OCZ is about to inject an SSD into the market that is labeled Agility 3 SSD. What's the difference in-between Agility 2 and now 3 you might ask ? Well, two primary things really, controller and NAND flash memory type. Labeled with advertised speeds of of 525 MB/sec with write speeds of 500 MB/sec this product should be really interesting for many of you.
You can read this review right here.
We just posted that the Bulldozer release might be pushed back towards Q3 this year, though not 100% sure. Four new FX-series processors based on the Zambezi architecture seem to be added into retail in September 2011 according to the slide down below.
Two of these chips, the FX-8150 and FX-8100, feature an eight-core design and have 8MB of Level 2 and 8MB of Level 3 cache memory, while the other two chips, the FX-6100 and FX-4100, packs six and, respectively four, processing cores.
The FX-series CPUs come with an unlocked multiplier and support DDR3 memory with a maximum frequency of 1866 MHz and AMD's Turbo Core 2.0 technology.
Clock speeds are ntor evealed but with AMD's naming scheme you can quickly do the math, the FX-8150 should be clocked higher than the 3.8GHz FX-8130P, while the other CPUs are expected to be slower than their soon to be released counterparts.
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There are lots of rumors floating on the web right now, AMD's Bulldozer processors might be launched in August/September which is a delay.
But also Intel's upcoming Ivy BVridge processors seem to be pushed back towards Q2 2012 according to a leaked Intel roadmap.
One reason for this delay could be that Intel needs more time to ramp up its 22nm Tri-Gate production as the company doesn't have enough fabs to keep up with the demand of Ivy Bridge CPUs. Intel's Ivy Bridge processors are a die 22nm shrink of the Sandy Bridge core and feature the same architecture with a few minor tweaks and an improved graphics core.
The on-die GPU will receive DirectX 11 support as well as 30% more EUs than the Sandy Bridge graphics core. Other CPU features include better AVX performance, an integrated PCI Express 3.0 controller as well as native USB 3.0 support thanks to the Panther Point chipsets.
PCI Express 3.0 should double the bandwidth available for add-in cards from 500MB/s per lane to 1GB/s per lane. Click on the thumbnails.
The photo and information leaks seem to go on and on and on, let's hope there's some stuff for Computex left to cover!
Check out the GA-990FXA-UD5, targeted at a more high-end crowd this UD5 comes with the nice dark 10-phase mobo design and can carry multi-GPU setups solutions with up to 3 graphics cards: supporting 3-way SLI and CrossFireX.
You'll spot five PCI-Express 2.0 x16, of which three (slots 1,3,5) are PCI-Express 2.0 wired to the AMD 990FX northbridge, with electrical configurations of x16/x16/NC or x16/x8/x8.
Slots 2 and 4 x4. Other card slots are PCI-E x1, and a legacy PCI. With eight SATA 6 Gb/s internal ports, a power-eSATA, and a normal eSATA you can connect enough storage units alright.
Check out a new video from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment giving gamers a detailed look at the F.E.A.R. 3 cooperative survivor multiplayer mode
Point of View announces today that the factory over clocked POV/TGT GeForce GTX 580 3GB Ultra Charged already started shipping into the European e-tail channel.
The hand selected POV/TGT GeForce GTX 3GB 580 Ultra ChargedTM is of highest quality and tuned by TGT in Germany to feature rock solid stability even beyond the documented clock settings of 841 MHz (plus) core clock, 1682 MHz (plus) shader clock and 4104 MHz memory clock.
In addition Point of View and TGT are offering the POV/TGT GeForce GTX 580 3GB ChargedTM running at 810 MHz (plus) core clock, 1620 (plus) MHz shader clock and 4008 MHz memory clock. Check out the thumbnail for a full size photo.
Corsair announced the production of a Dominator GTX 8GB dual-channel DDR3 kit guaranteed to operate at 2400MHz, with latency settings of 9-11-10-30, at a memory voltage of 1.65V.
