Antec Introduces the Multimedia Station Groundbreaking Bundle Enables Consumers to Instantly Turn Any PC Into a Home Theater

Fremont, CA - August 7, 2008 - Antec, Inc., the leading global provider of high-performance components for the gaming, PC Upgrade and Do-It-Yourself markets, has launched the Multimedia Station, a high-performance computing kit that enablers users to upgrade their existing PCs into complete multimedia centers.

One of the most common complaints of home theater enthusiasts is that PC enclosures are too large and bulky for their living rooms. The Micro Fusion Remote 350 was designed specifically to address this need; with a petite 4.5" x 15.1" x 16.1" frame, this case is perfectly sized to fit in any home theater. The Micro Fusion Remote 350 also features a stylish IR receiver, compatible with Windows MCE and Vista (TM), and a polished aluminum plate front bezel with an LCD display, which enables users to see media information, check for new emails, adjust the volume, and more.

CPUs, RAMs, Mobos

• XFX nForce 750a SLI Motherboard Review at Motherboards.org
• Super talent Project X DDR3-1800 2GB dual kit at PC-experience.de
• Intel DG45ID at TrustedReviews
• First Look: AMD 790GX IGP and SB750 at bit-tech
• GIGABYTE EP45-DS3R Motherboard Review at Virtual-Hideout

Video Cards

• Palit 9800GX2 Review at OCC
• Sapphire HD 4850 TOXIC in Crossfire at Tweaktown
• Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Review at ASE Labs
• Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Toxic 512MB at Phoronix
• EVGA GTX 280 Superclocked at bit-tech

Cases, PSUs, Coolers

• Scythe Shuriken CPU Cooler at Mikhailtech
• In Win Power Man Commander 1200w Power Supply at Hi-techreviews
• Cooler Master CSX Medusa Cosmos Chassis at Tweaktown

Peripherals

• Vantec NexStar 3i External Hard Drive Enclosure Review at ThinkComputers.org
• Lexar 8 GB Class 2 SDHC at techPowerUp
• Vuzix VR920 Video Eyewear at BIOS REVIEW
• Nova Master Review at XSReviews
• Corsair Flash Voyager Mini Review at Rbmods
• Thecus N5200PRO NAS at techPowerUp
• BlueAnt Supertooth 3 Bluetooth Handsfree Speakerphone at Legit Reviews
• iRiver Lplayer at TrustedReviews

Misc

• OneClick TV/AV IntelliPlug at TrustedReviews
• Apple Has Done It Again, App Style! at Hardwarezone.com
• Windows XP SP3 includes Black Hole Router detection at HEXUS.gaming
• Diskeeper 2008 Professional Review at DragonSteelMods
• Siren Blood Curse - Playstation 3 Review at GamingHeaven
• Hard Disk Drive Myths Debunked! at Tech ARP
• Assembly Summer '08 LAN/Demo event report at Metku.net
• Dark City Directors Cut Blu-Ray Review & Podcast at Ascully.com
• Soul Calibur IV at bit-tech

First ever PCs designed for amateur online videographers – Capture, Edit and Post

El Monte CA – August 07, 2008 - iBUYPOWER, know for it’s innovative and powerful gaming PCs, is excited to launch its new line of Video PC’s. The Video PCs’ are built with the amateur videographer on mind – individuals who prefer to shoot video rather than stills, and post their experiences on sites like You Tube. The iBUYPOWER Video PC line includes the Video Bot, Video Pro, and Video Extreme, which are priced at $1,299, $1,799, and $4,299 MSRP respectively.

Coming on the 12th of August is the what NVIDIA calls the PhysX Pack 1.  We have been playing around with the pack and its some pretty cool stuff.

Here is what is included:

Full version of Warmonger

Full version of Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX Mod Pack (you will need Unreal Tournament 3 to play)

Latest patch for Ghost Recon Advanced Fighter 2

Sneak peek at the Nurien upcoming social networking service, based on the Unreal Engine 3 (with built-in benchmark)

Sneak peek at the upcoming game Metal Knight Zero (with built-in benchmark)

All new NVIDIA “The Great Kulu” tech demo

All new NVIDIA “Fluid” tech demo

You will be able to get the pack on www.nvidia.com on the 12th.

HIGHPOINT DEMOS HARDWARE RAID SERIES CONTROLLELRS WITH NATIVE LINUX SUPPORT

San Francisco, Calif. – This week at Linuxworld Conference and Expo, HighPoint will showcase its RocketRAID 3500 Family Series of (16/8/4) Channel Hardware RAID controllers with native Linux support in stable Linux kernel 2.6.25 at booth 1517 in the San Francisco Moscone Center North.

