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Hardware News Roundup - February 2008

5:25 AM - February 1, 2008 by Thomas Soderstrom

1. Team Xtreem takes DDR3 beyond 2 GHz
2. Asus Prepares X48, 750i SLI Motherboards
3. Thrusmaster keeps PC Game Controllers Alive
4. Zalman's LQ1000 Case Integrates Liquid Cooling
5. Foxconn Reveals X48, Ultra ATX, and Shamino
6. ECS and NVIDIA Join AMD Phenomena
7. Asus XG Station Approaches Availability
8. Arctic Cooling Fusion 550R Introduces Eco 80
9. Transcend takes DDR2 to 1200 MHz
10. Thermaltake's "Bigger" Typhoon Coolers

Team Group might have missed our recent DDR3-1333 shootout, but that doesn't mean the company isn't moving forward: It's DDR3-2133 provides the highest data rate we've yet seen.

Rated at CAS 10 using 2.1 volts, Team's Xtreem PC3-17000 modules use custom heat spreaders to increase cooling, stability, and visual appeal. Beside it were Xtreem DDR3-1866 CAS 8 and DDR3-1600 CAS 7 modules, all available in 2x 1 GB sets.

Buyers not quite ready to take the DDR3 plunge might instead be interested in the firm's Dark series DDR2 sets, available in 2x 512 MB, 2x 1 GB, and 2x 2 GB kits. Enhanced CAS 5 latencies at DDR2-1066 and CAS 4 at DDR2-800 promise to keep these "old standard" modules at the forefront of PC performance.