Hardware

Just Announced Hardware for 19 April 2016

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NVIDIA Outs GeForce 364.96 Hotfix Drivers

nvidia-geforce-logoSource: TechPowerUp!

NVIDIA released today its latest “Hotfix” GeForce drivers that add optimization for an unannounced game and a minor GeForce Experience-related bug. To begin with, GeForce 364.96 Hotfix driver comes with optimization (read: “support”) for DOOM: Open Beta. Don’t expect SLI support on this game’s OpenGL-based engine, though. The drivers also address a bug with GeForce Experience that caused it to not open correctly without an active Internet connection.

You can download the new GeForce 364.96 Hotfix drivers from this NVIDIA support page.

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Just Announced Hardware for 15 April 2016

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MSI Z170A Gaming PRO CARBON Motherboard Review

msi-z170a-gaming-pro-carbonBy Hilbert Hagedoorn @ Guru3D

We review the Z170A Gaming PRO CARBON from the MSI Gaming PRO Series motherboards. Armed with a competitive and affordable price at €150/$170,- this motherboard has refined looks, an RGB LED lighting system and next to that, this is Z170 meaning it is fast, feature rich and tweakable as well. A motherboard that offers features plentiful to provide your Intel Core i3/i5/i7 Skylake processor the full infrastructure is needs for a delicious gaming PC. Dressed in black and with added benefits like USB 3.1, M.2. slot and DDR4 support the product will offer a lot of value for your money.

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Just Announced Hardware for 12 April 2016

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Cougar Attack X3 Mechanical Keyboard & 450M Gaming Mouse Review

cougar-attack-keyboard-x3-450M-gaming-mouseBy E. Fylladitakis @ AnandTech

Cougar is a German manufacturer of PC components that was founded in 2007. The company originally focused on cases and PSUs, but recently diversified towards gaming peripherals as well. A year ago we had a look at their first and, at the time, the most advanced keyboard and mouse they had to offer. Following the success of their 700-series peripherals, Cougar released nearly a dozen additional keyboards and mice during this past year, designed to cover many tastes and budgets. Today we are having a look at one of their newest keyboards and mice, the Attack X3 mechanical gaming keyboard and the 450M optical gaming mouse respectively.

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AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.1

amd-radeon-crimson-softwareSource: TechPowerUp!

AMD released its latest version of the Radeon Software Crimson Edition drivers. Version 16.4.1 comes with optimization for “Quantum Break,” with up to 35 percent higher performance seen a machine running the Radeon R9 Fury X, compared to the previous 16.3.2 drivers. It also provides software support for the two hottest VR headsets – Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The drivers also address a bug seen on “Hitman” (2016), which cases the game to flicker when shadow quality is bumped up to “high,” in DirectX 11 mode. Most importantly, the drivers fix a frame-rate capping issues noticed on some DirectX 12 applications.

You can download the Radeon Software Crimson Edition version 16.4.1 here.

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Just Announced Hardware for 5 April 2016

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AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3.2

amd-radeon-crimson-softwareSource: TechPowerUp!

AMD made its second release of Radeon Software Crimson Edition for March 2016, with version 16.3.2. The new drivers come with official support for the two popular VR headsets, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. It also adds support for the recently announced Radeon Pro Duo dual-GPU graphics card. The drivers improve CrossFire performance for “Hitman (2016)” in DirectX 11 mode, and “Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture.” It also fixes critical bugs related to the Radeon R9 Fury, which saw display corruption on system idle mode; and XCOM 2 stuttering.

You can download the Radeon Software Crimson Edition version 16.3.2 here.

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Just Announced Hardware for 30 March 2016

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