MSI Trots out Radeon HD 5770 HAWK Graphics Card

MSI has just unveiled its custom-cooled Radeon HD 5770 HAWK graphics card, which looks exactly the same as the HAWX card that we reported earlier.

The HD 5770 HAWK employs a 7+1 phase design, which provides 20% better overclocking ability than the reference cards, and ships with built-in voltage measurement points and a dual-slot Twin Frozr II cooler with three heatpipes. The fresh card has 800 stream processors, 1GB of GDDR5 memory, a 128-bit memory interface, and core/memory clock of 875/4800MHz, supporting CrossFireX and Eyefinity, equipped with DVI, HDMI and Displayport connectivities.

The MSI HD 5770 HAWK should be arriving in the coming a few weeks with a price tag of around $200.

EVGA Updates BIOS for Several X58 Motherboards

EVGA has recently released the latest BIOS for several models of its X58 motherboards which supports Intel’s 32nm Gulftown processors which are set to launch next month.

The BIOS 44 adds “Turbo Performance” option and fixes 1866MHz memory ratio.

EVGA X58 SLI Micro (E756)

EVGA X58 SLI LE (E757)

EVGA X58 SLI (E758)

EVGA X58 Classified (E759)

EVGA X58 Classified (E760/E761/E769)

EVGA X58 Classified 4-Way (E762)

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SilverStone Introduces Strider Essential Series PSUs

SilverStone introduced two entry-level PSUs under its Strider Essential series, the 400W ST40F-ES and 500W ST50F-ES. The two are feature fixed (non-modular) cabling, ATX 2.3 compliance, and 80 Plus certification. Under the hood is a single +12V rail design with active PFC. The unit is cooled by a 120 mm fan with a noise output of 18 dBA. Connectors apart from the 24-pin ATX and 4+4 pin CPU power connectors include two 6-pin PCI-E (for the 400W model), one 6-pin and 6+2 pin PCI-E connectors (for the 500W model), four SATA, three Molex, and one Floppy. The ST40F-ES and ST50F-ES are priced at US $49.99 and $59.99, respectively

ASUS Rampage III Extreme Smiles for the Camera

One of ASUS' premier offers for this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) event is a new high-end socket LGA-1366 motherboard, the Republic of Gamers (ROG) Rampage III Extreme. The board succeeds the Rampage II Extreme which launched over an year ago along with Intel's then new Core i7 series processors. The new model based on the Intel X58 Express + ICH10R chipset, comes with four well spaced out PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots, a new set of overclocking enhancements such as the ROG connect which lets you control the motherboard's overclocking from any Bluetooth and Java enabled mobile phone, SATA 6 Gb/s and USB 3.0 connectivity using ASUS' innovative PCI-Express 2.0 bridge implementation, and a more powerful CPU VRM to keep the board stable with bleeding-edge settings.

The board features an enhanced CPU VRM which is now powered by two 8-pin ATX connectors apart from two 4-pin Molex connectors. Some of these could be redundant and needed only for electrical stability. The CPU and memory power circuitry makes use of super-ML capacitors for cleaner power delivery. Voltage readouts are located next to the DIMM slots for accessibility. The motherboard makes use of slimmer component heatsinks that look to be made of the ceramic composite which the TUF Sabertooth P55 motherboard uses.

EVGA Intros Entry-Level P55V Motherboard

EVGA expanded its lineup of socket LGA1156 motherboards, this time with the entry-level EVGA P55V. This micro-ATX motherboard provides the bare essentials for the platform, but surprisingly doesn't leave out PCI-Express external switching that provides two PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots at dual x8 bandwidth, and with it, SLI support. The already lean PCB has a 4-phase (2+2) CPU VRM, with four DDR3 DIMM slots next to it. Expansion slots include two PCI-E x16 (x16, NC, or x8, x8 depending on how they're populated), and two PCI-E x1. One out of the six SATA 3 Gbps ports from the P55 PCH is assigned as an eSATA port, it neighbours the 8-channel audio connector cluster, four USB 2.0 ports, and an RJ-45 for the gigabit Ethernet. It is priced at US $120.

Core i3 Clarkdale Stripped

Intel’s upcoming 32nm Clarkdale processor is the first serious one which packs CPU and GPU into the same package, and the fellow site Nordichardware has just unveiled the naked picture of it.

If you’re interested in running this type of CPU, you will need to buy an Intel H55 or H57 chipset. In case you didn’t know, Clarkdale is expected to be officially launched on January 3rd, 2010.

