Biostar's new mouse is made for claw grippers

Racing themed rodent is Biostar's third mouse.

 

If we asked 10 people to rattle off a list of gaming peripheral companies, there's a good chance that Biostar wouldn't get a single mention. That's because Biostar is best known as a maker of budget motherboards, a category it's been competing in for many years, though it now has a small and growing line of gear for gamers. The newest of those is the GM5 mouse.

The GM5 is Biostar's third rodent. It's also what the company considers its flagship mouse and is priced accordingly at $40. Biostar's other two mice, the AM3 and AM2, are priced at $16 and $10, respectively.

Even at $40, it's a pittance compared to flagships from competitors like Razer and Logitech, though it's also comparatively thin on features. It lacks amenities such as removable weights and modular pieces.

What it does bring to the table is a 7,200 dpi PixArt PMW 3330 optical sensor that can be adjusted down to 50 dpi. Users can program four preset dpi settings—by default they're set at 800, 1,600, 2,400, and 7,200.

Biostar says the GM5 is designed for gamers who favor the claw grip. It's also an ambidextrous mouse with 8 programmable buttons featuring Omron switches and five modes.

Like the AM3, the GM5 falls under Biostar's Racing series of products. This one is themed with a carbon fiber finish and racing logo, the latter of which is one of several parts featuring RGB illumination. The other places that light up include both sides and the scroll wheel.

Biostar did not say when the GM5 will be available to purchase.

Cooler Master unveils MasterWatt Maker 1200W PSU made in Japan

 

Cooler Master is giddy as all get-out about its newest power supply, the MasterWatt Maker 1200 MIJ, a 1,200W unit that is made in Japan with a combination of Japanese and German components. The implication there is that it's a high-quality PSU, and it has a high price tag to match. We'll save your monitor the coffee bath and the let you finish your drink before getting to the MSRP.



As to the power supply, Cooler Master says it started as a research project into the future of PSU design for the next decade, and how it could improve on the best analog PSUs to date. That led the company to being very specific in sourcing parts.



"When it comes to most electronics these days, they’re either made in China or Taiwan, with a few exceptions that are usually manufactured either in Korea or Japan. 80 percent of the components used in this power supply are made in Japan. More than 20 pieces of them have even been custom designed by Murata for this PSU, because the common parts available on the supply chain market simply weren’t cutting it," Cooler Master says.

Murata is a popular electronics and components manufacturer in Japan that supplies parts to clients in various fields, including robotics, automotive, and space exploration, to name just a few.



"The MasterWatt Maker 1200 MIJ was built using the highest quality components available, to the standards of some of the most stringent electronics engineers in Japan," Cooler Master added. "Some parts of the PSU use a design where two components were implemented instead of one, to help lower the generated heat and to increase the components’ lifespan. Many of these components are rated to work at temperatures of up to 150C."



The culmination of all this design goodness is a 1,200W PSU that is fanless at up to 600W (50 percent load). It also features fully modular cabling, 80 Plus Titanium certification, and up to 100A over a single +12V rail.



As for connectors, it includes:

• Motherboard 20+4 pin (x1)


• CPU12V 4+4 pin (x2)


• PCIe 6+2 pin (x12)


• SATA (x16)


• Peripheral 4-pin (x13)

Finished that coffee yet? Good—Cooler Master's asking price here is $1,000 (£900).

Gamdias Aries GKC 100 Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Giveaway

Its Giveaway Time

We are pleased to announce that in partnership with Gamdias India we are organizing a giveaway for the Gamdias Aries GKC 100 Gaming Keyboard and Mouse combo!

To be eligible for this giveaway you just need to make a few clicks and that's it. The rules are as follows --

1. Like Gamdias India Facebook Page


2. Like Computers and More Facebook Page


3. Like & Share this post on your timeline or in other Facebook Groups


4. Tag atleast two of your friends on the post

Its much simpler than you thought isn't it!? Giveaway closes on 10th April 2017.

Winner would be decided by the team and the decision shall stand final.

Glow - Lightsaber meets Earphone

 

Listening to good music is one thing but seeing it in some form is a whole new experience which thanks to the new earphones in the block is absolutely possible. Say hello to the Glow Earphones!

Originally designed by Quantum Bakery, Rich Park, Soohun Jung & BEBOP Designers these new piece of tech first made an appearance back in 2015 on Kickstarter but only went up for sale to the general consumers in 2017.

Wooing Star War fanatic and audiophiles alike the Glow earphones are a perfect blend of laser lit wires and powerful audio drivers all blended into a single unit. Glow makes use of an innovative material called Fibrance. Developed by Corning (the people behind GorillaGlass), Fibrance is a fiber optic cable that instead of conducting light through it, dissipates it evenly across the length of the cable, allowing it to illuminate brightly and evenly by scattering a laser light. The Fibrance material doesn’t give off heat either, making it the perfect choice for the Glow.

