Corsair Unveils "Pearlescent White" Dominator Platinum Special Edition Contrast DIMMs
Corsair this week introduced its new Dominator Platinum series memory modules designed for modders and enthusiasts primarily interested in style. The new Dominator Platinum Special Edition Contrast DDR4 DIMMs...
11 by Anton Shilov on 4/13/2018OWC Ships ThunderBlade External SSDs, Touts SoftRAID Tech for 3800 MB/s Speeds
OWC this week began to ship its ThunderBlade external SSDs with a Thunderbolt 3 interface. The new DAS can deliver up to 2800 MB/s read speeds, which is beyond...
10 by Anton Shilov on 4/13/2018Intel’s Core i5+, Core i7+ CPUs with Bundled Optane Memory Hit Retail
Earlier this month Intel introduced its Core i+ processor brand for desktops and laptops. The brand-within-a-brand setup sees Intel's 8th gen Core i5, i7, and i9 CPUs bundled with...
44 by Anton Shilov on 4/12/2018G-Technology Unveils G-Speed, G-Drive Pro External SSDs: High Speed DAS For Workstations
G-Technology this week introduced its new families of external SSDs featuring a Thunderbolt 3 interface, up to 16 TB capacity, and 2800 MB/s sustained throughput. The new DAS from...
6 by Anton Shilov on 4/12/2018Intel Core-B Processors: 8th Gen BGA with 65W TDP
During the mêlée of last week and Intel announcing the next wave of 8th Gen Core processors, there were a few products that Intel did not include in the...
33 by Ian Cutress on 4/12/2018HP Announces Pavilion Gaming 32 HDR Display: 32" WQHD w/DisplayHDR 600 & FreeSync
Alongside their new Pavilion gaming desktops and laptops, today HP is also announcing an addition to their monitor stable with the release of the new Pavilion Gaming 32 HDR...
46 by Joe Shields on 4/11/2018Cadence Announces Tensilica Vision Q6 DSP
Today’s announcement comes from Cadence, and we see the unveiling of a new DSP IP called the new Tensilica Vision Q6. The Q6 succeeds the Vision P6 which as...
20 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/11/2018AMD Releases OEM Desktop & Mobile Radeon RX 500X SKUs: The Radeon Rebadge Returns (Updated)
Tucked inside today's HP’s announcement of their new Pavilion gaming systems is an interesting item: a mobile Radeon RX 560X graphics option. This is in fact not a typo...
45 by Nate Oh on 4/11/2018Mainstream Gaming: HP Updates Pavilion Gaming Desktop/Laptop Lineups
On the heels of Intel releasing their 8th Generation Core processors in late 2017, OEMs hustled to get their next generation of desktops and laptops ready to accept that...
4 by Joe Shields on 4/11/2018Acer and ASUS G-Sync HDR Displays Listed & Priced In Europe
Select European retailers have begun to take pre-orders on G-Sync HDR-supporting monitors from Acer and ASUS that are expected to hit the market as early as late this month...
61 by Anton Shilov on 4/10/2018MSI Announces GS65 Stealth: Thin & Lighter 15-Inch Gaming Laptop
When most think of gaming laptops large bulky devices with aggressive styling and likely some RGB LED flare setting themselves apart from the pool of monotonous portables. However, for...
18 by Joe Shields on 4/10/2018MSI's GT75 Titan DTR Laptop Gets Coffee Lake Treatment: Core i9 + GeForce GTX 1080
MSI has updated their GT series of gaming laptops (GT63, GT75, and GT83) all receiving an upgrade to the 8th generation Intel CPUs. The GT75 will now support up...
7 by Joe Shields on 4/10/2018Power Stamp Alliance Exposes Ice Lake Xeon Details: LGA4189 and 8-Channel Memory
For everyone waiting for Cascade Lake, Intel’s next server Xeon platform, to be launched, noise is being made from the Power Stamp Alliance and its members about the platform...
37 by Ian Cutress on 4/9/2018Chuwi Announces The HiGame Mini-PC With Kaby Lake G
Although we’ve mostly covered Chuwi’s laptop and tablet ventures to date, the company has just announced the HiGame mini-PC, and it’s worth a look. Chuwi is stepping out of...
25 by Brett Howse on 4/9/2018HP Unveils Chromebook x2: A 12.3-inch 2400x1600 2-in-1 with Intel Core-Y
Chromebooks are still seen is one of the faster-growing segments of the PC category, and today HP is unveiling a detachable device with its new Chromebook x2. The...
41 by Joe Shields on 4/9/2018NVIDIA Moves Fermi GPUs to Legacy Status, Ends Mainstream Driver Support for 32-bit Operating Systems
This week, NVIDIA has announced that they are ending mainstream graphics driver support for Fermi-based GeForce GPUs. Effective as of this month (i.e. immediately), all Fermi products are being...
43 by Nate Oh on 4/7/2018Kingston Launches A1000 Entry-Level PCIe SSDs: Phison PS5008-E8 with 3D TLC
Solid-state drives with a PCIe interface have become standard storage solutions for enthusiast-grade PCs these days. By contrast, gamers with budget constraints tend to buy SSDs featuring a SATA...
6 by Anton Shilov on 4/6/2018Micron Starts Construction of Its Third NAND Fab in Singapore
Micron this week broke ground on its new fab in Singapore that will be dedicated to manufacturing 3D NAND flash memory. Set to be completed late next year, Micron...
14 by Anton Shilov on 4/6/2018ADATA XPG Gammix S11: SM2262 with Heat Spreader for Gamers
The most popular gaming hardware these days tend to be the kit that has gaming-focused 'special treatment'. To satisfy such needs, numerous companies introduce separate brands to address requirements...
7 by Anton Shilov on 4/5/2018Samsung Odyssey Z Gaming Notebook: Going For Gamers with 8th Gen and Max-Q
Samsung this week introduced its latest laptop designed primarily for gamers. The new Samsung Notebook Odyssey Z will be based on Intel’s Core i7 processors with six cores as...
31 by Anton Shilov on 4/4/2018