AsRock H55 Series Motherboards Revealed

Several pictures of AsRock’s H55 Express based motherboards which are due for launch early next year have recently been leaked ahead of time.

The H55M Pro, H55M, and H55DE3 are pictured below, with the first two featuring MicroATX form factor while the last one adopting ATX form factor. Each of them packs two PCIe x16 slots, D-Sub/DVI-D/HDMI 1.3a connectivities, and support for ATI CrossFireX setup.

The new boards are expected to be commercially available at the end of December or early January.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8700 Leaked Accidently

Core 2 Duo E8700 has been listed at Intel’s product page for a while, as the top processor in the Wolfdale based Core 2 Duo family, but the availability and pricing remain mysterious.

Recently, a XtremeSystems forum member claims he has already received a Core 2 Duo E8700 from Intel’s chip factory in Malaysia, though what he had ordered was a QX9650.

The specs have been confirmed as well: 3.5GHz, 6MB of L2 cache, FSB1333, and a TDP of 65W. Considering the retail version has been ready, I guess it won’t be long before it becomes available actually.

ModReactor review: Razer Mеgalodon - 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset

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NVIDIA Auctions Ultimate Gaming System on eBay

AMD ever autioned its Phenom II TWKR Black Edition Processor at eBay, and we’ve just found a NVIDIA GPU based top gaming system .listed for bid.

The Ultimate Gaming System consist of first-class PC components which are donated by eleven of the computer industry’s finest companies, including NVIDIA, Asus, Crucial, Danger Den, Intel and etc. The aution price will be donated to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a non-profit blood cancer research organization.

The super system includes:

* 2 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 Graphics Card in SLI（$1050）

* NVIDIA 3D Vision Glasses（$200）

* 22″ Samsung 2233RZ 3D Monitor（$400）

* Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition CPU（$1000）

* Asus Rampage II Gene X58 Motherboard（$250）

* 12GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 Memory（$400）

* 2 x 256GB Crucial M225 Solid State Drives（$1600）

* 2 x 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black Hard Drives（$200）

* Danger Den Water-cooling system（$750）

* Danger Den Double Wide Tower Case（$400）

* Custom Smooth Creations Paint Job（$1000）

* Case Accessories by Performance PCs（$350）

* Case LED lighting by Oznium（$100）

* SilverStone DA1000 Power Supply（$300）

* Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard（$200）

* Custom NVIDIA Themed Razor Boomslang Mouse（$150）

* Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Ultimate Edition Provided by TigerDirect（$300）

* 15 of the hottest The Way It’s Meant to Be Played PC Gaming Titles（$650）

* Custom Built by OutoftheBoxMods（$750）

Estimated Value of Complete System：$10,050

Five days after being listed at a starting price of $999，the current bid has reached US$5100.

Razer Imperator Offers Comfort, Customization For All Right-Handers

Razer, the world's leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, today announced the Razer Imperator, a right-handed ergonomic mouse for palm and fingertip gamers. The Razer Imperator is designed with gaming-grade ergonomics in mind - contours and grooves specifically crafted to enhance aggressive mousing movements made by gamers.

"Ergonomics and control were the key objectives with this mouse" said Robert "Razerguy" Krakoff, president, Razer. "Your grip stays locked and planted no matter how often you lift and swipe your mouse while playing. One of the typical complaints of gamers is the difficulty in reaching the side or thumb buttons on a mouse. We have pioneered adjustable side buttons that slide and lock into your ideal thumb position. You just can't get a more custom tailored fit than the Razer Imperator."

Price: US $79.99; Europe ?69.99

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Asus Brings 3D Vision Technology to Notebook

NVIDIA and Asus jointly announced today that the first 3D Vision notebook: Asus G51J3D.

The notebook includes a 120Hz 3D Vision-capable panel and a pair of 3D Vision active-shutter glasses. The laptop features Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6GHz), a GeForce GTX 260M GPU, and a 15.6-inch screen running at a native 1366×768 resolution. The laptop can also provide up to 4GB of RAM, and storage options ranging between 250GB and 500GB.

Asus G51J3D will become available in U.S market next month for $1699.99.

MSI Takes H57 Motherboard to mATX Form Factor

MSI is working on a H57-based mATX motherboard, according to the fellow site Techsweden, which is expected to fight against the Asus P7H57D-V EVO.

The H57M-ED65 features an OC-Genie chip, and enables users to adjust BCLK conveniently. Besides, the board packs two PCI-e x16 slots, HDMI/DVI/D-Sub/DisplayPort connectivities, and supports MSI’s patented Super-Pipe technology.

H57M-ED65 seems to be a nice offering, if it’s not too pricey.

