AMD Quad-Core Opteron Will Power The Latest HP Blade Server

AMD today announced that Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) processors exclusively power the HP ProLiant BL495c virtualization blade. HP ProLiant BL495c is the World’s First Server Blade Designed Specifically to Host Virtual Machines. The server basically features Up to two AMD Opteron 2300 Series processors with AMD Virtualization™ technology to improve performance in a virtual environment, 16 DIMM slots - supporting up to 128GB of ECC 667MHz DDR2 registered memory, Integrated dual-channel 10 GbE server adapter, and Dual-link AMD’s HyperTransport™ interconnection between processors. The new server will significantly reduce data center costs by allowing more virtual servers to be packed into each blade - which also undoubtedly extends the life cycle of the data center by saving floor space, power and cooling. 35 systems based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors are now shipping from global OEMs, and will be available for purchase on Sept. 15, 2008. [HP VIA AMD]

OCZ Amped Its SSD Up To 250 GB With Core Series V2

OCZ has announced brand new Core Series V2 SSDs. With its new architecture, the V2 will be available in up to a massive 250GB capacity and delivers enhanced speeds of up to 170 MB/s read and 98 MB/s write. The SSDs are also available in 30GB, 60GB, 120GB. Because SSD drives feature no moving parts, the Core Series V2 will keep your laptop or desktop environment cool and quiet and provide superior shock resistance. Core V2 SSDs have an amazing 1.5 million hour mean time before failure (MTBF). All Core Series SSD drives come backed a two year warranty. SSD is an excelent solution to store critical data, preferably than recovering 250 GB from a crash standard HDD which will be slow and painful, if at all possible. Although OCZ has stated that their price will be 50% of competitors’, currently price is TBD.

Alienware Equips 3 Models With The Latest AMD/ATI VGA

Now you can already experience the power of the latest AMD/ATI VGA 4870 X2 through AlienWare Gaming Desktop PC. AlienWare Aurora features A quad core AMD® Phenom™ 9850 Black Edition processor with HyperTransport™ technology, up to 3TB of storage capacity, 4GB of RAM, and Blu-ray Disc® drive. But the most impressive feature will be the optional ATI Radeon 4870 X2, which promises 2.4 teraflops of raw graphics power. The other models that offer 4870 X2 are the Area-51 and Area-51LX. Price ranges from $1100 to $1600. [AlienWare]