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MSI X58 Eclipse Plus with NF200!



MSI announces the master piece within its X58 mainboards supporting the latest Intel® Core i7 processor: MSI Eclipse Plus. It is based on Intel® X58 Express chipset and offers exclusive MSI features enabling a high performance beyond your imagination: 2nd generation MSI DrMOS and APS technology. Furthermore, a new Split Thermal Heatpipe design and the next generation solid caps called Hi-c CAP for maximum lifespan. The MSI OC Dial and Easy Buttons make it very easy to overclock to extreme levels. Furthermore, the mainboard comes with a NF200 chip, supporting true quad SLI and Quad CrossFireX in a unique 16/16/16/4 formation.

MSI DrMOS and APS
For highest performance and power efficiency, MSI Eclipse Plus is equipped with the 2nd generation, true 6-phase MSI DrMOS power design and APS (Active Phase Switching). The board is very power efficient as MSI APS switches the phases of the CPU and also of the QPI, chipset and memory. Besides this it is the only OS independent power saving system on the market.

Quad SLI and Quad CrossFireX support
MSI Eclipse Plus comes with the nvidia NF200 chip to enable 4 PCI-E x16 connectors running at 16 / 16 / 16 / 4 speed. These four slots enable full speed 3-Way SLI setups and Quad SLI. On top of that users can now enjoy the maximum bandwidth possible running true Quad CrossfireX.

Hi-c CAP’s
For the best stability and longest lifespan, MSI Eclipse Plus is equipped with the next generation Solid Capacitor called Highly-conductive polymerized Capacitors (Hi-c caps). This features ensures high voltage derating and they resistant to high temperatures.

MSI OC Dial
Experienced users can boost the performance of MSI Eclipse Plus to extreme levels with help of MSI OC Dial. This special overclocking feature enables real-time overclocking and downclocking of the CPU clockspeed manually. Just turn the OC Dial en start breaking overclock records.

Split Thermal Design
The new heatpipe on the MSI Eclipse Plus is a split thermal cooling. This new cooling prevents the chipset to transfer any heat to the cool running DrMOS PWM. To emphasize the new special heatpipe design MSI Eclipse Plus has a new stunning colour scheme. Since the heat pipe is attached with metal screws to the PCB, it can be easy remove for the extreme liquid nitrogen overclockers.

Improved BIOS
MSI has improved its BIOS a lot with the help of renowned overclockers. New BIOS features have been added such as CPU Specification and M-Flash. MSI’s M-Flash is the world’s first BIOS feature allowing a second BIOS booting up from USB. Users can test-drive the new BIOS before actually flashing it.

Creative X-Fi Audio Hardware
MSI is the only one who bundles the real Creative X-FI audio hardware with their high-end mainboards. The Creative X-Fi audio hardware decoder chip enables the highest quality multi-channel surround sound.

MSI GreenPower Genie
MSI GreenPower Genie can be placed between the power supply and MSI Eclipse Plus mainboard. It is connected via the System Management Bus and can detect real-time 12V, 5V and 3.3V. The voltages are displayed in the BIOS, MSI GreenPower Center software and D-LED 2. It is the only system that real-time shows the true power values and system’s efficiency.

MSI Drive Booster
It is very easy to double your HDD performance with the all new MSI Drive Booster. This feature is OS independent too, which allows you to double improve the RAID speed. MSI Drive booster is easy to use, just plug & play.

Us price: $358.00

Info Via - Bit-tech

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Lacie 2Big Network 1TB NAS!


The 2big Network can act as a file-sharing server, a backup server or an FTP server. Easily share important files and make them accessible from your network via FTP or any web browser. With this affordable 2-disk RAID solution with Ethernet interface, get maximum storage capacity in BIG mode or maximum security in SAFE mode (RAID 1).

If one drive fails in RAID 1, data remains accessible and can even be automatically rebuilt onto a hot-swappable spare drive***. With the 2 USB ports, easily transfer files from a USB key or USB hard drive with the 1-Click Data-Sharing Button or expand available network capacity. The new heat sink metal design naturally draws heat away from the hard disk’s internal components to help keep it cool and improve reliability. The user-friendly LaCie Ethernet Agent enables direct access to shares, drive mapping, and easy administrator configuration.

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The monster gpus of 2008!






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Cool pics of coolermaster computer cases!

CoolerMaster makes some of the best computer cases on the market today ranging from very moderate in price to extreme like these custom painted ones.

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Yamaha gets official with CD-S2000 SACD player, A-S2000 amplifier!

