GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 Box Photo and Renders Surface
A
new photo of theÂ*GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 Boxing surfaced on the web.
That alongiside some renders. The GP104 based graphics card doesn;t
reaveal... Read More ...
AOC Q2781PQ Has IPS Panel
Nice
screen eh ?Â*AOC recently announced the launch of their new 27" Q2781PQ
display, featuring an AH-IPS panel and a 4-side borderless design.
The... Read More ...
The Technomancer - Companions Trailer
Focus
Home Interactive has released a new trailer for The Technomancer. The
Technomancer releases on June 28th and this trailer focuses on the... Read More ...
Closed headphone for outside
Good time of a day.
I am looking for closed headphones mainly for outside usage. (I use comfy HD595 at home)
Sound source will be iPhone 6Plus (I... Read More ...
Was hacked today
Hello Gurus,
...
I was watching game of thrones a couple of hours ago in my living room
via HBO GO. I have a password protected VNC client I use... Read More ...
Shader Cache Game List
Shader
Cache has been an optimization technique used in the Geforce drivers
for around 2 years now. I wanted to bring a discussion on the shader... Read More ...
Tips for my new i7 6700k build? (pic warning)
Hi guys, I'm at the component selection stage of my budget i7 6700k build, here's a pic of it;
GPU useage and temps gone true the roof after upgrading to a 1440p 144 hz display
after like 4.5 years i finally have a decent monitor the ROG SWIFT PG279Q but now comes the not so liking part.
Windows 10 installing without permission
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Ex-Megadeth drummer Nick Menza Dies
He was talented and may he rest in piece.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/ex-megadeth-drummer-nick-menza-collapses-on-stage-dies/ar-BBtkC1M Read More ...
Cooler Master V850 PSU loud fan noise
Hello
A
bit of advice (and sympathy confirmation) is needed. Been running a
Cooler Master PSU V850 little over a year now. Now the fan is
beginning... Read More ...
Is my GPU dead?
Hello everyone.
So,
I own a HP 4540s, which has 2 GPUs. Last night my AMD drivers
disappeared. I tried to install them again but with no success. I... Read More ...
Intel 730 or Samsung 850 PRO? (240/256G models)
Hello
people of Guru3d haven't been to the forum in awhile so it's nice to be
back. Now, I need your help to help me choose an SSD. I have these
tow... Read More ...
Thinking about swicthing from AMD too NVidia
AMD latest cards (FuryX) are getting way out performed by NVidia (980 ti).
I have not owned a Nvidia card since the *geforce gtx 275* (*I think?*)... Read More ...
Laptop might be dying?
Hello,
so I was playing PAYDAY 2 one day with a friend and all colors were
gray at the start of the heist. I asked my friend if he knew how to
fix... Read More ...
What To Expect From Computex 2016
Computex
will be taking place May 31–June 4 this year. Expect Broadwell-E X99
motherboards, AMD Polaris updates, and AIB versions of the GTX 1080.
A Future Without Windows Is A Dystopian Nightmare
This
guy hates the idea of systems like Chrome OS and thinks they will lead
us into an age of locked-down computing. Is he right?
Imagine
a future where the world is divided between builders and users.
Builders create the applications and content that users consume. Today,
we live in a world where most people are users, even if they have
Windows or Mac OS. But at least with those desktop platforms, there's
the opportunity to take the reins and start coding an app, building your
own website from scratch or installing software that's not been
endlessly sandboxed and prescreened for you. With Chrome OS, you're a
passive player who cannot take full control of your device or your
experience.
Court: Google Doesn't Have First Amendment Right To Drop Site From Search Results
Can
a spammy company sue Google for dropping its sites by accusing them of
being anti-competitive? A court in Florida may be entertaining the idea,
although the case is young and the author's points may be greatly
exaggerated.
Google's web spam team decided that
e-ventures was spamming as well, and removed its website. The company
sued under a variety of theories, but mainly claims that it did nothing
that violated any of Google's stated rules -- and furthermore that
Google was misleading in some of its public statements about what it
will and won't remove from the web, as well as how it alerts people to
those removals. Google hit back with two responses in a motion to
dismiss. First, it said that it's protected under CDA 230 for removing
content and second that the choices it makes on how the search results
are ranked are protected by the First Amendment. Somewhat surprisingly,
the district court has rejected both of these arguments.
Gran Turismo Sport Gameplay Trailer
It's
not Gran Turismo 7, but GT Sport will serve as the franchise's debut on
PS4. Apparently, a lot of people are disappointed with the graphics.
Nvidia GTX 1080 Pre-Orders Sell Out In Minutes
If you managed to snag a GTX 1080 pre-order—congratulations, I guess. You can hit the link in the article for stock information.
Retail
availability is set to occur on May 27th this coming Friday but several
e-tailers started their first round of pre-orders today. Despite only
popping up for a few minutes, Amazon, Newegg and Best Buy all sold out
of their pre-orders within minutes. This went for all brands like MSI,
ASUS, EVGA, Gigabyte, Zotac and PNY. I guess when they are all reference
model Founders Edition, it doesn't matter too much which card you buy.
Overwatch Animated Short "Hero"
Blizzard has released their final Overwatch animated short, which stars Soldier: 76.
Soldier:
76 is pure chaotic-goodness, the gold-hearted, grizzled vet who will
never abandon his mission. His origin trailer debuted in July (it's
below) and positions him as a pivotal figure in the Overwatch story:
commander of the good guys, distrusted or taken for granted by the
citizens, doomed in a raid on Overwatch HQ and now believed dead.
Soldier: 76's gravelly nihilism may be an action-movie trope, but
there's still enough optimism to keep him in the business of saving
children and blowing the bullies away. Verdict: Good dude and a sweet
trailer.
Oculus Kills App That Let Vive Owners Play Rift Exclusives
A
recently released update prevents exclusives from running on non-Oculus
hardware. Previously, a "compatibility layer," Revive, allowed the HTC
Vive to run Oculus software.
