Gigabyte apparently has unveiled their GeForce RTX 3070 graphics cards. The cards are based on Ampere GA104 GPU and the two products are RTX 3070 GAMING OC and RTX 3070 EAGLE OC. 

Chinese based TecLab published a review on the GeForce RTX 3090the card outperforms the RTX 3080 on 4K on average by 9 percent in 16 tested games and benchmarks. 

Not so sure what to make of this one but Colorful is to release the GeForce RTX 3080 NB OC 10G dubbed Battle Ax with a rather simplistic design and a black red theme. 

ASUS today announced a new TUF Gaming logo to reinforce its expanding mission as the premiere PC gaming series for those who demand superior durability, dependable stability, and great value. 

Meet the new Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR1000 WiFi 6 AX5400 router. The XR1000 couples next-gen WiFi 6 hardware with advanced DumaOS 3.0, the latest innovation in managing your network settings for optimized gameplay. DumaOS 3.0 software is purpose built for gamers to enjoy superior gameplay and smoother video streaming. 

HP debuted new OMEN accessories featuring Warp Wireless Technology with OMEN Command Center integration to offer a wireless ecosystem that transforms gaming experiences. The company also adds NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs to its OMEN 30L Desktop.

You're going to be seeing Gigabyte mentioned in a couple of news items today. This news is not perse 'new' as we all know they're coming, but Gigabyte did kind of confirm it. 

We're not sure what to make of it, other then it's going to make quite a bit noise with a 350W GPU. Gigabyte will be outting a 1500 USD version RTX 3090 based on a blower-style cooler.  

In this review, we benchmark the GeForce RTX 3080 SG (=short for Serious Gaming) from none other than GALAX. Armed with a triple fan based blade wing cooling design this card is to seriously out some performance. Galax also adds a one clip booster, and an extra fan you could place at the backside for some extra chilled air.

Read the full review here.

The corona effect is a weird thing, all these online launches. Next in line is teamgroup who will hold a will hold an online new product launch event from September 22 to September 24 at 11 am (GMT+8). Numerous new products are showcased.

Chatter on the web is getting bigger that ZEN3 based desktop processors, might see a name change, not Ryzen 4000 but Ryzen 5000. This rumor has been ongoing for days now, and there's more and more merit to that story.

It's obvious that ant RTX 3080 will be hard to get. The founder edition however was out of stock the second it went life yesterday. That raised some questions. 

A new 32-inch wide 4K "ProArt PA32UCX-P" has been released for professional LCD displays developed by ASUS for creators. It is a model equipped with a direct-type mini LED backlight that dramatically improves the accuracy of brightness adjustment, and is a new variation that omits the calibration tool from the "ProArt PA32UCX-PK" released in September.

It is a full-cover type that cools the GPU core, memory, and power supply circuit together, and the heat receiving base is made of pure copper with a nickel-plated finish.

made VPN Plus licenses free to acquire through the end of September 2020. Today, Synology has decided to extend that time frame until September 30, 2021.

The brand new water block is aptly named EK-Quantum Vector RTX 3080/3090 D-RGB, and it is very important to keep in mind that this reference design water block is not meant for Founders Edition graphics cards – those will get their own, separate, specifically designed EK water blocks.

NVIDIA on its website is listing a new support entry, and while diplomatically written, if you read through the lines, it says SLI support has now officially ended.