The Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 has been launched, the Arc Midi R2 is developed with high-performance computer systems in mind. Featuring three high performance Silent Series R2 fans and ample water cooling options, the Arc Midi R2 layout maximizes airflow throughout the case and keeps even the most demanding systems at cool temperatures.
You can now download GeForce 307.74 WHQL drivers, specifically for the GeForce 6 and 7 series. This is the recommended driver for the launch of Windows 8. It is Microsoft WHQL-certified. This driver includes a security update for the NVIDIA Display Driver service (nvvsvc.exe).
Download GeForce 307.74 WHQL driver for the 'older' GeForce 6 and 7 series and not the current series 600. This legacy driver is the recommended driver for the launch of Windows 8. It is Microsoft WHQL-certified. This driver includes a security update for the NVIDIA Display Driver service (nvvsvc.exe). Please check out the list of supported cards.
Cooler Master announces its expansion to its All-In-One (AIO) watercooling line. Creating the industry’s first AIO liquid cooler in 2004 with the Aquagate Series, Cooler Master strived to improve the design and technology that runs its AIO solutions before signaling their return. The result of which is a unique pump and block design that sets itself apart from a sea of copies – The Seidon 120M and the new Seidon 120XL and 240M. It continues the promise of continuing a long line of quality and affordable AIO solutions from Cooler Master.
It's officially game over for publisher THQ. A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the beleaguered video game publisher's plan to sell its assets to several companies for $72 million, reports Bloomberg. Most notable is the acquisition of action series Saints Row and creators Volition Inc. by Koch Media, the company that owns Dead Island publisher Deep Silver. The company also snagged the rights to first-person shooter Metro: 2033 and the soon-to-be released Metro: Last Light.
Logitech is going sell their department for remote controls and digital video security products. Next to that it is going to stop this year already with speakerdocks and accessories for game-consoles. The company wants to expel themselves from these products after a massive loss of 195 million dollar in the past financial quarter. Once they accomplished their plans they will focus on tablet products, products for the mobile market and accessories for PCs. After the break a response from Logitech.
LG is shopwing another one of its upcoming Full HD monitor, the 22EA53VQ-P. Adopting the AH-IPS panel, this 21.5-inch LED-backlight monitor provides 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 5ms response time and 178/178 degree viewing angles, and features mini D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI connectors.
AMD’s APU platform has matured over the years, no matter intuitive it was on paper the chips failed to beat their competition. AMD’s current APU department is based on the Trinity platform, not for long though. AMD will transition to the Richland lineup come Q2 2013. AMD’s Richland APU lineup consists of quad-core and dual-core offerings with a TDP of 100W and 65W respectively.
Matrox announced the worldwide availability of Matrox MXO2 Dock, an accessory that allows users of Matrox MXO2 I/O devices and MacBook Pro or MacBook Air to easily create an ideal ergonomic workspace for video editing and content creation. From a single Thunderbolt cable, users can connect an MXO2 I/O device plus add multiple peripherals including a large HDMI display, a full-size keyboard, and a mouse. A gigabit Ethernet port provides connectivity to a wired network, enabling data transfers 18 times faster than Wi-Fi. One SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port and two USB 2.0 ports are also provided.
Quartz has a little writeup that Google hinted in yesterday's earnings call that something big is coming from its Motorola division. The site speculates this will be the Google X Phone, a highly advanced smartphone with long battery life, wireless charging, and an unbreakable case. The rumored launch date is May 2013.
Someone has put an Intel Ivy Bridge-E series engineering sample up for sale on eBay. Expected to be launched in Q3 2013, these new LGA2011 chips should fit in current motherboards after a BIOS update. The seller seems to have a full tray but mentions that the chip doesn't boot up (which may be because the motherboard doesn't recognize it).
AMD confirmed yesterday that it would refresh its Radeon HD graphics cards in the first half of this year. On top of that, the chip designer also revealed that it's preparing new "Never Settle" free video game bundles for Q1 2013. AMD’s graphics solutions business showed mixed results in Q4 2012.
Learn how to make a Coil Accelerator, just don't shoot yourself, or anyone else for that matter! In the video I mentioned a "Rail Gun" by mistake. It should have been a coil gun.
MSI and Guru3D happily announce Afterburner 2.3.1 for you to download. MSI announced today that its Afterburner overclocking utility and its Kombustor testing utility is now available for all gamers to download worldwide. MSI Afterburner is ultimate graphics card utility, co-developed by MSI and RivaTuner teams. This utility enables all MSI graphics card users to boost performance and to monitor all kinds of critical information on the fly. This application is a complete software solution which supports almost all graphics cards.