Those who purchased
software via the Oculus store who now own software they can no longer
use are frustrated. Many comments in the Reddit thread on the subject
point out how taking steps to ensure Oculus games don't run on
non-Oculus software flies in the face of a statement Oculus founder
Palmer Luckey made back in December: "If customers buy a game from us, I
don't care if they mod it to run on whatever they want."
Windows 7 Updating Is Still Broken
This
guy put Microsoft's new Convenience Rollup (CR) for a spin and found
that things didn't go as well as he'd hoped. The CR was recently
released for Windows 7 users as a more practical way of updating the OS.
Based
on the feedback I received on Twitter yesterday, this issue–where
Windows Update just sits there saying "Checking for updates…" but not
actually doing anything—is common in Windows 7. Naturally, I've been
largely unaware of this since I long since moved in turn to Windows 8,
Windows 8.1 and now Windows 10. But for the subset of those several
hundred million people who do in fact use Windows 7 every single day and
need to reinstall the OS from time to time, this is obviously a
problem. For those who need to update the OS on multiple machines, it's a
freaking nightmare.
iPhone 7 Plus Leak Shows Dual-Camera Module, 256GB Storage Option
I suppose it is amusing how Apple insists on selling 16GB versions of devices that can do things like shoot 4K video.
In
addition to showing the dual-camera module, the Weibo images claim to
show a 256GB memory chip, suggesting that Apple for the first time will
introduce a higher storage variant with the iPhone 7 lineup. What's
notable, though, is that the images show 16GB, 64GB, and 256GB chips,
perhaps implying that the 128GB model will be replaced all together with
the new 256GB model. Judging by this leak, however, the 16GB model is
here to stay.
Destroying An Indestructible USB Cable
Now
I know for a fact that some of the editors at The Verge have too much
time on their hands. Did anyone really think a USB cable would last
against cutting tools?
1996 Sega Test Department Training Video
In
today's episode of "Gosh, I'm Starting to Feel Kind of Old," we revisit
Sega's past and what it might have been like to be a game tester in the
'90s.
Microsoft Purging Terrorist Content From Its Services
I
thought this kind of thing was standard practice, but apparently
Microsoft is only making it official now. Here's a form you can use to
report extremist content from services such as Xbox Live—no, someone
insulting your mom on CoD doesn't count.
Microsoft is
officially prohibiting users from posting anything that incites
terrorist acts on its services, including Xbox Live, Outlook consumer
version and document-sharing website Docs. In a blog post, the tech
giant explained that it's taking these steps, because it has "a
responsibility to run [its] various internet services so that they are a
tool to empower people, not to contribute, however indirectly, to
terrible acts." For Bing, however, the company will only remove links to
websites if the authorities demand it. Search engines don't host
content, after all, and Microsoft has to respect people's "right to
access information."
Enermax Revolution X't II 750W PSU Review
Silverstone
have earned a reputation over the years for releasing some of the most
technically proficient power supplies and cases available for the
enthusiast audience. Their high end power supplies have found a home in
some of the most powerful, overclocked multi GPU showcase systems
(HERE). Today we look at one of their latest Titanium grade pow... [PCSTATS]
Corsair M65 Pro RGB Mouse Review
"The
Enermax Revolution X’t II 750 watt PSU meets the 80 Plus Gold standard
and is a semi-modular PSU. Enermax has built the Revolution X’t II PSU
with function in mind though by using flat cabling for all the cabling,
this design is to allow better cable management."
... [PCSTATS]
Corsair Carbide Spec-Alpha ATX Mid-Tower Review
At
the end of 2014, we reviewed Corsair’s M65 gaming mouse. Now we have an
updated version, named the M65 Pro. Aimed at FPS gamers – the M65 Pro
has a healthy feature-set and certainly looks good on paper. Today we
see how it fares in the real world.
SteelSeries Rival 300 Gaming-Mouse Review
The
ATX Mid-Tower has always been a favorite of PC builders. It can be
transported with relative ease, while still managing to hold a
respectable amount of very high-end hardware. The Spec-Alpha is
Corsair's latest entry to the market and has gamers squarely in its
sights. Priced at $80, this is a case that we very much expect to be a
dominant forc... [PCSTATS]
Huawei P9 Plus Dual-Lens Smartphone Sneak Peek!
The
SteelSeries Rival 300 Mouse arrived Technic3D. We will check the CS:GO
Fade Edition with up to 6.500 dpi and six Buttons in the following
Review on Technic3D."
... [PCSTATS]
ASUS Zenbook UX305CA Review
The
Huawei P9 Plus is the (slightly) larger version of the Huawei P9
smartphone with the same capabilities and dual-lens camera. Its main
difference is its larger display and battery, as well as a faster front
camera lens. We recently came across the Huawei P9 Plus smartphone, and
had some hands-on time with it. Hope you enjoy our quick coverage!
... [PCSTATS]
Quanta Computer denies reported layoffs
In
the spotlight today is the new ASUS Zenbook UX305CA. This Ultrabook is
based on Intel Skylake architecture and is available in a selection of
different processor models and storage capacities. Our sample today
features the Intel Core M3 6Y30 and a 128GB SSD. Not only is this sleek
device compact and lightweight, but it also boasts a fan-less des... [PCSTATS]
ultra high end desktop replacement gaming notebooks
Quanta
Computer on May 3 firmly denied reports that the company will lay off
10-20% of employees in June, adding that a number of employees
voluntarily resigned due to merging a business office in Hsinchu,
northern Taiwan into its headquarters in late 2015 and corporate
reorganization in the first quarter of 2016.
... [PCSTATS]
Zotac GTX 980 Ti AMP! Edition Review
Gaming
performance of high end gaming notebooks is quickly closing the gap
with desktops. In this roundup we look at over $11,000 worth of desktop
replacement options from MSI, Origin and Eurocom.
