NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti graphics hit MAINGEAR custom PCs

This week the folks at MAINGEAR have let it be known that they’re bringing on the NVIDIA Kepler excellence with the GeForce GTX Ti graphics solution to their line of custom built PCs. You’ll be able to work NVIDIA GeForce architecture for fabulous graphics here with MAINGEAR without dropping tons of cash, both companies aims here being a “sweet spot” for affordability, performance, and power efficiency. In addition to the GeForce GTX 660 Ti coming to the MAINGEAR custom desktop lineup, the whole NVIDIA Kepler family will be joining the party as well – immediately if not soon!

The MAINGEAR custom desktop line will benefit from the Kepler family right out of the gate and there’s a couple of limited edition units coming here in the summer season as well. MAINGEAR is bringing on a limited F131 and Potenza class system, each of them with the 660 Ti for gaming action, and both of them coming on with the next-level beast of a game Borderlands 2 included. Check out more info on these limited edition setups on the GTX 660 Ti MAINGEAR page right this minute. The Potenza Limited Edition model with Borderlands 2 will cost you a cool $1199 while the F131 Limited Edition model with Borderlands 2 will bring you up to $1379 – they’re both ready to rock!

MAINGEAR notes that NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 660 Ti will bring on 1.5x faster performance than the generation that precedes it – the GTX 560 Ti. This same comparison has the new 660 working at 2x better power efficiency as well. With this solution you’ve got TXAA temporal antialiasing for fabulous performance and image quality no matter what game you’re attacking. You’ve also got NVIDIA PhysX as well as Full Direct X11 support for “the best gaming experience possible”.

And we’ll see about that when we have a full look at one of these units next week – meanwhile, you’ll want to have a peek at recent bits of news surrounding the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti in the timeline below [DEVELOPING]. And let us know if you plan to upgrade to this new gear in the near future!

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Custom Ice Cream – How ‘Cool’ is That?

I’m sure we are all aware that Fathers Day is looming on the horizon, I’ve started my search for the perfect gift and I may have come up with something a bit better than the requisite tie or cologne that Dad usually gets, its different thats for sure…

How about this year, we design, personalize, and send Dad his very own ice cream, Sorbetto or Gelato? eCreamery is offering just such an opportunity and with 50 deliciously different flavors and around 40 different mix-ins I think it sounds like a perfect solution to the age old problem of just what to get Dad.

No matter what you make, your frozen creation starts from fresh milk, cream and sugar and other fine ingredients. You simply pick your base, select up to 2 flavors and 2 mix-ins and follow the very user friendly web directions in order to pick your packaging and finally name your original gourmet creation.

eCreamery lets you create your own sampler packs, give personalized ice cream gifts for birthdays, congrats or even the perfect I’m sorry, So choose ready-made ice cream, make your own custom flavors or go all out with an ice cream of the month club… just make sure your sister gives Dad her stupid tie first, and then you’ll really look like a hero! Custom ice cream starts at around 50 bucks a half gallon, shipped as 4 pint sized containers on dry ice from eCreamery.com. No, its certainly not cheap, but this is dad were talking about….

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Create a Custom Gift Card for Any Store With Giftly

Name: Giftly

Quick Pitch: Giftly lets users create custom gift cards for any store.

Genius Idea: Bypassing the merchant in the gift card process by using a mobile checkin for redemption.

In theory, gift cards are a great way to cut down the number of wrongly-sized sweaters, useless knickknacks and uninspired coffee table books you receive. But the fact is these cards — the virtual version alone consulting firm Aite Group predicts will grow into a $10 billion industry by 2015 — often go unused. The average American family has about $300 worth of them collecting dust at home.

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