HIGH-PERFORMANCE CUSTOM MADE GAMING PC

HELLO & WELCOME

WE HAVE UP FOR SALE A ONE OF A KING HAND-BUILT GAMING PC WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS TO MAKE YOUR GAMING EXPERIENCE THE BEST POSSIBLE. WITHIN THIS LISTING I WILL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL ALL THE FEATURES & HARDWARE WHICH IS INCLUDED.

ASUS PG191:

A 19IN LCD WITH A 4:3 ASPECT RATIO IS CURRENTLY ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR UPGRADES FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR A NEW DISPLAY FOR THEIR PC. THE LARGER SIZE MAKES THEM MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN 17IN LCDS EVEN IF THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME ACTUAL NATIVE RESOLUTION. YOU CAN PICK UP A 19IN DISPLAY FOR LESS THAN 150 THESE DAYS, SO IT HAS TO BE ASKED WHY ASUS ASKING AROUND 280 FOR ITS LATEST THE PG191. THE ANSWER IS THAT IT'S AIMED SPECIFICALLY AT THE GAMING MARKET, WITH A NUMBER OF EXTRA FEATURES AND A HIGH SPECIFICATION IN SOME AREAS. BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO THOSE WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE OBVIOUS ISSUE HERE IF THIS IS A MONITOR AIMED AT GAMERS, WHY DOES IT HAVE A 4:3 ASPECT RATIO? THIS IS A QUESTION I ASKED ASUS ITSELF AS SOON AS I WAS OFFERED IT FOR REVIEW AND TO BE FRANK I DIDNT REALLY GET A SATISFACTORY ANSWER BACK. IF SOMEONE IS SPECIFICALLY GOING FOR A GAMING MONITOR ON THE WHOLE THEYD EXPECT IT TO BE WIDESCREEN ITS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING BUT GAMES ARE NOW BEING WRITTEN WITH WIDESCREEN RESOLUTIONS IN MIND. AND A GOOD THING TOO YOU GET MORE ON SCREEN, ENHANCING THE GAMING EXPERIENCE.
IT LOOKS THEN AS IF THE CASE FOR THE PG191 HAS BEEN UNDERMINED BEFORE THE REVIEW HAS EVEN GOT GOING. HOWEVER, ASUS HAS CHUCKED ENOUGH IN THIS UNIT TO STILL MAKE IT INTERESTING. FOR A START THERES THE WAY IT LOOKS. THE SCREEN IS IMMEDIATELY STRIKING THANKS TO A SHINY BLACK BEZEL WITH A TOUCH SCREEN OSD RUNNING DOWN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. ASUS HAS DRAWN ATTENTION TO THIS WITH SOME LARGE GARISH TRY ME STICKERS, JUST AS YOU SEE ON CHILDRENS TOYS ON THE SHELF. THANKFULLY THESE STICKERS CAN EASILY BE REMOVED. UNFORTUNATELY, I FOUND THE TOUCH OSD TO BE MORE OF A GIMMICK THAN A USEFUL TOOL. IT BEEPS EVERY TIME YOU PRESS IT BY DEFAULT, WHICH IS QUITE ANNOYING AND NOT HAVING ANY PHYSICAL BUTTONS ACTUALLY MAKES NAVIGATING THE OSD DIFFICULT AND FRUSTRATING - THOUGH I DID GET USED TO IT EVENTUALLY.
THE TOP OF THE SCREEN HAS A ROTATABLE 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM INTEGRATED INTO THE TOP. YOU MIGHT ARGUE THAT A WEBCAM IS HARDLY A GAMING FEATURE, AND YOUD BE RIGHT BUT I DO THINK ARE A GREAT COMMUNICATION TOOL AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM INTEGRATED INTO MONITORS MORE OFTEN. IF YOU DO WANT TO USE ONE HAVING IT INTEGRATED SAVES COST, HASSLE AND TRAILING WIRES BUT IF YOU DONT NEED IT IT DOES ADD UNNECESSARY COST. THERES ALSO NO BUILT-IN MICROPHONE SO ITS ACTUALLY ONLY HALF A JOB AS YOUD STILL NEED TO PLUG AN EXTERNAL ONE IN. THE SPEAKERS ARE PLACED BEHIND THE BOTTOM BEZEL WITH THE ASUS LOGO IN THE CENTRE. THE SOUND FROM THE INTEGRATED SPEAKERS IS SIGNIFICANTLY BOLSTERED BY A SUBWOOFER THATS INTEGRATED INTO THE SILVER MONITOR STAND. ITS A LARGE, BULKY UNIT BUT ACTUALLY LOOKS FANTASTIC. THE CIRCULAR
SILVER STAND IS ALSO IMPRESSIVE AND VERY WEIGHTY ENSURING THAT THE DISPLAY WILL STAY FIRMLY ROUTED ON THE DESK. THE STAND OFFERS A GAP WHICH CAN BE USED FOR CABLE MANAGEMENT TO MAKE THINGS A TOUCH TIDIER ROUND THE REAR. THERES NO HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT BUT YOU CAN ANGLE THE SCREEN UP AND DOWN.
ROUND THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN YOULL FIND THREE USB 2.0 PORTS, THE MICROPHONE SOCKETS AND A HEADPHONE SOCKET, WHICH IS VERY USEFUL AS IT MEANS YOU DONT HAVE TO ROOT ROUND THE BACK OF YOUR PC IF YOU WANT TO PLUG HEADPHONES IN. ABOVE THE USB PORTS YOULL ALSO FIND A BUTTON FOR TURNING THE SRS SURROUND EFFECT ON OR OFF.