... [PCSTATS]
GIGABYTE X99P-SLI LGA 2011v3 Motherboard Review
This
will probably be our last GTX 980 Ti review before the next generation
of cards from Nvidia are released. The speculation is they will be named
the GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 continuing the product naming convention
Nvidia have been using for quite a while now. If you forget the GTX
Titan cards, out of the budget of most the natural flagship card i... [PCSTATS]
CM Storm Quick Fire XTi Gaming Keyboard
GIGABYTE
has put out a refreshed X99 motherboard offering an updated USB 3.1
controller and Thunderbolt compatibility. While Skylake is the new
hotness and comprises the bulk of Intel's current mainstream lineup, the
HEDT segment remains popular and many consider a 5820K and X99 build a
viable alternative to Skylake and Z170.
... [PCSTATS]
MyDigitalSSD Bullet Proof 5 Eco M.2 SSD Review (480GB)
CM
Storm's Quick Fire line of products includes a wealth of different
options. Today, we will take a look at their fully sized multi-color
backlit gaming keyboard dubbed the XTi. Like other recent Quick Fire
keyboards, it uses Cherry MX key mechanisms and has a standard
US-layout.
... [PCSTATS]
Intel NUC NUC6i5SYK Skylake Mini PC Review
We’ve
been able to test our fair share of SSDs over the years and, to this
date, there remains a constant. Prices drop. Where we once saw a 32GB
SSD peak at $5000 in 2007, today’s world is vastly different and 1TB
SSDs are now available at just over the $300 mark. Value is key in
technology and has always been. On the test bench today, we have ... [PCSTATS]
20 of the Worst PC Setups – April 2016
The
size of the PC market has been flat to decreasing in recent years, but
Intel has always found ways to maintain solid profitability in their PC
division. Right now Intel’s strategy appears to be focusing on the
growing 2 in 1s and PC gaming market, but there is also growth and
profitability to be had with the Intel NUC mini PC lineup. Intel has ...
[PCSTATS]
Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 Motherboard Review
"I’m
sure at some point you’ve had a bad PC setup. Maybe moving into a new
place, waiting for a new desk to arrive or you just ran out of room. I
can remember my horrible PC setups from when I was living at the dorms
in college. If you have ever ventured over to the Shitty Battlestations
sub-reddit you will find a lot of horrible PC setups. We will... [PCSTATS]
ECS Z170-Claymore motherboard
Gigabyte’s
Z170-Gaming K3 motherboard costs just £95 which makes it the most
affordable Gaming branded Z170 motherboard in the UK. Yet, you may still
be pleasantly surprised by how much you get for your money with the
Z170-Gaming K3 – few sacrifices have been made to reach such an
aggressive price point.
Ian ‘8PACK’ Parry showcases new custom
"ECS
did a fine job in designing the Z170-Claymore motherboard, managing to
offering a compelling feature set while maintaining a very approachable
price point. The board has several enthusiast-friendly features,
including is aesthetic and inclusion of integrated power / reset buttons
and 2-digit diagnostic LED display. The layout was not cramped f... [PCSTATS]
Corsair K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Review
KitGuru
visited Ian ‘8Pack’ Parry at Overclockers UK to answer the burning
questions of the day; what exactly do you get when you spend between
£3,000 and £12,000 on a gaming PC and why doesn’t he use AMD graphics
cards? The answer to the first question is ‘Many, many GigaHertz’ and to
the second is ‘Have you seen our new Meteoroid with Radeon R9 F... [PCSTATS]
Seagate NAS 8TB (ST8000VN0002) Hard Disk Drive Review
The Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 may be a baby-board in its
size, but it definitely is capable of punching above its weight class.
... [PCSTATS]
Lexar 633x microSDXC Card Review (200GB) – Smartphone Storage
Just
as you wouldn’t use a low-end graphics card for high-end usage, you
shouldn’t use the wrong hard disk drive in your storage system either.
There is a reason for every product and you should always pick the one
suited for the task at hand, especially when you deal with your storage.
Today I’m taking a closer look at Seagate’s impressive 8TB NAS... [PCSTATS]
Chieftec Navitas 1000W GPM-1000C Review
The
ability to upgrade storage in today’s smartphones seems to have become
key once again. It is the dividing point between Samsung and Apple. A
Samsung S7 smart phone allows the user to add up to 200GB of storage
space whereas the Apple iPhone 6S tops out at 128GB, that storage
increasing the iPhone price by several hundred dollars. This is lever...
[PCSTATS]
Tesoro Ascalon Spectrum Optical Gaming Mouse Review
With
the Navitas 1000W Chieftec has a high quality mid range power supply in
its portfolio which offers 1000 Watt output power. When looking for an
80Plus certificate we find a Gold sticker on this unit. Since Chieftec
doesn't own their own PSU factory, their using an OEM platform from CWT
(Channel Well Technology) for this model. As usual we're cu... [PCSTATS]
vivo V3Max Smartphone First Look
Tesoro
is one of the coolest gaming brands around, and while you may not think
of them first when shopping for a new peripheral, they’ve proven to us
here at eTeknix time and time again that they can create competitive,
unique and affordable products that would make great additions to any
desktop gaming setup. With that in mind, I’m very happy to s... [PCSTATS]
Dark Souls III Benchmarked: GPU & CPU Performance
During
the vivo V3Max launch, we had the opportunity to get some time with the
actual vivo V3Max smartphone. We took some pictures and a video, in
which we detailed its key features. Check it out! Hope you like them!
??"
... [PCSTATS]
Master Devastator II keyboard/ mouse combo
Dark
Souls III is arguably the biggest game to launch this month. Using the
engine from developer FromSoftware's 'Bloodborne', Dark Souls III looks
quite impressive but you can certainly tell this is a console port. The
tweakable options are decent though the game gives no real explanation
of what you are enabling. You do get enhanced graphics, bet... [PCSTATS]
Intel 750 Series 400GB NVMe Solid State
Cooler
Master's Devastator II keyboard and mouse combo claims to do the
impossible: provide a capable gaming-grade keyboard and mouse in a
package that retails for just $30.
