NVIDIA nTeresting - March 30, 2012 - Weekly Newsletter

In this Issue:

• GeForce GTX 680 SLI reviews are hitting, and press continue to rave about Kepler.
• GeForce GT 640M continues to make the Acer Aspire Timeline M3 Ultrabook ‘ultra’.
• Trek Bicycle Corp. uses Quadro GPUs to make the lightest bike ever.

Phanteks introduces the PH-TC14CS C-Type CPU Cooler

Los Angeles, CA.March 30, 2012 – European cooling expert Phanteks expands its product portfolio with the PH-TC14CS C-Type CPU Cooler. The PH-TC14CS measures 160 x 151 x 140.5 mm ( with dual fans), it weighs 900 grams, has five nickel-plated 8mm copper heat-pipes, and supports the latest LGA 2011/ 1155/ 1156/ 1366/ 775 and AMD FM1/ AM3+/ AM3/ AM2/ 2+/ AM3 micro-processors. Featuring Phanteks patented Physical Antioxidant Thermal Shield ( P.A.T.S) and Cold Plasma Spraying Coating Technology (C.P.S.C), PH-TC14CS provides a perfect cooling solution for low profile setups.  Enthusiasts with HTPC’s or multimedia cases can achieve maximum cooling while maintaining quiet performance.

Razer announces plans to unveil left-handed Naga

Community's voice heard as Razer reveals left-handed MMO gaming mouse

Carlsbad, Calif. – March 30th, 2012 – Razer, the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware, is receiving an overwhelming response from its devoted community, and has decided to move forward with plans to release a left-handed version of its award-winning Naga MMO gaming mouse.

Create Your Modding Wishlist Now at Xoxide

Once again, you asked and we delivered! You wanted to save time checking out and get easy access to your order history, so we now offer the option to create an account. Plus one of the many extra benefits is our new wish list feature. So if you're saving up to build your ultimate rig, or just want to keep tabs on some of your favorite items, you can now add any item to your wish list directly from any product page. Just look for the "Add to My Wishlist" link under the Add to Cart button. Creating an account is always optional, so if you prefer to check out without saving any details you can of course still do that as well.

Inaugural Intel Marketing Innovation Awards Announced

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 29, 2012 – Recognizing standout marketing campaigns within the Intel Inside® and Intel® Brand Advantage programs, Intel Corporation feted a handful of companies with the first Intel Marketing Innovation Awards.

AMD Named Components Vendor of the Year at PCR Awards 2012

PCR Award shows AMD continues to be the preferred pick for channel partners and customers in the UK

London —3/29/2012 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) has been named UK Components Vendor of the year at the PCR Awards 2012. AMD won this honour, presented by PCR Magazine, for its channel strategy, channel partner engagement and overall channel partner programmes, including the AMD Fusion Partner programme.

RAIDMAX Announces New Chassis Incorporating Luxurious Car Themes – RAPTOR

Flexible System Building with an Eye-Catching Case

March 29, 2012, L.A., California, U.S.A. - RAIDMAX, a computer chassis provider, is pleased to announce a chassis with a sports car theme incorporated in the outer appearance - RAPTOR. Designed for ATX and m-ATX motherboards, the RAPTOR is ideal for PC builders wanting a chassis that is both flexible and eye-catching at a great value.

Scythe Grand Kama Cross goes Rev. B

Japanese cooling expert Scythe announcing a new revision of the Top-Flow CPU cooler Grand Kama Cross. New Rev. B of the x-shaped cooler comes with reliable quality and performance for the same price as prior version. Main improvement is the compatibility to the new enthusiast socket LGA2011 from Intel®. Furthermore Socket compatibility list includes latest Intel® socket LGA1155, LGA1156, LGA775, LGA1366 as well as AMD® socket 754, 939, 940, AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+ and FM1.

Lian Li Expands Its Line of Data Storage Chassis for the Modern Mobile User with the PC-Q12 & PC-Q18

Two New Compact Chassis with Impressive Storage Capabilities

28 March 2012, Keelung, Taiwan - Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd, the award-winning aluminum computer chassis manufacturer, today announces two new additions to the Q Series – PC-Q12 & PC-Q18. With the release of these two compact chassis, Lian Li gives even more options to PC builders who need elegant-looking space-saving cases with high data storage capabilities.

GIGABYTE Announces "Spring Extreme" Contest Winners

Overclockers Push AMD CPUs to the Limit to Win Prizes

City of Industry, California , March 28, 2012 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today the winners of the GIGABYTE 'Spring Extreme' overclocking contest hosted on HWBot.org. Open from February 15th to March 15th, the "Spring Extreme' contest invited all HWBOT members in possession of an AMD processor and a compatible GIGABYTE motherboard, to compete in four highly competitive stages to decide who can truly claim the AMD performance crown.

