Hardware Bistro

SINGAPORE - OCTOBER 17, 2008 - NVIDIA today introduced its new accelerator for Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 software, the NVIDIA® Quadro® CX. This new GPU provides creative professionals with a faster, better, more reliable way to maximise their creativity. Quadro CX was architected to deliver the best performance for the new GPU-optimised features of Adobe Creative Suite 4.

"Adobe is at the forefront of the Visual Computing Revolution," said Dan Vivoli, executive vice president of marketing at NVDIA. "CS4's GPU features are sending shockwaves through the creative industry."

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 15, 2008 - Intel Corporation today announced its acquisition of the assets of NetEffect Inc., a network connectivity solutions company specializing in Ethernet products and technologies for server compute clusters.

"NetEffect's role as a data communications solution provider and the company's technology will enhance Intel's current Ethernet efforts," said Tom Swinford, general manager, Intel LAN Access Division. "The combination of Intel and NetEffect technology will allow Intel to address our customers' most important 10 Gigabit Ethernet needs, including server virtualization, convergence of network and storage traffic, and server compute clusters."

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Biostar 512MB 9500GT Review at Overclockers Online
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Sony VAIO VGN-NR460E/L Review @ About
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Tales from a Modder's Garage @ Techgage
ECS GF9300T-A Black Series Motherboard Review @ Hardware Secrets
Intel Turbo Mode Tech added to the BIOS Optimization Guide @ Tech ARP
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NVIDIA GeForce 9300 Chipset for Intel-Systems (with Videos) @ TweakPC
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Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse with BlueTrack @ Tweaktown
BIOSTAR TPower N750 AM2+ Motherboard @ Tweaktown
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Iron Man HD Movie Review @ Tweaktown
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Force3D Radeon HD 4870 Black Edition review @ TechSpot

Taipei, Taiwanー16 October, 2008ーG.Skill International Co. Ltd., a world leader in extreme performance memory with solid quality, today unveils a whole new 4GB (2GBx2) GT1 DDR3 series running at PC3-16,000, featuring the unique Thermaltake RamOrb heatsink design. This thermal solution enables an optimal stability by keeping the temperature as low as possible at extreme speeds. The new PC3-16000 GT1 Series provides extreme stability and performance for high-end gaming or an overclocked PC.

Thermaltake has always been one of the biggest contributors in the e-sports community; as the core spirit of the brand for Staying Constantly High with Excitement and Fascination, Thermaltake fits in perfectly in world of cyber gaming extremists. Also has this well-liked international brand put in continuous efforts in the actual event participation, sponsorship and product innovations before being recognized as the most favorite hardware supplier among the global gamers today. As earlier announced this year, Thermaltake had further joined force with the largest e-sports organization, World Cyber Games, WCG, with a 3-yrs contract partnership.

DIR-825 Xtreme N Dual Band Gigibit Router
DSM-750 HD Media Center Extender
DUB-9240 Wireless USB Starter Kit
DSM-210 Wireless Internet Photo Frame

(Taipei, Taiwan) Silicon Power, the leading brand in flash memory manufactories, today proudly introduces its new Solid State Drive (SSD): Expansion SSD for ASUS Eee PC^TM 900 series laptops. Expansion SSD is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities. The original SSD that comes with the ASUS Eee PC^TM laptop is a standard SSD, only 12 GB. It is not sufficient for those want high storage capacity and high performance at read/write speed. Silicon Power knows the customers needs and launches the Expansion SSD for ASUS Eee PC^TM 900 series in different capacity for choices.

After much anticipation from Gamers and Enthusiasts, the 64-bit Windows Vista drivers are now available for OCZ's ground-breaking Neural Impulse Actuator (the nia). New drivers have been in constant development since the release of the nia, and with this latest availability gamers using 64-bit Vista can now fully integrate the nia into their systems as a revolutionary new gaming device.

Thermaltake Technology has released the new entry level chassis series today, RSI α series; including models of SopranoRS 200/ 201 and WingRS 200/ 201. As a well recognized PC hardware supplier internationally, Thermaltake has not only focused on the high end hardware development, but rather looking to serve the entire market with their well known design and manufacturing quality excellence. The entry level RSI α series released today had been created under such concept of one integrated market.

Thermaltake, famed of their variety in air cooler selection, has released another one of their best performing CPU coolers today, V14Pro. Claiming to have reached the highest cooling performance ever, the new V14Pro comes with the giant size 140mm fan, 6 copper heatpipes, and 98 extended copper fins. The spec along had shown its design focus on the satisfaction of extreme overclockers and gamers. V14Pro will support mainstream and certainly, most of the high performance processors (Intel LGA775 and AMD Socket AM2/AM2+).

Taipei, Taiwan - Oct 14, 2008 - SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today presents the SPARKLE GeForce 8400 GS PCI Express x1 Graphics Cards, the first PCI Express x1 solution on SPARKLE family product. SPARKLE GeForce 8400 GS PCI Express x1 Graphics Cards create upgrade possibility on your generic PC, bringing advanced SM 4.0 and 2nd PureVideo HD technology, promising the best HDTV video, the best office and the best multimedia experience to non-mainstream users.

-Quiet, Energy-efficient, Economical 400 Watts Unit Kicks Off New Series-

Fremont, CA, October 14, 2008 -Corsair®, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today a new line of economical, quiet, and energy-efficient desktop computer power supplies. DubbedCorsair Power, the new series provides unprecedented features at a surprisingly affordable price point.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 14, 2008 - Intel Corporation today announced record third-quarter revenue of $10.2 billion along with operating income of $3.1 billion, net income of $2 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of 35 cents.

- Revenue up 8 Percent Sequentially
- Gross Margin 59 Percent; Operating Margin 30 Percent
- Operating Income of $3.1 Billion up 37 Percent Sequentially
- Net Income $2 Billion
- EPS 35 Cents