NVIDIA Corp. today introduced NVIDIA Nexus, the industry's first development environment for massively parallel computing that is integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio, the world's most popular development environment for Windows-based solutions and Web applications and services.

"NVIDIA Nexus is going to improve programmer productivity immediately," said Tarek El Dokor at Edge 3 Technologies. "An integrated GPU and CPU development solution is something Edge 3 has needed for a long time. The fact that it's integrated into the Visual Studio development environment drastically reduces the learning curve."

NVIDIA Corp. today introduced its next generation CUDA GPU architecture, codenamed "Fermi". An entirely new ground-up design, the "Fermi" architecture is the foundation for the world's first computational graphics processing units (GPUs), delivering breakthroughs in both graphics and GPU computing.

"NVIDIA and the Fermi team have taken a giant step towards making GPUs attractive for a broader class of programs," said Dave Patterson, director Parallel Computing Research Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley and co-author of Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach. "I believe history will record Fermi as a significant milestone."

Nexus released a new version of its NX-5000 500W power supply. The new non-modular NX-5000 R3 offers 530W of continuous power, with newer sleeved cables. With a rated efficiency of 82 percent, the PSU qualifies for the 80 Plus Bronze rating. The 12V circuit comprises of a single 41A +12V rail, and active PFC is available. The NX-5000 R3 has a quieter 15 dBA 120 mm fan. This new PSU sells for around US $100, targeting mainstream gaming PCs.

Dutch PC specialist Nexus added two new power supply models to its lineup, the RX-5300 (530W) and RX-6300 (630W). Both feature modular cabling, which is rounded and sleeved. The main units on both measure 150 x 86 x 158 mm, and are cooled by 135 mm fans. The cable cluster includes all common connectors, including 6 Molex, 2 floppy, 6 SATA, one 6 pin and a 6+2 pin PCI-Express connectors. The +12V circuit is of a single-rail design. The company rates the overall minimum efficiency of the PSU at 82% which meets the standards of 80 Plus Bronze. The two will reach stores soon, although the pricing isn't known.

Nexus announced the newest addition its case lineup. The Nexus EDGE, measuring 64.2 x 23.9 x 57.6 cm (L x W x D) is a full-ATX tower, compatible with most Flex-ATX, M-ATX, ATX, and E-ATX motherboards. The case has a fine brushed-metal finish with polished, rounded-off edges. The external drive bays can be locked off behind a metal front-door. Although the exterior reveals 13 5.25" bays, only 8 of them are accessible. The bottom five bay covers protect the 4-bay 3.5" drive cage inside, which neighbours two 2-bay drive racks that hang above the PSU area. This area is separated from the motherboard area, and shares room for a 120 mm fan with it.

The motherboard tray has room for 7 expansion slots. It has an opening where most motherboards have the CPU socket, which provides accessibility to CPU coolers with bolt-through retention mechanisms. Another 120 mm fan bay is located above the rear-panel, an a 140 mm fan to ventilate the entire case from its top. The case provides a degree of noise control with its noise-absorbtion wave foam padding. The utility panel is located on the top, and is a standard issue with a couple of USB ports, an eSATA port, and audio connectors. The Nexus EDGE is expected to retail for around 160 EUR.

Dutch PC casing, cooling, and power specialist Nexus announced the RX-1K modular PSU. This 1000 W PSU caters to the high-end PC market, at a relatively affordable price point. Its semi-modular connector desin makes sure the most important connectors are fixed, while additional ones are modular. Under the hood, it uses a single, powerful 75A +12V rail, which has a company rated efficiency of 85.6%. It is cooled by a single 1500 rpm fan which has a noise output of 15.3 dBA. On the connectors' front, the PSU provides two 6+2 pin PCI-E power connectors that are fixed, while two modular 6 pin PCI-E power connectors are included. Nine SATA power, ten Molex, and two Berg connectors. The cables are sleeved and compacted to help with the air-flow inside the case. The RX-1K is priced at 159 EUR.

