Kingston Launches 40 GB SSD Drive

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 26, 2009 - 9:00 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.kingston.com/press/2009/flash/10c.asp Kingston has increased its SSDNow V series of 2.5” SSD drives with the launch of a 40 GB model. This new drive has SATA-300 interface and provides read and write speeds of 170 MB/s and 40 MB/s, respectively. Its MSRP is of USD 115. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

New Mid-tower Case from NZXT

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 23, 2009 - 11:23 AM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.nzxt.com/products/gamma/ NZXT has just launched its newest mid-tower case targeted to gamers, Gamma. Built-up in steel and all-black painted (even internally), Gamma has four 5 ¼” external bays, seven 3 ½” internal bays, seven slots for expansion cards, meshed side panel, tool-less mechanism for hard drives installation and water-cooling support. Gamma comes with a 120-mm rear fan (23 dB/42 CFM), but supports up to five optional fans (one on of 120-mm on the front panel, two of 120-mm on the side panel and two of 120- or 140-mm on the top panel. Gamma is now available in Europe at € 39.90. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Windows 7 is here!

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 23, 2009 - 11:05 AM PST Category: Other More Info: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx Microsoft has officially launched its latest operating system, the famous Windows 7. Among new features we can say improved graphic interface, higher performance than its predecessor (14 times faster than Vista), support to DirectX 11, Internet Explorer 8, Windows Media Player 12 and easier networking configuration and more. Windows 7 is available in four versions: Starter (OEM only), Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate, the last three costing about USD 120, USD 200 and USD 320, respectively. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Albatron Announces Optical Touch Monitor

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 21, 2009 - 1:26 PM PST Category: Video More Info: http://www.albatron.com.tw/English/news/news_detail.asp?new=default&ne... Albatron announced today a 42” monitor featuring an optical touch technology to track finger movements. According to the company, the optical approach is more sensitive, durable and accurate than traditional resistive technology. This monitor has a native resolution of 1920x1080, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, a 9 ms response time, a 120 Hz refresh rate, a maximum brightness of 700 cd/m2 and VGA, DVI, HDMI, RS232C and USB connectors. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Intel Intros Core i7 960

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 20, 2009 - 9:29 AM PST Category: CPU More Info: http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=37151&processor=i7-960&spec-codes... Intel silently introduced the newest member of Core i7 family, Core i7 960. This socket 1366 model is made on 45-nm technology, works internally at 3.2 GHz, has four cores, supports HyperThreading technology, has 8 MB of L3 cache, 256 KB of L2 cache per core, built-in DDR3-800/1066 memory controller, QPI bus working at 4.8 GT/s, TDP of 130 W and is priced at USD 562 (in 1000 unit tray quantities). Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

New Athlon II Processors from AMD

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 20, 2009 - 9:28 AM PST Category: CPU More Info: http://www.amd.com AMD has expanded its Athlon II processor line-up with the launch of eight models. The list includes quad-, triple- and dual-core models based on socket AM3 platform featuring a built-in DDR2 and DDR3 memory controller. On the table below you can see the main specs for the models launched. Model Internal Clock L2 Cache TDP Price Athlon II X4 605e 2.3 GHz 2 MB (4 x 512 KB) 45 W USD 143 Athlon II X4 600e 2.2 GHz 2 MB (4 x 512 KB) 45 W USD 133 Athlon II X3 435 2.9 GHz 1.5 MB (3 x 512 KB) 95 W USD 87 Athlon II X3 425 2.7 GHz 1.5 MB (3 x 512 KB) 45 W USD 76 Athlon II X3 405e 2.3 GHz 1.5 MB (3 x 512 KB) 45 W USD 102 Athlon II X3 400e 2.2 GHz 1.5 MB (3 x 512 KB) 45 W USD 97 Athlon II X2 240e 2.8 GHz 2 MB (2 x 1 MB) 45 W USD 77 Athlon II X2 235e 2.7 GHz 2 MB (2 x 1 MB) 45 W USD 69 Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (1) top

Spire Launches VGA Cooler

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 19, 2009 - 2:36 PM PST Category: Cooling More Info: http://www.spire-corp.com/main/product_detail.asp?ProdID=888 Spire has launched Slimod (SP281S2-PWM), a cooler compatible with the latest nVidia and AMD/ATI video cards. This cooler features two 80-mm fans with speed controlled via PWM, has three copper heatpipes and 30 aluminum fins. Below you can see a list of the video card supported by this cooler. No word on pricing and availability. AMD/ATI Radeon X 2400 Radeon X 2600 Radeon HD 48** Radeon HD 46** Radeon 38** Radeon 36** nVidia GeForce 7800 GT/GTX GeForce 7900 GTX GeForce 8600 GeForce 8800 GeForce 9600 GeForce 9800 GeForce GTX 250 GeForce 4 Ti 4*** GeForce FX 5700 (Ultra) GeForce FX 5800 GeForce FX 5900 GeForce FX 5950 GeForce FX 5900LE GeForce FX 5900 Ultra GeForce 6600 GTX 280 GTX 260 GTX 285 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (1) top

