable thing about the Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme is that heat fins have been rearranged into a staggered position -- 'waved', if you will. This seems like a great idea: this will feasibly improve the ability of the end of the aluminum heat fins to shed excess heat. It seems like one of those good ideas that will inevitably get copied, so remember that Tuniq brought out the design first!

The 120 in the name of the cooler comes from the 120mm fan removable fan in the center. It features a magnetic fluid dynamic bearing, which, according to Tuniq, results in less noise.

This cooler is designed for common sockets: LGA1366/775 and AM2/AM3 processors.

100% stack effect cooling and positive air pressure improves cooling, reduces dust

SilverStone has announced its new RAVEN RV02 computer case that improves on the company's previous RAVEN RV01 by using 100% stack effect cooling aided by three 180mm intake fans. To aid the stack effect cooling, the motherboard orientation has been rotated 90° so the card slots are now vertical allowing the hot air to naturally rise to the top. The array of fans at the bottom direct cooler air along the cards with a single 120mm exhaust fan positioned at the top. This maintains positive air pressure which SilverStone says, coupled with air filters on all the intakes, helps reduce dust inside the case. Even the power supply is mounted vertically so all air exhausts are pointed at the top of case.

The case also features eight drive bays, extensive wire management pathways and even comes with a 2.5" hard drive/SSD mounting slot. It also has eight expansion slots allowing the RV02 to support four 10.5" long dual-slot videocards. The case should arrive sometime in the middle August with no word yet on pricing.

Mid tower case with black interior

NZXT today announced its M59 gaming chassis designed to provide optimal airflow with the option of adding up to five case fans. The case includes an all-black interior and a smoked side windowed

NZXT has added a lot of nice touches including a night light over the 5.25" drives to give visibility in dark rooms or at LAN parties, a cutout in the motherboard tray to allow for easy mounting of CPU brackets without having to remove the motherboard and a bracket for mounting two solid state drives.

The M59 comes ready for a water cooling setup with pre-punched holes on the rear panel and the ability to mount an external dual radiator at the top of the chassis.

NZXT expects the case to begin shipping next month at a suggested price of $59.99US.

You don't have to build the case mod -- just come up with a cool idea

Like case mods? Think you might have what it takes to be the next Ben Heck?

Starting yesterday, Nvidia is running a case mod design contest. Not for regular desktops though -- for their ION platform: so think small.

There are a few rules. Mods must:

• Use the ZOTAC ION ITX 330 motherboard containing an
   NVIDIA ION GPU and an Intel Atom dual-core CPU
• Not exceed a $500 budget for components
• Be completed in 60 days
• Reflect key features enabled by ION: small, low-power
   PCs with surprisingly powerful graphics

The neat thing about this contest is that you don't actually have to build the mod -- the contest is just for cool ideas. The top 5 winning entries, as judged by 5 world-class expert modders, voting on overall design, creativity, compact size, and functionality, will have their design built. If you come in first place overall, you'll recieve your built case mod idea as a prize. The other 4 top winners will have their mods built (but will not recieve them as prizes), and they will get a Zotac ION motherboard, Sims 3, and 1400 battle funds for the game Battlefield Heroes. 30 runner-ups will win a subscription to CPU Magazine.

The contest ends on August 10th. You must be over 13 years old to enter. Contest details can be found here.

Be creative! Believe it or not, this is one unusual ION machine right here:

Keeping it cool with Arctic Cooling Twin Turbo Pro VGA cooler

Its no secret that some of today's more powerful video cards produce a lot of heat and the stock coolers on reference-design cards are loud and barely manage to keep temperatures in check.

Inno3D produces a line of videocards aimed squarely at enthusiasts and gamers who want top-notch performance and quieter cooling options. One of the ways the company does this is by incorporating aftermarket coolers from the likes of Arctic Cooling, Zalman and Zerotherm. Such is the case with the iChill GeForce GTS 250 that uses an Arctic Cooling Twin Turbo Pro cooler to provide excellent cooling at greatly reduced sound levels.

