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AMD planning Phenom II X6 10xxT in Q3 ?
CPU / Chipset | 2010/03/20 11:24 | Andreas Galistel

PhenomIIX61000TsAMD will unleash no less than four different Phenom II X6 processors in April. The top model will be called Phenom II X6 1075T be clocked at 3.0GHz, but it is already planning even faster models where it in the Q3 will update the series with a new flagship product.
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ASUS Readies Server and Workstation Platforms for Next-generation 32nm, 6-core Performance
Motherboards | 2010/03/20 11:19 | Andreas Galistel

Z8NA-D6pressrelease Refreshed Systems will Support New Intel(r) Xeon(r) 5600, Xeon(r) W 3680 and Core(tm) i7 Processors
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Acer Aspire 1825PTZ and 1825PT touch netbook tablets
Notebooks / Mobility | 2010/03/20 11:08 | Andreas Galistel

1825PTZsAcer has big update of its notebooks coming and two of the new models will be something of a netbook/tablet hybrid. Acer Aspire 1825PTZ and 1825PT both ship with 11.6" screen sporting capacitive touch technology that can be rotated 360 degrees for tablet functionality. Under the hood we find Intel...
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Catalyst 10.3 boosts performance while waiting for GeForce GTX 400
Graphics | 2010/03/20 10:49 | Andreas Galistel

catalystsAMD is well aware of the situation. Its total dominance in the retail segment over the last six months or so will soon come to an end when NVIDIA finally releases the GeForce GTX 400 series. AMD has been preparing for this day all this time, and one of the many things that the company will roll out...
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IN WIN - The Fleet of Power Leaves the Harbor
Cases / Barebones | 2010/03/20 10:45 | Andreas Galistel

Ironcladspressrelease The bottle has been broken; the IRONCLAD launches towards the battlefield. The pride of every fleet, with its steel-like vessel design; the new full-tower chassis from the In Win’s army provides users with tank-like strength yet finest user’s flexibility. Dark metallic paint gives the Ironc...
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Plextor PX-128M1S fails to impress
Storage | 2010/03/20 10:28 | Andreas Galistel

Plextor used to be a big player when it comes to optical drivers, DVD burners, Blu-ray readers and such. Over the last year or so the company has fallen back into the shadows of the competition and Plextor has been phasing over more and more to business solutions. Like so many other Plextor has give...
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 400 prices
Graphics | 2010/03/18 21:55 | Andreas Galistel

gtx480s The launch of the GeForce GTX 400 series is just weeks away and we finally got our samples. We can't share any more specific details on the card or architecture, but we will try to make up for it at launch day. During the day we received some information from a big Swedish distributor that could c...
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Fractal Design Array - mini-ITX storage server case
Cases / Barebones | 2010/03/18 21:43 | Andreas Galistel

FractalDesignArraysFractal Design is building a reputation of clean and functional cases at competitive prices, and the Swedish company has now launched a new case for a different market Fractal Design Array is a mini-ITX case designed to work as a storage server. The case measures 230x223x350 mm and based a mini-ITX...
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PowerColor HD5770 Eyefinity5 unveiled
Graphics | 2010/03/18 21:34 | Andreas Galistel

PowerColorHD5770Eyefinity5sPowerColor has launched a Radeon HD 5770 card for those who really want to expand their desktop. HD5770 Eyefinit5 Edition is just what it sounds like, a card that supports five separate monitors, one less than the flagship Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity6 Edition. PowerColor has chosen to the Juniper gra...
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AMD Phenom II X6 Thuban frequencies revealed
CPU / Chipset | 2010/03/18 21:20 | Andreas Galistel

PhenomIIX61000TsThe details surrounding AMD's Phenom II X6 processors are starting to come together. Thanks to an update from Gigabyte we now have the complete specifications for the first four hexa-core of AMD's Thuban family. We reported on the TDPs of the various models a while back, 125W for all but the slowes...
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Eurocom adds Core i7 980X to Panther notebook
Notebooks / Mobility | 2010/03/18 21:09 | Andreas Galistel

panthersThe title world's fastest retail processor is without a doubt held by Intel's Core i7 980X CPU. While most dream about having this $1000 monster in their desktop computer, Eurocom took it to the next level. It allows customers to install Core i7 980X in the "laptop" D900F Panther. Eurocom Panther...
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CoolIT Freezone Elite V2 any day now
Cooling | 2010/03/18 20:53 | Andreas Galistel

freezone2sCoolIT is best known for its all-in-one cooling solutions, both water and TEC operated. The perhaps most famous creation, Freezone, has been around long enough to get a face lift. The updated model is called Freezone Elite v2 and has appeared at aquatuning in the UK at a price of £300 (in German f...
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CPU / Chipset | NEC - Doubles USB3.0 circuit production
2010/03/18 20:48 | Antonio Boncina

