The GTX 680 Super OverClock Wind Force 5 X of Gigabyte arrives

Gigabyte exposes his huge GTX 680 Super OverClock WindForce 5 X to Computex 2012 and announces his arrival for the month of July in store.

The huge GTX 680 Super OverClock WindForce 5 X of Gigabyte graphics card, that we had the chance to manipulate with the arrival at our premises of the marketing manager in charge of the graphics of the mark is in imminent approach.

Indeed, exposed to the Computex 2012, the Mastodon, which reminds somewhat an aircraft carrier, with its large room steam copper, his nine heat-pipes of 6 mm, its enormous radiator covering all the PCB and its five lateral fans is being finalized in the labs of Gigabyte and should be available current July.

    

The constructor guaranteed a very efficient cooling but what about the noise with the use of small type Server (40 mm) rack fans known for their noisy operation at full? According to the manufacturer, the map will use its fans based on the workload that she will conduct so at rest will be all disabled but no specific data has been provided to the level of noise in load when five fans, are an item to verify therefore test!

    

Gigabyte has not communicated precisely on the frequencies GPU and memory which will be proposed (talking 1137/1202 Mhz for the GPU and 1600 Mhz for the 2 GB of GDDR5) for a performance gain estimated at less than 10% from the GTX 680 of reference.

The map will occupy 3 PCI-Express slots in the case and will require two 8-pin PCI-e connectors to work. The price was not disclosed but can be expected at a relatively high rate.

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SSD: Corsair reveals Force of 180 and 240 Go

The California manufacturer Corsair launches two new capabilities in its range of high-performance flash drives, the famous Force.

Corsair now offers new capabilities for its Force GT and Force 3. 90, 60, 120 And 240 GB versions are thus joined by 180 and 480 GB models. The architecture of these DSS format 2.5 inches does not change. There the SandForce SF-2281 processor and memory flash MLC for the first synchronous, and asynchronous for the second.

Corsair always advance speeds sequential 555 MB/s read, for 525 MB/s write for its GT Force, and 550 - 520 MB/s for its Force 3. Maximum random performance are of 85,000 IOPS.

The Californian manufacturer provides his Force with an adapter 2.5 to 3.5 inches. These SSD displayed a 2 million hours MTBF and they are covered by a three year warranty. Corsair advance rates officials of $ 249 (€220 TTC) for his Force 3 180 GB, and $ 799 (€715 TTC) for 480 GB. The GT Force of 480 GB is available for $ 999 (€889 TTC).

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Corsair Unveils GT Force of 180 and 240 GB

The California manufacturer Corsair launches two new capabilities in its line of flash drives high-performance, the famous Force GT.

Corsair now offers new capabilities for its GT Force. 90, 60 And 120 GB versions are thus joined by 180 and 240 GB models. The architecture of this SSD in 2.5 format inches does not change. There the SandForce SF-2281 processor and synchronous MLC flash memory. Corsair always advance sequential flow of 555 MB/s read, for 525 MB/s write (515 MB/s for the 120 GB, 505 MB/s to 90 GB model), and finally 495 MB/s with the 60 GB. Random performance they reach the bar of the 85,000 IOPS (80,000 IOPS for the 60 GB).

Californian constructor provides its GT Force with an adapter 2.5 to 3.5 inches. These SSD displayed a 2 million hours MTBF and they are covered by a three year warranty. Corsair advance rates official $ 379 (€319 TTC) for the version of 180 GB, and $ 489 (€409 TTC) for the 240 GB. The manufacturer now offers a ultra-complète range, with solutions for all awards.

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Corsair Force 3 and Force GT Ssds now with 90 GB

By Frank Knopers, Friday 19-08-2011 14: 22 views: 1,453, source: Corsair, Corsair [1] [2]

Corsair now also has a 90 GB variant of its Force 3 and Force GT SSD to its range added. The company thus tries to persuade consumers to withdraw that the 60 GB version to something small, but not so much extra to pay for the 120 GB variants of both SSD 's. According to the specifications, these 90 GB models as fast as their ilk, which in the case of the GT Force the faster synchronous MLC flash memory is applied. In the Force 3 we find asynchronously MLC memory, as we also know of the OCZ Agility3 series SSD 's.

The new Force GT 90 GB gets on paper up to 555 MB/s read and 505 MB/sec when writing data. The Force 3 90 GB is marginally slower with respectively 550 and 500 MB/s read and write files. Both Ssds would, provided that the ' alignment ' of the file system is properly carried out, a maximum of 85,000 IOPS. The Force GT has a maximum power consumption of 2.5 watts, the Force 3 is what more economical with up to 2 Watts. Both SSDS have of course a SATA 6 Gbps connection and a 2.5 '' size casing. A 2.5 "to 3.5" adapter isby Corsair included.

At the time of this writing, there are already several webshops two 90 GB SSDs in their assortment. The Force Series 3 90 GB starts at about € 130, while the marginally faster and red colored Force GT variant minimum 160 € must muster.

Corsair brings 90 GB versions of Force 3 and Force GT Ssds on the market

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Good Plan: the SSD Corsair Force 3 (SF-2200) 120 GB less than €160

It looks like you a promotion on a latest-generation SSD price? If yes it falls well, TopAchat site decided to make a promo on the 120 GB Corsair Force 3 .

For information, Force 3 is a recent SSD equipped with a SandForce SF-2200 controller and a SATA III 6 Gb/sconnections. This little bolide offers speeds ranging up to 550 MB/s read and up to 510Mo/s write.

TopAchat proposed at this time in €159,90 (instead of €189,90). What is a good deal since found everywhere on the net between €185 and €210. At this rate, you will have both high-performance SSD and of sufficient capacity to install the operating system and your favorite software.

-> see the 120 GB 3 Force €159,90 in TopAchat

Note: these SSDS are new models. They are not subject to the bug met a few months ago.

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