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ECS A790GXM-AD3 Discloses Extraordinary Gaming Performance of AMD Dragon
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 With innovative products that span
multiple target market, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), the world's leading
motherboard, graphics card, barebone system and notebook manufacturer, today
releases the A790GXM-AD3 Black Series motherboard disclosing the extraordinary
gaming performance of AMD's latest Dragon platform. Supporting the latest AMD
Phenom™ II processors, ATI CrossFireX™ technology, and the dual channel DDR3
memory architecture, ECS A790GXM-AD3 unleashes the full potential of hardware
components that gamers are always eager for. With its upscale capability, the
A790GXM-AD3 motherboard brings a spectacular gaming platform delivering the
irrefutable performance to satisfy the gaming desire of extreme
gamers. 
Inheriting the advantages of AMD 790GX chipset, the A790GXM-AD3
Black Series motherboard incorporates the support for the latest 45nm AMD
Phenom™ II processors to deliver the next generation computing capabilities. In
addition, ECS A790GXM-AD3 comes with the feature of dual channel memory
architecture that supports DDR3 1333MHz memory up to the capacity of 32GB which
is capable to provide faster data throughput for memory-intensive applications.
To meet hardcore overclockers' requirements, the latest exclusive BIOS utility,
M.I.B. II, is included to provide various detailed tweaking options. Paired with
AMD SB750 south bridge controller supporting the function of ACC (Advanced Clock
Calibration), ECS A790GXM-AD3 allows users to push the overall system
performance to another higher scale. As the key factors that eventually decide
the stability while overclocking, the 5 phase power design with unique cooling
system leads users to reach the limit without suffering any issues of
overheating. With all these innovations of evolution in structure, ECS
A790GXM-AD3 is capable of bringing a revolutionarily optimized gaming platform
to every extreme gamer.
Superior Scalability for Gamers' Needs
Leveraging the power of ATI Radeon™
HD3300 integrated graphics core which fully supports Microsoft DirectX® 10, ECS
A790GXM-AD3 allows gamers to enjoy the gaming pleasure even without any add-on
graphics cards. In addition, the innovative design of ATI Hybrid Graphics
technology is capable to provide up to 75% performance increase by enabling both
of the integrated graphics core and the add-on graphics card simultaneously. For
extreme gamers that are always pursuing the best gaming experience, the dual x16
PCI Express 2.0 expansion slots supporting ATI CrossFireX™ technology reveal the
hope that sparkles in their eyes. Being well equipped with the most powerful ATI
Radeon™ HD3300 integrated graphics core, the support for ATI Hybrid Graphics
technology as well as ATI CrossFireX™ technology, the A790GXM-AD3 Black Series
motherboard multiplies gamers' choices with superior scalability of gaming
performance.
Great Motherboard with Well-Considered Details
Meeting the sophisticated
demands from the market, ECS A790GXM-AD3 provides not only a perfect gaming
platform focusing on the performance, but also with rich features in details
such as ECS Ultra I/O Rear panel for connecting peripherals conveniently,
all-solid-capacitor design for better durability, and the on-board HDMI
connector as well as the design of Easy button (Power Button & Reset Button)
and Easy Clear (Clear CMOS button on the rear panel). With all details well
considered, ECS A790GXM-AD3 is meant to be the excellent choice for gamers in
the market.
For more information on the exciting new A790GXM-AD3 Black Series
motherboard, contact your local ECS sales agent today.
About ECS
The Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has been a pioneer in
designing and manufacturing computer motherboards since 1987. Today, the
motherboard maker also designs and manufactures desktop PCs, notebooks, servers,
motherboards, video cards, wireless solutions and handheld devices for
distributors worldwide. Headquartered in Taiwan with operations in North
America, Europe and China, Korea and Japan, ECS also has ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
certified manufacturing facilities in China, Mexico and Czech Republic. For more
information, please visit ECS at www.ecs.com.tw.
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Asus VK246H LCD Monitor Review
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Our flat screens keep growing in size all the time and today a 22 inch monitor is almost standard for the normal user while the hardcore gamers are even higher up at 24 inch. Todays review will be on a 24 inch monitor from Asus. This new VK246H seems to be a good monitor on the paper with HDMI and 2 ms response time. It also has a built in webcam on the top and to finish the package it has a nice glossy black color. The question is though, how will it perform and will it have any back bleed?
