Following the success of the full tower HAF 932, Cooler Master extends the HAF (High Airflow Flow) line to a mid tower in the HAF 922. Cooler Master HAF 922 supports up to seven fans in total, including three of those that support 200 mm fan (which are swappable for smaller 120mm or 140mm fans) for maximum airflow while maintaining a quiet environment.
This machine comes with rugged looks, massive air flow cooling and the Cooler Master trademark interior. Building the dream machine is now well within reach. Cooler Master HAF 922 makes no secret for potentially transforming all your high-end hardware components into a raging machine. It possesses a muscular and beast-like design that signifies performance without even opening up the system. Intimidating style and the performance makes it a killer combination.
Logitech launched a new keyboard today. It is called the Comfort Wave 450, this keyboard is aimed at businesses. It should be available in retail stores for around $39.99.
Logitech for Business offers computer peripherals and accessories that help companies adapt to the evolving face of the workspace. For businesses that want to get the most out of their IT expenditures and their workforce, Logitech for Business is ready for what businesses need right now. With its acclaimed Wave design, the Comfort Wave 450 keyboard delivers natural and adjustable comfort for people working with a desktop computer or a notebook PC in a docking station or notebook riser.
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Today we test the Blade 2000 MHZ DDR3 C7 memory kit from OCZ. To date this is the fastest memory kit I have ever seen in my test system, showing numbers that are just astonishing really.
With 64-bit operating systems in mind, the DDR3 kit we'll be testing today comes in a 6GB Triple channel (3x 2GB) flavor, and again ... 6 GB means high-density memory and still to achieve CAS 7 at 2000 MHz.
Wow .. just wow. So without further ado, let me show you the coolness that is labeled under OCZ's Blade series memory, have a peek at these dark mystifying modules as shown below, and then head on over to the article.
You can find the article right here.
Being a motor-cycle rider myself, I see some potential here. Well that and some others :)
The company VholdR is offering up a product that
Looking for a new pair of headphones?, you might just be interested in these latest offerings from Sony called the DR-BT100CX and the DR-BT101, which offer Bluetooth 2.1 and noise-cancellation technology.
The DR-BT100CX model are in-ear earbuds that can last up to 8 hours on a single charge and feature 9mm Neodymium drivers. They come with three different silicon earbud sizes to ensure you find the perfect fit. The DR-BT101, on the other hand are a set of headphones that can last up to 12 hours on a single charge and feature a 30mm speaker.
Both models can be used for taking calls with the built-in microphone. They offer support for HFP, AVRCP, A2DP and HSP Bluetooth profiles and sport music controls for easy adjusting. We don
The colleagues from techPowerup released a new update on GPU-Z. The utility is designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.
Here is the list of changes :
0.3.4 changelog:
Download: click here.
CPU-Z is a diagnostic tool that provides information on your CPU, including: processor name and vendor, core stepping and process, processor package, internal and external clocks, clock multiplier, partial overclock detection, processor features, supported instructions sets, L1 and L2 cache information, location, size, speed, and technology.
CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.
Changes in version 1.51:
Download: click here.
Okay you guys, last week we had this fun competition inn which you had to search for a flyer hidden in one of our articles. The due where's my cards ? flyer was hidden in the ECS A790GXM-AD3 (Socket AM3) DDR3 motherboard review, right here.
We have some great prizes for this competition, three Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1024MB graphics cards and thee runner-up Power Color Radeon HD 4850 graphics cards. Nearly 2000 correct answers have been submitted, and here are the winners *drum-roll*:
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890:
Kyle Alexander ShellabearPowerColor Radeon HD 4830 winners:
To the winners, congratulations. The prizes will be shipped out shortly.
Xtreme Systems forums member PcCI2iminal got his grubby paws on an engineering sample of Intel's Core i7 975 XE with D0 stepping and managed to overclock it to 5015.48MHz.
The trtick here is that he managed to do this with conventional cooling, the processor was only cooled by the ThermalRight Ultra 120 RT heatsink with a 102CFM San Ace fan.
The overclocker also managed to run a round of SuperPI 1M with the chip at 4750MHz, the test was finished in 8.672 seconds.
