GIGABYTE TECHNOLGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced the launch of their latest X79 series enthusiast motherboard range. Supporting the latest 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 processor family for high-end desktops, these new X79 Express Chipset motherboards unite unrivalled desktop PC performance with a new level of hardware flexibility [...]

Motherboard platforms change frequently, especially when a new chipset is unleashed. The big change coming from Intel recently is the high-end X79 chipset, taking over from the crusty old X58 chipset. The new socket boasting a scarcely credible 2011 pins to allow the new Sandy Bridge-E processor has more memory channels. The newly released X79 [...]

Leading international mainboard and graphics card manufacturer MSI today announces the official release of its X79A-GD65 (8D), X79A-GD65, X79A-GD45, and X79MA-GD45 mainboards. The new mainboards are based on Intel’s latest X79 chipset and uses the LGA 2011 socket supporting the 2nd generation Core i7 processors. The X79A-GD65 (8D) features with 8 memory DIMMs, supports 16GB [...]

Mushkin, announced the availability of memory kits primed for Intel’s exciting new LGA2011 platform. The Sandy Bridge-E processor series is the latest version of the company’s vaunted Core™ microarchitecture and offers enormous performance advantages over previous-generation processors. Mushkin’s new line of quad-channel kits fuel the new Intel Core i7 3000 processor series with unprecedented levels [...]

ENERMAX is proud to announce the launch of its first wireless keyboard and mouse combo “Briskie”. True to traditional ENERMAX style, Briskie adopts a simple and sleek design. The 2.4GHz wireless keyboard and mouse combo uses the world’s smallest*1 nano receiver and offers plug-and-play automatic wireless synchronization.  The user-friendly design features LED battery status indicators [...]

G.Skill has announced the development of its brand new RipjawsZ series quad-channel memory modules, designed specifically for Intel LGA2011 Sandy Bridge-E processors and X79 systems. A World First in Super-Sized & Super-Speed, the new RipjawsZ builds on a history of Ripjaws world first performance boundaries and award-winning quality, by including extreme performance kits such as, [...]

Corsair, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced several new quad channel DDR3 memory kits optimized for motherboards using the Intel Core i7 processor family for Socket LGA-2011. After announcing the world’s first high-performance quad channel 32GB memory kit in October, Corsair is following up with [...]

VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the VIA VE-900 Mini-ITX Mainboard, immediately available worldwide at incredibly competitive pricing. The VIA VE-900 Mini-ITX provides the ideal platform for DIY enthusiasts to custom build stylish home desktop and media center PCs. Featuring a high-performance 1.4GHz VIA Nano X2 dual [...]

ADATA™ Technology today announced the release of the latest firmware update for the company’s solid state drives equipped with SandForce 2200 series controllers.  The new firmware version is 3.3.2, and it resolves certain BSOD issues identified by ADATA and SandForce. Purchasers of the S510 and S511 solid state drives should go to: http://www.adata.com.tw/index.php?action=product_download&cid=3&piid=130 and run [...]

ARCTIC is pleased to introduce the 120 mm add-on module fan for its passive VGA cooler – the S1 PLUS Turbo Module. At just a low noise level of 0.25 Sone, the S1 PLUS Turbo Module in combination with the passive VGA cooler Accelero S1 PLUS can attain much higher cooling capacity which maximizes the [...]