We check out and benchmark the PC version of Final Fantasy XV / 15 (2018) for Windows relative towards graphics card performance with the latest AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers. Multiple graphics cards are being tested and benchmarked. We have a look at performance with the newest graphics cards and technologies.

MSI is extremely proud to launch the Vigor GK80 and GK70 GAMING Keyboard as the latest additions to its Gaming Gear line of peripherals. With a strong focus on illumination using MSI’s exclusive Mystic Light, both the Vigor GK80 and GK70 offer a gorgeous outlook and allow gamers to fully customize their setup down to each individual key. 

In a report published by Jon Peddie Research overall GPU shipments in the fourth quarter of 2017 decreased -1.5% from last quarter, however, the reports denotes that more than three million video cards have been sold to crypto miners in 2017, making AMD and Nvidia about $776 million.

The era of 10 Gbit/s Ethernet is slowly surfacing, QNAP is now adding Aquantia NICs to the market with a 10GbE adapter for its NAS products: the QXG-10G1T for $139 

The American Entertainment Software Rating Board will stamp a logo onto games with microtransactions and/ or other in-game purchases. The In-Game Purchases logo is placed on physical packaging and at download stores.

Warhorse Studios and GOG placed Kingdom Come: Deliverance to be available on GOG and that means it is DRM-free, the game does not require any activation or online connection in order to be played. 

Toshiba Memory Europe GmbH has announced three new additions to the EXCERIA™ family of microSDXC cards, named M303. With capacities of up to 256GB, maximum read/write speeds of 98MB/s and 65MB/s respectively, as well as a new Video Speed Class 30 (V30), the M303 allows users to record and store 4K Ultra HD content.

Not everybody can spend 950 Euros/USD or half that on a smartphone, or even 200 EUR/USD. ARCHOS confirms the availability of its three new smartphones based on android Nougat that starts at 75,- and end at 130 bucks, including VAT.

Gamers looking for smooth, more immersive gameplay as they join The Resistance and help bring down the cult, can get Far Cry 5 FREE when they buy select pre-built systems featuring Radeon RX Vega 64, Radeon RX Vega 56 or Radeon RX 580 graphics cards starting today February 27th 2018.

EK is releasing a new Socket TR4 based monoblock made for several ASRock X399 motherboards. The EK-FB ASRock X399 RGB Monoblock has an integrated 4-pin RGB LED strips which make them compatible with ASRock RGB LED, thus offering a full lighting customization experience.

Yeah, that kinda reads like Ferrari SSD eh? Smart buggers. Silicon Motion today introduced its new FerriSSD single-chip SSDs that features PCIe Gen 3 NVMe 1.3 interface. The SM689 supports PCIe Gen 3x4 interface while SM681 supports PCI Gen 3x2 interface with sequential read speed of up to 1.45 GB/s and sequential write speed of up to 650MB/s. 

The February edition of the Guru3D Rig of the month 2018 is here and David Quaranta aka DQ40 from beautiful Italy created a PC desktop .. no literally a desktop. He calls it Ophiophagous, similar to the name of the cobra, Ophiophagus Hanna from Greek "snake eater". A suitable name for this mod.

Check out this Guru3D Rig of the month 2018, right here.
 

Meet the February edition of the Guru3D Rig of the month 2018, right here. 

Introducing the H500P Striking-Good-Looks Mesh White. If you didn’t notice already, the H500P is equipped with two 200mm RGB fans that propel air into an all-white interior chassis. As expected from Cooler Master, the case ensures an easy to build experience with more than enough space and capacity.

Huawei launched its 5G customer-premises equipment (CPE), the first commercial terminal device supporting the globally recognized 3GPP telecommunication standard for 5G. Using their own Balong 5G01-chipset they (and you in the future) could achieve 2,3 Gb/s with the tech growing to support up to 20 Gb/sec in the future.

Samsung Electronics will spotlight its end-to-end 5G commercial solutions at MWC 2018, unveiling new possibilities for the future of mobile communications. The demonstrations, planned to take place during the event at the Samsung Networks booth, will leverage the 5G solutions to showcase unexplored service opportunities and business cases.

While the release date I think should be somewhere in April, Lian-Li has announced its new Lian Li To Offer PC-O11 Dynamic Dual-Chambered Chassis. 

Square Enix has released a demo for the PC version of Final Fantasy XV. This demo is 20GB in size and will feature the first Chapter and will allow players to fully explore the tutorial and opening quests of the game. 

Sandisk (WD) has released the world's fastest UHS-I flash memory card, the 400GB SanDisk Extreme UHS-I microSDXC card, and demonstrating the future of flash memory card technology with Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe)-enabled cards, designed to deliver the performance required for the next wave of data and content-intensive applications.

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC), a committed technology leader, announces its new MQ04 Series 2TB HDD model MQ04ABD200, designed for use in notebook PCs, all-in-one and slim-line desktop systems, and other applications requiring high capacity storage and 2.5-inch mobile-class durability.

Phanteks thermal cooling and chassis manufacturer, is excited to introduce the latest additions to the Glacier Series, the C350ip (Intel) and C350ap (AMD). 

Huawei unveiled the MateBook X Pro and HUAWEI MediaPad M5 Series at an exclusive launch event at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona. Beautifully designed both inside and out, the new notebook and tablet excel at work, at home or on the go for the ultimate mobile computing experience. 

In April AMD is going to release the Ryzen refresh processor. It is expected that for example the Ryzen 7 1800X will be replaced with a model like 2800X. The newer models are slightly optimized and likely clocked a bit higher. However often before a new refresh generation kicks in, prices often drop. I did some rounds and yeah check it out.

MSI and SteelSeries announce the newly launched Optix MPG series curved gaming monitors are now supported by SteelSeries Engine. Using the five RGB zones on the front of the monitor, gamers can easily program lighting effects in the SteelSeries Engine to notify them of in-game timers, stats, cooldowns or even Discord notifications.

Western Digital Corporation today announced two new NVMe SSDs - Western Digital PC SN720 and Western Digital PC SN520 - powered by a new NVMe storage architecture.

You can now download Nvidia's GeForce 391.01 WHQL driver. This new release provides the optimal gaming experience for Final Fantasy XV, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and World of Tanks 1.0.

Download the Nvidia GeForce 391.01 WHQL driver as released by NVIDIA. Game Ready Drivers provide the best possible gaming experience for all major new releases, including Virtual Reality games. Provides the optimal gaming experience for Final Fantasy XV, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and World of Tanks 1.0.

Western Digital Corporation announced under its G-Technology brand the  Thunderbolt 3 compatible RAID storage "G-SPEED Shuttle". The series was already available in certain parts of the globe in a select number of SKUs and volume sizes added now as well are the Asian markets and an 80TB model.

Over at the Mobile World Congress, Sony mader an announcement or two as well. They announced the XZ2 and XZ2 Compact. The phones offer a larger screen and thinner edges compared to their previous models. 

It's a little bizarre to read this news, but Sonos will be bricking the aging CR100 Controller, a dedicated wireless controller that could connect to the Sonos system to control their speaker products. 

Let's have a peek and see what the ten top selling titles are on Steam for the week, as reported by Valve. Good to see the number two spot being taken for Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Stellaris: Apocalypse
Hunt Showdown
Grand Theft Auto V
ARK: Survival Evolved
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - Year 3 Pass
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet