Intel X79 Express Chipset
The Intel X79 Express chipset continues to push innovation with capabilities designed to deliver quality, performance and headroom. The combination of the Intel X79 Express chipset and 2nd generation Intel Core i7 processor famly on the LGA 2011 socket delivers the highest desktop performance. You will get maximum power for whatever you do, thanks to the combination of the smart features like Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology2 and Intel® Smart Cache size, which together provide full processing power exactly when you need it.

Intel Z77 Express Chipset
For the ultimate PC performance and responsiveness, the Intel Z77 Express Chipset and 3rd generation Intel Core processor delivers unlocked, unleashed, and uncompromised performance experience with amazing responsiveness. Adding speed when you need it and boosting responsiveness with a SSD that delivers fast system boot time and application load, the Z77 express chipset delivers the unparalleled performance you deserve.

AMD 990FX Chipset
■Ready to take AMD FX processors beyond all expectation
■Full socket compatibility for AM3+ and AM3 processors with Hypertransport™ 3.0 interconnects means you can upgrade your components when you’re ready to, and help ensure you get the most performance.

■Support for up to 4 AMD Radeon HD Graphics boards with AMD CrossFireX technology ◦PCI Express® 2.0 technologies enable 2x16 or 4x8 configurations to enable higher levels of performance on your graphics applications. The AMD 990FX enables our best scalable platform for game-dominating performance with support for 2,3, or 4 graphics cards.

■Get ready to take control of your PC with the next generation AMD OverDrive™ software for full FX control1 ◦Customize your PC by getting full control of your different AMD components.

■Take advantage of advanced technology like SATA 6Gb/s to help accelerate your connectivity ◦Enjoy the latest in performance benefits on your multiple RAID configuration support and enhanced SSD configurations with motherboards built around AMD 990FX.

Intel C600 Chipset
The Intel C600 series chipsets support the Intel Xeon processor E5 family for servers, workstations, and other devices used in everything from large-scale technical clusters to data centers to small and medium businesses. These chipsets offer many of the capabilities of the Intel C200 series chipsets with additional support for enterprise storage and additional I/O bandwidth to address highly demanding enterprise workloads.

2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7
Discover adrenaline on a chip. With the widest array of performance-enhancing features in Intel's new family of processors, the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition is the perfect engine for power users who demand unrivaled performance. You'll get maximum desktop power for whatever you do. Thanks to the combination of smart features like Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology 6 physical and 12 logical cores, 15MB Intel® Smart Cache, and Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions, the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition is Intel's most tunable, capable, and downright devastating PC processor ever.

AMD FX Processor
Maximum Performance
■Overclock with easy to use AMD Overdrive™ and AMD Catalyst Control Center™ software suites
■Supreme power available from virtually every core configuration
■Aggressive performance for mega-tasking and intensive applications like video editing and 3D modeling

Innovative Architecture
■Unmatched multitasking and pure core performance with all new “Bulldozer” architecture
■New 32 nanometer die shrink designed to reduce leakage for improved efficiency, increased clock rate headroom and better thermals
■Can deliver more cores and more performance without raising the power requirements

Industry Leading Price Per Performance
■Unlocked processors allow the maximum tunable performance
■AMD Turbo CORE Technology dynamically adjusts performance to give you the best experience, no matter what you are doing
■Get superior performance at a competitive price with unlocked technology

TRIM Support
Windows® 7 TRIM command allows solid state drives to store only the data they need and perform memory optimization to ensure the fastest possible write speeds.

Solid State Drive Reliability
Because SSDs have no moving parts, they can handle shock, vibration and temperature changes far in excess of traditional hard drives. That's important for desktop PCs, and essential for notebooks.

Traditional mechanical hard drives spin at thousands of revolutions per minute. This takes power, and generates noise and heat. Since SSDs have no moving parts, there's no noise or vibration, and the lower power consumption helps keep things cool inside your PC.

Intel XMP (Extreme Memory Profile)
A memory module is individually factory-programmed with an XMP profile indicating supported timing, frequency and voltages. Just enable XMP on your compatible motherboard and you'll automatically get optimized memory overclocking without having to deal with multiple BIOS settings. You can adjust the settings to push for even higher performance.

What is an 80 PLUS® Certified PSU?
80 PLUS® specifies internal form factor voltage outputs, as well as Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum criteria levels for energy efficiency and power factor.

