Archive for May 2019

Manli releases GeForce RTX 2080 / 2080 Ti

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Manli today announced the superior ultimate edition of Gallardo series graphics solution – Manli GeForce RTX 2080 Ti & RTX 2080 Gallardo, addition of the latest valued software – Turbo Engine and LED Lighting Control.


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Review: Ballistix Elite 3600 MHz 16GB Dual Channel DDR4

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We review a 16GB Ballistix Elite kit from Ballistix, now its own brand separated from Crucial. The 3600 MHz 16GB memory is cool, fast and runs XMP 2.0 memory profiles on Intel platforms as well. Join us as we review some of the fastest clocked bars of memory your money can get you.

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Sony's 98-inch 8k (ZG9 8k) television costs € 80,000 available from June

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Yes, look at that topic tile again, swallow and look away. Sony has announced the availability of its ZG9 8k televisions. The two 85 and 98-inch models will be available in June for 17,000 and 85,000 euros respectively. Announced in February the ZG9 series uses 8k resolution LCD panels and full array local dimming.


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DIYPC Launches Its Rainbow Flash-V2 Chassis

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DIYPCis pleased to announce the addition of a new chassis in the DIYPC lineup of RGB products. The new DIYPC Rainbow Flash V2 gaming chassis is a sleek and modern case featuring a futuristic-looking front complete with addressable RGB lighting that runs from top to bottom of the case, giving it a shine that is totally unique and attention-grabbing.


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Kingston Introduces Next-Gen KC2000 NVMe PCIe SSD

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Kingston announced KC2000, its next generation M.2 NVMe™ PCIe SSD for enterprise and power users. Kingston’s KC2000 NVMe PCIe SSD delivers powerful performance using the latest Gen 3.0 x 4 controller and 96-layer 3D TLC NAND. Offering superior read and write speeds up to 3,200 and 2,200MB/s.


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PCIe 4.0 feature pops up in X470 Motherboard BIOS

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The motherboard manufacturers are hard at work prepping X570 series motherboards for the new Ryzen 3000 processors. These will also bring PCI-Express 4.0 towards the eco-system. Interesting, Gigabyte released new BIOS updates for Ryzen 3000 compatibility to their (among others) X470 motherboards. And guess what the BIOS is showing?


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Steam Weekly Top Sellers May 20th 2019

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Let's have a peek at the updated ten top selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve: 

MORDHAU
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
RAGE 2
Grand Theft Auto V
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
A Plague Tale: Innocence
RAGE 2 - Deluxe Edition
RAGE 2
No Man's Sky
Risk of Rain 2


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MSI X570 Gaming Pro Carbon and Plus for AMD Ryzen 3000 Leak

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Photos have leaked from MSI's upcoming X570 gaming motherboards. It's a twofold of boards, the X570 Gaming Pro Carbon and the X570 Gaming Plus. Once again the motherboards have an active fan on board on top of the chipset and shows a dual PCIe x16 slot, likely PCIe Gen 4.


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Review: ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 Gaming Router

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We review a rather dandy ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 Gaming Router this premium gaming router is compatible with the new AC standard aka WIFI 5. So what is the router about, is it a redressed RT-AC86U with stunning looks or is there more to this release? This dual-band 5000 MHz and 2400 MHz router now gets an NVIDIA seal of approval. Meaning that it has been optimized for game streaming.

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ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 Gaming Router review

Networking 71 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 11

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We review a rather dandy ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 Gaming Router this premium gaming router is compatible with the new AC standard aka WIFI 5. So what is the router about, is it a redressed RT-AC86U with stunning looks or is there more to this release? This dual-band 5000 MHz and 2400 MHz router now gets an NVIDIA seal of approval. Meaning that it has been optimized for game streaming. 


EK-Momentum ROG Strix Z390-I Monoblock for the mini-ITX ROG Motherboard

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EK is releasing an Intel LGA1151 socket based monoblock belonging to the Quantum Line. The EK-Momentum Strix Z390-I is tailor-made for the ROG Strix Z390-I motherboard. The mini-ITX form factor often suffers worse airflow due to less space, and having less space on the motherboard means less VRM components can be built into it. 


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Samsung Starts sampling 32 Gb DDR4 Memory Chips

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Samsung started sampling 32 Gbit chips, that's 4 GB per IC. Right now there is chatter about an A-die ddr4 chip with a speed of 2666 MHz with such a large capacity. Other types of ddr4 chips of the company will probably follow in the near future. 


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Asustor Nimbustor 4 (AS5304T) NAS Review

Networking 71 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 5

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Multi GigE Ethernet is coming to town, and in an effort to re-style their NAS servers, Asustor has released their Nimbustor 4 (AS5304T) NAS server. This puppy is aimed at a new audience, the pro-consumers that stream. Realistically though, it might be one of the most interesting NAS units we have tested top date as it is fast, nimble and offers two 2.5 Gbps Ethernet jacks.


NVIDIA Shows Better than Expected Second-quarter Revenue

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Nvidia has a better-than-expected quarterly profit and forecast second-quarter revenue above estimates on strong demand for its gaming chips and higher sales to data centers. The company forecast revenue of $2.55 billion, plus or minus 2%, for the quarter. 


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Gigabyte Announces BIOS Updates For Next Gen. AMD Ryzen CPUs

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Gigabyte has released BIOS updates for X470 and B450 AMD motherboards. With a simple update of the BIOS, users will be able to fully harness full support for next gen. AMD Ryzen processors. BIOS updates for the X370 and B350 AMD motherboards will be released before the end of the month.


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Free to grab: Steep On uPlay

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Steep, the extreme sports game developed by Ubisoft released a while back on PC and consoles, it's going to be available for free on PC for a few days. The European publisher has confirmed today that Steep will be available for free for all uPlay users from today until May 22nd.


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Detroit: Become Human, Heavy Rain, and Beyond: Two Souls PC Launch Dates

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After announcing that Detroit: Become Human, Heavy Rain, and Beyond: Two Souls would all be coming to PC later this year, Quantic Dream has today revealed just when all three titles will be launching. Heavy Rain PC: the demo is available on May 24, 2019 Beyond: Two Souls PC: the demo is available on June 27, 2019. Detroit: Become Human PC: the demo is available later this summer. Heavy Rain PC: the full game is available on June 24, 2019 Beyond: Two Souls PC: the full game is available on July 27, 2019 Detroit: Become Human PC: the full game will be available this fall. Lastly, as of today, all three Quantic Dream games are now available for pre-purchase if you’d like to snag them ahead of time. If you want to head over to the Epic Games Store, the exclusive platform that will be making all three games available for purchase, you can do so now and lock in your pre-order.



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