HDR gaming has been a topic of long discussion. One point in the discussion would HDR have a performance impact. The short answer should be not much, or close to NIL. However, in a more extreme situation like Ultra HD and HDR, there could be an effect. Some benchmark is now available. 

A while ago, and actually, multiple times we've spotted the AMD Picasso codename in AMD's roadmaps, an APU design, and successor to Raven Ridge. It seems that Picasso has surfaced in a benchmark database.

We've talked and discussed everything and anything Z390 over the past few months now. Basically, the two chipsets are really similar but would bring support for 8-core Coffee lake processors. Word out now however is that Intel might be simply replacing Z270 with Z390. 

Activision has released a new trailer for the Blood of the Dead Zombies mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Blood of the Dead takes the classic Zombies heroes — Richtofen, Dempsey, Takeo and Nikolai – on a journey to a secret laboratory beneath the iconic Alcatraz Penitentiary.

Toshiba today announced that it has developed a prototype sample of 96-layer BiCS FLASHTM, its proprietary 3D flash memory, with 4-bit-per-cell (quad level cell, QLC) technology that boosts single-chip memory capacity to the highest level yet achieved.

Gorilla Glass 6 is up and coming, is twice as strong as its predecessor and should remain strong after your device falls a couple of times. Built on a decade-long legacy of delivering the toughest cover glass available for consumer mobile devices, Gorilla Glass 6 is Corning’s most durable cover glass to date.

Western Digital Corp today announced successful development of its second-generation, four-bits-per-cell architecture for 3D NAND. Implemented for the company’s 96-layer BiCS4 device, the QLC technology delivers the industry’s highest 3D NAND storage capacity of 1.33 terabits (Tb) in a single chip. 

The age of playable demos is returning, a bit late for this title but still if you haven't tried it, you can now give it a go before purchasing. Steam offers a playable demo for Middle-earth: Shadow of War.

Corsair today launched a new addition to its bestselling line of Hydro Series liquid CPU coolers, the CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i PRO RGB 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler. 

The B450 Chipset based release has been a wild one. The board should not be out, but they are, the manufacturers should not be listing them, but they are, and the reviews may not post the reviews until later this month (which we do). In hindsight of it all, MSI just posted a teaser video with a totally weird line, hinting at more than 8 cores processor whilst this is a B450 teaser video. 

To help designers and M&E professionals get the most out of Radeon Pro Software in today’s top CAD and visualization workflows, AMD has released a series of new videos to demonstrate all the tips and tricks of its powerful professional-grade solution for high-resolution screen capture and recording, Radeon Pro ReLive.

Blizzard has made rendering changes to World of Warcraft as this MMORPG does no longer support the DX9 API. They added full support for DirectX 12, meaning that players can now choose between DX11 and DX12.

SEGA and Two Point Studios have announced that Two Point Hospital will launch digitally for PC, on August 30th. To celebrate, the world’s sickest man, Trevor, has been given a trial treatment for the bizarre new affliction ‘Cubism’ in a brand new trailer. 

Square Enix and Avalanche Studios have released a new trailer for Just Cause 4 that focuses on its APEX Engine. The new Apex Engine underpins everything in Just Cause 4. It delivers the interactive, weather simulations ever seen in a videogame, complimented by visuals, unparalleled physics and creative possibilities.

While there always remains a user-base for traditional mechanical hard drives, the trend obviously is NAND storage. Western Digital will be closing a production facility in Malaysia, this year already as the demand for HDDs is on the decline.

The European Commission has imposed a staggering record fine of 4.34 billion euros on Google. According to the EU, the company has abused its dominant position with the mobile operating system Android.

It's a bit of a mess with the AMD B450 launch (still two weeks away), as manufacturers are already displaying their motherboards. MSI now as well is listings no less than ten B450 models.

Both ASRock and Gigabyte have started releasing new BIOS updates for their X399 Threadripper motherboards. For some of the ASRock X399 models as well as the Gigabyte X399 Designare EX, for example, you can spot this.