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Xigmatek NRP-PC602 600 Watt

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Tuesday, 19 January 2010 02:28

Thermaltake introduced middle of this year, the first power supplies of the "No Rules Power" against PC series. Meanwhile, there are five different versions in the power range from 400 to 700 watts. Compared with other NRP-series, the NRP has PC series does not have a modular cable management and is intended more for the narrow wallet. Nevertheless, despite wishes to convince Xigmatek also in this price range with quality. So today we see if the 600-watt model, all expectations are met. Whether this will learn here on the following pages.

Xigmatek NRP-PC602 600 Watt

A-DATA N002 Combo Flash Drive

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Tuesday, 19 January 2010 02:09

A-DATA N002 Combo Flash Drive Equipped with blazing fast USB 3.0 and SATA II dual Interface

Intel X EVERCOOL = National Overclocking Campaign

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Tuesday, 19 January 2010 01:57

Taipei, Taiwan—2009—EVERCOOL Thermal Corp., Ltd., one of the famous and professional cooler and fan manufacturers in Taiwan. In the end of 2009, Intel has launched LGA1156 CPU. Its price is more competitive than LGA 1366, and “TURBO BOOST” is designed in the chip. That makes CPU speed be faster and automatic overclocking without setting. As it overclocks, the clock rate of Core i5 750 CPU is from 2.67Ghz to 3.53Ghz. Not only gamers can experience overclocking, but also users can feel the quick process; therefore, it can be said a “national overclocking campaign”.

Scythe Grand Kama Cross

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Tuesday, 19 January 2010 01:28

With the Scythe Kama Cross put 2008 before the beginning of a cooler, which was visually much different than other coolers. Thus, had the radiator, the so-called "X structure, which should not only ensure good ventilation of the cooler but also for the reason underlying components. w Even the installation of a 100-mm fan was not commonplace, this could if necessary be exchanged for a larger 120-mm fan. Now, nearly two years later, appeared the successor to the eccentric. With a slightly modified form of slats, new fans and proven concept of the cooler is set to become the ranks of the top coolers from Scythe. Whether he can do this, you will see on the following pages.

Scythe Grand Kama Cross

Thermaltake SpinQ VT

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Tuesday, 19 January 2010 01:06

Unusual designs are something that impressed with the Thermaltake promote not only its buyers, but also times one or the other design award clears. Mit dem SpinQ wurde ein Kühler vorgestellt, welcher auf einen Radial-Lüfter setzt und sich so optisch stark von der Masse des Marktes abgesetzt hat. By SpinQ a cooler was introduced, which uses a centrifugal fan and has so much visually separate from the mass market. Der SpinQ VT ist eine Weiterentwicklung dieses Kühlers und kommt nun im Tower-Design daher. The SpinQ VT is a development of this cooler and now comes in the Tower, therefore design. Wie sich der optische Leckerbissen auf unserem Testsystem gegen normale Tower-Kühler schlägt, erfahrt ihr auf den folgenden Seiten. How the proposed visual treat on our test system to normal Tower Cooling, learn it on the following pages.

Thermaltake SpinQ VT

SEIDIO RELEASES EXTENDED BATTERY FOR MOTOROLA DROID

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Tuesday, 19 January 2010 00:14

Houston, Texas – December 23, 2009 – Seidio, Inc., the leading developer and manufacturer of
premium Smartphone accessories, is excited to announce the release of our Innocell 2600mAh
Extended Life Battery for the Motorola Droid. We have heard the cry of our customers and we
have answered!

Seidio invests in extensive research to find the best and most powerful battery components on
the market. We carefully select superior Japanese cells for our batteries to ensure the highest
level of safety, quality, and performance. Our research and expertise give us the ability to create
batteries that provide maximum capacity in their comparable space. This large capacity Innocell
Extended Life Battery is perfect for the avid traveler who can't always get to a charger. The
2600mAh Extended Life Battery for the Motorola Droid has 87% more capacity than the original
OEM battery and will keep you charged and ready to go, even with heavy phone and data usage.
It comes with a black replacement door featuring Seidio's signature soft touch coating and only
adds 0.9cm to your device.

The Innocell 2600mAh Extended Life Battery for the Motorola Droid retails for $64.95 and is
expected to begin shipping the week of January 10th
, 2010 with pre-orders being accepted now.
For more information on this and other great Seidio products, please visit www.seidioonline.com.

Founded in Houston, Texas in 2002, Seidio, Inc. is a leading developer and manufacturer of
premium Smartphone accessories. We’re a visionary company with a passion for innovation and
an understanding of our customers’ needs.

MSI Donates 60 Computers to two Participating School Districts of Educational Reseller Program

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Tuesday, 19 January 2010 00:05

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA – December 23, 2009 – MSI Computer, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, is excited to announce the winners of the Educational Reseller Trial Program. MSI is giving away 60 computers to two of the participating school districts. The Magnolia School District in Anaheim, California will receive 30 free MSI U100 netbooks and the Hamilton-Jefferson Counties Regional office of Education in southern Illinois won 30 AE1900 touch screen PCs.