TopNEC's more or less the only company manufacturing USB 3.0 controllers. Its SuperSpeed USB 3.0 controller (NEC µPD720200) is said to already have sold 3 million units. With motherboard manufacturers fighting about getting the biggest supply of USB 3.0 ready motherboards and expansion card manufactur...
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Overclocking | AMD Phenom II 955 C3 sighted at 7.1GHz
2010/03/18 20:16 | Andreas Galistel

AMDPhenomII955C371GHzsAMD has shown once and again what the Phenom II architecture is capable of under extreme cooling. We witnessed how the limited edition Phenom II 42 TWKR was capable of 7GHz under liquid helium and since the introduction of the C3 stepping the regular models are closing in on 7GHz and even break it u...
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Memory | A-DATA XPG Gaming Series DRAM Module Now Delivers 8GB Dual Channel Kit
2010/03/18 20:07 | Andreas Galistel

XPG8GBspressrelease Designed for Optimize the PC Performance to Achieve Ultimate Gaming Experiences
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Motherboards | ASUS Introduces Next-generation SuperComputer Motherboard Connectivity Features
2010/03/18 19:55 | Andreas Galistel

pressrelease P7F7-EWSssP7F7-E WS SuperComputer Motherboard Leverages the Latest I/O Innovations for the Fastest and Most Comprehensive Data Transfers
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Cases / Barebones | Zotac to release five new MAG nettops
2010/03/18 19:28 | Andreas Galistel

zotacMAGnettopsZotac continues to release minimalistic PC platforms and as shown at CeBIT it puts great faith in the nettop format. Zotac is apparently about to unleash no less than five new MAG models where it will mix processor from Intel and AMD. All five measures 18,8 (L) x 18,8 (B) x 4,4 (D) cm and share some...
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Peripherals | Razer DeathAdder - now for lefties!
2010/03/18 19:16 | Andreas Galistel

DeathAddersRazer DeathAdder is one of the most popular tools for gamers and it has now been relaunched to fill a great void. Razer has namely mirrored the mouse to create a left-handed version of DeathAdder, and the 3500 DPI optical sensor and five programmable Hyperesponse buttons are all there. The mouse spo...
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Security | ElcomSoft Breaks Wi-Fi Passwords, Unlocks iPhone and iPod Backups Faster with New ATI Cards
2010/03/17 22:49 | Andreas Galistel

pressrelease eppbboxshot500.pngElcomSoft Co. Ltd. accelerates the recovery of Wi-Fi passwords and password-protected iPhone and iPod backups by using ATI video cards. The support of ATI Radeon 5000 series video accelerators allows ElcomSoft to perform password recovery up to 20 times faster compared to Intel top of the line...
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Overclocking | Seven pot action by Nickshih on Classified SR-2
2010/03/17 22:38 | Andreas Galistel

sevenpotactionsTaiwanese overclocker nickshih has published pictures of some of the most astonishing overclockings rigs we've seen over the last couple of years. After Intel officially unveiled the new hexa-core Core i7 980X processor nickshih has published results with frequencies around 6.5GHz and together with...
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Motherboards | EVGA Classified SR-2 brings new life to dual socket overclocking
2010/03/17 22:25 | Andreas Galistel

evgasr2sEVGA Classified SR-2 became the final name of one of the more extreme motherboards we've ever seen. The motherboard has Intel's server-grade chipset 5520 support for no less than two LGA 1366 processors and even if Intel's Core i7 980X Extreme Edition isn't supported in a dual setup we can see sup...
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Graphics | NVIDIA moving media embargo to March 29th?
2010/03/17 22:07 | Andreas Galistel

gtx480s NVIDIA was planning to launch  GeForce GTX 400 series on March 26. This meant that it would launch a new graphics circuit architecture on a Friday, which is quite unusual. The reason is because NVIDIA was planning to show its GeForce GTX 400 series during the LAN Party PAX 2010, but it looks li...
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