Tuesday, August 10, 2010

IT News HeadLines (InsideHW) 10/08/2010


InsideHW
Corsair H70 CPU Cooler
We showed you the new Corsair H70 CPU cooler a couple of days ago and finally today we had the opportunity to place it inside our Quiet Fermi Build replacing the Corsair H50 we had in the system. Come along to see our install and what our preliminary temperatures look like. LINK (http://hardocp.com/article/2010/08/05/corsair_h70_cpu_cooler_first_install)
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ASUS ENGTX460-TOP DirectCU Video Card
Our tests have concluded that both the 768MB and 1GB version can offer great gaming performance, and outstanding overclock headroom. Combined into a SLI set, two stock GeForce GTX 460's compete with the Radeon HD 5870. In this article, Benchmark Reviews takes the highly overclocked ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/1GD5 video card and compares it against a field of DirectX-11 graphics solutions. If you're after a new video card, this 1GB GeForce GTX 460 could be the best $230 ever spent. LINK (http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=577 Itemid=72)
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AMD ATI RADEON HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 Video Card
The RADEON HD 5670 from AMD represents a very nice addition to the 5xxx series, features DirectX11 support and does not need an extra power connector to function. The card was aimed from the beginning against the GT 240 from Nvidia, let's find out if it stands a chance! LINK (http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle articID=1056)
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7200-RPM terabytes from Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate, and WD face off
Solid-state disks are easily one of the most exciting new technologies to grace the PC in recent years. The first examples didn't have the capacity or performance to measure up to their exorbitant price tags, but great strides have been made with subsequent generations. These days, you can pick up a 128GB SSD that will easily trounce a mechanical hard drive for round about $350. That's still a princely sum, although the value proposition isn't as questionable as one might suspect. LINK (http://techreport.com/articles.x/19330)
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MSI N480GTX M2D15 GeForce GTX 480
It seems all of the latest news surrounding NVIDIA and its partners these days pertains to the GTX 460 launch. While this is a pretty impressive product for its price point, we have seen interest of course shift away from the high end NVIDIA products. Now that the GTX 480 has been out for four months, I figured it was time to take a second, closer look at the product, the software environment that surrounds it, and what has been done to potentially rectify some of the issues that have surrounded this sometimes contentious product. LINK (http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=974)
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Gigabyte GA-880GMA-UD2H and AMD X3 445 CPU
It is not every day I get a chance to check out a new CPU. And this week, I got a chance to look at not one, but two new CPU types. One of these new CPU’s I played with was an AMD TRI Core CPU called the AM3 445 CPU.When we get new CPU’s we also have to have the latest motherboard to support our brand spanking new CPU. The motherboard we at Bjorn3D.com are going to be including is Gigabyte’s 880GMA-UD2H micro ATX motherboard. LINK (http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1869)
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G.SKILL Phoenix Pro 240 GB SSD
G.SKILL has been a major player in the DRAM and flash memory business for a long time. Recently they have added an SSD lineup to their portfolio. With Sandforce's controller being the latest rage on the SSD market it is no surprise that G.SKILL offers drives with that controller too. They sent us their 240 GB Phoenix Pro which comes with a special version of the Sandforce SF-1222 controller that enables a higher number of up to 50,000 IOPS. LINK (http://techpowerup.com/reviews/GSkill/Phoenix_Pro_240_GB/)
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