The system used the Biostar TPower X58 motherboard, 6GB of Corsair Dominator DDR3-1866 memory, a 32GB Transcend SSD, Radeon HD 4890 and a Topower Giga-EZ 1000W PSU.
Samsung has recently started offering 2GB DDR3 parts at a lower price to some first-tier PC vendors. The site heard these DDR3 modules are just $1 more expensive than same-capacity DDR2 modules.
In order to push the migration to DDR3, the computer-memory giant is capable of narrowing down the price gap between mainstream DDR2 modules and its successor from US$3-5 to only US$1, indicated the sources. Samsung's moves to promote DDR3 at attractive prices are imposing a big challenge to Hynix Semiconductor, Micron Technology and Elpida Memory, as well as Taiwan's financially-troubled DRAM suppliers, the sources commented.
The sources have expressed concerns that Samsung's possible dominance in the DDR3 market may interrupt rivals' product roadmaps [via digitimes].
Hehe, the man that just can't get rid of his own stigma (and won't let go of it) still can make some money of his Mr. T (the A-Team) character.
This man was nearly bankrup a few years ago, but all this time each day he was shaving his head, put on the Mr-T bling juwelery and never let go of that. Then like a year and a half ago he got asked for a commercial, and ever since he's just back isn't he ? I have much respect for the man.
Anyway, Joystiq reports ZootFly is working on an odd game that will feature Mr.t and Will Wright as nazi hunters:
"The first game will see Mr. T take on Nazis and their gigantic machines in the varied universe of South American rain forests, lost ancient cities, industrial complexes and contemporary military installations. Along with Mr. T and other characters from the graphic novel, the game will feature none other than Will Wright. In this universe, Will Wright is not a top-notch game designer but a top-notch American geneticist who was kidnapped and coerced to work on a diabolic plan. Mr. T and Will Wright will join forces to annihilate the Nazis and their hardware."
I betcha we'll be hearing a lot of ' Paaaiiiin' in this game.
JVC has launched the XV-PB1 in the US, one of the special things about this Blu-ray player is that it supports 1080p MPEG-4 MKV files.
E-HD reader Bill picked one up on the humble and lets us know he's had no problems playing 1080p video with DTS audio from a burned DVD. The manual on JVC's website indicates official MKV and AVCHD support, but surprisingly, not DivX although the spec sheet on the same website says it does.
We're reached out to JVC to confirm what buyers can expect from the XV-PB1, but with MKV on top of BD-Live, network streaming from PCs and reportedly extremely fast load times this $299 player might reshuffle the list of most desired Blu-ray hardware.
That's a scary bug isn't it ? Luckily anno 2009 we can actually track this pandemic virus on-line via Healthmap. You can select just Swine Flu and track where an infection took place / person carrying it.
Now that we have a near-final release candidate (RC) to play with, WinSupersite have been pouring over the licensing policies for the various Windows 7 SKUs (stock keeping units, or "product editions"). Some interesting details have emerged, and I'm pretty sure most of this is all new info.
WTF - RAM limitations ? What do you guys think about this ?
It seems that Microsoft finally finished work on their service pack two for Windows Vista and Server 2008. As was reported by several sources, SP2's version string is 6.0.6006.18005 and was leaked in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors, already.
The full 36 language supporting standalone installer of the 32-bit version appears to be 475 MB, while the 64-bit version weighs in at 745 MB. The official release date of SP 2 can be expected to be announced by Microsoft later this week. Users upgrading to SP2 are required to have SP1 installed prior.
Mind you guys that SiSoft issued a new update of Sandra today, in order to fix various issues reported by SP3 users.
SiSoft Sandra (the System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant) is an information & diagnostic utility. SANDRA will provide most of the information (including undocumented) you need to know about your hardware, software and other devices whether hardware or software.
The new build is 15.97 SP3A and mirrored here at Guru3D.com
Download: click here.
With the launch of todays Radeon HD 4770 (read our review) the good old mailbox is getting flooded with press-releases, here's quick overview:
HIS launches HIS HD 4770 512MB
Hong Kong
Well, not updates in software matter, but NVIDIA issues a couple of press-releases where they announce a couple of collaborations and new games supporting PhysX. I'm running out of time here, so forgive me the blunt copy and paste:
SEGA Licenses NVIDIA PhysX
NVIDIA Corporation today announced that Sega Corporation has licensed both NVIDIA
In Germany, the file-hosting service Rapidshare has handed over the personal details of alleged copyright infringers to several major record labels. The information is used to pursue legal action against the Rapidshare users and at least one alleged uploader saw his house raided.
