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Leadtek Launches WinFast GT 610, GT 620 and GT 630 Graphics Cards

The WinFast®GT 610 features a low profile designed for small spaces and improves heat dissipation with a bigger fan compared with the reference design. Fully supporting DirectX® 11, PhysX and HDMI, WinFast®GT 610 delivers the high quality of Blue-ray 3D and HD DVD playback, with up to 2560 x 1600 resolution. WinFast® GT 610 graphics is well suited for a gorgeous entertainment center, making it ideal for living room PCs and media center PCs.

AMD launches first Trinity APUs

The 2nd-Generation A-Series APU, codenamed “Trinity”, is a grounds-up improved design over the previous generation, enabling a best-in-class PC mobility, entertainment, and gaming experience.
Up to 12 hours of battery life¹ and Double the Performance-Per-Watt² compared to Previous Generation — 17-watt APU Gives Users an Affordable and Uncompromised Visual Experience for Ultrathins — AMD has a Record Number of APU-based Notebook Design Wins with Global OEMs

Cooler Master Releases the Geminii M4

Redefining cooling performance for space restricted environments, GeminII M4 is engineered to maximize cooling with its minimal CPU contact gaps and four extremely efficient direct contact heat pipes that provide excellent heat dissipation. Standing at a mere 59mm / 2.3in tall, it is uniquely suited to thrive in the small spaces afforded to CPU coolers in HTPCs and other slim systems. This small size is accomplished by developing a new smaller 120mm fan that is only 15mm thick as opposed to ones that are traditionally 25mm. This newly developed fan not only provides the benefit of a 10mm shorter height, it maintains high airflow - providing up to 58.4CFM when set on high speed.

 

FSP Aurum Gold Pro 850W Power Supply

AURUM Pro 850 provides true single rail 850W output power, featuring 135mm PWM long life HDB (Hydro Dynamic Bearing) fan for quiet operation and with Japanese capacitors for reliability. It also comes with Dual high efficiency transformers to deliver stable power and certifies with 80PLUS Gold rating for over 90% efficiency. For those of you that are active power users, system builders, and performance enthusiasts, FSP AURUM Pro 850 is your ideal solution for your gaming system or current PC upgrade.

ASRock Takes Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs to Z68, P67 and H67 Series Motherboards

ASRock Sandy Bridge Motherboard Series are designed for mainstream enthusiasts who are seeking for stunning performance, solid construction without breaking their piggy bank. P67 brings native OC performance, H67 offers integrated graphics and the hybrid Z68 platform embraces dual personalities, allowing users to take all major advances over the previous platforms. Packed with Intel’s fabulous features, ASRock exclusive XFast 555 Technology and the support for new Ivy Bridge processors, ASRock Sandy Bridge Motherboard Series motherboards will definitely serve pretty much all your needs!

NZXT Announces Switch 810 Special Edition

Without our community’s valuable feedback and criticisms, our products would not be as unique as they are today. We always aim to maintain customer satisfaction through providing high quality products at great prices, which is why we decided to release the Special Edition to feature two of the most demanded color palettes from our loyal fans: Matte Black and Gunmetal. The community voiced their opinion and we responded. This is our way of showing that NZXT cares.

 

Hardware Reviews 05/11/12

Processors
Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge @PureOverclock

Motherboards
ASRock X79 Extreme9 Motherboard Review @HardwareHeaven
Intel DZ77GA-70K Motherboard Benchmark Tests @Benchmark Reviews

Video Cards
Zotac GTX 680 AMP! Edition Review @t-break
HIS Radeon HD 7770 iCooler 1 GB @techPowerUp
Palit GeForce GTX 680 4GB Jetstream review @Guru3D
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 680 AMP! Edition 2 GB @techPowerUp
MSI GTX 680 Twin Frozr Graphics Card Review @HardwareHeaven
HIS Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition Video Card Review @TestFreaks
HIS Radeon HD 7870 IceQ X Turbo X 2GB Graphics Card @eTeknix
Zotac GeForce GTX680 2GB Review @HardwareLOOK
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 SLI @techPowerUp
Palit NVIDIA GTX 670 tested @HT4U
EVGA GeForce GTX 670 SC review @Guru3D

Power Supplies and Cases
Cougar Solution PC Case Review @TestFreaks
Bitfenix Raider Mid-Tower ATX Chassis Review @OCIA
Corsair Obsidian 550D Mid-Tower Chassis Review @Tweaktown
Lone Survivor PC Review @eTeknix
Super Flower Golden King 650 W @techPowerUp
Xigmatek Centauro 1000-watt Power Supply Review @Tweaktown

Cooling
Noctua NH-L12 Low Profile CPU Cooler Review @Legit Reviews
Thermaltake BigWater 760 Plus CPU Liquid Cooler Review @NikKTech
Noctua NH-C14 Low-Profile CPU Cooler Review @NikKTech

Input Devices
CM Storm Sentinel Advance II Laser Mouse @Benchmark Reviews
Tt eSPORTS MEKA Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review @ThinkComputers

Nvidia GTX 670 Reviews

GTX 670 Reviews
@Hardware Heaven
@Legit Reviews
@Pureoverclock
@HotHardware
@Techspot
@TweakTown
@Benchmark Rviews
@Guru3D
Palit@techPowerUp
Zotac@techPowerUp
Asus@techPowerUp
@t-break
@lacOC
@Techreport

G.Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3 2133 8GB Quad Kit

And with the addition of the CPU Strap allows us to take the memory bus higher in smaller increments. And this is great with you have some pretty solid memory modules. And today on tap we feel that we do have a set of memory we consider solid. The kit is from G.Skill and is called the Ripjaws Z and is rated at 2133 MHz but it would be silly to not try and take them farther.

Xigmatek SD1283 Dark Knight Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler

We will be taking a look at a very intriguing looking CPU cooler today. The cooler is the Xigmatek Dark Knight SD1283 Night Hawk Edition. What makes this cooler so intriguing is the fact it is covered with a special coating that is supposed to help dissipate heat produced by the CPU at a faster rate. Does it work? Well, we will test the cooler under our normal testing procedures and see how well the cooler performs. But I doubt we will be able to tell you if it is because of the coating. Read on and see what it is all about.