... [PCSTATS]
MSI DS502 Gaming Headset Review
"Intel
introduced their 750 Series solid state drives last year. Back then
and even now not many people know what NVMe is. NVMe stands for
Non-Volatile Memory Express and it is a protocol that has been designed
from the ground up to capitalize on the low latency and internal
parallelism of flash-based storage devices, mirroring the parallelism
of... [PCSTATS]
SteelSeries Siberia 350 Gaming Headset Review
Today
we are taking a look at MSI’s brand new gaming headset, the DS502,
boasting 7.1 surround sound, premium build and Hi-Fi level sound quality
in a lightweight, ergonomically designed package. How does it hold up?
Previous-Gen Flagship vs. Today's Budget Smartphones
"The
Siberia 350 headset is very easy to set up and work with thanks to the
Engine 3 utility, while the volume controller is placed on the wire. If
we look at both Siberia 650 (Elite Prism) and 350, we can see that the
latter is a “lite” edition of the more expensive model, which does
feature a less thick padding system, no analog interface and als... [PCSTATS]
Praevidi's Turris VR Chair
If
you're in the market for a new phone and don't have a ton of money to
spend, most companies would want you to look at their collection of
mid-range and entry-level handsets. But that's not always the smartest
move if you know where to look.
NikKTech & GAMDIAS Game On USA - CANADA Giveaway
Praevidi's
Turris VR Chair lets players navigate seated VR experiences by shifting
their bodies, an approach that decouples head- and torso-position
tracking to create a potentially more immersive experience in VR
environments. Join us as we explore this device and its implications for
the future of VR control.
... [PCSTATS]
Fnatic Gear Flick G1 Optical Mouse Review
Today
we open the doors to our 61st giveaway this time with our good friends
over at GAMDIAS USA who have made available three very nice prizes
specifically aimed at serious gamers.
... [PCSTATS]
SilverStone Strider Titanium ST80F-TI 800W Power Supply Report
Fnatic Gear took everything good about the Func MS-2, and made
it great with the Flick G1.
... [PCSTATS]
AMD’s own proclamation
SilverStone aims to create the most compact, Titanium
certified 800W fully modular PSU. We took one apart to see what is inside.
... [PCSTATS]
Linksys LGS116P 16-Port Business Desktop Gigabit PoE+ Switch Review
Anyone
that pays attention to the graphics card market can see why AMD would
make the positional shift with the Radeon Pro Duo. The Fiji architecture
is on the way out, with Polaris due out in June by AMD’s own
proclamation. At $1500, the Radeon Pro Duo will be a stark contrast to
the prices of the Polaris GPUs this summer, and it is well above any... [PCSTATS]
Magnum 2 256GB USB 3.1 Gen 1 Flash Drive Review
The
Linksys LGS116P is ideal for people looking to upgrade their home or
business network with a plug & play PoE+ compatible gigabit
switch.
... [PCSTATS]
Iron Man-Inspired ROG GT51 Gaming Desktop Revealed!
If
you're out in the market for a new USB flash drive and you're looking
for one of the fastest ones around then the SuperSonic Magnum 2 by
Patriot should do the trick.
... [PCSTATS]
iRULU Walknbook 3 Hybrid Tablet PC
This
Iron Man-inspired system is a winner of the 2016 CES Innovation Award,
as well as the iF Design Award. But it’s not all beauty without brawn.
Under the steely facade is an awesome gaming machine. Let’s take a look!
... [PCSTATS]
Fallout 4 gets more love from Bethesda with Far Harbor expansion
Hot on the heels of Bethesda’s announcement last week that Fallout 4 would officially begin supporting mods,
the company has given fans of the series another reason to rejoice. On
May 19, the company will be releasing an expansion called Far Harbor for its popular post-apocalyptic RPG.
... Read more...
Intel debuts embedded Skylake-R CPUs with Iris Pro graphics
Intel is set to launch its 65W Skylake R-series CPUs this quarter in the form of the Core i5-6585R, the Core i5-6685R, and the Core i7-6785R.
These new chips are all quad-core CPUs paired with Iris Pro graphics,
which means we get three Skylake Gen9 GPU slices. Those three slices
offer up 24 execution units (EUs) each, for a total of 72 EUs. That
setup should make for a solid entry-level graphics solution. The
highlight of these CPUs for enthusiasts may be the 128MB of eDRAM
that Iris Pro brings with it, though. Intel's ARK indicates that these
CPUs include improved turbo boost speeds and an L3 cache that matches
that on board the Skylake K-series chips, an improvement over Broadwell
R-series chips. Congatec's TS170 , an embedded system that uses Intel's Xeon E3-1515M v5 CPU ... Read more...
AMD adds refresh-rate ranges to its FreeSync monitor page
AMD is making it easier to figure out the details of compatible monitors on its FreeSync page. A recent update added refresh-rate ranges and panel types for a large number of FreeSync monitors from Acer, LG, and Samsung, among others. AMD
now includes the following details to help make picking a FreeSync
monitor easier: manufacturer, model, size, panel type, resolution,
refresh-rate and FreeSync range, inputs, and low-framerate-compensation support. ... Read more...
Rumor: Early Broadwell-E benches hint at solid performance gains
Over at the Overclock.net forums, user Maintenance Bot has apparently run a couple of tests
on a Core i7-6850K engineering sample. In case you aren't already
aware, yes, that's a Broadwell-E chip from Intel's upcoming high-end
desktop product line. He compared the chip's multi-core Cinebench
results to his own Core i7-5820K at the same
overclocked speed—4.2GHz—and came away with an impressive performance
improvement: a score of 1311 with the Broadwell-E chip, versus 1191 with
the Haswell-E CPU. ... Read more...