Rovio Entertainment acquires Futuremark Games Studio

March 27, 2012 -- Espoo, Finland -- Rovio Entertainment, creator of the global phenomenon Angry Birds, announced today the acquisition of Futuremark Games Studio, the gaming arm of benchmarking software developer Futuremark.

FinalWire Debuts AIDA64 v2.30

Enhanced UPS Support and Revamped Desktop Gadget

BUDAPEST, Hungary - March 28, 2012 - FinalWire Ltd. today announced the immediate availability of AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.30 software, a streamlined diagnostic and benchmarking tool for home users; and the immediate availability of AIDA64 Business Edition 2.30 software, an essential network management solution for small and medium scale enterprises.

EVGA Announces the EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked!

March 27, 2012 - EVGA announces immediate availability of the EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked. This card improves upon the standard GeForce GTX 680 with a new boost clock of 1113MHz, and a base clock of 1058MHz. The memory has further been tuned with a stock frequency of 6208MHz. Also available is the EVGA GTX 680 Superclocked+, this version includes the enhanced performance offered on the Superclocked card, plus a custom EVGA backplate. The backplate is also available for purchase separately at the EVGA Webstore http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=M021-00-000008

GIGABYTE On/Off Charge Supports Quick Charging of New 3rd Generation Apple iPad
 
Majority of GIGABYTE Motherboards as Well as Upcoming GIGABTYE 7 Series Offer Support

City of Industry, California , March 27, 2012  – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards is pleased to announce their On/Off Charge technology now enables fast charging of the new Apple® iPad (3rd Generation) devices, as well as previous Apple devices, on a majority of GIGABYTE motherboards, including soon-to-launch GIGABYTE Z77 motherboards.

Accelero Xtreme III - VGA Cooler for Enthusiasts

The Accelero Xtreme III offers the best cooling solution for the fastest single GPU cards and operates in silence. Its special mounting mechanism and heatsink design makes it compatible with a wide-range of graphic cards. With an impressive maximum cooling capacity of up to 300 Watts, it definitely satisfies all overclockers and enthusiasts with extremely powerful graphic cards.

NZXT Announces Phantom 410 Special Edition

NZXT unveils new color editions of award-winning Phantom 410 based on feedback from the PC Enthusiast community – Now available in 4 new colors including a sleek Gunmetal Black

El Monte, CA – March 27, 2012 – NZXT, a company built on realizing the dreams of gamers worldwide, is proud to introduce new, special edition color options of the widely-acclaimed Phantom 410. Early this year, NZXT polled the facebook community to see what color combinations were most demanded by gamers and enthusiasts, selected the top choices and made them a reality. Phantom 410 is now available in Black with Orange Trim, Black with White Trim, White with Blue Trim, and a surprise Gunmetal black edition with a gunmetal interior and exterior matte finish.

AMD and Rockwell Collins Help Improve Situational Awareness by Providing Pilots with Detailed 3D Imagery

Rockwell Collins selects AMD Radeon™ E2400 embedded GPU to support Synthetic Vision in its Pro Line Fusion™ Avionics System

SUNNYVALE, Calif. —3/26/2012 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced Rockwell Collins, a leader in innovative communications and avionics systems for the aerospace and defense industries, has selected the AMD Radeon™ E2400 embedded graphics processor for inclusion in its highly-intuitive, integrated flight deck solution, Pro Line Fusion™. Chosen for its advanced 3D graphics rendering capabilities, the AMD Radeon E2400 helps generate realistic graphical models of the external aircraft environment to help improve awareness of terrain, obstacles and runways in low visibility conditions. With this technology, pilots can now have key information at their fingertips, enabling them to make informed decisions during every phase of flight.

RAZER IS PUSHING LANES WITH IT'S GOSU

Set to bring more MOBA action to North American gamers

Carlsbad, Calif.– March 26th 2012 Razer, one of the world's pioneering supporters of e-Sports and North American professional gaming team and portal It's Gosu, will be joining forces to push and develop the MOBA scene in North America. Razer and It's Gosu share a common goal in supporting competitive gaming at both the professional and casual gaming level. Although new to the scene, It's Gosu has quickly become an integral part of a perpetually growing MOBA scene in the United States.

GIGABYTE Releases AIRE M77 Must-Have Optical Mouse

Brings You All The Basics, And Much More!

Taipei, Taiwan, 21 March, 2012 — When it comes to a wireless mouse with an in-style design and reasonable price, previously, there had been very few products in the market to choose from. GIGABYTE is excited to introduce a new option for consumers looking for a stylish mouse at a great price, the AIRE M77 Must-Have Wireless Mouse, which satisfies all your basic needs and much more! Just like the latest “It Bag” in the fashion industry, the AIRE M77 is your “It Mouse” that achieves exactly what you want and suits almost every condition. Plus, its ergonomic design and practical function setting will help you enjoy this mouse even more!