On one hand, the designs of Yamaha’s latest devices could have easily been ripped straight from last century, but in another sense, there’s a certain level of attractiveness that comes with brushed aluminum AV components sporting retro-inspired buttons / knobs. Nevertheless, the CD-S2000 SACD / CD player (which arrives in silver or black motifs) plays nice with MP3 / WMA files and sports analog, optical / coaxial digital and XLR audio outputs. As for the A-S2000, it’s available in the same two hues and can crank out up to 190-watts x 2 at 4-ohms or 120-watts x 2 at 8-ohms. Apparently marketed towards the high-end crowd, neither of these December-bound units come cheap, as the CD-S2000 will demand ¥208,950 ($1,824) while the A-S2000 rings up at an equally staggering ¥176,400 ($1,540).

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PANASONIC PREVIEWS LATEST BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER!

DMP-BD50 Continues Advancement of 1080p High Definition With Inclusion of BD-Live Function

LAS VEGAS, NV (January 6, 2008)- Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal U.S. subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE:MC), today introduced the DMP-BD50, Panasonic’s latest Blu-ray disc player - the ultimate playback source for high definition 1080p content. Blu-ray media offers a wide range of functions that foster the transition to HD - including 1080p image quality, lossless Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™ and versatile Picture-in-Picture applications. The BD50 adds the new BD-Live function, which uses the internet to further enhance the consumer’s entertainment experience and employs VIERA Link,™ a technology that allows the consumer to operate VIERA Link equipped home theater components with a single remote.

BD-Live opens up a myriad of interactive possibilities for the consumer. In the future BD-Live will allow users to connect the DMP-BD50 to the internet to download such data as images and subtitles, and to join in multi-player interactive games that are linked to bonus movie content contained on Blu-ray discs.

For optimum image quality the DMP-BD50 features the PHL Reference Chroma processor and P4HD i/p conversion processor, which combine to create Uniphier®, a precise digital video processor that produces sharp, crisp, natural colors that are extremely faithful to the original movie. Uniphier reflects the advance encoding and authoring technologies developed by Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory.

The true to the original source images are complimented by an exceptionally pure, accurate sound achieved through Audio Re-master and integrated decoders for the lossless Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats. Furthermore, the DMP-BD50 can be combined with a 7.1 channel amplifier and speakers for full 7.1 channel surround sound.

Networking is an essential product of the DMP-BD50. With an SD Memory Card slot for easily transferring images from an HD camcorder or digital still camera via an SD Memory card. The consumer simply inserts the SD card into the BD50 and then can view the images on a large screen HD flat panel television with AVCHD format video images or JPEG stills in full 1920 x 1080 resolution.

Panasonic was the first to bring a Blu-ray player with Bonus View (Final Standard Profile 1.1) to market and now with the DMP-BD50 we are again leading the industry with the inclusion of BD-Live,” said Gene Kelsey, Panasonic Vice President Entertainment Group. “The beauty of the Blu-ray player is that we can now see movies the way the film maker intended, in glorious HD video and audio. The consumer can now combine the new generation DMP-BD50 with a VIERA flat screen televison to create a true living in high definition experience.

More information from Panasonic: Panasonic DMP-BD50 [panasonic.co.jp]

$6,200 Hp Blackbird computer!

For hardcore computer gamers, there is no such thing as too much power when it comes to their personal computer; there is only the question: How much can I afford? The Blackbird 002 DE LCi is definitely in the “money is no object” category. Sporting dual ATI Radeon X2900 XT video cards, each with 512GB of GDDR4 SDRAM, an Intel Core2 Extreme Quad-Core 3.0GHz QX6850 CPU, 2GB 1066MHz Corsair PC2-8500 SDRAM, three hard drives in a RAID array, and liquid cooling for the video cards and the CPU, this PC is a gamer’s dream machine. And at about $6200, for many gamers, it will remain only a dream. HP loaned us a Blackbird 002 to review, and we just had to take a look inside.

Underneath all of this cooling apparatus is an Intel Core2 Extreme Quad-Core 3.0GHz QX6850 CPU!

The Dually Ati x2900 XT video cards!

The Blackbird 02 case design features this five-bay hard drive stack. Slot 1 and 2 contain 160GB Western Digital Raptors configured in RAID 0. The third bay contains a 750GB SATA drive for storing media files. Each drive can be slid out sideways — no screws involved. All cases should adopt this idea. At 10,000 RPM, the WD Raptor drives are plenty fast!

As you would expect in a $6,200 PC, the RAM is high-quality, high-speed RAM from Corsair and each stick has its own heat sink. The liquid cooling system is completely closed so there is no real chance of leaking — unless you start pulling things out.

No PC these days is complete unless it has LED lights. From the front, the green lights of the Blackbird 02 are very bright colleagues down the hall noticed it right away.

As someone who is willing to spend extra bucks on a well-made, top-of-the-line gaming PC, I can appreciate the workmanship and awe-factor of the HP Blackbird 02 DE LCi. If money wasn’t an issue, I would buy one.

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