RAZER ABYSSUS™ GIVES GAMERS THE COMPETITIVE EDGE BY FOCUSING ON THE FUNDAMENTALS

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Tuesday, 10 November 2009 16:07

Rzr_Abyssus_Sideview_lr Carlsbad, Calif. – Nov. 10, 2009 - Razer™, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, today launched the Razer Abyssus™ gaming mouse. By combining simplicity with a state-of-the-art 3.5G 3500dpi infrared sensor, the Razer Abyssus stands ready to frag.

Corsair® Launches Full Range of DDR3 Memory for CoreTM i5 and CoreTM i7 Lynnfield Processors

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Tuesday, 25 August 2009 00:08

"FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 21, 2009 — Corsair®, a worldwide leader in high-performance computer memory, power supplies and flash memory products, including solid-state drives, today announced that is has launched a full range of dual-channel performance DDR3 memory products, designed for Intel Core i5-750, Core i7-870, and Core i7-860 “Lynnfield” processors." More from Corsair...

Noctua provides free upgrade for LGA1156

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Monday, 24 August 2009 23:40

"Vienna, August 18th 2009 - Noctua today announced the impending availability of its new NM-I3 SecuFirm2™ mounting kit that adds support for Intel's upcoming LGA1156 based Core i5 and Core i7 "Lynnfield" CPUs. Compatible with all Noctua CPU coolers since 2005, the new SecuFirm2™ kit will be supplied to Noctua users free of charge after uploading a proof of purchase on Noctua's website. "Back in 2006 when AMD introduced the AM2 socket, we started providing free mounting kits because we think that product and service quality should always go hand in hand", explains Mag. Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO. "We've continued this tradition when Intel presented LGA1366 and we'll stick to our policy for LGA1156 as well. We always like to think of our coolers as safe long-term investments, and even if you bought one of our first models four years ago, you'll still be able to upgrade it to the latest socket technology free of charge." More from Noctua...

ZUNE HD AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER TODAY

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Monday, 24 August 2009 23:18

"Aug. 13, 2009 – Zune HD, the next generation of Microsoft Corp.’s portable digital media player, is available now for pre-order and is set to hit store shelves on Sept. 15. The player, available in 16GB and 32GB capacities, is the first touch-screen Zune and includes powerful playback technology to give you a different way to experience media on the go. Combined with unparalleled PC software and online services such as Zune Pass, Zune provides a rich and meaningful connection to music, videos, podcasts and more." More & Pre-Order at Zune.net...

Corsair® Launches World’s Fastest High Capacity USB Flash Drive

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Monday, 24 August 2009 23:15

"Corsair®, a worldwide leader in high-performance computer memory, power supplies and flash memory products, including solid-state drives, today announced the 128GB Flash Voyager GT, the world’s fastest 128GB USB flash drive. The newest Flash Voyager GT is based upon a revolutionary design that employs a unique dual-controller architecture to achieve SLC-levels of performance using MLC NAND flash memory. The 128GB Flash Voyager GT is able to achieve read speeds of up to 32MB/sec and write speeds of up to 25.6MB/sec, with the limiting factor effectively being the speed of the USB 2.0 bus and operating system overhead." More from Corsair...

TechwareLabs Reviews the AMD Phenom II 965 Black Edition Quad Core Processor

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Monday, 24 August 2009 23:09

"With each new release from AMD they are able to fine tune their processors a bit more than before. We are talking about more than just adding a few exta clock cycles or a bump in speed. There are more subtle changes that result in a product that meets consumers needs much better. AMD has not forgotten that many of their consumers are overclockers and we will be of course taking a look at how the newly announced Phenom II 965 Black Edition does in the overclocking arena but first lets take a look at the shiny new CPU." More from TechwareLabs...

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition AM3 CPU @ Benchmark Reviews

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Monday, 24 August 2009 23:07

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"Back in April, Benchmark Reviews covered the release of AMD's flagship quad-core processor, the Phenom II X4 955 BE. Nearly four months later, we have that opportunity once again. Today, we look at the new king of the mountain over at the AMD, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition processor model HDZ965FBGIBOX. Coming in at 3.4GHz, it not only bests the previous flagship model by 200Mhz, but also happens to be the highest clocked CPU on the market. In today's review, we find out how well that extra clockspeed translates to performance." More from Benchmark Reviews...

Corsair Labs shows why a quality CPU Cooler is essential for Core i7 PCs using performance DDR3 memory

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Monday, 24 August 2009 23:03

"Corsair Labs recently conducted testing to determine whether the use of high-performance DDR3 memory for Core i7 platforms also requires the use of more effective CPU cooling products.

The results clearly show that using high-performance memory results in increased CPU temperatures, due to the higher CPU VTT voltages and Uncore clock speeds required by the IMC (Integrated Memory Controller) in the Core i7 processor. The average load temperature of a Core i7-920 processor cooled by the Intel HSF (heatsink and fan) was 11°C higher when utilizing 2000MHz C8 Dominator GT memory compared to 1333MHz DDR3 memory. The same PC cooled using the Corsair H50 CPU Cooler maintained average CPU core temperatures up to 24°C lower than the stock Intel HSF, and was able to stably cool an overclocked CPU while also maintaining a 2000MHz DDR3 memory frequency.

