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AMD Launches the Second-Generation A-Series APUs

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:17:45 GMT

Today, AMD announced the 2nd-generation A-Series APUs, codenamed “Trinity.” APUs, or Accelerated Processing Units, is what AMD calls their processors with integrated video. The 2nd-Generation...

Intel Launches Ivy Bridge CPUs with vPro Technology

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:13:18 GMT

Intel has just launched its first 22-nm processors (based on the Ivy Bridge architecture) featuring Intel’s vPro technology. Intel’s vPro technology provides IT managers with a collection...

Intel Intros New Intel Xeon Processors

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:04:13 GMT

Intel has announced the expansion of the Intel Xeon processor portfolio. The company introduced 28 processors across three product families: eight models from the Intel Xeon E5-4600 series; nine models...

Transcend Launches mSATA SSD Drives

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:56:43 GMT

The mSATA form factor is a standard that allows manufacturers to integrate a SSD in a space that is about one-third of the size of a standard business card (3 cm x 5 cm). The newly announced Transcend’s...

NVIDIA Launches GeForce GTX 670

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:44:28 GMT

Today, NVIDIA launched their third GPU (the GTX 680 and the GTX 690 were the first two) based on its newest Kepler architecture (28 nm process), the GeForce GTX 670. The chip works internally at 915...

Thermaltake Announces the Water 2.0 LCS Series

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:15:23 GMT

Today, Thermaltake is introducing its Water 2.0 line of liquid cooling system (LCS), which includes three models: Water 2.0 Extreme (USD 129.99), Water 2.0 Pro (USD 99.99), and Water 2.0 Performer (USD...

Zotac Unveils GeForce GTX 680 with 4 GB GDDR5

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:13:00 GMT

Zotac is another video card manufacturer to launch a GeForce GTX 680 model equipped with 4 GB of GDDR5, twice the amount of memory found on the reference model. The Zotac GeForce GTX 680 4 GB Edition...

OCZ Releases Firmware Enhancement for Vertex 4 SSDs

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:48:21 GMT

OCZ has just released a new firmware (v1.4RC) that improves sequential read and write speeds (random read and write speeds haven’t changed) of its Vertex 4 series of SSD drives. In the tables...

Corsair Adds PC Fans to Product Line

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:05:57 GMT

Corsair has expanded its product line-up to include PC fans. Corsair Air Series fans are offered in airflow and static pressure models. Airflow fans are designed to intake cool air into, and exhaust...

iBUYPOWER Facebook Giveaway

Fri, 04 May 2012 15:58:28 GMT

iBUYPOWER is celebrating reaching 100,000 fans on Facebook and is giving away one of its most powerful computers, the Erebus GT. Entering is easy. Simply “like” iBUYPOWER on Facebook,...

Manufacturers Launch GeForce GTX 690 Video Cards

Thu, 03 May 2012 17:55:18 GMT

Inno3D Announces the iChill HerculeZ 3000 GTX 680 Video Card

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:54:12 GMT

The iChill HerculeZ 3000 GTX 680! is a GeForce GTX 680 video card from Inno3D that comes with a customized cooling solution (dubbed HerculeZ 3000) and equipped with three fans with specially...

ASUS Debuts the Xtion Motion Sensor for PCs

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:49:18 GMT

ASUS’s Xtion is a gesture recognition device developed exclusively for PCs. It works like Microsoft’s Kinect, translating users’ movements into action in the computer....

NVIDIA Unveils the GeForce GTX 690

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:16:41 GMT

NVIDIA has just announced their dual-GPU video card based on the newest NVIDIA’s 28-nm Kepler architecture. The GeForce GTX 690 is a monster powered by two GeForce GTX 680 GPUs (915 MHz/1,019...

Club 3D Presents the PokerSeries

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:55:00 GMT

Club 3D has announced their PokerSeries of video cards based on AMD’s Radeon HD 7000 GPUs. PokerSeries contains four segments: jokerCard, royalQueen, royalKing, and royalAce. See...

HP Announces Ivy Bridge Desktop Line-Up

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:59:28 GMT

HP has expanded its desktop line-up with the launch of five models powered by Intel’s third generation Core i7 processors (codename Ivy Bridge). See them below. All these PCs will be available...

PowerColor Unveils the Radeon HD 7870 Eyefinity 6

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:54:09 GMT

Today, PowerColor launched a Radeon HD 7870 video card capable of supporting up to six monitors simultaneously. This unique feature allows users to enhance productivity to get more things done at once.The...

Thermaltake Frio Extreme Gets a 10-Year Warranty

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:49:57 GMT

Thermaltake’s Frio Extreme is the industry’s first 10-year warranty CPU cooler. Introduced at the beginning of this year, the Frio Extreme has a thermal dissipation of 250 W, two...

Cooler Master Launches the HAF XM Case

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:14:00 GMT

Cooler Master is announcing today its latest addition to the HAF case series, the HAF XM, which is a mid-tower model with eight expansion slots, three external 5.25” bays, two external 3.5”/2.5”...

Intel Announces Ivy Bridge Processors

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:18:36 GMT

Today, Intel introduced their third generation Core processor family codenamed “Ivy Bridge,” manufactured using the new 22 nm process. For the desktop market, nine quad-core CPUs...

MSI Launches New Radeon Power Edition Series Video Cards

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:16:48 GMT

MSI has launched three video cards within their brand new Power Edition series of video cards: the R7850 Power Edition 2GD5/OC, the R7770 Power Edition 1GD5/OC and the R7750 Power Edition 1GD5/OC....

Lepa Introduces 1,600 W PSU

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:53:51 GMT

The G1600 is the highest wattage PSU from Lepa (and maybe on the market). This monster provides 1,600 watts of continuous power (1,700 W peak) and features 80 Plus Gold certification, a modular cabling...

Manufacturers Launch GeForce GTX 680 with 4 GB GDDR5

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:49:31 GMT

Gainward and Palit have introduced GeForce GTX 680 video cards equipped with 4 GB of GDDR5, twice the amount of memory found on the reference model.For more information, visit:Gainward GeForce GTX 680...

Biostar Unveils the TZ75B Motherboard

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:13:28 GMT

Biostar has unveiled a motherboard based on the Intel Z75 chipset targeted toward third-generation Core i7, Core i5, and Core i3 processors (codename “Ivy Bridge”). The TZ75B motherboard...