Archive for August 2017

ASUS announces RT-AC86U gaming router

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ASUS has added another gaming router to their line-up, this is the RT-AC86U. The unit is an AC2900 class router that offers 750 Mb/s over the 2.4 Ghz band and a nice 2166 Mb/s over the 5 GHZ band. These routers aren't just simple hardware devices anymore these days, this one for example is fitted with a 32-bit dual-core processor running at 1.8 GHz. It has 256MB system memory as well as 512GB storage. 


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Half-Life 2: Episode 3 Story Revealed?

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The former writer Marc Laidlaw has posted what is suspected to be a plot summary for Half-Life 2: Episode 3. Marc Laidlaw has created what he says is a “fictional” summary written in the form of a letter. The letter is written by “Gertie Fremont” and mentions things such as a ship called “Hyperborea” and an enemy alien called “Disparate.”


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Steam Top Ten Selling PC games 28th of August 2017

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A new neweek, a new list (well), here are the ten top selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve:

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Grand Theft Auto V
The Escapists 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
F1 2017
Quake Champions
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Prey
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
Total War: WARHAMMER II

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X4: FOUNDATIONS announced

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Egosoft announced their sequel to its X series, X4: FOUNDATIONS. In X4: FOUNDATIONS, players will be able to manage an empire or explore space in first person. 


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Inno3D Warns that mining can break Warranty on their GPUs

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Well, that was bound to happen. Inno3D is the first manufacturer to warn cryptocurrency coin-miners that they are possible voiding the warranty on their cards. See, graphics cards are not design to do full load 24/7/365, and that is exactly what miners are doing.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega Shortages will last until October

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It's been a hit and miss with the AMD Radeon RX Vega announcements followed by it's launch two weeks ago. Pretty much on launch day the prices went up, and stock did dry out fast as there likely wasn't a lot of GPUs available.


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Thermaltake New Pacific RL360 Plus RGB Radiator

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Thermaltake introduces its Pacific RL360 Plus RGB Radiator for advanced watercooled gaming systems. This 360mm radiator is built for 120mm high-static pressure fans, and utilizes a 16.8 million colors LED strip.


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Apple TV Box Gets a 4K and HDR Upgrade

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The pending Apple TV release would see 4K support and should be released this fall. The manufacturer would resent the device simulatniously with the new iPhones and Apple Watch models.


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