Archive for August 2014

ID-Cooling T60-SFX Mini Gaming Case

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ID-COOLING releases the second Mini Case T60-SFX in the Mini-ITX Series. As an old manufacturer of cooling products, ID-COOLING developed V.C.V.P. technology for CPU Coolers. Silencer-ITX is their first compact case in the form of passive solution for silence lovers.


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AMD to release three new FX processors for September

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AMD is preparing to announce three new FX processors on September 1, 2014 including models FX-8370, FX-8370E and FX-8320E. It is also stated that AMD will lower pricing of older FX processors and that there might be some new chipsets.


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X2 Mirage gaming keyboard

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X2 proudly presents the Mirage gaming keyboard. Featuring a minimalistic design, great performance and top quality, this gaming keyboard has the feeling of a mechanical keyboard at half the price! Just the same as with a mechanical keyboard, the keys are removable and interchangeable. 


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Tesoro Excalibur is a LED Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

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Tesoro announces that the Tesoro Excalibur LED backlit mechanical keyboard is now available in North America. Named after the legendary sword of King Arthur, the Excalibur offers gamers the power of switchable N-Key Rollover(NKRO) for full- anti-ghosting functionality or USB 6 N-Key Rollover.


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BitFenix Prodigy M now comes in many Colors

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The micro ATX BitFenix Prodigy M chassis has been reelased. A variant of the Prodigy, Prodigy M is the result of direct feedback from users who wanted the same styling and sophistication of Prodigy, but desired the capability of installing micro ATX motherboards. Today, BitFenix is announcing not one, but two releases inspired by community feedback: Prodigy M Color and Prodigy M Window Side Panels


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HIS Radeon R9-290X Hybrid ICEQ review

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We review the liquid cooled  HIS Radeon R9-290X Hybrid ICEQ edition. The card uses an LCS kit for the GPU that runs towards a 120mm radiator. On the card itself there still is a small fan that blows air over the VRM area and other components. As a result this card will remain under 80 Degrees C at full load, and does so whilst being factory clocked to a nice 1100 MHz. Under SKU code H290XQH4GD the product will be released with 4 GB of graphics memory.

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HIS Radeon R9-290X Hybrid ICEQ review

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In this review we will benchmark and test HIS Radeon R9-290X Hybrid ICEQ edition. The card uses liquid cooling for the GPU that runs towards a 120mm radiator. On the card itself there still is a small fan that blows air over the VRM area and other components. As a result this card will remain under 80 Degrees C at full load, and does so whilst being factory clocked to a nice 1100 MHz. Under SKU code H290XQH4GD the product will be released with 4 GB of graphics memory. 


Gigabyte posts X99 Motherboard Manuals Leaks Info

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X99 and the Haswell-E platform is launching soon an. The 8-core monster will have 40 PCI-Express lanes for plenty of multi-GPU usage, yet the cheapest 6-core processor SKU called Core i7 5820K would get a smaller number of PCI-Express lanes as was rumored earlier. This however never has been confirmed, until now that is.


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ADATA Premier DDR4 Memory Modules Photos

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More DDR4 memory has been spotted, this time Akiba PC Watch has snagged some photos of ADATA Haswell-E HEDT ready memory. There are 4GB and 8GB modules available (thus per DIMM). The modules have  JEDEC specifications of DDR4-2133 MHz (PC4-17000), with CAS latencies of 15T, and voltage of 1.2 Volt.


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Epic Games Shows New Anti-Aliasing Tech

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Epic Games has revealed a video for its new anti-aliasing technique that was first used in its Infiltrator Tech Demo. Epic's AA solution is called Temporal AA, is supported by Unreal Engine 4.4, and promises to be among the best modern-day AA techniques. 


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Innodisk 3MG2-P series are high IOPS Industrial SSDs

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Innodisk, the service-driven flash provider, announces a new series of high performance industrial SSDs. Available in standard 2.5" SATA III as well as SATA Slim formats, the 3MG2-P series uses a custom new ID201 controller, synchronous NAND flash and 19 nm manufacturing process to produce high sequential speeds and random IOPS, while preserving industrial level reliability, power protection, and ruggedness.


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ADATA ISMS312 7pin Disk On Module SATA SSD

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ADATA Technology, a leading manufacturer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash application products, today launches the ISMS312, a high-performance industrial SATA III 6 Gbps 7-pin Disk-On-Module (DOM), which is suitable for embedded storage systems, industrial computers, medical and network infrastructure devices by providing the best balance between performance and cost. It also features the industrial grade S.M.A.R.T. and capability of customization for industrial application. 


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Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666 MHz DDR4 memory photos

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In preparation for Haswell-E related articles to follow soon here on Guru3D.com, the first DDR4 memory kits are in. Since these kits already are announced I can show you some photos. The first kit we received comes from Corsair, it is their all new Vengeance LPX DDR4 memory. These kits are XMP 2.0 enabled and are guarranteed to work with motherboard partners like ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte and MSI. 


