New OCZ PC-3200 Gold with 2-2-2 Timings

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 24, 2005 - 5:32 AM PST Category: Memory More Info: http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_el_ddr_pc_3200_dual_c... OCZ has just increased their PC-3200 Gold Series with a new 2-2-2-5 512 MB memory module, sold alone or in pairs for dual-channel motherboards. Operating at 2.8 V this new module comes with EVP and ULN technologies from OCZ. With EVP, Extended Voltage Protection, you can run your module at 3 V without invalidating the memory lifetime warranty. With ULN, Ultra Low Noise, the module's printed circuit board (PCB) is designed to provide less noise, improving the memory stability. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

World's First CDMA DVB-H Cell Phone

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 24, 2005 - 5:20 AM PST Category: Mobile More Info: http://www.samsung.com/PressCenter/PressRelease/PressRelease.asp?seq=2... Samsung displayed during CTIA 2005 trade show in New Orleans, Louisiana last week world's first DVB-H cell phone based on CDMA technology. DVB-H stands for Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld and allows user to have access to interactive mobile televion on the cell phone. This new phone uses an updated IPD (Internet Protocol Datacast) functionality. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink top

Install a Pentium M on your Desktop

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 23, 2005 - 7:00 AM PST Category: CPU More Info: http://www.asus.com/products1.aspx?l1=3&l2=0&l3=0&modelmenu=0&share=tx... With the new CT-479 upgrade kit from ASUS you can install a Pentium M or a Celeron M CPU originally designed to laptops on a socket 478 motherboard. Accordingly to ASUS, right now only P4P800 SE and P4P800-VM motherboards from ASUS support this upgrade kit, but other motherboards will be compatible as well in the future. There are two main advantages on using a Pentium M on a desktop. First, the lower power consumption, of course. Secondly, Pentium M CPU has a greater performance than other Intel CPUs at the same clock rate. This kit supports the following Pentium M models: Banias from 1.3 GHz to 1.7 GHz Dothan from 1.5 GHz to 2.26 GHz Celeron M from 1.2GHz to 1.7GHz Does not support Pentium M Low Voltage and Pentium M Ultra Low Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

New ThermalRock Eclipse Case

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 23, 2005 - 2:25 AM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.thermalrock.com/chassis/eclipse/menu.htm ThermalRock has just released their new Eclipse case series. 100% made of anodized aluminium, it is available in two colors, black or silver, with optional transparent side window. Its front layout is really cool with blue LEDs. On the front of the door is an exchangeable CD storage. Its chassis accommodates eleven drive bays with tool-free sliders for the 5.25" drive bays, 3.5" slide-in cage for quick and easy installation and screw-less interface card slots. Located on the side panel are easy access to USB 2.0 ports, Firewire, and audio jacks. It also comes with two 120 mm low noise fans, but it doesn't come with a power supply. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Swiss Army Knife with 1 GB

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 22, 2005 - 2:56 PM PST Category: Memory More Info: http://www.swissbit.com/haupt.asp?nv=2288&spr=2 Victorinox, manufacturer of the world famous Swiss Army Knife, released a new USB model with 1 GB memory. It has now also two new color options: Sapphire blue and Silver Edition RetroAlox. Indispensable tool for the hi-tech geek. Simply amazing, McGyver! Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Extreme PC Garage

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 22, 2005 - 2:39 AM PST Category: Case More Info: Video card manufacturer XFX will lauch in this summer a show called Extreme PC Garage. On each episode they will select one person and turn his or her computer into a an extreme PC, modding it to high performance, installing new accessories, new hardware and modding the case. Just follow the link to submit your application to have a chance to be drawn. XFX will pay all expenses including a round trip to Los Angeles, California, and hotel accomodations. Two participants will be selected by Extreme PC Garage producer in collaboration with XFX executives once every three months. There will be four total “casting calls” during the period from March, 2005 to March, 2006. every quarter. The first two participants will be selected on or about April 29, 2005 from all entries received through April 25, 2005 at 11:59 p.m. P.S.T. The participants that were selected will be announced on May 9, 2005. Don't miss this! Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink top

