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FlexScan L567: new monitors from EIZO Nanao Technologies

Rambus, Elpida, Toshiba announce XDR DRAM memory

Plextor introduced two universal DVD recorders

Enermax EG465P-VE(FC) Power Supply Review @ Bjorn3d

Photo of the day: Albatron Gigi GeForce FX 5900

HWZ World Exclusive : MSI NBox N5900 ULTRA

DDR500 chronicles: OCZ Technology introduces PC4000 Gold EL DDR



FlexScan L567: new monitors from EIZO Nanao Technologies

EIZO Nanao Technologies announced new 17" FlexScan L567 monitors to become available on July 18 with MSRP of $590. Maximum resolution is 1280x1024; horizontal and vertical viewing angle is 170°; response time – 35ms; pixel pitch — 0.264mm.


Brightness – 230cd/m²; contrast — 400:1. Monitors feature 15-pin D-Sub and DVI-D connectors. Both models have 2x1W speakers. Sized 377x245x259~424 mm, they weigh about 6.9kg.

Rambus, Elpida, Toshiba announce XDR DRAM memory

Rambus Inc., Toshiba and Elpida today announced XDR DRAM memory utilizing Rambus XDR interface (former Yellowstone). According to the companies, 3.2GHz XDR DRAM offers 8 times the performance of existing memory types. XDR DRAM is designed for graphics workstations, servers, mobile systems and comms.


Initially they will offer 3.2GHz products, planning to increase the clock speed to 6.4GHz and higher to provide up to 100Gb/s performance. XDR DRAM chips will see the light in several variants differing by capacity (256Mbit to 8Gbit) and performance.

Toshiba and Elpida are expected to start sampling XDR DRAM in 2004, with volume production scheduled to 2005.

Below is the 512Mbit XDR DRAM chip architecture:



Plextor introduced two universal DVD recorders

Plextor introduced two universal DVD recorders: internal PX-708A and external PX-708UF. New model support both DVD+RW, and DVD-RW standards.



Each drive provides 8x DVD+R recording, 4x DVD+RW re-recording; 12x DVD-ROM reading. Standard CD-RW formula is 40/24/40.

Both naturally support Buffer Underrun Proof, PoweRec and VariRec technologies. The internal PX-708A E-IDE (ATAPI) model will be shipped with white or black front panels. The external PX-708UF drive supports USB2.0 and IEEE 1394 (FireWire). Bundles include Ahead Nero (CD/DVD Mastering), Ahead InCD (Packet Writing), Pinnacle Studio 8 (Video Editing and Authoring), Cyberlink Power DVD and usual PlexTools Professional utilities.

The internal PX-708A should arrive to retail late in August, its MSRP is 275 euros (w/o taxes). The external PX-708UF should become available a month later, its MSRP is 349 euros.

Enermax EG465P-VE(FC) Power Supply Review @ Bjorn3d

"One such example of a high quality power supply is the Enermax EG465P-VE FC. One of the highlights of this 460 watt power supply is that it automatically adjusts the fans´ speeds based on the temperatures it measures. The bottom fan´s speed is based on the temperature measured by a thermal sensor inside the power supply. However, the rear fan´s speed is controlled by the temperature read by a thermal sensor that is attached to a short wire that can be placed anywhere it can reach to monitor the temperature at that location."

Read more at Bjorn3D.

Photo of the day: Albatron Gigi GeForce FX 5900

We are now testing a new graphics card from Albatron, Gigi GeForce FX 5900 128MB.

It has 128Mb DDR, 400/850MHz GPU/memory clock speeds; and features original "2+1" cooling system as well as the solid package.






HWZ World Exclusive : MSI NBox N5900 ULTRA

With three of the hottest game titles of this year within the NBox, this combination is an extremely tough one to match, should anyone else try. Not only are all three games fairly new, but they also happened to be among the most addictive and ‘must-play’ list of games of the year; now how can you beat that? Additionally, MSI bundled an aluminum 800dpi optical mouse with a built-in blue LED.

Read more at HardwareZone.

DDR500 chronicles: OCZ Technology introduces PC4000 Gold EL DDR

It seems the overclocker memory market entered a new turn dedicated to PC4000 modules. Today OCZ Technology announced shipments of its "PC4000 DDR500 EL DDR Gold Edition" memory solutions.


Similar to other products these support HyperSpeed and Extended Voltage Protection and are shipped with "gilded" heat-sinks.

OCZ PC4000 EL DDR Gold Edition feature 256Mb (256MB PN-OCZ500256ELGE) and 512Mb (PN-OCZ500512ELGE) capacities. Each module bases on selected chips tested in couples. This enables the company to offer dual-channel kits as well: 512Mb (2x256Mb) and 1Gb (2x512Mb). Modules feature CL 2.5-4-4-7 timings and require 2.8V voltage.

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