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XFX Breaks up With NVIDIA Completely

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 12, 2010 · 8484 reads · ★★★☆☆ (2 votes)

XFX Europe have just confirmed that they’ll stop selling NVIDIA graphics cards from now on, which means the vendor completely turns to AMD. In October and November the company will release the brand-new Radeon HD 6000 series products. Since XFX started selling ATI last year, NVIDIA got mad and would not provide…

Galaxy Shows Off First Wireless Graphics Card Enabling PC-to-TV Connectivity

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 5, 2010 · 8797 reads · ★★★★☆ (4 votes)

Galaxy has today announced the release of the world’s first wireless graphics card enabling PC-to-TV connectivity – the GeForce GTX 460 WHDI Edition. The company has selected AMIMON’s WHDI technology with no noticeable latency (less than one millisecond). The no-latency link enables consumers to enjoy full interactive…

Razer Releases Special Editions of the Best Selling Naga MMO Mouse

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 5, 2010 · 8253 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Razer, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, today announced the launch of a new suite of Razer Naga Special Edition gaming mice – the Razer Naga Maelstrom Special Edition and the Razer Naga Molten Special Edition. “After the phenomenal response we received for the…

With Single +12V Rail,Corsair Unveils Builder Series Power Supply

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · October 5, 2010 · 6595 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Corsair recently unveils Builder series power supply,with the features of great compatibility,power saving,low noise and stable electric current transmission,which are ideal choice for PC builders and upgraders. The power supply features non-modular design,measures 150*86*140mm,120mm fan with MTBF of 100,000 hours.…

NVIDIA Releases Entire Line of DX11 Fermi-Based Mobile GPUs

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · September 6, 2010 · 201 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

NVIDIA has just expands GeForce 400M Series with seven DX11 mobile GPUs, which are based on Fermi architecture . Nvidia’s seven GeForce 400M series cards include GTX 470M,GTX 460M,GT 445M,GT 435M,GT425M,GT 420M and GT 415M.They feature support for CUDA, PhysX, 3D Vision as well as the Optimus technology . They are…

NVIDIA Releases Entire Line of DX11 Fermi-Based Mobile GPUs

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · September 6, 2010 · 8085 reads

NVIDIA has just expands GeForce 400M Series with seven DX11 mobile GPUs, which are based on Fermi architecture . Nvidia’s seven GeForce 400M series cards include GTX 470M,GTX 460M,GT 445M,GT 435M,GT425M,GT 420M and GT 415M.They feature support for CUDA, PhysX, 3D Vision as well as the Optimus technology . They are…

AMD's Fusion ''Ontario'' APU Chip Pictured

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · September 5, 2010 · 8111 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

At the ongoing IFA event in Berlin, AMD displayed one of the first derivatives of its Bobcat low-power x86 processor architecture, codenamed "Ontario". This Fusion APU (accelerated processing unit), which is a combination of an x86 CPU and a DirectX 11 compliant GPU is built for low-power devices such as netbooks,…

NVIDIA Developing Chipset That Combines GPU And Southbridge?

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · September 3, 2010 · 7432 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

NVIDIA is reportedly to develop a new chipset that combines the functions of a southbridge and a GPU, trying to reduce cost for PC makers and create smaller and lighter devices, according to a recent post at Digitimes. The US Fair Trade Commission has recently ordered Intel to open up market competition, which is…

Sharkoon Announces Bandit ATX Case with Integrated Hard Drive Docking Station

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · September 3, 2010 · 8357 reads

Sharkoon expands on their PC-housings portfolio: The ATX Case Sharkoon Bandit brings together comfortable installation options, an elaborate airflow concept, integrated card reader and as a special feature, a practical docking station for 2.5 and 3.5 inch SATA hard drives. Thus, Sharkoon has integrated for the first…

Zalman Announces the VF3000F VGA Cooler

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · September 2, 2010 · 8351 reads