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Argon OceloteWorld gaming mouse

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Ergonomic and ambidextrous, with nine programmable buttons and 8200 DPI, this mouse is a real machine to destroy opponents. The rubberized surface and the internal 128k memory in which to store up to five different profiles, make oceloteWorld Argon is a precision machine inside and out.



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SanDisk Launches Affordable SanDisk Ultra II SSD

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SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash storage solutions, today announced the new SanDisk Ultra II SSD with enhanced SSD Dashboard. The new drive is designed to deliver a cost-effective and easy upgrade solution for PC owners looking to improve performance, battery life, and power efficiency. The enhanced SSD Dashboard provides visibility into the drive's performance, security, and available firmware updates, to maintain peak performance at all times.


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Review: AMD Radeon R7 Series SSD

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We review the AMD Radeon R7 series SSD. Based on an Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller the product comes with the latest iteration of Toshiba NAND flash memory. The end result is an SSD that is very fast and competitive in terms of pricing; combine that with endurance and you will get a very fast performing SSD.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Gameplay Demo Video

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CD Projekt RED has just released the promised extended gameplay video for The Witcher 3. This new gameplay video is 35 minutes long and shows what gamers can expect from this highly anticipated RPG. he Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is scheduled for release on February 24th, 2015 on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. 


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Corsair Releases Link Commander Mini

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Corsair announced the availability of the Corsair Commander Mini control unit. The compact Commander Mini gives users the ability to connect and control multiple lights, fans, and other Corsair devices with an intuitive software interface.


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USB-IF to Demonstrate USB Single-Cable Solution

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The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) today announced that it will exhibit and present the latest USB developments at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco, September 9-11. At IDF, the USB-IF will host a Technology Community, present technical sessions on the new USB Type-C connector, and host press briefings featuring new technology demonstrations.


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Western Digital Limited Edition My Passport Drives

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To commemorate the 10th anniversary of its My Passport line of portable external hard drives, WD, a Western Digital company, is introducing a sleek new design for the world's most popular external hard drive lines. More than 60 million My Passport drives have been sold in the past 10 years, providing approximately 42,000 petabytes of content protection for consumers worldwide. 


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GammaTech DURABOOK R8300 Rugged Notebook

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he R8300 is designed for operation in extremely harsh environments such as those encountered in combat or non-combat military operations. The unit, qualified to stringent MIL-STD 810G, MIL-STD 461F, ANSI/ISA 12.12.0.1 (formerly known as UL-1604 Class 1 Division 2) and IP65 specifications, fulfills the military's need for very rugged computing products, without compromising functionality and flexibility.


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ECS Releases new Z97-PK Motherboard

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ECS today announced a motherboard in the market for the Intel Pentium 20th anniversary edition processor, Z97-PK , has been released to all the fans that are searching for exciting overclocking performance within affordable price.


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ASUS RT-AC87U AC2400 Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless Router

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ASUS today announced RT-AC87U, the world's first AC2400-class dual-band 802.11ac wireless router with a four-transmit, four-receive (4×4) antenna configuration. The AC2400-class RT-AC87U has blistering 1734Mbit/s 802.11ac speeds on the 5GHz frequency band.


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JPR AMD Climbs 11% in GPU Shipments in Q2, Intel up 4% NVIDIA Lower

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Jon Peddie Research (JPR) announced estimated graphics chip shipments and suppliers' market share for 2014 2Q. Graphics chips are without doubt one of the most powerful, exciting, and essential components in tech today: not only does every computer require one (or more), but the technology is entering into major new New technologies and compute programs are taking advantage of the ability of GPU power to scale. On top of that, PC gaming momentum continues to build. It would be no exaggeration to say that GPUs are becoming the 800-pound gorilla in the room.


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Super Talent Windows To Go Drives

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Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of NAND Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, presents its enterprise and education Windows To Go drives.


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Official Destiny Gameplay Trailer: Venus

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Following their Mars gameplay trailer last week, Activision and Bungie have revealed another new video for their upcoming title Destiny which shows off the jungles and ruins of our solar system's second planet, Venus. Check it out in the player below! In the game, everything changed with the arrival of the Traveler. It sparked a Golden Age when our civilization spanned the solar system, but it didn't last. Something hit us, knocked us down. The survivors built a city beneath the Traveler, and have begun to explore our old worlds, only to find them filled with deadly foes. 


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GTA Online - San Andreas Flight School Trailer

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This new update features a collection of new air and land vehicles, aerial solo challenges, and much more. This update also introduces a host of gameplay changes to GTA Online – these include increased payouts for harder to complete missions and GTA$ bonuses for playing missions with others. 


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AMD Radeon R7 Series 240GB SSD review

Memory (DDR4/DDR5) and Storage (SSD/NVMe) 378 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 16

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We review the AMD Radeon R7 series SSD. Based on an Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller the product comes with the latest iteration of Toshiba NAND flash memory. The end result is an SSD that is very fast and competitive in terms of pricing; combine that with endurance and you will get a very fast performing SSD.