Interview with Crucial

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 21, 2005 - 3:09 AM PST Category: Memory More Info: http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article.asp?datePublish=2005/03/18&p... Taiwanese website DigiTimes made an excellent interview with Crucial's director of engineering, John Stroozas. Stroozas tells about DDR2, FB-DIMM and some trends on the memory industry. It is really a very interesting interview and you should read it. Just follow the link above (the interview is in english). Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Radeon X200 Xpress for Pentium 4

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 18, 2005 - 3:19 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.ati.com/products/radeonxpress200intel/index.html ATI has just released their X200 Xpress chipset for the Pentium 4 platform. This chipset was first released to the AMD platform, and now ATI decided to enter Intel arena as well. This chipset is target to entry-level market, providing on-board video. Here are the main specs for this new chipset: Socket 478 or socket 775 supported. PCI Express. Supports XD (eXecute Disable) bit. Supports SpeedStep technology. DirectX 9 on-board video, using up to 256 MB of the system memory as video memory. Supports both DDR (up to DDR400) and DDR2 (up to DDR2-667), up to 4 GB. Eight USB 2.0 ports. Up to seven standard PCI slots. Four Serial ATA ports. Two ATA-133 ports. High definition 8-channel audio. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Tyan Tomcat K8E (S2865)

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 17, 2005 - 4:53 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.tyan.com/products/html/tomcatk8e.html Tyan has released a new Athlon 64 motherboard based on the nForce 4 Ultra chipset from nVidia target for servers, called Tomcat K8E (S2865). As you can see, together with hi-end specs this board comes with on-board video, since servers usually don't require high-end video. S2865AG2NRF model comes will all optionals, while S2865G2NR comes without the Firewire ports and without the on-board audio. Its main features include: Socket 939 for Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 FX processors. nVidia nForce 4 Ultra chipset. ATI Rage XL on-board video with 8 MB dedicated RAM. Four DDR-DIMM sockets, supporting up to 4 GB DDR400/PC3200. One PCI Express x16 slot. Two PCI Express x1 slots. Four standard PCI slots. Two Gigabit Ethernet ports. Firewire ports. Serial ATA II ports. On-board audio.   Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Cooler Master Aquagate Mini

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 16, 2005 - 6:13 PM PST Category: Cooling More Info: http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_plac... A lot of people don't buy water cooling systems because they are expensive and hard to install. Trying to solve this, Cooler Master has relased their Aquagate Mini water cooling system. It's a kit that comes already assembled, so you don't need to worry about complicated installation procedures. In the pre-assembled kit comes a CPU water block set, radiator, fan, thermal grease, anti-icing fluid and a water pipe. This product is available in two versions, R80 (with 80 mm fan) and R120 (with 120 mm fan). The main specs are: Universal retention module for Pentium 4 (Socket 478/LGA 775), Xeon (Socket 603/604), Celeron (Socket 478), Celeron D Socket 478/LGA775), Sempron (Socket A/754), Athlon XP (Socket A) and Athlon 64 (Socket 754/939/940) processors. Can be used in all kinds of 6.5 mm pipe liquid cooling systems. Copper-based water block. Radiator with 80 x 120 x 45 mm (R80 model) or 120 x 160 x 35mm (R120 model) dimensions. No refills of anti-icing fluid for two years guaranteed (testing environment: ambient temperature 113º F/45º C and humidity 50%). Low evapotranspiration ratio thanks to special opaque and heat-resistant elements in the pipe. A self-protective feature that allows the device to smoothly initiate a restart if the fan malfunctions. Fan speed control: selectable super-silent 80 x 80 x 25 mm VR fan (1,800 ~ 3,800 rpm, 24.4 ~37.9 dBA, R80 model) and 120 x 120 x 25 mm VR fan (800 ~ 2,800 rpm, 21.3 ~ 39.2 dBA, R120 model)  Material of Base: Copper. Dimension of Base: 70 x 85 x 23 mm. Bearing of Pump: NCB (Nano-millimeter Ceramic Bearing). Fan Bearing Type: Rifle Bearing. Radiator Material: Aluminum. Pipe Dimension: 300 mm x 2.     Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Two new LCD monitors from BenQ