Like many new releases, Metallica
ASUS is boring into a new market .. surprise .. it's power supplies. Asus has released the new Asus G Series power supply. Encompassing both 1000W and 850W versions, the G Series allows users to easily achieve stable, high voltage performance. Equipped with cutting-edge innovations and capable of delivering reliable, constant high-voltage power, this state-of-the-art power supply is capable of conforming to the demanding needs of today
Holographic disc technology is capable of dwarfing traditional optical media due to its density. The discs make use of microscopic holograms encoded with light information, which are then accessed by a laser.
While several tech companies have been developing holographic discs for years, GE's successful demonstration is significant because its technology uses smaller, less complex holograms
GE expects its holographic disc could make it to mass production in 2011 or 2012, and cost less than 10 cents per gigabyte.
The fine people from ggmania report that on Tuesday 21st April Microsoft released an Update to it's Games For Windows Live interface. The update was mandatory and many users went ahead and updated. It wasn't long before major problems were highlighted these range from: Massive drop in frame rates, periodic stuttering, Main Menu refusing to load. It should be noted that OTHER Games for windows live titles were affected too so this wasn't just GTA 4.
Now Microsoft have released a new update for Games For Windows LIVE to address the stuttering issues. Word is: "Thanks for your patience, a new update is available that addresses the stuttering issue with GTA IV. Just log in and apply the new update."
OCZ today released their new Silencer 910 power supply from PC Power & Cooling. The Silencer line has proven itself as one of the most trusted PSU series on the market over the past twenty years. The PSUs now range from 370W to the new 910W (1KW peak). Featuring an 80+ Silver Certification, the Silencer 910 offers one of the higher efficiencies on the market
Budget is one of the keywords that AMD likes to address. It's a huge market and really, what's not to like about it ? Today AMD is adding another budget processor to their line-up, in specific the AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE 2.8 GHz (Black Edition) and here at Guru3D.com we will take a look at it.
A 2.8GHz clocked dual-core processor with 3MB of total cache, 512KB of the L2 variety per core and 2MB of shared L3 cache per chip developed under ASIC codename KUMA, and that means it really is a 1st generation Phenom processor.
To top it off, this processor will also be a Black Edition chip which overclockers should like very much. To top it off, the product costs merely 79 USD. Not bad .. or is it ?
Check out this full Guru3D review right here.
Today we have another bang for buck product, a product that I like very much. As what ATI is doing today is pretty remarkable. They are releasing the Radeon HD 4770, a mainstream product at a budget price.
So without further ado, let's review the final product this time, the Radeon HD 4770... mainstream performance, at a budget price. But trust me when I say that after reading this review, you will be impressed.
You can read the entire Guru3D review, right here at his URL.
Most of NVIDIA's board partners this week will announce a 2Gb version of the GeForce GTX 285. Point of View just submitted their press-release on it.
POINT OF VIEW, well known for its range of NVIDIA based Graphics cards, is launching today the updated version of one of the fastest among single GPU graphics cards; the GeForce GTX285.
With displays becoming bigger and sharper, games becoming more advanced in both objects and texture details, memory is one of the key elements in maintaining a high and fluid gameplay. The GeForce GTX285 2 GB is the perfect combination of a hardcore performing GPU with the optimal amount of ultra fast memory. This model is dedicated to bring games on their knees.
Built on 55nm, this enthusiast product is guaranteed to run on better clockspeeds and have higher overclocking possibilities. The 240 parallel GPU cores take care of the 3-dimensional object rendering, physics and lighting effects and all other calculations like nothing before.
The GPU itself runs on 648 MHz and has a Shader clock of 1476 MHz. Furthermore there is 2048MB of DDR3 on board with is running through a 512 bit memory bus at a massive speed of 2322 MHz. Also this one supports SLI with up to three graphics cards, which will offer even more performance.
Double dual Link DVI port let you connect up to two screens with resolutions up to 2560x1600. Also there
