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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…
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…
The colleagues at VR-ZONE have found an exclusive pricing list of Intel's 6-core Dunnington processors: Source: VR-ZONE
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 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…
Futuremark has released an update for their Windows Vista only 3DMark Vantage that brings the benchmark application up to version 1.0.1. Below are the full hotfix notes. Go ahead and download the HOTFIX 1.0.1 Source: techpowerUp!
Our friends at Rbmods posted a review of theRazer Piranha Headset. Briefly: "There are a few things you can't be without when you are a gamer and that is a good mouse and a good headset. Razer can provide you with both and for tonights review they have provided me with the Piranha headset from their latest headphone…
Our friends at Madshrimps posted Passive CPU Coolers ShoutOut: CM Z600 vs Scythe Ninja CU. Briefly: "In this comparative performance test we put two 1000gr+ CPU coolers through our stress tests to see which one comes out on top. Both are designed for passive cooling but can benefit from a bit of forced airflow too.…
Our friends at Madshrimps posted Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 OC: AIR vs Phase vs LN2 Cooling. Briefly: \"The Intel E8500 is the highest end dual core CPU currently on the market, it doesn\'t get any faster than this… or does it? In this Overclocking report we take a retail E8500 sample for a spin with high end air cooling,…
Our friends at Madshrimps posted a TwinTech and Vvikoo overclocked 9600GT, 5-way roundup . Briefly: "For quite some time now NVIDIA has allowed their partners to sell their reference products at overclocked speeds with a custom VGA cooler. Today we take a look at two of such none-reference clocked 9600GT video cards,…
Our friends at Virtual-Hideout posted a review of the Evercool NP-901 Royal Notebook Cooler. Briefly: "Here at VH, we seem to currently be on a little “notebook cooler pad kick” of sorts. Not that I’m complaining, especially after I received this next item up for review: the Royal Notebook Cooling Pad (Model: NP-901)…
Our friends at techPowerUp posted a review of the Mountain Mods U2-UFO "Choose Your Own" Case. Briefly: "For nearly five years, Mountains Mods has been wowing the enthusiast community with their series of cube cases. Now Mountain Mods takes that to the next level with the classic U2-UFO design gone "Hyper Modular"…
Our friends at techPowerUp posted a review of the A-DATA X-Series DDR3 1600 MHz CL7 2GB Kit. Briefly: "The A-DATA X-Series is available in DDR2 and DDR3 flavors. Their DDR3 1600 MHz is set at a solid CL7 and comes with graphite colored heatspreaders in a very elaborate package. If 1600 MHz is not enough, you may go…
Our friends at Virtual-Hideout visited the Intel Hawthorn Farm Campus. Briefly: "Over the last couple years, I've been attending various LANs and tech events looking for that other side we rarely get to see. InfernaLAN is just one of the many events sponsored by INTEL and wide variety of vendors and integrators…
Our friends at Virtual-Hideout posted a review of the NesteQ ECS5001 500w Modular PSU. Briefly: "The price tag of the NesteQ ECS5001 comes in at around $115.00 which seems a little high given the wattage. It's right at about that mark where some users who aren't so worried about reliability will opt for a little…
Our friends at Virtual-Hideout posted a review of the Reaper HPC PC2-8500 4GB Memory Kit. Briefly: "Well one thing is for certain, the OCZ PC2-8500 4GB Dual Channel Reaper HPC Memory is fully compatible with the Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3P and ASUS Blitz Formula Motherboards. The memory is definitely capable of exceeding…
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…
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,…
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…
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 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 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 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…
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, 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…
ModReactor has just published a new project - awesome, custom made EEE PC "box" for carring the EEE around. The full article can be found here .
Acer, the third largest vendor in the global PC market, today announced the Aspire Gemstone Blue notebook PC series is now available via Acer authorized resellers and select retailers in North America. Unveiled in March 2008, the Aspire Gemstone Blue range features the PC market’s first 18.4- and 16-inch notebook form…
Last week the long-awaited Eee PC 900 has finally hit retail stores. Now, one week later we'll talk about the new upgraded Eee PC 901 model that's rumoured to be the first Atom-based Eee machine. It might look like a regular shiny-white Eee PC 900, but if you take a closer look you'll find some subtle design changes.…
Nvidia has informed their partners about the change in naming for the upcoming GT200 series today. Previously, the marketing name for GT200 is GeForce 9900 series when launched but now it has been changed to GeForce GTX 200 series. GeForce 9900 GTX is now GeForce GTX 280 and GeForce 9900 GTS is now GeForce GTX 260.…
In an attempt to make your PC more colorful than ever, Thermaltake today launched the latest generation of Orb Series CPU cooler, X5 Orb FXII. Compatible with the latest Intel and AMD sockets, the X5 Orb FXII is looking to satisfy the needs of both modders and overclockers. The CPU cooler measures 140mm x 84 mm,…