Intel to Ship B43 in December Supporting 2 DIMM Only |
As we know, Intel will introduce a new chipset - B43 for business platforms in Q1 next year. But according to the roadmap, Intel shall start shipping B43 chipset to motherboard manufacturers from Dec 7th. It seems that B43 motherboards will hit the market next January.
LGA775 Processor & 4 Series Motherboard About To Lead in 2009 |
If you presume Core 2 Series are about to retire with the launch of Core i7 processor, then you’re far from right. Intel predicts Nehalem’s shipment will take up only 10 percent till Q3 2009, and then Nehalem family will be added a new member - Lynnfield processor which targets at mainstream & high-performance market. The pricing of Core i7 shall descend as well.
UFO Finally Comes to Us! |
GlacialTech, the diversified provider of cooling solution officially announces the launch of UFO V51 CPU cooler. UFO V51 is specially designed for high-end AMD and Intel CPU, being compatible with LGA775/1160/1366 and Socket 754/939/940/AM2/F.
Thermalright Debuts Its Coolers With 12mm Fan And Fan Holder |
It’s known that none of the coolers from Thermalright are attached with fans, which has even become an unwritten rule for TR consumers. However, this rule has been broken recently. Thermalright now brings out Ultra-120 eXtreme-1366RT Cooler bundled with 12cm fan and fan holder for Core i7 processor.
After making sure the market responds well to these new components, Thermalright start to sell the LGA1366 socket, fan and fan holder singly. Coming in 4 versions of different speed, the fans measure 120*120*25mm. These fans are manufactured teaming up with TR’s partner ADDA.
AMD & NVIDIA Going to Select TSMC 40nm And Hynix GDDR5 |
After Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) announces to build 40nm process chip, Taiwan Economic News reports that AMD and NVIDIA’s first 40nm products will debut in Q1 next year. So let’s guess who can enjoy the ahead chance.
AMD Phenom II Bring Us No Exciting Improvements |
As AMD’s exclusive rival on X86 microprocessor, Intel launched Core i7 Series Processor last week in a big way. Core i7 becomes a quad-core processor, but it doesn’t suppress its competitor by numbers, even though it supports Hyper-threading. AMD doesn’t think much about this, but users will do.
Phenom II Processor’s code name is “Deneb”. It will be the first triple-core processor backed by 45nm technology. AMD Phenom II triple-core and quad-core will be named in a new way. Triple-core will come out as Phenom II 700 Series, and quad-core products include Phenom II 800 and 900 Series with 6MB and 8MB of total L2 and L3 cache respectively.
How many improvements do you believe?
Asus Offers Premium Service For Its High-end Boards |
In order to make users to believe their investments are worthy, Asus annouces the Asus Premium Service (APS) program for its high-end motherboards. The consumers are entitled to ship defective boards for free and gain a replacement till their own products have been fixed. This is undoubtedly something exciting for the enthusiast gamers, as they don’t need to suffer months of waiting any more. The motherboards being involved in this program include most of Republic of Gamers (R.O.G) Series and 2 models of Intel X58 Core i7 P6T Deluxe.
GlacialTech Announces The Only 350W Power Supply 80PLUS Certified |
GlacialTech has officially revealed its GP-AL 350A power supply. It’s the only 350W 80PLUS certified PSU in the market, which means its power efficiency achieves over 80% with 0.9-1.0 Power Factor. Therefore, power consumption can be reduced effectively to save expenses for users.
OCZ Introduces New Line of Fatal1ty Power Supplies |
Today OCZ launches three items of power supplies under Fatal1ty Series. OCZ700FTY(700W) which catches the most attention is NVIDIA SLI-Ready certified. It provides 6+2-pin(8-pin) PCI-E and 6-pin PCI-E connections.
Western Digital Taking A Cautious Approach To SSD Market |
Seagate has announced to enter into SSD market next year, so we’re wondering how its biggest competitor will react about this. As one of the biggest makers of hard drives, it’s easy to understand Western Digital is trying to protect its investment in traditional HDD market, and waiting till SSD market is mature and clear.
Western Digital Marketing Senior VP Richard Rutledge says they haven’t quitted entering SSD market – they’re just waiting for the appropriate opportunity. Western Digital will introduce high-end and low-end SSDs to meet different demands of consumers. The low-end SSDs are expected to be sold at $33, used in phones, cameras and partial netbooks. High-end SSDs will be available for the users who demand high performance at $199.
A-DATA Issues XPG Series SSD With Built-in USB Port |
If you have been paying attention to high-end flash drive, you probably know about Xtreme Performance Gear released by A-DATA. With the increasing popularity of notebooks and high-end portable devices, the demand for Solid State Drives is greater than ever. A-DATA announces XPG series SSD to provide users with a better solution.
GELID Introduces Impressive WING UV Blue Case Fan |
GELID brought out three WING UV Blue Series including 80mm, 92mm and 120mm, targeting at game enthusiasts, sold at $12.50, $13.50 and $16.40 respectively.
Hynix Shows The Fastest 1Gb GDDR5 Graphics DRAM |
Yesterday Hynix Semiconductor announced the first and fastest graphics DRAM in the whole industry.
