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MARCH 2013 | VOL 13 ISSUE 03
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GIGABYTE Debuts
Hot-Swapping Aivia Krypton
GIGABYTE had you in mind when it designed its Aivia
Krypton Dual-Chassis Gaming Mouse ($69.99). No,
really: e company says it designed the “world’s rst all-
aspect customizable gaming mouse” by taking the habits
of dierent gamer types into consideration. In addition to
a Ghost Macro Engine (70 macros in onboard storage), an
8200dpi laser sensor, and onboard support for up to ve
game proles, the mouse features hot-swappable Speed and
Control bottom plates that aim to provide “unparalleled
freedom by changing fundamental mouse movement and
dynamics to best t the application at hand.” e Speed
chassis uses an abrasion-free ceramic base to allow for
quick movements, immediate reaction, and extraordinary
speed, while the Control chassis uses a Teon foundation
to focus more on precision and control. Also noteworthy
is the Krypton’s weight-adjustment system, which enables
distributing the mouse’s weight to favor your right- and left-
handed and palm- or claw-
grip tendencies.
Thermaltake Shrinks Full-Tower
Power Into Midtower Size
With the new Chaser A31 (pricing and release details still to
come), Thermaltake aims to put in the hands of gamers and
enthusiasts the cooling, performance, and expandability of a
full-tower chassis in a midtower case size. e cooling comes in
the form of two preinstalled 120mm fans (front intake and blue
LED-lit rear exhaust) and the option to add another 120mm
blower at front, two 120mm or 140mm fans at top, and a 120mm
fan at bottom. Flashing a look patterned after ermaltake’s Tt
eSPORTS lineup, the A31 also has a perforated front bezel that
goes nicely with the case’s windowed side panel. In addition to
accepting both ATX and micro-ATX boards, the A31 oers
six tool-less internal bays for 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch drives, two
USB 3.0 ports up front, and a convenient recessed storage tray
set into the top panel for a smartphone, USB ash drives, or other
devices. More importantly, ermaltake says the case supports
240mm radiators and extra-long graphics cards.
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WATCHING THE CHIPS FALL
CPU
Released
Original Price
Last Month’s Price
Online Retail Price*
Here is the pricing
information for
various AMD and
Intel CPUs.
AMD FX-8150 Black Edition Eight-Core
10/12/2011
$245**
$189.99
$179.99
AMD FX-8120 Black Edition Eight-Core
10/12/2011
$205**
$159.99
$159.99
AMD A10-5800K Quad-Core
10/12/2012
$122
N/A
$129.99
AMD FX-6100 Black Edition Six-Core
10/12/2011
$165**
$104.99
$119.99
AMD FX-4100 Quad-core
10/12/2011
$115**
$109.99
$104.99
AMD A8-3870K Black Edition Quad-Core
12/20/2011
$135**
$94.99
$89.99
AMD A6-3650 Quad-Core
7/3/2011
$115**
$79.99
$89.99
AMD A8-3850 Quad-Core
7/3/2011
$135**
$99.99
$84.99
Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition
11/12/2012
$999**
$1,079.99
$1,079.99
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition
11/14/2011
$990**
$1,029.99
$1,069.99
Intel Core i7-3930K
11/14/2011
$555**
$569.99
$569.99
Intel Core i7-3770K
4/23/2011
$332**
$319.99
$329.99
Intel Core i7-2600K
1/9/2011
$317**
$319.99
$319.99
Intel Core i7-2700K
10/24/2011
$332**
$329.99
$309.99
Intel Core i7-3820
2/12/2012
$305**
$299.99
$299.99
Intel Core i7-3770
4/23/2011
$294**
$299.99
$299.99
* As of January 2012
Intel Core i5-3570K
4/23/2011
$225**
$214.99
$229.99
** Manufacturer’s
estimated price
per 1,000
Intel Core i5-3550
4/23/2011
$205**
$209.99
$179.99
Intel Core i3-2130
9/4/2011
$138**
$129.99
$129.99
Intel Core i3-2120
2/20/2011
$138**
$124.99
$124.99
4 March 2013 / www.computerpoweruser.com
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Zalman Shuns The Fan With CNPS FX100-Cube
For some enthusiasts, noise is a deal breaker. To that end, Zalman is looking to take the
noise (and vibration) completely out of the cooling equation with its CNPS FX100-
Cube, a passive-operating cooler with no fans or moving parts. Unveiled at CES in early
January, the FX100-Cube is reportedly broad in the shoulders yet weighs less than 500
grams and can t in standard ATX midtower cases. e cooler is expected in Q2 2013
for about $60 and will include an option to bolster performance by adding a 92mm fan
to the mix. Zalman says the cooler uses the company’s Multiple Heatpipe Pressing Joints
technology and cross-shaped, black-pearl nickel-plated ns.
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Sony Gets Thin & Wet
With Xperia Tablet Z
Making a splash in the tablet market these days
is no easy task due to the dominance a select
few companies enjoy. Whether Sony can upset
the tablet pecking order with its new 10.1-inch
Xperia Tablet Z (pricing to come) remains to be
seen, but the company certainly appears to be
giving it its best eort. Beyond being just 6.9mm
thick, the tablet is waterproof and dustproof,
offers 4G LTE and NFC connectivity, comes
with 32GB storage and a microSD slot, sports an
8.1MP camera that auto-adjusts in dark settings,
and packs a Qualcomm quad-core 1.5GHz chip.
e screen, meanwhile, benets from what Sony
dubs a “Reality Display,” which aims to produce
better HD images, and Sony’s Mobile BRAVIA
Engine, which is designed to boost color vibrancy
and sharpness. The Xperia Tablet Z will see a
spring release in Japan initially.
Corsair Gives
Vengeance A New Look
Corsair’s rst generation of keyboards and mice “were designed to translate
thoughts into action with ruthless efficiency,” says Corsair’s Ruben
Mookerjee. e recently released Vengeance K95 keyboard ($149.99;
spring release) and M95 ($79.99) and M65 ($69.99) mice, he says, add
a new level of precision to that competitive advantage. e K95, for
example, features Cherry MX Red mechanical keyswitches addressable
key-by-key backlighting with four levels of illumination. Eighteen
dedicated programmable macro keys and onboard ash memory to
store profiles are also present. The mice, meanwhile, pack a new
8200dpi LaserStream gaming sensor that boosts tracking resolutions
by 30%. e M95 is optimized especially for MMO gamers (15
programmable buttons), while the M65 is aimed at FPS players (a
Sniper button oers more accurate aiming). Also announced is a free
driver update coming in February for the Vengeance 2000 wireless headset
that will add Dolby Headphone 2.0 support.
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