IN WIN LAN Party in Southern California

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 20, 2009 - 10:37 AM PST Category: Other More Info: http://www.inwin-style.com All gamers are invited to attend IN WIN LANcryption 1.5, an event with over 24 straight hours of gaming, goodies and giveaways that certainly will please everyone. The event will be held 5th and 6th December at the Southern California University of Health Sciences – Gymnasium 16200 E. Amber Valley Dr. Whittier, CA 90604 from 10 AM (Dec. 5th) to 4 PM (Dec. 6th). Click here for more detailed event information or here to register to the event. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Patriot Announces PS-100 SSD Series

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 19, 2009 - 5:30 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.patriotmem.com/company/news/newsp.jsp?source=187 Patriot has announced PS-100 series of 2.5” solid state drives. Available in 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB, drives from this new series have 64 MB of cache, SATA-300 interface and provide read and write speeds of 210 MB/s and 150 MB/s, respectively. No word on pricing and availability. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Antec Launches TPQ-1200 PSU

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 18, 2009 - 9:30 AM PST Category: Power More Info: http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=MTc1Nw== Antec has just increased its TruePower Quattro series of power supplies with the launch of a 1,200 W (TPQ-1200) model. This new unit has modular cabling system, 80Plus Silver certification (85%+ efficiency), active PFC, six +12 rails, an 80-mm fan with speed controlled via PWM, gold plated connectors and OVP (Over Voltage Protection), UVP (Under Current Protection), SCP (Short Circuit Protection), and OCP (Over Current Protection) protections. This PSU has a recommended price of USD 299.99. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (1) top

AMD/ATI Launches Radeon HD 5970

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 18, 2009 - 8:18 AM PST Category: Video More Info: http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/hd-... AMD/ATI launched today Radeon HD 5970 video card. Featuring two 40-nm GPUs running at 725 MHz, this new video card has 2 GB GDDR5 accessed at 4 GHz QDR (1 GHz real) thru two 256-bit interfaces (512-bit), 3,200 processors (1,600 per GPU), two DVI and one mini DisplayPort outputs, a maximum TDP of 284 W and supports DirectX 11, CrossFireX and ATI Eyefinity technologies. Below you can see a list of the manufacturers who already launched models based on this new AMD/ATI video card. Gigabyte HIS MSI PowerColor Sapphire XFX click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

OCZ Launches Colossus SSD Series

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 17, 2009 - 11:39 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2009/356 OCZ has just launched Colossus series of 3.5” solid state drives. Available in 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB capacities, these new SSD drives from OCZ have an aluminum casing, 128 MB of cache, SATA-300 interface, RAID support and provide read and write speeds of up to 260 MB/s. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

NZXT Unleashes Tempest EVO Mid-Tower Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 17, 2009 - 11:06 AM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.nzxt.com/products/tempest_evo/ NZXT has just announced its newest mid-tower case targeted to gamers, Tempest EVO. Built-up in steel and all-black painted, this case has three 5 ¼” external bays (or up to six if you remove the hard disk drive cage), one 3 ½” external bay, eight 3 ½” internal bays for hard disk drives, seven slots for expansion cards, two USB ports, one eSATA port, watercooling support, acrylic-side panel and holes on the motherboard tray to route cables. As for cooling, Tempest EVO comes with six fans: two of 120-mm one the front panel (blue LED), one of 120-mm no the rear panel, one of 120-mm on the side panel (blue LED) and two of 140-mm on the top panel. This case is priced at USD 99. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

nVidia Launches GeForce GT 240

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 17, 2009 - 8:18 AM PST Category: Video More Info: http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_gt_240_us.html nVidia has just launched one more 40-nm desktop GPU, GeForce GT 240. This new chip works internally at 550 MHz, accesses its 1 GB or 512 MB at 1,700 MHz GDDR5 (3.6 GHz QDR), 1,000 MHz GDDR3 (2 GHz DDR) or 900 MHz DDR3 (1.8 GHz DDR) thru a 128-bit interface, has 96 processors running at 1,340 MHz and supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.2 programming models. Below you can see a list of the manufacturers who already unveiled models based on this new nVidia GPU. ASUS Biostar ECS EVGA Galaxy Gigabyte Inno3D Leadtek MSI Palit Point of View XFX Zotac Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (1) top

Arctic Cooling Announces Accelero TWIN TURBO PRO VGA Cooler

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 16, 2009 - 9:46 AM PST Category: Cooling More Info: http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalog/images/Accelero_Twin_Turbo_Pro_p... Arctic Cooling has just announced the launch of the VGA Cooler celero TWIN TURBO PRO, an updated version of the cooler Accelero TWIN TURBO from the same manufacturer. Accelero TWIN TURBO PRO cooler is compatible with nVidia and ATI video cards, features two 92-mm fans (instead of 80-mm models like Accelero TWIN TURBO cooler) with speed controlled by the video card via PWM (1,000 rpm to 2,000 rpm), it measures 8.38” x 5.94” x 1.92” or 21.3 cm x 15.1 cm x 4.9 cm (L x W x A), weighs 0.98 lb (446 g), has four cooper heatpipes, 35 aluminum fins and comes with pre-applied thermal grease. This new cooler from Arctic Cooling will reach the market next month costing USD 49.90. Below you can see a list of the video cards supported by this new cooler. ATI Radeon HD 5870 Radeon HD 4890 Radeon HD 4870 Radeon HD 4850 Radeon HD 4830 Radeon HD 3870 Radeon HD 3850 Radeon HD 2600 Radeon HD 2400 Radeon HD X1950 Radeon HD X1900 Radeon HD X1800 Radeon HD X1650 Radeon HD X1600 Radeon HD X1550 Radeon HD X1300 nVidia GeForce GT 240 GeForce GTS 250 GeForce 9800 GTX+ GeForce 9800 GTX GeForce 9800 GT GeForce 9600 GT GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) GeForce 8800 GT GeForce 8600 GeForce 8500 GeForce 8400 GeForce 7950 GT GeForce 7900 GeForce 7800 GeForce 7600 GeForce 7300 GeForce 6800 GeForce 6600 click to enlarge click to enlarge   click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

