Archive for July 2019


Download: AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 19.7.5 drivers

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In what seems to be an unending clusterfrack of driver releases, AMD outs their 5th driver this month, just over a day after the 4th release. This one addresses a crash with Wolfenstein: Youngblood and a number of other fixes. Read all about it the download page, here at Guru3D.

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Fractal Design Releases Whisper Silent Ion+ Platinum PSU

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Available immediately from Fractal Design, the Ion+ Platinum is a modular, high-performance PC power supply with emphasis on whisper-quiet operation, enhanced cable flexibility and superior output quality.




Guru3D Rig of the Month - July 2019

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The July 2019 Rig Of The Month is called Hi-Fi PC, and you'll understand why it has been named like that after you see it. A retro build that makes use of pre Millenium Stereo equipment. It might not be the handiest PC to place in a house, but it is unique in everey way, and as such, it deserves to be a Guru3D Rig of the Month.

Check out this article here.


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EA looking to get billion dollar tax break

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Game publisher EA expects a tax benefit accumulating upwards to 1.7 billion dollars as a result of changing taxes in Switzerland where their HQ is stationed. As a result of the tax benefit, EA's earnings in the second quarter of 2019 amount to more than $ 1.4 billion.


LG Offers new 5K Display

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LG introduced a new 27-inch UltraFine 5K Display (model 27MD5KL) which, along with the company’s 24-inch UltraFine 4K Display (model 24MD4KL), gives consumers two high-quality monitors.


Acer Predator XN253Q X offers 0.4ms response time at 240Hz

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Acer announced the new Predator XN253Q X monitor, which boasts up to a fast 0.4ms response time for accurate gameplay even in the fastest action scenes. Featuring a rapid 240Hz refresh rate and NVIDIA G-Sync that syncs in a way few technologies can rival, the Predator XN253Q X delivers clear and fluid visuals. 


IO Interactive is developing Hitman 3

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In a post mortem documentary with noclip, IO Interactive’s CEO Hakan Abrak revealed that the studio is currently working on two main projects. The first one is a new Hitman game, Hitman 3, while the second is an unannounced game on a brand new IP. 
 



ADATA Launches PCIe Gen4x4 XPG GAMMIX S50 M2 Solid State Drive

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ADATAannounces the launch of the XPG GAMMIX S50 PCIe Gen4x4 M.2 2280 solid state drive (SSD). Utilizing next-generation PCIe Gen4x4 and implementing the NVMe 1.3 standard, the S50 delivers blazing-fast read/write performance of 5000/4400MB per second. 



ZOTAC Updates MEK Mini Gaming PCs with GeForce SUPER Graphics

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ZOTAC makes the super-compact gaming desktop, MEK MINI, more powerful. Boasting a mere 9.18 liter, MEK MINI packs up to a 9th Gen 8-core Intel Core i7 processor and a discrete ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX SUPER graphics card.



Windows 10: one big update per year

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Historically Microsoft releases two big updates per year for Windows 10, the spring and fall updates (with included issues all the time). That schedule might be changing towards once a year.


AMD NAVI 12 chip intended for RX 5800 ?

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The recently released Radeon RX 5700 have been well received, and quite frankly are nice performing products. But of course there will be an RX 5800 series as well, and these would be faster. That chip would be NAVI 12.


Control - Official Exclusive Story Trailer

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Here is an exclusive trailer that gives a better look into the story of Control, Remedy's latest title. The game is powered by the Northlight Engine and Remedy will be using real-time ray tracing for reflections, contact shadows, diffuse global illumination and transparent reflections. Control is currently planned for an August 27th release. 

 

ATTO Disk Benchmark download v4.01.0f2

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ATTO Disk Benchmark application was designed to be a performance measurement tool. Measure your storage systems performance with various transfer sizes and test lengths for reads and writes.



Download: NVIDIA Studio Driver 431.70 WHQL

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Latest NVIDIA Studio Driver Now Available. the latest NVIDIA Studio Driver provides optimal support for the latest releases of top creative applications including Magix VEGAS Pro v17, Autodesk Arnold, Allegorithmic Substance Painter 2019.2, Blender 2.80, Cinema 4D R21, and Otoy Octane Render 2019.2.


Destiny 2 AMD Ryzen 3000 Issues solved with chipset driver update

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Bungie’s Destiny 2 doesn’t currently work with on AMD’s latest CPU. It’s was not clear why this is currently the case. The problem cropped up a few days ago when Ryzen 3000 early upgraders found they couldn’t run the game. A week ago, Redditor Trinsikk posted. AMD now has a solve available.


ASUS Adds new ROG STRIX Power Supplies

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Asus introduces a new ROG Strix power supply series. The two models with 750W and 650W are said to be characterized by a quiet operation and customizable optics.



Steam Weekly Top Sellers July 20th 2019

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These are the ten top-selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve:

  • Survivor Pass 4: Aftermath
  • PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
  • Valve Index VR Kit
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • NieR:Automata
  • Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition
  • Wolfenstein: Youngblood
  • Wolfenstein: Youngblood
  • DOOM
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

Windows 10 July 26th Update fixes 10-bit display color banding issues

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Microsoft has just released a brand new update for Windows 10. According to its description, KB4505903 updates an issue that could display colors incorrectly (aka color banding issues) when viewing an image on 10-bit display panels.


AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and multiple Pro models Coming

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AMD will be releasing a Ryzern 5 3500 as well as Ryzen Pro variants of the Ryzen 5 3600, Ryzen 7 3700 and Ryzen 9 3900. A Eurasian registration database points that out.


Far Cry Remake in CRYENGINE 5

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2Key [D. Ray] has been working on this project for a while and has recently shared a video, showcasing its latest build. Now the good news here is that this Far Cry Remake looks way better than both Far Cry Reloaded and the original Far Cry game.