Archive for: corsair
- September 16, 2011 10:21 am
Popular PC hardware manufacturer Corsair decided to end the week on a high note by releasing several new accessories for PC gamers under the “Vengeance” brand: the K60/K90 mechanical keyboards and M60/M90 gaming mice.
The K60′s claim to fame comes by way of its 20-key rollover, anti-ghosting, and 1ms response time while the K90 adds in 18 dedicated macro keys. Meanwhile Corsair’s new M60 and M90 mice feature an Avago 5700 DPI sensor and on-the-fly DPI switching. The M60 in particular is fitted with a dpi-dropping “Sniper button” that instantly brings mouse tracking to super slow levels for those ultra-precise headshots while the higher-end M90 can be customized to the kills with 15 programmable buttons and support for six locally (on the mouse) stored profiles.
Pricing for the M60 and M90 mice sits at $69/$79 respectively with the K60 coming in at $109 and the top of the line K90 mechanical keyboard maxing out at $139. The fun starts this October.
Check out all the new Corsair gear after the break…
- September 9, 2011 2:40 pm
Those in the market for a robust, capacious and fast USB 3.0 hard drive needn’t look any farther than Corsairs latest Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 flash drives. We’ve been using an older USB 2.0 version as our main go-to flash drive for a good 4 years now are happy to report this thing still works. Even after losing the protective rubber cover for the metal USB tip and leaving it outside in the rain (don’t ask) a few times, our time-tested Voyager still puts up a fight.
With all that said, the new USB 3.0 Flash Voyagers top out at 64 GB and hum along at 135 MB/s read and 83 MB/s write speeds.
Pricing for the high capacity GT versions comes in at $129/$59 for the 64 GB and 32 GB versions while a slower non-GT Flash Voyager USB 3.0 comes in 16 GB ($35) and 8 GB ($28) capacities.
Being an early adopter is certainly rewarding. The excitement it brings to your nerdy little heart is incomparable to just about anything else. That is of course assuming your early adopter mentality doesn’t bite back. First-run products can often have many problems that later get ironed out in future revisions.
Today, early adopters of Corsair’s new Force Series 3 SSDs are finding that out the hard way. The company has officially issued a recall on the 120 GB model (serial number: CSSD-F120GBG3-BK) specifically, citing firmware and hardware problems including freezing, detection errors and BSOD errors that ultimately cause the drives to deliver less than optimal/advertised speeds far below official specifications.
The 60GB (CSSD-F60GBG3-BK) and 240GB (CSSD-F240GBG3-BK) F3 SSDs as well as the and Force GT SSDs are not affected. Users with the bad drives are instructed to send the unit back to Corsair regardless if poor performance has been witnessed or not in exchange for a new drive. Thankfully, Corsair will be eating all shipping costs. Turn around time is estimated at ~10 days.
Still have questions? Ask Corsair in their User Support Forums.
The E3 news is beginning to trickle out this early am and will eventually grow into a raging torrent of information. With that said, it is Corsair who is kicking off our morning with some new hardware, specially cases. Introducing the new Carbide series.
The 400R hits the market at $99 and features support for dual-radiator watercooling systems (specifically designed for Corsair’s own newly announced H100 closed dual-rad watercooling kit) while also shipping with three included fans (dual 120mm fans in front and one 120mm in the rear) and slick black finish all around. The 500R ups the price to $129 and includes the same dual-rad support while also tossing in a larger 200mm fan on the side panel. Other perks of the 500R include removable hard drive cages to support extra long GPUs up to 452mm in length and a multi-fan controller built into the 500R’s chassis.
Not a bad way to spend up to $130, eh? Images after the break…
PC enthusiasts looking for a simpler, entry-level product to get into the world of watercooling have a few new options by way of Corsair. Today, the company took the wraps off of their next-gen Corsair H80 and H100 closed-loop watercooling systems. The H80 uses a single, double-thick 120mm radiator while the H100 uses a standard-thickness, 240mm radiator.
