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ZOTAC AC Accelero EXTREME GeForce GTX 275 Spotted

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · April 7, 2009 · 2135 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

It seems that ZOTAC has also borrowed Arctic Cooling Accelero EXTREME VGA cooling for some of its high-end graphics cards. Soon enough ZOTAC will make an announcement for its third GeForce GTX 275 card, the Accelero equipped ZOTAC GTX275-896D3 with 896 MB. The upcoming card is based on the P897 PCB with a 6+1 phase…

MSI launches the N275GTX Twin Frozr OC

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · April 3, 2009 · 2270 reads · ★★★★★ (9 votes)

MSI launches the N275GTX Twin Frozr OC with a dual-fan and 5-heatpipes design. The N275GTX Twin Frozr OC comes with 240 stream processors, 896 MB and 448 bit DRR3 memory. With the N275GTX Twin Frozr OC edition, gamers can bring their gaming performance to the highest level. MSI’s Twin Frozr on N275GTX has an…

Leadtek launches WinFast® GTX 275

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · April 3, 2009 · 221 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

LEADTEK Research Inc., world acclaimed for its extreme visual graphics leading brand technology, proudly announces the WinFast GTX 275. This new enthusiasm level graphics card is based on the NVIDIA Best-in-class GeForce GTX 275 GPU. With 240 stream processors, it comes with high-speed 896MB GDDR3 and works at 448-bit…

Radeon HD 4770 Pictured, Slated for May

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · April 2, 2009 · 2768 reads · ★★★★★ (9 votes)

AMD may be inches close to launching its high-end Radeon HD 4890 accelerator, but in its shadows, an equally exciting product-line is taking shape: the Radeon HD 4700 series, which AMD refers to as "A new paradigm of performance and price", rightly so, with the new 40 nm process the RV740 GPU is built on, and the…

Intel Adds Five New Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Solo and Celeron Mobile Processors

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · March 31, 2009 · 1957 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

Following the big release of Intel Xeon 5500 series processors, Intel today also launched a few new mobile chips that will replace older processors in their segments. Have a look at their specs and prices: * Core 2 Duo SP9600 2.53 GHz 6 MB L2 cache 1066 MHz FSB - 316 dollars * Core 2 Duo LV SL9600 2.13 GHz 6 MB L2…

GlacialTech launches “X-Wing” Laptop Cooling Pad

Press Releases · Author krisko92 · March 30, 2009 · 174 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

GlacialTech, the diversified provider of cooling, power supply, PC enclosure solutions for consumer and industrial applications,today announced the launch of X-Wing, the cooling pad, for notebooks, to help reduce the load on the system fans will help lessen the noise from your notebook. Though made up of SECC and…

DFI Prepares LANParty JR 790GX-M3H5 AM3 mATX Motherboard

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 30, 2009 · 2306 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Famed for its LANParty JR "junior" series high-end mATX motherboard lineup, DFI is preparing an addition: the JR 790GX-M3H5. This one features the AM3 socket, made for the latest AMD processors supporting DDR3 memory. Respecting the constraints this form-factor has, the board goes on to cover every feature one would…

Steampunk MSI Wind PSU @ ModReactor

Tutorials · Author krisko92 · March 29, 2009 · 2504 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

In the current article will tell you about one mini Steampunk project, which exists thanks to the engineers from MSI. You'll see how we managed to mod one regular Wind PC power supply to something very interesting. Read the article HERE

ModReactor @ CeBIT 2009 in Hannover - Patriot

ModReactor · Author krisko92 · March 29, 2009 · 180 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Patriot, a famous american manufacturer of high performance memories and flash products had a very good exhibition at CeBIT. The company unveiled most of its new products, including DDR2 and DDR3 memory for laptops and desktop PCs, for maistream users and gamers/overclockers as well as flash memories with MLC and SLC…

ModReactor @ CeBIT 2009 in Hannover - Edimax

ModReactor · Author krisko92 · March 29, 2009 · 3139 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

We managed to have a look at the booth of Edimax, which are comparativelynew in the market of network equipment. Among with the wireless routers there were many other interesting products that deserve your attention. Edimax had showed many types of IP cameras and others. Read more HERE