The 2400MHz kits are the result of a painstaking four-stage component screening process which is passed by fewer than one in 20 memory ICs. Qualification is performed on an Intel P55 motherboard, using the same rigorous test cycle applied to the rest of Corsairs Memory product line.
The purpose of these kits is to help overclockers explore the limits of memory performance, said Giovanni Sena, Director of Memory Products at Corsair. They're the product of careful screening, selection, and testing, and we're eager to see what enthusiasts will do with them. As long as our customers are obsessed with making computers faster and more powerful, we'll continue producing extraordinary memory kits to help make that happen.?
The Dominator GTX 8GB 2400MHz kit comes complete with Corsair's patented DHX+ heatsink and an AirFlow 2 GTL Cooling Fan for exceptional thermal performance. It may be purchased from Corsair's webstore for $499 USD. Limited quantities are available. For more information on this and other Corsair Dominator memory products, please visit the Corsair web site.
OCZ is about to inject an SSD into the market that is labeled Agility 3 SSD. What's the difference in-between Agility 2 and now 3 you might ask ? Well, two primary things really, controller and NAND flash memory type. Labeled with advertised speeds of of 525 MB/sec with write speeds of 500 MB/sec this product should be really interesting for many of you.
AMD Catalyst Driver 11.5b Hotfix Feature:
Includes performance optimizations and resolves various quality issues for the upcoming release of Brink
Sparkle send out a pretty mysterious press-release in which they announce a corporate logo and overhaul in their logo and branding. next to that the press-release makes mention of a very overclockable new GeForce GTX 580 with four display outputs.
The product which falls in their calibre series is to be shown next week at Computex. The best part is the photo they submitted though, and yes yes .. she's holding graphics cards (for those that did not notice.). To the left the new Calibre series, to the right the regular one,
AMD announced availability of two new AMD Embedded G-Series APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) with thermal design power (TDP) ratings of 5.5 and 6.4 watts, up to a 39 percent power savings compared to earlier versions1. The very low power consumption and small 361mm
Team Group Inc. introduces the Team X101 USB 3.0 flash drive disk at 2011 Computex. The X101 is the world
And yet another pre-computex leak from Gigabyte, check out the Socket FM1 Micro-ATX Motherboard called Gigabyte A75M-UD2H. Aimed at the desktop PC / HTPC scene this little motherboard might work wonders.
The FM1 APU socket comes with a 4+1 phase VRM and has four DDR3 DIMM slots supporting dual-channel DDR3-1600 MHz memory. You'll spot a PCI-Express 2.0 x16, a PCI-E x16 that's electrical x4, and one each of PCI-E x1 and legacy PCI.
Output comes with D-Sub, DVI, HDMI 1.4a, and DisplayPort 1.2; 7.1 channel HD audio based on the Realtek ALC889A CODEC; four USB 3.0 ports. The mobo also has five sata 6G ports and RAID support.
The Gigabyte A75M-UD2H we expect will cost less then 100 EUR. Check 'r out.
There are some massive leaks going on over at ASUS, as it seems not one of their products that are to be announced have found a way to the web. We already mentioned that ASUS was working on a new ASUS ROG MATRIX graphics card.
Well, it's all over the web already, but some photo's and information have surfaced. Below you can see the Republic of Gamers (ROG) MATRIX GTX 580 graphics card. The card is powered by a large 19-phase VRM that draws power from two 8-pin PCI-Express power connectors.
This beast is based on a triple slot cooling design (!) The card will come pr-overclocked (we may assume very high) and will allow to be voltage tweaked all the way. The card will come with 2 BIOSes, so should you mess one up ... you have a failsafe by pressing a button. Something interesting is on-the-fly fan RPM control, check the photo's for that.
From what we heard the clock frequencies of the card will be 816 MHz on the core, 1632 Mhz on the shader domain and 4008 MHz on memory. We are amazed by the fact that this card will not be a 3GB model, it packs 1536 MB of GDDR5 memory
Display connectivity includes two DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort. There's no word on the availability. We'll be sure to catch it on camera over at Computex next week for some more detailed photo's.
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We review the ECS H67H2-M Black Deluxe. This Micro-ATX based motherboard is 244mm x 244mm, you just pop in a Core i7 2600 and you'll have one of the fastest systems your money can get you (baseline performance that is), as such we have tested this product with much satisfaction.
Check out the review right here.
BitFenix is pleased to announce a new lineup of products for users wanting to upgrade their systems to the new USB 3.0 standard. With the new BitFenix USB 3.0 Front Panel and the BitFenix Internal USB 3.0 Adapter, PC enthusiasts now have added flexibility for adding and upgrading their systems to USB 3.0.
"The proliferation of USB 3.0 devices is only going to increase, and after listening to the demands of our users, we
NZXT, a company built on realizing the dreams of gamers worldwide, is proud to announce Avatar S, the latest addition to their award-winning line of gaming mice. Avatar S empowers PC Gamers and enthusiasts with simple, precise gaming control, and an array of intuitive, innovative features. Similar to the original Avatar, Avatar S is sleek and stealthy in design boasting an ambidextrous, low profile, light form factor crafted with Teflon feet ideal for making quick powerful movements on any surface.
Avatar S enables complete personalization with a DPI switch that adjusts 1600/800/400DPI in-game without the hassle of downloading different drivers. Gamers can also custom configure in-game macros, 5 media keys, X-Y sensitivity, and LED lighting and then save the personalized settings onto the onboard 16Kb memory making it an ideal solution for on-the-go gaming.
More leaks in the AMD segment, this time the Llano A-Series APU platform motherboard (A75) from Gigabyte has surfaced on the web. The Socket FM1 motherboard from Gigabyte will be called GA-A75-UD4H and be based on GBT's ultra durable design.
The mobo has a 10-phase VRM power design and we spot four DDR3 DIMM slots supporting dual-channel DDR3-1866 MHz memory.
Card slots include two PCI-Express 2.0 x16 (x8/x8 or one x16), supporting both CrossFireX and 2-way SLI; three PCI-Express x1, and two PCI.
Storage wise you'll gain five SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and one eSATA 6 Gb/s. Having on-board graphics monitor connectivity includes DVI, D-Sub, and HDMI.
The board also comes with eight USB 3.0 ports driven by three controllers, including four ports by header, gigabit Ethernet, 7.1 channel HD audio driven by Realtek ALC889 CODEC, and FireWire.
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OCZ Technology Group unveiled the Arowana Flash Translation Layer (FTL) from Indilinx. Supporting both existing and upcoming Indilinx controllers, this firmware subset dramatically improves performance and enterprise capabilities and enables SSD suppliers to deploy cost-effective 2xnm NAND flash memory.
"We are always driving to add more value for our clients, and the exciting new Arowana Flash Translation Layer delivers both major performance and feature-set enhancements," commented Daryl Lang, VP of Product Management at OCZ Technology Group. "Arowana not only boosts IOPS performance by up to 500%, but does so with the support of the industry's latest 2xnm flash technology, making Indilinx solutions now more competitive than ever."
The revolutionary new Arowana FTL enhances performance of Indilinx controllers with HyperQueuing, which significantly increases sequential write speeds and random IOPS over the previous generation FTL. In addition, Arowana's support of 2xnm flash provides SSD suppliers with the ability to offer end users a more attractive product with lower cost NAND components. The new Arowana FTL also maximizes the life of low endurance flash with INXtend
It is official, it leaves vaporware status .. it's gone gold (to fabs for production), Yes quite hard to believe actually it's now official.
2K Games and Gearbox Software are proud to announce that Duke Nukem Forever
SteelSeries announced the availability of licensed headsets for Electronic Arts