The unit mounts twin 92mm low-noise fans on the four-heatpipe cooler which offers over 80 percent greater cooling surface area when compared to the stock cooler. The advanced cooling solution on the iChill Accelero brings down temperatures 23C and reduces noise levels from 3.4 Sone to 0.4 Sone. The reduced temperatures also results in more stable performance and give you more headroom when overclocking the card.

Inno3D doesn't have the i-Chill GeForce GTS 250 posted on its web site yet and didn't provide pricing or availability information.

Starts July 1, 2009

Cooler Master has announced the start of it 2009 Global Modding Contestwhich begins today, July 1 and runs through September 30th. Once all entries are in voting begins with winners to be announced October 15th.

Competition will include three categories:

• Full Tower
• Mid Tower
• Unique

There will will be a total of of four winners from each category based on the number of votes received. The top three modders with the most number of votes will receive grand prizes with three runner up prizes to be awarded in each category. The prize packages are being sponsored by AMD, Crucial, CyberPowerPC, Intel Extreme Board Division, Final Fantasy XI, CM Storm, Choiix, MSI, Zotac and Kingston so there should be some awesome goodies handed out to the best modders.

To find out more information about the competition including rules and how to register, head on over to the official contest site.

Touch screen control for up to 5 fans

NZXT has released a new system fan controller that features a color touch screen controller and is compatible with any fan that uses voltage control. Fitting in a single 5.25 inch drive bay, the Sentry 2 boasts fast response time on the touch screen interface which displays pertinent information such as fan speeds and system temperatures in both Celsius and Fahrenheit.

The Sentry 2 can control up to 5 fans and supports 10W per channel and allows the user to manually control each fan individually or can be set up to automatically control the fans based on specific temperatures. The display can be switched off and the setting are stored internally during times when your PC is powered off. NZXT expects the Sentry to be available this month at a MSRP of $29.99 US.

Compatible with LGA1366 based Xeon 5500 (Nehalem EP) processors

Noctua today announced it has added two new products to its DX line of Intel Xeon CPU coolers. The new models, NH-U12DX 1366 and NH-U9DX 1366, are designed to be drop-in replacements for the stock Intel coolers and are one way to significantly reduce the noise levels of high-end workstations and servers.

The coolers come equipped with the Noctua NF-P12 and NF-B9 fans and Noctua's own NT-H1 thermal compound. The NH-U12DX 1366 is the larger of the two and is ideal for applications such as audiovideo and CAD workstations where sound levels are more critical. The smaller NH-U9DX 1366 fits in standard 4U chassis and is more suited toward server applications. Both units make use of copper heatpipes and base mated to aluminum fins which can support two fans and also feature Noctua's SecureFirm2 mounting system for Xeon 5500 series processors and are designed for system integrators as well as less-technically oriented users looking to quiet their systems.

Noctua has announced immediate availability for both models at recommended retail prices of EUR 56.90/USD 64.90 (NH-U12DX 1366) and EUR 46.90/USD 54.90 (NH-U9XDX 1366).

Company known for it's cooling products leaps into the PC Case arena

Scythe a company synonymous with cooling, has entered the Case arena for the enthusiast and gamer markets. The FenrisWolf PC Case was designed in cooperation with Germany’s most famous case Modder Benjamin "benny" Franz.

The cooperation between Scythe and "benny" is displayed by the monikor “b” on the side panel of the chassis.  Although not as extensive as most mods benny does, this is a great starting point Scythe to dip thier tows into the pool and get familiar with the competion. The FenrisWolf is an all aluminum full tower Chassis; with some pretty nice features rumored to retail for about 200 US and only weighing 13lbs it just maybe a contender in the case market. 

Model Name:
FenrisWolf PC Case

Model Number:
SCFW-1000

Chassis Material:
Aluminum

Chassis Color:
Black

Dimensions:
527 × 203 × 455 mm (L × W × H)
20.75 × 7.99 × 17.91 inch (L × W × H)

Weight:
6 kg / 13.23 lb

Chassis Type:
Midi Tower

Supplied Case Fans:
2 x Slip Stream 120 mm (800 upm)

Compatible Main Boards:
ATX, Mini-ATX, Mini-ITX, µATX, Flex-ATX

Internal and external Bays:
5 × 5,25" Bays (max. 8)
1 × external 3,5" Bay (detachable)
4 × internal 3,5" Bays (HDD Stabilizer x4)

Connectors:
2 × USB 2.0
1 × Mic-In
1 × Headphones
1 × E-SATA

Power Supply:
Standard ATX (not included!)