LOGITECH G19:

LOGITECH HAS A WELL-DESERVED REPUTATION FOR MAKING SOME OF THE BEST GAMING PERIPHERALS AROUND. ALL THE WAY FROM ITS G5 GAMING MOUSE TO THE RECENTLY-REVIEWED G13 ADVANCED GAMEBOARD, ITS G-SERIES HAS CONSISTENTLY WON TR RECOMMENDED AWARDS. TODAY WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BRAND-NEW G19 GAMING KEYBOARD, THE SEQUEL TO LOGITECH'S WELL-REGARDED G15 KEYBOARD, WHICH RECEIVED OUR HIGHEST ACCOLADE. LET'S FIND OUT IF THE G19 CAN KEEP THE PEDIGREE INTACT. SO FIRST OF ALL, WHAT HAS CHANGED? OBVIOUSLY THE DESIGN HAS BEEN UPDATED TO MAKE THIS KEYBOARD FAR MORE STREAMLINED. BASIC KEYBOARD LAYOUT REMAINS IDENTICAL, BUT THE MULTIMEDIA AND GAMING KEYS HAVE BEEN MOVED ABOUT AND
THE PROGRAMMABLE G-KEYS HAVE BEEN DOUBLED FROM SIX (ON THE 2007 REVISION OF THE G15, NOT THE ORIGINAL WHICH OFFERED 18) TO 12. BACKLIGHTING HAS ALSO BEEN REWORKED, BUT THE SINGLE BIGGEST UPGRADE IS TO A COLOUR "GAMEPANEL" LCDSCREEN WITH A RESOLUTION OF 320 X 240.
IN TERMS OF LOOKS, THE G19 HAS IT ALL. THE KEYBOARD COMES IN A COMBINATION OF MATTE AND GLOSSY BLACKS, BLUISH SILVER AND METALLIC INSETS THAT NOT ONLY LOOKS COOL BUT ALSO MATCHES LOGITECH'S OTHER G-SERIES PERIPHERALS PERFECTLY. LOGITECH'S VERSATILE BACKLIGHTING ALSO HELPS TO MAKE THIS KEYBOARD A STUNNER. THE M-KEYS AND LCD-CONTROL KEYS TO THE LEFT OF THE GAMEPANEL REMAIN INVARIABLY ORANGE, BUT THE BACKLIGHTING ON EVERY OTHER KEY CAN BE CHANGED TO ANY COLOUR YOU WISH, TO MATCH YOUR MOOD, OTHER PERIPHERALS, OR YOU CAN JUST LINK A SPECIFIC COLOUR OF BACKLIGHT TO A SPECIFIC GAME OR APPLICATION. THERE ARE NO DIMMING CONTROLS, BUT IF THE LIGHTING IS TOO BRIGHT SIMPLY CHOOSE A DARKER SHADE. THERE'S ALSO A DEDICATED BUTTON TO TURN THE BACKLIGHTING OFF ALTOGETHER, THOUGH THIS ALSO TURNS OFF THE LCD. UNLIKE WITH RAZER'S LYCOSA GAMING KEYBOARD, THE G19'S KEYS ARE STILL PERFECTLY VISIBLE IN SUNLIGHT, WHETHER THE BACKLIGHTING IS TURNED ON OR NOT. FUNNILY ENOUGH, COMPARED TO 'REGULAR' KEYBOARDS LIKE LOGITECH'S CORDLESS DESKTOP WAVE PRO, THE LAYOUT OF THE G19 IS MORE CONSERVATIVE, WITH THE DELETE/HOME/END/PAGE KEYS IN THEIR TRADITIONAL POSITIONS. AS FAR AS ALL THE KEYS YOU'D FIND ON A NORMAL KEYBOARD GO THEN, THINGS ARE PRETTY STANDARD. THOUGH I'D HOPED FOR A MOVABLE NUMBER PAD A LA MICROSOFT'S SIDEWINDER X6, REALISTICALLY THE CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING WERE SLIM.
COOLERMASTER REAL PRO POWER 1250W:
FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS
BEFORE WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE COOLER MASTER REAL POWER PRO 1250W POWER SUPPLY, LET'S CHECK ITS FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS TAKEN FROM THE BOX, MANUAL AND COOLER MASTER'S WEB SITE. FEATURES:
WORLD'S FIRST SIX +12V RAILS FOR BETTER POWER DISTRIBUTION IN QUAD-SLI AND 2 WAYS SERVER SYSTEM SIX 6-PIN PCI-E CONNECTORS OFFER GREAT FUTURE UPGRADE ABILITY THREE 8-PIN PCI-E CONNECTORS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH FUTURE GRAPHIC CARD

UPGRADE ABILITY COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEWEST INTEL STANDARD ATX 12V V2.3 COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEWEST SSI STANDARD EPS 12V V2.92 ULTRA-SILENT OPERATION WITH INTELLIGENT 135MM FAN SPEED CONTROL (< 16DBA) ECO-DESIGN FOR ENERGY AND MONEY SAVING BY ACTIVE PFC.(>0.99)/HIGH EFFICIENCY(>87%) HIGH POWER DENSITY (150*180*86 MM) POWER FAILURE DETECTOR WILL LIGHT UP WHEN OVER-VOLTAGE, UNDER-VOLTAGE, OVER-TEMPERATURE, OVER-CURRENT, OVER-LOADING, AND SHORT CIRCUIT OCCUR FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY
SPECIFICATIONS: MODEL: RS-C50-EMBA-D2 TYPE: ATX FORM FACTOR 12V V2.3 / SSI STANDARD EPS 12V V2.92 DIMENSION (W X H X D): 150 X 180 X 86 (MM) INPUT VOLTAGE: 90 ~ 264V (AUTO RANGE) INPUT CURRENT: 19A @ 115VAC / 10A @ 230VAC INPUT FREQUENCY RANGE: 47 ~ 63 HZ PFC: ACTIVE PFC (0.99) POWER GOOD SIGNAL: 100 ~ 500 MS HOLD UP TIME: > 17 MS EFFICIENCY: >85% TYPICALLY MTBF: >100,000 HRS PROTECTION: OVP / OCP / OTP / OPP / SCP / UVP OUTPUT CAPACITY: 1250 WATTS CONTINUOUS MAX. OUTPUT CAPACITY: 1375 WATTS OPERATION TEMPERATURE: 0~50C(NOMINAL INPUT VOLTAGE) SAFETY: CE / CUL / TUV / NEMKO / BSMI / FCC/CCC/C-TICK CERTIFICATION: SLI/ 80 PLUS FAN: ULTRA-SILENT 135MM FAN WITH INTELLIGENT SPEED CONTROL
ENHANCE ELECTRONICS CO LTD IS LISTED AS THE OEM MANUFACTURER OF THE COOLER MASTER REAL POWER PRO 1250W POWER SUPPLY IN ONLINE CERTIFICATION DIRECTORY UNDER UL FILE NUMBER E166947. ENHANCE ELECTRONICS IS A VERY
WELL KNOW MANUFACTURER OF SWITCHING POWER SUPPLIES THAT HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 1986.

XFX GEFORCE 9800GX2:

INTRODUCTION Well today NVIDIA and its board partners are introducing NVIDIAs new high-end GPU the 9800GX2. We should actually just call this NVIDIAs new card since like AMD/ATIs 3870X2 this is a card using 2 GPUs. NVIDIA has been down this road before with the 7950GX2 of 2 years ago. At this time NVIDIA is now bringing the 9800GX2 out to replace its flagship product the 8800 Ultra which until today was still the fastest card out. We also want to point out that the 8800 Ultra XXX from XFX which we will test against today sold for $889.00 when launched about a year ago at this time. The XFX 9800GX2 we should see selling for from $599.00 to $649.00 e-tail.
XFX, otherwise known as PINE Technologies, is a brand of graphics cards that have been around since 1989, and have since then made a name for themselves with their DoubleLifetime enthusiast-grade warranty on their NVIDIA graphics adapters and matching excellent end-user support. XFX dares to go where the competition would like to, but can't. That's because, at XFX, we don't just create great digital video components--we build all-out, mind-blowing, performance crushing, competition-obliterating video cards and motherboards. Oh, and not only are they amazing, you don't have to live on dry noodles and peanut butter to afford them.

