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ECS X58B-A Motherboard – Nehalem / Corei7 Support

Presenting a PC motherboard from EliteGroup or better known as ECS. This motherboard is their Top-of-the-range Black Series X58B-A Nehalem Motherboard with an LGA1366 socket support for Intel’s all-new Core-i7 processors.

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High Power HP-750-G14C

High Power is a High-end Power Supply Manufacturer who claims that HIGH POWER psus bring you the necessary Silence, Power and Reliability your system requires. They have 80PLUS efficiency, NVIDIA certified, SLI ready, Power Watcher display, Quad +12V, Modular Cable design, Fan Delay-Off , Silent performance and many more features.

This particular product is the HP-750-G14C.
It has 80Plus Bronze Certification which means it provides 85% efficiency at 50% of the maximum load. It has a Modularized Cable Management system to eliminate clutter and improve airflow inside the case. The unit complies with the latest Intel standard ATX 12V Version 2.3, and EPS 12V version 2.92. It also supports INTEL/AMD Dual Core CPUs and Multi-Core GPU technologies. It has the 8-Pin PCI-Express Graphic card connector as well as the 6 pin PCI-E connector.

While all those specifications seem like this PSU has everything, High Power have also include an Ultra-silent 135mm fan with automatic fan speed control. But the most unique feature of all is that the fan will continue to run for a few seconds, after you power down your PC. The reason it does this is to cool the components faster and thus preserve them to improve upon their lifespan.

Finally, leaving nothing to chance, HighPower have included comprehensive protective function for the components namely OCP/OVP/UVP/SCP/OPP, as well as certified Safety / EMI Approvals such as: CE, CB, TUV, FCC, UL, CUL, and BSMI certified. What all those acronyms mean, I have no idea, but rest assured that they make your product much much safer.
All in all, this is a solid product from a solid company.

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Overclockers visit Gigabyte HQ in Taiwan

Gigabyte recently invited a group of overclockers to their HQ in Taipei. The OC experts were from South Africa, Australia and Singapore. The event results helped fashion the GA-E58 series of motherboards.

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Gainward 9800GX2

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