ARCTIC is expanding its home entertainment center with the ultra-slim MC101 series. While the product will not be launched until later this year, the company is giving us a glimps of what to expect.  One of the most intriguing feature about the upcoming system is the use of AMD Trinity processor. While there is not special model or the clockspeed revealed, we know that it will be using either the A8 or the A10 model. The upcoming trinity will also include HD7640G or HD7660G graphics.Other features include USB 3.0, mPCIE (mSATA), WiFi 802.11n, Gigabit LAN, TV tuner, 4-in-1 card reader.

There are three models available: MC101 Barebone, MC101, and MC101 Pro. The barebone will not include any OS while the other two will include Windows 7 Home Premium. No official pricing has been revealed and we should expect these systems to hit the market soon after AMD Trinity is launched. Hit the full thread for the detail information on each system.

CPUs, RAMs, Mobos

• Patriot Memory Division IV Viper Extreme 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 Quad Channel Memory Kit Review at Futurelook​s
• MSI Z68A-GD65G​3 Motherboar​d at Rbmods
• Kingston HyperX Limited Edition DDR3-1600 4GB Dual Channel Memory Kit Review at ThinkCompu​ters.org
• ASUS P9X79 WS at ocaholic
• Part II of our coverage of the Asus P9X79 Deluxe at DecryptedT​ech
• Kingston HyperX 2400mhz Review (8GB KHX2400C11​D3K4/8GX) at Kitguru

Video Cards

• AMD Radeon HD 7950 CrossFire & TriFire Review at Neoseeker
• Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB OC Video Card in CrossFire at Tweaktown

Cases, PSUs, Coolers

• Xigmatek Prime SD1484 Review at OCC
• SilenX Effizio EFZ-120HA5 CPU Cooler Review at The SSD REview
• Thermaltak​e SMART 630W Power Supply Review at APH Networks
• Enermax ETS-T40-VD CPU Cooler Review at eTeknix.co​m
• Antec Three Hundred Two Case Review at Hardware Secrets
• MAINGEAR Epic 180 Liquid Cooling system at Decryptedtech.com
• Prolimatec​h Genesis CPU Cooler at TechwareLa​bs
• Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler Review at ITShootOut​.com

Peripherals

• Samsung's 830 Series solid-stat​e drive at Techreport
• Cyborg GLIDE 7 Gaming Surface Review at eTeknix.co​m
• SSD NEWS: MyDigitalS​SD 'Bullet Proof' 128GB mSATA SATA 2 SSD Review
• ROCCAT Alumic Mouse Pad at techPowerU​p
• Thermaltake Azurues Gaming Mouse at Pro-Clockers
• Synology DS-212 Two-Bay NAS Review at Tweaknews
• Kingston DataTravel​er HyperX 3.0 Thumb Drive Review at Tweaktown

Misc

• BMW Safety Features at t-break
• Unstoppabl​e Gorg Review - The Aliens Are Coming! at Techgage
• Ubuntu 12.04 ARM Performance Becomes Very Compelling at Phoronix

MSI unveiled its all-new powerful Wind U180 for 2012. This ultra thin, ultra light netbook features Intel's new generation, power-sipping, high performance Cedar Trail Atom processing platform packed in a snazzy chassis. It boasts twice the processing and display performance of the previous generation netbook as well as eight hours of battery power, so it doesn't run out of energy before you do. In addition, it comes with MSI's own TDE overclocking technology to maximize processor performance. The Wind U180 strikes the ideal balance between performance and style as well as between technology and art.

 

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Changsha, China – Feb 1^st, 2012) - RunCore, a leading manufacturer of high-performance and rugged solid state drives (SSDs) today announced the availability of its latest SATA3 SSD. "The new 2.5” SATA3, 6Gbs, drive is the nice addition to our existing portfolio of SSD products. The Pro-V MAX is based on the SF-2281 controller with the optimized firmware (the Golden FW). With Read and Write transfer rate at 560MBs and 520 MBs, respectively, and the burst IOPS at 87K while sustained IOPS over 60K, has a super score of over 770 in AS SSD Benchmark, the drive is designed to deliver exceptional performance over the life of it with no performance degradation over time. The Pro-V MAX is ideal for use in gaming machines, HPC & datacenter servers," said Amy Wang, VP of Strategies and Business Product Development of RunCore.

