Thermaltake announces Chaser MK-1

Few days ago Thermaltake has announced their newest full-tower case, the Chaser MK-1. The product is painted black (even the interior), has a transparent side windows, features four 5.25” external bays, one 3.5” external bay (converted from one of the 5.25” external bays), six 3.5”/2.5” internal bays, eight slots for expansion cards, two USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA port, a hot-swap SATA HDD Dock with easy access from the top of the case (supporting 3.5”/2.5” devices), and holes through which to pass liquid cooling tubes.

Nvidia Forceware 270.61 WHQL

This driver package supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs. This driver package also includes the 3D Vision Controller driver.

New in Release 270.61

GPU Support

• Adds support for the newly released GeForce GTX 590, GeForce GTX 560 Ti and GeForce GTX 550 Ti GPUs.

CPU-Z v1.57

CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system. This software is an application that displays in-depth information about the goings on and goings on of your machine. CPU-Z is a free of charge program produced by CPUID that will provide you comprehensive info about important components on your computer.

Nvidia Forceware 266.58 WHQL

Performance

• Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs. the latest Release 260 drivers. The following are examples of some of the most significant improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

GeForce GTX 580:

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  • Up to 7% in Battlefield Bad Company 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
  
  
  • Up to 12% in Battleforge (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Very High)
  
  
  • Up to 11% in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
  
  
  • Up to 7% in Dirt 2 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
  
  
  • Up to 7% in Far Cry 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
  
  
  • Up to 5% in Just Cause 2 (1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF Dark Tower)
  
  
  • Up to 5% in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (SLI – 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
  
  
  • Up to 9% in Stone Giant (SLI 1920x1200, DOF on)
  
  
  • Up to 8% in Unigine Heaven v2.1 (SLI 1920x1200 4xAA/16xAF)
  
  
  
  

• Improves performance in Final Fantasy XI on GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs.

AMD Catalyst™ 11.4 WHQL

This particular software suite updates both the AMD display driver, and the AMD Catalyst Control Center. This unified driver has been updated to provide enhanced level of power, performance, and reliability.

The AMD Catalyst software suite 11.4 contains the following:

• AMD display driver version 8.841


• AMD HydraVision for Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and Windows 7


• Southbridge / IXP Driver


• AMD Catalyst Control Center version 8.841

Adrenaline Crysis 2 Benchmark Tool

Adrenaline Crysis 2 Benchmark Tool gives users a great choice for measuring hardware performance in Crysis 2. It allows them to choose between several maps, picture quality settings and resolution, with a simple and intuitive interface. It Allows Them to Choose Between Several maps, picture quality settings and resolution, with a simple and intuitive interface. Tests can be sequentially executed, making the process easier for hardcore users and professional reviewers. Tests can be executed sequentially, making the process cutting easier for hardcore users and professional reviewers.

Key features:

• Portuguese and English versions (software detects automatically your system language);


• Supports several resolutions in sequence;


• Supports three picture quality settings (HIGH, VERY HIGH and EXTREME);


• Supports Anti-Aliasing filters;


• Allows choices of several game maps;


• Allows users to choose how many sequential tests the tool will run within the same resolution (loops).

Save Your Money by Using Microsoft Security Essentials

Over the past 12 months, this free software - Microsoft Security Essentials - has proven itself as effective as anything you would pay for and now is also available at no charge to small businesses. Microsoft Security Essentials was released one year ago and if you’re among those who continue to make annual payments for commercial antivirus software, it’s time to put that money in your pocket, delete whatever you’re using, and install Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE).

I still hear from some who are reluctant to pull the plug on McAfee or Norton because MSE doesn’t scan e-mail. But it doesn’t have to. Nothing in an e-mail message itself can harm your computer. It’s what might be attached to e-mail that poses a risk and MSE, as with other antivirus software, scans attachments as they are written to disc.