Rain has released the new LiveBook V, a true high-performance laptop designed for 3D arts and video editing. Rain Computers, designer of bespoke audio and visual workstations for notables including Conan O'Brien, Public Enemy, Cirque du Soliel and the US Olympic Committee, prides itself on creating the most powerful and stable platform for mission critical content creation.

LiveBook V (the V is for visual) includes some of the most advanced technology available. With an eye toward professional visual production, the balanced component architecture includes the latest Intel Core i7 quad-core processors up to 3GHz (3.9GHz if you count Turbo Boost), room for an astounding 32 gigabytes of 1600 MHz dual-channel memory, and a choice of NVIDIA GeForce GTX or Quadro workstation-class graphics. And, since 3D and video projects are as hungry for storage space as they are for bandwidth, LiveBook V ships standard with both a solid state drive (SSD) and a high-speed mechanical hard drive. More storage space can be added via an mSATA SSD for a total of up to 1.5 terabytes.

Toshiba announced a new storage option for its 2013 Qosmio X875 gaming notebook, a combination of a 1 TB HDD with 8 GB SSD caching. Toshiba claims the contraption offers a 3.6-times speed increase in read/write speeds over conventional hard drives, and a more modest figure of 30 percent faster application load time. The rest of the notebook should remain unchanged, featuring a Core i7 processor, 32 GB RAM, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M graphics. With the new storage option, the Qosmio X875 goes for $1,480.

Eurocom, offers a complete line of high performance VGA upgrade options ranging from AMD Radeon 7970M, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M, GTX 670MX, GTX 675MX up to GTX 680M that can be used in single and Dual (SLI or CrossFireX) operation. "At Eurocom, we have offered fully upgradeable notebooks to our clients for many years because we believe very strongly in the long term benefits it offers our clients; VGA upgradeability allows users to extend lifespan of their equipment without compromising performance " Mark Bialic, Eurocom President.

Eurocom offers three levels of graphics card upgrade options to clients at the time of purchasing a brand new Eurocom to ensure they can get a system that perfectly meets their performance requirements. Well after the time of purchase customers can also come back to Eurocom for aftermarket graphics upgrades to increase the performance and lifespan of their system.

MAINGEAR, an award-winning PC system builder offering custom desktops, notebooks, and workstations is adding the new NOMAD 15 custom gaming notebook mobile solution to its product lineup for PC gamers to tackle on their favorite PC games with the latest mobile hardware such as 3rd generation Intel Core i7 processors and up to NVIDIA GTX 680M graphics.

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This 15-inch gaming dynamo comes stocked with NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 670M, upgradeable to the GeForce GTX 675MX, 675MX, or GTX 680M; all taking advantage of NVIDIA's Kepler architecture and NVIDIA's unique Optimus Technology that gives maximizes power savings by dynamically assigning workload to either the built-in Intel HD Graphics or the GeForce GPU. Gamers can also overclock their GPU with a touch of a button on the system that increases performance by up to 8%.

Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced that its consumer line-up of Satellite laptops and Ultrabooks, Qosmio laptops as well as its All-in-One desktops featuring Windows 8 are available for pre-order starting today and will be widely available for purchase from select U.S. retailers and ToshibaDirect.com on October 26.

Toshiba's new laptops feature spacious touchpads with Windows 8 gesture support to allow users to perform gestures on the touchpad as they would on a touchscreen device. In addition, to help transition consumers to the innovative interface in Windows 8, Toshiba's new PCs come pre-installed with Toshiba Desktop Assist, a utility designed to give users easy access to their programs, control panel, as well as files and folders, similar to the Start Menu in previous versions of Windows.

ORIGIN PC announces the availability of NVIDIA's latest mobile graphics cards for their award-winning EON laptops. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX, the GeForce GTX670MX and the first ever Kepler based mobile QUADRO card, the NVIDIA QUADRO K3000M graphics cards are shipping now. With higher GDDR5 graphics memory and more CUDA cores than before, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX and the GeForce GTX 670MX provide smoother and better mobile gaming experiences than their predecessors.