The earphones have their own battery for the lights which one can charge through a micro USB port while the audio is fed to them through a 3.5mm jack. Once discharged the earphones work as a normal pair of earphones without lights which interestingly means that there are no boundaries to limit its audio performance.

The lighting pattern can be controlled by an app available for free for the iOS and Android platforms, one can set them to still, off, pulsate or even glow in sync with the music. Brightness and contrast are also controllable.

 

Available right now in Red and Blue colors with Green coming in this Summer they are available for purchase at $169 on the official website.

Kingston Introduces KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD

Kingston Introduces KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD to Meet the Most Demanding Data Needs of SSD Enthusiasts

•    Up to 290,000 IOPS; Capacities Up to 960GB

•    Ultimate Storage Upgrade for HD Video, PC Enthusiasts, Gaming and More

 

Mumbai,India –May26, 2017 –Kingston, the independent world leader in memory products,today announced KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD.Shipping in mid-June, the M.2 NVMe™ PCIe SSD is over 2x faster than SATA-based SSDs and over 40x faster than a 7200RPM hard-disk drive. KC1000 is built for the power user, providing the ultimate, low-latency performance boost for resource-demanding applications including high-resolution video editing, data visualization, gaming and other data intensive workload environments where traditional storage solutions are unable to keep pace with data demand. 



The demands of today’s performance power users are constantly being put to the test as new data-intensive applications push the boundaries of what can be achieved with even the market’s high performance professional workstations and most powerful gaming rigs.KC1000 is the perfect solution to meet the needs of media and design professionals, gaming enthusiasts and anyone who needs ultra-low latency storage performance to end data bottlenecks. This native NVMe device offers one of the industry’s most powerful storage solutions for high-resolution content delivery, virtual reality applications, accelerated game play or a competitive edge for the creative professional on tight deadlines.



KC1000 delivers up to 290,000 IOPS and will ship in mid-June in 240GB, 480GB and 960GB capacities. The high-performance SSD supports the PCIe Gen3 x4 interface and the latest NVMe protocol. KC1000 provides accelerated boot and load speeds and increases sequential read/write performance, as well as offering improved endurance and energy efficiency. It is perfect for users seeking instant, breakthrough performance improvements for:

• High-resolution video editing


• Virtual and augmented reality applications


• CAD software applications


• Streaming media


• Graphically intensive video games


• Data visualization


• Real-time analytics

 

KC1000 is backed by a limited five-year warranty and legendary Kingston support.For more information, please visit www.kingston.com

Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD Features and Specifications:

•    Form Factor: M.2 2280

•    Interface: NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 Lanes

•    Capacities1: 240GB, 480GB, 960GB

•    Controller: Phison PS5007-E7

•    NAND: MLC

•    Sequential Read/Write2:

240GB: up to 2700/900MB/s

480GB, 960GB: up to 2700/1600MB/s

•    Maximum 4K Read/Write2:

240GB: up to 225,000/190,000 IOPS

480GB, 960GB: up to 290,000/190,000 IOPS

•    Random 4K Read/Write2:

240GB, 480GB: up to 190,000/160,000 IOPS

960GB: up to 190,000/165,000 IOPS

•    PCMARK®Vantage HDD Suite Score: 150,000

•    Total Bytes Written (TBW)3:

240GB: 300TB and .70 DWPD5

480GB: 550TB and .64 DWPD5

960GB: 1PB and .58 DWPD5

•    Power Consumption: .11W Idle / .99W Avg / 4.95W (MAX) Read / 7.40W (MAX)

write   

•    Storage Temperature: -40°C to 85°C

•    Operating Temperature: 0°C to 70°C

•    Dimensions:

80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm (M.2)

180.98mm x 120.96mm x 21.59mm (with HHHL AIC – standard bracket)

181.29mm x 80.14mm x 23.40mm (with HHHL AIC – low-profile bracket)

•    Weight:

10g (M.2)

76g (with HHHL AIC – standard bracket)

69g (with HHHL AIC – low-profile bracket)

•    Vibration operating: 2.17G Peak (7-800Hz)

•    Vibration non-operating: 20G Peak (20-1000Hz)

•    MTBF: 2,000,000

•    Warranty/support4: Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support







Kingston can be found on:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KingstonTechnologyIndia

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/KingstonAPAC

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About Kingston Technology

Kingston Technology is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for computers, digital cameras and mobile devices. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Taiwan, China and sales representatives in the United States, Canada, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, India,Taiwan, China, and Latin America. For more information, please visit www.kingston.com.

CORSAIR Launches Dust and Spill Resistant K68 Gaming Keyboard

Mechanically Tough - CORSAIR Launches Dust and Spill
Resistant K68 Gaming Keyboard

BENGALURU, India / TAIPEI, TAIWAN - May 30, 2017

Corsair®, a world leader in enthusiast memory, PC components and high-performance gaming hardware today announced the new CORSAIR K68 mechanical gaming keyboard. Continuing CORSAIR's commitment to mechanical keyswitch quality, the K68 uses 100% CHERRY MX LED-lit mechanical keyswitches, combining them with a per-key silicone rubber shield to make the K68 both dust and water resistant tested to an IP32 rating. Preserving all the mechanical touch and feel that has made CHERRY switches gamer's first choice, K68 also boasts per-key dynamic back-lighting and dedicated multimedia controls, allowing for simple customization and on-the-fly audio adjustment. CORSAIR K68 - ready for everything you, or your games, can throw at it.