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 15, 2005 - 6:29 AM PST Category: Video More Info: http://www.benq.com/wm/front/benqmain.asp?MenuHead=81&ShowType=class&C... BenQ has just released two new high performance LCD monitors, FP71V+ and FP91V+. Here are the specs: FP71V+ LCD Monitor 17" 1280 x 1024 high resolution 5ms gray to gray fast response time Polish screen for brilliant image quality 400 cd/m2 high brightness 500:1 high contrast ratio Built-in speakers D-Sub/DVI dual input FP91V+ LCD Monitor 19" 1280x1024 high resolution 6ms gray to gray fast response time Polish screen for brilliant image quality 400 cd/m2 high brightness 450:1 high contrast ratio Built-in speakers with SRS surround sound effect D-Sub/DVI dual input Since they have DVI digital connector, you will get a better image quality if you connect them to your PC using this kind of connection. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

ASUS Turion 64 Notebook

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 15, 2005 - 6:13 AM PST Category: Mobile More Info: http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20050315PR204.html During the CeBit 2005 tradeshow in Hannover, Germany, ASUS showed its first Turion 64 product, a notebook called A6000K (it is called Z81K in the USA). It will come with a 14" or 14" TFT LCD display, GeForce Go 6200 graphics chip, DDR333 memory up to 2GB and IEEE 802.11b/g or IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless networking. It will measure 13.8 x 11.1 x 1.4 inches and will weight less 6.6 lbs (3 Kg). ASUS didn't disclosure when this laptop will reach the market nor its price range. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink top

New DDR2 from AData

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 14, 2005 - 2:56 AM PST Category: Memory More Info: http://www.adata.com.tw/en/new.htm A-Data has announced today two new DDR2 memory modules. First, the world's first 2 GB DDR2-533 memory module, using chips from the japanese manufacturer Elpida. And also world's first DDR2-800 commercial module. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

SiS Turion 64 Chipsets

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 14, 2005 - 2:46 AM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.sis.com/pressroom/pressrelease_000182.htm With the release of the Turion 64 CPU from AMD, SiS announced a complete series of chipsets to accommodate this new mobile processor: SiS M760: Mirage 2 graphics core, allows local video memory on the motherboard to not "steal" main RAM memory to use as video memory, AGP 8x, paired with SiS 966L southbridge, which allows two PCI Express x1 lanes, four Serial ATA ports with RAID (RAID0, RAID1, RAID0+1 and JBOD), eight USB 2.0 ports, two ATA-133 ports, high-definition 8-channel audio. SiS M761GX: Mirage 1 graphics core, PCI Express x16, paired with SiS 966L southbridge, which allows two PCI Express x1 lanes, four Serial ATA ports with RAID (RAID0, RAID1, RAID0+1 and JBOD), eight USB 2.0 ports, two ATA-133 ports, high-definition 8-channel audio. Will be available in Q2, 2005. SiS M770: Mirage 3 graphics core, PCI Express x16, paired with SiS 966 southbridge, which allows Gigabit Ethernet, two PCI Express x1 lanes, four Serial ATA ports with RAID (RAID0, RAID1, RAID0+1 and JBOD), eight USB 2.0 ports, two ATA-133 ports, high-definition 8-channel audio. Will be available in Q4, 2005. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Turion 64 Lauched

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: March 11, 2005 - 5:58 AM PST Category: CPU More Info: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_12651... AMD lauched yesterday the so waited Centrino rival: Turion 64. Target to the mobile market, Turion 64 uses the same 64-bit technology as Athlon 64. Seven models were released: ML-37: 2 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache; ML-34: 1.8 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache; ML-32: 1.8 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache; ML-30: 1.6 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache; MT-34: 1.8 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache; MT-32: 1.8 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache; MT-30: 1.6 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache. As you can see, AMD started using a naming scheme just like Intel: instead of using the CPU clock or its performance to name it, AMD is now using a "processor model". The difference between the ML and MT models is the maximum dissipated power: the ML series dissipates 35 W, while the MT series dissipates 25 W. Turion 64 has the same features as Athlon 64: Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) and integrated memory controller (single channel) supporting DDR400/PC3200 memories and 128 KB cache L1. It is manufactured under 90 nm technology. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top