Dutch firm Nexus Technology enters the market for laptop accessories with a unique and patented liquid cooling solution. The TDD-9000 is a soft black velvet blanket with inside a gel-like liquid. The patented liquid has unique heat dissipating characteristics and works completely passive and noiseless.
"When you put the laptop cooling pad on your lap you will feel your lap turn colder within 10 seconds" says Michael van der Jagt, CEO of Nexus Technology. The Taiwanese testing institute SGS Taiwan has done independent tests that support these claims. Their tests with a laptop of their choice show significant improvement in temperatures of the laptop's components, with improvements up to 17°C.

Nexus Technology, provider of authentic silent components for PC noise reduction and cooling, has introduced today its most powerful power supply unit - Nexus Tranquillity RX-8500. The 850W power supply is suitable for people that are looking for extremely quiet unit with modular cable design, Active Power Factor Correction and guaranteed 80% efficiency under load. Full specs follow below.

It's time for some non ATI news. Nexus has unveiled an external PCI cooling solution today, called WaveAir and designed to fit on most computer cases. The part attaches to a standard PCI slot and blows fresh cool air to the inside of the case. It may become very handy in solving temperature problems with various small form factor cases, such as many HTPC systems. The WaveAir measures 89.5 (L) x 89.5 (W) x 98 (H) mm, weights in 160 grams and features a 80mm Real Silent Nexus fan that spins at 1500 RPM and has a noise output of just 17.6dB. The WaveAir is expected to be introduced next month and come with a 3-year warranty.

The Dutch PC component cooling and power specialist, Nexus revealed its second CPU cooler that supports the upcoming 1366-pin Land Grid Array (LGA-1366) socket from Intel, called Low 7000. The cooler boasts of great cooling efficiency while being low-profile. It stands tall at only 7 cm while spreading its heat across a 138 x 123 mm aluminum fin array, to which heat is conducted by four copper heat-pipes that draw heat from the CPU contact. Interestingly, the cooler is backwards compatible with LGA-775 processors with the necessary attachments provided for that.

The 120 mm PWM-controlled fan spins at speeds between 500 to 2000 RPM and claims to have a low noise level between 15 to 24 dB depending on the speed. For details, please visit the Nexus website.

Holland-based Nexus unveiled today what's I believe the first cooling reported on our site to support Intel Socket LGA 1366. That's the same socket that will be used with Intel's next-gen Core i7 processors, scheduled to be released later this year (Q4 2008). Made out of pure copper, the Nexus FLC-3000 houses a rather unusual design, measuring 128 (L) x 105 (W) x 119 (H) mm. It weights in 450 grams, has an aluminum heatsink and four 6mm copper heatpipes angled at 30 degrees. The cooling surface is chilled by a 90mm RPM-controlled fan that works between 900 and 2500 RPM and has a sound output between 15 dB(A) and 24 dB(A) depending on the rotation speed. The fan is also equipped with two orange LEDs. In addition, the Nexus FLC-3000 is also Intel LGA 775 and AMD AM2/AM2+ socket compatible. The cooler is yet to be priced.

Holland-based component creator Nexus has updated its processor cooling line-up by introducing the XiR-2300 and XiR-3500. These two coolers have similar specs, come with the same fan but are set apart by the material used for their cooling fins - aluminum for the XiR-2300 and copper for the XiR-3500. The overall weight is also different - 382 grams for the XiR-2300 and 736 grams for the XiR-3500 model. Otherwise, both coolers come with a pure copper base, four 6mm heatpipes, Intel 775, AMD AM2, 754, 939/940 support and a 92mm orange LED temperature controlled fan that spins from 1200 to 2500 rpm (24 dBA at max speed). No word on pricing yet though.

Nexus has recently launched the NHP-2200, a northbridge heatsink fully constructed out of copper. The Nexus NHP-2200 is a fan less northbridge cooling solution, which uses heat pipe technology to keep cool the motherboard's chipset without any additional fans. The efficient U-type heat pipe is 143mm long and is 5mm thick. The NHP-2200 weights 114.5 grams and can be mounted on just about every major northbridge chipset. Nexus supplies thermal grease and four language international manual(English, German, Italian and French) with this heatsink.