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ASUS Eee Box B202 Desktop PC Specs Emerge

Hardware · Author krisko92 · June 3, 2008 · 2432 reads

ASUS has confirmed the official specs for their ASUS Eee Box desktop PC. Take a look below. Name and Model: Eee Box B202 OS: Linux System / Hardware Compatible with Windows XP Processor: Intel Atom N270 (1.6 GHz, FSB 533) Memory: DDRII 512 MB / 1 GB / 2 GB (see US configs below) Storage: 80 GB / 120 GB / 160 GB / 250…

EVGA Launches e-GeForce 9800 GX2 Hydro Copper 18 1024MB

Hardware · Author krisko92 · June 2, 2008 · 1730 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

From the beginning of this month EVGA started selling its first GeForce 9800 GX2 water block - the Hydro Copper 18 waterblock with a 100% copper design and SLI compatibility. Starting today, EVGA will start offering the block along with an EVGA GeForce 9800 GX2 video card (part number: 01G-P3-N899-AR). Regardless of…

S3 Graphics Announces Chrome 440 GTX Graphics Cards

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 30, 2008 · 1726 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

S3 Graphics, a leading provider of graphics and visualization technologies, today announced its latest S3 Graphics Chrome 440 GTX desktop cards. Boards are now available at online retail affiliate GStore, with future shipments by key European partners in addition to multiple retail partners in Asia.The Chrome 400 GTX…

ASUS Releases New nForce 780i SLI P5N72-T Premium Motherboard

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 29, 2008 · 1631 reads · ★★★★☆ (3 votes)

ASUS today released the ASUS P5N72-T Premium motherboard. Equipped with the ASUS exclusive EPU technology for astounding energy savings, this high performance motherboard supports enhanced specifications of the front side bus and memory - able to reach an FSB of 1600MHz (originally 1333MHz) and 1200MHz (originally…

Corsair Launches New DOMINATOR DDR3 2000MHz 4GB Memory at Computex

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 29, 2008 · 1657 reads

Corsair today announced that it will launch a new 4GB DOMINATOR DDR3 memory kit running at 2000MHz at CompuTex 2008, held June 3-7, 2008 in Taipei. Tested and guaranteed for operation at the lightning fast overclocked speed of 2000MHz, this 4GB DOMINATOR kit provides superior performance for desktop platforms.…

Zotac made the first 8800GT with Hybrid Power support

Hardware · Author sineoc · May 28, 2008 · 1958 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

There are some talks about GeForce 8 series card supports Hybrid Power before NVIDIA’s Hybrid SLI comes out, but after the launch only 9800GX2 and later cards have this feature. But hey, Zotac’s new 8800GT have Hybrid Power by adding two extra chips. let’s look at the card first. This card coded N8800GT-1024D3 HP with…

Super Talent Launches DDR3 SO-DIMM Modules for Next Generation Laptops

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 28, 2008 · 1577 reads

Super Talent Technology today announced the immediate availability of its DDR3 SO-DIMMs. Super Talent’s new 1GB DDR3-1333 SO-DIMM supports transfer rates up to 10,664 MB/sec. That equates to 66% higher bandwidth than DDR2-800 SO-DIMMs, making this the world’s fastest production DDR3 SO-DIMM. In addition to the faster…

MSI 2GB GeForce 9600 GT Diamond gets OC button

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 27, 2008 · 1669 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

The Intel P45 mania of making uber-equipped products seems to be rubbing off somewhat with MSI preparing the release of one very special, GeForce 9600 GT Diamond. The card, pictured below, has almost everything you'll want from a graphics card, in terms of features - for starters, a nice, big heatpipe-boasting cooling…

ASUS Eee PC 901 black version revealed

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 27, 2008 · 1847 reads

It will be equipped Atom CPU, 8.9-inch screen and ASUS also added other functions such as Blu-ray and added more metal materials in the keyboard and touch pad, etc.Its price will be about 650$ (Windows system). Source: HARDSPELL

