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AMD today released the ATI Radeon HD 5970, “the fastest graphics card ever created”. According to AMD, the Radeon HD 5970 brings a pair of “Cypress” GPUs linked on a single board by a PCI Express bridge for nearly 5 TeraFLOPS of computer power, or a mind boggling 10 TeraFLOPS when setup in CrossFireX.

The D-Link VoiceCenter DVX-2000MS is a VoIP phone system designed for small to medium-sized businesses. It is based on Microsoft Response Point phone system software and supports up to 50 users.

Forterra Systems today announced the availability of RemoteOperations 3D Internet collaboration solution, helping organizations to continue normal operations in the event they are directly affected by the H1N1 flu outbreak.

The Dell 3330dn is a new network-ready monochrome laser printer, designed for business environments. The printer delivers up to 40 letter-sized pages per minute, with a first print-out time of 7 seconds. It has a maximal print resolution of 1200×1200dpi and a duty cycle of 80,000 pages per month.

The Dell PowerEdge R210 is an entry-level rack server, featuring a compact 15.5 inches deep 1U chassis and a single CPU socket. Designed for small businesses and larger offices, the Intel 3420 chipset-based PowerEdge R210 is offered with one of Intel Xeon 3400 Series quad-core processors, up to 16GB of unbuffered DDR3 memory using 4 DIMM slots, and up to two 2.5”/ 3.5” SAS, SATA or SSD non hot-plug drives.

The Dell OptiPlex 780 is the company’s new business PC, featuring Intel technology. The system is based on the Intel Q45 chipset and features an Intel Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual Core or Celeron CPU and up to 8GB of Non-ECC DDR3 1066MHz memory. The OptiPlex 780 is configurable with up to two 3.5- or 2.5-inch storage units, including standard hard drives and solid state drives. The drives can be configured without RAID or in RAID 0 and 1 modes. Optical drive options include a DVD ROM or a DVD burner, but the system can be also configured without optical device.

The Dell PowerEdge T310 is the company’s latest single-socket tower server. Along with a single Intel Xeon 3400 Series quad-core CPU, the Intel 3420 chipset-based PowerEdge T310 includes up to 32GB of registered (RDIMM) or up to 8GB of unregistered (UDIMM) DDR3 memory, and up to four 3.5″ cabled or hot-swap SAS or SATA hard drives for a maximum of 4TB of internal storage. The system has an onboard SATA controller without RAID functionality, but there’s a variety of additional storage controllers supporting up to RAID 10. The basic network adapter is an embedded dual Gigabit NIC, which can be accompanied by various single-, dual-, or quad- port Gigabit cards. For server management, customers can use the baseboard management controller and one of optional iDRAC6 controllers. Dell’s T310 features the Matrox G200eW GPU, a DVD drive, optional PowerVault tape or hard drives for backups, and five PCIe Gen. 2 slots: two x8 slots (one with x16 connector), a x4 slot (with x8 connector), and two x1 slots. Power supply options include a redundant 400W and a non-redundant 375W unit. On the front of the chassis, the 20.5 inches deep tower server has an optional LCD screen for system monitoring. The new PowerEdge comes without operating system or with one of Windows Server, Windows Essential Business Server, and Small Business Server editions, as well as with optional Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The starting price for the Dell PowerEdge T310 is $949, with the 3Yr Basic Hardware Warranty included. The server can be purchased at dell.com.

The Dell PowerEdge T710 is the company’s new dual-socket tower server. The virtualization oriented T710 is based on the Intel 5520 chipset and supports up to two quad-core or dual-core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors. It has 18 DIMM slots for up to 144GB of ECC DDR3 memory and supports 16 2.5-inch or 8 3.5-inch hot-plug hard drives, depending on customer’s choice. The 5U chassis, mountable in 19″ racks, also includes two media bays for optical drives or tape backup units, and two power supplies with optional redundancy. Integrated storage controller choices include SAS 6/iR or PERC 6/i SAS RAID, but there’s also a variety of additional HDD controllers. Customers can also choose between various host bus controller, management card, and network adapter options. Dell’s T710 has 6 PCI Express 2.0 slots and the integrated Matrox G200 video chip, and offers an interactive LCD on the front of the server for system health monitoring, alerts and control of basic management configuration. Regarding software, the PowerEdge T710 ships without OS or with one of Windows Sever, SUSE Linux, or Red Hat Linux editions, with VMware or Citrix virtualization software, and with various optional management and backup applications. The Dell PowerEdge T710 currently starts at $1,199 at the official Dell Small Business website.

The EVGA Interview Dual Monitor System, featuring two 17” 1440×900 8ms displays, a 1.3MP webcam with microphone, and three-port USB Hub, is now available for purchase in the US. Both displays are capable of being rotated independently vertically and horizontally 180 degrees. The EVGA Interview 200-LM-1700-KR is priced at $624.99 (Buy.com) and $649.99 (Newegg).

