New Gaming Notebook with NVIDIA GeForce GTX Graphics Card

MSI Announces the New GT783 Gaming Notebook Featuring the Highly Anticipated NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M Graphics Card - Providing gamers with an unprecedented gaming experience like no other, the GT783 comes standard with NVIDIA’s top-of-the-line graphics and the Intel Core i7-2670QM quad core processor.

MSI Computer Corp., a worldwide leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, is pleased to unleash the GT783 and GT783R, two mobile gaming powerhouse laptops featuring the NVIDIA© GeForce© GTX 580M graphics processing unit (GPU) and Blu-ray burner. The new notebooks are designed with cutting edge technology for gamers that have been thirsting for gaming ecstasy.

Engineered to provide serious gamers with the ultimate power, the new GT783 series combines vibrant graphics from one of the most high-end NVIDIA© GeForce© graphics processors, along with the second-generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor, creating battle-ready notebooks that are poised to dominate the gaming market.

“Gamers will revel in the GT783’s arsenal of advanced gaming technology combined with a sleek, innovative exterior. Packing the NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 580M, both GT783 models offer unrivaled visuals and FPS performance providing gamers with an ultra realistic gaming experience unlike anything else available on the market.” said Andy Tung, Vice President of Sales, MSI USA.

The GT783 Limited Edition and GT783R comes jam-packed with impressive specs, including 4 DDR3 memory slots allowing the hardcore user to upgrade the memory to an incredible total of 32GB. Each model comes with its own unique storage configuration to meet the needs of any gamer. The GT783R comes packed with a dual HDD set up in RAID 0 for accelerated and enhanced performance. Offering a hybrid storage configuration, the GT783 Limited Edition combines an SSD hard drive with an HDD to instantly increase hard drive read speeds by 70%, more than enough to meet the needs of battle scenes and other complex graphics.

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Add up to 3 Displays to Your New Apple MacBook Pro Notebooks

Matrox DualHead2Go DP and TripleHead2Go DP Multi-Monitor Adapters Now Compatible with New Thunderbolt-Enabled MacBook Pro - Add up to 3 displays to your new Apple notebook: Latest Matrox firmware delivers Thunderbolt compatibility and expanded resolution support

Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced that the Matrox DualHead2Go DP Edition and TripleHead2Go DP Edition are now compatible with the latest Apple® MacBook® Pro notebooks featuring the new Thunderbolt™ port. Developed by Intel® and brought to market with technical collaboration from Apple, the high speed I/O port sets a new standard for high performance peripherals. DualHead2Go DP and TripleHead2Go DP are already the preferred multi-display solutions of many Mac® users.

With a simple Matrox firmware update, these solutions can also be used to achieve unprecedented dual- and triple-monitor performance including OpenGL® support on the new Thunderbolt-enabled MacBook Pro. The new software release will also add the 2x1400x1050 multi-projector resolution to the already comprehensive supported resolution list.

"DualHead2Go DP and TripleHead2Go DP deliver workstation-class, multi-display performance for the most demanding media creators and CAD designers," said Caroline Injoyan, Business Development Manager, Matrox Graphics, Inc. "We're happy to provide continuous support to our Mac users by enabling Thunderbolt compatibility on our Graphics eXpansion Modules."

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Mobile Chip NVIDIA Tegra 2 Capabilities Demonstration

Playbox Expands into Android, Focuses on Games for Super Phones and Tablets with NVIDIA Tegra - Playbox today announced its expansion into the Android market with a new team focused on developing games for NVIDIA® TegraTM-powered super phones and tablets. The company also announced a Tegra-optimized version of their PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 hit title, Bang Bang Racing, under license from Digital Reality.

Since being founded in 2005, Liverpool-based Playbox has been focused on producing traditional console and handheld titles. Most recently it finished development of Bang Bang Racing for Digital Reality. Now Playbox is bringing its expertise and creativity to the Android space, focusing on games for Tegra-powered devices, such as Bang Bang Racing.

Bang Bang Racing is a fun, action-packed racing game that has cool visuals and pumped-up sports cars. But underneath its playful exterior, Bang Bang Racing has the pumping heart of a true racing game. The Tegra-optimized version offers a home console racing experience designed and optimized for Tegra-powered devices, and utilizes NVIDIA PhysX technology. Real-time dynamic physics allow for finesse and control - drifting through corners and clipping every apex delivers huge player satisfaction. The game also features a unique control system allowing consumers to simply point where they want the car to go, as if they’re drawing a racing line for the car to follow.



Bang Bang Racing will soon be available on Tegra Zone, a free app on the Android Market that provides a one-stop destination for the richest games for Tegra-powered super phones or tablets.

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Reality Synthesizer GPU Professionally Reballed by PSR

Reality Synthesizer GPU Professionally Reballed by PSR, Inc. Now Reballing the Sony PS3 RSX-GPU - The Sony PS3 has several issues that are directly related to the Reality Synthesizer, Graphics Processing Unit commonly referred to as the RSX chip or the GPU. The most common of many problems is the YLOD, Red Blinking light, No video and Video Pixilation. The only repair solution is to replace or ReBall the RSX-GPU.

The most common of the many problems is the YLOD, Red Blinking light, No video and Video Pixilation. The only repair solution is to replace or ReBall the RSX-GPU.

There are dozens of repair shops that work on the Sony PS3 units, but they are not ReBalling the RSX-GPU, they are reflowing the board in an infrared oven or simply heating the chip. This is a band-aid covering the real problem and will never be reliable. The Solder balls under the chip must be removed and replaced with new. The chip can then be soldered back onto it's host motherboard. This is a very delicate and time-consuming process that takes specialized equipment and weeks of technical training for even the most seasoned veteran.

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