You can download Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.3.2 This release focuses on support for the upcoming launch and early access release of Mass Effect: Andromeda. RSCRE 17.3.2 has up to 12% performance improvement measured on Radeon RX 480 8GB over the current RSCRE 17.3.1 posting as well as quality/stability improvements.

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You can now download Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.3.2 This release focuses on support for the upcoming launch and early access release of Mass Effect: Andromeda. RSCRE 17.3.2 has up to 12% performance improvement measured on Radeon RX 480 8GB over the current RSCRE 17.3.1 posting as well as quality/stability improvements.

Samsung sends word that its production ramp-up of the 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology is on track with steady high yields. They also mention 8nm and 6nm.

Basically, overclock and tweak a bit to gain on performance. The AMD Blog hints like this, get the newest available motherboard BIOS, clean OS installs help, buy memory that works at a top speed and latency (supported by your motherboard) and change the Windows 10 power plan.

First signs of the upcoming nVIDIA flagship GPU codenamed Volta already appeared a while ago with PCI device ID is 1D81 = Graphics Device [GV100], from the latest rumors Nvidia would be going 12nm with Volta.

We review the BitFenix Portal Mini ITX chassis. A small form-factor compact chassis with curved looks, high stands and something that can house even the most lengthy graphics card inside the chassis. Yes, it'll house a mere 17x17cm Mini ITX motherboard but can fit a full size double slot graphics card, but how unique of a PC case is this? Let's find out...

Read the review here.

We review the BitFenix Portal Mini ITX chassis. A small form-factor compact chassis with curved looks, high stands and something that can house even the most lenghty graphics card inside the chassis. Yes, it'll house a mere 17x17cm Mini ITX motherboard but can fit a full size double slot graphics card, but how unique of a PC case is this? Let's find out...

Tenda introduces the AC6 smart router: its most affordable dual-band AC1200 router yet. The AC6 is the perfect network upgrade for families with aging Wi-Fi, seeking to increase speeds or solve gaming latency and streaming delays.

Swiftech announces that its Komodo NV-ECO and NV-LE TITAN X VGA waterblocks are fully compatible with NVIDIA’s newest release, the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti.

Windows Vista users now have less than 30 days to migrate to a newer Windows version, as Microsoft is pulling support for the old operating system on April 11. Windows Vista reached end of mainstream support on April 10, 2012, and the last security fixes released as part of extended support will be shipped in April.

Specifications of ASUS STRIX GTX 1080 Ti have surfaced. The card receives a boost clock of 1708 MHz in OC mode and 1683 MHz in gaming mode. 

AMD is pleased to announce its new AMD FX 6-core or FX 8-core CPU games bundle from participating retailers. Eligible customers will have access to both Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation as well as Total War: WARHAMMER. 

Granted it looks pretty much the same as the GTX 1080 model, but Phanteks is offering a Glacier G1080 Ti liquid cooling block for the Founders Edition cards. Realistically this model would fit the Titan X (Pascal) as well as the PCB and component usage is 99% is the same.

It is time to peek at the most affordable Ryzen 7 series eight-core processor, the AMD Ryzen 1700. This puppy costs you only 329 USD and it will tweak 'n clock towards 4 GHz just as well. With proper temperatures, a lower TDP yet still a sheer amount of RAW CPU performance is manages to impress and deliver.

Read our full review here.
 

We test the most affordable Ryzen 7 series processor, the 1700 CPU will cost you only 329 USD. This units oozes value as the performance is really good. The 8-core processor will be tested on an X370 motherboard. 

Gigabyte as well, like all others really, is working on Mini-ITX Ryzen motherboards. The first one would be the AB350N-Gaming WiFi, and sure chances are high that is a B350 based :)

I have to say, I love the feature on my phone as it works incredibly fast and reliable. Samsung could be planning on doing away with the fingerprint scanner. According to a tweet out of China, a member of Samsung's staff allegedly said, "We will kill the fingerprint, it's obsolete." The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ both have a fingerprint scanner and an iris scanner on board. 

Alright, so this has to be the most boring tease ever, but sure galaxy wants in on the action as well. And as such they posted a render of the Hall of Fame edition GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. 

Besides the new and powerful 7th gen Intel Core i7 processor. The Sabre 15 is also equipped with the newly announced GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB / GTX 1050 2GB graphics with 15.6" Full HD 1920x1080 WVA anti-glare display.

EKis proud to release a monoblock liquid cooling solution for several ASUS® Z270 motherboards. EK-FB ASUS Z270E Strix RGB Monoblock is compatible with ASUS Aura Sync, thus offering a full lighting customization experience!

A playable demo for Halo Wars 2 is now available on the Microsoft Store, allowing Windows 10 users to sample the real-time strategy sequel.

Alright, in the same blog post as mentioned in the previous item AMD also talks about a Temperature Reporting Offset. This one was new to us, but basically what they claim is the following. To keep a "consistent fan policy," AMD is forcing 20C offset on the Ryzen 1700X and 1800X processors. This makes them report temperature a good 20C above what the sensor reads. 

AMD has investigated the reports of thread scheduling issues and found that "the Windows 10 thread scheduler is operating properly for "Zen," and we do not presently believe there is an issue with the scheduler adversely utilizing the logical and physical configurations of the architecture." They also talk SMT and power plans.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has chimed in on the imminent Galaxy S8 release, and is predicting a significant drop in sales when compared to the Galaxy S7 to date because of a lack of selling points, and an attractive possible "iPhone 8" release.

HyperX announced it is now shipping the HyperX Cloud RevolverTM S with plug-and-play Dolby TM 7.1 Surround Sound. HyperX has integrated Dolby Headphone TM technology into a new USB dongle that delivers immersive audio at the touch of a button. 

The French Canard PC in a tweet stated that the first Ryzen Quad Cores processors would not exceed 3.2 GHz and will get a lower clock-frequency then expected. You should take this information with a grain of salt alright, but Canard PC in the past has proved to be a fairly reliable source of information.

In a new teaser over at one of the MSI landing pages you can spot an unannounced MSI X370 SLI Plus motherboard.  The motherboard will be positioned in the new Pro line of motherboards and should be a bit more affrdoable.

Samsung has completed the previously announced acquisition of Harman (for almost 7.5 billion euros). The completion follows the satisfaction of all conditions to the closing of the transaction, including approval of the transaction by HARMAN stockholders and receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions.

ECS has just listed a new ultra-compact desktop PC ‘PB01CF’ on its product page. Measuring only W70mm x D70mm x H31mm, this space-saving desktop PC is built with a 1.10GHz Intel Celeron N3350 ‘Apollo Lake’ processor, an on-board Intel graphics card, a 2GB DDR4 RAM and a 64GB eMMC.

Over at [H] have posted Zarathustra's Nvidia Price History. They wrote: "Our method is simple; pick NVIDIA's top end GPU introduction price for each era and estimate inflation using the Bureau of Labor and Statistics published values for the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) based on the launch date of each GPU.