ADATA Technology, a leading manufacturer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash application products, announced the release of the S510 Solid State Drive (SSD), a mid-range version of the company’s flagship S511. Implementing the SATA III (6Gb/sec) specification, the S510 is aimed at the growing pool of users who recognize the cost and performance advantages of solid state drive upgrades for both desktop and portable computers.
The performance advantages of the SATA III transfer specification are becoming well-known among consumers, and the S510 capitalizes on this trend with native support through adoption of the SandForce SF-2200 series chip. Its read and write speeds are twice that of SSDs using the older SATA II specification, and in real world test simulations reached 550/510MB read and write speeds respectively, with 4K random write speeds as high as 85,000 IOPS. Read more...

ADATA 120GB S511 Series 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s SSD Price $229.99

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Intel Corp.'s next-generation Core i7 "Sandy Bridge-E" microprocessors for performance enthusiasts will deliver from 12% to 65% higher performance compared to current extreme chips, according to estimates by the manufacturer. Thanks to Sandy Bridge micro-architecture and other improvements, the new chips will offer tangible performance boosts compared to existing offerings from Intel.
According to a document with Intel's performance estimates of the Core i7-3960X processor (six cores, 3.30GHz, 15MB cache) seen by X-bit labs, the forthcoming chip for the LGA2011 platform is clearly faster than its predecessor Core i7-990X (six cores, 3.46GHz, 12MB cache) across a range of benchmarks despite of lower clock-speed amid the same amount of cores due to advantages of the Sandy Bridge micro-architecture over Nehalem/Westmere micro-architecture, quad-channel memory controller and other innovations. Read more...

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PowerColor has released a family of Radeon HD 5450 graphics cards, you can get them with either DDR2 or DDR3 memory, and each version is also available with or without Eyefinity support. Full specifications over here. TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, announces the latest HD5450 series and wraps with Go! Green features in this newest product lineup. PowerColor HD5450 Go! Green series offers environmentally friendly and power efficient for consumers. It features stealth like silence and low power consumption, providing a cost efficient and silent entertainment solution. Read more...

POWERCOLOR Radeon HD 5450 (Cedar) AX5450 512MK3-SH Video Card Price $44.99

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ATI’s much-rumoured Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition boasts six DisplayPort outputs – although it’s a standard HD 5870 under the hood – and ATI visited the PC Pro Lab yesterday to demonstrate gaming at a mighty resolution of 5,760 x 2,160. Read more...

HIS Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) H587F1GDG Video Card Price $379.99

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HIS unveils the HIS Radeon HD 5570 Fan 1GB DDR3, offering the most features and functionality in its class. Loaded with complete DirectX 11 support and ATI Stream technology, the Radeon HD 5570 graphics card delivers a state-of-the-art HD multimedia and gaming experience at a value price point. Built as a low-profile capable single-slot design with both ATX & low profile brackets included, it will fit into both a full-height and half-height PCI-Express Chassis, which makes the HIS Radeon HD 5570 the ultimate media center companion at a value price.

HIS Radeon HD 5570 H557F1G Video Card Price $84.99

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Gigabyte announced the latest addition to its new Super Overclock Series. Built with an NVIDIA GTX 275 GPU, the GIGABYTE GV-N275SO-18I features 1792 MB GDDR3 memory and 448-bit memory interface. The core clock is 725 MHz, the shader processors at 1550 MHz and the memory is clocked at 2520 MHz. Each GPU is cherry-picked for top performance, power efficiency and reliability using something that Gigabyte calls GPU Gantlet Sorting Process. Using advanced technical selection with combined with Ultra Durable VGA boards these boards should be top notch. Read more...

Geforce Gtx 275 Graphics Card - Nvidia Geforce Gtx 275 633Mhz - 896Mb Gddr3 Sdram 448Bit - Pci Express 2.0 X16 - Dvi-I - Retail Price $261.43

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Intel has cut prices on a range of mainstream and value-oriented Core 2 and Pentium processors. While pricing on higher-end quad-core Core i7 and Core 2 Quad CPUs carry over unchanged:

Intel's quad-core CPU's Q9400 and Q9300 had their prices reduced 14% and 10% respectively;

Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor New price $189.99

Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz Processor - 2.5GHz - 1333MHz FSB - Retail New price $209.49

Their entry-level the Q8400 quad-core CPU with 4MB of L2 cache saw a 11% cut;

2.66GHz Intel Coe 2 Quad Q8400 1333MHz 4MB L2 Cache Socket LGA775 AT80580PJ0674ML New price $174.95

