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Crucial Launches Ballistix Sport SODIMMs for Laptops and Mini ITX Systems

Posted 06/05/2013 at 10:02am | by Paul Lilly

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Little memory has game.

If the PC market is insistent on moving towards smaller form factors and mobile devices, then kudos to Crucial for following along. The memory maker announced new Ballistix Sport SODIMMs designed to boost performance of gaming laptops, all-in-one systems, and mini ITX setups that require the smaller size memory modules. The new memory kits feature low latencies and are optimized for Haswell, Crucial says.

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AMD Rolls Out Richland Desktop APUs

Posted 06/05/2013 at 4:49am | by Paul Lilly

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One part Piledriver and one part Radeon HD 8000 Series graphics.

System builders have no shortage of new processors to choose from this week. Counter-punching the launch of Haswell, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Wednesday rolled out the red carpet for its 2013 Elite A-Series of Accelerated Processing Units (APUs), otherwise known as "Richland," which supposedly offer discrete-level graphics and an easy upgrade infrastructure.

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Corsair's Carbide Series Air 540 and 330R are Seriously Cool

Posted 06/04/2013 at 1:11pm | by Paul Lilly

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One's a cool character, the other's a quiet performer.

Among the many products Corsair chose to unveil at Computex this year, one of the cooler (literally and figuratively) ones is its new Carbide Series Air 540, a high airflow mid-tower chassis with a wider form factor than most traditional cases. It's built that way to accommodate two "side-by-side" chambers and a Direct Airflow Path layout, which is Corsair's way of explaining a design meant to offer exceptional cooling at low noise levels.

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PSA: Save $20 on an Amazon Kindle Fire HD for Father's Day

Posted 06/04/2013 at 12:23pm | by Paul Lilly

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A gift your pops will like more than a tie.

Father's Day is only a couple of weeks away, and one way to celebrate the occasion is by getting your dad a gift. You could go with a tie (again) or some other piece of clothing, take him out to dinner, or wait for us to finalize our gift guide (hang tight, it's coming). One of the items that has a high chance of making the list is Amazon's Kindle Fire HD, and if you' don't procrastinate, you can save yourself $20 with the purchase of one.

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Toshiba Touts Qosmio X75 Laptop for Enthusiasts and PX35t All-in-One

Posted 06/04/2013 at 11:59am | by Paul Lilly

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Yes, there's still a market for 17.3-inch laptops!

Between the Computex Taipei convention in Taiwan and Intel's recent Haswell launch, PC makers have come out in full force announcing new products. Count Toshiba among them. Toshiba this week unveiled its new Qosmio X75 laptop for enthusiasts and PX35t all-in-one (AIO) for the mainstream crowd, and though they target two completely different market segments, both have Haswell hardware inside.

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Phanteks Previews Stealthy Enthoo Primo Chassis with Hidden Drive Trays

Posted 06/04/2013 at 8:55am | by Paul Lilly

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Dude, where's my storage?

Phanteks isn't a name that jumps out when you think about computer cases or peripherals. Somehow the company has managed to fly mostly under the radar since it was established in 2007, but if its upcoming Enthoo Primo case lives up to the hype, it will have to get used to sitting in the limelight. The Enthoo Primo is an exercise in stealthy case design, and one of its main features is that it hides your hard drives out of view. It's also the company's first crack at a chassis, as it's been focused on cooling products up to this point.

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Dell Dishes Up a Bevy of New Haswell Infused Desktops and Laptops

Posted 06/04/2013 at 8:03am | by Paul Lilly

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Haswell invades Dell.

Haswell is here, and if you haven't already, be sure to check out our in-depth review. We'll wait. (Twiddles thumbs). Up to speed? Great, now let's take a look at what Dell has been up to with Intel's latest microarchitecture. Turns out the OEM has been quite the busy body refreshing a plethora of products, everything from its XPS 27 all-in-one (AIO) to its console-esque Alienware X51 small form factor (SFF) gaming PC.

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SanDisk's Extreme II SSD Uses "Two Tier Caching" to Improve Performance

Posted 06/03/2013 at 12:07pm | by Paul Lilly

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Sequel is faster than the original.

SanDisk today unveiled its Extreme II SSD series, a follow-up to the original Extreme SSD that we reviewed last year (we evaluated the 240GB model). The Extreme II SSD line is supposedly faster than the original in most instances, part of which is due to the use of a select amount of single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash memory for what SanDisk describes as a "two tier caching" setup.

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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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