It has been a busy gaming week, and for you likely a busy gaming weekend!  We check out and benchmark the PC version of Far Cry New Dawn (2019) for Windows on the PC relative towards graphics card performance with the latest AMD/NVIDIA graphics card.

You can read the review right here. 

EA and DICE have added DLSS support for Battlefield V. Combined with a new 418.91 driver from NVIDIA we check out the benefits and disadvantages of what is called AI AA in this small first update with Battlefield V.

You can read this small one-page article right here.

A game title of discussion and debate, yes Metro Exodus for the PC is here, and we're going to put it to the test with close to 30 graphics cards in relation to framerates, frame times and CPU scaling.

You can read our launch review right here.

More AIB based GeForce GTX 1660 Ti cards are leaking onto the web, this round videocardz spotted the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GAMING X and ARMOR OC.

Synology launched DiskStation DS1019+, a 5-bay desktop NAS that provides excellent performance with great expandability, making it a versatile choice for both small businesses or home users.

NVIDIA today reported revenue for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 27, 2019, of $2.21 billion, down 24 percent from $2.91 billion a year earlier, and even worse, down 31 percent from $3.18 billion in the previous quarter. The company's full-year revenue was up 21 percent.

That a GeForce GTX 1660 Ti series is inbound, is not exactly a secret anymore. Multiple AIB cards already have surfaced at retailers. New, however, are PCB and actual GPU photos.

Few games are supporting DirectX Raytracing. A new version of UE 4 offers support for DirectX Raytracing (DXR). Unreal Engine is a popular game development software kit from Epic and version 4.2.2 allows developers to incorporate raytracing into their games.

If you received a Windows update yesterday, it was related to this news-item. Microsoft patched an actively attacked vulnerability in Internet Explorer and 73 other vulnerabilities during yesterday’s Patch Tuesday of February.

EK is releasing a passive heatsink for the M.2 version of the Intel Optane 905P NVMe SSD. The passive heatsink ensures lower operating temperatures which expands the lifespan and improves the sustained performance of the drive. 

You can download AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 19.2.2 driver. This release supports AMD Radeon VII and the upcoming launches for Far Cry New Dawn, Metro Exodus, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Gathering Storm and Crackdown 3. This release also improves on stability with fixes for end-user issues.

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As we reported first on Monday, a Battlefield V Patch would be pending, offering NVIDIA DLSS Support for GeForce RTX graphics cards. EA and DICE just issued the patch and that will enable DLSS, and some more.

You can now grab the new GeForce 418.91 WHQL driver from NVIDIA. This release provides the optimal gaming experience when using DLSS and Ray Tracing in Battlefield V and Metro Exodus.

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Ubisoft announced that their open beta phase for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 will start on March 1st. This beta will be available to everyone and will allow gamers to experience The Division 2 prior to its release.

Activision Blizzard published its quarterly earnings for 2018. The company achieved a record turnover, but at the same time 8 percent of the employees were made redundant, which is 800 people out of 9600 employees.

Production on the 7nm platform (CLN7FF+) node is expected to reach high volume as soon as March. Not to mistake it, that would be the second generation production for 7nm chips-based on fabrication with EUV machines from ASML.

ASUS has added a plainer and budget looking GeForce RTX 2080, it is labeled as the Dual EVO and comes with a customized cooler design based on a 2.7 slot design with dual fans.

Philips announces the addition of two new high-performance monitors to its E Series Collection. The Philips 32" QHD LCD Display (326E8FJSB) with Quad HD 2560 x 1440 pixels and the Philips 27" 4K UHD Display (276E8VJSB) with 3840 x 2160 resolution join the family of professional monitors for an affordable price. 

If we can believe CEO Han Jonghee from Samsung, they will be going very aggressive with 8K Ultra HD TV's this year. in fact, he claims that more than half of the units sold will get an 8K panel.

DICE released the full patch release notes for Battlefield 5’s February 12th update.The game is good news for NVIDIA GeForce RTS users as it brings further optimizations to DXR ray tracing performance and will include DLSS support.