Archive for November 2016




Gigabyte launches Xtreme Gaming XC700W chassis

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Gigabyte today quite silently released and listed a new chassis at their website, the Gigabyte launches Xtreme Gaming XC700W. The chassis is an ATX full-tower that combines SECC steel, aluminium, and tempered glass. 


Samsung To Launch 4 Terabyte 850 PRO model SSD

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Samsung is going to introduce a 4TB Pro model SSD during CES on the 850 range. We've already seen the EVO model being released at that capacity, however a new PRO model will be added to the line-up as well.


Intel Kaby Lake Core i7-7700K Sample Tested

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No embargo is sacred, that's what Toms Hardware must have figured as the posted benchmarks on an Intel Kaby Lake Core i7-7700K Sample.


SteelSeries Rival 500 MOBA/MMO Gaming Mouse

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Designed to function with the natural movements of your hand, this Rival 500 is equipped with 15 programmable buttons, a high precision PixArt PMW3360 optical sensor of up to 16,000 DPI resolution, a polling rate of up to 1000Hz and a USB connector (cable length: 2m).


QNAP Adds 2-Bay NAS Server TS-231P

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QNAP released a new 2-bay NAS server, the TS-231P. Suitable for data backup/synchronization, remote access and home entertainment, this 2-bay NAS server is configured with a 1.7GHz Alpine AL-212 dual-core processor, a 1GB DDR3 RAM, a 512MB NAND flash memory and two 2.5-/3.5-inch SATA 6.0 Gbps HDD/SSD bays.



AMD to Host New Horizon ZEN Processor Event Mid December

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Word has reached us that AMD will be hosting an event called New Horizon, this event will be streamed live for everybody to follow at the 13th of December (3pm CST) and obviously is all about the upcoming ZEN processor launch.


Update: Watch Dogs 2 Anti Cheat System Blocks RTSS Overlay Software

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Some users have been asking as to why the RTSS overlay (e.g. the statistics overlay software for Afterburner) is not working with Watch Dogs 2. Our in-house developer Unwinder today got cracking at it. Watch Dogs uses Anti Cheat software called EasyAntiCheat, which does a bunch of gnarly things even when you are not playing on-line.


Review: Watch Dog 2: PC graphics performance benchmarks

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We will look at Watch Dog 2 in a PC graphics performance and PC gamer way. We'll test the game on the PC platform relative towards graphics card performance with the latest AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers. Multiple graphics cards are being tested and benchmarked. We have a look at performance with the newest graphics cards and technologies.

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Watch Dog 2: PC graphics performance benchmark review

Game reviews 124 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 103

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We will look at Watch Dog 2 in a PC graphics performance and PC gamer way. We'll test the game on the PC platform relative towards graphics card performance with the latest AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers. Multiple graphics cards are being tested and benchmarked. We have a look at performance with the newest graphics cards and technologies.



BenQ EW3270ZL Eye-Care Monitor

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Featuring an AMVA+ panel, this 32 inch LED monitor incorporates Brightness Intelligence Technology to optimize the display performance for multimedia. The Screen comes with BenQ’s Eye-care technology which includes Low Blue Light Plus mode and Flicker-free technology. Slim bezel design complements any space.


Swiftech releases the Komodo NV-LE GTX Titan X VGA waterblock

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Swiftech releases the Komodo NV-LE GTX Titan X VGA waterblock. The block is designed for the Titan X (Pascal architecture) graphics card. This version includes a black anodized back-plate, new RGB ALED lighting system with controller to change the back-lighting color on the fly and a handy PWM signal extension cable.


Agony to be released in Q2 2017

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PlayWay announced today that Madmind’s Agony will be released in Q2 2017. Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in HELL, in which players begin their journey as a tormented soul within the depths of the abyss without any recollections of their past. 


Inno3D Adds Liquid-Cooled GeForce GTX 1060 Graphics Card

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Inno3D is releasing a Liquid-Cooled GeForce GTX 1060 called Accelero Hybrid S. Now, why on earth one need to liquid cool a GTX 1060 beats me. So if you do it, you need to do it right. But a black red card then is tied to a radiator with a white fan ? That just looks pretty gnarly if you ask me.


Download AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.11.5 drivers

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AMD just released Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.11.5 drivers. This release will add support for the launch of Watch Dogs 2, a new AMD CrossFire profile for Dishonored 2 and a few bug fixes for end user issues. 

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Download GeForce Game Ready Driver 376.09 WHQL download

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You can now download the new GeForce Game Ready Driver 376.09 WHQL driver. This release is all about Watch Dogs 2. Game Ready Drivers provide the best possible gaming experience for all major new releases, including Virtual Reality games.

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Going REALLY BIG with the Colorful iGame GTX 1080 KUDAN

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On the Asia based PConline some photos surfaced of a monstrosity from Colorful, it is the  iGame GTX 1080 KUDAN. I say monstrosity not as an insulting remark, it's just that it is HUGE.

ClockBlocker Download Version 1.2-6.5

Videocards - Overclocking & Tweaking 94 Updated by Hilbert Hagedoorn 7

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Download ClockBlocker - a GPU power-management control software designed for AMD graphics cards. It started as a tool entirely designed for the Radeon R9 Fury series, yet many people have had success with the tool on a whole slew of different graphics hardware. While there may be other tools that already work on your hardware to stop downclocking, this is potentially another option available to you.


Intel i3 Kaby Lake 7350K Processor benchmark

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An Intel Core i3 7350K processor benchmark test has surfaced, yes that is Kaby Lake. This is a hyper-threaded dual-core i3 part that actually is a K model and as such comes with an unlocked multiplier, which is a first.


ZOTAC VR GO backpack

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ZOTAC is pleased to introduce the VR GO backpack - hardware to immerse in virtual reality freedom. Improving from the backpack experience shown at Computex 2016, the VR GO delivers performance, longevity, and comfort for users to dive into the new worlds.


Expert Oriented GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Graphics Card

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Asia based Expert Oriented outed a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti under SKU code GF-GTX1050Ti-4GB/OC/DF, this mid-range graphics card is built with 768 CUDA Cores, a 128-bit memory interface, a core base clock of 1354MHz (reference 1290MHz), a core boost clock of 1468MHz (reference 1392MHz) and a 4GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 7008MHz.


Steam Top Ten Selling PC games November 28th 2016

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It has been a few weeks since we did one of these, but here are the ten top selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve:

  1. Planet Coaster
  2. Rise of the Tomb Raider
  3. Dishonored 2
  4. Sid Meier's Civilization VI
  5. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
  6. Planet Coaster: Thrillseeker Edition
  7. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  8. Sid Meier's Civilization VI
  9. Tyranny
  10. Planet Coaster