In this article we review the Corsair AX760 PSU. This 760 Watt Power Supply is grand in performance, the one massive 12-volts says it all really. Excellent for multi-GPU solutions and hardcore overclockers. Being the more 'regular' non AXi model these power supplies are a bit more affordable, yet remain high quality and high performance and Platinum rated. I also now have the 760W and 860W versions of the new AX power supplies (the non-digital models). These are actually based on Seasonic platforms, and so are completely different PSUs to the AXi models, though they are still 80 Plus Platinum and fully-modular. The 760W is also fanless to 70% load (the 860W to 60%) at 25C ambient, which is pretty impressive.
You can read the review right here.
We review the Corsair AX760 PSU. This 760 Watt Power Supply is grand in performance, the one massive 12-volts says it all really. Excellent for multi-GPU solutions and hardcore overclockers. Being the more 'regular' non AXi model these power supplies are a bit more affordable, yet remain high quality and high performance and Platinum rated. I also now have the 760W and 860W versions of the new AX power supplies (the non-digital models). These are actually based on Seasonic platforms, and so are completely different PSUs to the AXi models, though they are still 80 Plus Platinum and fully-modular. The 760W is also fanless to 70% load (the 860W to 60%) at 25C ambient, which is pretty impressive.
New rumors indicate that both the Xbox Next and the PlayStation 4 "Orbis" consoles may be powered by an eight-core AMD Jaguar SoC. This chip has a relatively simple design, it should run cool and one of the benefits for Microsoft and Sony is that Jaguar should be relatively easy to manufactur at different foundries, as well as to shrink it to a smaller process node. Details about the graphic chip inside the next-gen consoles are still a mystery, but Sony's console will reportedly have a more powerful graphics engine than Microsoft's next Xbox. Further details about both consoles are expected later this year.
Microsoft announced that its Surface family of PCs is growing. Its newest model Surface Windows 8 Pro will be available for purchase on Feb. 9, 2013 in the U.S., as well as from a number of locations in Canada. Powered by an Intel Core i5 processor, Surface Windows 8 Pro provides the power and performance of a laptop in a tablet package. Perfect as your one device - at home, in the office, or on the road — it can run Windows 8 applications, as well as current Windows 7 desktop applications. Starting at an estimated retail price of US$899, Surface Windows 8 Pro will be available in 64 GB and 128 GB models.
Dell released a new LCD monitor ‘U2713H’ from the looks of it for the Japanese market initially. Adopting an AH IPS panel, this 27-inch LED-backlight monitor provides 2560 x 1440 WQHD resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 350 cd/m2 brightness, 6ms response time and 178/178 degree viewing angles. It also comes with a number of connectivity ports including DisplayPort, mini DisplayPort, DVI-D, HDMI and a 4-port USB 3.0 hub. The U2713H retails for 69,980 Yen (about $780).
Blizzard has released the official cinematic intro of sequel to StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm. StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm is currently planned for a March 12th release, exclusively on the PC.
Capcom has confirmed today that Resident Evil: Revelations will be coming to Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC on May 21st. Resident Evil: Revelations, the 3DS game, is officially launching on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U as a full retail title for $50 on May 21 in the US, and May 24 in Europe. Revelations will also be available to download on PC and PS3 on day one, with digital versions of Xbox 360 and Wii U to follow. Revelations hit North American 3DS systems on February 7, 2012, as a survival horror, single-player madhouse with co-op Raid mode.
Samsung Electronics announced three new lines of monitors designed to serve virtually any business need. Featuring the latest in LED technology, the new SC200, SC450 and SC650 Series monitors offer a better viewing experience and more functionality, while reducing the total cost of ownership, making them ideal for business users of any size and budget.
AMD today announced revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012 of $1.16 billion with a operating loss of $422 million, and a net loss of $473 million, or $0.63 per share. The company reported a non-GAAP operating loss of $55 million and a non-GAAP net loss of $102 million, or $0.14 per share. For the year ended December 29, 2012, AMD reported revenue of $5.42 billion, an operating loss of $1.06 billion and a net loss of $1.18 billion, or $1.60 per share. The full year non-GAAP operating income was $45 million and non-GAAP net loss was $114 million, or $0.16 per share.
Atari US has filed for bankruptcy. The company plans to sell all its assets, including its iconic logo and franchises such as Pong and Asteroids, in the next three to four months, but is expected to live on. The company will attempt to break its US business free from its debt-laden French parent Atari SA, and will reportedly seek a private buyer.