Foxconn launches Green Series G31 mobo

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 27, 2008 · 1692 reads

Foxconn has today taken the covers off its newest motherboard and it comes under their new Green Series of products.It will be a rather affordable motherboard based on Intel’s G31 Express chipset with onboard GMA 3100 graphics and support for the latest Core2 Quad and Core2 Duo processors up to 95W power rating and…

VIA Unveils VIA OpenBook Mini-Note Reference Design

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 27, 2008 · 1665 reads

VIA Technologies today introduced the new VIA OpenBook mini-note reference design targeted at the rapidly growing global market for ultra-portable notebooks. The VIA OpenBook mini-note reference design introduces a host of new innovations, including the next generation of VIA Ultra Mobile Platform, based on the VIA…

Cooler Master Announces First Ever 80 Plus Silver Certified High Wattage PSU

Hardware · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · May 27, 2008 · 1661 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Cooler Master proudly announces the world's first-ever 80 Plus Silver Certified high wattage power supply, the highest rated 80 Plus power supply to-date by achieving a 88% efficiency; with the introduction of UCP 900W (Ultimate Circuit Protection).

First ATI Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 Pictures Emerge

Hardware · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · May 27, 2008 · 1806 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

The Taiwanese website version of Tom's Hardware is hosting a brand new first look at ATI's Radeon HD 4800 series cards. Unfortunately, if you want to read something more than the posted pictures and the "Redefine HD Gaming" marketing charts, you'll need someone or Google to translate from Taiwanese for you, as you…

Samsung to Launch Super Fast 256GB SSD Later This Year

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 26, 2008 · 1566 reads · ★★★★☆ (2 votes)

Samsung late on Sunday announced definite plans to launch a breathtakingly fast flash memory-based solid-state disk that's also world's first to boast a 256GB capacity. Samsung's multi-level cell (MLC) based SSD, which was unveiled in prototype form during the company's fifth annual Mobile Solution Forum event in…

Apacer Launches Aeolus DDR3-1600 and DDR3-1800MHz Dual Channel Kits

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 24, 2008 · 2198 reads · ★★☆☆☆ (2 votes)

Apacer Technology has announced the launch of its Aeolus series of DDR3-1800MHz/1600MHz overclocking memory modules. These modules use DDR3 / 1Gbit / 128Mx8 die manufactured using Micron Technology's most advanced production process technology. The dual-channel architecture provides maximum bandwidth of 28.8GB…

Hypersonic PC Unveils 12-inch High Performance Avenger Notebooks

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 23, 2008 · 1881 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

OCZ Technology Group today announced Hypersonic PC is making their solution more mobile than ever. Geared toward the enthusiast who wants their go-anywhere notebook to be powerful, the Avenger AG2 Notebook series feature unparalleled performance in a sleek, colorful, and compact 12-inch size for superb mobility. The…

WD Brings Fast Portable Storage for Mac Users on-the-go

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 22, 2008 · 1641 reads

Expanding on its popular portable storage offerings, WD today introduced its new Mac-formatted My Passport Studio Portable Drives. The newest members of the My Passport family are designed for Mac users on-the-go and are equipped with both FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces, a clever capacity gauge, and include a…

AMD Looks to Qimonda For GDDR5 Memory

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 22, 2008 · 1557 reads

Although NVIDIA may be grabbing headlines lately with leaked details of its next generation GeForce graphics cards, AMD isn't exactly standing still with its Radeon offerings. ATI is preparing its Radeon HD 4800 series GPUs which will replace the existing HD 3800 lineup.While the HD 4800 Series is rumored to feature…

Kingston 1800MHz HyperX DDR3 Wins Intel XMP Validation

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 22, 2008 · 1730 reads

Kingston Technology today announced its HyperX 1800MHz DDR3 memory has been certified under the Intel Extreme Memory Profile (Intel XMP) validation program to offer PC builders and gaming enthusiasts more performance memory options and tuning flexibility when constructing high-performance systems using select Intel…

