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Entries for January, 2010

CoolerMaster shows its GX PSU line :: Posted by THRASHER2

Enough to jump-start the BMW M3

Cooler Master has voiced the newest GX (Gamer Xtreme) line of energy reserve which will be accessible in 750, 650 and 550W versions. The complete array will underline 80Plus Silver efficiency, a singular +12V rail pattern and if you think which 750W is only not enough, Cooler Master has used which for one to jump-start a BMW M3.

As noted, the GX-550W, GX-650W and GX-750W all underline a singular +12V rail design, all 3 have been 80Plus approved interjection to up to 85% efficiency, have active PFC and have been cooled by a 120mm fan. The 750W chronicle facilities SLI and Crossfire acceptance as it comes with 4 PCI-Express energy connectors.

The new GX-550W, GX-650W and the GX-750W should be looming in retail/e-tail flattering shortly with a €64.90, €74.90 and €89.90 cost tags.

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Intel releases new network adapter :: Posted by THRASHER2

Cease my still violence heart

Intel has carried the wrappers on a 10GBase-t network adapter which sports a span of 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports. The X52-T2 adapter would be the initial to have dual ports on a singular adapter.

Designed for servers, the PCI-Express label will await tie distances of up to 100 meters. In the press recover Intel pronounced which by fixation a span of ports on the card, administrators will have a surplus tie in box anything went bang.

It equates to which administrators can span the connectors to emanate a singular tube using at 20GbE speeds. The cards have been the initial to make use of Intel’s Single Root I/O Virtualisation platform. This is written to yield improved information exchnage in between earthy network inputs and virtualized machines. This equates to which virtualized systems can work at scarcely matching speeds to approach earthy I/O connections.

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MSI readies $500 Tegra tablet :: Posted by THRASHER2

Second half of 2010

MSI is operative on a Tegra inscription and it is approaching to launch in the second half of the year with a $500 cost tag.

We do not disbelief for a second that countless alternative vendors will unveils identical products over the entrance months, supposing Apple’s iPad doesn’t infer to be a wave of epic proportions, that it won’t.

MSI Sales Director Sambora Chen pronounced the inscription would underline a 10-inch touchscreen and wireless. It should be accessible in assorted SKUs and MSI will suggest opposite models depending on the marketplace climate.

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Razer announces Vespula mouse mat :: Posted by THRASHER2

Dual-sided for both carry out and speed

Razer has voiced a new further to the line of gaming tough mats, the Vespula. Joining the likes of Destructor and Sphex, the new Vespula gaming rodent desk desk pad brings a little utterly singular facilities similar to dual-side aspect and mental recall conformance writs rest.

The new Vespula is accessible in usually one distance with 300×240x4mm (LxWxH) measure and has a non-slip, anti-reflective, abrasion-resistant tough cloak for both sides of the mat. The singular underline of the Vespula is the dual-side aspect so you no longer have to select in between “control” or “speed” as with Vespula, you only have to flip it, as elementary as that.

The new Vespula rodent desk desk pad additionally comes with a gel-filled wrist rest that should yield one more joy for those prolonged gaming sessions.

The new Vespula gaming rodent desk desk pad is already accessible and offered without delay from Razer site, and has a US $34.99 and €34.99 cost tag. The European Razer site lists it as Available soon, whilst on the US site it is already available.

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AMD eyes new form factors for Fusion :: Posted by THRASHER2

Brazos goes Kate Moss thin

AMD skeleton to launch Brazos and Sabine mobile platforms in 2011, but it seems at slightest a little Brazos SKUs will aim an wholly new form factor.

In a media lecture carried by CNET Asia, AMD Marketing Director for South Middle East Tan See Ghee pronounced which Brazos facilities a low energy pouch compared to Sabine. The 32nm Sabine facilities Llano APU and it will aim the ultrathin cover segment. Brazos, however, seems to be directed at even not as big devices, so it could finish up in tablets or alternative thin and compress devices.

Prior to Brazos and Sabine, AMD will deliver Nile, a 45nm mobile height slated for launch someday in 2010. Nile is additionally targeted at the ultrathin shred and we can usually goal it will do improved than the Neo.

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Celeron overclocked to 8.19 GHz :: Posted by THRASHER2

OK it exploded but it did it

A bloke managed to get an Intel Celeron D Processor overclocked from 3.06 GHz to 8.19 GHz.

