Monday, April 4, 2011

IT News HeadLines (techPowerUp) 03/04/2011



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ColorFire Ready with Radeon HD 6790 Graphics Card
New and notable graphics card manufacturer from the east, ColorFire, is ready with its Radeon HD 6790 graphics card, the Colorful associate brand is starting with a non-reference design card like every other AIB. Despite making some necessary cost-cutting in terms of components, ColorFire didn't compromise on features such as dual-BIOS, hardware-based voltage control, and a powerful-looking cooler. Further, ColorFire's card needs just one 6-pin power connector, contradicting reports that HD 6790 needs two.

ColorFire implemented a 4+1 phase VRM using standard chokes and MOSFETs, but saw to it that at least high-grade Japan-made solid-state capacitors are put in place of POSCAP capacitors. The cooler uses an aluminum fin heatsink to which heat is fed by three heat pipes. In all likelihood, ColorFire will stick to its existing markets of Asia and Europe.



Source: Expreview
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ORICO Intros UD3 Series USB 3.0 Flash Drive
Chinese flash drive maker ORICO unveiled its UD3 series of USB 3.0 flash drives. These typically-sized flash drives is available in 16 GB and 32 GB capacities, and offer performance on par with portable SSDs. The 32 GB model is tested to offer close to 164 MB/s sequential read, 150 MB/s sequential writes in CrystalDiskMark, and 164/142 MB/s (read/write) in ATTO Disk Benchmark. It's likely that ORICO will stick to the Asian market for now.



Source: Expreview
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(PR) GIGABYTE First to Market with AM3+ ''Black Socket'' Motherboards
GIGABYTE INC., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards today announced a new line of 16 "Black Socket" motherboards previously unveiled at CeBIT 2011 that offer support for AMD's next generation , 32nm AM3+ CPUs and are based on current generation AMD 800/700 series chipset-based motherboards.

Wanting to ensure users their motherboard is able to take advantage of all the performance enhancements that AMD's upcoming AM3+ CPUs have to offer, GIGABYTE has equipped their entire line of AM3+ CPU ready motherboards with a new black colored socket, making it easy to spot for AM3+ support. In addition, GIGABYTE "Black Socket" series offer full backwards compatibility with AMD's current generation AM3 socket CPUs, allowing for painless migration to the AM3+ CPUs when they become available. To learn more about the GIGBYTE AM3+ ready "Black Socket" motherboards, please visit this page.



Source: Gigabyte
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