Logitech Launches Logitech V450 Nano Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 22, 2008 · 2026 reads

Logitech today announced the Logitech V450 Nano cordless laser mouse for notebooks, providing more comfort and productivity for professionals who use a notebook PC or MacBook. The V450 Nano mouse features Logitech's exclusive Plug-and-Forget Nano-receiver. Because of its small size, people can plug in the USB receiver…

LG Electronics launches latest L227WTG widescreen monitor

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 20, 2008 · 1974 reads

LG Electronics (LG), a major player in the global flat panel display market, today announced the launch of LG L227WTG LCD widescreen monitor. Featuring the industry’s highest DFC 10,000:1 contrast ratio and 2ms response time, the 22-inch L227WTG rises above the rest to deliver the ultimate crystal clear high…

ASUS Republic of Gamers ROG Laptop Uncovered

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 20, 2008 · 2006 reads · ★★★☆☆ (2 votes)

The more competition, the better for us. ASUS intends to take its place among Dell and Alienware, by commencing production of its first high-performance laptop under the Republic of Gamers (ROG) line. Dressed in a stunning aluminum alloy shell finish, the G70S holds two NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT graphics working in SLI,…

Corsair Dominator Hits 2462MHz

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 20, 2008 · 1666 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Verified and validated by CPU-Z, Corsair Labs achieved an astounding speed of 2462MHz at CL=9 with a single-rank 1GB module. This new world record eclipses all previous CPU-Z validated memory benchmarks. This record was set using Corsair’s award winning DOMINATOR DDR3 memory module paired with an Asus P5E3 Premium…

Seagate Showcases New 1TB External DVR Drive

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 20, 2008 · 1560 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

At NCTA's Cable Show, Seagate Technology announced it will introduce its Seagate Showcase storage solution, a new series of products that extends the storage capacity of your Digital Video Recorder (DVR), so you never have to say goodbye to your favorite movies and television shows. Seagate also announced that the…

Transcend Releases Retail Packaged DDR3-1066 and 1333MHz Modules for Desktop PCs

Hardware · Author sineoc · May 19, 2008 · 1681 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Transcend Information (Transcend), one of the world’s leading memory module manufacturers, today released its retail-packaged DDR3-1066 and DDR3-1333 240-pin DIMMs. Currently available in 1GB and 2GB capacities respectively, they operate at 1066MHz (CL7-7-7-20) and 1333MHz (9-9-9-24) using 1.5V. More over, the DDR3…

Fujitsu to Release New 2.5-inch HDD Designed for 24/7 Continuous Operation

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 19, 2008 · 1698 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has developed a new series of 2.5" hard disk drives (HDDs) specifically designed for 24-hour continuous operation and are available in a category-leading capacity of 250 GB and a rotational speed of 7,200 RPM. Sales of the new MHZ2 BK Series will start at the end of July 2008.…

ASUS Launches Four New VENTO TA-D Series Mid-Tower Cases

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 18, 2008 · 1825 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

ASUS has released a new series of VENTO TA-D chassis. Comprised of the TA-D1, TA-D2, TA-D3 and TA-D5 (released in April this year), this series of chassis utilizes a sturdy yet aesthetically pleasing design that incorporates various innovations with considerate design for easy installations. Additionally, the VENTO…

RV770 Preliminary Performance Revealed

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 17, 2008 · 1808 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

We have received some preliminary performance numbers from CJ for Radeon HD 4870 and 4850 vs the current GeForce 9800 series lineup. Apparently, RV770XT with GDDR5 (160W) will run 1.3X faster than RV770PRO with GDDR3 (110W). Two key factors that contribute to the difference in performance between the 2 cards: a 100MHz…

Creative Unveils X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Series PCI-E Sound Cards

Hardware · Author krisko92 · May 17, 2008 · 6880 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Creative, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products, today announces the PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series and PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series sound cards, unleashing the full power of Creative X-Fi hardware audio processing for PCI…