The Core 2 Duo E7500's price is reduced to $118.50 , a reduction of 15%;

Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93GHz 1066MHz 3MB Socket 775 Dual-Core CPU

Pentium CPUs - E6300 and E5300 saw cuts of 12% and 14% respectively, and are now priced at $78.78 and $66.00 respectively;

Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor E6300 2.8GHz 1066MHz 2MB LGA775 CPU OEM AT80571PH0722ML

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5300 2.6GHz 800MHz 2MB Socket 775 CPU

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EVGA has launched a new GeForce GTX 285 FTW Edition graphics card that features 2GB GDDR3 memory. EVGA's GeForce GTX 285 2GB FTW Edition is equipped 2GB of GDDR3 memory, working at 2448MHz, up from 1GB of 512-bit GDDR3 memory on the reference card. In addition, EVGA has also done some tweaking to the card's high-end GPU, providing the end-user with a clock increase of 54MHz, from 648MHz (stock) to 702MHz (EVGA card). The Shader frequency has also been raised to 1584MHz from 1476, while the memory has been set to work at 2484MHz. As with other NVIDIA-based cards, the new GTX 285 from EVGA will also provide support for the chip maker's technologies, including CUDA, SLI and PhysX.

GeForce GTX 285 - Graphics adapter - GF GTX 285 - PCI Express 2.0 x16 - 2 GB DDR3 - DVI HDMI ( HDCP ) - HDTV out Price $454.99

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Nikon D300 is currently the most advanced DX-format digital SLR camera. This digital SLR camera is manufactured with profesional features and performance. D300 features Nikon's exclusive EXPEED Image Processing System, a new 51-point auto focus system with Nikon's 3D Focus Tracking feature and two new LiveView shooting modes that allow users to frame a photograph using the camera's high-resolution LCD monitor.
Nikon's D300 have an imperceptible 45 millisecond shutter release lag time and is capable of shooting at a rapid six frames per second and can go as fast as eight frames per second when using the optional MB-D10 Multi-Power Battery Pack.
The D300 incorporates a range of innovative technologies and features: new Scene Recognition System, new Multi-CAM 3500DX auto focus module, 3D tracking with automatic focus point switching, new Picture Control System, new Active D-Lighting mode, LiveView feature, new self-cleaning sensor unit.

The D300 inherits one of Nikon's most streamlined, functional and aesthetically pleasing layouts in a digital SLR camera, designed to enable photographers to take pictures with less fatigue, greater accuracy and comfort. The camera's viewfinder provides virtually 100 percent coverage so pictures can be framed accurately, while an ultra-high definition 920,000 dot VGA LCD screen on the rear of the camera displays images with vivid color and clarity. Its 170-degree wide viewing angle makes it easy to compose shots using the LCD screen in LiveView mode.
The D300 features rugged magnesium alloy construction and the camera's shutter mechanism is tested up to 150,000 cycles. The 3.0-inch LCD is strengthened with tempered glass and the D300's rubber gaskets and seals protect vulnerable entry points from dust and moisture.

Nikon D300 Digital SLR Camera - 3 Active Matrix TFT Color LCD
Price $1,695.95

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Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. announced the most affordable Core i7 solution on the market. Based on the Intel X58 chipset with a ICH10R southbridge, this board supports the full i7 range of processors, with ultra-high QPI bandwidth and six DDR3 DIMM slots. The MSI X58 Pro comes complete with three dual-slot PCI Express x16 slots that offer support for both ATI's triple CrossFireX and Nvidia's Tri-SLI. It comes complete with MSI's DrMOS power-saving technology, which has been proven to reduce the power draw under low usage conditions, whilst being able to provide full power the instant the system requires it. To help provide efficient cooling, the heatpipe of MSI X58 Pro comes with a split thermal system. This helps to prevent the transfer of heat from the chipset to the PWM. Due to its unique power efficiency, the MSI DrMOS system keeps the PWM cool by itself, helping the overclocker to achieve higher results. The X58 Pro also comes with MSI's unique M-Flash, which allows you to boot a second BIOS from a USB stick should it be necessary.

