| EVGA Enters the CPU Cooler Business |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 24, 2011 - 10:04 AM PST |
| Category: Cooling |
| More Info: http://www.evga.com/articles/00631/ |
EVGA is a well-known video card manufacturer that makes its debut on the CPU cooler market with the launch of the Superclock. The EVGA Superclock cooler is compatible with Intel (sockets 775/1155/1156/1366) and AMD (754/939/940/F/AM2/AM3) processors, features five 8-mm copper heatpipes, aluminum fins, and a 120 mm red LED fan that spins at 750 to 2,500 rpm. The Superclock cooler is available at EVGA website for USD 49.99. 
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| Scythe Releases Kozuti CPU Cooler |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 24, 2011 - 9:38 AM PST |
| Category: Cooling |
| More Info: http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cpu/117/ScytheUSA-Productkozuticpuco... |
Scythe has launched a low-profile CPU cooler intended to be used on HTPC (home theater PC) and small factor computers. The Kozuti (SCKZT-1000) is compatible with Intel (sockets 775/1155/1156/1366) and AMD (AM2/AM2+/AM3) processors, features three 6-mm copper heatpipes, aluminum fins, and an 80 mm fan that spins at 800 to 3,300 rpm, producing a maximum noise level of 32.5 dBA. Unlike regular coolers, on the Kozuti, the fan is positioned below the fins. This new cooler has a suggested price of USD 36.50.
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| Cooler Master Launches Silencio 550 Mid-Tower Case |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 24, 2011 - 8:50 AM PST |
| Category: Case |
| More Info: http://www.coolermaster.com/news.php?id=6221&action=ViewNews&n... |
Cooler Master has just launched a brand-new computer case, the Silencio 550, a product targeted to those users who love a quiet system. It features a layer of foam on both side panels to absorb noise and make the computer quieter. To top it off, the Silencio 550 has a solid-steel unshakable structure and rubber feet, features that keep the computer even quieter. The product supports microATX and ATX motherboards, measures 8.3 x 17.8 x 19.9 inches (210 x 415.5 x 505.2 mm), weighs 20.3 lbs (9.2 kg), has three 5.25” external bays, seven 3.5” internal bays, two 3.5”/2.5” internal bays (converted from one 3.5” bay), seven slots for expansion cards, one USB 3.0 port, one USB 2.0 port, one SD card reader, an external hot-swappable hard drive dock, and two 120 mm fans, one on the front panel and one on the rear panel. The Silencio 550 supports video cards up to 11.10 inches (281 mm) long and coolers up to 6.10 inches (154 mm) tall, and its interior and exterior are painted black. Its front panel adorns a mirrored high-gloss finishing. Information on pricing or availability was not provided. 
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| XFX Triple Monitor Stand Hits the Stores |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 23, 2011 - 9:17 AM PST |
| Category: Video |
| More Info: http://xfxforce.com/en-gb/Products/Accessories/Triple-Monitor-Stand.aspx |
XFX has designed a stand for those users willing to make their AMD Eyefinity or NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround configuration look more professional. The stand holds three monitors (up to 24 inches each) and allows users to control height, angle and rotation for each monitor. The stand base features a cable management, two USB 2.0 ports, and audio connectors. The XFX Triple Display stand is listed on Amazon for USD 367.06, a little overpriced in our opinion. 
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| HIS Intros Radeon HD 6970 IceQ & IceQ Turbo Video Cards |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 23, 2011 - 9:12 AM PST |
| Category: Video |
| More Info: http://www.hisdigital.com/un/news_show-188.shtml |
Today HIS launched two Radeon HD 6970 video cards equipped with their IceQ cooling solution, which according to the manufacturer, can lower the temperature of the video card up to 23 °C when compared to the stock cooler. The HIS 6970 IceQ works internally at 880 MHz and accesses its memory at 5.5 GHz, while the HIS 6970 IceQ Turbo works internally at 900 MHz and accesses its memory at 5.6 GHz. Both feature 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, a 256-bit interface, and DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort connectors. HIS didn't reveal the cards' prices. 
