Seagate and Archos Team Up to Bring Tablet with a HDD Seagate looks to bring back storage to the newest tech trend with an old school approach. I expect this new drive to help people who want to completely replace their laptops with a small tablet by allowing them to keep the storage you would get from a laptop.
Back-to-Front Cooling on New PC-A05FN Mid-Tower From Lian Li The kings of well crafted computer enclosures Lian-Li, have released a new case to the market. While almost all cases have a front-to-back cooling scheme, there have been a few interesting designs with Bottom-to-Top Cooling Scheme. This is the first time I have seen Back-to-Front Cooling.
ZOTAC Announces GeForce GTX 550 Ti Multiview Zotac looking to cater a GPU for the people who need 2 or 3 monitors for work, but will only use Nvidia. Zotac's new GeForce GTX 550 Ti is the perfect card for this market if you are on a budget. The GeForce GTX 550 Ti is the latest model for Zotac's Multiview lineup.
Antec Launches Soundscience Halo 6 LED Bias Lighting Kit Don't not let the awesome lighting effect fool you. Antec's new Soundscience Halo 6 LED Bias Lighting Kit is not a cosmetic upgrade. These lights are functional upgrades to your monitor to help reduce eye strain from extended viewing. It may seem like Antec is making this up to sell you an LED lighting kit, but I promise their theory is scientific.
The Steampunk Laptop Now on Sale If you do not know Mr. Richard "Doc" Nagy, then let me introduce you through his art. Doc, as he likes to be called, is a jack-of-all-trades that specializes in elegant steampunk PC mods. Even if you are not into steampunk, the craftsmanship of his work alone will leave you in awe. All while I am sure PC enthusiasts have seem a number of steampunk mods, I am sure none were this well crafted or on sale.
AMD takes Design Tips from Canned SPAM AMD decided to show off the boxes for the FX Bulldozer processors in the same booth as their Dirt 3 proof of concept demo. First, glad to see they did go with the white box and new art style which you can find my opinions on here. Second, the 8-core top of the line FX processor was given a bit of an upgrade in that its box is not a metal container.
ASRock Unleashes Their AMD 900 Series Motherboards ASRock, a personal favorite for entry level to mid-range motherboards, also had some nice toys to show off. Leading their pack of upcoming goodies is their flagship the ASRock 990FX Extreme4 and their entry level titan the ASRock 970 Extreme4.
Antec EarthWatts PSU goes Green, Literally Antec, a leader in DIY computer components, is expanding and updating their EarthWatts power supplies with a new 750 Watt version. The new Antec EA-750 Green is the most powerful EarthWatts PSU released to date. This is one of the most environmentally friendly PSU's on the market. It is also the only brand lineup that is actually green in color as well.
Lian Li Announces HTPC PC-C60 and PC-6 ATX Mid-Tower Cases We all start with plastic covered mid-towers with a half dozen fans and LED lights on everything when it comes to PC cases. Then you graduate to well designed cases that only use plastic for style. But when you become a man, it is time to put away those childish cases and buy a Lian Li case.
AMD Announces the Release of Delays From COMPUTEX As per the schedule released by AMD, there was an announcement about the direction of the company on June 1st. This is an annual event where AMD holds a press conference for their business partners to update them on the plans AMD has for the near future. This year was a mixed bag.
NZXT Expands into the Cooling Market with the Havik 140 The 100% copper base, aluminum fins, and 6 copper 6mm heatpipes (nickel plated) will be accompanied by 2 of NZXT newest fans (140mm size). These fans can push 90.3 CFM while producing only 25 to 35 dBA. I would not be surprised if it performs better than most of the coolers in the same price range.
Sapphire Strutting Its Stuff for the AMD A Series Sapphire shows off their newest addition to their motherboard's with the Pure Platinum A75 with FM1 socket. This board should fall in the entry level to mid-range buyer's market considering the expected price range of the AMD A-series processors and lack of "bonuses" on the board. Even with my grips, the board may still be a great overall buy depending on the price.