HP refreshes Pavilion consumer PC lineup
Everyone's doing a little spring cleaning lately, and HP is no exception. The company is refreshing its entire consumer-oriented Pavilion series
of PCs, with all-new desktops, all-in-ones, laptops, and convertibles.
The focus for the new line seems to be on saving space and establishing a
coherent design. The new Pavilions stay the course for the most part,
but these machines have a few new features worth mentioning. ... Read more...
Nvidia teases Pascal GeForces amid GTX 1000-series rumors
Well,
looks like the rumor mill may have gotten the June reveal date of
Pascal-based gaming cards wrong. A mysterious new site called "Order of 10" has popped up, completet with a countdown timer and imagery of gray polygons heading towards Earth. Look familiar? It should. The countdown ends Friday, at which time these mysterious polygons will land. ... Read more...
Philips' new 43-inch monitor might make native 4K practical
Philips is releasing the BDM4350UC in the United States and the UK today. This 43-inch 4K IPS display supersedes the company's BDM4065UC monitor, which was a little smaller and used a VA panel.
Thanks to its relatively large size for a PC monitor, this display
offers a relatively standard 103-PPI density—about the same as that of a
27" 2560x1440 display. That PPI figure might make the BDM4350UC a good
choice for folks who want the information density of a 4K display
without the eyestrain of running smaller 4K screens without a scaling
factor. ... Read more...
Alleged Kaby Lake CPU shows its face in SiSoft Sandra database
Back in March, we reported on the demise of Intel’s long-held “tick-tock”
product development strategy. For years, Intel has predictably released
a line of CPUs with a new manufacturing process one year, and a line on
the same process with a new architecture the next. This cadence is
changing with the current 14-nm process node. Under the tick-tock
schedule, we would have seen products made on a new process
node—10-nm—this year. Instead, we are looking at an optimization of the
14-nm process, called "Kaby Lake." Now we have purported benchmarks of a
Kaby Lake processor, courtesy of an anonymous posting in the SiSoftware Sandra database.
The
leaked benchmark shows a four-core, eight-thread processor with 3.6GHz
base and 4.2GHz Turbo clock speeds, along with 8MB of L3 cache. That
base clock puts it about in the middle of the i7-6700 (3.4GHz) and i7-6700K
(4.0GHz), and the 4.2GHz Turbo speed aligns with the i7-6700K. Even if
this benchmark does actually represent a Kaby Lake processor, it ... Read more...
Nvidia and Samsung settle long-running patent litigation
It's been well over two years since Nvidia tried to block
all shipments of Samsung's Galaxy phones and tablets, claiming that
these devices infringed on a number of Nvidia's patents. Now, it appears
that the story has come to a close. According to Nvidia, the two companies have agreed to settle all pending litigation.
The
settlement agreement covers cases in a number of courts. Nvidia
initially filed complaints against Samsung with the U.S. District Court
in Delaware and the U.S. International Trade Commision (ITC). Shortly
thereafter, however, Samsung filed a countersuit with the ITC and another in ... Read more...
Oculus Rift demos go on the road starting May 7
Oculus announced a program
today that should allow more potential VR customers to get some
hands-on time with the company's Rift headset. Starting May 7, some Best
Buy stores will have the Oculus Rift in stock, both for purchase and as
a demo. ... Read more...
Antec's P9 Window is a mid-tower case with a view
Antec's newly minted P9 Window
mid-tower case provides an unobstructed view of its interior through a
large side-panel window, as its name suggests. Visible on the inside are
cooling vents on the top, bottom, front, and back and tool-less
expansion trays, bays, and slots. Not so obvious are the mounts for fans
or radiators and hidden cable routing areas behind the motherboard
tray. ... Read more...
Nvidia 365.10 drivers are Game Ready for MOBAs and Forza Apex
Variations on MOBA games are everywhere these days. There's Blizzard's Overwatch, Epic's Paragon, and 2K's Battleborn.
And, of course, there are new Nvidia graphics drivers geared up for all
this multiplayer action. Please welcome Nvidia's WHQL-certified 365.10 driver release.
If
it's not clear by now, Nvidia says the new release is "Game Ready" for
the titles mentioned above. Our own Nathan "Jr. Damage" Wasson has given
his preliminary seal of approval to Overwatch and Battleborn in particular. There's also good news for ... Read more...
Intel cancels Broxton and SoFIA smartphone SoCs
Intel has had a rough go of the last couple of weeks. Following its April 19 earnings report, Intel announced a plan to lay off 12,000 workers,
representing about 11% of its workforce. The company also said it would
be re-aligning its operations as it transitions from "a PC company to
one that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing
devices." We now have word about the product lines under the axe, as
well as some clarification of those that aren’t, courtesy of a Forbes.com report.
According to Patrick Moorhead
from Forbes, the biggest takeaway from his conversations with Intel is
that the company is continuing its focus on the products that TR gerbils
will be most concerned with. Moorhead says the company’s
bread-and-butter processor lines ... Read more...
The Tech Report attends Silicon Valley Virtual Reality 2016
I spent a few days last week at the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Expo in San Jose. SVVR is a fairly small convention that showcases the latest developments in VR. The Turris VR chair that we covered last week
was at the convention, but since it got its own article already, I
won't talk about it here other than to say that it was subjected to
nearly non-stop use for three days and got plenty of positive feedback.
Turris aside, here's what I did and saw at the event. Luckey and I were some of just a few attendees ... Read more...
VAGO – A Travel Compressor That Makes Space In
this week’s ‘Crowdfunding Campaign Of The Week’ we feature a nifty
travel gadget, VAGO. VAGO is a travel tool smaller than the size of your
palm that frees up space in your luggage, via compression – making the
pain of packing when travelling a little more bearable. Space taken up
by clothes, bags or...
