Archive for December 2017

Next gen AMD Entry (NAVI) Surfaces In Linux Driver

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A fun little spot has been made today, there is an AMD entry seen in the AMD Linux driver that is stirring up the web. The entry nearly reads out like a pun really, but does suggest NAVI, the successor to Vega. Nobody knows why or what, but 7nm isn't surely ready for GPUs, so as to why that entry is in there, remains speculation.


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Scythe Releases Kotetsu Mark II Cooler

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Scythe has released the "Mark II" version of the Kotetsu CPU Cooler. One of the key advances is the offset, where the heatsink is not centered but moved to the side and the rear. This allows the CPU Cooler to increase the distance to the first PCI-Express slot, offering compatibility to VGA card with outsized cooling solutions and avoid clearance issues with memory modules with large heatsinks at the same time.


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Download: MSI Afterburner 4.4.2 Final/Stable

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We are releasing MSI Afterburner build 4.4.2 (final) today. This version extends on the OSD graphs, the ability to plot graphics on-screen including frame times, FPS, Voltages but also has plugin support with software like AIDA and support for the NVIDIA TITAN V series.


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New Samsung Notebook 9 Pen and Notebook 9 (2018)

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Samsung announced the new Samsung Notebook 9 Pen and three new versions of the Samsung Notebook 9 (2018), offering a mobile computing experience that matches how people are using their PCs: whether at work, on the go and everything in between.


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Far Cry 5: The Resistance | Trailer

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Learn more about how the world of Far Cry 5 reacts to your activities as you fight alongside your local allies, the Guns & Fangs for Hire, to take back Hope County. Far Cry 5 will be released on PS4, Xbox one, and PC.


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Steam Top Ten Selling PC games 18th of December 2017

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As the year is closing in on its end, let's see how game sales are doing, at steam this week:

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Grand Theft Auto V
ARK: Survival Evolved Season Pass
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - Year 3 Pass
ARK: Aberration - Expansion Pack
They Are Billions
Fallout 4 VR
ARK: Survival Evolved
OKAMI HD / 大神 絶景版
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

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Backblaze on HAMR HDD Technology

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In Q4 Backblaze deployed 100 petabytes worth of Seagate hard drives to their data centers. The newly deployed Seagate 10 and 12 TB drives are doing well and will help with higher capacities


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Corsair To Release H115i Pro and H150i Pro AIO liquid coolers

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Corsair is preparing to release two new AIO Liquid coolers, the H115i Pro and H150i Pro. The first being a 280mm version, the second a 360mm version. The new coolers are quite an upgrade, with a new design cooling block, ML series fans and some RGB loving as well.


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PowerColor Red Devil Vega 56 8GB review

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Finally, the first custom Vega boards have hit the market. In this review, we take a devilish PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 with 8GB graphics memory for a spin. The 56 is a more affordable graphics card in the Vega range, and might actually be the better proposition value for money wise. 


Corsair HS50 Stereo Gaming Headset Review

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We review the new Corsair HS50 Stereo Gaming Headset. A headset back to its basics, stereo, lacking RGB, lacking integrated USB soundcard. Nope just back to the basics with proper drivers and a 3.5mm headphone connector. Strip things away, and we end up with a 50 EUR/USD headset, that is offering good wear and pretty terrific audio.


Samsung and Amazon Prime Video Launch HDR10+ Content

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The Prime Video HDR10+ catalogue includes hundreds of hours of content such as Prime Originals The Grand Tour, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Jean-Claude Van Johnson, The Tick and The Man in the High Castle plus hundreds of licensed titles.


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Intel Mentions 900P 960GB and 1.5TB

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Bigger sized Intel optane units are mentioned in a PCN list (product notification) the 900P from Intel would see a model with a 960GB and massive 1.5TB capacity.


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Ex EKWB CEOs Found a New Job at Corsair

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Roughly a month ago the news broke that the founder of EK Waterblocks had shown his top management the door as a result of a disagreement over the future course of the company. 


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Tenda releases Nova MW6 Home Mesh WiFi System

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The new Nova MW6 Mesh Wi-Fi system from Tenda has been created to optimise your home network, eliminating connection frustration, by blanketing your home with fast, efficient and reliable WiFi coverage.


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Synology Introduces FlashStation FS1018

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Synology launched FlashStation FS1018, its first-ever all-flash desktop NAS, in addition to officially releasing Virtual Machine Manager and DiskStation DS218. FS1018 is a blazing fast and compact 12-bay, low-latency, all-SSD desktop NAS. 


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