Zalman released the VF3000F for the end users who wants to cool their latest VGA card from nVidia. The company's first Dual Fan VGA cooler promises you for the maximum performance with less noise. On top, VF3000F is specially designed for the Fermi Series from nVidia (GTX480/470/465) and comes with the dedicated…

MSI Release the 870A Fusion Power Edition

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · September 2, 2010 · 9405 reads

Today MSI,the world renowed motherboard and graphics card maker, has just launched the 870A Fuzion Power Edition motherboard officially. The new motherboard is 12-phase power in design and packs the AMD 870 and SB850 chips. It has 4 DDR3-1600 memory slots, two PCI-Express *16 slots,6 SATA 6.0 Gbps ports,7.1 channel…

Gigabyte Sells HD 5670 512 MB HyperMemory Card as 1 GB

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · September 1, 2010 · 8365 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Gigabyte is allegedly into dubious marketing schemes once again. A disgruntled user in East Asia who picked up the company's GV-R567HM-1GI graphics card was shocked to find half the "advertised" memory available to him. The GV-R567HM-1GI is an ATI Radeon HD 5670 based graphics card that physically has only 512 MB of…

Intel Slashes Price of Core i7-950 by 48%

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · September 1, 2010 · 8282 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Intel is going to adjust the pricing of some processors before August is gone, and has also announced some new products. The Core i7-950 will show the most noticeable price cut = a 48% slash that brought the chip from $562 to $294. Xeon W3550 is now available for $294, instead of $387. The new six-core Xeon W3670 has…

A-Data Introduces XPG Gaming Series DDR3-1333G Low Voltage Memory

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · September 1, 2010 · 7422 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

ADATA Technology, the worldwide leading manufacturer in high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash application products, today introduced its new XPG Gaming Series DDR3-1333G low voltage memory, designed for gaming enthusiasts who adopt Intel X58, P55, H55 and H57 motherboards, and for HTPC applications. The XPG…

Dual-core Atom N550 With HP Mini 5103

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 31, 2010 · 8914 reads

According to Fudzilla, HP is planning to launch its first dual-core Atom Netbook, which will apply to HP Mini 5103 netbook,according to official news, the improved mini features an Atom N550 1.5GH Processor. However ,it seems that there is no other changes with the refreshed model apart from the new feature. HP Mini…

AMD’s New Logos Unearthed

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 31, 2010 · 7793 reads

Earlier this month we heard rumors that ATI logo was going to be terminated. This has turned out to be true, as AMD is planning to initiate the brand-new logos in 2011. In addition to graphics segment, AMD’s CPU, chipset and server parts will use the new logos as well. Pictures courtesy of Donanimhaber. Source:…

AMD Phenom II X6 1075T Black Edition Listed for Pre-order

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 13, 2010 · 8867 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

AMD has prepared a new six-core Phenom II processor, the Phenom II X6 1075T Black Edition. The processor has started hitting retail in Europe. Based on the 45nm Thuban die, the Phenom II X6 1075T BE features six cores, a clock speed of 3.0GHz, 512KB of L2 cache, 6MB of L3 cache, supports both DDR3-1333MHz and DDR-2…

Thermaltake eSports Announces New Meka G1 Gaming Keyboard

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 13, 2010 · 7914 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Tt eSPORTS, a leading professional gaming gear company, today announces our brand new "MEKA" series of mechanical keyboard at Gamescom in Cologne Germany, the largest gaming event and calendar highlight for interactive games and entertainment. Tt eSPORTS offers a complete gaming solution. Now with the new MEKA G1…

Seagate and Samsung Enter Agreement to Jointly Develop Enterprise SSD Controller Tech

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 13, 2010 · 8020 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Seagate Technology plc, the world leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that they have entered into a joint development and licensing agreement. Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly develop and…

ECS Introduces Black Series P55H-AK Motherboard for Hardcore Gamers and Overclockers

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 13, 2010 · 2891 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

With innovative products that span multiple target markets under its belt, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), the world's leading motherboard, graphics card, barebone system, and notebook manufacturer, announces the latest product, the ECS Black Series P55H-AK motherboard, which has powerful specifications and takes…

