NVIDIA released a new Game Ready Driver, 436.15 WHQL. This driver bring s support for Control as well as fixing some issues with Forza Motorsport 7.

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Download the Nvidia GeForce 436.15 WHQL driver as released by NVIDIA. 

We are reviewing an AIO cooler from Deepcool: the Castle 240 EX. It’s one of two variants (the bigger is 360 mm) of the new series. Both are equipped with Deepcool’s exclusive Anti-leak Technology. The technology helps the system achieve an automated pressure balance, which will significantly improve operation safety of AIO liquid cooling systems.

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Today, we are reviewing an AIO cooler from Deepcool: the Castle 240 EX. It’s one of two variants (the bigger is 360 mm) of the new series. Both are equipped with Deepcool’s exclusive Anti-leak Technology. The technology helps the system achieve an automated pressure balance, which will significantly improve operation safety of AIO liquid cooling systems.

An Asus employee gas mentioned that AMD has reduced the boost behavior of the Ryzen 3000 processors to a more moderate level as it was too aggressive and now is a bit more limited in favor of longevity.

ASUS today announced ZenBook Pro Duo (UX581), a groundbreaking laptop featuring the new ASUS ScreenPad™ Plus, a revolutionary 14-inch full-width secondary touchscreen that expands and enhances the interactive capabilities offered by the original ASUS ScreenPad.

Globalfoundries today filed multiple lawsuits in the U.S. and Germany alleging that semiconductor manufacturing technologies used by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC) infringe 16 GF patents. 

AMD just issued a new driver set, this is Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.8.2 that brings support for Control, Man of Medan as well as offering RX 5700 series graphics support for HDCP 2.3.

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UL Benchmarks has added Variable-Rate Shading towards their 3DMark benchmark. Variable-Rate Shading (VRS) is a new feature in DirectX 12 that allows developers to improve performance by selectively reducing the level of detail in parts of the frame where there will be little noticeable effect on image quality. The test is available only one 3DMark Advanced Edition and for 3DMark Professional Edition.

Download Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.8.2 as released by AMD for Radeon graphics cards.

NAND flash memory products have seen many stages of development and are evolving continuously. SLC is very expensive, MLC as well, TLC currently is the sweet spot and yes, this year we've already reviewed the QLC based NAND products. 

AMD did a very competitive job with Ryzen 3000 series processor. And that is rattling Intel a little feeling the heat. I mean for the last decade or so, Intel never even mentioned AMD anywhere in a presentation whatsoever. This year at Gamescom Intel, however, has changed that.

Gamersryde has a video, showing 22 minutes of gameplay footage from the Gamescom 2019 demo of Blair Witch. Blair Witch will be a first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of Blair Witch. The game is developed by the same team that produced Layers of Fear. The game will release on August 30th on Steam. 
 

We like these little whoops moments. At an ASUS specification listing, they make mention of the Prime X299 Edition 30. You do wonder if that means 30 rehashes of the chipset :) Pun aside,  the whoops moment is that they are listing the Core i9 10000 X-Series entry with 48 PCIe lanes.