Thermaltake announces 80 Plus Silver-rated Toughpower 700W PSU
Thermaltake is starting to play the efficiency card a bit more and because of this it has presented to the world new Toughpower power supply which has earned an 80 Plus Silver rating. Pumping 700W of continuous power, the new (non-modular) unit has an efficiency of at least 85% at 20% and 100% load and 88% at 50% load, an active PFC, is ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V 2.91 compatible, and a MTBF (mean time before failure) of over 125,000 hours.
The PSU is cooled off by a 135mm ball bearing fan, makes use of LLC resonant technology for enhanced stability at all loads, is SLI and CrossFireX-ready and will soon be found in stores backed by a 5-year warranty. In addition to this 700W PSU, Thermaltake is preparing 800W and 1200W Toughpower 80 Plus Silver models for a release later this quarter.
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Lian Li intros four external HDD/SSD racks
Lian Li has now unveiled the EX-10, EX-20, EX-30 and EX-50, four external hard drive racks planned for a summer release. Supporting one (EX-10), two (EX-20), three (EX-30) and five (EX-50) 3.5-inch drivers, the racks are made out of aluminum, have lockable doors and feature active cooling - a 60mm fan working @ 1500 RPM for the EX-10 and EX-20, a 80mm fan (1500 RPM) for the EX-30 and a 140mm fan (1500 RPM) for the EX-50.
The EX-20, EX-30 and EX-50 all feature RAID capabilities via a Silicon Image SiI5744 controller. The EX-10, EX-20 and EX-30 all come with both USB 2.0 and eSATA connectivity, and are set to cost $120, $135 and $170 (without VAT) respectively, while the EX-50 only boasts an eSATA port and a price tag of $215. All four rack will start shipping at the end of June.
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Nvidia posts GeForce 185.66 beta driver
Apparently, the GeForce 185.65, which was released yesterday, didn't measure up to Nvidia's wishes so the company pulled the driver and came back today with an update, the GeForce 185.66. Still a beta version, the 185.66 comes with the 9.09.0203 PhysX software, has support for the GeForce G92-equipped 8800, 9 and 200 series cards, and features:
- Added support for the new GeForce GTX 275 GPU.
- Added support for Ambient Occlusion (only for Windows Vista) - the newest Nvidia Control Panel feature to offer enhanced 3D gaming realism exclusively to GeForce GPUs.
- Added support for CUDA 2.2 for improved performance in GPU Computing applications.
- Extra performance in several 3D applications (compared to 182 series drivers):
Up to 11% performance increase in Call of Duty: World at War
Up to 5% performance increase Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Up to 22% performance increase Crysis: Warhead with antialiasing enabled
Up to 11% performance increase in Fallout 3 with antialiasing enabled
Up to 14% performance increase in Far Cry 2
Up to 45% performance increase in Mirror's Edge with antialiasing enabled
- Support for GeForce Plus Power Pack #3.
- Numerous bug fixes.
To get the new beta driver simply check these links:
- GeForce 185.66 beta (Windows XP 32bit)
- GeForce 185.66 beta (Windows XP 64bit)
- GeForce 185.66 beta (Windows Vista 32bit)
- GeForce 185.66 beta (Windows Vista 64bit)
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Inno3D readies iChill GeForce GTX 275
Ready with an all-stock GeForce GTX 275, Inno3D is also preparing an iChill version of the new GT200 card, one that's equipped with a custom cooler and is factory overclocked. Seen below, the upcoming card features a tri-fan Actic Cooling Accelero Extreme cooler, a 448-bit memory interface, 896MB of GDDR3 memory, 240 Processing Cores, 3-way SLI support and a passion for in-game GPU-accelerated physics (PhysX).
In terms of clocks, the iChill GTX 275 will boasts a GPU set to 670 MHz (633 MHz stock) and a memory frequency of 2350 MHz (2268 MHz). Inno3D's card is expected to become available in the next few weeks.
Picture courtesy of Hexus.
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A-Data unveils Classic CH91 external HDD
Memory and storage solutions provider A-Data has now introduced the Classic CH91, a trendy 2.5-inch external hard drive. Coming in 250, 320 and 500GB capacities, the CH91 measures 134 (L) x 82 (W) x 15.7 (H) mm, has a USB 2.0 interface and is aimed at those in need of more storage for their netbook.