"Watch Your Music” - This program synchronizes music with image scenes for 3D stereoscopy viewing and headtracking capability on your iWear® VR920.

Rochester, NY – August 6, 2008 – Vuzix Corporation is pleased to debut the Vuzix 3D Visualizer to the growing list of VR920 compatible applications. The Vuzix 3D Visualizer synchronizes user selected audio tracks with any of the 26 spectacular 3D scenes included with the Visualizer. Using an iWear® VR920 video display, the user can view stunning 3D stereoscopic scenes and shift viewpoints with natural head movements. For the first time, music enthusiasts can interact with their favorite music.

CPUs, RAMs, Mobos

• ECS P45T-A Review at OCC
• G.Skill PI PC28800 4GB at Technic3D
• Kingston HyperX 3GB Notebook Memory Review at Virtual-Hideout
• AMD 790GX + SB750 Chipset at Madboxpc
• Gigabyte GA-EP45T-EXTREME P45 Motherboard at Benchmark Reviews
• AMD 790GX Chipset Platform Launch at HotHardware.com
• AMD's 790GX chipset at Tech Report

Video Cards

• BFG 9800 GX2 1GB Video Card Reviewed at TheTechLounge
• ASUS GeForce 9800 GTX+ TOP Graphics Card at Tweaktown
• NVIDIA's PhysX: Performance and Status Report - Part 2 at Techgage
• A first look at Nvidia's GPU physics at Tech Report
• NVIDIA GPU PhysX Pack Preview at HotHardware.com
• GPU physics for the masses - NVIDIA's PhysX Pack 1 at Elite Bastards
• Nvidia PhysX - Starring the Zotac 9800 GTX+ Amp Edition at DriverHeaven
• The AMD 790GX Chipset Arrives - Asus M3A78-T Motherboard Review at Legit Reviews

Cases, PSUs, Coolers

• Zalman GS1000 Case Review at Hardware Secrets
• Top 5 Low Profile Heatsinks on Frostytech at Frostytech.com
• Thermaltake Armor VH6001 Case Review at Motherboards.org
• BFG Tech LS-550 Power Supply Review at OCIA.net
• Sunbeamtech Core Contact Freezer Review at XSReviews
• Aerocool S9 Standard PC Case Review at OCInside.de
• In Win Power Man Commander 1200w Power Supply at Hi-techreviews

Peripherals

• Thecus N3200 NAS Box Review at DragonSteelMods
• Creative Aurvana X-Fi at InsideHW
• Razer Goliathus Gaming Mouse Mats at Hardwarezone.com
• iPhone 3G Review at Hardware Secrets
• Welcome To The Social Canada! A review of the Microsoft Zune at DreamWare Computers
• Powerline networking - can it deliver? at HEXUS.net
• Samsung SC-MX10 Solid State Memory Camcorder Review at Tweaknews.net
• Mint 220 Wireless Digital Music Station Review at I4U

Misc

• Interview: Andrew Milligan, the Brain Behind Sumo Lounge at APH Networks
• How the Wii is Beating the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 at Digital Trends
• SBK '08 at TrustedReviews
• Space Invaders Extreme Nintendo DS at Gamepyre
• NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) v4.4 Program Released... at MVKTech
• DT August Contest: Win a Lenovo 22 inch LCD at Digital Trends
• Fedora 10 Alpha Preview at Phoronix
• GEAR4 BlackBox 24/7 at BIOS REVIEW
• Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide at Tech ARP
• All Athlon 64 Models at Hardware Secrets

− Plans full support of Microsoft DirectX® 11 and OpenCL to enable increased C/C++ cross-platform programming efficiency —

Sunnyvale, Calif. — August 6, 2008 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced efforts to help further increase the ease and efficiency of software development using AMD Stream™ processing with an extensive set of upgrades planned for future versions of the Stream Software Development Kit (SDK).

The improvements are designed to reduce the time and effort needed to produce GPU accelerated applications that run on multiple platforms, by expanding support for industry standard application programming interfaces (APIs) and providing enhanced support for C/C++.

DDR3 has been progressing slowly, but at a steady pace and it’s not looking like stopping. While the JEDEC officially only supports 1333MHz DDR3 on its records, Intel has gone a step further; something we wouldn’t have expected them to do. They’ve pushed the boundaries of DDR3 by introducing the XMP profiles that allow speeds of 1600MHz and very soon 1800MHz on its X38 and X48 chipsets with DDR3 memories.

While this may seem quite impressive, it’s still not enough; not when the 2000MHz barrier is in sight and quite a few companies are pushing to reach it. Corsair says it has managed to hit speeds well beyond that.

