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PC enthusiasts looking for an impressive computer case will find it with the Corsair Obsidian Series 800D. This matte black mid tower case is constructed from aluminum and steel and features a brushed metal finish for a professional look. Whether you’re a hardcore gamer or a PC builder that demands the best parts, the clear side panel window is perfect for showing off your hard work.
The 800D is a versatile option for any situation. The case offers five 5.25-inch optical and four 3.5-inch SATA hot swappable drive bays with two more 3.5-inch bays inside. The tool-free design makes adding drives literally a snap. The case is also large enough for ATX, mATX and EATX motherboards. It also offers audio, USB and IEEE1394 connections on the front panel.
Thermal management is key in the 800D. The motherboard, power supply and hard disk drives are all separated into individual compartments to prevent heat contamination. The three included 140mm fans circulate air from bottom to top to ensure the lowest temperatures. The back plate promotes more airflow with convenient cable management cutouts, reducing the clutter inside your case. Smart and elegant, the Obsidian 800D is a computer case that will make any PC enthusiast proud. Own it today!
  • newegg Supreme Expandability with 11 Drive Bays Boasting four 3.5" SATA hot-swap drive bays, and five 5.25" external drive bays as well as two 3.5" internal drive bays, the Corsair Obsidian Series 800D provides supreme expandability.
  • newegg Three Isolated Cooling Zones The unique Three Isolated Cooling Zones Design enables the power supply, motherboard and HDD to reside in separate cooling zones for superior heat dissipation and reduced system noise.
  • newegg Exceptional Cooling Performance The Corsair Obsidian Series 800D mounts three 140mm fans for exceptional cooling performance, and features four 120mm fan slots for additional cooling needs.
  • newegg Transparent Side Panel Window The Corsair Obsidian Series 800D’s fantastic transparent side panel window provides a direct view of the inner system.
  • newegg Clutter-Free Installation With the Unique cable routing hole design, keep all your cables in the back of the motherboard to guarantee a clean and clutter-free installation.
  • newegg Easily Upgrade to Liquid Cooling The Corsair Obsidian Series 800D features a spacious interior and two rear retaining holes for easy installation of liquid cooling systems.     
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ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Review

Manufacturer: ASRock
UK price (as reviewed): £154.98 (inc VAT)
US price (as reviewed): $189.99 (ex tax)
Preferred Partner Price: £154.42 (inc VAT)

It may sound unkind, but it isn’t inaccurate to describe ASRock as the perennial also-ran of the motherboard market. It's been around for a long time, but we rarely see an ASRock product that's makes us sit up and take notice. Sure, they usually offer good value, but they often also fail to stand out.
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This is particularly true when it comes to the looks of ASRock boards, but ASRock has really gone to town on the awesome-looking Z68 Extreme4 Gen3. Gone is the dowdy blue, white and grey colour scheme of yesteryear (although it’s still used on the company’s cheaper boards) and in its place is a sleek, all-black arrangement. Meanwhile, the contrasting sparkly gold capacitors might be unlikely to offer anything extra in terms of longevity or performance, but they certainly look good.

The only problem with the Extreme4’s appearance is that it throws the blocky, slightly ham-fisted styling of the heatsinks that cool the VRMs and the Southbridge into sharp relief. They aren’t offensively ugly, of course, but they lack the elegance of the cooling setups we’ve seen on other manufacturers’ boards.

But that's enough on the looks. The headline technical feature of the Extreme4 is the fact that it’s the first motherboard we’ve tested that supports the new PCI-E 3.0 standard, as denoted by the Gen3 suffix in its name. PCI-E 3.0 doubles the effective bandwidth per lane, giving a full 16x slot 1GB/sec of bandwidth. This sounds exciting but it’s sobering to realise that, despite the board supporting it, you won’t be able to make use of the PCI-E 3.0 interface on this board until Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors and compatible GPUs arrive.

As a result, you won’t see any performance benefit from investing in PCI-E 3.0 right now, although it’s comforting to know that you have support for the standard should you need it. The Extreme4 also has a number of other enthusiast features, such as power and reset switches, as well as a POST code readout along the bottom of the board. There’s also a CMOS reset switch on the rear I/O panel, which is a more convenient location than the PCB.

