TDJ: Lepa G700-MA, CM Storm SPAWN

Our fellow Cowcotland recently posted a review of Spawn, a mouse sold by the manufacturer CM Storm (NLA gamers from Cooler Master). Equipped with a sensor displaying a maximum resolution of 3500 DPI, the Spawn is relatively compact with dimensions of 75.5 x 110 x 35 mm. It also embeds an internal memory of 32 KB to save the settings.

Verdict? For his part, Brother 59 Hardware has just launched an online test Lepa G700-MA, a modular power supply providing a power of 700 watts and 80Plus certified Gold. Showing the dimensions of 150 x 86 x 160 mm, the G700 Lepa-MA has an active PFC. It has a 140 mm fan and three +12 V rails Verdict?

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Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti slows its SOC to 950 MHz

A few weeks after launching a first GeForce GTX 560 Ti SOC (Super OverClocked) on the market, the manufacturer Gigabyte has unveiled a new model, the GV-N560SO-1GI-950. Featuring a dual-slot cooling Windforce 2X, this GeForce GTX 560 Ti features a GPU clocked at "only" 950 MHz, 1000 MHz for the cons of the first model, but 900 MHz for GeForce GTX 560 Ti classics.

The 384 CUDA cores running at 1900 MHz while the GB of GDDR5 memory running at 1145 MHz on a 256-bit bus. Compatible with 2-way SLI, the GTX 560 Ti SOC finally has two DVI outs and a mini HDMI. Gigabyte has not yet indicated on price or availability date for this graphics card. However, it is expected to face appeared on the shelves within the next fortnight.

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MSI unveils R6950 Twin Frozr III PE

Micro Star International has introduced a new customized version of the Radeon HD 6950 2GB. The card is called R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition and as the name suggests using third-generation owner of the cooling system MSI: Twin Frozr III. This system consists of an aluminum radiator connected to the base with 5 copper heatpipes and topped with two 80mm fans that use the technology MSI Propeller Blade (according to the Taiwanese technology that provides an airflow of 20% higher than a traditional fan).

New fans from Scythe Gentle Typhoon

The Japanese company has expanded its family of Scythe Gentle Typhoon fans with three new models from 120mm diameter dedicated to fans of air-cooligg without compromise. The three fans have a fixed speed of 3000, respectively 4250 and 5400RPM and offer an amazing airflow of 83, 116.5 and 150.1 CFM. Of course the downside of such power is the noise that came in at 36.5, 44 and 50.5 dB, although Scythe stresses that these are the same performance the fans "quieter" category.

Gmail: deleted mailboxes. 150,000 users affected

Fatal error free e-mail service "Gmail". In recent days, disappeared the mailboxes of more than 150,000 users from the Internet. The seller is working on a solution. As the company reports, the damaged mailboxes will be up again in the coming hours. What led to the failure is unknown. For affected Gmail users, access is denied to  account during the repair work.

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• Missing/Deleted Emails and Contacts in Gmail? (27/02/2011)

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Denon: A software update for AVC-and AVP-A1HDA A1HDA

Denon has announced that the amplifier integrated audio / video AVC-A1HDA processor and audio / video AVP-A1HDA will soon have an upgrade hardware and software. The update will allow two devices to fully support the 3D video streams and provide support for new technologies XT32 Audyssey MultEQ, Audyssey DSX and Dolby Prologic IIz.

Thanks to Dolby Prologic IIz, providing additional upper front speakers are offered a greater depth to the soundstage. Audyssey DSX technology allows you to calibrate all the speakers in accordance with the procedure chosen by the user while the system Audyssey MultEQ XT32 provides a precision 32 times higher than the MultEQ XT is currently available in the two devices.

HD6990 over to reviewers, expected to debut on March 8?

AMD has started to send the first Radeon HD 6990 reference board of the reviewers. The site HardOCP has published at this address, a sneak preview of this new top of the range graphics card that combines two HD 6000 Series GPUs on one PCB. According to the information 3DCenter the debut of the Radeon HD 6990 has been set for March 8, shortly after the end of CeBIT in Hannover.

Detailed images of a sample of VGA "Antilles" was the codename used by AMD to identify the Radeon HD 6990, are available in our previous news. The official price and complete technical specifications have not yet been revealed.

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• AMD Radeon HD 6990 shows up in its metallic flesh, looking larger than life (26/01/2011)
• AMD Radeon HD 6990 gets premature preview (24/01/2011)