Source: Tweaktown

- GIGABYTE Announces Ultimate IGP GA-MA790GP-DS4H Motherboard -
- Featuring DDR3 Side Port Memory and Outstanding Overclocking Performance -

City of Industry, CA, August 6, 2008 – GIGABYTE UNITED INC., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards today announce the launch of the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H, further cementing GIGABYTE’s leadership position for the AMD AM2+ platform by enabling a new generation of motherboards which push the boundaries of integrated graphics performance and overclocking potential.

A gameplay video was just released and of course we have downloaded it and snagged some pics!

Check out more at our forum.

CPUs, RAMs, Mobos

• MSI Wind U100 Sub-Notebook Review at Futurelooks
• OCZ ReaperX HPC 4GB PC2-6400 Memory Kit at Benchmark Reviews
• eVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW Review at Techgage
• OCZ DDR3 1600 MHz Platinum EB Ed. 4GB Kit at techPowerUp
• XFX GeForce 8200 Motherboard Review at Motherboards.org
• Supermicro X7DWA-N Motherboard Review at PCReview

Video Cards

• Larrabee - Intel Gets Serious on 3D Graphics at Hardwarezone.com
• Gigabyte HD 4850 GV-R485-512H-B Review at OCC
• ASUS "Top" 280GTX vs. XFX 280GTX at Bootdaily.com
• Sapphire Radeon HD4870 512MB Graphics Card Review at Bigbruin.com
• Zotac 9800GTX AMP! Edition at BIOS REVIEW
• Sapphire HD 4850 Toxic 512 MB at techPowerUp

Cases, PSUs, Coolers

• Lian Li A77 Aluminum Full Tower at Pro-Clockers
• The Beast chews through seven new PSUs at Tech Report
• Tagan BZ Series 900W Modular Power Supply Review at ThinkComputers.org
• Raidmax Aura Case Review at Hardware Secrets
• Lian-Li PC-P80R ARMORSUIT Case Review at Gamepyre
• Cooler Master Silent ProM 600W at Technic3D
• Hiper Type-M 780W PSU Review at DriverHeaven
• Thermaltake MaxOrb Heatsink Review at Frostytech
• Tagan CS Monolize Full Tower Case Review at Legit Reviews
• Antec Twelve Hundred Case Review at HardwareLogic
• NZXT Khaos Full ATX case review at Techspot

Peripherals

• Razer DeathAdder Review at Pure Overclock
• Apple iPhone 3G Review at Digital Trends
• Pioneer BDC-S02 Blu-ray & 12x6 DVD±RW DL SATA Drive (Beige) at Rbmods
• Akasa Vortexx Neo Review at Driver Heaven
• SilverStone Lascala LC13-E at Phoronix

Misc

• QuakeCon 2008 Visiting the Vendors at Tweaktown
• How to build a MSI Wind at Madboxpc
• Web Browser Keystrokes That Are Good To Know at PCMech
• On The Road With The Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III at Tech ARP
• QuakeCon 2008 - A Quad Damage of Babes at Tweaktown
• QuakeCon 2008 - Paint, Glue & Sponge Bob at Tweaktown
• A Geek’s Family Outing With the Iphone 3G at PCMech

GIGABYTE Partners with INGRAM MICRO to Extend its Offering of
High-performance Motherboards and Graphics Solutions in the U.S.

City of Industry, Calif., August 5, 2008 – GIGABYTE United, Inc., the world leading motherboards and graphics manufacturer, today announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world’s largest technology distributor, by providing a broad line of GIGABYTE award-winning motherboards and graphics solutions to help valued customers reach their full potential.

The new gaming series features Blu-Ray player, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 3D graphic, and New Intel® Centrino® 2 Technology

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA – August 04, 2008 – MSI Computer, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, is pleased to announce the release of the new GX620/GX720 Gaming Notebook. Winner of a Best Choice Award at COMPUTEX 2008, the GX620 ‘s Blu-Ray player, MSI’s VIVID Image Enhancement Technology, the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 3D graphics card and Dolby® 7.1 digital surround sound capabilities guarantee the ultimate gaming or movie watching experience. This powerful notebook is housed in a sleek yet tough alloy case with strong red accents, and features user friendly quick launch touch sensors.

08/05/2008- Aiming at enterprise and small & medium business environment, Thecus has been known to deliver stable storage device with unparallel performance and data security. Other than innovation in NAS technology, Thecus again rocks the storage world with the powerful iSCSI storage series, the i4500R and i5500, which deliver unbeatable value proposition for enterprises looking to store and secure valuable data.

-Corsair Dominates Competition for Fourth Consecutive Year-

Maximum PC is the ultimate magazine for today’s true technology enthusiast. The “Dream Machine” Desktop PC is custom built every year featuring the world’s best PC Components.

