Corsair today announced the addition of the Reactor Series and Nova Series to its family of solid-state drives (SSDs). Both the Nova Series and Reactor Series provide the performance benefits of solid-state technology at an Continue reading “Corsair Launches Reactor and Nova Solid-State Drives”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 26, 2010 at 8:02am
Toshiba’s HG2 series of SSD’s uses their own multi-channel MLC controller in conjunction with 43nm Toshiba MLC NAND to create a mainstream drive that has a maximum sequential read speed of 230MB/s and 180MB/s write. Read on to see how the Toshiba HG2 compares to other popular drives like the OCZ Vertex, Intel X25-M G2 and Crucial C300!
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 26, 2010 at 8:00am
Online retailer Newegg.com has has listed Gigabyte’s GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard up on their site, which is the first listing of an AMD 890GX + SB850 chipset motherboard that we have seen in the Unites States. This Continue reading “GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H Motherboard Listed on Newegg For $139”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 25, 2010 at 10:16am
The iTunes online store sold its 10 billionth track this week, with Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling officially the site’s most downloaded track. This landmark occasion also just happened to land on Apple CEO Continue reading “The iTunes Online Store Sells 10 Billionth Song!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 25, 2010 at 8:28am
MSI has officially launched a new generation of the Lightning series, the R5870 Lightning. The new MSI R5870 Lightning features the industry’s first 15-phase (13+2) power supply design. That is more than twice the power Continue reading “MSI R5870 Lightning Graphics Card with an Insane 15-phase Power Design Announced”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 25, 2010 at 8:17am
Second-tier graphics card makers are unlikely to start mass shipments of their Nvidia GeForce GTX 480/470-based (Fermi) graphics cards until sometime in April despite that Nvidia plans to announce the GPU on March 26 at Continue reading “NVIDIA GF100 Fermi Cards Will Slowly Be Coming Out Next Month”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 25, 2010 at 7:46am
SanDisk Corporation announced this week that they have begun shipping its SanDisk G3 Solid State Drives (SSD) to retailers in North America and Europe. The flash memory-based SanDisk G3 SSD offers a compelling alternative to Continue reading “SanDisk Ships G3 Solid State Drives To Retailers”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 25, 2010 at 7:38am
ATI has ten Radeon HD 5000 series graphics cards on the market today, and if you think they are going to stop there you are sadly mistaken. Today AMD is announcing the Radeon HD 5830 Continue reading “AMD Radeon HD 5830 Video Card Performance Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 24, 2010 at 11:17pm
ATI has ten Radeon HD 5000 series graphics cards on the market today, and if you think they are going to stop there you are sadly mistaken. Today AMD is announcing the Radeon HD 5830 graphics card, which is the ‘big brother’ of the $143 Radeon HD 5770 and the ‘little brother’ of the $299 Radeon HD 5850. Read on to see how the $239 Radeon HD 5830 does in our in-depth testing!
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 24, 2010 at 11:00pm
Waste from discarded electronics will rise dramatically in the developing world within a decade, with computer waste in India alone to grow by 500 percent from 2007 levels by 2020, a U.N. study released Monday Continue reading “Computer E-Waste Getting Worse – Recycle Your PC!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 24, 2010 at 7:26am
AMD is expected to launch its high-end 890GX IGP chipset in early March 2010 with Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Biostar Microtech International to introduce related products at the same time, Continue reading “AMD readying to launch 890GX motherboards in early March 2010”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 24, 2010 at 7:11am
We just got word from Capcom that COO, Mark Beaumont passed away this morning. Mark Beaumont has been been a leader in the gaming industry for over 20 years, holding positions with many prestigious and Continue reading “Capcom COO Mark Beaumont Passed Away This Morning”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 6:04pm
Many of the new PC game titles that are coming out today are being released with DirectX 11 graphics. You don’t have to have a DirectX 11 graphics card to play DirectX 11 game titles, Continue reading “Aliens Vs Predator PC Game DX11 Performance Benchmarks”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 4:48pm
Yesterday we reported that the XFX NVIDIA GTX 480 was available for pre-order at SabrePC for $679.99! It appears that SabrePC isn’t done posting up GF100 products for sale as they posted up a PNY Continue reading “XFX Nvidia GTX 470 Fermi Video Card Available For Pre-Order at $499”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 9:55am
Atlona Technologies just released a new version of the DP200 with the ability to convert HDMI sources from devices like the Xbox360, PS3, Cable or Satellite Receiver, Blu-Ray Player, Apple TV into Mini DisplayPort (MDP). Continue reading “USB Powered HDMI to Mini DisplayPort Converter Announced”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 9:04am