Archive for August 2017


AMD Ryzen PRO Desktop Processors Available Worldwide

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AMD today announced broad adoption of enterprise solutions featuring AMD Ryzen PRO desktop processors. Designed for business, Ryzen PRO processors bring reliability, security, and performance to address the demands of today's compute-intensive enterprise-focused workloads. 


SanDisk now offers 400GB on a microSD card

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Crazy, when you think about the size of it. I mean look to the left and realize that's roughly twice the actual size of it. Sandisk announced its 400GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I card.


AMD to Release NVMe RAID Support for X399 September 25th

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More news coming AMD is that the X399 motherboards will be supporting Bootable NVME RAID. A nice free upgrade I'd say. AMD got some heat recently, not having this feature available.



Review: Gigabyte ATC700 AORUS

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We test and review the Gigabyte ATC700 AORUS processor cooler. The cooler is setup in a robust push-pull configuration and has three massive direct contact heatpipes as well as being RGB lighting configurable.

Read the review here.

Gigabyte ATC700 AORUS CPU cooler review

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We test and review the Gigabyte ATC700 AORUS processor cooler. The cooler is setup in a robust push-pull configuration and has three massive direct contact heatpipes as well as being RGB lighting configurable. 



Samsung Electronics Expands Premium TV Lineup

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With the addition of the 55- and 65-inch Q8F flat screen QLED TVs, and a 43-inch The Frame, Samsung premium TV lineup expands to 14 QLED TVs and three models of The Frame.


ASUS Offers MicroATX TUF B350M-PLUS GAMING

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In a nice compact form factor, ASUS has added the TUF B350M-PLUS GAMING motherboard for the AMD Ryzen series processors. The TUF motherboard is based on the AMD B350 chipset for Socket AM4.


ASUS Announces ROG Strix XG35VQ - 35 Inch up-to 100 Hz

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With a dash of Aura Sync backlighting and Extreme Low Motion Blur technology, meet the new ROG Strix XG35VQ. Announced today at IFA Berlin 2017, the latest and largest addition to the ASUS Strix family of gaming monitors.


Gigabyte AX370-Gaming K7 motherboards with Radeon RX Vega64 Bundle

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Gigabyte has partnered with AMD to present its GA-AX370-Gaming K7 motherboard for the Radeon RX Vega64 Bundle. The bundle is a value package that offers the opportunity of the GA-AX370-Gaming K7 motherboard equipped with the AMD Ryzen 7 CPU and Radeon RX Vega64 GPU. 


MSI Launches Radeon RX Vega 56

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Earlier this week AMD made the Radeon RX Vega 56 available to the masses. MSi is also releasing it, it's the reference model though. 




Asus unveils ROG Chimera laptop with 144Hz Full HD screen

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Asus just announced their ROG Chimera. A 17.3" gaming laptop with a 144Hz Full HD display and G-Sync. We're not sure yet, but we think this might be an IPS panel due a 7ms reponse time.


Samsung Launches CH89, CH80 and SH85 business monitors

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Samsung announced today three new professional monitors for the modern workplace, the CH89 (34-inch curved model), CH80 (27-inch curved model) and SH85 (23.8- and 27-inch flat-screen models).


Dell launched two Curved 35 Inch GSYNC Alienware Monitors

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Dell is announcing new two curved 34 "monitors from under its Alienware brand. Both monitors sport G-Sync. The AW3418DW has a resolution of 3440x1440 pixels, the cheaper AW3418HW has a resolution of 2560x1080 pixels.



Logitech G613 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard and G603 Wireless Mouse

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Logitech G announced the launch of two new products that advance high-performance wireless gaming. The Logitech G603 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse that uses Logitech G's new advanced Hero optical sensor and advanced Lightspeed wireless technology.


Guru3D Rig of the Month - August 2017

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The August edition of the Guru3D Rig of the month 2017 is here. The turn goes to Shahrukh, who built what he calls, Experience. Named after his fist modding experience. This time it's not even a PC, he modded two consoles into one setup, and made something rather unique.

Check the ROTM right here.


AOC recalls first batch of PDS241 and PDS271 monitors

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Just the EU models though, due to a technical problem with the external power adapter and signal input box of a small number of units, AOC recalls the two Porsche design monitor models AOC PDS241 and PDS271.