Huawei G9 Lite and MediaPad M2 7.0 announced Huawei
has announced a new smartphone and tablet for the Chinese market today,
the G9 Lite and the MediaPad M2. The G9 Lite is basically the P9 Lite
for China, with specs that include a 5.2-inch Full HD display, Huawei’s
Kirin 950 processor clocked at 2.0GHz, and a 13-megapixel rear camera.
There’s also an 8-megapixel...
Turtle Beach rolls out Elite Pro gaming headset Turtle
Beach has announced its Elite Pro gaming headset. While the market is
flooded with offerings from the likes of Razer, Steelseries, Logitech,
and others, Turtle Beach is looking to differentiate its headset by
offering what it calls Aerofit Ear Cushions, which sees the
earpads infused with a cooling gel. There are other tweaks that make the
headset more...
AMD Radeon R3 Series entry-level SSDs announced AMD
has rolled out a series of SSDs aimed at the entry-level segment. The
drives are branded as the Radeon R3 Series, and are available on Amazon.
The drives are available in configurations of 120 GB, 240 GB, 480 GB,
and 960 GB, and offer TLC NAND flash memory along with Silicon Motion
SM2256KX controllers on a SATA 6 Gb/s...
Intel’s unannounced six-core Core i7-6850K benchmarked Intel’s Core
i7-6850K has made its way to a reviewer at Overclock.net ahead of its
official debut. The CPU is designed for the LGA2011v3 socket, and is
based on the 14nm Haswell-E silicon, featuring six cores clocked at
3.60GHz, HyperThreading with up to 12 logical CPUs, and 15 MB of L3
cache. The i7-6850K is pin-compatible with current LGA2011v3 boards, but
its fiberglass...
Marshmallow captures 7.5 percent of the Android market Google
has released the latest distribution numbers for the Android platform,
and the latest iteration of the OS has seen a major jump in share over
the last month. Android 6.0 Marshmallow now runs on 7.5 percent of
Android devices worldwide, up from 4.6 percent 30 days ago. It’s not
surprising to see this increase,...
Possible Samsung Galaxy A4 in the works Samsung’s
Galaxy A lineup of premium mid-range smartphones has come a long way,
with multiple devices having made their way to the market since the
series was originally launched. Now, Samsung seems to be working on yet
another Galaxy A smartphone – a device that could possibly be the Galaxy
A4 has surfaced online on...
Hitman Episode Two update plays havoc with DirectX 12 support Hitman
Episode Two picked up an update (v1.1.2) over the weekend, but all’s
not well as the patch plays havoc with DirectX 12 support. The folks
at PC Gamer found out that the latest patch resulted in unusually long
loading times for the game: Launching the DX12 version of Hitman no
longer worked. The spinning disk appears when you click...
AMD Radeon R9 480 rumored to be as fast as the Radeon R9 390X According
to benchmark figures listed on the GFXBench database, the upcoming
Radeon R9 480 graphics card could deliver performance very similar to
the Radeon R9 390X. We cannot be entirely sure though, as we only get to
see the OpenGL benchmarks on GFXBench. Still, it is definitely a
positive sign and raises out expectations from...
Nvidia rolls out 365.10 Game Ready drivers Nvidia
has rolled out the 365.10 Game Ready drivers, providing performance
tweaks for games such as Battleborn, Forza Motorsport 6: APEX Beta,
Overwatch Beta, and Paragon Beta. Several Oculus Rift games have also
been optimized. Here’s the breakdown of what’s new in 365.10: Improved
performance for Vulkan 3D API. Adding or updating the 3DV profile in
Battleborn...
HTC 10 pre-orders to start shipping in the US this week The
HTC 10 was announced quite a bit later than Samsung’s and LG’s Android
flagships for the year. Naturally, the handset will be going on sale
considerably late as well, but for those that have pre-ordered HTC’s
latest hero device, the wait will come to an end this week. This has
been confirmed by HTC’s Senior...
More Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) specifications revealed The
Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) was spotted on an online benchmark earlier
this week, and the upcoming budget phone from the Korean company has now
popped up in another benchmarking tool, which has given us more
information on what specs it will carry. A notable difference in the
device tested on AnTuTu and on the...
Meizu Pro 6 with 3GB RAM spotted on benchmark The
Meizu Pro 6 has already gone official, but unlike most smartphones from
China these days, the Pro 6 was only announced in a single variant as
far as the RAM was concerned. However, it seems Meizu did work on a
slightly lower-spec version of the phone, as a model with 3GB of RAM
has...
HTC announces the Desire 830 HTC’s
Desire series have gotten yet another entry, with the Desire 830 now
official. The Desire 830 doesn’t offer many surprises compared to
previous Desire phones launched this year, with a 5.5-inch Full HD
display on the front, and an octa-core MediaTek processor chugging under
the hood. The Desire 830 comes with a 13-megapixel rear...
ZTE Axon 2 listed by retailer with a $599 price tag We
recently saw the ZTE Axon 2 getting certification from China’s telecom
authority TENAA, with the device sporting a Snapdragon 820 processor and
the latest version of the Android operating system. Now, the Axon 2 has
been listed online by retailer OppoMart. The listing reveals the
phone’s spec sheet and also its price tag. At $599,...
HTC’s smartwatch announcement delayed to June HTC
has been surprisingly quiet in the smartwatch game, having confirmed
that it is working on a smartwatch back in 2014 without making any
official announcement yet. The last rumor about the company’s first
smartwatch said that it could be launched alongside the HTC 10. That
didn’t happen, and prolific leakster evleaks is now saying...
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 “Pascal” cards to go official this week The
highly anticipated successors to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970
could be announced on May 6th. NVIDIA has started sending “mysterious”
looking boxes to a few reviewers with an ‘Orderof10’ puzzle. A website
is now live as well, where people are being asked to solve the puzzle.
The countdown on the website...
AMD officially teases its upcoming “Polaris” GPU architecture AMD
now has a dedicated website up for its upcoming Polaris architecture.