EVGA announced buyers of its GeForce GTX 670 and above graphics cards can get a free game code for Primal Carnage, an online multiplayer shooters that pits humans against dinosaurs. You can find all the details of this promotion over after the break.
Mozilla has prepped a Developer Preview smartphone with the company's future Firefox OS. It's a pretty basic phone with a 3.5" HVGA touchscreen, a 1GHz Snapdragon S1 processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB storage, microSD memory card slot, WiFi, 2G/3G, a 3MP camera and a 1580mAh battery. It's unknown how much this preview phone will cost, but the first units are expected to ship in February. These phones are exclusively for developers though, Mozilla has no plans to launch own hardware when Firefox OS is finished.
Micron presents the P400m, a new solid state disk for data centers and storage platforms. This new model uses 25nm MLC NAND flash memory and is the first disk to feature Micron XPERT, a technology to extend SSD performance and enhancing drive life span and data integrity. The P400m ships in 100GB, 200GB and 400GB capacities.
Intel indicated that ovre the next three years they will stop manufacturing their own branded motherboards. Well, they actually purchase them from big ODM's themselves but yeah that production will stop. For Haswell there still will be a line of motherboards, but after that processor series is released they'll leave it to MSI, Gigabyte, ASUS and others. Intel will still make and design the chipsets of course.
ASUS will be launching the ASUS ARES II / ARES 2 next week. This will be a very limited series of dual-GPU based graphics cards. Fully customized with 3rd party cooling. This product is based on two Tahiti XT2 GPUs, meaning that it’s clocked higher than one GHz with the ability to Boost the core clock frequency. To prevent the card from getting too warm and to preserve a nice tweak a liquid cooling solution has been implemented as well. From the ARES II (located under SKU/Product code ARES2-6GD5) only a thousand units will be made. Have a peek after the break at some photo's, part of an article to come next week.
Another upcoming LCD monitor from AOC, the E2357FH. Adopting a TN panel, this new 23-inch LED-backlight monitor supports a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and provides 20,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 2ms response time and 170/160 degree viewing angles. Not to mention, it also comes with two built-in 2W stereo speakers and has 1x mini D-Sub and 2x HDMI connectors. The E2357FH will go on sale this month for around 20,800 Yen (about $232)
Buffalo has introduced their latest wired mouse, the BSMBU15. Coming in a 5 + 1 button design, the mouse features a BlueLED sensor, a 1000dpi resolution, a magnifying glass function and a USB 2.0 connector. The BSMBU15 will start shipping from late January for 2,793 Yen (about $31) in black, white and red color options.
These seriously are the best fans in the bizz when it comes to the bling factor. Enermax introduced their T.B. APOLLISH and T.B. VEGAS QUAD Case Fans. The fans are 18/20 cm, giving a large size for better cooling performance and are compatible with 18cm and 20 cm mounting holes. Both fans are compatible with Enermax's Fulmo, Fulmo GT, Ostrog GT, Hoplite, and Coenus computer cases.
Func introduced the Surface 1030 L and Surface 1030 XL, two new gaming mousepads made from polycarbonate plastic. The large version measures 330mm x 260mm x 4mm, while the XL model measures 360mm x 280mm x 4mm. Probably one of the best selling mouse surfaces ever introduced, the Surface 1030 once changed the world of gaming and now we continue to improve the standard of quality.
Electronics Arts announced they're working on SimCityEDU, a special version of Sim City designed for educational purposes. This game will be marketed to schools as an educational tool to help encourage interest in science, maths, technology and engineering based subjects.
Intel presented world's first fully patterned 450mm wafer at last week's SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium. No further details were shared by Intel at the event but previous reports indicate the chip giant plans to start manufacturing chips on 450mm wafers sometime from 2015 and onwards.
Colorful introduced the iGame GeForce GTX 650 Ti Buri-Slim, a single-slot GeForce GTX 650 Ti. The card uses high-C POSCAP capacitors, ON-SEMI MOSFET and 3+1 phase VRM. The heat-sink is made from a copper base, aluminum fins and a turbofan.
Hmmm are you on the lookout for an 8-inch Samsung tablet with all the features of the Note series? Well, Samsung's mobile chief JK Shin has confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is coming to MWC in February. Recently, there have been benchmark leaks for a mysterious Samsung GT-N5100 tablet. Considering the timing of this new tablet, the GT-N5100 could very well be the Galaxy Note 8. If true, then we do know that the Note 8 will feature a quad-core 1.6GHz Exynos processor and a 1,280 x 800 display.
