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Today we tell about the first motherboard on chipset Intel X79, which is made in the form factor Micro-ATX. In general, the idea of ​​small-sized systems with multiple graphics cards looks pretty strange. To begin with, the strengths of the platform LGA2011 appear only when you install two or more graphics cards running in NVIDIA SLI ligament or AMD CrossFireX. If the user has only one card, then the best solution is platform LGA1155, which also supports the Sandy Bridge.

Moreover, the combination of two high-performance graphics cards and not weak multi-core processor would entail using a fairly powerful power supply. A majority of the Micro-ATX-hulls are completed by weak or moderate PD, since they are designed either for budget systems, or for the midrange. Consequently, the “native” will throw out the power supply and buy a new one. This is somewhat inconvenient, but it solved the problem. It is much harder to solve the problem with the cooling system ready, because the vast majority of Micro-ATX-shell is designed to install large coolers that will be required to remove heat from the hot processor. In this case the best solution would be to use a full ATX-case, but then the logical place to take Full-ATX-motherboard. As a result, Micro-ATX-boards for Intel LGA2011 processors are designed for specialized tasks and are unlikely to be popular. Nevertheless, such fees can be found in every major manufacturer, and they are designed solely to enhance the range. An example of such a board is the ASRock X79 Extreme4-M, which will be the subject of this review.

In addition to the memory modules, Mushkin company for some time is also involved in the release of SSD-drives for the consumer segment and business users. As part of CES 2012 manufacturer introduced three new flash-based disk controller SandForce SF-2281.

Compact 1.8-inch SSD Chronos GO aimed at mobile users and will be released in two versions – Standard and Deluxe (the difference between them is not specified). Both models are characterized by sequential read / write speeds 560 and 525 MB / s, respectively, as well as the capacity to 90 thousand IOPS in random read / write, equipped with interface SATA 3.0. Capacity up to 480 GB of new items, and its appearance in the sale can be expected in the current quarter.

Company Lexar Media used the International CES 2012 in Las Vegas for the presentation of new 8-GB 240-pin DIMM-DDR3 memory modules under the brand Crucial, aimed at gamers and demanding enthusiasts.

At the Court of consumers, developers have presented three solutions, namely:
Module BLS8G3D1609DS1S00 (product line – BallistiX Sport Series, the operating frequency – 1600 MHz timing – 9-9-9-24, supply voltage – 1.5V Cooling – Passive radiator through the original design);
Module BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0 (product line – BallistiX Tactical Series, the operating frequency – 1600 MHz timing – 8-8-8-24, supply voltage – 1.5V Cooling – Passive radiator through the original design);
Module BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0 (product line – BallistiX Elite Series, the operating frequency – 1866 MHz timing – 9-9-9-27, supply voltage – 1.5V Cooling – Passive radiator through the original design).
The above article provides a lifetime guarantee of quality and brand is available for purchase in your own online store products at a price of $ 100, $ 110 and $ 140 respectively.

Although in recent NVIDIA is actively displaced from the market PCs and entry-level due to the promotion of Intel and AMD processors with integrated graphics accelerators from the manufacturer have a spare GeForce Action Plan – Platform ARM.

Companies lucky tablets on the market – its Tegra system on a chip 2 is used in half of these devices running Google Android. Also, many high-end smartphones based on this 2-core processor.

NVIDIA has recently issued a forecast for the next financial year, which begins on January 30, 2012. The Company believes that it will increase their revenues in the next year to $ 4.7 – $ 5 billion in comparison, in the past reporting year, the company was able to raise $ 3.54 billion, however, long-term plans NVIDIA speak more eloquently: it believes that only one mobile unit to reach $ 20 billion in 2015.

Currently, NVIDIA is focused on starting 4-core tablets, the first of which should go in the third or, at least in the last quarter of this year.

“The future of computing lies in the mobility and visual fields, and we are ready to lead in this new era,” – said Jen-Hsun Huang (Jen-Hsun Huang), executive director of the company. “We have the strength to fight” – he added. And then, turning to a competitor, he continued: “If you do not have a mobile strategy, you are in a deep pit. If you’re not on the market of mobile processors, you are late for seven years. “

The official website of ASUSTeK Computer has a description of the motherboard ASUS E45M1-M PRO in the form factor Micro-ATX, complete with dual-core solution APU-AMD E-450 with a clock speed of 1.65 GHz, which is equipped with a compatible with DirectX 11 integrated graphics, AMD Radeon HD 6320 with 80 stream processors.

The model is equipped with an aluminum radiator original design, based on chipset AMD A50M and manufactured with high quality solid capacitor. In its offspring founders realized such progressive development, as ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit), Anti-Surge Protection, ASUS TyrboV and ASUS Turbo Key II. Among the other technical characteristics of the platform is to provide:

* Two 240-pin DIMM-slots to accommodate up to 8 GB of DDR3-1600 (OC) / 1333/1066 MHz;
* One PCI Express x16 slot and PCI Express x1, and two slots for PCI;
* Cinque Ports SATA III;
* Gigabit Ethernet-controller;
* Audio Codec, which is responsible for output 5.1-channel audio HD Audio;
* Located on the rear panel PS / 2 ports, DVI, D-Sub, HDMI, FireWire and eSATA, RJ-45 connector, optical S / PDIF-out ports, two USB 3.0, four USB 2.0 ports and three standard audio jack.

