* Title: Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 650W (Report) @ APH Networks
* Description: Wow, time sure flies by. Precisely two months ago, I was still
sitting in a classroom, scribbling down notes and preparing for exams. Then
there’s the excitement of the stuff I have planned for the summer after
exams. And of course, I was often found at various car dealerships checking
out the latest releases (And of course test driving, which is just my excuse
to redline cars) — that aside, what I’m talking about is that I have this
Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 650W modular power supply sitting
here at APH Networks for the last two months before I even started this
report. Historically, I haven’t been a big fan of Thermaltake power supplies.
I owned quite a few of their cases, which were excellent. But the power
supplies, at least back in the days, were low in price but not really the
‘tier 1′ performance that I’d come to expect. Generally speaking, this power
supply didn’t capture much of my attention either due to my personal
impression. When I finally decided to open it and check what was inside over
a month later, and did some research online, it seemed to me that the
Toughpower Cable Management 650W offered incredible performance across the
board. Was I surprised? Well, yes I was. Let’s crack open this power supply
and take a look at the physical build of this Channel Well Technology built
unit in our report today.
* Link:
http://aphnetworks.com/reports/thermaltake_toughpower_cable_management_650w

2580 MHz DDR3 frequency reached on Intel X48 chipset.

Fremont, CA (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 31, 2008 — Corsair®, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today that its Dominator DDR3 memory modules have again shattered the world record for frequency. The record was set using the Asus ROG Rampage Extreme motherboard (Intel X48 chipset) and Corsair Dominator memory, utilizing Corsair’s award-winning DHX technology.

The world record of 2580 MHz was reached at latency settings of 9-9-9-24 using a Corsair Dominator DDR3 memory module. These results were achieved with an Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 processor overclocked to a breathtaking 645MHz Front-Side Bus frequency. The results are verified by CPU-Z, an industry standard for verifying overclocking results, and are viewable here: http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=393648

Corsair previously announced on May 20th its world record of 2462MHz and has now raised the record up to 118MHz faster. Corsair achieved these results as part of ongoing lab experiments on the effect of temperature on memory performance. The 2580MHz memory speed was achieved with the entire test platform — including motherboard, CPU, chip set, and memory — chilled to -20 degrees Celsius.

“We are proud that our Dominator Memory once again hit a new world record” said Martin Mueller, Senior Director of Engineering, Corsair. “Our proprietary technology used on Dominator DDR3 allows for incredible overclocking results; we believe our technology is far superior to any other when it comes to overclocking memory modules.”

Corsair Dominator Memory contains ultra fast chips cooled using Corsair’s proprietary Dual-Path Heat Xchange Cooling Technology (DHX). Dominators are used in Dell, HP, Alienware and most high performance gaming systems. Corsair Dominator modules are available worldwide through authorized distributors and resellers in a variety of speeds and densities. Corsair memory products are backed by a lifetime warranty. Complete customer support via telephone, email, forum and the Tech Support Express Helpdesk are also available.

About Corsair
Corsair, Inc. has earned a reputation as being the first to market performance leader with cutting-edge products for the PC enthusiasts. Corsair supplies DRAM Memory, Flash Memory, Power Supplies and Water-cooling solutions for high-performance gaming systems, mission critical servers and portable notebooks.

JVC ANNOUNCES NEW SOFT SILICON RUBBER “GUMY AIR” EAR BUD HEADPHONES

WAYNE, NJ, July 31, 2008 – JVC today announced an addition to its popular Gumy line of ear bud headphones. The new JVC Gumy Air brings the comfort of a custom fit to affordable ear bud headphones through its use of a soft silicon rubber air cushion for the earpiece. And like the current line of Gumy headphones, the new JVC HA-F240 Gumy Air is available in a range of colors that match the third generation iPod® Nano and Shuffle™ music players.

Click Here to read more…

Available in a range of seven fashionable colors designed to match third-generation iPods (Nano and Shuffle), the HA-F240 meets the demands of the style-conscious music listener, all the way down to the matching color cord.

The JVC HA-F240 Gumy Air ear bud headphones are available now for $14.95.

