Yesterday I had a total what the heck moment when I received a message from forum user Angantyr informing me that Razer partnered with a company called "GammaNow", their plans are this, they want you to use their mining software. You mine for it, and Razer keeps the coins. 

EK Water Blocks is introducing a refresh of the flagship Velocity line in form of digital (addressable) LED versions which will enable all the cool effects you can cook up with ASUS Aura, MSI Mystic Lights, Gigabyte RGB Fusion, ASRock Polychrome Sync or other compatible external Digital RGB controllers. 

Be quiet!, the market leader in PC power supplies in Germany for twelve consecutive years, introduces its new mainstream power supply series, Pure Power 11, to the US market. 

Google Trends has released data on the most popular and trending searches of 2018. The data is broken up into categories such as Music, Movies, TV, and Sports. It can also be viewed globally or by country.

During today's announcements, a number of things on the CPU front have been shared by Intel. Among it, a new architecture that finds its way under codename "Sunny Cove". The past nine iterations of Intel's processors have all been based (more or less) on Nehalem architecture. 

Ever since quite a bit of AMD staff in the GPU segment moved towards Intel, we've been hearing the name Arctic Sound as a codename a lot. That codename sounds more likely to become a cooler or soundcard, so the naming is to be changed.

NVIDIA released yet another batch of drivers, meet GeForce Game Ready 417.35 WHQL drivers provide the optimal gaming experience for the release of Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) in Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition.

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Intel organized an Intel Architecture Day 2018 where the company has outlined its future plans. It shared information about a new processor architecture and developments on GPU-level.

INNO3D introduces its new iCHILL cooling solution, the iCHILL X3 JEKYLL. Designed around NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX series factoring in the sheer power and performance of the RTX 20 series, with the first beneficiary’s being the INNO3D GeForce RTX 2070 and RTX 2080. 

Phanteks today released their updated version of the PH-TC12LS-RGB low-profile CPU cooler. Specifically designed for HTPC cases it features their standard C-type nickel plated 6 x 6 mm heatpipe design, slim stacked aluminum fans and has a clearance of just 80mm. 

Looking for a liquid chilled Z390 motherboard? Well, Gigabyte might just have what the doctor ordered, the Z390 mobo with a dedicated all-in-one mono water block. It's, of course, RGB lit, but does look nice.

Enermax launched their new Saberay White, a high-end gaming case with addressable RGB Lighting. The ENERMAX LED Lighting Technology offers bright and even illumination without visible LED spots. Saberay White comes with extensive space and various mounting positions for complex liquid cooling loops. 

ADATA launched the UE700 Pro USB flash drive. Featuring read/write speeds of up to 360/180MB/s[1] and up to 256GB of storage capacity, the drive offers users fast data transmissions and plenty of space for high-resolution movies, videos, and other data. 

DICE has released a new update for Battlefield 5. This patch is 650MB in size and fixes an issue where high-level Recon players lost access to the Throwing Knife and adjusts the initial respawn count on specific maps in Domination mode. 

While dedicating on creating the most immersive gaming experience for gamers around the world, we discovered a missing piece – the Curved Gaming Monitors. Introducing the MSI brand new Optix MAG series – Optix MAG271CQR and Optix MAG321CQR.

If you own a GeForce RTX 2070, RTX 2080 or RTX 2080 Ti you can now purchase an AIO EVGA cooling kit separately. The Hybrid Kit are all-in-one liquid cooling solutions to apply better cooling to these boards.

Square Enix has released a brand new gameplay trailer for Left Alive, showcasing more styles and strategies that players can utilize in and out of battle. As demonstrated in the latest trailer, titled “Find a Way to Survive,” Left Alive encourages players to rely on their basic instincts to forge their own paths to survival by utilizing stealth mechanics, crafting, traps and more. According to the press release, the dark, gritty setting of Left Alive also poses challenges to players as they weigh the potential outcomes of their interactions with other survivors, which can help or hinder each other’s chances for survival. 

You can probably remember the Bloomberg article that claimed servers from companies like Supermicro would have a spy chip on them? Supermicro now reports that no evidence has been found of any espionage chips that have been installed in its motherboards without its knowledge or permission.