Standard CPU cooling solutions are inadequate for effectively cooling a Core i7-based PC using memory at frequencies above 1600MHz. Using high-performance memory running at 1866MHz or above (set by the XMP profile), the stock Intel Cooler was unable to stably cool the test PC, resulting in system crashes (BSODs) or processing errors."

RAZER TAKES COMMAND WITH FIRST TOURNAMENT GRADE GAMING GEAR

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Monday, 24 August 2009 22:34

sc2-bag [news] "Razer™, a leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, has joined forces with Blizzard Entertainment, a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software, to co-develop StarCraft® II gaming peripherals powered by Razer technology. With the upcoming launch of StarCraft II, Razer and Blizzard Entertainment are collaborating on bringing gamers a quality tournament-grade mouse, keyboard and headset specifically designed to maximize the StarCraft II gameplay experience."

Lian Li launches the all new Tyr PC-X1000 Stylish Midi-Tower Chassis

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Monday, 24 August 2009 22:30

c82169eb16 [news] "Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd Ltd has launched the the Tyr PC-X1000 chassis designed as a stylish midi-tower chassis. The Tyr PC-X1000 follows in the prestigious footsteps of its predecessors, namely the PC-X500 and the PC-X2000. Both of a controversial design with side mounted ODD bays. The PC-X1000 however has three traditional front mounted ODD bays as well as three front mounted 140mm fans down the front of the case. Similarly, the PC-X1000 has specific heat zones to isolate and extract heat more efficiently. The lower region is for HDD’s and the PSU, the central region is for the motherboard and all daughter cards including graphics. The topmost zone is for ODD’s and additional HDD’s. Some unique features include the completely tool-less design, the best side panel case entry latch and special mounting bays for 2.5”SSD drives. The Tyr PC-X1000 is destined to become your next power-user Chassis allowing unprecedented high performance components to be encompassed in a stylish minimalistic midi-tower chassis."

Lian Li launches PC-8N General Purpose Midi Tower Chassis

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Monday, 24 August 2009 22:09

Lian-Li-PC-8N-s [news] "Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd has launched the PC-8N Mid Tower chassis ideal for PC systems. The hair-line brushed all aluminum chassis features advanced thermal dynamics, using one fan on the front (1x 120mm@1200RPM) to pump cool air into the chassis where it exhausts out the rear fan (1x 120mm@1200RPM). The 7x PCI expansion slots are vented and assist with airflow. The chassis front face has 4x 5.25”ODD bays and a 3.5”drive bay. The front face clips off easily and conveniently. The dimensions stand at 210x450x490mm (W, H, D). The top panel is removable and the entire system has smoothed edges, and an anti-vibration design."

A-DATA Unveils HIGHEST Speed of DDR3 DRAM Module in the Industry

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Monday, 24 August 2009 22:07

"A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd., a worldwide leading manufacturer in high-performance DRAM modules and flash application products, today announces its new XPG™ Plus Series DDR3-2200+ v2.0 dual channel kit, which is the highest speed of DDR3 DRAM module in the industry.

The XPG Plus Series DDR3-2200+ v2.0 DRAM module is designed and guaranteed to run on future dual-channel platforms at incredible 2,200MHz killer speed with tight CL8-8-8-24 timings at a voltage of 1.65V, and are available in 1GBx2 and 2GBx2 dual-channel kits.

Through the latest Thermal Conductive Technology (TCT), the XPG Plus Series DDR3-2200 v2.0 DRAM module is built with the superior cooling design, which able to provide greater cooling environment for both DRAM IC and PCB (printed circuit board), to improve the performance and greater stability. Moreover, the doubling amount of copper in the PCB delivers low temperature and also improves the power efficiency for the XPG Plus Series DDR3-2200 v2.0 DRAM module."

A-DATA Adds SX95 SATA II 2.5” SSD to Its XPG™ Product Line

Details: Category: Hardware News; Published: Monday, 24 August 2009 22:05

"As demand for high performance and stable SSD continues to increase, A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in high performance memory and Flash products, today expanded its XPG™ product line to include SX95 SATA II 2.5” SSD, designed for PC users who is seeking for killer speed and stable SSD storage.

The XPG SX95 SATA II 2.5” SSD features new architecture and controller design, provide outstanding transfer rates up to 230MB/sec read and 180MB/sec write (256GB/128GB), thanks to the onboard DRAM cache buffer. Whereas, the lower-density SSDs with 64GB or 32GB perform up to 210MB/sec and 140MB/sec read/write speeds.

Taking the advantages of latest SSD technology development, the XPG SX95 SATA II 2.5” SSD is an alternative solutions on reliability, high performance, low power consumption and temperature storage, able to increase the productivity of the PC users. The XPG SX95 also provides built-in ECC (Error Correction Code) to ensure high reliability of data transfer to maintain the system integrity. The advanced wear-leveling technology also guarantees longer lifespan and preserves the data integrity, and 1 million hour MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) for long-term application. Another benefit of SX95 includes the latest function for firmware updates to maintain the best performance."

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