PowerColor Announces PLAY! HD5770 Video Card

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 13, 2009 - 10:51 AM PST Category: Video More Info: http://www.powercolor.com/Global/NewsInfo.asp?id=853 PowerColor has announced the launch of PLAY! HD5770 video card featuring a cooler from Arctic Cooling (copper base and two 92-mm fans) and Radeon HD 5770 GPU. This card uses Radeon HD 5770 standard clocks i.e., internal clock of 850 MHz, 1 GB GDDR5 accessed at 4.8 GHz QDR (1,200 MHz real) thru a 128-bit interface, has 800 processors and DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors. According to PowerColor this video card will reach the market by the end of this month costing USD 159.     Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

G.Skill Announces Falcon II SSD Series

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 11, 2009 - 1:31 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.gskill.com/products.php?c1=3&c2=6&c3=27 G.Skill has announced Falcon II series of 2.5” solid state drives. Available in 64 GB (FM-25S2I-64GBF2), 128 GB (FM-25S2I-128GBF2) and 256 GB (FM-25S2I-256GBF2), drives from this new series have 64 MB of cache, SATA-300 interface and provide read and write speeds of 220 MB/s and 150 MB/s, respectively (64 GB model provides read and write speeds of 220 MB/s and 110 MB/s, respectively). No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Razer Launches Abyssus Gaming Mouse

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 10, 2009 - 11:27 AM PST Category: Input More Info: http://press.razerzone.com/content/view/404/101/ Razer launched today Abyssus gaming mouse targeted to gamers. This mouse supports three configurations level of dpi (450 dpi, 1,800 dpi or 3,500 dpi), has an ambidextrous design, three programmable buttons, a scroll wheel with 24 individual click positions and an 1 ms response time. Razer Abyssus gaming mouse is priced at USD 49.99. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Corsair Announces Survivor GT USB Flash Memories

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 10, 2009 - 11:15 AM PST Category: Memory More Info: http://www.corsair.com/products/survivor/default.aspx Corsair has just announced its new USB flash memory series, Survivor GT. Two models were announced: 32 GB and 64 GB. Both of them feature an anodized aircraft-grade aluminum casing, are water resistant (up to 200 m), have USB 2.0 interface and provide read and write speeds of up 30 MB/s and 16 MB/s, respectively. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Noctua Announces NH-U9B SE2 CPU Cooler

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 9, 2009 - 2:49 PM PST Category: Cooling More Info: http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=news_list&news_id=52&lng=en Noctua has just announced an updated version of their NH-U9B CPU cooler, called NH-U9B SE2. This new cooler comes with two 92-mm fan with speed of 1,600 rpm (the original version has only one fan), has cooper base, four heatpipes and supports Intel (sockets 1366, 1156 and 775) and AMD (sockets AM2, AM2+ and AM3) processors. NH-U9B SE2 cooler will reach the market soon costing USD 54.90. click to enlarge   click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (1) top

Spire Announces CoolNess Laptop Cooler

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 6, 2009 - 1:07 PM PST Category: Cooling More Info: http://www.spirecoolers.com/main/press_news_detail.asp?id=195 Spire has rolled out G12T (SP312), a cooler compatible with laptops featuring displays from 10” to 17”. This copper cooler has one 200-mm fan (1,400 rpm), is powered via a USB port (thus no batteries or power adapters are necessary) and measures 12.83” x 10.55” x 1.06” or 32.6 cm x 26.8 cm x 2.76 mm (L x W x H). No word on pricing. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (1) top

Mushkin Launches Memories with Copper-made Heatsink

Author: Cássio Lima Date: November 5, 2009 - 1:49 PM PST Category: Memory More Info: http://www.mushkin.com Mushkin has launched its newest DDR3 memory kits with modules equipped with copper-made heatsinks. Mushkin Copperhead series is comprised with five dual- and triple-channel kits, as you can see below. 996775: 4 GB (2 GB x 2) DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) kit with CL 8-8-8-24 timings at 1.65 V: Price € 106. 996772: 4 GB (2 GB x 2) DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) kit with CL 7-8-7-20 timings at 1.65 V: Price € 118. 998774: 6 GB (2 GB x 3) DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) kit with CL 8-8-8-24 timings at 1.65 V: Price € 157. 998771: 6 GB (2 GB x 3) DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) kit with CL 7-8-7-20 timings at 1.65 V: Price € 164. 998773: 6 GB (2 GB x 3) DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) kit with CL 6-7-6-18 timings at 1.65 V: Price € 220. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top