MSI X58 PRO - Motherboard - ATX - iX58 - LGA1366 Socket - UDMA133 Serial ATA-30
Price $204.66

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Samsung has developed a 1.5 TB three platter hard disk drive (500 GB per platter) which consumes 40% less power at idle, and 45% less power when reading/writing than other comparable drives. Dubbed F2EG EcoGreen, the drive is comparably priced to high-power consuming drives. As hard disk capacity increases from an increased number of disks, so does power consumption. However, Samsung’s F2EG drive offers low power consumption by using EcoTriangle™, a low-power, low-heat, low-noise operation technology. With its advanced design and fewer components, the F2EG drive is 40% lower in power consumption in idle mode and 45% lower in reading/writing mode than competitive drives. Samsung’s Eco-Triangle™ technology offers more energy efficient and high performance hard drive options to manufacturers of home media PC, external HDD, set-top box, and personal NAS.

Samsung's EcoGreen F2EG drive, which is suitable for both external hard disks and desktop PC, incorporates 500GB/1TB/1.5TB capacity, 16MB/32MB buffer memory, and 3.0 gigabytes per second (Gbps) Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) interface. The F2EG hard drive, employing advanced PMR technology, achieves greater aerial density and improves transfer performance as well. The F2EG family of drives is currently being shipped to major OEM businesses.

Samsung SpinPoint EcoGreen HD502HI Hard Drive - 500GB - 5400rpm - Serial ATA/300 - Serial ATA - Internal
Price $53.99

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AMD announced the ATI RadeonTM HD 4600 series, mainstream graphics offerings that deliver exceptional gaming and HD multimedia performance while consuming less power than a standard light bulb.

Comprising the ATI Radeon™ HD 4670 and the ATI Radeon™ HD 4650 graphics cards, the ATI Radeon HD 4600 series leverages the leading technology found in the award-winning ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series, including support for the latest DirectX® 10.1 games, superior HD multimedia capabilities and industry leading performance-per-watt, all delivered at affordable prices for the mainstream graphics segment. The combined features and technologies and incredible prices makes the ATI Radeon HD 4600 series a superb all-around performer, ideal for playing the latest games or driving a high quality home theatre entertainment experience.

AMD’s new ATI Radeon HD 4670 handily outperformed the ATI Radeon HD 3650 and GeForce 9500 GT across a broad range of benchmarks and just missed hitting the mark set by more expensive offerings. The ATI Radeon HD 4670 performed very well in our benchmark testing, which included a number of popular 3D applications and SD and HD video playback tests.

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New Intel® High-Performance SATA Solid-State Drive Offers Users Responsive, Rugged, Reliable and Low-Power Storage Solution to Replace Hard Disk Drive. Intel Corporation has begun shipping Intel® X18-M and X25-M Mainstream SATA Solid-State Drives (SSDs) based on multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash technology for laptop and desktop computers. The new high-performing data storage devices give computer buyers a new level of system responsiveness in a lightweight, rugged, low-power package that can replace traditional hard disk drives.

Validated for Intel-based computers, the X18-M is a 1.8-inch drive and the X25-M a 2.5-inch drive, offering several advantages over hard drives including faster overall system response, boot and resume times. With no moving parts, SSDs run cooler and quieter and are a more reliable option than hard drives. In addition, SSDs remove input/output (I/O) performance bottlenecks associated with hard disk drives that help maximize the efficiency of Intel processors, such as the company’s Core™ family of products. For example, lab tests show that the Intel X18-M and X25M increase storage system performance nine times over traditional hard disk drive performance.

The Intel X18-M and X25-M Mainstream SATA SSDs are available in 80 gigabyte (GB) capacities, with 160GB versions sampling in the fourth quarter of this year. The 80GB drive achieves up to 250MB per second read speeds, up to 70MB per second write speeds and 85-microsecond read latency for fast performance.

Since SSDs lower energy consumption, maintenance, cooling and space costs, an SSD-based data center will reduce overall infrastructure costs while increasing performance-per-square-foot by as much as 50x.

Intel X25-M 80GB Mainstream SATA Solid-State Drive SSD
Price $359.99

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Overall we can see why Nvidia didn't have a huge launch for the GeForce 8200 chipset as faced with competition from the 780G the AMD chipset at least in regards to graphics performance looks much better. In their Southbridge they are fairly even as AMD released at last their SB700 chipset though Nvidia does come out on top here with the GeForce 8200. We also note a few lack of overclocking features in Asus' BIOS which usually they are excellent at providing and also performers overall.

We'd lay this more though on the GeForce 8200 and likely more resources were spent towards AMD's integrated chipset. That said the 780G and GeForce 8200 are a little old now and GeForce 8300 products are now about to hit the market and AMD's new 790GX both on the horizon we'll take another look at those with our newer integrated graphics tests and also take a close look at H.264 decoding abilities of both chipsets. If you're looking though for a HTPC or IGP motherboard the GeForce 8200 definitely isn't bad it's just facing some steep competition from the 780G. Read more...

ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Price $61.55 (Last updated: Saturday, 8th November 2008)

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It is rumored that the Core 2 Duo E8600 will come out on August 10 with a $266 price tag. The CPU will run at 3.33GHz, or about 170MHz faster than the Core 2 Duo E8500 Intel recently pulled down from $266 to $183.  This may be the last high-end Core 2 Duo, and recently leaked roadmaps would seem to corroborate that claim. Supposedly, Intel will replace the E8600 and other current-gen chips in the same price range with dual- and quad-core Nehalem derivatives in the third quarter of 2009.

With 45nm Intel Core 2 Duo processors, you''ll experience revolutionary performance, unbelievable system responsiveness, and energy-efficiency second to none. And, you won''t have to slow down for virus scan, multiple compute intensive programs, or home video editing these desktop processors include Intel HD Boost and are up to 70 percent faster when processing high-definition memories with your HD video camera.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 3.33GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
Price $269.99 (Last updated: Saturday, 8th November 2008)

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The BFG NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX H OC 512MB graphics card with ThermoIntelligence water cooling solution raises the performance bar by enabling full-throttle lifelike game play at intense resolutions and is H OC overclocked to deliver the best 9800 GTX performance only available with advanced cooling for an amazing Microsoft DirectX 10 gaming experience. Packing more performance than the standard BFG 9800 GTX, this graphics card offers a first-class entertainment experience.

The PureVideo HD engine delivers unmatched video and movie quality with spectacular picture clarity featuring scene-optimized color and contrast enhancement.And when coupled with nForce SLI -ready motherboards, provides amplified performance up to 2x in a dual SLI configuration and up to 2.8x in 3-way SLI* mode. Packing more performance at an exceptional value, the BFG NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX H OC 512MB graphics card with ThermoIntelligence offers extreme HD gaming and a first-class entertainment experience. Featuring the new ThermoIntelligence custom copper water block co-developed by BFG and Danger Den , the BFG GeForce 9800 GTX H OC 512MB graphics card with ThermoIntelligence water cooling solution offers exceptional thermal performance in a single slot design which frees up valuable space for other add-in cards. The pre-attached water block replaces the standard double slot 9800 GTX cooling solution for those who currently own or are purchasing a PC water cooling system. Each card will be hand-built by a trained BFG technician with Arctic Silver thermal compound and includes 1/2 and 3/8 fittings (barbs) allowing for seamless integration into most water cooling system loops. Micro fittings are also included to support 2-way or 3-way NVIDIA SLI configurations. Custom single slot BFG ThermoIntelligence copper water block co-developed with Danger Den lowers graphics card temperatures by up to 28 C Easily integrates into PC water cooling systems that use standard tubing sizes H OC overclocked to the fastest clock speeds available from BFG designed to operate stably with the ThermoIntelligence water cooling solution Full Microsoft DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0 and PCI Express 2.0 support 24/7/365 Free Tech Support and Lifetime Warranty Display Connectors: 2 Dual-Link DVI-I, HDTV + TV Out HDCP Capable, HDMI Capable.

BFG Tech GeForce 9800 GTX BFGE98512GTXH2OCWE Video Card
Price $379.99 (Last updated: Saturday, 8th November 2008)

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The Radeon HD 4850 offers absolutely fantastic value for money that simply can't be rivalled right now. Add to that Sapphire's well priced and nicely bundled board, and you have yourself a definite winner. Great high-end performance for $184.99 simply isn't something to be sniffed at, so kudos to AMD for bringing it to the masses. Read more...

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4850 100245L Video Card
Price $169.99 (Last Updated Thursday, 11 September 2008)

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The AMD Phenom X4 9950 Quad Core Processor looks as if it is an excellent choice for gamers and computer enthusiasts. It is currently the quickest of the AMD Phenom line and is priced very competitively with the equivalent Intel processor. Performing neck and neck with the Intel Q6600 (2.4GHz), the AMD Phenom 9950 (2.6GHz) becomes a formidable rival.

Overall we have seen that the AMD Phenom 9950 can easily be overclocked to 3.0GHz and with more tweaking it can get much higher. Overall I feel as if the new Phenom 9950 is a good processor with a reasonable price. Read more...

AMD Phenom 9950 BLACK EDITION 2.6GHz Socket AM2+ 140W Quad-Core Processor
Price $179.99 (Last Updated Thursday, 11 September 2008)

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