S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - MISERY version 2.2 soon

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The modding guys responsible for the MISERY mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat makes note that a new version will be released this September.  Below the fold a video, of this very nice looking game mod.



Aqua Computer Kryographics cooler for AMD Radeon RX Vega

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Aqua Computer launches their Kryographics full block liquid cooler for AMD Radeon RX Vega 64, Radeon RX Vega 56 as well as the Radeon Pro Vega Frontier Edition, which all share the same PCB and component design.


Intel Announces Xeon Series W Processors With 18 core Xeon W-2195

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Aimed at workstations Intel will release Xeon-W processors, with a line-up you might find familiar. Xeon W will become available up-to 18 cores and will be based on lga2066 sockets. The Xeons do support ECC memory.



AMD agrees to pay $29.5m to end Llano Lawsuit

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Advanced Micro Devices agreed to pay out $29.5m to settle a class action lawsuit its shareholders filed after a troubled Llano chip rollout. The class of AMD investors includes anyone who acquired shares between April 4, 2011, and Oct. 18, 2012, before the company had to take a $100 million write-down on inventory of its Llano chip.

Crucial BX300 480GB SSD review

Memory (DDR4/DDR5) and Storage (SSD/NVMe) 354 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 14

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Crucial released their new BX300 SSD series SSDs. These units are all about value for money. But it does not stop there as these puppies remain fast and very effective for the dough you lay down at that counter. We review the new 480GB model, the most price-competitive mainstream SSD with up-to high-end class SATA3 performance.



Review: Crucial BX300 480GB SSD

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 14

Crucial today unleashes their new BX300 SSD series SSDs, which we review. These units are all about value for money. But it does not stop there as these puppies remain fast and very effective for the dough you lay down at that counter. We review the new 480GB model, the most price-competitive mainstream SSD with up-to high-end class SATA3 performance.

Read the review right here.


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Be Quiet! Launches SFX L Power PSU Series

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Be Quiet! presents the SFX L Power power supply. As powerful and compact PCs for multimedia and gaming are finding their way into living rooms, be quiet!'s SFX L Power was designed to meet the rising demand for high efficiency and silent cooling in small form factor computers. 


Cooler Master Offers MasterSet MS120 Gaming Combo

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Cooler Master announces the MasterSet MS120, a gaming keyboard with mem-chanical clicky switches paired with a mouse that has high quality Omron switches and ALPS encoder scroll wheel. 


BenQ Releases EX3501R Curved Display

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BenQ unveiled EX3501R video enjoyment monitor, the flagship curved monitor with industry-standard HDR10 support to significantly increase the range of contrast and color levels for ultrarealistic video performance. The dramatic 1800R curvature of EX3501R’s ultrawide 35” screen wraps itself around the user with 3440x1440 ultra high resolution.


20th Century Fox, Panasonic and Samsung Team up for HDR10+ Technology

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20th Century Fox, Panasonic Corporation and Samsung Electronics announced today a new partnership to create an open, royalty-free dynamic metadata platform for High Dynamic Range (HDR) through an associated certification and logo program, tentatively called HDR10+. 


ASUS Rapture GT-AC5300 gaming Router

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The ASUS Rapture GT-AC5300 gaming went on sale a week or so ago, the flagship ASUS 802.11ac Gaming Router offers network prioritizing and really is a small computer all by itself.


1 Petabyte Write enhanced NVMe M.2 SSD Released by ATP

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Interesting, we all know that most SSDs probably are going to outlive us, but ATP Electronics has fabbed an industrial M2 SSD unit that was built with specific 3D MLC NAND flash to uphold one thing, endurance. 


Samsung Smart TV Owners complain About Bricked TV after Update

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It looks like Smamsung has some damage control to do. Some of Samsungs high-end smart TVs are no longer working properly after a faulty firmware update. The devices are stuck on a channel or don’t anything at all.


Destiny 2 PC Beta Now Live

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Bungie just made the PC beta of Destiny 2 live for those who pre-ordered the game. The beta includes the same content as the console beta which ended a few weeks ago, and those who did not pre-order will be able to join tomorrow, when the PC beta will become open to everyone.