Coolermaster Unveils Elite 431 Plus

Cooler Master, an industry leading chassis, thermal solution, power supply, peripheral, and accessory manufacturer, today announced the Elite 431 Plus. This new mid-tower case brings premium case features to a mainstream price and design.
The Elite 431 Plus focuses on a classic subdued outlook with clean and attractive lines. A large windowed side panel is included to allow others to admire your new build. In addition, accent lighting from the front 120mm blue LED fan provides an extra touch to the overall look.
The Elite 431 Plus is the perfect choice for DIY computer projects on a budget. It is constructed primarily of high quality steel that lends to its strength and long-term durability. It is engineered to make it possible to upgrade to high-end components at a later date. Long graphics cards such as the AMD Radeon HD 6990 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 will fit with ease. The Elite 431 Plus also supports larger CPU Coolers such as the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. Easily configure the case as a home server or workstation with five 3.5” HDD bays. Enjoy the blazing speed of USB 3.0 included in the front I/O panel connections and a convenient 5.25” bay X-dock that allows you to dock a 3.5” HDD quickly and safely. This X-dock can be removed if all three 5.25” bays are needed for other purposes.
Properly cooling components is a high priority in the Elite 431 Plus. Despite its smaller mid-tower size, it includes support for up to a 140mm front fan, two 120mm top fans, one rear 80, 90, or 120mm fan, and one bottom 80, 90, or 120mm fan. This setup provides optimal access to fresh cool air for system components.

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Team Announces Xtreem LV Quad-Channel, Dual-Channel OC Memory

Team Group Inc. gives enthusiasts the best present of the year that is Releasing 4 masterpieces of OC memory all in one, including Quad-Channel memory which is compatible with the latest Intel X79 platform, and the highest-level Dual-Channel memory on the market.
Team Group releasing 2 masterpieces of Quad-Channel OC memory at the same time, among OC memory, Team Xtreem LV DDR3 2400 CL9 uses selected chips and passes stringent testing, its low latency of 9-11-11-28 and 1T’s Command Rate brings you greatest fun at high speed performance. It is the limited edition and it also the highest specification in Quad-Channel Memory module in the market which is surely the dream product for all the OC gamers.
Team Xtreem LV DDR3 2400 CL11 Quad-Channel memory adopts strictly tested original chips and functions steadily operation at full capacity with an ultra high frequency and brings you the ultimate satisfaction of extreme performance. In addition, it supports the X79 chipset of the new Intel high-level processor Sandy Bridge-E (LGA-2011) to bring the excellent performance for the Core i7. It perfectly meets enthusiast’s high standards of gaming and OC.
Team Xtreem LV Dual-Channel OC Memory to satisfy different levels users
Team Xtreem LV DDR3 2600 CL10 that offers the highest standards in the current market, with 2600 MHz speed rate and 20,800MB/sec transmission bandwidth. It has passed strict product tests with many motherboards before delivery, ensuring it will properly function to perform the best OC capabilities.
And Team Xtreem LV DDR3 2133 CL9 with low voltage of 1.5V, and covered in the exclusive X-shaped super slim aluminum heatsink, its heat dissipation sink has been maximized to achieve balance between high speed and steadiness when operating. Furthermore, the brand-new packaging in red and black have intensively highlighted its power and quality.
As a leading provider of memory storage products to the consumer market, Team Group is committed to providing the best storage, multimedia and data sharing solutions. All Team memory module products come with a lifetime warranty, repair and replacement services. For more information, please visit the Team website at www.teamgroup.com.tw.

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Samsung Announces High-Performance mSATA SSDs for Ultra-Slim Notebook PCs

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in advanced semiconductor technology solutions, announced volume production of SSDs (solid state drives) that support the Mini-Serial ATA (mSATA) interface. The drives are designed for use in ultra-slim notebooks such as Ultrabook PCs.
“Samsung’s compact mSATA SSDs will provide performance of the highest quality in helping to deliver the advanced ultra-slim PCs that consumers have been wanting,” said Myungho Kim, vice president of memory marketing, Device Solutions, Samsung Electronics. “Samsung plans to continue providing timely delivery of advanced SSD solutions, while preserving its leadership position in the SSD market for notebook PCs.”
Combining Samsung’s new high-performance mSATA SSDs with the latest multi-core processors will help PC manufacturers to substantially improve performance of their Ultrabook-class portable PCs up to that of notebook PCs, in meeting ever-increasing consumer needs.
The new Samsung mSATA SSDs* will be available in 256, 128 and 64 gigabyte (GB) densities as main storage devices, and also at 32GB for caching. They measure 50.95 x 30 x 3.8 millimeters and weigh a mere eight grams.
The new SSDs will be part of the highly popular Samsung PM830 product family that was introduced earlier this year. They make use of Samsung’s advanced 20 nanometer class** NAND flash memory components which incorporate the toggle DDR interface.
Utilizing high-performance SATA 6Gb/s controllers based on Samsung’s own technology, the new mSATA SSDs can operate at the industry’s highest sequential read and write speeds of 500 megabytes per second (MB/s) and of 260MB/s respectively, under optimum conditions. This is, more than six times the speed of hard disk drives typically offering a data transfer rate of 80MB/s. The Samsung SSDs also enable faster system boot-ups (in the 10-second range) and will transmit five DVD files in about a minute.
In addition, the Samsung mSATA SSDs feature an advanced hardware-based security solution including 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) protection, which will prevent unauthorized access to data on a lost or stolen notebook PC.
Beginning this year, the market for Ultrabook-class mobile PCs has been growing rapidly and is expected to expand beyond that of tablet PCs as early as next year due to outstanding performance characteristics, more advanced processors and use of the Windows 8 operating system. According to market research firm IHS iSuppli, the Ultrabook share of global notebook shipments will exceed 40 percent in 2015.

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Has Chrome Overtaken Firefox in Global Browser Share?

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser is still the undisputed hegemon in the global browser market, but a dispute has emerged as to which browser takes second place.
According to metrics firm Statcounter, Google’s Chrome browser had 25.69 percent of the global browser market in November, whilst Firefox had 25.23 percent. This marks the first time that Chrome has ever usurped Firefox for the position of number 2.
Rival metrics firm Net Applications claims that Chrome isn’t quite number two just yet, as the firm claims the browser has 18.8 percent of the market share versus Firefox’s 22.14 percent.
Statcounter says that their methodology is the most accurate because it measures actual browser usage and not just downloads.
“We can look forward to a fascinating battle between Microsoft and Google,” Aodhan Cullen, CEO of StatCounter, said in a statement. “As the pace of growth of Chrome suggests that it will become a real rival to Internet Explorer globally.”
Microsoft lamented their continued dominance in a blog post that read, “IE9 usage share on Windows 7 worldwide is now higher than all versions of Chrome and all versions of Firefox—second only to IE8.”

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