Specifically designed for the XBox and PS3 systems, the AX 720 delivers precision audio and superior voice communication. Utilizing Dolby Digital and Dolby Headphone technology, the AX720 sets a new benchmark for 2-Channel surround sound headsets. The included Dolby Digital decoder will take games to new levels creating an impressive 3D audio environment.
The Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB hard drive is the industry’s first drive to support the new SATA 3.0 specification, which supports speeds up to 6Gb/s. We also have the SATA 6Gb/s ready, ASUS P7P55D-E Premium motherboard for benchmarking. Read on to see LR’s first look at SATA 6Gb/s to see what it is all about!
Earlier this year ASRock surprised us with their M3A780GXH/128M motherboard. Today we look at that boards successor, the ASRock M3A785GXH/128M motherboard. The new board features an integrated Radeon HD 4200 with 128mb of DDR3 onboard. Is it enough to run FarCry 2? Hit the link to find out.
MAINGEAR recently launched the Shift computer series with the goal of bucking the trend of plastic, bloated, commodity PCs. Shift’s aluminum skin provides clean, elegant lines while housing a tank-like steel skeleton. Will Shift be enough to change things in the industry? Read on as we talk with the CTO of Maingear to see what they are up to!
Futuremark Games Studio will later today release their first ever PC game called Shattered Horizon. Shattered Horizon is a multiplayer first-person shooter that immerses you in the cold reality of zero-gravity combat in near-Earth space. The game uses FutureMark’s very own DirectX 10 graphics engine with NVIDIA PhysX technology for a more realistic look and feel.
Sapphire has added their Vapor-X vapor chamber cooling technology to the Radeon HD 5870 series and has launched a doozy of a card today. Read on to see how this factory overclocked Radeon HD 5870 does with a superior cooling solution in place to keep the RV870 core nice and cool. You might just be surprised to see how well this card does!
The WD TV HD Media Player turns your NAS or external storage drive into an HD media player. Connect your USB hard drive to this device and you can instantly play crisp HD movies, listen to high-quality digital music, and watch slideshows of your family photos on your TV. No need to figure out complicated home networking or reconnect AV and power cables. What could be simpler?
The 4th generation Premium Wireless HTPC Media Center Keyboard with Laser Trackball from VidaBox comes with all the features of its previous models, and more! The most significant new addition is the 2000 dpi laser trackball that has been included for more precise, accurate control. Read on to see how this wireless HTPC media keyboard performs!
Last week on October 22, Unigine Corp. announced the release of the World’s first true DirectX 11 benchmark “Heaven” that is based on its proprietary Unigine engine. This is fairly big news as we can finally get to see how DirectX 11 will look and run on the latest DirectX 11 graphics cards from AMD. Read on to see how the Radeon HD 5870, 5850, 5770 and 5750 do on this tough DX11 benchmark!
nMediaPC recently introduced the first retail Wooden HTPC Case! The classic looking HTPC 8000 case not only will meet your HTPC needs, with its smart internal design, it can easily meet most any gamer’s expectations. It supports full ATX motherboard, ATX PSU and all full length video cards to boot.
Back in April of this year Thermalright announced a new brand called Cogage. Cogage will be the arm of Thermalright that will focus on the mainstream market. Join us as we look at one of their first offerings to the cooling world, the TRUE Spirit.
The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Super Overclock Video Card comes factory overclocked if you couldn’t figure that out by the name. The standard core clock of 576MHz has been bumped up to 680MHz, which is an 18% frequency boost over the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 reference design. With clock speeds like this you can expect 3% better performance than standard GTX 275 graphics cards!
Beneath the sleek exterior of the Discover 975 Bluetooth headset are the advanced technologies that keep your calls clear and your voice sounding natural, even in a noisy environment. Providing the simplicity of one touch control, this headset offers Dual-mic AudioIQ and WindSmart technologies that keep your conversations crystal-clear.
Intel today announced the availability of the Intel Solid-State Drive (SSD) Toolbox, with Intel SSD Optimizer and a firmware update to enable TRIM and to boost performance on select 34nm Intel X25-M Mainstream SATA SSDs. Read on to see how the Intel X25-M Mainstream 160GB Generation 2 SATA SSD does with the new firmware!
Kingston today announced the release of the SSDNow V Series 40GB Boot Drive, the latest addition to its V (Value) family of solid-state drives (SSD). This drive will cost a mere $84.99 after rebates when it is launched on November 9, 2009. You’ll be shocked to learn that inside this drive is an Intel 2nd Generation controller and 34nm MLC NAND! This might be the bargain of the year when it comes to storage.