OCZ Preparing USB 3.0 External SSD

OCZ Technology has perhaps the most diverse solid-state drive portfolio, which includes 1.8" and 2.5" internal SATA 3 Gb/s SSDs - with SLC, and MLC NAND flash technologies; 3.5" SSDs, bootable PCI-Express SSDs, and even eSATA based ones. While SSDs utilizing SATA 6 Gb/s are very predictable in the near future, the company already has plans to unveil an external, portable SSD that utilizes the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed interface, at the upcoming CES 2010 event. With over 4 Gb/s of interface bandwidth at its disposal, it can also be expected of the drive to be powered entirely by the USB port. A concept design is already in place.

PowerColor Launches a Radeon PLAY! HD 5770

TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, today announces a new flavor to HD5700 series: PLAY! HD5770. PLAY! HD5770 features full digital output solution with Display Port / HDMI/ DVI onboard design; delivers an incredible visual performance at all resolutions. And with the support of ATI Eyefinity technology, PLAY! HD5770 can run up to three displays from one single card and give all gamers a surreal gaming experience.

PowerColor PLAY! HD5770 clocks at 850MHz core speed and 1200MHz of memory speed; with an ultra 92mm cooling fan, PLAY! HD5770 is able to increase air flow in low fan speed, yet still dissipates heat easily from the cooper base, which covers the GPU entirely. This cooler also reduces fan noise and enhances cooling ability to deliver the ultimate gaming performance in a low-noisy, and cool operating environment.

"PLAY! HD5770 supports all the latest technology including ATI Eyefinity, ATI stream and DirectX® 11 technology; enables all gamers to experience the step-ahead performance compared with Green party," says Ted Chen, CEO of TUL Corporation. "Also, with customized cooling fan, PLAY! HD5770 offers maximal OC ability in a cool working environment; we believe it is the best choice for gamers!"

PowerColor PLAY! HD5770 is available on Nov. 30th and retails at US$159.

NVIDIA GF100 GPU Seen in Action

With the overwhelming approach of AMD Radeon HD 5970, NVIDIA has finally decided to do something. The BSN site has just discovered a picture showing the desktop version of NV100 GPU - GF100 in action on the company’s Facebook page.

The card looks quite close to retail edition, and was running Unigine’s DirectX 11 benchmark. The corner also shows framerates if you have a closer look. Hopefully in a few weeks we’ll start to see the card live.

Equipped with an 8-pin and a 6-pin power, the clock and performance are said to be quite high, which means you may also expect a healthy overclocking headroom.

DFI Hybrid Motherboard Combines Intel P45 and NVIDIA ION

DFI has recently announced its latest creation - the Hybrid P45-ION-T2A2 motherboard which combines the P45 and ION chipset.

The two platforms can operate completely independently, and you may use the KVM and LAN switch on board. When your PC is running some energy-hungry applications, take the advantage of the powerful P45 platform; when running some low-load tasks, switch to ION platform. According to the company’s test, more than 65% of energy can be saved by using Hybrid platform.

The board features four dual-channel DDR2 memory slots, one PCIe x16 slot, Intel Atom N230 (1.6GHz), ION graphics chip, and two DDR2 SO-DIMM slots. Other specs include one HDMI, dual DVI, eight USB 2.0 ports.

DFI Hybrid P45-ION-T2A2 motherboard will start shipping from November 27th, with a price tag of $399.

OCZ Makes 3.5″ Colossus SSDs Official

Showcased at ComputeX Taipei 2009 back in June, the 3.5-inch OCZ Colossus series solid state drive series has just been officially announced.

Available in 120GB, 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities, the new drives features internal RAID 0, Indilinx controller, JMicron Raid controller, and 128MB onboard cache, delivering maximum read speeds of up to 260MB/s and write speeds of up to 220MB/s.

OCZ has yet to unveil the pricing information, but the previous reports suggest the 1TB model would sell for no less than $2500, which might give you an rough idea how pricey it would be.

NZXT Tempest EVO Chassis Draws Near

NZXT has been enjoying a good reputation with high-quality chassis products at a very affordable price, and the company has just unveiled its latest offering - Tempest EVO, as an upgrade version of the previous Tempest.

The case measures 211.5mmx521.5mmx562mm, six fans for enhanced cooling, eight 3.5-inch hard drive bays, as well as three 5.25-inch optical drive bays, supporting Micro-ATX, ATX and E-ATX form factors. It also has a predrilled hole for installation of water-cooling system.

As always, the greatest highlight is the price - $99, and you may learn more here.