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Raijintek is preparing an addition to its CPU cooling lineup, a high-end dual tower NEMESIS CPU cooler. It's a large asymmetrical design dual tower cooler with five 8 mm heatpipes. The two aluminum fin arrays are completely different, one being a slimmer array of aluminum fins with rounder corners and wavy edges, and other being a thicker rectangle with solid sides and shark teeth fins.
NVIDIA is rumored to release an updated version of GeForce GTX 780 graphics card. GTX 780 GHz Edition would feature GK110-300-B1 configuration graphics processing unit. This means GK110 GPU with 12 SMX units (2304 CUDA cores, 192 TMUs) and a new B1 version.
Thermalright released HR-22 passive CPU cooler. Based on Thermalright's Directed Passive Airflow System design, HR-22 is one huge and, at the same time, classy looking heatsink.
X2 Products introduced Saturn HS7601 USB and Mars HS7501 USB gaming headsets. HS7601 features real 5.1 sound system whereas HS7501 boasts a virtual 7.1 channel system. X2 promises "revolutionary sound quality" coming from both products.
NVIDIA revealed pricing and release date of GeForce GTX 780 Ti graphics card. Based on GK110 silicon, GTX 780 Ti will be released on November 7th at slightly higher price than expected.
SilverStone silently rolled out Precision PS09 micro-ATX case. Measuring at 170mm (W) x 359.8mm (H) x 406.6mm (D), PS09 weighs 3.34 kg and supports graphics cards of up to 35-36 cm (14.1"), CPU coolers of up to 140 mm height and full-sized ATX power supplies of up to 210 mm in length.
NVIDIA released a new set of GeForce graphics card drivers and GeForce Experience update which finally brings ShadowPlay recording capabilities.
Xigmatek released luxurious-looking Nebula mini-ITX case. Black cubical case stands on a silver base. Between case's bottom and the base, standoff are placed to allow case draw fresh cool air from between.
AMD officially launched Radeon R9 290X graphics card. Featuring brand new fully unlocked 28 nm Hawaii graphics processing unit, R9 290X comes out as the new fastest single GPU graphics card.
ASRock M8 mini-ITX gaming barebone system, designed in cooperation with BWM Group DesignWorksUSA, has reached store shelves. M8 small form factor (SFF) system boasts futuristic design case and comes equipped with Mini-ITX motherboard, optical drives and power supply.
Chiphell forums leaked a GPU-Z screenshot of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti ultra high end graphics card. As speculated previously, GTX 780 Ti has Kepler GK110 GPU with 13 of 15 SMX units available. This makes up 2496 CUDA cores and 208 texture mounting units (TMUs).
During The Way It's Meant To Be Played (TWIMTBP) tech day event in Montreal, Canada, NVIDIA teased upcoming ultra-high end GeForce GTX 780 Ti graphics card. Very little is known about this graphics card, as no specifications were revealed.
Japanese cooling experts Scythe announced Ashura Shadow Edition tower CPU cooler. It is based on the same design as standard Scythe Ashura model, but comes with dark nickel plating on all heatsink body.
NVIDIA listed GeForce GTX 760 Ti graphics cards on their website. As stated earlier, GTX 760 Ti is based on slightly cut down version of GK104 graphics processing unit and features 1344 CUDA cores.
Premium cooling solution manufacturer Prolimatech launched Basic series CPU coolers. Coming in five models, Basic series, in contrast to Prolimatech's premium lineup, target low cost CPU cooler market.
Cooler Master released GM series mainstream class power supplies with DC-DC and 3D circuit design. GM series power supplies are semi-modular and 80 Plus Bronze rated.
Expreview members got their hands on HIS Radeon R9 290X graphics card. It is based on AMD's reference design with a wind tunnel and blower fan type cooling solution.
Deepcool unveiled GamerStorm branded Gabriel low profile CPU cooler for small form factor (SFF) mini-ITX, micro-ATX, HTPC systems. Gabriel measures at 120 x 118 x 40 mm (without fan) and comes equipped with one 120 x 120 x 20 mm fan.
In response to release of AMD Radeon R9/R7 graphics cards, NVIDIA has cut prices of two mid-range GeForce graphics card, GTX 650 Ti Boost and GTX 660.
Enermax is readying two new fans in its Twister lineup, high RPM TwisterStorm and pressure-optimized TwisterPressure. Both fans come in 120 x 120 x 25 mm format and have 3 performance modes. As usual, fans use Enermax's patented Twister bearing for long life even at 85℃ temperatures.
ASUS announced a new TUF (The Ultimate Force) series motherboard, the Vanguard B85. Coming in Micro-ATX format, Vanguard features Intel B85 chipset.
NVIDIA posted Call of Duty: Ghosts minimum and recommended PC system requirements on GeForce.com. Even though haters scream about Call of Duty being outdated, never changing franchise, newest iteration will come with some new graphics technologies implemented, such as PhysX, TXAA and DirectX 11 tessellation, and will have quite demanding system requirements.
ASUS launches Radeon R9 280X, R9 270X ad R7 260X graphics cards, all boasting ASUS's signature DirectCU II cooling solution with different variations. DirectCU coolers have direct contact heat pipes, which increases thermal performance.
VTX3D launches AMD Radeon R9/R7 series graphics cards. Four models are being launched - R9 280X, R9 270X X-Edition, R9 250 X-Edition and R9 240 X-Edition.
MSI launches seven Radeon R9/R7 series graphics cards, ranging from entry level R7 240 to high end R9 280X. Currently, one Hawk and three Gaming models are being launched, as well as three standard models.