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Some say , good things come in small packages , that term might be true because Maingear - a gaming PC manufacturer has unveiled a mini gaming cube that has more power than most gaming laptops . Introducing the new Maingear X-Cube , the mini pc , which has dimensions measuring 12.5 x 10 x 15.5 inches is not as tiny as the Gigabyte BRIX cube , but the system , which has a 3Ghz Intel Core i7 5960x slim core processor and support for upto 64GB or Crossair's Dominator DDR3 Ram and you have the option of getting a desktop class GTX980 (not the M) or a AMD Radeon R9 290x according to your budget and taste.The system supports upto 3 SSD or HDD's (storage is a separate addon , like RAM) and if you dont like the pre-installed Windows 8.1 , you can pay a extra $55 and get the old -but -gold Windows 7 OS . The cube features 4 USB 3.0 Ports ,6 USB 2.0 ports and a Ethernet port on the rear , and of course , you will get two USB 3.0 ports in the front along with a audio out jack , the sy...

Many gaming laptop manufacturers started to covet the new Nvidia GTX980M and the GTX970M for their high end mobile systems , Asus ,the company responsible for creating the Republic of Gamers brand of desktops and laptops are now using the said graphics on their new ROG G751 gaming laptop series  . The systems which are powered by Intels Core i7 processors are probably one of the best options you can find if you want a ultra powerful portable gaming system . The 3 versions of the  ROG G751 come with either a Nvidia GTX 980m card or a 970m depending on your model, prices start at $2499 for the 751JY (Read specs below) Written By Rakitha for MasHD Source - Hardwareheaven ASUS ROG G751JY , G751JM , G751JT specs  Display -  17.3 inch 1920x1080p IPS LCD (Touch support in G751JY) Design - Gaming Laptop , Backlit keypad  - 416 x 318 x 23 ~ 42mm, 4.3KG (G751JM) , 5.3KG (G751JY/JT) in Weight Processor - Intel Core i7-4860HQ/I7-4710HQ Processor...

Maingear has upgraded their current gaming laptop aresnal with Nvidia's GTX980m and GTX970m mobile graphics . The new Mawell based GPU's , which offer 1536 CUDA cores on the GTX980m version and 1280 CUDA cores on the GTX970m are both mobile versions of the their desktop variants minus a few cores .The Maingear Nomad 17 , which is their flagship gaming laptop comes with the GTX980m kit while the Nomad 15 , Pulse 17 and Pulse 15 has the GTX970m option .The Maingear Nomad 17 with GTX980m version costs $2399 and the cheapest option with the 970m costs $2099 . Other laptops from Maingear running the GTX970m will cost more than $2000 which means that this is not the best budget purchase of the year , if you are budget conscious , check out the new Digital Storm gaming laptops  instead. Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - DigitalTrends

With Digital storm's desktops shifting to the new Nvidia GTX970 and 980 cards , it was high time the gaming laptops got a upgrade of their own , and now with the announcement of the new Nvidia GTX 9X0 series of Graphics , the mobile divisions can keep up with the heavy graphic crunching world of portable gaming , Digital storm - a well known Gaming rig maker upgraded some of their 4 laptop brands -Lance , Equinox ,Krypton,Behemoth  to the GTX 900m ,970m and  980m from the aging 8X0M graphics on the outgoing models . The newer laptops will be bespoke so you can configure the parts according to your taste , the cheapest model , which is from the Lance family will cost $1483 to buy , the laptops are said to be available from next month . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - SlashGear

There's a lot of talk about the new Nvidia GTX  980 these days . The new 980 and 970 Graphics cards  offer good specs for prople searching for good power at a price , and due to its popularity , many companies are now using the card for their off the shelf pc towers, digital storm , one of the more creative hardware companies (like MainGear) are said to be combining the new Nvidia 900 series cards with their new Virtue Level 2 and Level 3 systems (level 2 models have the 970 version, Level 3's have the 980 version) and Bolt 2   Level 2 and 3 systems as well as high end Hailstorm 2 ($4225) and Aventum 2($4643) towers . Other specs on the devices include Level 1 Aventum II and Hailstorm II systems Intel Core i7 4790K , 2x NVIDIA GTX980 4GB , 1TB HDD, 250GB SSD ,Liquid cooling system a ASUS Z97 motherboard and Windows 8.1 Pro Level 2 and Level 3 Virtue systems ($1670 Level 2 ) ($2125 Level 3) Virtue - Intel Core i5 4th gen (8GB RAM on Level 2) (16GB Ram...