OCZ Intros Vertex Turbo SSD Series

Author: Cássio Lima Date: July 8, 2009 - 2:55 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2009/346 OCZ has launched Vertex Turbo series of 2.5” solid state drives. Available in 30 GB, 60 GB, 120 GB and 250 GB capacities, Vertex Turbo SSDs have a buffer of 64 MB DRAM running at 180 MHz, SATA-300 interface and provide read and write speeds of up to 270 MB/s and 210 MB/s, respectively (30 GB and 60 GB models provide read speed of 240 MB/s and write speed of 145 MB/s). No word on pricing. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

New GeForce GTX Video Cards from BFG

Author: Cássio Lima Date: July 8, 2009 - 2:50 PM PST Category: Video More Info: http://www.bfgtech.com/summerheat.aspx BFG has increased its GeForce GTX family with the launch of two new video cards: GeForce GTX 295 H2OC with ThermoIntelligence watercooling solution and GeForce GTX 285 OCFU. According to BFG ThermoIntelligence watercooling solution reduces GeForce GTX 295 H2OC working temperature by up to 40°C compared to standard cooling solutions. See below the main specs for the new models: GeForce GTX 295 H2OC with ThermoIntelligence watercooling solution Internal clock: 675 MHz (17.19% above default clock of 576 MHz). Memory: 1,792 MB GDDR3. Memory clock: 2,214 MHz DDR (10.81% above default clock of 1,998 MHz DDR). Processor units: 480. Shader clock: 1,458 MHz (17.39% above default clock of 1,242 MHz). PCI Express 2.0. More information: http://www.bfgtech.com click to enlarge GeForce GTX 285 OCFU Internal clock: 712 MHz (9.88% above default clock of 648 MHz). Memory: 1 GB GDDR3. Memory clock: 2,664 MHz DDR (7.25% above default clock of 2,484 MHz DDR). Processor units: 240. Shader clock: 1,620 MHz (9.76% above default clock of 1,476 MHz). PCI Express 2.0. More information: http://www.bfgtech.com click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Super Talent Launches Pico Mini-USB Flash Memory

Author: Cássio Lima Date: July 7, 2009 - 3:33 PM PST Category: Memory More Info: http://www.supertalent.com/press_view.php?prid=02522a2b2726fb0a03bb19f... Super Talent has just introduced its newest flash memory line-up featuring a mini-USB connector. Called Pico, flash memories from this series are available in 2 GB (USD 9.99), 4 GB (USD 14,99), 8 GB (USD 23.99) and 16 GB (USD 39.99) capacities, measure 1.3” x 0.6” x 0.1” (3.2 cm x 1.5 cm x 0.3 cm), weight 0.05 oz (1.5 g), provide transfer rate of up to 30 MB/s and support ReadyBoost technology, a feature brought by Windows Vista that allows flash memories to be used as a disk cache in order to improve the system performance. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Albatron Launches Modular Motherboard

Author: Cássio Lima Date: July 6, 2009 - 2:41 PM PST Category: Motherboard More Info: http://www.albatron.com.tw/English/news/news_detail.asp?new=default&ne... Albatron has launched K3780E, a motherboard comprised with two PCBs: a system board, where the processor and chipset are located, and an I/O board, where the motherboard connectors are. The system board includes an AMD ASB1 BGA embedded processor, AMD 780E northbridge chip (Radeon HD 3000 integrated graphics engine, which is DirectX 10) and SB710 southbridge chip supporting four SATA-300 ports. The I/O board includes one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, one VGA port, one HDMI port and audio connectors. This modular motherboard concept allows Albatron to adjust the board according to the customers' requirements without the need to redesign the whole board: simply replace the I/O board and/or the system board to have a computer with more features. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Thermaltake Launches PW880i Water Cooler

Author: Cássio Lima Date: July 3, 2009 - 12:27 PM PST Category: Cooling More Info: http://www.thermaltake.com/news_detail.aspx?cid=C_00000001&pid=P_00000123 Thermaltake has expanded its ProWater line-up with the launch of PW880i, a very interesting water-cooling solution to be completely installed on the rear part of the case instead of being installed inside the case like other water-cooling solutions (normally this approach make difficult maintenance and decreases the PC internal airflow). So PW880i pump, radiator (equipped with one 120-mm fan with fan speed between 1,000 rpm and 2,000 rpm; noise level of 20 dBA) and reservoir are placed outside the case (on the back part). Depending on the type of case the hoses can get into the system through one of the slots for expansion cards or through holes. The waterblock is made of pure copper and is compatible with Intel (sockets 775 and 1,366) and AMD (sockets 939/AM2/AM2+/AM3) processors. Thermaltake didn’t say when or for how much this product will reach the market. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (1) top

NZXT Announces Sentry 2 Touchscreen Fan Controller

Author: Cássio Lima Date: July 2, 2009 - 1:25 PM PST Category: Cooling More Info: http://www.nzxt.com/products/sentry_2 NZXT has just announced the launch of their latest fan controller with touchscreen interface, Sentry 2. The product takes one 5 ¼” bay on the computer case and can control up to five fans. Thru its panel you can see information about fan speed and temperature readings from five sensors that come with the product. Sentry 2 also features an alarm function that warns users in case of malfunction of one of the fans. NZXT Sentry 2 will reach the market soon costing USD 29.99. click to enlarge   click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Transcend Intros Thermal Sensor-Equipped DDR3 Memory

Author: Cássio Lima Date: July 1, 2009 - 10:40 AM PST Category: Memory More Info: http://www.transcendusa.com/Press/index.asp?LangNo=0&axn=Detail&PrsNo=... Transcend has launched a server DDR3 memory modules line-up equipped with thermal sensors. This allows the motherboard to monitor the temperature of each memory module and adjust the memory clock accordingly, ensuring the best possible system performance while at the same time protecting DRAM modules from crash and burn. Transcend's sensor-equipped memory modules are available in 1,066 MHz and 1,333 MHz clocks with CL7 and CL9 timings, respectively. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Cooler Master Launches Universal Laptop Charger