Desktop Platform AMD Lynx somewhat disappointing in terms of overclocking overclocking potential. With increasing reference frequency increased operating frequencies of the main devices of your PC, and the system begins to show signs of instability. At the end of this year, the market will first of a family of Black Edition of APU – A8-3870. Indirect confirmation of this was received on the official website of the company Biostar.

According to the representatives of this company, fast processor A8-3870 will operate at a frequency of 3000 MHz, and not at a frequency of 3100 MHz, as previously thought. Between A8-3850 and discussed the product of a difference of 100 MHz, but the availability of free to increase the multiplier makes those decisions yet different.

At the beginning of next year should see motherboards based on the new chipset A85FX, which can get a “vaccine” from the “allergy to disperse.”

Press office of the company Creative Technology Ltd. officially announced the launch of three new generation of sound cards manufactured in the form of expansion boards for PCI Express x1.

At the Court of consumers are offered a basic model of Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe and its more advanced modifications Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional and Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion. All of them have a proprietary design called Sound Core3D, which is “taken up by” instead of products used in the previous concept of X-Fi. The main difference between Sound Core3D of X-Fi is the use of special digital signal processor (DSP) chips instead of a series on the architecture CA20K RISC.

It should be noted that the description of their creations creators talk about the “quad” structure of products, but really it is only the presence of a set of four DSP, two of which are responsible for implementing such complex technologies, such as THX TruStudio Pro and Creative CrystalVoice. Their forces improves the performance of compressed audio (Technology THX TruStudio Pro Crystalizer), formed the bulk sound picture (technology TruStudio Pro Surround), aligned with the volume (the technology Smart Volume), increased dialogue intelligibility during negotiations (Technology Dialog Plus), for the shortage of low-frequency (Technology Pro Bass), increasing the overall quality of voice calls (Acoustic Echo Cancellation Technology and Noise Reduction), as well as an opportunity to change your voice to remain anonymous (technology FX).

In terms of design and integration of audio card Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe is the simplest. It lacks a protective cover and comes with no accessories. But the Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional and Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion ingenious in execution of a protective casing with red LED illumination and a transparent polycarbonate window. They differ from each other not only dial retired mounting plate interfaces, but the fact that the first added to the microphone and the second was a special front panel of the input-output, which is embedded in a 5.25 – or 3.5-inch drive bay desktop system unit PC.

At the moment there is no precise information on the prices of products and we have considered the timing of the start of their massive sales.

Press Service Company Micro-Star International (MSI) has announced the release of the motherboard MSI A55M-P35 standard Micro-ATX chipset AMD A55, which is designed to fit accelerated processors AMD A Series, codenamed Llano in the performance of Socket FM1, endowed with a compatible DirectX 11 integrated graphics.

New manufactured according to the progressive concept ClickBIOS Concept, based on technology UEFI, and comes with a proprietary developments such as the OC Genie II, M-Flash, Winki 3 and i-Charger. As for the other characteristics of the model, they are:

* Two 240-pin DIMM-slots to accommodate up to 16 GB of DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866 MHz frequency;
* One PCI slot and PCI Express x16 (latest technology to support AMD Radeon Dual Graphics), and two slots PCI Express x1;
* Six ports SATA II;
* Audio Realtek ALC887, which provides output 7.1-channel HD Audio;
* Gigabit Ethernet-controller Realtek RTL8111E;
* Located on the rear panel are two PS / 2 ports D-Sub and DVI, six ports USB 2.0, RJ-45 connector and six audio standard.

Hewlett-Packard Company today announced the massive sales of desktop computer systems HP Pro 3400 Series, aimed primarily at business users.

These desktops are enclosed in the body size Micro Tower, built on Intel Celeron processors or Intel Core i3/i5/i7 generation Sandy Bridge and come preloaded with the Windows 7 platform Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, or FreeDOS. In their arsenal, among other things, there are up to 8 GB of RAM DDR3, up to a terabyte of disk space, DVD-optical drive, integrated graphics, network card, Gigabit Ethernet, Wireless Adapter Wi-Fi (optional), the outputs D-Sub and DVI and a power unit 300W.

Kingmax company added to the lineup of flash drives ED-01 Series two new models. Capacity of new products is 64, and 128 GB.

Both drives are enclosed in a casing made ​​of durable plastic, which, according to developers, pleasant to the touch and feel to the touch like skin. Two-channel controller provides read / write speed of up to 66 and 41 MB / s, respectively.

New items, as well as other representatives of this series are equipped with interface USB 3.0. The manufacturer provides a two-year warranty their products. Prices in the press release is not specified.