Blah, blah, blah it’s Monday and it’s raining here, just a dreary day overall I think. I figure the news is a good way to start the week off with, so that’s what I’ve got now, the news from around the world. Down in the Assorted section you’ll find some Computex coverage, specifically all about the booth babes, so that might help you get your Monday off to the right start.. So anyway, read the news..
How about three pieces of news from Corsair? Well even if you don’t want it here it is! Corsair has some more news from Computex, this time it’s a whole lot of ram ranging from 8gb up to 32gb in capacities with speeds from 1600mhz all the way up to 2933mhz. The best part I think is the colors, yes you can get the ram in blue, red, gold or even black, so there’s one color to match any system. Full details below of course…
How about some more news from Corsair and Computex? This news is about two new cases, the Carbide Series Airflow 540 and the 330R. The 330R is made for people who might want a quieter system as it comes complete with noise dampening material on the insides of the case. The Airflow 540 on the other hand is meant for people who might want or need the extra cooling ability that comes from six 120mm fans or you could use five 140mm fans. Full details, info and pictures available below for you…
Corsair has just announced some great new gaming peripherals at Computex which include mice and keyboards. I’d love to get my hands or should I say fingers on these new mechanical keyboard from Corsair, they look sweet. The mice are two different once with similar specs, at they both can get up to 4000DPI. Full info with prices and lots of pictures below for you…
Yes it’s that time again, time for the news. I’ve got a few more reviews to get posted here and of course I’m behind in my regular news postings. Spent most of the day yesterday writing that Seidon review and getting other non site related stuff done. I’ve got too much to do and just not enough time, oh well, read the news and check back later…
Yes it’s time for the news once again! Got a little bit of it, nothing really going on this week in terms of product launches, at least the last three days or since I posted the news last anyway. So today I’ll be working outside most of the day, putting bricks down for a patio I guess you could call it. Don’t get much sun in the back of the house since it’s mostly woods back there so nothing really grows except a few weeds and not even many of those, so it’s mostly dirt and mud and the kids track it into the house and that’s not fun. So read the news, I’ve got stuff to do…
So last night I find my refrigerator dying, yes everything is kind of warm and I really have to take care of that today. I didn’t get much sleep last night at all worrying about it, odd to worry about something like that, but there is quite a bit of food that will go bad and have to be replaced. It’s early so nothing is open so I can’t do anything yet, I think I know what the problem is, I just need to get the part, where I’m going to get it today I ‘m not sure though, so I will be hunting for it I guess and making calls locally. Anyway, read the news..
I’m a big fan of mechanical keyboards, have been for a long time now, but I’ve yet to find the perfect one. The one I’m currently using is great, it’s the Raptor-Gaming K1 and I’ve been using this thing since January 2007, pretty much constantly since then, between other keyboard reviews of course but I always come back to it! That should tell you something about the quality of it surely as it’s lasted for quite a few years now. The one thing I do wish this keyboard had was backlighting, but oh well. Corsair has just announced the Vengeance K70 mechanical gaming keyboard which features backlighting but what’s different is that you can do key-by-key backlighting, now I think that right there is unique, I don’t think I’ve seen any others that can do that. MSRP is $130, and it’s out now in either silver with blue backlighting or black with red backlighting. Some pictures below and the full PR for you…
Corsair®, a worldwide designer of high-performance PC gaming peripherals, today announced the Vengeance K70 fully mechanical gaming keyboard.
The new Vengeance K70 gaming keyboard is built on a rugged, brushed, aluminum chassis and features highly responsive Cherry MX Red mechanical switches under every key. The high performance switches combined with the keyboard’s 100% anti-ghosted matrix, 20-key rollover and 1000Hz reporting rate provide fast, accurate input for gaming.
