Feb 19

Maingear intros Prelude 2 3D gaming system

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Maingear bills itself as a fine purveyor of “high performance luxury computers,” hand built machines such as the Remix workstation (for “creative professionals”), and now Prelude 2, a 3D gaming workstation that features the NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision setup, a 22-inch SyncMaster 2233RZ display, and a desktop PC rocking an Intel Core i7 processor — all for $1,999 (though were guessing that once you start tweaking things here and there the price can rise pretty quickly). More detailed specs are sadly unavailable at the moment, but if you’ve been itching to jump on the 3D bandwagon (not that we approve, but whatever) this one is probably worth a look. Full release is after the break.

Update: Feel free to check out the order page over at Maingear’s site for all the system’s specifications and customization options.

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Feb 19

Shuttle XPC Barebone SX58H7 wants a piece of your Core i7

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Shuttle’s newfangled XPC Barebone SX58H7 is hungry, and nothing but an Intel Core i7 CPU and twin GPUs hooked up in unison can satisfy it. Those looking to pack a lot of power into a relatively small box need look no further, as Shuttle’s latest SFF case comes loaded with an X58 Express chipset, 500 watt power supply, two PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots, space for up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM and room for two SATA II hard drives. You’ll also find twin gigabit Ethernet jacks and a case that looks pretty much exactly like every other Shuttle case produced in the past five years. Oh, and then there’s the heart-stopping €483 ($611) price tag. Gotta hate that.

[Via I4U News]

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Feb 18

Intel takes NVIDIA to court over chipset licensing

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Oh, brother. Another Intel / NVIDIA paper fight? As fate would so fittingly have it, these two giants are meeting up yet again, this time in the courtroom. After talks “of over a year” failed to amount to anything, Intel has filed suit against NVIDIA that — according to Intel — “seeks to have the court declare that NVIDIA is not licensed to produce chipsets that are compatible with any Intel processor that has integrated memory controller functionality, such as Intel’s Nehalem [Core i7] microprocessors and that NVIDIA has breached the agreement with Intel by falsely claiming that it is licensed.” Of course, NVIDIA’s official stance is that Intel is simply trying “stifle innovation to protect a decaying CPU business.” We have all ideas that the whole truth (and nothing but the truth) lies somewhere in between, but we guess that’s why we have people called “lawyers” heading to work each day. If you’re daring enough to dig deeper, all the links you need are neatly positioned below.

[Via HotHardware]

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Feb 01

Eurocom lays claim to Core i7-equipped Clevo D900F

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Remember all those Clevo laptops revealed last month? While we’re expecting more information at CeBIT 2009, those crazy Canadians at Eurocom have gone ahead and spilled the beans on the 17-inch D900F. As conjectured, the 11.9-pound behemoth’s packing an equally-mighty Intel Core i7 processor in 2.66, 2.93 and 3.2GHz varieties. It’s also got three 500GB hard drives totaling 1.5TB of space, 8GB DDR3 RAM, an NVIDIA G280 GPU, and a Blu-ray burner. Launch date is May 1, although according to Notebook Reviews we shouldn’t expect to get our hands on it until Q4 2009. No word on pricing, but we suspect this powerhouse is gonna burn a giant hole in our pockets from both the inside and out.

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Jan 06

BFG Technologies’ Phobos gaming PC packs Core i7, personal concierge

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PC startups, take note — this is how you cut through the noise and get recognized. Rather than simply copying Alienware or some other boutique gaming outfit, BFG Technologies is introducing its first line of high-performance PCs with quite the unusual extra. Sure, the 3.2GHz Core i7 965 Extreme Edition is totally expected, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 GPUs aren’t all that shocking, but the complementary concierge service is certainly a step in a new direction. With each Phobos purchase comes six months of said service, which includes “expert in-home installation and a six month follow up maintenance visit.” Check the full release after the break for all the deets, but you can count on spending at least three large to get in.

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Dec 30

Overclocking guide shows what Intel’s Core i7 is / isn’t capable of

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Oh sure, we’ve seen just how far Intel’s most potent Core i7 chip can be pushed under the most extreme conditions, but honestly, how’s that helping you? In short, it’s not. To that end, HotHardware has whipped up a useful, easy-to-digest guide on overclocking the Core i7 920, complete with benchmarks, recommendations and tips for dealing with excess heat without hooking up a liquid nitrogen tank. Interested to see how to crank a stock 920 to a level that outpaces the pricey 3.2GHz Core i7 Extreme Edition? The read link, friends — hit it.

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