Tuniq Readies TX-4 Thermal Paste
Tuniq is readying its latest thermal grease: the TX-4. The TX-4 is the successor to the existing TX-3, and Tuniq claims that TX-4 will yield even better results than its predecessor. Based on internal testing using an overclocked Core i5 750 @ 4.0GHz, a Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme @ 2000RPM, TX-4 thermal paste, Stress Prime 2004 and with an ambient temperature of 22°C, the TX-4 managed a 1°C cooler temperature at 68.5°C than the TX-3 at 69.5°C. The TX-4 is of a grey colour, has a viscosity of 66,200CP, a thermal conductivity of 6.53 W/mK and an operating temperature between -45°C and 160°C. The TX-4 will also be bundled with a rectangular "easy-to-use applicator" dubbed the TIM spreader. The Tuniq TX-4 thermal paste will be available from next month.
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Cooler Master Unveils Special Edition HAF 922
Cooler Master is giving the mid-tower HAF 922 a makeover, similar to the AMD-themed HAF 932 AMD edition. The result is the limited edition HAF 922 SE Red-Black. The new variant of the popular HAF 922 has a red and black colour scheme as the name suggests. The chassis will be mainly red, with hints of black on the motherboard tray, hard drive bays and optical drive slots, to name a few. The mesh of the original HAF 922 on the side panel is replaced with an acrylic window, to show off your hardware. Two fans are included, one 200mm (front) and one 120mm (rear). Interestingly the top fan is missing from this model. As this is a limited edition product, numbers will be limited. Consumers can wait for the HAF 922 SE to hit stores, or pre-order one from Cooler Master by contacting store@coolermaster.com. The HAF 932 SE Red-Black will retail at an expensive $150, in comparison to the original HAF 922 which is priced at $89.98 before rebate over at Newegg. Being money-conscious, I'd surely be asking myself if $60 is worth the new colours, window, and one less fan. Wouldn't you?
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Toshiba to Launch Tablets of Its Own
Not to be outdone by Apple or HP, Toshiba is set to get in on the tablet market with not one but two devices. Speaking to Reuters, Jeff Barney, the general manager of digital products for Toshiba America, said how his company is exploring several form factors for the tablet market. One of them would be a dual-screen device and the other a more common single screen device. The dual-screen model would run on Windows 7 while the single screen would be an Android tablet. The Windows model would be the premium one which will have the higher price. The Android tablet would have a 10 inch screen, which would make it just a hair larger than the iPad. Both devices would be used for "media consumption" which would have it compete directly with the Apple iPad and HP Slate though Toshiba feels it is in a different market compared to its laptop line.
Both devices should be hitting the market before the year ends.
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No More Free Game Demos?
Everyone is use to free game demos since they have been around for so long. Not every new game has a demo, which I am sure puts some people off from purchasing, but for the ones that do it is mostly a success in sales. But could the age of having a free demo be slowly expiring? The CEO of Crytek, Cevat Yerli, thinks that demos are becoming too expensive for studios to make. He believes that the luxury of having free game demos will slowly die out. EA suggested that it would charge $10-15 for an extended game demo on Xbox Live and the Playstation Network, though that was met with some anger. The reason for that anger, Yerli believes, is due to how EA presented the idea. He thinks that the people see anything done by a publisher to try and make the market more commercially viable is just seen as a money grab. However, Yerli does think there is some interest from the community in paying for a long demo compared to the relatively short free ones. Yerli does say the problem is not between offering a small demo for free and a longer one for a price, but rather how the free way of doing it is not sustainable for a company to produce.
So who knows, maybe there will no longer be any demos for upcoming games or if there are, that we will have to pay for them. What are your thoughts on the matter?
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Apple to Switch to AMD Processors?
AMD seems to be on a roll as of late. They returned their first profit in 3 years, they have shipped over six million DX11 GPU's, and now they are in high-level talks with Apple. Intel has been providing Apple with it's processors since 2006, so why the change of heart? Well it seems that Apple hasn't been pleased with the limited availability of new processors, which in turn may have slowed down Apple's notebook refreshes. That directly effects profits, and if Steve can't buy a new black shirt for every mood he's in... heads are gonna roll! What do you think about Apple switching to AMD chips? Let us know in the forums.
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AMD Shows Off Numbers
With NVIDIA trying to compete with AMD, the graphics card market has been moving very quickly as of lately, and prices have been dropping more and more. With the CPU market not doing the best for AMD, the company has actually shown of profitable numbers, unlike the last few years, due to its graphics card market solely. The total shipment of DirectX 11 cards comes to over six million, and with NVIDIA having delays, as well as production numbers being low, AMD has had the opportunity to sell more than ever. Even mobile chips are in mind with the company as they have updated mobile GPUs to stay on top of the market, and have also put out a dual-GPU card for the enthusiast market. DirectX 11 has shown many of its technologies off, and the recent Radeon cards have shown the greatest numbers versus price. Overall, it is obvious to see why AMD has the current lead over NVIDIA despite the other company’s efforts, and that situation does not look to be changing anytime soon.
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