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| Intel Extends SSD 320 Series Warranty to Five Years |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 23, 2011 - 8:49 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2011/05/19/chi... |
Intel has decided to extend the warranty of their SSD 320 Series from three years to five years. The extended warranty applies to all Intel SSD 320 Series drives, including those already purchased. The Intel SSD 320 Series drives are available in 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch form factors, have SATA-300 interface, 25-nm MLC flash memory chips, and built-in 128-bit encryption. In the table below you can see the models from the Intel SSD 320 Series and their speeds, including price. Model | Form Factor | Read Speed | Write Speed | Price | 40 GB | 2.5-inch | 200 MB/s | 45 MB/s | USD 89 | 80 GB | 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch | 270 MB/s | 80 MB/s | USD 159 | 120 GB | 2.5-inch | 270 MB/s | 130 MB/s | USD 209 | 160 GB | 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch | 270 MB/s | 165 MB/s | USD 289 | 300 GB | 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch | 270 MB/s | 205 MB/s | USD 529 | 600 GB | 2.5-inch | 270 MB/s | 220 MB/s | USD 1,069 |
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| PowerColor Intros HD 6850 SCS3 Video Card |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 20, 2011 - 7:47 AM PST |
| Category: Video |
| More Info: http://powercolor.com/Global/News.asp?id=1119 |
PowerColor has launched the HD6850 SCS3, a stock-clocked Radeon HD 6850 (775 MHz for GPU, 4 GHz for memory) video card that features a passive cooling solution with an L-shaped heatsink and five heatpipes. This card has a 3+1 voltage regulator circuit, 1 GB of GDDR5 memory, solid caps, and DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs. If you buy this card, you'll get a voucher for downloading the Dirt 3 game. Information on pricing or availability was not provided. 
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| Corsair Announces Availability of White Graphite Series 600T Case |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 19, 2011 - 10:15 AM PST |
| Category: Case |
| More Info: http://www.corsair.com/cases/graphite-series/special-edition-white-gra... |
Corsair announced today the retail availability of the Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T mid-tower computer case. The product features a white exterior and a transparent side window, features not present on the Graphite Series 600T original. The other specs are the same as the Graphite Series 600T original, including: - Mid-tower
- Steel structure
- Five 5.25” external bays
- Six 2.5” or 3.5” internal bays
- Two 200 mm fans (top and frontal) and one 120 mm fan on the rear panel
- One FireWire port, one USB 3.0 port, and four USB 2.0 ports
The Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T is available for a suggested price of USD 179. 
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| ECS Announces Motherboards for AMD Llano APUs |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 18, 2011 - 7:21 AM PST |
| Category: Motherboard |
| More Info: http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Media/NewsRoom_Detail.aspx?NewsID=140... |
Next month, AMD is going to launch their first APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) manufactured in 32 nm technology. These new APUs will be part of the AMD A-Series (codename Llano) and will feature a new socket, dubbed FM1. APUs or Accelerated Processing Units are AMD processors that have a CPU, a GPU, and a north bridge (including a memory controller) in the same die. They’re also known as Fusion processors. In spite of still being a few weeks away from the official launch of AMD A-Series APUs, ECS has already announced their first FM1 motherboards, which include three models: A75F-A Black Deluxe, A75F-M and A75F-M2. All of them are equipped with the upcoming Hudson D3 chipset, USB 3.0 and SATA-600 ports. Below we’ve listed the main specs for these new boards. - A75F-A Black Deluxe (ATX): Four DDR3 sockets, four USB 3.0 ports, five SATA-600 ports, one eSATA-600 port, one PCI Express x16 slot, 8-channel audio with SPDIF, and HDMI, DVI and VGA outputs
- A75F-M (ATX): Four DDR3 sockets, four USB 3.0 ports, six SATA-600 ports, one PCI Express x16 slot, 8-channel audio with SPDIF, and HDMI, DVI and VGA outputs
- A75F-M2 (micro-ATX): Two DDR3 sockets, four USB 3.0 ports, six SATA-600 ports, one PCI Express x16 slot, 6-channel audio, and HDMI, DVI (optional), and VGA outputs
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| New Computer Cases from Lian Li |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 18, 2011 - 7:19 AM PST |
| Category: Case |
| More Info: http://www.lian-li.com |