Professionals, artists and enthusiasts will also be able to enjoythe benefits of the new, Kepler based NVIDIA QUADRO K3000M with the latest CUDA technology providing a parallel-computing architecture that combines advanced visualization and computes features to significantly accelerate professional workflows. With its fast 3D texture transfer rate and manipulation of 3D textures, the K3000M provides a more interactive visualization of large volumetric datasets for everyday working professionals.

TechPowerUp today announced GPU-Z 0.6.1, and with it, a new graphics card giveaway in partnership with PowerColor, in which you could win some of the fastest and coolest Radeon HD 7000 series graphics cards in the industry. Version 0.6.1 of GPU-Z adds support for some new GPUs on the horizon, such as NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690, GeForce GTX 670, GeForce GT 640 (desktop), GeForce GT 630, GeForce 605, GeForce GTX 675M (mobile), and GeForce GTX 670M; AMD Radeon HD 7970M (mobile), and Radeon HD 7450 (desktop); Intel HD 4000 and HD 2500 "Ivy Bridge". GPU-Z 0.6.1 improves NVIDIA GPU Boost clock speed detection. A host of other stability and reliability changes were made (refer to the change-log below).

With GPU-Z 0.6.1, TechPowerUp is teaming up with PowerColor to present to you this year's first GPU-Z Giveaway, in which you could win some great graphics hardware. Up for grabs are PowerColor HD 7970 PCS+ Vortex II, PowerColor HD 7870 PCS+ Vortex II, and the yet-unannounced PowerColor HD 7770 PCS+ Vortex II. To participate in the Giveaway, simply run GPU-Z 0.6.1 (main version), click on the "PowerColor Giveaway" tab, and follow the instructions. Entries are open till June 01, 2012; multiple entries may lead to elimination. Good Luck!DOWNLOAD: TechPowerUp GPU-Z 0.6.1 | TechPowerUp GPU-Z 0.6.1 ASUS ROG Edition

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Japan's Mouse Computer announced the specifications update of its NextGear Note i510, i760 and i960 series notebooks with newly launched Intel Core "Ivy Bridge" processors. The NextGear Note i510 is equipped with either Core i7-3610QM or i7-3820QM quad-core processor; 4, 8, or 16 GB of RAM; standalone 320 GB HDD or 60 GB SSD with 500 GB or 1 TB companion HDD; DVD-RW or Blu-ray/DVD-RW combo; and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M graphics with 1 GB video memory. Depending on your choices, the i510 could range between 70,000 and 140,000 JPY (US $870 - $1,740).

The NextGear Note i760 has similar component choices as the i510, except that SSD is out of its options, there is a choice between 320 GB, 500 GB, and 1 TB HDDs; and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M comes with 1.5 GB of video memory. Depending on the options, the i760 is priced between 100,000 and 180,000 JPY (US $1,245 - $2,240). Lastly, there's the NextGear Note i960, where the CPU choice is extended to include Core i7-3920XM Extreme Edition, the memory choice is extended up to 32 GB, and storage up to a 120 GB SSD. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M with 2 GB of video memory is in charge of graphics. Depending on the configuration, this model ranges between 150,000 and 300,000 JPY (US $1,867 - $3,736).

Organized by MSI, the two-month long Beat it gaming competition starts this month in Malaysia. In addition to the main event, other activities will include the qualifying round in five universities, a three-day road show, and an advance purchase and discount sales campaign for the GT70 and GT60--MSI's next generation gaming laptops.

MSI Computer Corp, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, uncages the GT70 and GT60, two mobile gaming beasts featuring Intel HM77 Chipset, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M graphics processing unit (GPU), Killer E2200 Game Networking, Steel Series backlit keyboard, and more. Designed with the serious gamer in mind, both units provide unmatched power while fortifying MSI's arsenal of award-winning G Series family of gaming notebooks.

Bringing a new standard to mobile gaming, the GT70 comes with 17.3-inches of Full HD anti-reflective display to maximize visual experience under all lighting conditions, Steel Series full color backlit programmable keyboard with 1000 customizable color combinations, amplified gold plated audio connections for crisper sounds, 12 GB of DDR3 for superb speed, and more. For gamers looking for even more power, the GT70 is also available with 16 GB of DDR3, BD Burner, and MSI's Super RAID 0 configuration, a unique combination of 128 GB (2 * 64 GB) of SSD RAID 0 and 750 GB at 7200 RPM for unprecedented storage capacity.