Gelid is a company that made a nice impression a year or two ago introducing themselves by releasing their first aftermarket CPU cooler, the 'Silent Spirit' cooler. After Gelid released that Silent Spirit and then Tranqillo CPU coolers it was time for a new model.

Progress is made and anno Q4 2011 it's time to release their third consumer grade CPU cooler. Their latest creation comes in the form of a tower cooler called GX-7 -- aimed at gamers apparently.

Read the review here.

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AMD has confirmed that the first APUs based on the next-generation Trinity core will get launched in early 2012. Thomas Seifert, senior vice president and chief financial officer of AMD, said:

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Intel released the Solid-State Drive Toolbox 3.0 system software, which it recommends for use with its SSDs. SSDs have a limited number of times they can rewrite data onto their NAND flash cells. The most common 20-nanometer class MLC NAND flash offers around 5,000 rewrite cycles.

This software monitors your Intel SSD for performance degradation, and provides a measure of how many rewrite cycles are left, so you can plan beforehand about backing up your data and replacing it. The software also provides a suite of diagnostics for your Intel SSD. Lastly, the software can update your drive's firmware without the need for a DOS bootable disk.

Thanks Watcher for reporting this one. Grab the toolbox here.

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Earlier on in the month we already reported that AMD overclocked its FX processor slightly over 8000 MHz (on LN2).

That got them into the Guinness Records

Overclocker Andre Yang now breaks the record with 8461.51 MHz. According to the validation page, 8461.51 MHz was achieved using a base clock speed of 272.95 MHz, with 31.0X multiplier, and a brutal core voltage of 1.992V (almost 2 volts!). As with AMD's record feat, an ASUS Crosshair V Formula motherboard was used. A single 2 GB Corsair-made memory module was used doing 909.8 MHz (1818.16 MHz DDR) with timings of 9-9-9-24T. Like with AMD's feat, only two out of the FX-8150's eight cores were enabled.

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Shuttle introduced Matrox-powered Mini PCs for users who desire up to 16 displays. Full specifications of the Shuttle XPC H7 5820S workstation series can be found over here.

Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced that Shuttle Inc., a leading specialist in innovative mini PCs, has validated the Matrox M-Series multi-display graphics cards with the new Shuttle XPC H7 5820S mini PC. The M-Series PCI Express (PCIe) x16 boards support up to eight DisplayPort or single-link DVI monitors at resolutions of up to 2560x1600 per display. A second M-Series card can be combined within the H7 5820S workstation, allowing system integrators to actualize a wide range of multi-display installations in corporate, digital signage, security surveillance, process control, and other professional environments.

Measuring only 19 centimeters (7.5 inches) in height, the space-saving Shuttle XPC H7 5820S mini PC comes equipped with an Intel Core i7 processor with up to six cores and up to 16 GB of DDR3 memory to reliably run the most demanding professional applications. The high-performance H7 5820S can be incorporated with one or two M9128 dual-monitor, M9138 triple-monitor, M9140/M9148 quad-monitor, and M9188 octal boards. With up to 2 GB of on-board memory and advanced desktop management features such as stretched and independent desktop modes, M-Series cards render pristine image quality and exceptional functionality across all displays.

"Shuttle is excited to be integrating Matrox

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Apple has reportedly bought Sweden based C3 Technologies which has developed a 3D photo-realistic mapping product that has the potential to blow away the current version of Google Maps. C3 Technologies provides photo-realistic 3D city visualization solutions for the search, navigation and geographic information systems industries. The flagship product Realistic 3D City Models provides large web map publishers, as well as innovative location-based services companies precise 3D maps as a platform for new social and commercial applications.


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The latest trailer contains 'Den Defence' footage, a new tower defence gameplay element pitting the assassins against the Templars. The trailer shows Ezio commanding a number of archers, erecting barricades and using cannons to stop the waves of Templars from penetrating the assassins' den.

'Den Defence' will also feature a morale gauge, essential for unlocking more soldiers to use in the battle against the Templars. Assassin's Creed: Revelations will be available on November 15 for Xbox 360 and PS3 and on December 2 for the PC.

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It seems that the PC version of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is already floating around in the seas of piracy. How did it get out onto the web and into the hands of gamers before it

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Gelid is a company that made a nice impression a year or two ago introducing themselves by releasing their first aftermarket CPU cooler, the 'Silent Spirit' cooler. After Gelid released that Silent Spirit and then Tranqillo CPU coolers it was time for a new model. Progress is made and anno Q4 2011 it's time to release their third consumer grade CPU cooler. Their latest creation comes in the form of a tower cooler called GX-7 -- aimed at gamers apparently.

EVGA launched a Batman: Arkham City-themed GeForce GTX 580 graphics card.

The product carries SKY code 015-P3-1582-A1 and comes with factory clock speeds of 797/1594/4050 MHz (core/CUDA cores/memory effective). Other then that, this is a reference model with a sticker on top of it. We're not 100% sure if a free copy of the game is included, it most likely has though. Batman: Arkham City can benefit from PhysX.

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After waiting way too long before the game to be unlocked we wanted bring you guys one of our traditional graphics and processor performance articles.

As such we'll take a card or ten today and have a look at DX11 performance with the newest graphics cards. We'll also show you the performance differential with a couple of different processors.

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