Review: Deepcool Gammaxx L240 AIO

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/19/2019 04:33 PM | 3 comment(s) ]

We are reviewing the new Deepcool Gammaxx L240 AIO. This is one of the latest AIO coolers from this Beijing company known for their specialization in water-cooled and illuminated cases for the PC enthusiast. This kit is only 89.99 EUR/USD.

Read the review here.

Article: Guru3D Winter 2019 PC Buyers Guide

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/18/2019 05:22 PM | 12 comment(s) ]

It's that time of year again when I finally emerge from the maelstrom that was the end of 2018, CES 2019, and the release of Radeon VII. This article has been 'ready' for a fair while, but the rapidity of events in early 2019 has led to several not insignificant revisions over the course of the last six or so weeks.

Read the guide right here.

Current Stories

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Series Renders online

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/19/2019 05:07 PM | 1 comment(s) ]

Little is left for the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti series to be uncovered, one of the last AIB partners has now seen it's two primary card series leak online. ZOTAC seems to be working on two models for the new product launch.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Seem to perform at GTX 1070 level at 279 USD

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/19/2019 05:02 PM | 52 comment(s) ]

A lot (really really a lot) has been said and spoken about the pending GeForce GTX 1660 Ti from NVIDIA, The Turning based GPU will be a more affordable offering at 279 USD (according to the latest rumors). You've seen box, cards, PCB shot, hecka n unboxing is already available, but now a benchmark surfaced as well.

NZXT Introduce the H500 Overwatch Special Edition with Blizzard

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/19/2019 04:45 PM | 1 comment(s) ]

NZXT teamed up with Blizzard Entertainment for "the First Overwatch-themed PC chassis" with the new Overwatch Edition of their H500 mid-tower chassis.

Intel Core i9 9900KFC - Fastfood anyone?

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/19/2019 08:47 AM | 21 comment(s) ]

Funny, a new Intel Core i9 9900 SKU has surfaced in an AIDA changelog listing, now each of the suffix letters has a meaning, but combined really this is the Core i9-9900 KFC edition, fastfood anyone?

Enermax outs MAXREVO 1800 Watt Power Supply

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/19/2019 08:35 AM | 8 comment(s) ]

If you read the previous news-item, things that should follow the way of the dodo as they are completely useless for the 99.99% out there are power supplied over a kilowatt. Well, Enermax just released the MAXREVO 1800, with that 1800 being 1800 Watts.

Samsung halts making 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/19/2019 08:30 AM | 24 comment(s) ]

Yeah, we're moving into a streaming world where content is provided over the web. With that in mind all the fancy 4K Blu-ray collections seem to be going the way of the DVD / Dodo.

Star Citizen developer says ray tracing "a massive headache"

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/19/2019 08:26 AM | 27 comment(s) ]

Over on the Star Citizen forums, a player of the space sim asked, "Do you, as I, believe that RTX tech will save you devs so much work farther along and look absolutely spanking?"

Steam Steam Weekly Top Selling Titles February 19th 2019

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/19/2019 08:22 AM | 7 comment(s) ]

Wanna know what the ten top selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve are? Well, let's have a look then:

Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Grand Theft Auto V
Far Cry New Dawn
ASTRONEER
GOD EATER 3
MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Rise and Fall
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI

Zotac Offers Liquid-Cooling Ready GeForce RTX 2080 Ti ArcticStorm Graphics Card

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/18/2019 03:36 PM | 3 comment(s) ]

ZOTAC is pleased to announce the launch of the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 Ti ArcticStorm graphics card. Get the best of both worlds with the all-new water blocked graphics card packing the ultimate 2080 Ti performance with 16+4 power phases combined with fearless cooling

Intel Buys Indian Startup To Gain Discrete GPU Tech Expertise

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/18/2019 03:27 PM | 11 comment(s) ]

Intel has acquired part of the India-based start-up Ineda Systems. The Hyderabad-based company develops technology for autonomous driving, but the acquisition would actually have an emphasis on the GPU-related skills of about a hundred technicians.

Nvidia promises to improve image quality issues with DLSS

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/18/2019 09:54 AM | 64 comment(s) ]

NVIDIA is under a bit of scrutiny in regards towards DLSS image quality (or the lack of it). In the articles we have posted last week, we have shown some example on DLSS image quality, and as we explained, DLSS works but makes scenes more blurry.

Promo: URCDkey Spring Sale(up to 86% off) Windows 10 Pro $11

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/18/2019 09:52 AM | 0 comment(s) ]

URCDKey Spring Sale offers up to 86% off right now. Which is massive, in fact, they've spent hours sifting through it to pick out their favorite software and game deals in a list that feels like it contains just about every noteworthy. The sale ends April 20.

EK Offers Vector RTX Series Blocks for ASUS ROG Strix Series Graphics Cards

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/18/2019 08:37 AM | 1 comment(s) ]

EK launches its new water blocks for the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX series graphics cards, based on Turing TU106, Turing TU104 and Turing TU102 graphics processor.

Download: Afterburner 4.6.0 (Beta 14 - 14649)

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/18/2019 08:33 AM | 1 comment(s) ]

We have updated to a new public beta of AfterBurner. The adds changes to V/F curve tweaking and adds support for several Turing GPUs as well as a number of other changes. Please find a full change list at the link below.

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Intel accidentally posts 9th gen H-series specs online

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/17/2019 09:37 AM | 1 comment(s) ]

Intel had a bit of a boo-boo moment yesterday as they published the specifications for the 9th generation Core series H processors. The Core i9-9980HK will be the flagship model, but will also be the only overclockable mobile processor.

Review: Far Cry New Dawn PC graphics benchmark analysis

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/15/2019 09:27 PM | 25 comment(s) ]

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.

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GAMING X and ARMOR OC Photos

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/15/2019 03:19 PM | 4 comment(s) ]

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.

Review: WD Black SN750 NVME SSD 1TB (2019)

By Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/15/2019 11:53 AM | 3 comment(s) ]

A week or so ago Western Digital launched their WD Black SN 750 series NVMe SSDs. We had the opportunity to test the 1TB unit thoroughly. The SSD has SanDisk written all over it, literally, and that is a good thing as this storage unit reaches that 3470 MB/s level in performance.