While there are no specific details available on the page yet, you do
have the option of signing up to be notified when the first Polaris
based cards go on sale. The upcoming high-end notebook GPUs from AMD
will be based on Polaris...
ASRock unveils the entry-level H110M-HDVP motherboard ASRock
has introduced a new entry-level socket LGA1151 motherboard, the
H110M-HDVP. The micr-ATX board draws power using a combination of 24-pin
and 4-pin ATX power connectors. For the CPU, the board offers a 3+1
phase VRM, not surprising on an entry-level offering. It comes with two
DDR4 DIMM slots, with support for up to 32GB...
Sapphire launches the Radeon R9 390 TOXIC graphics card Sapphire
has come out with a new Radeon R9 390 card, the air-cooled Radeon R9
390 TOXIC. The graphics card is meant exclusively for select Asian
markets such as China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It features an attractive
looking VaporX vapor-chamber cooling solution and comes
factory-overclocked. In fact, it is the highest clocked Radeon R9...
Built-in Ad Blocker Now Live for Opera Back in March,
Opera announced that it was releasing a development version of its web
browser that had built-in ad blocking. The company has now moved this
version to the official release channel for all to utilize. CEO Lars
Boilesen reiterated the companies stance on the issue stating, "We do
this because we want to provide people with the fastest browsers in the
market. Our speed test shows that online ads slow down the browsing
experience." Opera only controls a very small share of the Internet
browser market, with recent estimates at around 2% according to Net
Applications, and users of other browsers will still have to rely on
third party software. It will be interesting to see if this will
increase the usage of Opera and, perhaps more interesting, if it will
spur other companies to adopt a similar policy for their browsers.
Source: Computer World
Star Wars Action-Adventure Game in Development at Respawn Entertainment
In
honor of Star Wars Day, which occurs yearly on May 4, Respawn
Entertainment has announced that it has been developing an
action-adventure game set in the Star Wars universe for the past two
years. Respawn is best known for its work on Titanfall, and the
upcoming sequel. The studio hasn't released any other substantial
information about the game, but has said it will bring "a whole new adventure to the galaxy." I would love to see something similar to Knights of the Old Republic,
especially if it expands on the Star Wars universe instead of focusing
on areas covered by the existing movie and television properties.
Source: Ars Technica
Journey Off the Coast of Maine in Fallout 4 - Far Harbor; Arrives May 19
The final piece of Fallout 4'sthree initial DLCs has finally been revealed, as the official trailer for Fallout 4 - Far Harbor has arrived. Far Harbor
is a massive new add-on for Bethesda's latest RPG, as a new case from
Valentine's Detective Agency puts us on the trail of a young woman and a
secret colony of synths. We make for the coast of Maine and the island
of Far Harbor, a place where the radiation levels were far higher and
mutated the wildlife that much more. This is a feral world, a deadly
world, and I just hope the plants aren't trying to kill you. It's going
to be bad enough with the mirelurks, ghouls, these strange
lizard/newt-like creatures, an angler fish monstrosity, and whatever
else awaits us on the island. Oh, and let's not forget about the
residents, Children of Atom, and the synths that call Far Harbor home.
Far Harbor
is Bethesda's largest landmass for any add-on it's ever made, and it
already looks like there is plenty to see and do on it. A growing
conflict between the human and synth inhabitants might require
intervention on your part, especially as you try to find this young
woman and (presumably) bring her home. New factions, faction quests,
settlements, higher-level weapons and armor, and new dungeons all await
us on Far Harbor. Plus those dangerously lethal creatures on it, too. Fallout 4 - Far Harbor
arrives on May 19 for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Once it
arrives, the wait begins again for news on the next pieces of DLC for Fallout 4.
Source: Bethesda.net
Steam Review System Seeing Significant Changes
Game
reviews, whether they are multi-page articles or one line
recommendations, can be very important to people before making a
purchase, but while they do provide valuable information, the state of
the game may have changed since then. To address exactly that issue with
Steam Customer Reviews, Valve has changed how the system works to
emphasize more recent reviews.
With how the system originally
worked, newer reviews were not always as visible as older reviews that
were deemed 'most helpful.' Now recent reviews will be featured more
prominently, to give customers a more up-to-date view of the game.
Additionally the review scores that are listed at the top of the product
page have also been tweaked to be based on reviews from the past 30
days (if there are enough reviews from that period and the game is at
least 45 days old). The overall score that includes older reviews are
still listed, should you want to see them.
There is a bit more
information at the source link if you want to read it. Personally, I am
fairly happy to see these changes. I have experienced many games
changing significantly post-launch from new content being added, bugs
being fixed, and performance optimizations. A system to help capture
these changes in reviews should benefit everyone who chooses to look at
them, and the developers who invest the effort to make those changes.
Source: Steam News
Hardware Roundup: Wednesday, May 4, 2016, Edition
Today is Star Wars
Day, when nearly everybody takes the journey to that galaxy far, far
away. We do have a couple of items to help bring you back, like a review
of the Corsair Carbide SPEC-ALPHA case, the company's latest model.
This case features a unique design that may seem small, yet can fit a
ton of hardware inside while not breaking the bank. Our other item for
the day is the Phiaton BT 110 Bluetooth Headset, a water-resistant model
that can keep your tunes going regardless of the weather or workout
intensity, and still make your calls when needed. Cases
Mighty No. 9 Goes Gold; Launch Date Revealed
Late last year, it was reported
that Mighty No. 9 was expected to be released to gamers on February 9,
2016. That date has long come and gone, and those interested in the game
still have not been able to play the exciting video game title.
Fortunately, Keiji Inafune has just recently revealed to the public that
the game now has a concrete launch date of June 21, 2016 for North
America and Asia, and June 24, 2016 for all other regions of the world.
Inafune also noted that Mighty No. 9 has officially gone gold, and that
the video game is in the final stages of development before it can be
purchased from retail outlets or digital channels.