About JVC
JVC distributes a complete line of video and audio equipment, including high definition displays, camcorders, DVD players and recorders, home and portable audio equipment, mobile entertainment products and recording media. For more information on JVC’s new products, please visit www.jvc.com

Title: Intel GMA X4500HD G45 IGP @ Phoronix
Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12671
Summary: “Earlier this month Intel had announced the GMA X4500 series, which is their latest and greatest when it comes to integrated graphics processors. These IGPs were greeted by same-day Linux support (it had actually arrived before the chipset was announced), but it’s still next to impossible to find motherboards using the G43 and G45 Chipsets that bear this IGP. Fortunately, however, our friends at Super Micro have come through and we have managed to get our hands on the C2SEA. The Super Micro C2SEA is an ATX motherboard that uses the Intel G45 Chipset in conjunction with an ICH10 Southbridge. This motherboard provides Intel GMA X4500HD graphics with VGA and HDMI interfaces. In this article, we are looking at the performance of this new Intel graphics processor under Linux.”

Ninjalane has just posted their review of the Foxconn Quantum Force X48 BlackOps. This is an amazing little motherboard that is designed for enthusiasts by enthusiasts.

Subject: Foxconn Quantum Force X48 BlackOps Motherboard Review @ Ninjalane
URL: http://www.ninjalane.com/display.aspx?docname=blackops

Quote: “In this review we will be looking at the X48 BlackOps from Foxconn. This is an enthusiast designed motherboard with the intent to cover the entire enthusiast spectrum. Weekend and professional overclockers will enjoy the powerful bios options, gamers will enjoy the easy of use and hardware profile options, while the hardcore enthusiast will enjoy the variety of cooling options and wide range of available features.”

It is with great pride that I announce the 20th episode of the OCF Podcast! In this episode we introduce our contest. The prize is a new Nvidia Geforce 8800GTS video card courtesy of FxVideoCards.com. Please post a link on your website.

The OCF Podcast

Episode 20 “Tech News and a Giveaway”

Show Description: On our 20th episode, we bring back the fantastic roundtable trio from episode 19 plus another astute tech panelist. Our panelists tackle the botched iPhone launch - the last of the Core 2 Duos - 5 reasons to love or hate microsoft - and the $30,000 hoverboard. Before the tech news madness Matt Ring and Jordan begin our podcast giveaway, Geforce 8800 GTS video card, and announce our new podcast contributor’s panel.

Link: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=572184

KRK Systems recently released an upgraded version of the world’s best selling studio speaker, the Rokit.  The Rokit Generation 2’s have the same great price point, delivering the highest quality studio sound to the home user.

Designed to withstand the rigors of a studio, the Rokit’s make great shelf, computer gaming or home studio speakers. Just imagine PC gaming with studio quality sound!!!

Additionally, as consumers begin to produce homemade podcasts, mixes and any other audio, their demand for affordable studio monitors and other equipment as grow drastically.

For the price of $300 - $500 per pair, it’s impossible to get better quality sound.

KRK Systems: Rokit G2 Series Studio Monitors
Best value-priced and best selling studio monitors on the market, period.

•    Same award-winning audio quality as the first generation
•    Generation 2 features upgrades such as a curved baffle, redefined voicing and improved accuracy
•    Front firing bass port, soft-domed tweeter, composite yellow cone
•    3 sizes:  5, 6 & 8 inch models

Applications: MI, Home and Professional Recording, DJing, Broadcast Production
Available at: Guitar Center
Price: From $149 to $249 per speaker
Website: www.krksys.com

Titel:
NorthQ Black Magic Flex @ TweakPC

Teaser:
We took a look at two NorthQ PSUs, the 650 and 8500 Watt PSUs oft he Black Magic Flex Series.

Link:
http://www.tweakpc.de/hardware/tests/netzteile/northq_black_magic_flex/s01.php

Please note the little flag on the site for an automatic translation.

Title: How to Identify Japanese Electrolytic Capacitors
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/595
Category: Tutorials

Summary:
Solid and Japanese capacitors provide a higher quality over regular electrolytic caps. Learn how to recognize Japanese electrolytic capacitors.

Here is a snippet:
“Not all electrolytic capacitors are manufactured equally. Japanese and solid caps have better quality, protecting your equipment from the infamous capacitor leakage problem and also increasing the life-span of your equipment, especially if it works at high temperatures, like it is the case with power supplies. In this short tutorial we will teach you how to identify Japanese capacitors and why they have a better quality.”