For a given power supply, efficiency varies depending on how much power is being delivered. Supplies are typically most efficient at between half and three quarters load, much less efficient at low load, and somewhat less efficient at maximum load. Older ATX power supplies were typically 60% to 75% efficient. To qualify for 80 PLUS, a power supply must achieve at least 80% efficiency at three specified loads (20%, 50% and 100% of maximum rated power). However, 80 PLUS supplies may still be less than 80% efficient at lower loads. For instance, an 80 PLUS, 520 watt supply could still be 70% or less efficient at 60 watts (a typical idle power for a desktop computer). Thus it is still important to select a supply with capacity appropriate to the device being powered.

It is easier to achieve the higher efficiency levels for higher wattage supplies, so gold and platinum supplies may be less available in consumer level supplies of reasonable capacity for typical desktop machines.

Why is it important?
During the transmission and conversion of electricity, a certain loss of power occurs. In the case of power supplies for computers and servers (and most gear, actually), the loss translates into heat, a worrisome development that requires the consumption of more power (see where we’re going?) to drive fans to push away that heat from circuitry that doesn’t take kindly to temperature extremes. The knock-on effect is that datacenters need to vent this hot air and supply cool air, resulting in more energy costs. Note that processors, RAM, drives and mother/daughterboards generate heat too, so PSUs aren’t the only culprit.

But the real problem is that a good chunk of the electricity that you spend money on never reaches your computer’s components. So, not only are you paying to generate and expel waste heat during the AC/DC conversion process, a lot of the earth’s resources are being consumed to ultimately power nothing.

Bottom line: Enjoy the benefit of a smaller energy bill, longer-lasting gear, quiet performance through reduced thermal output, and good old green IT karma.

DirectX 11 Tessellation
The last innovation that fundamentally altered 3D realism was pixel shading. The next great breakthrough is tessellation. Tessellation allows the game designer to pack an enormous amount of geometry in the scene without sacrificing performance. Tessellation enables a wide range of visual effects that have previously been out of reach, such as:

■Organic characters with perfectly smooth curves
■Super fine surface detail such as thorns, nails, and skin aberrations
■Vast terrain rendering with complex geometric detail
■Dynamic level of detail with seamless transitions


NVIDIA PhysX
PhysX is the only physics engine that taps into the power of the GPU for physics computation. Used by the ubiquitous Unreal Engine, PhysX has been at the forefront in bringing physically simulated effects to games. PhysX was used to create fluid flowing character clothing, introduced interactive smoke, GPU rigid bodies, and debris.

NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround
NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround dramatically expands both the width and depth of the gaming experience. NVIDIA 3D Vision combines high-tech wireless 3D glasses and advanced software that automatically transforms over 400 PC games into full stereoscopic 3D. The added third dimension breathes new life into classic titles too.

When NVIDIA 3D Vision is extended to surround mode, the game can be played across three monitors, enabling a vast field of view. In first person shooters, enemies on the flanks can be spotted ahead of time. In flight simulators, a full virtual cockpit with side windows can be experienced. With a combination of 3D and surround, NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround provides the most immersive gaming experience of any platform to date.

AMD Eyefinity Technology
Supporting multiple independent display outputs simultaneously, AMD Eyefinity technology delivers innovative graphics display capabilities enabling massive desktop workspaces and ultra-immersive visual environments for the ultimate panoramic computing experience.

Air Cooling
Air cooling is the most common form of computer cooling. Cold air is blown into the case using an intake fan and then the hot air is blown out from the computer using an exhaust fan. When using air cooling for components, a copper or aluminum heatsink plate is attached to the surface of the component.

The heat is absorbed from the cold plate that is attached to the bottom of the heatsink and is then spread from the cold plate to various thin copper or aluminum fins. A fan blows cold air directly onto the fins which in return cools the entire heatsink. Primordial Computers uses high static pressure fans which cover large surface areas. In turn this allows the fan to spin at a low RPM while moving the same amount of air as a higher speed fan thus reducing the overall noise output.

Primordial Aqua Cooling
Our aqua cooling technology uses a series of water cooling components that greatly reduce the temperature of the core components because water has a heat capacity four times that of air. Non-conductive fluid flows through a serious of nickel plated water blocks and is taken through multi pass radiators. We use high static pressure fans to pull the hot air directly away from the radiator and places the hot air outside of the computer case. This way the hot air isn't circulating within the case.

The coolant is stored within a reservoir that is mounted directly within the case. The water flows from the reservoir to the pump which then circulates the coolant throughout the entire loop which has an air tight seal thanks to the compression fittings we use. This type of cooling provides substantially lower temperatures across all the cores of the components which in return allows for higher overclocks and minimal noise.