TiN_EOF’s overclocking efforts appear to have set a new jot down for an overclocked processor’s speed. Intel Celeron D 347 that contains the NeBurst design formed in the Cedar Mill core (65nm). According to the impassioned systems forum, Tin_EOF’s specs enclosed a D347 lapped, afterwards IHS-removed and polished. Also underneath the carp was an Xtremelabs.org MAGNUM Legend Edition copper pot, DFI Lanparty UT P35-T2R and a little really fast Nidec fans. It additionally used a OCZ 1GB DRAM, a Radeon 7000 VE, a PCI and a ENERMAX Revolution85+ 1250W

“To get couple of MHz more, motionless to have a little violent step brazen – remove IHS from CPU. As we know, all ultimate Intel CPU’s have soldered IHS to die with indium metal. it have +170°C melting point. IHS is utterly thick, nearby 1.5-2mm and is bit a separator for high-end LN2 cooling, where each grade is a need. Thanks to my cpu, it had no coldbugs even with all pot full with hot LN2,” he wrote.

Obviously this chucked out a lot of heat. Actually far as well most feverishness and the total lot held fire. But prior to it did it available the peppery speed. Ah well the brightest bulbs bake the fastest.

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AMD’s HD 5450 and HD 5570 in February :: Posted by THRASHER2

4th and 9th of February

According to the sources close to ATI AIB partners, AMD’s Cedar, HD 5450 and the HD 5570 will strictly be voiced in early February.

The HD 5450 should be voiced on Feb 4th and this one is aiming to reinstate the prior era ATI HD 4650, 4350 or identical cards. The second one, HD 5570, should be voiced five days after on Feb 9th, and this one should reinstate the HD 4670.

According to assorted info around the net, the HD 5570 should underline both 512MB and 1GB of GDDR5 mental recall and should be clocked at 775MHz for the core and 1000MHz for memory.

The prices hasn’t been specified nonetheless but we theory which they should be somewhere in between €40 and €70 depending on the SKU.

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AMD’s HD 5830 delayed :: Posted by THRASHER2

Nothing central about it

After, what appears to be, dual delays, there is still no central info about the HD 5830 which is right away behind even further. Partners have been articulate about Feb 16th but this didn’t come from AMD directly, nor does AMD speak about it, so zero is certain. As you know, the HD 5830 was scheduled to launch on Jan 25th and afterwards it was pushed behind to Feb 5th.

According to Digitimes, AMD’s HD 5830 had an emanate associated to the PCB house circuits and has been deferred to a after date. AMD of march doesn’t reply to marketplace rumours or criticism on unreleased products, but as always, retail/e-tail and partners have been a bit some-more communicative.

Beside the GDDR5 await and the US $239 referred to sell cost which was referred to earlier, there have been still no minute specifications about the HD 5830, but we theory which after this lift and check all can be probable and report similar to the referred to cost can additionally be changed.

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Alienware’s M11x netbook to start at US $799 :: Posted by THRASHER2

The lowest labelled Alienware system

Alienware’s M11x netbook will assumingly have a bottom cost at US $799. It is still not transparent what the bottom complement will embody but deliberation the actuality which it was voiced behind at CES with a sub-$1000 cost tag, this sounds similar to a good catch, generally if you have in mind the specs and the actuality which we have been articulate about Alienware here.

The report was published by Engadget and it came without delay from Alienware’s M11x microsite, or to be accurate from inside of the microsite as this cost tab was tucked inside of the HTML formula and not published.

“The Alienware M11x, with over 6.5 hours of battery hold up and weighing underneath 4.5 lbs. will begin at an extraordinary $799! Leave it to the folks at Alienware to capacitate indeed mobile opening gaming at an affordable price.”

The Alienware M11x netbook has an 11.6-inch display, Nvidia’s GT335M switchable graphics and a 6.5 hours of battery life.

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OCZ’s new SSD is Vertex LE :: Posted by THRASHER2

Pixellized and listed

We eventually managed to measure the final square of report connected with the new OCZ SSD which has appeared on retail/e-tail listings in couple of final days, the Vertex Limited Edition. The Vertex LE will be accessible in 100 and 200GB versions and will suggest a little utterly considerable specifications.

The new Vertex LE is formed on MLC NAND chips and competence be formed on Sandforce controller deliberation the genius configurations. It has a limit review and write speed of up to 270MB/s and 250MB/s. The postulated write speed is set at 235MB/s and can grasp a max of 50000 IOPS (4KB record distance – pointless read).

It has TRIM await (under Windows 7), has a MTBF of 1.5mil hours and facilities 3 years of warranty. We already talked about it yesterday but it looks similar to Alternate.de was a bit wrong about Vertex 2 naming, since the new SSD will simply be called Vertex LE.

The cost tab for the cheaper 100GB chronicle starts at €338,91 and climbs up to €409 depending on the nation and the retailer/e-tailer, whilst the 200GB chronicle is labelled in between €733 and €919. According to the info and the actuality which the new Vertex LE is listed all around Europe, it should turn accessible flattering soon, whilst the Vertex 2 Pro should come somewhere around CeBIT.

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