Archive for Feburary 2018

Fractal Design Expands Meshify C Line-Up Lighter Tint and Solid Side Panel Versions

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Fractal Design, leading designer and manufacturer of enthusiast PC cases and components, today announced two new additions to the popular Meshify C series high-airflow mid tower lineup. Meshify continues to strike an aggressive pose with its unparalleled cooling performance and defiant look, now available in a multitude of side panel variations.


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AMD Launches Embedded Ryzen and Epyc Processors

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AMD today introduced two new product families – the EPYC Embedded 3000 processor and Ryzen Embedded V1000 processor – to enter a new age for high-performance embedded processors. EPYC Embedded 3000 brings the power of Zen to a variety of new markets including networking, storage and edge computing devices, while AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000 targets medical imaging, industrial systems, digital gaming and thin clients.


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Archos launches the first Google Android Oreo Powered Scooter

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Well, don't shoot the messenger. ARCHOS, which has marketed a complete range of urban mobility since January 2017, is expanding it today with three new models. The ARCHOS Citee Connect, the first Google Android scooter, fully imagined, prototyped and assembled in France, will delight the most connected commuters. 


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AOC To Shows AGON AG352UCG6 Curved Monitor Soon

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At the Intel Extreme Masters in Katowice, display specialist AOC will show off the most competitive gaming display line-up to ever attend an esports event. The GSYNC ready display is based on a 35-inch MVA curved panel with 1800R curvature and an UltraWide QHD 3440x1440 resolution at 120Hz .


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Possible PCIe successor Gen-Z Reaches Version 1.0 Development Stage

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A consortium of multiple (and many) technology companies have released Gen-Z Core Specification revision 1.0, the new standard has the potential and will to replace PCI-Express. It would be able to transfer hundreds of gigabytes per second, per device. The new Gen-Z would be an open and royalty-free standard.


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Announcing the ASUS Windows Mixed Reality Headset HC102

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ASUS today announced the ASUS Windows Mixed Reality Headset HC102. Its unique and innovative design, featuring a beautiful 3D pattern and a comfy weight-balanced construction with premium antibacterial cushioned materials, means it’s not only stylish but also supremely cool and comfortable for extended use. 


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Intel Refreshes NUCs With Gemini Lake SoCs

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You've seen them, or maybe even have one yourself. The small NUC boxes that function as a low-cost Internet PC, an HTPC or simple PC for office usage. Intel is refreshing the existing lineup and is adding Gemini Lake SoCs.


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Samsung Starts Volume Production of a 30.72-terabyte SSD

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 8

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And before you get your hopes up, you'll never be able to afford it :) Samsung announced that it has begun mass producing the industry's largest capacity Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) solid state drive (SSD),  the PM1643 - for use in enterprise storage systems. This puppy has 40GB of DRAM also.


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Star Wars Battlefront 2 patch v1.2

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DICE has released a brand new patch for Star Wars Battlefront 2. According to the release notes, this patch features some balance tweaks and fixes for Heroes and Villains, balance tweaks and fixes for a number of maps, as well as some changes to all classes, special Units, and Infantry units. 


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Mavericks: Proving Grounds - Teaser Trailer

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Automaton Games has shared a thing or two about its upcoming multiplayer shooter, Mavericks: Proving Grounds. The game is to become a next-gen multiplayer shooter which will feature a massive, tactical, and dynamic world. Automaton aims to release a battle-royale version of it in 2018 that will support up to 400 players. In the battle royale mode, players will duke it out in a 12 km squared world. This map will be filled with reactive wildlife and there will be dynamic weather. 

  


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Intel Talks About Discrete Graphics Processor at ISSCC

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Announced and then canned it in the past, but now it seems to live again. A few months ago AMDs primary GPU guru Raja Koduri made a move to Intel, who got the title Chief Architect and Senior Vice President of Core and Visual Computing Group, and weeks later, Intel talks about a GPU, a discrete one.


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AMD Ryzen 2600 Benchmark Spotted

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As you guys know, AMD is to release the Ryzen 2000 or let's just call it Zen+ In April. In January the Ryzen 5 2600 already surfaced in the SiSoft Sandra database. The entry showed a processor called Ryzen 5 2600, which obviously is Zen+, the model listed is a six-core twelve threaded processor.


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FlightSimLabs Injected Virus Like DRM into its distribution

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A thread on Reddit exploded as a user noticed FlightSimLabs, who makes add-ons for flight sims, injecting an extremely controversial DRM in their software. It is so far-fetched that it can steal passwords and account info from browsers, being classified as malicious software by antivirus products.


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Review: Creative Sound BlasterX Kratos S3

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Armed with a small sub and two satellite speakers we'll today have a look at Creative Sound BlasterX Kratos S3 speaker kit. It is small, light-weight and doesn't look half bad either. But will it perform for the 79 USD / 69 Euros it costs?

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Creative Sound BlasterX Kratos S3 review

Soundcards and Speakers 106 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 18

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Armed with a small sub and two satellite speakers we'll today have a look at Creative Sound BlasterX Kratos S3 speaker kit. It is small, light-weight and doesn't look half bad either. But will it perform for the 79 USD / 69 Euros it costs? 


EK releases new X399 based RGB monoblock for MSI motherboards

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EK is releasing a new Socket TR4 based monoblock made for several MSI® X399 motherboards. The EK-FB MSI X399 Gaming RGB Monoblock has an integrated 4-pin RGB LED strip which makes it compatible with MSI® Mystic Light, thus offering a full lighting customization experience!


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Two Point Hospital - Gameplay footage

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It looks like there is a lot of interest in the sequel. Well, the first one was massively funny of course.At this year’s PC Gamer Weekender event, SEGA and Two Point Studios revealed the first gameplay footage for Two Point Hospital. This video features almost 8 minutes of gameplay footage.


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Steam Weekly Top Selling Titles January 19 2018

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Well, it's no surprise to see whats holding steady at the number one spot. Here are the ten top selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve:

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Grand Theft Auto V
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Rise and Fall
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 
Human: Fall Flat
Slay the Spire
Subnautica

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New Rainbow Six Siege Operators Detailed

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Ubisoft shows the two newest operators for Rainbow Six: Siege during the livestream of the Rainbow Six Invitational tournament. The new characters, Lion and Finka, will be released as part of the game’s Operation Chimera event and will be the first release of Ubisoft’s planned 'Year 3' content. 


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Review: Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 7 PRO motherboard

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Gigabyte recently released their X299 Aorus Gaming 7 PRO motherboard with improved VRM design, let's have a look and review it. It is a nice motherboard in dark accents that resides in a high-end segment. This X299 motherboard can house Kaby-Lake-X and Skylake-X processors and has the looks to kill.

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