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Choosing the Right Netbook
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"The only thing these machines have in common is an ideal. It's not price, since some of these machines do or can break the $1000 point, and it's not performance, because there are, or at least are going to be, some relative powerhouse netbooks. It's about function: the idea that you want connectivity, data, and everything else that comes with the series of tubes, but you don't even want to carry a laptop with you. "
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NZXT Tempest Gaming Computer Case Review
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PC Gaming is a serious business. Maybe it's because PC gamers are constantly upgrading their hardware and are usually on the cutting edge (if not bleeding edge) of the latest PC technology. PC gamers not only require their hardware to be fast, but look cool at the same time. There is a degree of one-upmanship amongst PC gamers, and the green-eyed monster usually sparks an interest at LAN parties. I know when I go to a LAN party I find lots of new hardware I just have to have in order to feel like the technology guru I know I am.
Unfortunately, the hardware specifically targeted towards gamers is also very expensive. An elite PC Gaming Case (chassis or enclosure) has many more features than your standard office PC. For one, many include built-in support for watercooling, and others provide easy access to USB and audio ports.... and of course should have a window to show off all of your LEDs, VFDs, CCFDs, and all the other acronymns you have inside.
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Games of Christmas '08: GPU Performance
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Requirements and achievable performance may sound confusing but this is where we here at Hardware Canucks step in to help guide you in the right direction with this article. Here we will be focusing on GPU performance in a number of popular (and at least one not-so-popular) newly-released games. These are games which will probably be high on the shopping list of your favorite uncle who always buys you the cool stuff your parents don't want you to have.
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Cooler Master ATCS 840 Case Review
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"The new Cooler Master ATCS 840 is an all-aluminum full-tower case supporting two power supplies, coming with four fans (one 230-mm fan on the front panel, two 230-mm fans on the top and one 120-mm fan on the rear), removable motherboard tray, several other features we will talk about and a very conservative looks. Let's take an in-depth look on this latest release by Cooler Master."
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SPORE Creepy and Cute Parts Pack - PC Review
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If you're one of those people who reverse read my reviews then this is a review that will make absolutely perfect sense by just reading the next sentence. The Spore expansion pack, Spore – Creepy & Cute is worth purchasing only if Spore is your favorite game; at least the game that you spend the most time playing. If you do not play Spore on a regular basis, the Creepy and Cute expansion pack is a total waste of cash. Al least this time EA was honest about what we get with the Creepy & Cute expansion pack. All you get is written on the back of the box; you get 60 new parts, 48 new paint jobs and 24 new animations. That is it. If all you play is Spore that might just be enough, but for all occasional players that is probably not a purchase worth making.
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MSI X58 Eclipse SLI Motherboard Review
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MSI has exceeded all expectations with the MSI X58 Eclipse motherboard with a bundle like you wouldn't believe, performance that matches or beats the competition in this marketplace and overclocking ability like there's no tomorrow. The Eclipse gets a solid Editor's Choice award from me and a solid recommendation to buy this board if you are looking for a new motherboard based upon the X58 chipset this board is hard to beat. The included extras like the D-LED2, a Creative Labs X-Fi sound card and the ability to install three GTX 280s or HD 4870 cards makes this a good choice for those that want the highest performing system available on the market today.
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Intel hits into to white-box netbook market in China
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Intel recently adjusted the production and supplying strategy of its Atom processors for the white-box netbook market in China, with executives already having made contact with several white-box netbook makers and middlemen, according to notebook industry sources.
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MSI reviews 2008 and forecast 2009 performance
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"Micro-Star International (MSI) will focus its development of notebook products toward slim and light, while creating more innovative netbook designs in 2009, according to Henry Lu, vice president of products. The company is also considering making Wind an independent brand, Lu added.
MSI shipped a combined total of three million netbooks and notebooks in 2008, half under its own brand and half to OEM customers. Of the branded shipments, notebook and netbooks were split evenly at 750,000 units, Lu noted. Lu believes 10-inch panels and 120-160GB hard drives will be the mainstream specification for netbooks this year and better keyboard designs will become a major point of demand from consumers. Since price does not play a key role in netbook purchasing decisions, MSI will focus on specifications, industrial design and add-on functions rather than competing on price in the future, said Lu.
Lu admitted that MSI did not perform well in the motherboard and graphics card segments in 2008. The company's largest shipment drop occurred in Europe, while Japan and Austria also saw serious declines.
However, motherboard and graphics cards will still be MSI's major product lines for the next three years, said Lu, adding that he believes the company's motherboard shipments in 2009 will hold level on year, reaching a volume of 16-18 million units."