Lian Li has just launched three computer cases: PC-Z60, PC-Z70, and PC-P80N. All of them are built in aluminum, feature tool-less mechanisms for hard drives and expansion cards installation, anti-vibration mechanisms for hard drives, washable air filters for fans, fan speed controllers, and holes for liquid cooling systems. In the table below we’ve listed the main specs for these new cases. Model | PC-Z60 | PC-Z70 | PC-P80N | Style | Mid-tower | Full-tower | Full-tower | 5.25” External Bays | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.5” External Bays | - | - | - | 3.5” Internal Bays | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2.5” Internal Bays | 2 | 2 | 2 | Expansion Slots | 8 | 11 | 11 | Color | Black or Silver | Black or Silver | Black | Motherboard | ATX / Micro-ATX / Mini-ITX | HPTX / EATX / ATX / Micro-ATX | HPTX / EATX / ATX / Micro-ATX / Mini-ITX | Transparent Window? | No | No | Yes (PC-P80NX model) | Interior Painted in Black? | No | No | No | Front Fan | 120 mm Fan x 2 | 140 mm Fan x 3 | 140 mm Fan x 3 | Top Fan | 140 mm Fan x 1 | 140 mm Fan x 2 | 140 mm Fan x 2 | Rear Fan | 120 mm Fan x 1 | 120 mm Fan x 1 | 120 mm Fan x 1 | Ports | USB 3.0 x 2 USB 2.0 x 1 e-SATA x 1 HD Audio
| USB 3.0 x 2 USB 2.0 x 1 e-SATA x 1 HD Audio
| USB 3.0 x 4 e-SATA x 1 HD Audio
| Maximum Video Card Size | 12” (305 mm) | 15.35” (390 mm) | 15.35” (390 mm) | Suggested Price | USD 269 | USD 389 | USD 489 |
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| NVIDIA Intros GeForce GTX 560 |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 17, 2011 - 8:11 AM PST |
| Category: Video |
| More Info: http://www.geforce.com/#/Hardware/GPUs/geforce-gtx-560 |
NVIDIA today launched the GeForce GTX 560 (not to be confused with GTX 560 Ti), their newest DirectX11 video card. This card works internally at 810 to 950 MHz, has 1 GB of GDDR5 memory running at 4,008 to 4,400 MHz through a 256-bit interface, features 336 processors clocked at 1,620 MHz, and two DVI and one mini HDMI video outputs. Starting at USD 199, the GeForce GTX 560 is placed between the GeForce GTX 460 and GTX 560 Ti. Several manufacturers have launched models based on this new video card from NVIDIA, as you can see in the list below. click to enlarge
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| Seagate Debuts Wireless Portable Hard Drive |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 16, 2011 - 3:49 PM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/external/external-hard-drive... |
Seagate has just launched the GoFlex Satellite, a 500 GB portable hard drive that features a rechargeable battery (lifetime of up to five hours for continuous use) and that can connect to tablets and other mobile devices via Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) or USB 3.0. The GoFlex Satellite is now available for pre-order from Seagate.com, Amazon.com, and BestBuy.com priced at USD 199.99. 
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| Corsair Announces Force Series 3 Solid State Drives |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 16, 2011 - 3:43 PM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://www.corsair.com/solid-state-drives/force-series-3.html |
Corsair today announced the Force Series 3 family of solid state drives, which is comprised of 60 GB, 120 GB, and 240 GB models. These new drives come in a 2.5” form factor, feature a SandForce SF-2281 controller, MLC memory chips, SATA-600 interface, and provide maximum read and write speeds of up to 550 MB/s and 520 MB/s, respectively. The Force Series 3 drives will be available by the end of this month priced at USD 139 (60 GB), USD 219 (120 GB) and USD 499 (240 GB). 
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| NZXT Debuts Sentry Mesh Fan Controller |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 13, 2011 - 5:55 AM PST |
| Category: Cooling |
| More Info: http://www.nzxt.com/new/products/fan_control/sentry_mesh |
NZXT has just announced their latest fan controller, the Sentry Mesh, a product that takes up one 5.25” bay on the computer case and can control up to five fans. It features a meshed front, a black paint job, and is available for USD 24.99. 
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| Intel Unveils SSD 311 Series |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: May 12, 2011 - 8:31 AM PST |
| Category: Storage |
| More Info: http://download.intel.com/design/flash/nand/325502.pdf |
As you might know, the new Intel Z68 chipset features a technology called Smart Response that copies your most commonly used applications from your hard disk drive to your SSD in order to speed up system boot and/or applications startup. To take advantage of this technology, you need three components: a motherboard with support to Smart Response, an SSD drive (64 GB max), and a hard disk drive. Although Smart Response Technology supports any SSD drive (up to 64 GB of capacity), Intel has developed a brand new SSD drive specifically for use as a cache with Z68 platforms. This is the Intel SSD 311 Series (codenamed Larson Creek). The SSD 311 is available in 20 GB capacity, features 34-nm SLC memory chips, a 2.5-inch or mSATA form factor, SATA-300 interface, and provides maximum read and write speeds of up to 200 MB/s and 105 MB/s, respectively. It is priced at USD 110. 
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