The Vengeance K70 gaming keyboards are available in two color schemes: silver aluminum with blue backlighting, and anodized black with deep red backlighting. Overall backlighting can be adjusted to four levels of intensity and each key is individually backlit, enabling the lighting for each key to be independently enabled or disabled. The key-by-key lighting customization allows users to highlight just the keys they need to emphasize and then save the setting directly to the K70′s onboard memory. In addition, the Vengeance K70 comes with alternate colored, contoured keycaps for the WASD and 1-6 keycaps to allow additional customization.
"When we launched the Vengeance K60, customers loved the look and quality, but some wanted a backlit version," said Ruben Mookerjee, VP and General Manager of the Peripherals Business Unit at Corsair. "In typical Corsair fashion, we over-delivered and created Vengeance K70 with key-by-key backlighting, mechanical switches on every key, and two color schemes."
The Vengeance K70 also features dedicated multimedia controls to allow users to play, stop, pause, skip tracks and adjust volume. An extra USB connector is provided for attaching to USB devices such as a Vengeance gaming mouse or headset. A removeable soft-touch wrist rest provides comfort for long gaming or typing sessions.
See Vengeance K70 at PAX East from March 22-24
The Vengeance K70 keyboard will make its public debut at Corsair’s booth at PAX East in Boston from March 22-24. Corsair is located in booth 1062.
Pricing and Availability
The Corsair Vengeance K70 will be available in April at suggested price of $129.99.
For more information on the Corsair Vengeance K70 gaming keyboard, please visit: http://www.corsair.com/k70
Wow, 3000Mhz is pretty fast isn’t it? That’s how fast the new limited edition Corsair Vengeance Extreme memory kits are, and for that speed you’ll pay a premium price or $750 for an 8gb kit. If you are the type of person who pushes your system to the limits then this is the ram for you. Corsair is even including the Kingpin memory cooler that’s made for cooling with LN2 so you’ll be able to keep that memory nice and cool and maybe even push it much farther than the rated 3000Mhz!
Corsair, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC hardware market, today announced new Vengeance Extreme 8GB dual-channel DDR3 memory kits rated at 3000MHz, the world’s fastest rated production PC memory kits. Fitted with low profile "racing red" heat spreaders, the new 2x4GB memory kits operate at 3000MHz air-cooled, with latency settings of 12-14-14-36, at 1.65V. A Kingpin Cooling memory cooler is included for overclockers who want to use LN2 (liquid nitrogen) to reach memory speeds well beyond 3000MHz.
The extreme-speed 3000MHz rating of the Vengeance Extreme memory kits is the result of a rigorous internal four-stage hand-screening process performed by Corsair engineers. This process is passed by fewer than one in 50 memory ICs. Performance qualification is performed on select Intel® Z77 based motherboards, including the ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE and ASRock Z77 OC Formula. To hit their rated speeds, the modules require a 3rd Generation Intel Core™ unlocked processor with an Integrated Memory Controller capable of running 3000MHz.
“We are focused on helping enthusiasts and overclockers push the boundaries of PC performance," said Thi La, Senior VP and GM of Memory and Enthusiast Component Products at Corsair. “Our engineering team’s hard work has led to new performance optimization techniques for memory, which we are pleased to debut in our new Vengeance Extreme memory."
Pricing and Availability
The Vengeance Extreme 3000MHz 8GB memory kits are priced at $749.99 USD and will be available exclusively from Corsair.com in March. Quantities of these hand-built modules will be extremely limited.
For more information on Corsair Vengeance memory, please visit: http://www.corsair.com/us/memory-by-product-family/vengeance.html
It’s Pi Day! Too bad Pi Day didn’t fall on Friday or it would rhyme! Oh well, time for the news and then I’ve got to get some work done. I had a plumbing emergency yesterday in my home that I just had to take care of and of course, like most things, it ended up being a much bigger job than it should have been. That’s what happens when you’ve got an old house, everything is old so it doesn’t seem to last long! The good thing of course is that I can fix it myself and not have to pay a plumber, so I saved quite a bit of money that way, which is always a good thing! So read the news…
