Hardware News Roundup - February 2008

AMD Live! Lives with HEC Compucase

Bolstered by its partnership with ATI, AMD's Live! Home Cinema Platform supports a full range of PC capabilities in a living-room convenient form factor.

A semi-complete platform solution, HEC's chassis includes a Microstar MS-7411 motherboard. Optional components such as an ATI Theater 650 Pro and add-in ATI graphics card expand on the system's capabilities.

The AMD Live! Home Cinema Platform compliments other home theater components

WiFi in your Hi-Fi: An optional Bluetooth and WiFi module connects to two external antennas

In addition to cases, HEC had several 80-Plus certified power supplies on display

Thomas Soderstrom is a Senior Staff Editor at Tom's Hardware US. He tests and reviews cases, cooling, memory and motherboards.