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Interestingly, the Extreme4 is listed by ASRock as being 3-way CrossFireX-compatible (it’s also SLI-compatible, but only with two cards), which is unusual for an LGA1155 board, due to the limited number of PCI-E lanes available from the processor. ASRock has resolved this problem by adding a PLX PEX8608 chip, which effectively splits a single PCI-E 2.0 lane between the two 1x PCI-E slots, the PCI-E to PCI bridge and the Gigabit LAN port. This frees up enough PCI-E lanes to allow the third 16x PCI-E slot to run four PCI-E 2.0 lanes, which is enough for 3-way CrossFireX certification, despite the comparatively limited bandwidth.

Specifications

  • Chipset Intel Z68
  • CPU support LGA1155 Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7
  • Memory support 4 slots: max 32GB DDR3 (2,133MHz)
  • Expansion slots Two 16x PCI-E 3.0 slots, one 16x PCI-E 2.0 slot (one 16x, two 8x or two 8x and one 4x), two PCI, two 2x PCI-E
  • Sound Intel HD Audio via Realtek ALC892
  • Networking Broadcom BCM57781 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Overclocking: HTT frequency 95-110MHz, CPU multiplier: 16-60, max voltages, CPU 1.7V, VTT 1.87V, RAM 1.8V, PLL 2.34V, PCH 1.64V, VCCSA 1.2V
  • Ports 4 x SATA 6Gbps, 4 x SATA 3Gbps, eSATA 6Gbps, PS/2, 10 x USB 2, 4 x USB 3, 2 x FireWire, LAN, audio out, line in, mic, optical S/PDIF out, DVI, D-Sub, HDMI, DisplayPort
  • Dimensions (mm) 305 x 244 (ATX)
source: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2011/09/09/asrock-z68-extreme4-gen3-review/1

Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition Full Tower PC Case


Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition
Cooler Master is well known for dedicating themselves to providing some of the best cooling solutions in the industry. Offering products geared towards the mainstream to the extreme, they have made quite a splash in the last decade. Whether or not it was consumer demand, Cooler Master decided to release another iteration of their popular and successful HAF 932 series, the HAF 932 Black Edition. With an all black interior and a full side panel window, it definitely looks like the case to get. The Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition comes in with a current price of $159.99. Now, this isn't the first HAF 932 on the market. There was the original HAF 932 released in 2008, and then the AMD Edition released a little over a year later. Both Editions have their own subtle differences compared to the original HAF 932. Most notably on this Black Edition is that we have an all black interior. Another difference is a side window that covers the majority of the side panel, which also tosses out the option for the 230 mm fan or multiple 120mm fans. Luckily it includes an air duct that should help cool today's most current enthusiast graphics cards, like the GTX 480. As with the previous HAF cases, Cooler Master included a one year limited warranty should anything go wrong in that time frame.

Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition Case Features:
  • The HAF 932 Black Edition features a fully-rugged appearance and is housed in a tough casing to offer outstanding protection.
  • All black interior
  • Window side panel
  • GPU air duct (NVIDIA recommended; GTX 480 SLI requires a 150 CFM fan).
  • Patented finger-press buttons for quickly maintaining or upgrading 5.25 inch drive devices.
  • Removable HDD racks and cable management system for better cable routing and neatness
  • Easy access to liquid coolant fills port.
  • Meshed back slot for providing passive cooling.
  • Independent air intake designed for bottom-mounted PSU or installation of two 120mm fans
  • Retaining holes for easy installation of CPU coolers.

Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition Case Specifications:
  • Model -  RC-932-KWN3
  • Available Color - Black
  • Dimensions -  (W)9.6" X (H)22.5" front half, 21.5" back half X (D)22.7"
  • Weight -  29.1 lbs
  • Motherboards -  Micro - ATX / ATX / E-ATX (does not support Dual Xeon Nocona)
  • 5.25" Drive Bay - 6 (without the use of exposed 3.5" drive bay)
  • 3.5" Drive Bay - 5 hidden 1 exposed (converted from one 5.25" drive bay)
  • Cooling System - Front: 230 x 30 mm red LED fan x 1, 700 RPM, 110 CFM, 19 dBA
  • Top: 230 x 30 mm standard fan x 1, 700 RPM, 110 CFM, 19 dBA (support 120 mm fan x 3 or 120 mm x 1 + 230 x 30 mm x 1)
  • Rear: 140 x 25 mm standard fan x 1, 1200 RPM, 60 CFM, 17 dBA (support 120 mm fan x 1), 35,000 hours life expectancy
  • Power Supply - Standard ATX PS2 / EPS 12V (optional)
  • I/O Panel - USB 2.0 x 4, IEEE1394a x 1, eSATA x 1, Mic x 1, Audio x 1

Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition Retail Box Art
The HAF 932 Black Edition comes in a nice looking box with logos and pictures around it. Actually, when you look closer, it's just the same box as the original HAF 932 with just an added label on the front noting the new features of the Black Edition. That weirded me out when this arrived as I thought I had received the wrong case, but luckily the label was there to let me know it was indeed to correct case.