Double the cooling surface area

Corsair's Dominator/Dominator GT line of high-performance memory feature some unique cooling options and come standard with removable cooling fins and the Corsair Airflow fan. The concept of removable fins might have been a bit puzzling to some at first, but once Corsair finally released more advanced cooling options in the form of its Hydro Series H30 water block and Ice Series T30 thermoelectric cooler the concept became a little clearer as the fins must be removed to mount the cooling blocks.

The fins are part of what Corsair calls DHX+, or dual-path heat exchange, that enable the heat spreaders to draw excess heat from both the memory ICs and the printed circuit boards. Corsair is now offering a set of extended cooling fins made from extruded and machined aluminum that offer twice the cooling surface of the original fins. So now you can upgrade your cooling while adding what Corsair says is "an aggressive, high-performance look".

The extended fins are being offered in sets of three and come in either black or racing-red colors. The black fins are available for $19.99, but if you shell out a few bucks more, the $24.99 red fins come with a "thermally conductive polymer that expels air pockets in the micropores of the heatsink surface, optimizing overall thermal resistance".  Okay, that alone is worth the extra five bucks.

Small, open air, and fairly unique

Antec was proud to release an interesting open-air case, called the Skeleton, a few months back (you can read our review of it here).

Although there were rumours that it was canceled, it looks like the Mini-ITX sized version of the Skeleton is coming out after all. The Mini Skeleton-90 is made for Mini-ITX form factor motherboards.

Like the larger Skeleton, the Mini Skeleton-90 has the same set of features, just in smaller sizes when needed. A 150mm fan cools from the top, while a 70mm rear fan pushes air of the back. The open-air case has a removable component tray that makes dealing with cables, and putting your system together, a little bit easier.

From the press release: "The Mini Skeleton-90 includes a 90-watt adapter for 90 watts of stable and reliable power. Convenient front-mounted USB 2.0, eSATA and audio (AC'97 and HDA compatible) in and out ports offer easy multimedia connection. For enhanced flexibility in system integration, the Mini Skeleton-90 also features five drive bays, including one 5.25" drive bay, two 2.5" drive bays and two 2.5" side HDD mounts."

The Mini-Skeleton is available starting today, and is set to sell for $119 USD in the United States. Hopefully it will not be much more expensive once it sells in Canada, like the original Skeleton was (an Antec Skeleton sells for $200 CDN here in Vancouver, whereas on some popular American e-tailers, it is selling for $120 USD).

Team USA1 takes first place, breaks 3DMark Vantage world record

It's one thing for a company to tout the ability of its products to be pushed to the limits, however it's an entirely different matter when it actively promotes the use of them for overclocking around the world as Gigabyte does with its GO OC competitions. The competitions begin with events in 26 countries around the world that lead to four regional events to determine which teams will compete in the world finals in Taiwan. This year teams from the U.S., China, Sweden, Belgium and Australia met June 3 for five hours of head-to-head competition to see who would walk away as this year's champions.

When all the liquid nitrogen vapors cleared, Team USA (Fugger and Vapor) came away with the first place position and in the process broke the 3DMark Vantage world record for GTX 260 Dual Card SLI with PhysX disabled with a score of 28,093. In addition to worldwide fame and guaranteed groupies (OK, maybe that's stretching it a bit) Team USA also received $5,000 and products from various sponsors.

The Belgian team, PT1T and Massman, won the SuperPI competition with a score of 6mins 40secs in SuperPI 32m using an Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition processor and Gigabyte's GA-EX58-UD5 motherboard overclocked to 5.634GHz. This just goes to show that not only does Gigabyte promote overclocking around the world but backs it up with products like the GA-EX58-UD5 which managed a 76% performance boost over the default 3.2GHz with 4 cores, 8 threads.