LSI Corporation today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SandForce, Inc., the leading provider of flash storage processors for enterprise and client flash solutions and solid state drives (SSDs). Under the Continue reading “Chipmaker LSI Plans To Buy SandForce For $322 Million”.…more
Thought our BlizzCon 2011 coverage was done? Well, guess again! Today, we conclude our coverage from Anaheim by featuring the hardware vendors who were present. We look at ASUS’s X79 LGA 2011 Gaming Rig, LG’s 3D desktop monitor that turns everything into 3D, SteelSeries’ Diablo III Gaming Headsets and much, much more.
MSI announced the Z68MA-G43 (G3) motherboard based on the Intel Z68 chipset for LGA1155 CPUs today. The new motherboard will be the first in the industry to adopt the next-generation PCI Express Gen 3 high-speed Continue reading “MSI Announces Z68MA-G43 G3 Motherboard”.…more
FinalWire recently announced the immediate availability of AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00 software, a streamlined diagnostic and benchmarking tool for home users; and the immediate availability of AIDA64 Business Edition 2.00 software, an essential network management Continue reading “FinalWire Releases AIDA64 v2.00 Benchmark Utility”.…more
The SilverStone EC03 is an internal expansion card uses a single lane PCI Express slot on the motherboard to provide SuperSpeed USB 3.0 functionality. Its single USB 3.0 internal connector offers output for dual front port USB 3.0 support. Is this a good solution to update your aging PC so it can support USB 3.0 devices? Read on to see what this inexpensive solution is and how it performs in our test system.
There is a lot of anticipation about the new Intel Sandy Bridge-E processors. While we can’t give away any performance numbers or to many specific details, we can give you a sneak peak at some of the new Socket LGA 2011 motherboards. ASUS sent us over some pictures of their new LGA 2011 product line. Inside you will find a few details on the ASUS P9X79, X79 Sabertooth, and the Republic of Gamers Rampage IV Extreme!