Despite the
game launching in late June of this year, Inafune revealed that portable
versions of Mighty No. 9 for the PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS will
be available at a later point in time.
Source: Mighty No. 9 Official Site
Endless War Returns in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
The time has come once again to wage endless war, as Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
has been officially announced. Developed once again by Relic and this
time published by Sega, following THQ's bankruptcy part out, Dawn of War III
sees the Space Marines, Orks, and Eldar fight on a galactic scale.
Little else is known right now about the game, except those three races
are joined by a fourth race that Relic is keeping tight to its chest.
Maybe we'll see the Tyranids or the Forces of Chaos once again, or
perhaps the Tau or Necrons instead. Relic does promise Dawn of War III
will be its biggest game yet, with base-building, epic heroes, gigantic
units, and huge battles. It looks to bring us back more to the style of
the first game, while also keeping in aspects of the second game, too.
Battles
should be easier to follow, with laser blasts clearly showing where the
fights are happening and finer unit details easier to pick out. It also
looks to have more of a tabletop flair with bright unit colors, so no
more ultra grimdark gameplay here. The previous entry was fantastic, but
sometimes it was hard to see what you were doing, so here's hoping Dawn
of War III corrects that. Hero units return, with them taking on the
role of individual heroes (like Gabriel Angelos), elite squads like
Assault Terminators, or even super units like an Imperial Knight walker
(a one-man version of WH40K's massive Titan units). As mentioned
before, base-building is back, producing your everyday troops to wage
war and capture requsition points, work units for power generator
building, and even drop pods for the Space Marines to load into and
deploy across the battlefield. Nothing says death from above quite like a
drop pod full of Space Marines crashing into a horde of Greenskins.
Orbital laser cannons, a revamped cover system, and more await us in the
battlefields of endless galactic war. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III has no release date just yet, but it is real and it is coming.
Sources: PC Gamer and the Official Website
Hardware Roundup: Tuesday, May 3, 2016, Edition
Tuesday
is here, bringing with it a few items to help get you through the day.
There is a look at the ECS Z170-Claymore motherboard, which has plenty
of enthusiast-level features for a price that is budget friendly. For
those needing a new phone, perhaps the InFocus M560 Smartphone,
featuring an octa-core SoC, Android 5.1, and a Foxconn design, should be
on your list. Ending things for today is a look at 20 of the worst PC
setups seen during the month of April. Motherboards
Dawn of the Singularity (eBook) Available for Pre-Order
For anyone interested in some more of the story behind the recently released Ashes of the Singularity, you will soon have an opportunity to explore it. On May 12, David Simpson's new book, Dawn of the Singularity releases for the Amazon Kindle,
but you can pre-order today for $4.99 or purchase the print version,
also on Amazon, for $12.99. You might already know David Simpson as the
author of the bestselling Post-Human series Dawn of the Singularity is set a near future, long before Ashes of the Singularity
takes place, and examines what may happen as humanity reaches the
technological singularity. With a strong AI surpassing humans taking
shape, some people will welcome it as a new friend and ally, while
others will consider it a sign of doom. This is the first book in The Singularity Saga and the first from Fearless Publishing, which is located in Plymouth Michigan, where Stardock, the publisher of Ashes of the Singularity, is also located.
Source: Press Release
Dead Facts Trailer Released for Dead Island Definitive Collection
In March, Deep Silver and Techland announced the Dead Island Definitive Collection. This package includes Dead Island, Dead Island: Riptide,
and all of their DLC rebuilt in the latest version of Techland's Chrome
engine. This means updated graphics, improved performance, and
availability on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Today we are getting
another look at the collection with the "Dead Facts" trailer, which
reminds us of the fun of a zombie apocalypse. The collection launches
May 31 for $39.99 for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 and includes the
mini game Dead Island Retro Revenge. The definitive editions of the two main games will also launch that day, for both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Latest Game Ready Drivers Available Ahead of Battleborn Launch
NVIDIA
continues to follow its pattern of releasing Game Ready versions of its
GeForce video card drivers for upcoming or recently released games with
the Game Ready 365.10 WHQL drivers. The focus of this update is Battleborn, which combines "first-person shooting with MOBA-style gameplay" and is available tomorrow, and these drivers hope to provide the "best possible framerates and frametimes in Battleborn's high-stakes multiplayer matches." NVIDIA is also throwing in some improvements for a trio of upcoming game betas including Forza Motorsport 6 Apex, Overwatch, and Paragon.
All three games will host open betas starting May 5, May 4, and this
weekend, respectively. Head over to the NVIDIA website to get your hands on the drivers now.
Source: NVIDIA
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Could Have 6GB of RAM
Details
surrounding the next generation of NVIDIA graphics cards, rumored to
use the 10X0 naming convention, have been trickling out over the past
few months. In March, rumors began to spread that the card would be available near the end of this month with the high end GTX 1070 and 1080 mentioned specifically. Images leaked last month showed a cooling shroud
with GTX 1080 clearly visible. We have now got our hands on some
details about the mid range card, known as the GTX 1060, with the
expectation that it will utilize 6GB of GDDR5 video RAM. Also included
in the details is that the "GTX 1060 (or Ti) will be using the
GP104-150-A1 GPU while the GTX 1080 uses the GP104-400-A1 and the GTX
1070 with its GP104-200-A1 GPU."
Source: Tweak Town
Hardware Roundup: Monday, May 2, 2016, Edition
May
is here at last, bringing with it several items to start the month off
right. We have a review of the AMD Radeon Pro Duo, a dual GPU card
packing two Fiji XT cores onto one PCB for what should be some
impressive performance numbers, if you can stomach the $1500 price.
Switching things up, the Intel 750 Series 400GB NVMe SSD gets reviewed
to see what this little PCIe card can do. If you need to hear your games
better, maybe the SteelSeries Siberia 350 Gaming Headset, with its
affordable price, is for you. Wrapping things up for today is a look at
how buying an older flagship smartphone might be the better option than
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