Hardware Post

Monday, February 28, 2011

Cooler Master introduces a new model series 450W Xtreme Gamer

Cooler Master is proud to present the new model series 450W Xtreme Gamer, which has certified 80 Plus "and shows therefore able to ensure low fuel consumption in any load condition. One of the main features of the GX series is represented by the line of 12V, which allows for greater stability and support of optimal high-performance systems.

Designed to specifications ATX 12V V 2.31, the last in chronological order with respect to food Desktop, 450W GX EMI filter has a double layer that reduces electromagnetic interference, a fan "smart" and a 120 mm combined control Active PFC / PWM increases efficiency. Thanks to the efficiency reaches 85%, the GX Series is certified 80 Plus: greater efficiency, lower the amount of energy dispersed during operation of the feeder, all this translates into lower power consumption and therefore in a higher electric bill savings.

The Radeon HD 6990 is a picture

Press photos of the Radeon HD 6990 recently made their appearance on the Web, even before the card is formalized by AMDLa first card dual GPU (both 6970) Radeon HD 6000, known under the codename Antilles is expected to March. It will most likely be announced for CeBIT. Meanwhile, AMD has decided to give official photos.

You can see a single fan supposed to cool both GPU and 4 GB of GDDR5 using a bus of 2 x 256 bits. The card has a DVI port and four ports Mini DisplayPort for management Eyefinity.

Radeon (wikipedia)

Intel does SSD as cache

Intel has started production of its chipsets Z68, H61 and Q65 and integrated functionality enabling the use of SSD as a giant buffer, which is commonly called SSD caching. This technology would be reserved for Z68 are intended for enthusiasts. They are, in fact, consumers who are most inclined to invest in this kind of support.

Specifically, the controller uses the SSD as a buffer to the hard drive, storing only the data used most often. This allows in principle to improve performance that are close to those of DSS, without having to make a cross on capacity. Of course, everything depends on the controller that has a fundamental role and that he will manage all operations.

Nintendo 3DS output already Cracked

According to the Nikkei, Nintendo had sold more than 400,000 units since the launch of the console and would experience shortages. Nintendo would plan to sell 1.5 million 3DS by 31 March. It has already reached its third goal. The launch seems to be successful. The stores continue to receive pre-orders and first consumers seem satisfied.

A sign of its success is probably the fact that he has been Cracked to run games from an R4 card programs or homemade, as shown in the video below. We would obviously expect to whether the Japanese will come to take market share from its competitors, but one indicator to watch is the stated goal of selling 4 million Nintendo 3DS in the world by the end of its fiscal year, the last day of March.

Battlefield3, already disclosed the contents of the first DLC!

With the release of the extended version of the teaser trailer for Battlefiel 3, which we represent to view news, DICE has confirmed that the Limited Edition version of the game's first DLC will supplement entitled "Back to Karkand". This is an add-on package that includes four maps of the previous chapters updated with the new Frostbite game engine 2.0, along with weapons and vehicles in Battlefield 2.

What processor affordable for games?

Many of you ask the question of the processor at a reasonable price the more interesting in real games. What difference between the dual-core and quad-core Intel tri, quad and hexa-core AMD? How important current cache and frequency on the number of cores and architecture? Can play in full HD with a processor less than 100 €?

Mr. Walkman dies at the age of 84 years

Nobutoshi Kihara died Feb. 13 at the age of 84. Sony has just made public a new internal memo from his PD G Howard Stringer. He is considered by many as the father of Sony technology. Author of more than 700 patents, he is the father of the Walkman and the Betamax of an early transistor radios. He is largely responsible for the rise of the firm internationally.

He joined Sony at the time was called Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Company, just after graduating from Waseda University in Tokyo. From a family of engineers, he paid his tuition by repairing radios. He quickly distinguished himself by creating the first magnetic tape recorder on.