Bundled with suede carrying pouch, the new hard drive will be available in three colors -sapphire blue, sweet pink and purple white. No word on prices yet.
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Microsoft updates Windows Live for Windows Mobile
Microsoft has yesterday let loose a new version (10.06.0046.0800) of the Windows Live for Windows Mobile suite. The updated release includes Windows Live Hotmail, Messenger, Contacts, Spaces, and Live Search, is available in 25 languages, and offers improved photo upload capabilities.
Windows Live for Windows Mobile can be downloaded for free from this page in two versions - Standard for smartphones without a touchscreen, and Pro for devices with a touchscreen.
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Micron posts $751 million loss but remains hopeful
Micron continued to get burned by a falling demand and lower selling prices for memory products so it comes to no surprise that, for the quarter ended on March 5th aka Q2 of the company's fiscal year 2009, it has made a revenue of $993 million, down almost 30% compared to the previous quarter. Even worse, the losses reached $751 million, up by $45 million over the loss posted in Q1.
According to Micron, in Q2 revenue from DRAM products went down by about 30% sequentially, mostly due to a 30% fall in selling prices, while NAND flash and CMOS image sensor sales went down 20% and 54% respectively.
Even with these bleak results, Steve Appleton, Micron's Chairman and CEO saw the silver lining(s) and said: "We are actively managing our overall cost structure, capital expenditures and technology execution, which are driving our operating margins ahead of industry trend lines." ... "Notably, our 34nm NAND technology is ramping rapidly and is providing a competitive differentiation in this challenging economic environment." Unfortunately, something tells us it'll still get worse before it gets better.
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Asus adds Voltage Tweak tech to its Radeon HD 4890s
Asus has just released a couple of Radeon HD 4890 cards which are based on AMD's reference design but, to be more appealing, boast a new feature called Voltage Tweak technology. According to Asus, Voltage Tweak will enable users to increase GPU voltages via the SmartDoctor application, and get up to 15% more power from their card. Other than that, the EAH4890/HTDI/1GD5 and EAH4890 TOP/HTDI/1GD5 include 800 Stream Processors, 1GB of GDDR5 memory and a 256-bit memory interface, a dual-slot cooler, CrossFireX support, ATI Stream, and dual-DVI connectivity.
Going for 229 Euro, the EAH4890/HTDI/1GD5 has GPU and memory clocks of 850 and 3900 MHz respectively, while the EAH4890 TOP/HTDI/1GD5, which can be found for 239 Euro is clocked at 900 and 4000 MHz.
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RIM reports revenue, profit increases for Q4 FY2009
A bright spot visible even in these dark financial and economic times, Research In Motion, has reported some quite strong results for the quarter ended on February 28, the company's Q4 of fiscal year 2009. In the three-month period, the Canadian company managed to ship its 50 millionth BlackBerry smartphone and made a revenue of $3.46 billion, up an impressive 24.5% sequentially and up 84% compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Q4 has also seen RIM add 3.9 million new subscriber accounts, bringing the BlackBerry subscriber base to 25 million, and make a profit of $518.3 million, or $0.90 per share diluted, quite a bit more than in Q3 when it made $396.3 million, or $0.69 per share diluted.
"We are very pleased to report another record quarter with standout subscriber growth that speaks volumes about the early success and momentum of our new BlackBerry products," said Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO at RIM. "RIM experienced an extraordinary year in fiscal 2009, shipping our 50 millionth BlackBerry smartphone and generating $11 billion in revenue. Looking ahead into fiscal 2010, we see exceptional opportunities for RIM and its partners to leverage the investments and success of the past year to continue growing market share and profitability."
In the full fiscal year 2009 RIM shipped 26 million smartphones and made a revenue of $11.07 billion, up 84% over FY2008.
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SX2210 Full HD LCD monitor goes up on Dell's website
Those looking for a reasonably-priced, stylish 1080p-ready monitor can now check out Dell for the new SX2210 22-inch (actually 21.5-inch) widescreen LCD. The SX2210 features a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a 2ms G2G response time, a dynamic contrast ratio of 50,000:1, and a maximum brightness of 300 cd/m2.
The monitor also packs a 2 megapixel webcam, dual mics, D-Sub, DVI and HDMI connectors, and four USB ports. The SX2210 can be found here @ $279 with a 3-year warranty.
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