ASUS showed a sneak peak of one of the companies upcoming Intel X79 motherboards running a Sandy Bridge-E processor last weekend at BlizzCon 2011. We are told this is the first time the public has Continue reading “Intel X79 Gaming Rig Spotted in ASUS Booth at BlizzCon 2011”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 9:59am
NVIDIA has released the video of Johan Anderssons presentation that took place earlier this month at NVIDIA GeForce LAN 6! In the presentation Johan (DICE), who was the rendering architect for Battlefield 3, shares behind-the-scenes Continue reading “Johan Andersson Talks About Making Battlefield 3”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 9:30am
The entertainment event of the year has arrived. DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, today announced that Battlefield 3, winner of over 60 industry awards worldwide, is now available at retail stores in North America. Continue reading “EA’s Battlefield 3 Begins Its Assault on Retail Worldwide”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 9:27am
Celebrating the launch of the much anticipated Battlefield 3 game, SAPPHIRE Technology is introducing the SAPPHIRE HD 6970 BF3 Special Edition – featuring two SAPPHIRE exclusive technologies, SAPPHIRE FleX and Vapor-X cooling as well as Continue reading “SAPPHIRE Announces Radeon HD 6970 BF3 Special Edition Video Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 9:24am
Nintendo is giving value-minded consumers even more choices for satisfying everyone on their holiday gift lists. Starting November 6th, new Metallic Rose and Midnight Blue versions of the Nintendo DSi XL hand-held system will be Continue reading “Nintendo Hopes New Colors Help Nintendo DSi XL Sales This Holiday”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 8:51am
Netflix has announced it will expand to the United Kingdom and Ireland in early 2012, offering unlimited TV shows and movies streaming instantly over the Internet to TVs and computers for one low monthly subscription Continue reading “Netflix to Launch Streaming Services in the UK & Ireland in Early 2012”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 8:48am
Super Talent Technology has announced the industries first standard size USB 3.0 flash drive PCBA (printed circuit board assembly). The need for storage is universal but storage enclosures are not. An entire industry of Custom Continue reading “Super Talent Introduces First Standard Sized USB 3.0 Flash Drive”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 8:47am
Scythe Mugen 3 PCGH Edition CPU Cooler Review @Hi Tech Legion and other reviews can be found by visiting our forums! “The Mugen 3 PC Games Hardware Edition CPU Cooler is a new take on Continue reading “October 25, 2011 News from Around the Web”. …more
By amy •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 8:43am
The ASUS Crosshair V Formula uses the AMD 990FX/SB950 chipsets and is the first ROG motherboard with AM3+ CPU support. It is also the first AMD motherboard to support both 3-Way NVIDIA SLI and AMD CrossFireX as well as offering an advanced UEFI BIOS and DIGI+ VRM design. Legit Reviews benchmarked this board with both the AMD FX-8150 ‘Bulldozer’ and the Phenom II X6 1100T ‘Thuban’ processors to see how both CPU’s perform on this enthusiast board.
By Dan Stoltz •
Oct. 25, 2011 at 12:00am
Kingston today announced urDrive, a free pre-loaded application available on a variety of its DataTraveler USB Flash drives. urDrive transforms USB drives from passive storage to engaged, active storage, allowing consumers to easily access and Continue reading “Kingston Turns USB Flash Drive into Active Storage Device”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 24, 2011 at 4:40pm
Lenovo today announced a new addition to its All-In-One (AIO) desktop PC lineup for consumers – the Lenovo C325. This sleek device is designed to give consumers the space-savings and affordability that families want, along Continue reading “Lenovo Launches 20-inch All-In-One PC at $699 – C325”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 24, 2011 at 4:19pm
Dell today unveiled its XPS 14z laptop, the thinnest fully featured 14-inch laptop featuring an internal optical drive and discrete graphics option. The Dell XPS 14z is available with second-generation Intel Core i5 and Core Continue reading “Dell Launches XPS 14z Sandy Bridge Laptop at $999”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 24, 2011 at 4:00pm
MAINGEAR sent out a press release today that states the company has embraced the latest update to the Intel Sandybridge platform with the addition of Intels Core i7 2700k to their SHIFT and F131 desktops. Continue reading “MAINGEAR Offering Systems w/ Intel Core i7 2700K Processors”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 24, 2011 at 3:02pm
The Thecus N8900 is a state of the art 8-bay NAS server that is powered by the Intel Core i3-2120 processor. This rackmount NAS server was made for the most demanding users with features like Continue reading “Thecus Releases N8900 8-Bay NAS Server Unboxing Video”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 24, 2011 at 2:32pm
Samsung Electronics today announced that its Samsung GALAXY S and GALAXY SII smartphones have achieved a combined total of 30 million global sales. GALAXY SII has set a new record for Samsung, generating more than Continue reading “Samsung Reaches 30 Million Global Sales of GALAXY S & SII Smartphones”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 24, 2011 at 2:26pm