The first aftermarket coolers supporting the new Socket LGA1156 Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors are now available. Here’s a list of LGA1156-compatible coolers that I found today: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 (RR-910-HTX3-GP) – $19.99, Tiger Direct Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus (RR-B10-212P-GP) – $27.99, The Nerds Arctic Cooling Freezer XTREME Rev.2 (AC-FPXT_REV2) – $44.99, xPCgear ZALMAN CNPS10X Extreme (CNPS10X Extreme) – $70.49, Newegg CoolJag Falcon II Low Profile (YCWA02A) – $41.99, Crazy PC Scythe Ninja Mini Rev. B (SCMNJ-1100) – $39.99, Heatsink Factory Scythe Zipang 2 (SCZP-2000) – $43.95, Anartik Scythe SHURIKEN Rev. B (SCSK-1100) – $34.99, Heatsink Factory Noctua NH-U12P SE2 (NH-U12P SE2) – $75.00, East Luna Starting today, you can also purchase the Socket LGA1156 Intel Core i5-750 and Core i7-860 CPUs.

The Intel Core i7 860, the company’s new 45nm quad core processor, can be ordered now at Newegg. The Core i7 860 “Lynnfield” Socket LGA1156 chip is clocked at 2.8GHz. It has 8MB of cache and a TDP of 95W. The i7 860, retail model BX80605I7860, is priced at $299.99 with free shipping.

The Intel Core i5-750, the company’s new 45nm quad core processor, can be pre-ordered now and will be available on September 8, according to a product page at SuperBiiz.com. The first Core i5 CPU is clocked at 2.66GHz. It has 8MB of cache and a TDP of 95W. The chip is designed for the Socket LGA1156, found on new and already available Intel P55 chipset-based motherboards. The Core i5-750 is priced at $219.99, while the P55 mainboards start at $109.99.

Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition is a centrally managed antivirus/antispyware, firewall, and intrusion prevention software for SB environments that include multiple Windows-based computers.

Computrace LoJack for Laptops, a software-based theft recovery service, is designed to track, locate, and recover stolen computers and protect users’ data. LoJack for Laptops is based on the Computrace Agent software that is embedded into the BIOS firmware of computers. Some PC makers, such as Dell, optionally embed the Agent into laptops at the factory and offers LoJack service to laptop buyers. However, if you purchase LoJack separately, you can install the Agent yourself.

Hewlett-Packard has released recently the HP ProLiant ML150 G6 Server series, a new 5U tower 2-socket system based on Intel’s new Nehalem CPU microarchitecture. When compared to the Intel 5100 chipset-based ProLiant ML150 G5, the ML150 G6 (Generation 6) with the Intel 5500 chipset features newer Intel Xeon dual- or quad-core processors with integrated memory controllers, support for up to 48GB of DDR3 memory instead of up to 16GB DDR2, new controller and adapter options, a new chassis design, and other innovations.

The Dell Vostro All-in-One, is the company’s first all-in-one desktop designed exclusively for small businesses. The new Vostro PC with its sleek, clutter-free design saves as much as 44% desktop space versus a traditional desktop and monitor set-up. Furthermore, with the optional Flexible Mount you can save up to 79% of your desktop space, according to Dell.

Some newer netbooks now feature Intel's Atom N280 processor instead of the older N270. I have benchmarked the N280 vs N270, clocked at 1.66GHz and 1.60GHz respectively.

Asustek's ATI Radeon HD 4850 video card with 512MB or DDR3 VRAM, is a higher-end video card for desktop PCs. The graphics card has 800 stream processing units, a 256-bit memory interface, and support for Microsoft DirectX 10.1 and ATI CrossFireX technologies.

The Acer Aspire 5315 is an affordable 15.4-inch notebook PC, aimed at consumer market.

After a few delays, the Everex CloudBook ultra-portable notebook is now available for purchase in the U.S.

I have replaced an old Athlon 64 X2 4200+ at 2.2GHz with the 6400+ in a Windows Vista desktop PC machine featuring the Asus M2N-E SLI motherboard, 2GB of 800MHz DDR2 memory, the Asus EAH3850 512MB video card, and a Cooler Master 620W power supply. The performance improvement after this upgrade is significant and goes up to 46 percent in some tests.

The XFX GeForce 8500GT 256MB is a mainstream sub-$100 graphics solution, providing users with a DirectX 10 support, a hardware decoded high-definition video playback with HDCP, and a silent operation.

Don't wait for the OLPC XO or Asus EEE PC. The ultra-affordable notebook is already here. It's the Gateway's $349 laptop.

This is a selection of the cheapest notebook PCs in the US market.