COOLERMASTER HAF 932 GAMING TOWER:
With pure innovative strength, Cooler Master, the leader in enthusiast computer components, has unleashed yet another prevailing arsenal to compete in the full-tower chassis segment. Proud and robust in its appearance, the HAF 932 presents its sturdy sentinel housing and revolutionary High Air Flow structure to enhance and protect any hardware component that is worthy of the highest performance.

Model Available Color

RC-932-KKN1-GP Black
Dimension (W / H / D) (W)9.6" X (H)22.5" front half, 21.5" back half X (D)22.7" Weight Motherboards 5.25" Drive Bay 3.5" Drive Bay Cooling System 29.1 lbs Micro - ATX / ATX / E-ATX (does not support Dual Xeon Nocona) 6 (without the use of exposed 3.5" drive bay) 5 hidden 1 exposed (converted from one 5.25" drive bay) Front: 230 x 30 mm red LED fan x 1, 700 RPM, 110 CFM, 19 dBA Side: 230 x 30 mm standard fan x 1, 700 RPM, 110 CFM, 19 dBA (support 120 x 25 fan x 4) Top: 230 x 30 mm standard fan x 1, 700 RPM, 110 CFM, 19 dBA (support 120 mm fan x 3 or 120 mm x 1 + 230 x 30 mm x 1) Rear: 140 x 25 mm standard fan x 1, 1200 RPM, 60 CFM, 17 dBA (support 120 mm fan x 1), 35,000 hours life expectancy Standard ATX PS2 / EPS 12V (optional) USB 2.0 x 4, IEEE1394a x 1, eSATA x 1, Mic x 1, Audio x 1

Power Supply I/O Panel

Included also is: X2 1tb Hardrives X1 Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate Pre-Installed X1 5:1 Surround Sound Card X1 External Video Capture DVD/RW X1 Internal DVD/RW X1 Saitek Gaming Controller Intel Core 2 Duo Processor With 780i SLI FTW Motherboard & 4GB Ram
This machine is easily able to run all of the latest games at the highest spec.

26 July 2006

By: Anca Rusu, Technology Editor
ASUS PG191 LCD - 2ms Response Time, Optimal Audio and Video Performance
Power bass system and surround sound
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS) today released a new and full-featured LCD monitor the PG191, which comes with a Power Bass System and 2ms gray-to-gray response time to deliver enhanced audio and video performance. Gaming in the 21 st is more than just entertainment. It's an attitude. Hardcore players need the best system setup, and it's not just about computer hardware performance but also the coolest looking case, mouse keyboard and of course display as well. The PG191 is exactly this type of gaming solution. Rife with unique industrial designs, the black and silver PG191 comes with a sleek aluminum alloy neck, diamond-cut base and black-glared front frame, making it a stylish piece of dcor for any environments. For gamers, the display contour is based on stealth bombers, and the subwoofer box at the back takes on the shape of a tank cannon. Playing military theme games on the PG191 is just that much better, said the company. The high-end PG191 display sports 2.1-channel speakers (10W satellite speakers and 15W ASUS Power Bass System) to deliver an enhanced audio experience during a gaming experience for example. But the performance of Asus sound is completed by the embedded SRS Lab's Flagship TruSurround XT virtual surround sound technology, the display supporting therefore Dolby audio and the latest game titles' 5.1- and 6.1 - channel sound standards. Moreover, LifeFrame technology further lets users take snapshots and record video with fun and ease. The PG191 also provides special hotkeys to activate its special audio and video modes. Consequently, there are hotkeys for five Sound Preset Mode Selections (Fighting Game, Strategic Game, Theater, Music, Standard), other five for Video Preset Mode Selections (Game, Night View, Theater, Scenery and Standard), and a last one for activating and deactivating SRS TruSurround XT. As it has been developed especially for gamers, besides the five modes (Standard, Game, Theater, Scenery and Night) mentioned in the before, the innovative technology also enables the selection of three skin tone options for the best visual results in different video applications. Another innovative technology is Trace Free Technology, which is said to accelerate gray-to-gray response time to 2ms to enable smooth video quality. Specs(Manufacturers Details) 19" TFT-LCD panel Resolution: 1280 x 1024 800:1 contrast ratio and 320nits brightness Trace Free Technology (2ms gray to gray response time) Built-in 10W satellite stereo speakers and 15W ASUS Power Bass System SRS TruSurround XT TM Technology (6.1CH stereo surround sound) Support video and audio communication (1.3 mega-pixel webcam+ earphone/ mic jack) 3 USB2.0 ports 6 convenient hotkeys Touch sensor key controls and power on/off melodies Splendid TM Video Intelligence Technology Flexible tilting and swivel angle adjustment Support both DVI-D and D-SUB inputs 3-year system and panel warranty
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