Sunday, September 21, 2014

IT News Head Lines (FutureLooks) 9/22/2014

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iBUYPOWER is Ready To Build Your Next System with an NVIDIA GTX 980
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iBUYPOWER is Ready To Build Your Next System with an NVIDIA GTX 980

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Today’s NVIDIA GTX 980 launch was nothing short of smooth. They unleashed it to the world at their GAME24 event last night. And today, both ASUS and ZOTAC announced their own non-reference designs, which are both in stores this morning. But what about folks that don’t want to build their own systems like many of us, but still want to be part of the very proud 711 million PC gamers around the world? Well, iBUYPOWER is right there with GTX 980s in stock and ready to configure in your next build.
As of today, all of iBUYPOWER’s system configurators have …
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BitFenix Neos Enclosure and Fury 750G Power Supply Reviewed
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BitFenix Neos Enclosure and Fury 750G Power Supply Reviewed

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Most enthusiasts opt for high end and often pretty flashy computer enclosures. But there many users who continue to choose clean, easily manageable enclosures that also happen to be quite affordable. The tough part is finding one that has features you need, and is still attractive, despite the low cost. The BitFenix Neos, which launched just after COMPUTEX 2014, is a refreshing look at the segment, with simplicity and attractive design logic that offers all the features without the feel of cheap.
We also happen to have the BitFenix Fury 750G 80Plus Gold power supply, which is the company’s …
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ZOTAC Unleashes Trios of GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 GPUs With Updated Coolers
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ZOTAC Unleashes Trios of GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 GPUs With Updated Coolers

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Hot on the heels of ASUS and their announcement, ZOTAC is also launching their own set of non-reference design GTX 980 and GTX 970 GPUs. And I can safely say that this time around, the company with the weird name has put a lot more effort in creating some aggressive looking graphics cards. And I can also say, that there is a whole lot less “Halloween” action going on with the color scheme.
The new GPUs will have cooling solutions attached that emphasize cooling performance and overclocking, and will come in an AMP! Extreme and AMP! Omega edition. A …
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The ASUS STRIX GTX 980 and GTX 970s are Unleashed
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The ASUS STRIX GTX 980 and GTX 970s are Unleashed

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Last night, at the NVIDIA GAME24 event, the company launched their next generation GTX 980 and GTX 970 GPUs based on their second generation Maxwell architecture. Today, ASUS bursts out of the gate with the first set of shipping NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 GPUs that use a non-reference design. As we discovered in the review of the ASUS STRIX GTX 750 Ti OC edition, which is the little brother to the Maxwell architecture inside the new GTX 980 and GTX 970, the specially tuned DIRECTCU II cooling solution was not only extremely quiet, but also …
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Plextor PX-G256M6e M.2 256GB PCIE SSD Review
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Plextor PX-G256M6e M.2 256GB PCIE SSD Review

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Compared to mSATA SSDs, M.2 PCIE SSDs have far more potential in the desktop market. mSATA has a much lower bandwidth limit than M.2. In fact, M.2 utilizes the PCIE lanes to transfer data which means much higher potential. Also, while mSATA is limited to its own little port, M.2 PCIE SSDs can be plugged into PCIE adapter cards. giving older systems a boost in performance, or it can provide an additional slot for fast storage when the main slot on the motherboard is already in use. Although M.2 PCIE SSDs currently come in x2, x4, how much faster are …
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NVIDIA’s GAME24 is a Global Celebration of PC Gaming (And it Happens Today)!
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NVIDIA’s GAME24 is a Global Celebration of PC Gaming (And it Happens Today)!

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At 6PM PST today, NVIDIA will be kicking off their celebration of all things PC gaming. With events in Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Mission Viejo (Ca.), Indianapolis, Shanghai, and Stockholm, all synchronizing for 24 hrs straight, GAME24 is truly a global celebration of all things we love. Check out the trailer below to get absolutely pysched for this uniquely huge event that makes what we love even more awesome!

As part of the festivities, NVIDIA will be announcing new products, which likely mean the unveiling of their new GTX 9xx series of GPUs based on their Maxwell architecture, as well …
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The Box is Open! The BitFenix Pandora Chassis Arrives!
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The Box is Open! The BitFenix Pandora Chassis Arrives!

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At COMPUTEX 2014 this year, we saw a couple new cases that BitFenix was working on. Products that were definitely a departure from their usual industrial design. One of the cases that looked like it would definitely make it to market was the BitFenix Pandora, which caters to people that want something that is more elegant, that fits better in environments where that huge blinged out gaming rig won’t. Today, BitFenix opens the box on this new case.
The BitFenix Pandora is wrapped in a brushed aluminum finish that comes in both a black and silver. Windowed options are even …
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ECS Elitegroup Goes from “Extreme” to “L337″ in Renewed Effort to Compete in PC DIY Space Again (Video)
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ECS Elitegroup Goes from “Extreme” to “L337″ in Renewed Effort to Compete in PC DIY Space Again (Video)

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A good number of years ago, ECS Elitegroup came to North America with a fire and passion that can only be described as “Extreme”. Armed with “purple” motherboards that shouted loudly inside systems, the company reached out to journalists and communities to get their name out there. Although their products weren’t the most refined, or the highest quality initially, they were willing to learn, listen, and take that feedback to the production line with better products upon every revision. And then something happened.
Thanks to a merger with an OEM minded company, the ECS that took its place, just wasn’t …
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Dead PC Gaming Goes Full Zombie Apocolypse
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Dead PC Gaming Goes Full Zombie Apocolypse

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We have been told every year now, just before the release of any major title or new console, that PC gaming is dead. This belief goes from the executives at AAA title-making companies all the way on down to us PC gamers. We have always found that hard to believe and Intel agrees with us, stating that they estimate there are over 711 million PC gamers in the world. If PC gaming was dead, this PC gaming zombie mod would be amazing.
Now, we know this number is being inflated with a very generous interpretation of the word “gamer.” Not …
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