Corsair Memory has been chosen five of the last six years for the Maximum PC Dream Machine enforcing Corsair’s positioning as the worldwide leader in performance memory.

Fremont, CA, August 4th, 2008 – Corsair®, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today they have again been selected above all other brands for use in the 2008 Maximum PC Dream Machine. Maximum PC is the ultimate magazine for today's true technology enthusiasts. The Dream Machine is Maximum PC’s yearly “best of the best” guide to building the fastest PC in the world, featuring this year 8GB of Corsair 800MHz FBDIMM memory.

CPUs, RAMs, Mobos

• Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R @ InsideHW
• Acer Aspire One at bit-tech
• ASRock X48TurboTwins-WiF at Phoronix
• ASRock P43 and P45 Motherboards Reviewed at Tweaktown
• ASRock P45R2000-WiFi P45 DDR2/DDR3 Motherboard Review at ThinkComputers.org
• Asus Eee Box Desktop System - Evaluation and Video Spotlight at HotHardware

Video Cards

• NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT Video Card Preview at Legit Reviews
• The Intel Larrabee Processor Tech Report at Tech ARP
• Galaxy and Leadtek 9500 GT Tested and Compared at Madshrimps
• Zotac GeForce 9800 GTX+ (Plus) Amp! Edition at techPowerUp
• XFX GeForce GTX 280 XXX 1GB video card review at Elite Bastards
• Intel lifts wraps on next-generation Larrabee: should NVIDIA and ATI be worried? at HEXUS.net

Cases, PSUs, Coolers

• NZXT Performance Power 800w PSU Review at OCIA.net
• Antec Twelve Hundred Gaming Case Review at Virtual-Hideout
• Noctua NF-P12+NF-B9 Quiet Fans Review at XtremeComputing
• Xigmatek SD964 HDT CPU Cooler Review at DragonSteel
• In Win Alpha360 Mini-Tower Case Review at TheTechLounge

Peripherals

• Icy Box IB-3218 Enclosure Review at OCIA.net
• Kingston 8GB microSDHC Card Review at DragonSteelMods
• SteelSeries Gaming-Keyboard 7G at Technic3D
• SilverStone SST-TS01B RFID External Drive Kit at BmR
• Tagan Icy Box IB-3218 Series Review at OCC
• VOX V1 500GB USB and eSATA External HDD at Tweaktown
• Zaward Gyre at techPowerUp

Misc

• OpenGL Benchmarking On Linux Reaches New Heights at Phoronix
• Empire23's Road Trip Review Madness! at Tech ARP
• App Attack! Top 15 iPhone apps at Digital Trends
• Nvidia's Meltdown? at Fastsilicon
• The Stupidity of Microsoft’s Mojave Experiment at PCMech
• Fallout 3 Hands-on Preview at bit-tech
• Pixeljunk Eden: Playstation3 Review at GamingHeaven

HIS introduces the HIS HD 4850 IceQ 4 512MB (256bit) GDDR3 PCIe, featuring the innovative HIS IceQ 4 Cooling Technology!

Hong Kong — Jul 31, 2008 — HIS today unveils the HD 4850 IceQ 4 512MB (256bit) GDDR3 PCIe. The ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series GPUs deliver a cinematic gaming experience with unprecedented performance.

HIS Radeon™ HD 4850 IceQ 4 512MB GDDR3 card is powered by the 4850 GPUs with core speed up to 625MHz and memory speed up to 1986MHz. The powerful new TeraScale graphics will propel you deep into your gameplay with seamless frame rates and high resolutions. HIS IceQ 4 fan effectively dissipates heat from the GPU, thus enabling it for high levels of performance. Enhanced anti-aliasing (AA) and anisotropic filtering create striking graphics with unparalleled realism so you can max out the settings of the most demanding next-generation games or revitalize your favorite titles. UVD 2 frees up your CPU for other tasks so you get The Ultimate Visual Experience™ for even the most processingintensive content, including VC-1, H.264 and now MPEG-2.

Intel today takes a portion of the veil off their upcoming Larrabee architecture, so we can better understand its implementation, how it differs from a typical GPU, why it benefits from taking the 'many cores' route, its performance scaling and of course, what else it has in store.

Source: Techgage

• XFX Motherboard Roundup at DriverHeaven

Video Cards

• NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3 at Hardwarezone.com

Peripherals

• Samsung spin POINT F1 HD322HJ at PC-experience.de
• PowerTraveller K3000ST Solar iPod Speaker at TrustedReviews
• Logitech G51 at InsideHW

Misc

• The TR Podcast 12: The $700 chair and the $69 Atom at Tech Report
• Gigabyte Motherboard Features: Smart Backup, Ultra TPM, and Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced at ThinkComputers.org