Fixes are Available for Windows 10 Users Experiencing Slow Startup Times
Windows 10 received a lot of hype before its official release, and while some users have had trouble installing the operating system, the latest version of Windows has received a wealth of praise as more and more people download and install it. Unfortunately, some users are not having the best experience with Windows 10, as the latest Microsoft operating system apparently suffers from slow startup times. This can be due to malware residing on the system, high impact processes that run during startup, as well as the disabling of the fast startup option included in Windows 10. Before downgrading to an earlier version of Windows to solve poor startup performance, those utilizing Windows 10 should follow these steps to help improve their system’s startup time.
- Get rid of malware and viruses by running a full and complete system scan with a reputable security software suite.
- Remove resource intensive startup processes that make Windows 10 appear slow to start. This can be done through the task manager, by clicking on the tab labeled "Startup," as well as through the services administrative tool that is available by running "services.msc."
- Turn on the fast startup feature found within Windows 10. This can be done by going to the power options panel, clicking on "Choose what the power button does," then selecting "Change settings that are currently unavailable." From here, a new option titled "Turn on fast startup" will be present under "Shutdown" settings.
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New Job Listing Could Hint at Diablo 3 Expansion
A job listing has been posted by Blizzard for an Art Director on an unannounced project set in the Diablo universe. The job requires a great deal of experience in the field with a "minimum of 10 years' experience in creating video game art, with at least 5 years as a lead artist or art director," and "a proven track record of shipping AAA products in an art director role." Applicants should also have "passion for games with a deep understanding of the Diablo franchise." Diablo 3 started out a bit slow with some issues at launch, including the real money auction house, but seems to have turned it around since then with the Reaper of Souls expansion pack and numerous gameplay patches.
Source: Polygon
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Thermaltake Adds Pair of Fans to Riing Series
The Riing product line from Thermaltake is getting crowded with the recent additions of the Core V1 and V51 cases last week and now the Riing 12 and 14 LED Radiator Fans. The fans are 120mm and 140mm, respectively, and are "fitted to enhance static pressure, producing impressive cooling performance with an optimized fan blade." Hydraulic bearings and an anti-vibration mounting system help to minimize noise and increase stability. The fans are equipped with the patented LED Ring that "maintains color and brightness uniformity" and are available in yellow, orange, red, green, blue, and white.
Source: Press Release
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GeForce GTX 980 May be Coming to Laptops
Many of the higher end laptops you can purchase today feature discrete GPUs that have been designed for the mobile platform. As you can guess, this puts certain restrictions on the performance of the GPUs, so they will not match the performance of their desktop counterparts. According to some recent rumors though, NVIDIA may be getting ready to put the same GPU found in the GTX 980 into laptops.
Rumors popped up a while ago about this possibility, with code names like GTX 990M and GTX 980Mti. Now the rumors are suggesting that the performance of this new GPU, whatever the name may be, could come in around the performance of a GTX 980M SLI. As it is a GTX 980M SLI setup can beat a desktop GTX 980. The TDP of this monster chip, based on the same GM204 architecture of the GTX 980 is supposed to vary between 100 and 185+ Watts, while the desktop GPU has a TDP of 165 W.
Due to the high power requirements and the necessity of custom cooling systems, this new GPU will likely be soldering directly to laptop motherboards, and will not be something you can install on your own. Potentially we could be seeing laptops launching with this by the end of September, but expect it to cost a lot, with some estimates putting it at double the cost of a GTX 980M. We will just have to wait and see.
Source: NotebookCheck
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Hardware Roundup: Monday, August 10, 2015, Edition
A new week has arrived, and with it comes several items to help get your week started. The MSI Z170A Gaming M5 motherboard gets tested to see how this new chipset handles Intel's Skylake processors. We also have the Fractal Design Core 1500 case, which has all the features of a larger case, but in a smaller and more affordable solution. An article examines the performance levels of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and the brand new Windows 10 to see what difference there is between the three operating systems. Finally, we have an article looking at what exactly draw call entails with the likes of Mantle, Vulkan, and DirectX 12 APIs, and what it means for gamers.
Motherboards
MSI Z170A Gaming M5 @ LanOC Reviews
Cases
Fractal Design Core 1500 @ ThinkComputers
Operating Systems
Windows 10 vs. Windows 8.1 vs. Windows 7 Performance @ TechSpot
Miscellany
What Exactly Is a Draw Call (and What Can It Do)? @ PC Perspective
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Creating the Quietest Gas to Study Quantum Effects
Anyone performing an experiment likes it when there are the fewest number of variables involved, but actually achieving this can be very difficult. In the quantum realm where even small phenomena can collapse the system, removing noise and the like is even more important. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have successfully created the world's quietest gas by removing the noise of entropy.
For studying various quantum phenomena, researchers will turn to Bose-Einstein condensates, which are clouds of atoms that have been cooled to the point that all the atoms act as one. Such a system is valuable for studying superfluids, superconductors, and quantum magnets. What the Berkeley researchers created is not the coolest condensate on record (at a billionth of a degree above absolute zero, it is actually twice that temperature) but its entropy is a hundredth that of previous experiments. Entropy is a measure of the noise in a system, and so by reducing it, even the most subtle of quantum effects can be detected. It and the temperature were actually so low a new thermometer had to be invented just to measure them.
With this new, quiet gas it should be possible for the researchers to develop a better picture of how high-temperature superconductivity works. With enough study it may be possible to bring superconductors up to room temperature and then revolutionize everything electrical.
Source: University of California, Berkeley
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GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning Confirmed by MSI
MSI has chosen Gamescom 2015 to confirm to the public that it is indeed working on a Lightning version of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti. The card is under development as of right now, and while a prototype was not on display at this year’s Gamescom, the card is meant to compete against the likes of the EVGA GTX 980 Ti K|NGP|N. The running rumor surrounding the MSI GTX 980 Ti Lightning is that it will feature a core clock of 1217MHz, a boost clock of 1342MHz, and be priced somewhere between $849 and $1,049. While these numbers have not been confirmed by MSI, it is guaranteed that the GTX 980 Ti Lightning will feature a custom PCB, a revamped cooling solution, additional power phases, and higher quality and capacity VRMs.
Source: WCCFTech
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