Taipei, Taiwan –January 31st, 2012 -- TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphic cards, today announces the graphics solution for no-compromise gamers: the PowerColor HD7950 series. Armed with 28nm GCN architecture, PowerColor lined up PCS+ and standard editions to fulfill every hungry gamer’s demand. Both editions support the latest PCI Express 3.0, easily maximizing performance by doubling the bandwidth of previous generation, delivering ground-breaking gaming experience like never before.

 

CPUs, RAMs, Mobos

• ASUS P8P67 Pro Intel P67 Motherboar​d Review at PCSTATS
• Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz Processor Review at Legit Reviews
• G.Skill Ripjaws Z 2133CL9Q-1​6GBZH Memory Kit Review at Madshrimps
• AMD A8-3870K Black Edition Review at t-break
• ASUS X79 Rampage IV Formula BF3 Edition Review And Benchmarks at Motherboards.org

Video Cards

• AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card Overclocke​d at Tweaktown
• XFX R7970 Double Dissipatio​n at ocaholic

Cases, PSUs, Coolers

• Fractal Design Define XL Computer Case Review at Benchmark Review
• Kingwin 120mm Fan Review at OCC
• Rosewill Thor V2 Full Tower Computer Case Review at Futurelook​s
• Sharkoon T9 Value Edition (Red) Case Review at HardwareHe​aven.com
• Raidmax Viper Case at TechwareLa​bs
• Sharkoon T9 Green Value Edition Case Review at Kitguru.net
• Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Full Tower Case Review at ThinkComputers.org

Peripherals

• OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 240GB Revisited at PureOvercl​ock
• QPad MK-80 Mechanical Keyboard Review at eTeknix.co​m
• Archos 101 G9 Android Tablet Review at HardwareHe​aven.com
• Tt eSPORTS Battle Dragon Bag Review at RWLabs
• Microlab M700 2.1 speakers Review at XSReviews
• Corsair Performanc​e Series Pro 128GB Solid State Drive Review at Tweaktown
• Seagate Barracuda 3 TB Hard Drive Review at Hardware Secrets
• Corsair Vengeance M90 Performanc​e Laser Gaming Mouse Review at Madshrimps
• SSD performanc​e scaling across the spectrum at Techreport

Misc

• The Workstatio​n & Server CPU Comparison Guide Rev. 5.0 at Tech ARP
• 45: HotHardwar​e's Two and A Half Geeks Webcast - Feb. 2, 2012
• PC Gaming - What to expect in 2012 at eTeknix.co​m

The First Development of the the Brand New GX Gaming Series

February 1, 2012, Taipei, Taiwan – Genius, a leading maker of computer peripherals, today announces DeathTaker, a professional laser gaming mouse designed for MMO and RTS gamers. The DeathTaker is the debut product of the GX Gaming Series which will be unveiling throughout the coming months.

 

JANUARY 31, 2012 – XFX out performs the competition with the release of their AMD Radeon HD 7950s - the second in XFX’s all new Radeon HD 7000 Series line-up. Available in four tantalising versions for you to choose from- Core Edition, the multi-award winning Double Dissipation, Black Edition Single Fan and Black Edition Double Dissipation – All featuring XFX’s Ghost Thermal Solution.    

Taipei, Taiwan, 31st Jan, 2012 – GIGABYTE Technology, a world leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards is pleased to announce their very own GIGABYTE Cup Season 2 tournament series has came to an end recently. Players from all over the world has joined GIGABYTE StarCraft® II Cup Season 2 from September to December in 2011. Thanks for all the gamers who participated the tournaments. GIGABYTE did a huge progress on holding a brand-owned eSport in 2011 and is excited to congratulate all the winners!!

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