Thermaltake Rolls Out With Four Models of ISGC Series CPU Cooler

Cooling · Author krisko92 · March 29, 2009 · 1944 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Thermaltake has announced four models of ISGC Series CPU coolers, ISGC-100/200/300/400.These four models share the same unique ISGC fan blade, and Hydro Dynamic Bearing Technology which extends the longevity and reduces the noise effectively.Designed for Intel LGA775 and AMD AM2/AM2+ processors, ISGC-100 and ISGC-200…

GlacialTech Offers 5610 Plus Series CPU Cooler

Press Releases · Author krisko92 · March 29, 2009 · 2171 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

GlacialTech has launched Igloo 5610 Plus PWM and 5610 Plus Silent CPU cooler for Intel LGA775/1366 and AMD AM2 platforms.The unique design incorporates a specially aligned sinter heat-pipe combination of two pipes that dissipate the heat from the CPU directly into the heat sink fins. The users of PWM version can…

AMD пуска Accelerates Radeon HD 4890

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · March 29, 2009 · 212 reads · ★★★★★ (9 votes)

We said that NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 will be offered with lower clocks on April 13th. On the contrary, it seems that AMD can’t stand the itch because they decide to put forward the launch date of Radeon HD 4890 to April 2nd. Gigabyte and HIS have rushed out Radeon HD 4890 in Hong Kong, with pricing of HKD2280 (294…

AMD пуска Accelerates Radeon HD 4890

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · March 28, 2009 · 2136 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

We said that NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 will be offered with lower clocks on April 13th. On the contrary, it seems that AMD can’t stand the itch because they decide to put forward the launch date of Radeon HD 4890 to April 2nd. Gigabyte and HIS have rushed out Radeon HD 4890 in Hong Kong, with pricing of HKD2280 (294…

MSI Launches GeForce GTX 285 SuperPipe Graphics Cards

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · March 28, 2009 · 1685 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

MSI introduced its first line of graphics cards under the 'SuperPipe' branding the company came up with. The name is derived from the heatpipes employed in the cooler, which have varied thicknesses. The two cards on offer are identical, but for the clock speeds they come with. Based on the GeForce GTX 285, the cards…

AMD Announces FirePro V7750 Workstation Graphics Accelerator

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · March 28, 2009 · 1964 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

AMD has now announced its ATI FirePro V7750 Workstation Graphics Accelerator. Based on RV730 chip, FirePro V7750 comes with 320 stream processors, 1GB memory, Dual-link DVI and displayport output for 30-bit image quality. It also features High Dynamic Range (HDR) rendering with 8-bit, 10-bit and 16-bit per RGB color…

GeForce ForceWare 182.47 With OpenGL 3.0/3.1 Support

Software · Author Slu4ainik · March 27, 2009 · 2758 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

NVIDIA has launched GeForce ForceWare 182.47 for Windows XP/Vista systems. The new driver has added OpenGL 3.1 and GLSL 1.40 support which require G80 or newer hardware. Actually, GeForce ForceWare 182.47 is mainly designed for developers, but if you’re interested, please click the following links to download: GeForce…

New On-Demand Gaming Platform Threatens to Kill Gaming PC Upgrades

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · March 26, 2009 · 2460 reads · ★★★★★ (13 votes)

We all regard PC games, as an entertainment medium, but spend hundreds to even thousands of Dollars regularly, to keep our PCs up to date, to be able to play the latest PC games. Imagine a medium that rids us of that, and we are able to consume PC gaming like any other content, like the TV or radio. Well, that the…

NVIDIA’s Scheme of Single-PCB Reference GTX295 Outlined

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · March 25, 2009 · 2520 reads · ★★★★★ (14 votes)

While GeForce GTX275 and Radeon HD 4890 catch the most focus, we’re informed that NVIDIA is working on a new GTX295 reference design card featuring single PCB. The current GTX295 features dual-PCB design codenamed P656 with one GPU on each. New GTX295 will adopt single PCB design known as P658, which means NVIDIA need…

Foxconn Readying X58 Renaissance II Motherboard

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 24, 2009 · 1947 reads · ★★★★★ (10 votes)

Foxconn has been in the league of companies to come up with one of the first motherboards supporting the Intel Core i7 processors. It used both its Digital Life and Quantum Force product lines to come up with performance and enthusiast-grade motherboards featuring the Intel X58 chipset. The company is coming up with a…

