GALAXY is preparing its new custom design, 2GB addition to the GTX285 series. It features a core speed of 648MHz on its 0.8ns GDDR3 memory with a 512-bit interface. Equipped with an Arctic Cooling GPU cooler that has 5x heatpipes and 3x 2000 RPM PWM fans, this graphics card boasts a balance between performance and noise. The card comes with a digital PWM design whereas the reference design comes with 6 phase analog power.
The card also has dual-bios, smart fan on it which means it can work with the Xtreme Tuner Utility software. Exclusively developed by GALAXY Microsystems, the Xtreme Tuner is a highly innovative, versatile, and unique application that is a must-have for hardcore DIY users. An intuitive and smart panel allows the user to manipulate things like BIOS recovery, fan speed, and the overclock setting which lead to the ultimate DIY experience. For more information about GALAXY’s array of graphics cards, visit www.galaxytech.com.
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GALAXY Readies Tri-fan, 2GB GeForce GTX285
Caustic Promises 200x Boost In Raytracing By 2010
Caustic Graphics, a small startup out of San Francisco, is promising exponentially faster raytracing as early as next year. Founded by a group of former Apple engineers, the new company is touting its CausticOne graphics accelerator card as the solution to the sluggish raytracing techniques currently available. For years, the rendering option of choice for the gaming industry has been rasterization. Raytracing is a wholly different approach, which holds promise for more realistic graphics. The trade off with raytracing is that it requires much more processing muscle than rasterization.
Intel has been one company behind raytracing, but its demos are completely reliant on the current CPU/GPU setup. The tech giant’s position on raytracing is that its CPUs can handle raytracing while also handling other general purpose duties.
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More Efficient CPUs From Intel Coming This Year
With a recession negatively affecting sales numbers in every market, Intel is urging consumers to go out and buy new PCs. In order to spur such a buying frenzy, the processor giant is making some of its notebook offerings more powerful while making others much more affordable.
According to Intel marketing director Karen Regis, 37 percent of the installed PC base is over three years old, and 38 percent of that base is in the desktop category. Regis says this keeps a lot of PC users in the dark regarding high-quality media, networking, and security. Plus, many PC users who would like to go mobile with their hardware are currently tethered to a desk. In order to spur a jump in laptop sales, Intel plans on rolling out Montevina Plus, an update to the current Centrino 2 (Montevina) platform. The update will see Penryn processors pushed beyond the 3.0GHz mark, and have a new found emphasis on High Definition content.
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EVGA Launches X58 Classified Motherboard
EVGA launched the X58 Classified Edition motherboard, raising the bar on enthusiast level motherboards. The new board features never before seen features such as 3-way SLI + PhysX + 1x PCIe device on a single board, 2 8pin +12V connectors capable of delivering 600 watts of power, and 10 phase Digital PWM with a switching frequency of up to 1333KHz.
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12-Inch Macbook Air Teso: Mba Clone Is The Hiphone Of Laptops
HiPhone must be kicking itself for not thinking about this first: TESO gives you the MacBook Air TESO, an almost eact replica of Apple’s MacBook Air, only with better air vents at the bottom compared to MBA. Hopefully, the MB TESO doesn’t run Vista, because we know next to nothing except that this MBA clone boasts a 12.1-inch screen compared to the 13 inches of the Apple MBA and will probably be powered by an Atom processor with 250GB of storage. No pricing yet. Apparently, the thin TESO laptop was recently launched in China with much fanfare.
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Sharkoon Rush Fireglider Gaming Mouse Comes With Weights, Flame Job
Not that weight-adjustable mice are new — in fact, we’ve been mostly ignoring them since 2006 — but Sharkoon is hoping that you’ll be intrigued enough by having a few slugs in your critter that you’ll go ahead and bite the proverbial bullet. The Rush FireGlider is decidedly not subtle, sporting a vivacious flame covered paint job along with a no-slip grip, a half dozen programmable buttons, maximum resolution of 3,600 DPI, Teflon feet for superior gliding and an obligatory internal tuning system to adjust its weight from 118 to 135 grams. Too bad the Yanks in attendance will have to fly quite aways to drop €25 ($32) in order to claim one.
Source : Engadget
Dell’s Multi-Touch Studio One 19 PC Makes Exclusive Debut In Japan
Well, well. Japan just scored an exclusive on this new multi-touch Studio One 19 PC from Dell. The All-in-One “entertainment PC” comes in a variety of colors to match your kitchen decor with specs that max-out on options such as a Core 2 Quad processor, 4GB of memory, 750GB hard disk, 6x USB, integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam, and NVIDIA GeForce 9400 graphics, and Blu-ray player. The 18.5 inch display features a 1,366 x 768 aspect ratio with touch or non-touch glass panels — capacitive or resistive… that’s the question. Prices start at about ¥149,800 which translates to a tax inclusive price of about $1,538 of the green stuff. Hey Dell, how about a shot from the side so we can measure the chub index?
Source : Engadget
Apple Redesigns The iPod Shuffle
Apple has completely redesigned its cheapest iPod with the introduction of the “all-new” iPod shuffle, described as the world’s smallest music player at nearly half of the size of the previous model.
In addition, the new 4GB shuffle gets the accolade of being the “first music player that talks to you”. The player’s new “VoiceOver” means the shuffle will “speak” song titles, artists, playlist names as well as battery life remaining.
The third-gen shuffle is said to be smaller than an AA battery with the capacity to hold up to 1000 songs, and a battery life of 10 hours, with all of the controls on the player’s earphone cord.
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A-Data’s Sata II SSD 300 Plus Promises Quicker Reads, Writes
It’s hard to say just how legitimate these claims are at the moment, but A-DATA seems pretty jazzed about its newest SSD. While not nearly as capacious as the outfit’s recently unveiled 512GB XPG SSD, the next-generation SATAII SSD 300 Plus supposedly increases performance of read speeds by up to 40 percent while boosting write speeds by around 60 percent when compared to a “regular SSD.” According to A-DATA, this here drive utilizes a special mobile SDRAM module to hit a sustained read rate of 250MB/sec and write rate of 160MB/sec, and all this high-flying performance comes to you in 32, 64, 128 and 256GB flavors. Pricing, however, remains a thick, convoluted mystery.
Source : Engadget
MSI GT628 Is Made For A Gamers Appetite
Msi has announced the newest addition to its world-class Gaming Notebook Series the GT628. This notebook is designed with performance and speed in mind. The basis of the unit is a 17-inch 1080P screen. Why 1080P? Because the notebook has a Blu-ray drive installed. Handling the graphics is an ATI Radeon HD4750, meaning you’ve got a desktop in your laptop. The processor is an Intel P9500 which is a fairly powerful piece of hardware in and of itself. The GT628 features a stand-alone high-end NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M graphics card with 1GB of DDR3 graphics memory to create awe-inspiring ultra-realistic 3D graphics. Other features include 4GB RAM, a 320GB HDD (7200RPM), 4-in-1 card reader, Wireless b/g/n card and Bluetooth 2, 2MP Webcam, and an HD audio card with 4 speakers and a subwoofer.
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