G.Skill Announces DDR3 ECO Kits

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 16, 2009 - 4:31 AM PST Category: Memory More Info: http://www.gskill.com/news.php?index=239 G.Skill has launched its first “Green” DDR3 memory kits within ECO series. These new kits are comprised with DDR3 modules powered at 1.35 V, instead of 1.65 V as defined by JEDEC specification. The following kits were announced: G.Skill DDR3-1333 (PC3-10600): 4 GB (2 GBx2); CL9-9-9-24; 1.35V G.Skill DDR3-1333 (PC3-10600): 4 GB (2 GBx2); CL8-8-8-24; 1.35V G.Skill DDR3-1333 (PC3-10600): 4 GB (2 GBx2); CL7-7-7-21; 1.35V G.Skill DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800): 4 GB (2 GBx2); CL9-9-9-24; 1.35V G.Skill DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800): 4 GB (2 GBx2); CL8-8-8-24; 1.35V G.Skill DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800): 4 GB (2 GBx2); CL7-8-7-24; 1.35V click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (3) top

Manufacturers Launch Radeon HD 5700 Video Cards

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 14, 2009 - 7:52 AM PST Category: Video More Info: See below a list of the manufacturers who already launch video cards based on the newest AMD/ATI GPUs, Radeon HD 5700 series. ASUS Club 3D Gigabyte HIS MSI PowerColor Sapphire XFX Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

AMD/ATI Intros Radeon HD 5700 Series

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 13, 2009 - 8:38 AM PST Category: Video More Info: http://www.amd.com AMD/ATI has just launched its Radeon HD 5700 series of video cards (DirectX 11). Two models were launched: Radeon HD 5770 and HD 5750. Radeon HD 5770 works internally at 850 MHz, has 1 GB GDDR5 accessed at 4.8 GHz (1,200 MHz real) thru a 128-bit interface, 800 stream processors and a recommended price tag of USD 159. Radeon HD 5750 works internally at 705 MHz, has 512 MB or 1 GB GDDR5 accessed at 4.6 GHz (1,150 MHz real) thru a 128-bit interface, 720 stream processors and a recommended price tag of USD 129 (1 GB model) or USD 109 (512 MB model). click to enlarge Radeon HD 5770 click to enlarge Radeon HD 5750 Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (7) top

nVidia Launches GeForce GT 220 and 210

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 12, 2009 - 4:39 PM PST Category: Video More Info: http://www.nvidia.com nVidia launched today its first 40-nm desktop GPUs, GeForce GT 220 and GeForce 210. GeForce GT 220 works internally at 625 MHz, accesses its 1 GB DDR3 at 790 MHz thru a 128-bit interface, has 48 shader processors working at 1,360 MHz and supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.1 programming models. GeForce 210 works internally at 589 MHz, accesses its 512 MB DDR2 at 500 MHz thru a 64-bit interface, has 16 shader processors working at 1,402 MHz and supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.1 programming models. Below you can see a list of the manufacturers who already launched models based on these new nVidia chips. ECS BFG Gigabyte Inno3D Leadtek MSI POINT OF VIEW Sparkle XFX Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (10) top

Swiftech Launches Apogee XT CPU Water Block

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 9, 2009 - 12:12 PM PST Category: Cooling More Info: http://www.swiftnets.com/ Swiftech has launched Apogee XT, a CPU water block (part used on liquid cooling systems) with copper base and designed for Intel (sockets 771, 775, 1156 and 1366) processors. Its MSRP is of USD 79.99. click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Scythe Launches Samurai ZZ CPU Cooler

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 8, 2009 - 4:17 PM PST Category: Cooling More Info: http://www.scythe-eu.com/en/products/cpu-cooler/samurai-zz.html Scythe has unveiled Samurai ZZ (SCSMZ-2000), a CPU cooler compatible with Intel (sockets 478, 775, 1156 and 1366) and AMD (sockets 754, 939, 940, AM2, AM2+ and AM3) processors. This cooler measures 3.7” x 4.8” x 3.7” or 9.4 cm x 12.2 cm x 9.4 cm (W x D x H), weights 16.6 oz (472 g), features nickel-plated copper base, three U-shaped copper heatpipes and a 92-mm fan with speed ranging from 300 rpm to 2,500 rpm producing a maximum noise level of 31.07 dBA. Samurai ZZ is priced at USD 31.80. click to enlarge click to enlarge   click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

OCZ Announces Z-Drive m84 PCIe SSD

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 7, 2009 - 1:45 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/solid_state_drives/ocz_z_drive_m... OCZ has increased its Z-Drive series of PCI-Express solid state drives with the launch of m84. This new SSD drive is available in 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB capacities, has a PCI Express x8 interface, an on-board RAID controller and offers read and write speeds of up to 870 MB/s and 780 MB/s, respectively (256 GB model offers read and write speeds of up to 750 MB/s and 650 MB/s, respectively). No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Super Talent Launches UltraDrive DX SSD Series

Author: Cássio Lima Date: October 7, 2009 - 1:44 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.supertalent.com/press_view.php?prid=1385974ed5904a438616ff7... Super Talent, in partnership with Toshiba, has launched UltraDrive DX series of 2.5” SSD drives. Available in 64 GB (USD 219), 128 GB (USD 439), 256 GB (USD 719) and 512 GB (USD 1,649) capacities, these new SSD drives from Super Talent feature a 128 MB cache, SATA-300 interface and read and write speeds of up to 230 MB/s and 180 MB/s, respectively. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top