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Intel Core i7 4770K Processor Selling for $280 at Micro Center

Posted 06/03/2013 at 10:41am | by Paul Lilly

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Haswell has landed!

Do you hear that noise? If it sounds like a "Tock!," that's because Intel's 22nm Haswell refresh is here, though calling it a refresh may not do justice to the new microarchitecture. Haswell is a Tock in Intel's "Tick-Tock" cycle, meaning it's a major new microarchitecture that will set the foundation for new and upcoming desktop processors. Several Haswell chips are now available to order, including the high end Core i7 4770K part, which you can snag for just $280 if you happen to live near a Micro Center.

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NZXT Launches Silent H230 Computer Case at Computex 2013

Posted 06/03/2013 at 10:09am | by Paul Lilly

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Low noise, low price.

The Computex Taipei convention in Taiwan kicks off today, hence the barrage of product announcements, all of which underscore the fact that the PC market is alive and thriving. Just ask NZXT, who today unveiled its new H230 computer case for users looking to build a quiet system. It's also for penny pinchers who don't want to spend more than $100 on an enclosure, as it's "aggressively priced" at $70.

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Western Digital's 1TB WD Blue 7mm Hard Drive is the Thinnest Terabyte HDD Ever

Posted 06/03/2013 at 8:46am | by Paul Lilly

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Super thin and capacious.

Bulky hard drives, be gone! Western Digital today announced it's begun shipping what it claims is the world's thinnest 1TB-class hard drive, the new 2.5-inch WD Blue 7mm. The WD Blue hard drive family is available in smaller capacities too, down to 320GB, all of which measure 7mm in height. They're designed to usher in increasingly slimmer and lighter notebooks, though they're also compatible with industry standard 9.5mm drive slots, WD says.

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Asus Teases Upgraded Supreme FX Audio on Z87 Maximus VI Formula Motherboard

Posted 05/29/2013 at 11:29am | by Paul Lilly

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The next evolution of SupremeFX is coming.

I found nestled in my inbox this morning a note from Asus saying it's getting ready to introduce an "even more advanced version of SupremeFX on the upcoming Formula" board built for Haswell. Along with the note, Asus attached a teaser photo marking the recent evolution of SupremeFX (versions III and IV), leaving the world to wonder what it has in store for the next release. Care to venture a guess?

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Adata Launches XPG V2 DRAM with Redesigned Heatspreaders

Posted 05/28/2013 at 11:03am | by Paul Lilly

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Funky or futuristic? You be the judge!

Adata is clearly making a fashion statement with the redesigned heatspreaders it slapped onto its new XPG V2 series of DRAM products designed for 3rd Generation Intel Core processors and the Z87 platform. Exactly which statement is up for debate. Some might view them as funky fresh, others might consider them fugly, but Adata says they were designed with a "futuristic form."

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Gigabyte Attaches Cooling Guarantee to Tri-Fan GeForce GTX 780 OC Edition

Posted 05/24/2013 at 8:40am | by Paul Lilly

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High end graphics card keeps its cool.

It's only been a day since Nvidia announced its GeForce GTX 780 graphics card and as expected, the GPU maker's hardware partners are coming out of the woodwork with custom cooling solutions. We saw it with EVGA and its ACX Cooler, and today Gigabyte is giving us a glimpse of its GeForce GTX 780 OC Edition (GV-N780OC-3GD) graphics card with the latest Windforce 3X dual-slot cooling design.

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OCZ's Vertex 450 Solid State Drive Family Runs Barefoot

Posted 05/23/2013 at 6:00am | by Paul Lilly

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New SSD line gets its kicks from the Indilinx Barefoot 3 Series controller.

One thing OCZ had yet to do up to this point was deploy in-house ASIC technology on its Vertex family of solid state drives. That changes with the introduction of the Vertex 450 Series, which OCZ is marketing as a mid-range performer that sits between its value offerings and flagship Vector line. The Vertex 450 Series uses OCZ's Indilinx Barefoot 3 M10 controller, essentially a newer iteration of the Barefoot controller found in the Vertex 4.

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ASRock's Specially Coated 8 Series Motherboards are Waterproof

Posted 05/22/2013 at 12:58pm | by Paul Lilly

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Don't try this at home.

Before self-contained liquid cooling solutions (LCS) became mainstream, water cooling enthusiasts would march over to places like Danger Den (R.I.P.) and order custom parts, fit them together, and then pray to Poseidon that he'd have mercy against leaks. Back then, water cooling aficionados sure could have used a board like any of ASRock's new specially coated 8 Series mobos. Using a layer of "Comformal Coating," ASRock says its treated mobos aren't afraid to get wet, a trait the company hopes the professional overclocking crowd will embrace.

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Fractal Design Node 304 Mini-ITX Case Now Available in White

Posted 05/22/2013 at 7:39am | by Pulkit Chandna

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It's bigger on the inside

You would be hard pressed to list mini-ITX cases capable of accommodating up to six 3.5"/2.5" hard drives. We also can’t think of too many, but we do know that Swedish company Fractal Design's Node 304 is definitely one such deceptively spacious case — the Tardis of PC cases, if you will.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Still Headed for a May 23 Release

Posted 05/16/2013 at 8:33am | by Paul Lilly

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Rumors point to the GTX 780 launching next week.

Near the beginning of the month, news and rumor site Fudzilla reported that Nvidia was planning to launch its GeForce GTX 780 graphics card on May 23 at 6:00 AM PDT. That date is now only a week away, and so far, things are looking good. Withing naming anyone, Fudzilla says it's now heard from "multiple sources" that the May 23 launch date is accurate, at which time Nvidia's hardware partners will debut reference clocked cards.

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