InsideHW.com has posted review for Olympus E-520 digital camera. You can read a clip from review:

“Olympus E-520 is considered as ticket to D-SLR world and its price speaks for itself. When you take this model into your hands you really got the feeling that you are holding a quality pro model that can accomplish a lot. For testing purposes we’ve got two additional lenses: Zuiko Digital ED 50 mm Macro and telephoto lens Zuiko Digital 50-200mm (equivalent of standard 100-400mm). Olympus E-520 is available in two variants: kit with zoom lens Olympus Digital 14-42mm (we got this one also on test) and variant without this lens (just body)…”

If you are interested to read some more, we present you link:

http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Digital-cameras/Olympus-E520.html

Title:

Olympus E-520 @ InsideHW

Title:
Galaxy GeForce 9500 GT Overclocked 512 MB

Link:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Galaxy/GeForce_9500_GT_Overclocked

Brief:
NVIDIA recently launched the GeForce 9500 GT. This low-end card in the GeForce 9 Series is designed to offer acceptable gaming performance for the small wallet. Galaxy has created an overclocked edition which runs at higher clocks and comes with a quiet heatpipe cooling solution. In our testing we saw amazing overclocking potential of over 35% compared to the reference design clocks.

Title: Super Talent Pico C 8GB Flash Drive  USB Flash Drive at Overclockers
Online
Link: http://www.overclockersonline.net/?page=articles&num=1901
Quote: Perhaps the most important asset of the Super Talent Pico-C is its
tiny form factor combined with its large capacity of 8 GB. Read performance
was up to par with other drives. In terms of build quality and looks, the
flash-based USB drive is very solid and sleek, although susceptible to
fingerprints. It is also waterproof, which is a great thing.

We have just taken a quick and dirty look at the Lamptron CH-2 Aluminum Case Handles.  If you attend LAN parties and pack your computer around, you’ll know how handy it would be to have a handle on your PC.  We’ve got a nice set and strap them on from some easy packing times.  Take a look at our review for all the details.

Title: Lamptron CH-2 Case Handles
URL: http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=5962&Itemid=40

NEW CONTENT (Audio) - Making A Sound Decision On The Source

QUOTE: “This is the second of my two part guide on suiting your new system out with the best quality and value audio equipment possible for your budget. The first segment explained what’s most important when hunting for a decent set of speakers. Now we shift our focus towards the source; a sound card.

I will also cover surround standards as well as specific information regarding surround sound in gaming. Let’s see what to keep an eye out for and what to stay well clear of. Enjoy!”

For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/guides/1525/making_a_sound_decision_on_the_source/index.html

Best Regards,

The TweakTown Team
http://www.tweaktown.com

Fastsilicon has posted a new storage review, “Eagle Consus M-Series SATA to USB External Storage Review”

A Quote: “For those in the know, it’s not overly complicated to simply buy an external case for $20-30 and slap a desktop or notebook drive in to save a buck or two. But the convenience and build quality of these inexpensive alternatives are quite frankly all over the map. Wouldn’t it be nice to simply be able to slide a drive in and go without any installation hassle? That’s the idea behind Eagle’s Consus line of external storage systems.”

Article Link: http://www.fastsilicon.com/storage-reviews/eagle-consus-m-series-sata-to-usb-external-storage-review.html

Fan Control/Rheobus FC-2

Lamptron Innovative Fan Control/Rheobus-FC2 is a working result of Lamptron end users and Lamptron Design Group.

The Control Panel is CNC milled from blocks of 3/4″ thick solid aluminum.

Each channel supports up to 45 Watts.

The knobs are all LED lit a beautiful blue color.

This is the unit to get if you want smooth speed control and you will be adjusting your fans often.

The Lamptron FC2 is meant for the power user that wants the best.

For further information about Lamptron or our products, please visit our website at http://www.lamptron.com

Specifications

Dimension:150mm*43mm*73mm (5.25″ Bay)

Power Output:45 w per channel

Control Channel:6 Channels

Color Available:Black Anodized/Silver Aluminium

DC Input: + 12V(Standard 4- Pin Connector)

DC Output: 0V- 12V DC

LED Indicator:10* Super-bright Blue LED

Fan Connectors:6 pcs

About Lamptron

Lamptron develops and markets the next generation of high performance computer peripherals using the latest technology that enables a new level of interaction between the end-user and their personal computer.

Products developed are through a combination of proprietary technology, innovation and ergonomic industrial design.

There are three principal business sectors:

PC Gaming products

PC Silence products

PC Modding products

For more information, please visit www.lamptron.com