Archive for May 2019


Rivet Networks announces the Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet controller

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Rivet Networks is pleased to announce the launch and immediate availability of the all-new Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet controller and an updated version of the Killer Control Center that features the new and improved Killer Intelligence Engine.


Guru3D Rig of the Month - May 2019

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 5

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The May 2019 Rig Of The Month is a bit nothing out of the ordinary or even expensive at a build cost of 875 USD, Aaron is just someone who had a vision in mind and created it.

Meet the May edition of the Guru3D Rig of the month 2019, right here


Windows 10 May 2019 Update Causing Issues For Some AMD Ryzen PCs, Fix In This item

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A new Microsoft Windows update, a new series of problems, the QA levels of Microsoft are just astonishing. The May 2019 update has problems for users with AMD processor, as well as showing problems with Bluetooth and WiFi. The problems are not as bad as when the 1809 update was released but still rather annoying.


ASUS Shows TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660

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As you guys know, ASUS has several product lines, one of them that moved into the graphics card line is the TUF series. At Computex a new X3 model is on display, it has triple fans, and yes all that cooling power is for just a GeForce GTX 1660.


ASUS RoG Swift PG27UQX Photos - Mini LED lit Display

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Asus has announced its ROG Swift PG27UQX an improved successor to the PG27UQ. The new monitor takes over the technical features of its predecessor but should have better backlighting and quieter fans thanks to Mini LED backlight with 576 zones.



Free To Grab: Obduction is free on GOG

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 9

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Grab Obduction on GOG for free during the next 48 hours and keep it forever. From Cyan, the indie studio that brought you Myst, comes a new sci-fi adventure.


Skyrim SE 2019 - Raytracing - 4K

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Watching Skyrim's before and after comparisons never gets old for anyone of course. Let's check what Marty McFly's RT Shader tweak does.

   


Call of Duty Modern Warfare officially announced

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Activision has announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (yes indeed, the same name as the original), the latest entry in the first-person shooter series developed by Infinity Ward It will launch worldwide for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 25. The PC version, developed in partnership with Beenox, will be available exclusively on Battle.net. 

   


The ASUS Motherboards on Display at Computex - ALL of them.

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 23

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Right, we could do like a gazillion news-items covering 80% of the same specs and features with distinctions of the chipsets, brands and anything RGB. Or, I could just post all photos in one single freakfest lengthy of a gallery, below the fold all ASUS motherboards on display.


New Pure Base 500 chassis and power supply units from be quiet!

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be quiet! is exhibiting the latest PC cases and power supplies this week at Computex 2019, first floor, booth J0509 in Nangang Exhibition Hall 1. The silence specialists from Germany are showing their new Pure Base 500 ATX PC chassis, as well as two new power supply units, Straight Power 11 Platinum, and for selected regions, System Power 9 CM.


Review: DeepCool Matrexx 70 chassis

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We review the new Matrexx 70 from DeepCool, a mid-tower product that is aimed at an affordable audience as the product sits in a 70 to 80 EUR/USD range. For that money, you receive lots of tempered glass and a nice looking chassis without too much fuzz.

Read the review here.

DeepCool Matrexx 70 Chassis review

PC Cases and Modding 221 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 1

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We review the new Matrexx 70 from DeepCool, a mid-tower product that is aimed at an affordable audience as the product sits in a 70 to 80 EUR/USD range. For that money, you receive lots of tempered glass and a nice looking chassis without too much fuzz.



NVIDIA: G-SYNC Validation Runs into 94% failure rates

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Ever since NVIDIA opened up Adaptive-Sync in their drivers as G-Sync (compatible) the display monitor vendors can get a G-Sync label and validation. In order to get that G-Sync label,  the monitor manufacturers need to submit their display to NVIDIA for testing.


Intel announces the Optane Memory M15 M.2 cache drives

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Intel announced new Optane Memory caching SSDs at Computex. The update from M10, Optane Memory M15, has four PCI Express (PCIe) lanes, two more than its predecessor, which means that it's capable of greater throughput bandwidth. 



PCI Expres gen 4.0 - fuggedaboutit, here's 5.0

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PCI-SIG today announced the release of PCI Express (PCIe ) 5.0 specification, reaching 32 GT/s transfer rates, while maintaining low power and backwards compatibility with previous technology generations. 


Biostar 5G Gaming PC, Racing X570GT8 and AI Computing Solutions at Computex

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BIOSTAR is showing off its RACING X570GT8, a wide range of AMD graphics cards including the RX590 and the A10N-8800E, the 5G cloud gaming solution with Google Stadia, H310MHG with TPM and A68N-5600E. Also, storage products: SSD M500 1TB, Libra Gen 3X4 512G and IPC motherboards.


Intel Odyssey Futuristic 2035 Graphics Card Concepts

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Dazzle the public with pretty concept pictures, yes Intel. Check out some design concepts for ... 2035. Intel has been showing some futuristic shroud concepts, the fun thing, these are community designs. 


Toshiba To Release XG6-P NVMe SSD - higher storage capacities / more speed

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Toshiba announced a new PCIe 3.0 nvme-ssd, the Toshiba XG6-P is a revision of last year's XG6 series. So, this is not a PCIe 4.0 standard SSD. The XG6-P series uses the BiCS 3D NAND flash memory chips with 96 layers, the storage capacity of the most high-end variant has doubled (from 1 TB to 2 TB).


G.SKILL Showcases Extreme DDR4 Kits - Up to DDR4-4000 384GB & DDR4-5200 16GB

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G.SKILL is showcasing several ultra-high speed and low latency DDR4 memory kits on Intel and AMD platforms at Computex 2019. These live demo systems feature motherboards from ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte, and MSI, as well as multiple memory kits made with Samsung B-die ICs.


Gigabyte Pushes NVMe Aorus SSD to 15,000 MB/s on PCIe 4.0 (RAID)

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 14

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So, you do need to wonder at what point an NVMe SSD is fast enough. For kicks and giggles and a bit of a viral Gigabyte probably showcased this one, an Aorus PCIe 4.0 SSD that does 15,000 MB/s. Obviously, it uses a technology that most people will have forgotten, RAID.


ASRock: Custom NAVI Cards Available In August - concept photos

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ASRock has been performing a round of presentations at Computex, they have now confirmed that August the AIB (custom) NAVI cards will be available. The product launch in July will be a reference model for starters.






Razer announces Blade Studio Edition laptops

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The new Razer Blade Studio Edition laptops are powered by NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 graphics for the most demanding content creators.