HP Pavilion dv9500t

Without much fanfare, HP has started offering an upgrade to its sleek and sexy Pavilion dv9500t notebook that's sure to please multimedia mavens: an HD DVD-R drive. While the previous dv9500t had the ability to play HD-DVD movies, the updated dv9500t can now burn HD content as well.

The notebook, which starts at $1,174, features Windows Vista Home Premium, a 1.6-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a 17-inch WXGA+ display, 1GB of RAM, a webcam and mic, 160GB hard drive, 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi, and the required Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS graphics card to complement the HD DVD-R drive. The HP Pavilion dv9500t with HD DVD-R is available now.

HP Pavilion dv9500t Notebook specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5450 (1.66 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB), 17.0″ WXGA+ BrightView Widescreen (1440×900), Vista Premium, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, 1GB SDRAM, 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support, PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection, 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery, Microsoft Works 8.0, Free Microphone/Webcam, one-year limited warranty.

Motherboard

The Asus P5NT WS Motherboard is built on the Nvidia nForce 680i LT SLI chipset structure which supports a LGA775 Socket for running Intel Dual-core /Quad-core CPUs and two Nvidia SLI graphic cards with Dual x16 speeds on the same platform. The Asus P5NT WS is also fitted with solid state capacitors and a conductive polymer that creates the perfect system stability. These high quality materials also help ensure that the motherboard will have a longer product lifetime.

The innovative Heat-pipe Thermal design of the Asus P5NT WS motherboard effectively directs the heat generated by the chipsets to the heatsink near the back IO ports – where it can be dissipated by existing airflow from the CPU fan or optional fans. With AI Nap, users can instantly snooze the PC without terminating any tasks. The system will continue operating at minimum power and noise till reawakened.

DDR3-1800 Intel Extreme Memory modules

OCZ Technology Group has announced new 1800MHz Intel Extreme Memory modules, a performance solution that implements a specification predefined and specially tailored for the Intel X48 chipset. Designed to significantly increase performance levels of the entire platform, OCZ 1800MHz Intel Extreme Memory modules, feature Intel Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP), an exclusive set of SPD (Serial Presence Detect) settings that act as an integrated “plug and play” overclocking tool. Configured to Intel’s defined specification, these XMP-Ready memory kits will be configured to run CL8 latencies at 1800 MHz. Furthermore, each OCZ XMP module also features CL7 latencies on a second profile that is qualified by OCZ for the extreme enthusiast seeking tighter timings.

The new OCZ PC3-14400 Intel XMP memory will be available in 1GB modules and 2GB (2x1024MB) dual channel kits. Combining the blazing speeds and incredible bandwidth of DDR3 with the power of Intel’s latest chipset, these top-speed modules are the ideal solution for enthusiasts looking for the extra performance gains optimized memory offers their system.

ASUS Triton 77 CPU Cooler

Asus has unveiled The new Triton Series CPU Coolers –Triton 77 from Asus incorporates innovative features that include the up-way air flow technology, high-density fins, dynamic fan speed control and pure copper heat pipes to deliver efficient heat dissipation for the latest quad-core processors. With its lightweight and compact cooler size, the Asus Triton 77 is also compatible with a wide range of motherboards and chassis. The Triton 77 provides up to 15% enhanced cooling efficiency by rapidly transferring heat directly from the CPU and dissipating it out from the chassis with the case fan. Additionally, it also carries the heat produced by the VRM (Voltage regulation modules) surrounding the CPU to reduce their temperature by 10-15˚C for system reliability and stability.

With ASUS’ innovative Up-way air flow cooling technology, The Triton 77 CPU coolers support Intel Core 2 Quad / Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium processor family, Intel Pentium 4 HT/Celeron D CPUs, as well as AMD ’s Socket AM2/940/939, Athlon 64-FX, Athlon and Sempron processors. It also adopts a PWM function fan that can automatically modulate fan speeds according to the CPU temperature to deliver quiet operations at a mere 18 dBA.

MSI has launched its latest MSI NX8800GT Series graphics card, base on NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT Series GPU with onboard graphics memory to 1024MB (1GB). MSI NX8800GT 1GB Series adopt 8 sets of Qimonda high speed, double data rate, high bandwidth 1Gbit graphics memory chips. All these high-speed 1Gbit memory chips also compliant RoHS regulation strictly. Low voltage level design and support advanced "Auto Refresh" and "Power Down with Self Refresh" operations. All these green and ECO concept gives user the maximum possibility for over-clocking and maintains minimum power consumption.

In order to give power users more privilege on over-clocking and advanced tweaking, MSI NX8800GT 1GB Series loads with a 2-Slot, 3 sets high efficient heat-pipes thermal solution. With this 2-Slot fan which can cover over 90% of the graphics PCB, not only GPU/memory but also other components onboard can be cooled at once, ensuring best stability at any condition.

After increasing the size of high speed graphics memory, MSI NX8800GT Series makes your High-definition gaming experience unparalleled smooth than ever. Just because of plenty of memory space for GPU utilized as frame buffer, more texture resource can be read and written in real time. And this makes the gaming in extremely high-definition possible.

Graphics Card for "AMD"

The 3800 series launches with two models. A base card, the 3850, incorporates the full feature set in a single-slot design with a 670MHz core speed and 256MB of video memory at 1.66GHz. The Radeon HD 3870 switches to a double-slot size but is clocked at a minimum 775MHz and doubles the amount of memory to 512MB at a faster 2.25GHz. ATI is releasing the cards as a Windows upgrade both under its own name and with third-party manufacturers at prices of $179 and $219 respectively. Support for other operating systems has not yet been mentioned but is expected.