Intel “DZ77GA-70K” Z77 Ivy Bridge motherboard pictured

As we know from the last couple of generations of Intel chipsets, Intel likes to make its own motherboards. Z77 will bring no exceptions, The Intel DZ77FA-70K is an LGA 1155 Z77 based motherboard.

CES 2012 Gaming Case Line-up

Going by Thermaltake's official spec sheet, the company has packed a powerful cooling system into an otherwise aesthetically superior case.

Asrock Z77 Extreme6 Socket 1155 Motherboard

Well the time has come. It is like Christmas time for many. Santa has delivered a brand new toy. In this case it is Christmas in April. Santa is Intel. And the elves are every motherboard manufacturer on the planet. The gifts contain motherboards with the brand new Panther Point Z77 chipset. Definitely just what the kiddies have been waiting for..

G.SKILL Memory Delivers the Fastest DDR3 Frequency Ever!

On 27th February 2012, the highest DDR3 memory frequency record was smashed again by the well-known Swiss overclocker, Christian Ney. Using G.SKILL extreme RipjawsZ memory kit, Christian Ney has achieved the astonishing score of DDR3 3736MHz with 4GB high capacity memory stick.

Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe Intel Ivy Bridge Motherboard Starts Selling in China

With one month to go until the official release of the Intel 7-series chipset family, a Chinese online store has listed Asus’ upcoming P8Z77-V Deluxe motherboard for Ivy Bridge processors with pricing being set at 2,499 RMB ($396 US).

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Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Maingear F131, Potenza get Ivy Bridge CPUs with VRTX cooling technology

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Maingear F131, Potenza get Ivy Bridge CPUs with VRTX cooling technologyThe Maingear F131 PC and the new Potenza system are the latest additions to the company’s lineup housing the VRTX cooling technology. Besides these, all desktops and laptops from the New Jersey-based manufacturer have been updated to the third generation of Intel Core processors.

Design-wise, the updated F131 computer should look no different than its predecessor. It incorporates a new micro ATX vertical heat dissipation system along with the VRTX cooling technology. With dimensions of 9.25 x 19.17 x 11.18 inches, this machine flaunts a 2.5mm sand-blasted and anodized aluminum chassis and comes bearing support for dual GPUs as well as a hot-swap bay. It’s also equipped with a slot loading optical drive.

“We are very excited and offer the option for our customers to select a MAINGEAR desktop with heat dissipation solution in three different chassis size and performance levels,” commented Wallace Santos, CEO and Founder of Maingear. “The new 3rd generation Intel Core i7 3930K processor and Intel Z77 Chipset, built in any of our desktops offer the ultimate gaming experience.”

Said to be the third rig that incorporates the vertical heat dissipation system, the Maingear Potenza is apparently the first mini-ITX gaming PC to feature a Digi+ VRM design with overclocking capabilities. Being 45% and 76% smaller than the F131 and the Shift PCs, respectively, it’s designed around dimension of 7.4 x 15.6 x 9.25 inches. And according to the company, this PC is likely to house 10-inch GPUs including the GeForce GTX 680 from Nvidia, and 3.5-inch as well as 2.5-inch drives.

The updated Maingear F131 price starts at $1,049, while the Potenza price initially reads as $899.

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Monday, April 30, 2012

Intel's Ivy Bridge laptops ready For PreOrder right now

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Intel's Ivy Bridge laptops ready For PreOrder right nowThe third generation of Core i-series CPUs has been benchmarked, written about, and discussed for months now, but PC makers could only sell them starting April 29.

Even then, only the very high-end models, the quad-core Core i7 chips, are currently available. The more mainstream dual-core Core i3 and Core i5 processors found in most laptops won't get updated until sometime in May or June (and then probably won't be physically available for some time after that).

A handful of hearty manufacturers have already put the high-end new Core i7 chips up on their sites, allowing you to configure and order an Ivy Bridge laptop right now, although most of the estimated ship dates we've seen are several weeks out. The vendors we've found already offering third-gen Intel CPUs are:

Alienware: M14x, M17x, M18x -- available to order now; estimated shipping date May 28. (Dell says this morning that anyone who has recently ordered one of three models above and whose orders have not shipped yet will get an automatic Ivy Bridge upgrade.)

Origin: EON15-S, EON17-S, EON11-S -- available to order now; estimated shipping date, May 31.

Maingear: eX-L 15/17, Alt-15 -- available to order now; estimated shipping date May 14.

HP: Pavilion dv6t and dv7t, quad-edition series -- available to order now; estimated shipping date May 9.

Asus: ROG G75VW and G55VW -- Asus is promoting Ivy Bridge versions of these gaming laptops, and links
to Amazon and Best Buy indicate that they ship in three to five days (but the online retailers are a little unclear about exactly what chip is in these systems, so order with caution).

Samsung: 15-inch and 17-inch Series 7 Chronos -- updated on Samsung's Web site with third-gen processors, but so far, we've been unable to find them available to order online or in stores.

Of course, while our benchmark testing shows modest performance and battery life improvement with Ivy Bridge, the main advantage is better integrated graphics, something most people buying an Alienware or Origin laptop don't really need (as they'll have a dedicated Nvidia or AMD GPU).

But, if you absolutely must be the first on the block with the latest and greatest, check out the models listed above. If you run across other Ivy Bridge laptops available to configure and order, let us know in the comments section below and we'll update this list.

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