MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition Won THG Editor’s Choice Award

Press Release By MSI:
At a recent technology exhibit in Japan, MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition motherboard received the first ranking as the best motherboard with outstanding overclocking performance and also won the Editor’s Choice Award from Tom’s Hardware Guide for its superior price-performance Core 2 ready platform

Japan’s Leading Overclocking Contest
In order to let users completely experience the superior power performance behind the new generation processors, Intel Japan has launched its Core 2 Duo with a large-scale campaign in Akiba in September. During the event “Intel in Akiba”, MSI demonstrated “Air Conditioner Cooling” computer system, successfully overclocking the Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme (original frequency: 2.93GHz) to 3.8GHz on-the-spot, together with MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E graphics card which easily accomplish the Final Fantasy XI Official Benchmark 3 at a high score of 11076. It successfully booted the system at 4GHz as well, giving an impressive performance among its competitors. On the other hand, Intel Japan also come up with an interactive large-sized campaign “Benchmark Contest” inviting users all over the country to set up their own hardware with Core 2 processor that will reach the highest possible score of Final Fantasy XI Official Benchmark 3. So far, the system who got the first-ranked in the advanced class is the same one which is based on the MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp with a high-score of 13035.

Tom’s Hardware Guide – Editor’s Choice Award
Besides the high recommendation of PC users, the 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition has received the two thumbs up from Tom’s Hardware Guide October Issue – Four 975X Motherboards for Core 2 Duo. The following is a quote from the original text:
“Obviously, MSI got a grip on its former issues. Due to its superior price/performance ratio, we recommend the 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition at this time.” For most PC users who are on the look-out for the power of Intel® Core™ 2 processors to get high performance, the report has no doubt given users a very reliable reference.

Quad-Core Computing Ready
For the launching of the quad-core processor at the end of this year, MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp was considerably chosen to support the quad-core processors during the initial revised version. Since it is equipped with the necessary circuit and power design, this one is simply the “talk of the town”. Several articles were posted in the hardware forum discussing the quad-core processors engineering sample to work with MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition. For hardcore PC users who are into quad-core computing, the current MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition provides the best support for quad-core processors and the complete expandable ability assurance for all Intel gamers.

Link to MSI P975 Platinum PowerUp Edition Specification

Thermaltake 850W ToughPower

Got this online news release from Thermaltake about their latest addition to their Toughpower Series:

"Due to the rising power consumption of the personal computer systems today, the consumer demands for high-wattage power supplies are increasing faster than ever. Thermaltake Technology officially releases the W0131 850W/ Active PFC high performance power supply unit. Due to the incredible power consumption of the high-performance enthusiast computer systems and the strenuous torture power supplies undergo, Thermaltake has named the new series of power supplies the Toughpower. Persistent and stubborn under the harshest environments, the Toughpower series represent the highest quality power supplies that exist on the market.

Since the Toughpower series are deemed as the most reliable power supplies ever, the high-efficiency, high-performance, and high-reliability nature of these units enable them to naturally have a MTBF of more than 120,000 hours. The endless energy that the Toughpower supplies are delivered to every single component within the computer system, including the latest Intel and AMD dual-core processors, multiple PCI-Express video cards, and arrays of redundant hard disks. The Toughpower series supplies four independent lines of +12V (12V1, 12V2, 12V3, 12V4) rails for the purest and most stable for the most demanding hardware within your system. The strict voltage regulation of 3% variance, independent output rails, higher than 83% efficiency at all times, and a huge 14cm dual ball-bearing fan all work together to provide the user with endless energy at all times. In addition, the total maximum total current output of 62A on +12V rails will be able to support even the most demanding system configuration available. The features do not stop here, the Toughpower Cable Management 750W features modularized cable sets. Users can plug and unplug cables according to their own needs. As a result of optimizing the cables within the computer system, airflow increases, styling increasing, and the overall ambient temperature within the system drops significantly, providing a more stable computer system.

Thermaltake Technology guarantees the Toughpower power supply’s design and efficiency to be so pure, the series provides an extended 3-year warranty service."

We reckon that this should arrive our shores by year end.

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