Rear View of the Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition Retail Box Art
As mentioned, the box literally is just of the original HAF-932 with a label on the front. Here we see pictures of the original HAF 932. Personally, I can see why they did it this way, BUT I do think they should have done a little more on the descriptive part so a customer wouldn't get confused. Granted the label is sufficient; although I did get confused at first on whether this was the right one.


Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition Instruction Manual
Even the manual is a straight copy of the original HAF 932. I kind of laughed but couldn't help but be disappointed as there was NO mention of the Black Edition or its features or accessories (since some parts never came with the Original HAF 932). It doesn't take much to figure out what the extra parts are used for, but still it would have been nice to have a mention in the book.


Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition Accessories
Included inside the case is the box of accessories. We have the extra front bay cover for installing a floppy drive or anything else that can fit in 3.5 inch measurement. Then the castor wheels, along with an 8-pin extension motherboard extension. Two other accessories were noticed that weren't included with the original HAF 932. The black sheath is actually a sticker pad that has a few black stickers that can be placed on the exposed part of an optical drive (or anything else) in the 5.25 inch bay area to match the same color as the body of the case. I like that. Next one is a little chrome nut that is used to assist in tightening the motherboard standoffs. While that's not necessarily needed, it is very handy.

source: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1376/1/

i5

Intel Core i5-2500K


Specifications

  • Frequency: 3.3GHz
  • Core: Sandy Bridge
  • Manufacturing process: 32nm
  • Number of cores: 4 x physical
  • Cache: L1: 64KB + 64KB (each core), L2: 512 KB (each core), L3: 6MB (shared)
  • Memory controller: Dual-channel DDR3, 1,333MHz
  • GPU: HD 3000
  • Packaging: LGA1155
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP): 95W
  • Features: SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4, SSE4.2, EM64T, EIST, Execute Disable Bit, VT, AES-NI, Turbo Boost 2.0, AVX, Quick Sync Video

Intel is also working hard on a 2012 to be released CPU architecture called IvyBridge, which is the architecture that will succeed SandyBridge.

I want to build a new system that can run all of your battlefields and skyrims. In order to do that I need to look up different parts to put together. Soon nVidia is going to release a new GTX series (the 600 series) with new architecture named ''Kepler". Here's a little something to read so you can understand what i meant when saying ''Soon":

Nvidia Corp. on Thursday clarified its plans regarding the next-generation Kepler graphics processing units (GPUs) and their release timeframes. Apparently, the company is on schedule to receive the early silicon of Kepler from its manufacturing partner later in 2011, but the commercial launch of the product is scheduled to occur only in 2012.
"Although we will have early silicon this year, Kepler-based products are actually scheduled to go into production in 2012. We wanted to clarify this so people wouldn’t expect product to be available this year," said Ken Brown, a spokesman for Nvidia, in an email statement.
Chris Malachowsky, senior vice president of research and a co-founder of Nvidia said at a recent event that Nvidia would start shipping its next-generation graphics processing units code-named Kepler by the end of the year. The company did not say that the new chips will actually become available commercially though.
Kepler is Nvidia's next-generation graphics processor architecture that is projected to bring considerable performance improvements and will likely make the GPU more flexible in terms of programmability, which will speed up development of applications that take advantage of GPGPU (general purpose processing on GPU) technologies. Some of the technologies that Nvidia promised to introduce in Kepler and Maxwell (the architecture that will succeed Kepler) include virtual memory space (which will allow CPUs and GPUs to use the "unified" virtual memory), pre-emption, enhance the ability of GPU to autonomously process the data without the help of CPU and so on.
The new chip is projected to be made using 28nm process technology. Many believe that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which makes chips for Nvidia, AMD and many others, will not be able to supply enough 28nm products this calendar year.
Nvidia's Kepler family of products, which will likely get GeForce 600-series name in the consumer market segment, will not only power Nvidia's mid-term future products, but will also help Nvidia to boost sales of its desktop discrete graphics cards. In Q2 2011 shipments of discrete graphics boards for desktops were down 15%, according to some analysts.

source: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/graphics/display/20110804175446_Nvidia_Denies_Plans_to_Release_Kepler_GPU_in_2011.html