Radeon HD 4750 Gets First Listing

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · March 24, 2009 · 2060 reads · ★★★★★ (12 votes)

With all the attention the RV790 (Radeon HD 4890) is grabbing as it heads for launch, we almost seem to forget its smaller sibling, the RV740 Radeon HD 4750 is also in the works. What makes the special, is the fact that it is the industry's first GPU to be built on the 40 nm silicon fabrication process. A preview of…

Silent HTPC-Friendly GeCube Graphics Card in the Works

Press Releases · Author krisko92 · March 24, 2009 · 1991 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Even amidst fears of the company closing down, GeCube has made it a point to release new products. The latest offering is a passively-cooled Radeon HD 4550 accelerator. The GC-HD4550LP3-E3 is a half-height, HTPC-friendly graphics card which makes do with a heatsink to cool it. The heatsink spans across three quarters…

Colorful Releases Crippled 9800 GT Graphics

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 23, 2009 · 1879 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

On the brink of being a regular AMD partner, Colorful has come up with a new way to market GeForce 9800 GT cheap: by crippling it with a (much) weaker memory sub-system. The card uses a regular GeForce 9800 GT GPU, with 512 MB of memory. Wait, that sounds pretty normal when it reads on the box, doesn't it? Only till…

ModReactor @ CeBIT 2009 in Hannover - GeIL

ModReactor · Author krisko92 · March 22, 2009 · 2250 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

GeIL, the famous RAM memory manufacturer had it's own booth at CeBIT 2009. And this was the booth, where we think were the most people. GeIL are well known with their top performance series memories for the enthusiasts and gamers. For almost 15 years GeIL are on the market and are called "innovator" in new…

Review of Mirror's Edge @ ModReactor

Reviews · Author krisko92 · March 22, 2009 · 2258 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

The new 2009 has come. And with it the new gaming titles appeared. One of them was Mirror' Edge. The new creation of DICE managed to conquer the console market, but will It conquer the PC gamers? Well, let us at ModReactor see about that. You can read the whole review HERE

Review of Shaun White Snowboarding @ ModReactor

Reviews · Author krisko92 · March 22, 2009 · 2062 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

Many of us like the winter because of the cold, snow and of course - the winter sports. Most of us go skiing in the mountins or snowboarding. But then disaster strikes - the summer is comming, but don't worry. The guys at ubisoft have the solution and it's name is Shaun White Snowboarding - one game i think we can…

MSI Intros Five Native HDMI Equipped Radeon HD 4600 Series Video Cards

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 22, 2009 · 2047 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

MSI on Friday launched a total of five graphics cards that include native HDMI support. Among the new cards are the ATI Radeon HD 4670 and Radeon HD 4650 models: R4670-MD1G, R4670-512, R4650-MD1G, R4650-512, and R4650-MD512Z. Global graphics cards and motherboards brand-manufacturer, MSI International, announces the…

Coolink introduces LapChilla notebook cooler

Press Releases · Author krisko92 · March 22, 2009 · 2088 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Coolink introduced the new LapChilla notebook cooler. Designed to combine quiet cooling with maximum flexibility,excellent ergonomics and high portability, the Lapchilla comes in handy regardless of whether you’re working at your desk, on campus or in the metro – ideal for students, freelancers and everybody who…

Sapphire launches 2GB Radeon HD 4870 Vapor-X

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · March 22, 2009 · 4945 reads · ★★★★★ (18 votes)

It's no secret that ATI is launching its next generation cards sometime very soon, however Sapphire is keen to revitalise its 4870 and 4850 lineup with a pair of new Vapor-X coolers and an extra gigabyte of GDDR5 on its 4870 card. The latest Vapor-X coolers eschew the larger heatpipes of the Toxic design for a 1.5x…

CeBIT 2009 3-8 March, Hannover (Germany), day 4

Events · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · March 22, 2009 · 9254 reads · ★★★★☆ (9 votes)

Time to show you what we've seen in day 4 of our stay in Hanover at the 2009 CeBIT expo.. GeIL , the famous and specialized memory manufacturer, naturally had a stand at the 2009 CeBIT expo. An what a stand! Probably the most crowd gathering ever. Many of you might know of GeIL and their top memory modules for gamers…