But OK, we need Windows 10 first eh ? The latest on that one would be a Summer Release. However on Twitter, MS evangelist Phil Spencer revealed that we are likely to start seeing games that take full advantage of DX12 from the ground up later on this year.

If you dissect the installation file from the Catalyst 15.3 driver as released last week then you will find some new entries, all AMD Radeon Rx 300. There's good and bad news though.

The TVS NAS series from QNAP is AMD based and finally available, and as such functions as HTPC with very high playback quality upto 4K as well as many other features. The TVS-863+ supports 10GbE via optional PCI-E network expansion and delivers high performance with persistent throughput. 

It is that time of the week again, the ten top selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve:

1.Cities: Skylines
2.Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
3.Grand Theft Auto V
4.Reign Of Kings
5.Cities: Skylines
6.Ori and the Blind Forest
7.The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
8.H1Z1
9.BioShock Triple Pack
10.Sid Meier's Civilization V: Complete Edition

The newest motherboard based on Intel B85 single chip architecture by BIOSTAR is ready to work hard and play hard. The Hi-Fi B85Z5 supports Intel’s 4th generation Core i7 and Core i5 processors in the 1150 package and is ready for a work out with 4 channel DDR3 slots for maximum memory support of up to 32GB.  

Gigabyte has released a new soc ket AM3+ motherboard for AMD AM3+ FX processors or AMD AM3 Athlon/Phenom II processors, looks quite good as well and even supported 2-way-sli or Crossfire.

I've been wondering about UEFI BIOSes myself for a while now, sure they look and work great, but an uEFI BIOS is an OS on its own, and as such rather vulnerable. At the security conference CanSecWest, security researchers Corey Kallenberg and Xeno Kovah revealed that even an unskilled person could use an implant called LightEater to infect a vulnerable system in mere moments.

Check out this handy new tool, SSD-Z, a handy information application for Solid State Drives and other disk devices. SSD-Z functions and looks much like CPU-Z, but now for SSDs. You can retrieve technical details about your SSD like power cycles, over provisioning, brand, size, host-writes and so on. The tool also has a small benchmark.

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Download SSD-Z, a handy information application for Solid State Drives and other disk devices. Using a database, it will show information about your SSD, such as the controller, processing tech, NAND type etc. Other useful information related to disk devices are also shown, such as S.M.A.R.T. status and partition layout.

You can now download the new AMD Catalyst 15.3 Beta 1 driver. The driver adds support for FreeSync and a number of Crossfire profiles. More detail and info can be found in our download page.

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Download AMD Catalyst 15.3 Beta 1 - this is the 0fficial driver with FreeSync support, build version 14.502.1014

Shortly after the GTX Titan X launch Nvidia now releases the Quadro M600 based on the same GM200 GPU, also with 12 GB of vram. Nvidia also is launching a Quadro VCA 2015 renderserver.

Join us as we review AMD FreeSync with a 499 EURO costing FreeSync compatible Acer (27-inch 2560x1440p - 144Hz) screen. Following NVIDIAs GSync AMD took a different approach, no more tearing and vsync stuttering during game-play if you create a setup that is compatible.

Read all about it in this article right here.
 

Iiyama offers two new budget Full HD screens, the X2481HS and XB2481HS 24" VA Displays. The ProLite X2481HS and XB2481HS are Iiyama’s latest 24” class (23.6" in size) desktop monitors, featuring VA LCD panel technology. 

Though a little late to the party, Palit now offers a GeForce GTX 960 JetStream edition with 4 GB of graphics memory. The card not only looks great, it is very silent and shows nice cooling levels under the 70 Degrees C range. 

MSI released the Cubi a tiny desktop PC that measures just 11,5cm x 11,1cm x 3,5cm. The Cubi has been fitted with either a Intel Core i5-5200U, Intel Core i3-5005U, Intel Pentium-3805U, or Intel Celeron-3205U processor, integrated graphics. 

Microsoft shared info that it would offer the Windows 10 upgrade for free even to people with pirated versions of Windows. However, one important new snippet of information is that this will not turn pirated copies into genuine versions of Windows. 

Acer releases the Acer C910 Chromebook with a 5th Generation Intel Core i5 processor. The Acer C910 Chromebook is part of Acer's commercial Chromebook line and is designed for education and business customers who need extra screen real estate along with outstanding Chrome performance and a durable design.

The newest midi-tower combines exceptional sound-dampening properties and top-notch performance, though it looks like the standard case but now with sound dampening. The side panels of the enclosure are crafted from sound deadening high density Polycarbonate. In addition, a fan cover sealing the top panel of the VSP-5000 eliminates any chance of system sound leakage.