We’ve had a few of Corsairs watercooling systems pass through GS and have been rather impressed. Though like countless others we’ve begged Corsair (literally) for a larger rad size. It appears they have finally listend.
Besides the cooling chops, both watercooling systems boast “Corsair Link” giving enthusiasts an easier way to link hardware together to monitor temperature and system noise (generated by fans) and adjust said hardware accordingly.
The H80 and H100 are scheduled to launch in June for $109 and $199 respectively. Gallery after the jump…
Today, Corsair took the wraps off of their latest range of high performance SSDs. Dubbed the “F90″ and “F180″, the two drives feature capacities of 90GB and 180GB. Read/write speeds are rated at 285MB/s and 275MB/s respectively, while random 4K writes are claimed to top 50,000 IOPs. PC enthusiasts will be pleased to know that these new drives make use of the latest Corsair SF-1200 controller which has already proven to be very quick.
Combined with the previously released 40GB and 240GB Force Series SSDs, Corsair now has spread of options for any budget or need. Speaking of which, the new 90GB F-Series SSD has a price tag of $189 while the 180GB retails for $399. On that note, the 180GB drive seems a bit high to us. But you know how it goes — you get what you pay for. And as we’ve seen thus far (Google benchmarks), Corsair has already proven to back up their prices with heaping amounts of performance.
Anyone hold off on the 40GB or 240GB drives for something a bit more “middle of the road”?
Hard core water cooling enthusiasts may discount the current Corsair H50 water cooling kit. But after using one personally (on a 4.1GHz overclocked Core i7 940 no less), I must say I actually like it a lot. Besides not wanting to have 1-2lbs of metal hanging over my delicate hardware, I need something that has some serious cooling power. To this effect, I’ve been more than happy with the H50′s ability to cool my i7 thus far. Although, I did replace the stock fan with two Scythe 3000 RPM fans in a push/pull config. Nevertheless, the H50 is an awesome CPU cooler designed for those who want a small, lightweight package.
With the lengthy and wordy intro past us, I’m excited to show you the next iteration — the H70. Right off the bat, you’ll notice that it doesn’t really look all that different save for a considerably thinner CPU plate. But more eagle eyed readers will notice the radiator is a tad thicker. Beyond that, the new Corsair H70 is also said to have a dramatically higher FPI (fins per inch) meaning considerably more cooling capacity in a slightly larger heatsink. Ok, so it’s thicker and more dense, but how much is it going to cost ya? Continue on…
Two current arguments against SSD’s are (1) price and (2) low capacities proportional to price. As NAND gets smaller and cheaper, SSD’s will inevitably drop accordingly. While the last couple of years have seen such events, I still find that SSD’s haven’t reached the sweet spot yet. Thanks to Corsair’s new additions to their Force family of SSD’s, we’re one step closer to digital storage nirvana.
Corsair’s latest drives include the F60, F120, and F240 (60GB, 120GB, and 240GB respectively) up the capacity considerably while also retaining claimed speeds across the board. But what’s most important is performance. Earlier generations and even several current SSD’s decrease in performance the higher the capacity. Corsair’s new F-series additions don’t suffer from that same hiccup…
- January 21, 2010 12:44 pm
Lookin’ to upgrade your computers RAM with something a little more…*clears throat*…speedy? Do you also find your wallet unnecessarily weighed down by an extra $200+? (Wouldn’t I like that problem….) If you answered yes to question #1, #2, or both, Corsair has a particular item they’d be more than willing to sell you.
The Corsair Dominator GTX 2,333MHz RAM is as one can guess, fast. If you are the type that really needs this type of speed from your volatile memory, this is your stick. At 200 bucks a pop however, it and the bragging rights don’t come cheap. A fortunate few humans out there don’t fret over such trivial things as monetary rates. Wouldn’t that be nice? So how many are you going to order?
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