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AMD's new Athlon Neo Ultra-thin Platform
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You may have assumed to gather my opinion of this from the cynicism I've erupted all over the pages of this article, but I do still want one. After all, I completely agree with AMD's targeting and positioning of this product - I simply debate the execution. AMD needs to get the breadth of industry support, because HP alone can’t cut it (even if it is the largest OEM).
AMD has to work hard to get partners to deliver cheap Yukon-based products to market faster than April, because that is far too late for this product. By that time, we are edging into Q2 and shouldn't we already be expecting the Congo dual core/780G part at that time? Why would we buy the HP? We just can't see a reason when there is a better featured version just around the corner.
AMD does basic low power very well indeed, so in theory this platform should be close to a walk in the park. What's more, it has all the hardware it needs to make a kick ass alternative to the Atom powered netbooks dominating the market at the moment, but Yukon based products need to be here sooner than April. If that doesn't happen, we believe AMD will be left behind with a great idea and no market because it has moved on by the time product arrives.
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Kingston Triple Channel 1333MHz 6GB Memory Kit
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"Intel not only knows how to push its own technologies, but also how to push the market forward; this with the exception of the RDRAM debacle, but let’s not dwell on that now. For the last five years Intel has not only managed to get its feet back on the ground with the Core micro architecture, but they’ve also managed to steer the course of memory technology as they’d originally hoped.
Many companies have already jumped in with triple channel kits for Core i7 and so far we have reviewed about five different kits. Today we are adding another to the list of oncoming tri-channel kits. Kingston, a long time partner in memory has shot us their latest memory kit comprising of three DDR3 1333MHz memory modules with 2GB density per module; a total of 6GB. We will today pit it against our Corsair 6GB benchmark modules to see just how well Kingston’s memory fairs."
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Guru3D Rivatuner 2.21 released
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Rivatuner has been updated towards version 2.21 This release has a small number of updates yet mainly is a hotfix for a Grand Theft Auto 4 missing texture issue. Obviously support has been added as well as ForceWare GeForce drivers u180.60, 180.70 and 180.84are supported and AMD ATI Catalyst 8.12 driver support has been added as well. Please check out the change list.
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Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player Overview
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"December 10, 2008 - WD® (NYSE: WDC), the world's leader in external storage solutions, today introduced a simple way for consumers to play their stored digital content on their HDTV in Full-HD 1080p resolution.
The WD TVT Media Player connects to a user's TV or home theater and plays digital movies, music and photos from WD's My PassportT portable drive or other USB mass storage device. The WD TV Media Player is available now at select retailers.
To find out more about the WD TV, continue reading our overview!"
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GIGABYTE GM-M7700 Wireless Laser Laptop Mouse
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"At first glance this mouse has some blatant similarities to a bunch of other mice I’ve reviewed before, including OCZ’s Dominatrix. But it’s not surprising that companies have been adopting this shell for a while now, because it’s a form-factor that works well!
Taking a look at the mouse, it’s sporting a dual sided rubber grip so there’s no risk of it slipping out of your sweaty cheeto-covered hands during a late night surfing session. Further to that, a rubberised and notched wheel is used to make it easier to spin around, which is needed as the spring strength in the wheel is tangible."
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Sapphire HD 4650 512MB Overclock Edition
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 "To overclock the Sapphire HD 4650 I chose to use the ATI Catalyst Control Center's Overdrive Utility. I started off raising the GPU clocks 5MHz at a time until the system became unstable and then backed down 1MHz at a time until stability returned. I did the same thing for the memory speeds to achieve optimum results. I was able to push the GPU to 690MHz stable which might not seem very high for an overclock but remember this card is pre-clocked from the factory already so this is about where it is expected to be. The memory maxed out at the rated 1000MHz for the type of Hynix memory used. One thing of note I want to mention is I was able to push the memory beyond 1000MHz using ATI tool however it was not stable and caused artifacting during testing. For my overclocked numbers the final speeds will be 690MHz on the GPU and 1000MHz on the 512MB GDDR3 memory."
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XClio 1000 Enclosure Review
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“The XClio 1000 Enclosure produces the largest light show of sorts I've ever seen on a prebuilt case. You have four choices in colors for each set of fans. There's red, green, blue, and chameleon where the fans change through various shades of purple, white, yellow, or what not. It practically out does my controllable lights on the Christmas tree. (No, you can't put this case on top of the Christmas tree...or can you?)”
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Audio Archiving Guide: Part 2 - CD Ripping
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In the first part to this series, we took a deep look at the various music formats available, while here, we'll tackle the actual ripping process. Believe it or not, some methods are better than others, and we'll explain why. We'll also discuss specific rippers for Windows, Mac and Linux, so no matter your OS choice, we have you covered.
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