It can happen to any gamer's setup. In a brief lull in the action you reach for a drink or snack, only for an unseen threat to suddenly appear on screen. As you instinctively reach for your WASD keys to respond, it's already too late to stop your falling snack or spilling beverage and the loss is often much greater than just a round, quest or mission. CORSAIR K68 was designed with those moments in mind, surrounding its CHERRY MX Red mechanical key switches with individual silicone rubber shields to allow spills to flow right through and keep dust and grime out.



While it's designed to survive action outside of the game, the K68 also has everything you need to enable a high-performance gaming experience. Per-key red LED dynamic backlighting is completely configurable using CORSAIR Utility Engine (CUE) software, allowing gamers to choose from a wide-range of dazzling pre-set lighting effects, or download hundreds of user-made profiles. CUE also enables in-depth Macro support, allowing any key on K68 to be remapped to any other command or complex multi-function macros. Dedicated volume and multi-media controls put play, pause and skip at the touch of a button to minimize alt-tabs and interruptions, while dedicated windows-key-lock and lighting brightness buttons eliminate distractions or interruptions when you need to focus most.

Water resistant, dust resistant and made for gaming, K68 is mechanically tough.



Specifications

• 100% CHERRY MX Red keyswitches: Gold contact CHERRY MX mechanical gaming keyswitches deliver the ultimate competitive advantage.


• Dust and spill resistant: Help protect from accidents so your gameplay never has to stop.


• Dynamic backlighting: Brilliant RED backlighting enhances the experience with virtually unlimited lighting adjustability.


• Dedicated volume and multimedia controls: Adjust audio on-the-fly, without interrupting your game.


• 100% Anti-ghosting with full key rollover: No matter how fast your in-game actions are, every keypress registers correctly.


• Fully programmable with CUE: Intuitive and powerful CORSAIR Utility Engine (CUE) enables sophisticated macro programming and dynamic lighting effects.


• Windows Key lock mode: Stay focused and prevent accidental Windows and Context Menu key presses.

Price, Warranty and Availability    
Corsair K68 comes with the MRP of Rs. 12,599/- and is from mid June with Corsair India and its regional distributors carrying a warranty of 2 years.

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About Corsair
Founded in 1994, CORSAIR supplies high-performance products purchased primarily by PC gaming enthusiasts who build their own PCs or buy pre-assembled customized systems. The company's award-winning products include DDR3 and DDR4 memory upgrades, computer cases, PC cooling products, gaming headsets, gaming keyboards, gaming mice, power supply units, USB flash drives, solid-state drives and system monitoring and control devices. To know more please visit www.corsair.com

G.SKILL Memory Breaks DDR4 5.5GHz World Record Barrier

 

Taipei, Taiwan (7 June 2017) – G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd., the world’s leading manufacturer of extreme performance memory and gaming peripherals, is excited to announce the DDR4 frequency world record at DDR4-5500MHz. This astonishing achievement was accomplished by the Taiwanese professional overclocker, Toppc, using G.SKILL DDR4 built with Samsung 8Gb ICs, on the latest MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC motherboard and Intel® Core™ X-series processor.

A New Overclocking Milestone
Just last year, one week before Computex 2016, the renowned Taiwanese overclocker, Toppc, broke the DDR4 5GHz barrier using G.SKILL memory and MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC motherboard. A year after, he raise the bar once again and became the first ever to push DDR4 speed to 5.5GHz under liquid nitrogen cooling. This tenacity demonstrates his overclocker’s spirit of pursuing faster speed and greater performance of the latest computer hardware.  This record has been validated by HWBOT. For more information, please refer to the following link and image: http://hwbot.org/submission/3569827_toppc_memory_frequency_ddr4_sdram_2750_mhz

“DDR4 5.5GHz has been our next target after we achieved DDR4 5GHz last year. We are extremely excited to finally make it happen together with Samsung components, MSI X299 motherboard, and Intel Core X-series processor,” says Tequila Huang, Corporate Vice President, G.SKILL International. “We are seeing amazing overclocking potential for these newly released hardware and we believe that more overclocking benchmark records will be achieved very soon by professional overclockers worldwide."

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About G.SKILL
Established in 1989 by PC hardware enthusiasts, G.SKILL specializes in high performance memory, SSD products, and gaming peripherals designed for PC gamers and enthusiasts around the world. Combining technical innovation and rock solid quality through our in-house testing lab and talented R&D team, G.SKILL continues to create record-breaking memory for each generation of hardware and hold the no. 1 brand title in overclocking memory.