World's first retail liquid submersion PC

Liquid cooling? How about total liquid submersion for the ultimate noise proofing and cooling.

When enthusiasts look to keep their computers cooler they tend to progress from air, to liquid and then perhaps something more exotic like phase change cooling. If it might keep a CPU cooler and make a computer run faster odds are an enthusiast has tried it.

Boutique computer maker Hardcore Computer, Inc. has announced its Reactor computer. The Reactor claims to be the world's first commercially available computer that uses liquid submersion cooling technology.

Hardcore floods the inside of the chassis with a dielectric fluid it calls Core Coolant to keep all the heat producing components of the computer cooler. The CPU, motherboard, RAM, dual power supplies, and video cards are all submerged under water.

The hard drives are not submerged and are hot swappable with trays on the outside of the computer. Components used in the system include Creative X-Fi sound, a range of Intel Core 2 processors, up to 8GB of RAM, RAID options and more.

Graphics for the machine are via NVIDIA with single, SLI, and 3-way SLI 9800 GTX, GTX 260 or GTX 280 options. A fully loaded system with SSDs, HDDs, GTX 280 3-way SLI, QX9770, 8GB of RAM and more will set you back over $10,500.

Upgrading the system may be a challenge, but the motherboard tray is removable so draining the fluid to upgrade components isn't required. Cables are routed outside the chassis and the CMOS battery and BIOS switch are mounted on top of the chassis. The motherboard used in the system uses the NVIDIA 790i Ultra chipset.

http://www.hardcorecomputer.com/Index.aspx

Razer? Logitech? Who are they? Here comes Steel!

Designed by Blizzard® and SteelSeries specifically for World of Warcraft®, The World of Warcraft® MMO Gaming Mouse provides remarkable benefit to all World of Warcraft® gamers, regardless of level or play style. The mouse can be customized to fit the users personal preferences; the illumination feature allows for up to 16 million colors, programmability of all 15 buttons via an intuitive and easy to use drag and drop interface. The fluid integration of software with hardware will provide the user with an amazing in-game experience featuring superior performance, comfort and control. The World of Warcraft® MMO Gaming Mouse is fully scalable to meet and exceed the requirements of even the most discerning World of Warcraft® gamer.

* 16 million illumination choices * A total of 15 programmable buttons
* Several predefined macros and posibility to create your own
* World’s first gaming mouse designed exclusively for World of Warcraft®

• Cable (braided): 2 m / 6,6 ft.
• 15 buttons
• 800 - 3000 CPI
• 3,6 mm lift distance

Windows 7 to Have Toned-Down User Account Control

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP While many could provide a laundry list of reasons why they prefer to use Windows XP over Vista, one issue at the top of most PC users list is the User Account Control that was introduced with the often-criticized OS. While some of it’s features can be turned off or disabled, the fact remains that many do not like the constant double-checking the OS does for things as simple as opening a program or installing a plugin.

Well, it seems as though Microsoft has gotten the message, and according to ZDNet, will work to fine tune UAC to be more effective and less invasive. “We’ve heard loud and clear that you are frustrated," said Ben Fathi, president for core OS development. "We still want to provide you control over what changes can happen to your system, but we want to provide you a better overall experience."

To do this, explains Fathi, Microsoft will broaden the control you have over UAC notifications, as well as provide additional and more relevant information in the UI. One complaint that seems to resonate with users across the board is the amount of duplicate messages one receives about a repeated action. To solve this, user will get “better and more obvious control over the (UAC) mechanism," said Fathi.

According to comments from members of the Windows team, Vista’s UAC has a significant role to play in making the latest OS the most secure version of Windows yet. Clearly the measures put into place are good ones, but now work must go into striking the balance of having strong security without making the user feel restricted from accomplishing normal tasks.

Windows 7 is promising a lot to consumers, ranging from super-speedy boot times to better-defined different versions of the OS. Microsoft may find even more fans if they follow through with a true UAC rework. Microsoft is in damage control http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damage_comode. With yet another extension on Windows XP, set to keep the OS around until the summer of 2009, and early builds of Windows 7 going to those who attend Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference in October and Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in November, as well as a rumored beta before Christmas, one thing is clear: Windows 7 is in full swing up in Redmond, and Microsoft desperately wants to make the disappointing present a forgettable past as soon as they possibly can.

Seven Power saving tips for your PC

With load shedding at its peak, here's a little something you can do to save the precious power that our country is severely lacking in.

1. Dial down your screen brightness. The brighter your screen, the more power it uses.

2. Turn off your system completely at the end of the day, instead of putting it in sleep mode.

3. If you (still) have a CRT, consider upgrading to an LCD. An LCD uses about 1/3 of the power (and causes less eyestrain to boot).

4. Forgo the screen saver. Most monitors no longer are in danger of having images burned into them, and screen savers actually use up monitor power.

5. If you'll be away from your computer or other devices for a long period of time (say, while on vacation), consider unplugging them completely.

6. Look for the Energy Star certification when purchasing new computer systems or elec-tronic devices.

7. Enable any power-saving features on your computers, monitors, and peripherals such as printers.

Razer announces the Megalodon 7.1 Headphones

No that was not a typo, it actually is 7.1. The sound of 7 speakers coming from 2. Expected release date is early 2009 or December 2008. These wont be for the faint of heart, trust me. Their current high end headphones are the Barracuda HP-1 which sell for 7000rs. If you ask me, thats overkill.

According to Razer, the Megalodon uses Maelstrom audio engine which is based on military grade audio technology which was originally developed for fighter pilots who need precise positional warnings about incoming missiles.

Razer Goliathus Alpha Speed Review

I'm not the one to waste money on useless stuff, but when i decided to change my mouse to a Razer Diamondback 3G, i knew i couldnt waste that mouse on a cheap mousepad so i decided to get this.
Got this from Islamabad, Blue Area for 1650 Rs. I know thats a little steep but you'd be amazed at how brilliant and totally worth this thing is. It honestly feels like my mouse is floating in mid air, and at this price, it'd better! You can chose from three sizes, something i totally forgot when buying and ended up with the biggest one measuring almost 15x14 inches. I'm guessing the smaller ones would be cheaper. It has improved accuracy in games some what, i havnt tested it to those extremes, but even in general Windows usage, its just a pleasure to have. A must have if you're buying an expensive mouse.

Introduction to this blog and myself

Hello everyone, my name is Ammar. I'm 20 years and 3 months old. I recently did A-Levels from Beaconhouse Islamabad Campus and now am admitted to NUST doing engineering. Enough about me.
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