Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) today announced the launch of the P55H-A Black Series motherboard based on Intel P55 Express chipset supporting the latest high-performance Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors. The LGA 1156 socket motherboard is ideal for gamers setting up a feature rich system on a tight budget. The ECS P55H-A supports CrossFireX for blistering fast graphics as well as Intels latest features such as Turbo Boost Technology which overclocks your CPU opportunistically based on the temperature, current and power settings. This is enhanced by DDR3 1333MHz memory support, for fast data throughput using a maximum of 16GB in 4x DDR3 DIMMS.

The ECS P55H-A motherboard has all the functionality that a gamer needs as a power user. Features include 4x DDR3 slots @1333MHz, an eSATA port for external storage, IDE SATA with RAID 0,1,5 & 10 support to allow for large storage capacity , 8x USB external ports+ 6x USB internal for ample connectivity options, 8 Channel Realtek AL888S HD Audio with SPDIF out for full and rich sound options to bring your games and audio needs to life. It has Gigabit LAN for fast and secure internet connectivity, and 2x PCIe x16 (2nd Generation) slots for dual graphics CrossFireX capabilities. The MOSFET region has a 6-phase high quality PWM which regulates the voltage to maintain clean power to your CPU, while the Dragon style heat sinks ensure stability and extra cooling for your chipset and components.

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It's OK to arrive fashionably late to a party, as long as you have something to add. ASUS has been offering their MATRIX branded video cards to the public well after the initial buzz has died down, for each GPU launch. The 9800GT and 4870 MATRIXcards were released in 2008, followed by the GTX260 MATRIX in early 2009. ASUS now releases the GTX285 MATRIX featuring the fastest single GPU available, supplied by NVIDIA. Benchmark Reviews looked at the ASUS ENGTX285 TOP back in January, which drew heavily from the NVIDIA reference design. Let's take a closer look at how they've stretched the limits on their latest offering, which is anything BUT a standard design.

Thermaltake introduced the latest addition to the Element series of PC cases, the Thermaltake Element Q. This Mini-ITX case is ideal for very small systems built on Intels Atom and NVIDIAs ION platforms. With its extremely small dimensions of 130 (D) x 220 (W) x 330 (H) mm and a light-weight of merely 2.7 KG the Element Q can fit on the smallest desktop or even on the shelf between your books. The Element Q mini-ITX chassis will be available at a suggested retail price of $59.00.

The Element Q represents the Quintessence of personal and entertainment computing as it lets you shrink all the formerly huge components such as audio cards, video adapters, network cards and the like into one tiny system with sleek and elegant looks in a dominating black color with distinctive red lining. Quick and convenient installation is provided for by an optimized case design that allows you to use standards peripherals such as a 5.25 and even two 3.5 (one internal, one external) devices. For this small form factor category the Element Q is truly unique as you are not forced to use slim drives like with other cases.
Quietness is provided for by an overall fanless design with ventilation grids on the right and left side as well as on the back. The specially designed pre-installed 200W SFX power supply also works without fan, further reducing noise and energy consumption.

Building a mini-ITX computer system is a popular topic these days and for good reason. The form factor is very small, a wide selection of platforms is available and the component pricing is fairly decent. This build guide will quickly go through the steps of building a mini-ITX build from out of the box to completion.

The goal of this article was to show how to build a mini-ITX HTPC system capable of playing Blu-Rays for under $600 in hardware. The end result is a system that can easily play Blu-Ray and other high-definition content with no stutters at all. The mini-ITX form factor is very sleek and the fact that you can cram a system like this into a chassis this small is awesome. Once I got past the size of the form factor, the highlight of the build has to be the power consumption numbers. The highest power consumption that I saw on this mini-ITX system was just 36 Watts at the wall during gaming. It looks like that 60W power supply brick that comes with the Travla C287 mini-ITX chassis will be able to offer plenty of power for the time being.

Toshiba told us it was coming, and now the world can finally mark it down: the company famous for supporting HD DVD while everyone else sided with Blu-ray has finally decided to product its very own BD deck. Some might view this as the real death of HD DVD, as for the longest time, Toshiba would have nothing to do with the rival format that eventually killed the “red” format that it so dearly loved. The BDX2000 will be forever known as Toshiba’s first-ever Blu-ray Disc player, and it’ll provide 1080p video output,

Say good-bye to those dead spots. and say hello to the freedom to work (and play) absolutely anywhere in your home! Hurry, while it lasts!

Amazon.com, which took the Orwellian step of remotely deleting copies of “1984” and “Animal Farm” from customers’ Kindles, has apologized. On Thursday, they announced a sort of “reparations program” for those customers. In an email sent to “former owners” of the e-books, Amazon.com offered to either return the deleted books to effected Kindles, or to give owners a $30 Amazon gift certificate. It’s unclear if this was prompted by the lawsuit over the deletions. The lawsuit was filed by a student who said that

Scientists at Stanford are working on an open source camera that could change the world of photography by giving programmers the power to change and add features to a camera via software updates. If the technology catches on, our cameras will no longer be limited by the software that comes pre-installed from the manufacturer.Nearly all of the features of the “Frankencamera,” including focus, exposure, shutter speed, and flash, are able to be controlled by software. According to Marc Levoy, professor of Computer

As the newest addition to Samsung’s BEAT line of portable media players, Samsung’s new R1 is the company’s first DivX Certified MP3 player. The R1 is also the slimmest player in the Samsung BEAT line.The R1 features a 2.6-inch screen and 8 or 16GB of storage space. DivX technology produces highly compressed video that is designed to be played back on mobile platforms with limited storage capacities. In order to obtain the DivX Certified logo, products must undergo a rigorous testing program to ensure they are

It is not often that end users have the ability to offer feedback and direction to a large manufacturer regarding future product development, but that’s exactly what’s going on over at the WePC project website. If you’re unfamiliar with the WePC project, it’s a joint venture between Asus and Intel in which both companies are looking for input from members of the technology press and blogging world, and YOU. This quote from the WePC site does a great job of summarizing the projects goal…”Imagine your perfect