Topics:#whats-inside

In the past two years ROG has re-introduced and re-invented the hybrid cooling concept for motherboards, from the 2012 Fusion Thermo on the Maximus V Formula and 2013's CrossChill on the Maximus VI Formula, the design has continued to evolve to offer better performance and quality.

You get the most premium, premium of graphics cards and what do you do? Break it apart of course! OCaholic not only detail the unboxing regieme but also the deconstructing one too, showing what really makes the new MATRIX 7970 Platinum special from the ground up.

The Republic of Gamers Modus Operandi is to always provide the ultimate PC hardware. At first it was via motherboards like the Rampage and Maximus series, later graphics cards like the Matrix, MARS & ARES, and now the Xonar team has submitted sound cards into the mix, with its Xonar Phoebus. Here are the technical details behind why this card is premium grade technology.

If you thought the ASUS Radeon HD 7970 3GB DirectCU II was just a large cooler slapped on a standard PCB, well, I'm afraid you're mistaken. Right here we're taking one apart to show you the juicy innards of what makes the ASUS HD 7970 different. Yes, we void our warranties so you don't have to.