ASUS held a Gamers Intelligent Evolution Event at Gamescom, below the fold the press release and a ton of photos from the event. The photos include the latest gear, but also the new X299 motherboards announced yesterday.

Intel announces no less than eight new 10th Gen Intel Core processors for modern laptop computing. The new mobile PC processors have formerly been code-named "Comet Lake".

Corsair has been going strong with their Slipstream based products, next to that another new technology they introduced was Capellix LED technology. Both now have been embedded in the new K57 RGB Wireless keyboard, and it is pretty darn nice folks.

Read the full review here.

G.SKILL is releasing a new compact and durable KM360 tenkeyless mechanical keyboard for professionals and gaming enthusiasts with a MSRP of $49.99 USD, featuring long-lasting Cherry MX mechanical key-switches, wear-proof ABS double injection keycaps, and a solid brushed aluminum top-plate.

Samsung today announced the European launch of its new CRG5 gaming monitor, the latest of Samsung’s Curved Gaming Monitors, at gamescom 2019. The CRG5, which was first unveiled at E3 2019, delivers a powerful combination of industry-first 240Hz refresh rate with a curved display and NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible.

You know it when you checked out my MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Evoke review, we had significant concerns about the acoustic levels the card produces for a custom design. While addressing that to MSI they made it clear they'd be working on the Gaming X model as well which will be the silent offering.

Dell Technologies today announced the new OptiPlex 7070 Ultra, an innovative desktop that stores its small and powerful technology vertically inside a thin and light display stand.  The OptiPlex 7070 Ultra will have what Dell refers to as an “average price” of $749.

You can now download the new Nvidia GeForce 436.02 WHQL driver as released by NVIDIA.  these drivers offer the optimal gaming experience for Apex Legends, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Strange Brigade, and World War Z.

Download **NVIDIA has fixed the GFE forced install issue and the driver has been replaced and reupdated.

HP is announcing new displays and accessories including the esports ready OMEN X 27 Display, OMEN Mindframe Prime Headset, OMEN Encoder Keyboard and a variety of soft goods from the growing OMEN Transceptor line of accessories. 

Western Digital Corp today introduced a portfolio of external storage solutions for PC and console gamers to enable access to new engaging experiences and capture more winning gameplay, without maxing out their gaming storage. The solutions include a first-to-industry SuperSpeed USB (20Gb/s), USB 3.2 gen 2x2 port in a game drive.

CD Projekt RED has released a Gamescom 2019 gameplay teaser trailer for Cyberpunk 2077. While NVIDIA claims that this is a Gamescom 2019 trailer, we’ve seen the exact same trailer in E3 2019. So yeah, nothing really new if you have already seen that trailer. On the other hand, if that teaser passed under your radar, you can at least watch it now.

Ubisoft has announced that The Settlers will release on the PC in 2020. Moreover, the team revealed more details about the Glory winning strategy, as well as a brand new gameplay trailer.

NVIDIA today released a new set of drivers. They created a bit of viral promising heaps of new features and some additional performance for titles like Apex Legends, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Strange Brigade, and World War Z. We took a couple of games and checked things out. 

This week, NVIDIA's out in force at Gamescom, the world's largest gaming expo. Yesterday, we announced ray tracing for blockbusters like Minecraft and Dying Light 2, and shared plenty of new trailers and screenshots for Bloodlines 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Watch Dogs: Legion, and other upcoming AAA ray-traced titles.

Corsair launches their new K57 RGB Wireless Gaming Keyboard. The first gaming keyboard from to include CAPELLIX RGB LEDs and SLIPSTREAM WIRELESS, the K57 RGB Wireless boasts both incredibly bright, stunning per-key RGB LED lighting and the convenience of a hyper-fast, ultra-stable wireless connection.

AMD has issued a new build update for their chipset driver package. Basically, AMD chipset driver v1.8.19.0915 has been equipped with a new energy-saving plan that might solve a thing or two.

Elgato announced the 4K60 Pro MK.2. Boasting the most features in its class, 4K60 Pro MK.2 sports 4K60 HDR10 capture, ultra-low latency Instant Gameview technology, up to 240Hz passthrough, a small form factor, and with an MSRP of just $249.99, makes 4K content creation more accessible than ever.

Over at Gamescom ASUS has announced three new motherboards, all intended for Cor X family processors, the ROG Rampage VI Encore Extreme Encore, ROG Strix X299-E Gaming II and the Prime X299-A II.