Over on the AMD blog a new entry was posted. AMD Threadripper is close to release and while an Asetek bracket is included with the processors (and thus support like 50% of the liquid coolers LCS kits out there), AMD sheds some light on which coolers are compatible.

We review the new ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 STRIX OC, it has been fitted with the latest (and faster) 11 Gbps memory. This card is custom cooled and tweaked with super fast memory. Let's check out the new 8 GB model from ASUS, the GTX 1080 STRIX OC 11 Gbps with 11,008 MHz clocked memory.

Read the full review here.
 

AMD posted a video of the hour and a half onstage presentation of AMD Capsaicin Siggraph 2017, if you like to see it check the video after the break.

The next-gen graphics chips bring upgraded compute units together with 8GB of faster HBM2 memory to push raw performance up to an 13.7 teraflops. 

Sapphire has announced the launch of the much-anticipated Radeon Vega 64enthusiast graphics cards. The Vega architecture boasts significant improvements focused on maximizing the performance. 

A short and sweet message from NZXT, they confirm the Kraken coolers mentioned below are officially compatible and approved for the new AMD platform. 

Nvidia just released a new driver, it is a bit of a mystery driver as it "Provides multiple Titan Xp performance optimizations on a variety of applications for prosumers and creatives". It seems Nvidia unlocked a couple of features in an answer to yesterdays released AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100.

Download here.

Lian Li presents the new DK-05 motorized computer desk chassis. The DK-05 combines the ergonomics of a motorized desk with an incredibly customizable dual-PC chassis. The desk can be heightened to 118cm for standing work, and down to 69cm desk height for a sitting position. 

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is scheduled to hit digital and retail store shelves on October 27th for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Starting at $59.99 USD, the game will notably be available in a variety of editions, including a classic GI-Joe-themed Collector’s Edition for $99.99 USD. Additionally, an official art book from Dark Horse will also be available near launch. 
 

Next in line today is ASRock who outs two X399 motherboards, the Fatal1ty X399 Professional Gaming and X399 Taichi. The Socket TR4 and X399 chipset based motherboards will become abailable early August.

Gigabyte today added the Ryzen Threadripper compatible X399 AORUS Gaming 7 to their motherboard line-up. The AORUS Gaming 7 is the flagship motherboard from them.

Samsung outs their ultra-wide 49-inch screen (3840 X 1080), which comes with a 32:9 aspect ratio and a massive 1800R curved wide diagonal panel. The screen specs are not bad really, but my man, look at some photos first I'd say.

Vega GPU architecture delivers 2.3X the performance to accelerate professional applications, 2.6X geometry throughput for complex models2, no local memory limits for mammoth data sets, and breaks the terabyte graphics memory barrier enabling 8K workflows

1080p monitors are still going strong. iiyama outs their new G-Master GB2488HSU-3 24-Inch Full HD Gaming FreeSYnc Monitor. The 24-inch TN LED-backlight gaming monitor supports a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and provides 144Hz refresh rate.

Okay, that is on LN2 of course. I was actually there at the time that happend. I attached some photos at the event. The new record was set with 16 cores enabled and SMT at 32 threads. The 5.2 GHz was reached at a VCore read 1.55v, done on a AMD whitehaven reference motherboard.

The latest generation of high-end desktops debuts today with AMD’s new X399 platform and accompanying Ryzen Threadripper processors featuring up to 16 cores, 32 threads of desktop pounding performance.

MSI is proud to announce the all-new X399 GAMING PRO CARBON AC with the launch of new high-end AMD's flagship Ryzen Threadripper processors. Built on the SocketTR4 platform, featuring up to 16 cores and 32 threads, the new Ryzen Threadripper 1950X CPU is capable of scoring over 3000 points in Cinebench, showing its true colors as the new ultra-premium desktop processor. 

Time for time early morning g33k pron. In this demonstration MSI shows you how to install AMD X399 CPU on MSI X399 series motherboard. It's actually a very tranquilizing and relaxing video to look at :)