EVGA Newsletter - March 12, 2012 - First Edition

• EVGA: The GTX 680 has arrived!
• EVGA Precision X: Ultimate GeForce Controller
• EVGA OC Scanner X

CM Storm Sentinel Advance II & Speed-RX

Chino, CA – March 22nd, 2012 - Cooler Master, an industry leading chassis, thermal solution, peripheral, and accessory manufacturer storms onto the war torn frontlines with a devastating new duo, the Sentinel Advance 2 Gaming Mouse and Speed Rx Mousepad.

Mobile Accessories for iPad 3rd Ganeration from Cooler Master

Chino, CA – March 22nd, 2012 - Cooler Master, an industry leading chassis, thermal solution, peripheral, and accessory manufacturer today is proud to unveil that its mobile accessories collection is iPad 3rd Generation ready.

GIGABYTE Unveils GeForce® GTX 680 Graphics Card
Kepler-based, dynamic GPU Boost with 1536 CUDA Cores, arriving NOW!

Taipei, Taiwan, 22 March 2012 – GIGABYTE Technology Co. LTD, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is pleased to introduce the latest GV-N680D5-2GD-B graphics cards. GV-N680D5-2GD-B is built with the highly anticipated GeForce® GTX 680 GPU, which utilizes the latest 28nm fabrication process, and features GDDR5 memory and 1536 CUDA cores. GIGABYTE GV-N680D5-2GD-B supported Microsoft DirectX® 11, and PCI-Express 3.0, not only improves the processing ability but provides gamers a faster, smoother and richer gaming experience. Supporting NVIDIA® 3D Vision Surround, 3D Vision™, PhysX®, and 3-way SLI®, GV-N680D5-2GD-B guarantees an ultimate gaming experience. Equipped with the innovative GPU Boost technology, GV-N680D5-2GD-B delivered dynamic clocking with different clock rate – Base clock and Boost Clock. It automatically boosts the clock speed of the GPU to offer enthusiastic gamers extra performance.

ADATA Takes the Lead with the Launch DDR3L ECC SO-DIMM for Micro-Server Applications

Company Extends Inroads with Enterprise Cloud Computing Solutions

Taipei, Taiwan – March 22, 2012 – ADATA™ Technology, a leading manufacturer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flashapplication products, today launched a new line of DDR3L ECC SO-DIMM server memory modules, boasting low voltage, large densities, and rapid processing capability. They are designed and engineered especially for cloud computing solutions, and can greatly minimize the power consumption of a wide range of network systems.

ZOTAC Unleashes Next-Generation PC Graphics Card

The new ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 680 graphics card redefines PC gaming with a new architecture, features and unprecedented performance

HONG KONG – Mar. 22, 2012 – ZOTAC International, a global innovator of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today unleashes the next-generation in PC graphics with the GeForce® GTX 680 graphics card. The new ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 680 graphics card redefines smooth, seamless and lifelike gaming with a new architecture, features and unprecedented performance.

EVGA Announces the EVGA GeForce GTX 680 and EVGA Precision X

March 22, 2012 — Get to the next level with the EVGA GeForce GTX 680. This card delivers truly game-changing performance that taps into the powerful new GeForce architecture to redefine smooth, seamless, lifelike gaming. It offers brand new, never before seen features that will redefine the way you think about performance graphics cards. Expect more from your graphics card than just state-of-the-art features and technology; get faster, smoother and a richer gaming experience with the EVGA GeForce GTX 680.

Extreme SSD solution skips SATA III in favor of PCIe

Data Center Level Storage for your PC Workstation

San Jose, California – March 21, 2012 – Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of NAND flash storage solutions, today announces the new RAIDDrive upStream™, a new type of SSD designed for the PCI backplane.

MSI Unleashes Gaming Notebooks Armed with NVIDIA Kepler GeForce 600 during PAX East

Benchmark shattering performance featuring latest Intel processors, Killer Gaming Network and extreme multimedia capabilities

City of Industry, Calif. – March 22, 2012 – MSI Computer Corp, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, unveils the GT70 and GT60, their newest gaming beasts during PAX East.

iBUYPOWER Announces Partnership with Major League Gaming

iBUYPOWER Official Gaming PC of Major League Gaming for 2012 Pro Circuit

El Monte, CA – March 22, 2012 –iBUYPOWER, a leading innovator in gaming PCs, is excited to announce it is the official gaming PC partner of Major League Gaming (MLG), the world's largest competitive gaming league and largest eSports stage in the US. iBUYPOWER's Chimera 4, the fourth generation of iBUYPOWER's signature gaming line inspired by the mythical fire-breathing beast, will be used as the official competition PC for all 2012 MLG Pro Circuit Events.