Asus Rampage III Formula Motherboard Pictured

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 10, 2010 · 3734 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Following the Rampage III Extreme and Rampage III Gen, Asus’s third X58-based model of ROG series, Rampage III Formula has been unveiled by Lab501 site. Rampage III Formula looks very similar to Rampage III Extreme, but it’s lower spec’ed. The board features 8-phase power design, one 8pin power connector, six DDR3…

Verbatim Unveils Wallet-like Portable Hard Drives

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 10, 2010 · 3004 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Verbatim unveiled a new portable hard drive design which is agonizingly simple and yet never thought of before: a wallet. The Wallet Drive from Verbatim is of the size and shape of most common wallets, and come in black and brown leather enclosures. The drive comes in capacities of 320 and 500 GB, and uses USB 2.0…

Gigabyte Intros GeForce GTX 470 Super Overclock Edition

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 10, 2010 · 3943 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

GIGABYTE, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, introduces a powerful new addition to its Super Overclock Series: GTX 470 SOC (GV- N470SO-13I). It has an exclusive blue PCB design and 12+2 phase power design ( includes 12 for GPU, 2 for memory) and supports voltage read point, which mainly targets…

Blizzard Confirms StarCraft II Overheating Bug

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 3, 2010 · 3366 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Blizzard has recently admitted that its StarCraft II title has overheating bug, and we’ve also come across this problem when using the GeForce GTX 250. The fix is easy – you just need to add the following lines to your “Documents\StarCraft II\variables.txt” file: frameratecapglue=30 frameratecap=60

Kingston DataTraveler G3 Flash Drives Hit Europe

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 3, 2010 · 3080 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Kingston has rolled out its DataTraveler G3 flash drives, and it starts shipping in Europe, which are available in capacities of 2GB (orange), 4GB (gray), 8GB (yellow), 16GB (blue), and 32GB (red). And all the flash drives are backed by a five-year warranty. The DataTraveler G3 series measure 65.68×10.66×22.37mm,…

Gainward Designs Overclocked GTX 460 Graphics Card with Double Memory

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · August 3, 2010 · 2759 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Gainward is working on an upper-mid range graphics card based on the newly released NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 graphics processor, with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory across a 256-bit wide memory interface, and some factory-overclocked speeds. It is branded under Gainward's GOOD Golden Sample marker. That card uses Gainward's own…

Sparkle Announces GeForce GTX 470, GTX 465 Graphics Cards with Own Design Cooler

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · July 31, 2010 · 3252 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Sparkle Computer announced a pair of new graphics cards based on the GeForce GTX 470 and GeForce GTX 465 graphics processors, and sporting Sparkle's own design as far as the cooler goes. The SXX4701280D5-NM (GTX 470) and SXX4651024D5-NM (GTX 465) feature a GPU cooler that makes use of a dense aluminum fin array to…

NZXT Phantom Full Tower Server Chassis Pops up

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · July 31, 2010 · 4267 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Recently, NZXT has just released Phantom full tower server chassis and they are available in red, white and black. It is designed with sleek, pristine contours, the Phantom radiates personality and quality, and has a strong compatibility and thermal performance to meet the most demanding PC enthusiasts needs. NZXT…

A 12GB Ridgeback DDR3 Memory Kit with Triple-channel Released

Press Releases · Author HaSLeS · July 31, 2010 · 2787 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Look great, perform greater. Some time ago, Mushkin has released its new memory cooling solution, namely Ridgeback series DDR3 memory kits, and now the company expand its offering with high-capacity, which work at 2000MHz, dual-channel kit for LGA 1156-based systems and triple-channel kit for LGA 1366-powered PCs, the…

MSI GT640X - Gaming Laptop Review

Mobile Devices · Author Stuyo · June 5, 2010 · 25911 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

Our longstanding friends from MSI recently updated their range of gaming laptops with the 15.4” GT640X, based on Intel Core i7 and Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M. MSI did change the design from previous products from the line along with showing great will for experimenting with components. Today we find out how deserving of…

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