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 30, 2009 - 4:03 PM PST Category: Power More Info: http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?product_id=2927 Cooler Master has launched SNA 95, a universal laptop charger. The product measures 2.95” x 0,7” x 5.7” or 7.5 cm x 1.7 cm x 14,5 cm (W x H x D), provides efficiency up to 82% and comes with a series of nine different power plugs in order to match several different notebook models. Cooler Master SNA 95 also provides protections against overvoltage (OVP), short-circuit (SCP), over current (OCP), over temperature protection (OTP) and overload (OPP). This product can be found on the market priced at USD 69.99 click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (1) top

Active Media Products Launches “President Barack Obama” USB Flash Memory

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 29, 2009 - 5:57 PM PST Category: Memory More Info: http://www.activemp.com/Press/Obama-8GB_PR.htm Active Media Products has launched an 8 GB USB flash memory adorned with a holographic image of the President Barack Obama and that comes pre-loaded with an 80 MB pack containing photos of President Obama and the First Lady and over two hours of landmark speeches in MP3 format including the Inaugural Address and the Victory speech. Besides 8 GB model (USD 29.95), Active Media Products also offers a 2 GB model (USD 9.95).     Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

New SSD Drives from Corsair

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 26, 2009 - 3:33 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.corsair.com/products/ssd_home.aspx?utm_source=Corsair&utm_m... Corsair has increased its Performance SSD series with the launch of two models: P128 (128 GB) and P64 (64 GB). New Corsair SSD drives have a 128 MB buffer, SATA-300 interface, support Native Command Queuing (NCQ) technology and provide read and write speeds of up to 220 MB/s and 200 MB/s, respectively. No word on pricing. click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

MSI Announces X-Slim X600 Notebook

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 25, 2009 - 5:00 PM PST Category: Mobile More Info: http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=newsdesc&news_no=816 MSI has announced the launch of X-Slim X600 notebook. See its specs below. Processor: Celeron ULV 723 (1.2 GHz), Core 2 Solo SU3500 (1.4 GHz) or Core 2 Duo SU9600 (1.6 GHz) Chipset: Intel GS45 (ICH9M-SFF) Display: 15.6” GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 Video memory: 512 MB DDR2 Memory: 4 GB DDR2-800 LAN: Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps) Wireless: 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth 2.0 (optional) Card reader: 2 in 1 (SD/MMC) USB ports: 2 eSATA port: 1 Webcam: 1.3 Mpixels Hard drive: 320 GB ou 500 GB Battery: 6 or 9 cells Dimensions: 15.43” x 10.03” x 0.9” or 39.2 cm x 25.5 cm x 2.5 cm (H x W x D) Weight: 4.62 lbs or 2.1 Kg DVD or Blu-Ray unit (optional) No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Zotac Releases GeForce GTX 275 with 1,792 MB GDDR3

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 24, 2009 - 6:54 AM PST Category: Video More Info: http://www.zotac.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=332&Ite... After Sparkle, now it’s time for Zotac to release a GeForce GTX 275 (ZT-275E3MB-FSP) video card equipped with 1,792 MB GDDR3, double the amount found on standard models. This card uses GeForce GTX 275 reference clocks, i.e. internal clock of 633 MHz, memory clock of 2,268 MHz DDR (448-bit interface) and shader clock of 1,404 MHz, is a dual-slot solution and features two DVI and one S-Video connectors. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Kingston Launches DDR3-1600 HyperX T1 Memory Kit

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 23, 2009 - 10:20 AM PST Category: Memory More Info: http://www.kingston.com/press/2009/memory/06c.asp Kingston has launched a 6 GB (3 x 2 GB) triple-channel DDR3-1600 memory kit equipped with T1 aluminum heatspread. This new kit is available in the Kingston HyperX family and its memory modules work at 1,600 MHz with 9-9-9-27 timings at 1.65 V and support XMP (Extreme Memory Profiles) technology, which allows memory modules to negotiate with the memory controller the best latencies and highest clock rate they can work in order to provide the highest possible performance. HyperX T1 DDR3-1600 kit is priced at USD 155. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Walton Chaintech Announces eSATA/USB Flash Memory Series

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 22, 2009 - 1:00 AM PST Category: Memory More Info: http://www.chaintech.com.tw/a511_newsrelease_detail.php?serno=66 Walton Chaintech has announced the launch of its Apogee Pronto eSATA/USB flash memory. Available in 32 GB and 64 GB models, Apogee Pronto products provide maximum read and write speeds of 93 MB/s and 52 MB/s, respectively, via eSATA, and 32 MB/s and 25 MB/s, respectively, through USB 2.0. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Scythe Launches Kamariki 4 PSU Series

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 19, 2009 - 2:55 PM PST Category: Power More Info: http://www.scythe-eu.com/ Scythe has just launched its latest PSU series, Kamariki 4. Available in 450 W, 550 W and 650 W models, power supplies from this series are ATX12V and EPS12V compliant, have efficiency of 80%, a 100-mm fan with fan speed adjusted according to the model – 1,350 rpm (450 W), 1,500 rpm (550 W) or 1,700 rpm (650 W) – come both in modular and non-modular cabling system versions and have protections against overvoltage (OVP), overcurrent (OPP) and short-circuit (SCP). According to Scythe 450 W, 550 W and 650 W models with modular cabling system are priced at USD 85, USD 97 and USD 117, respectively, while counterparts with no-modular cabling system are priced at USD 67,50, USD 85 and USD 105, respectively. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top