Intel has launched the first two CPUs from its Intel’s Skylake architecture, the 6th Generation Core i7-6700K and the Core i5-6600K. A number of reviews have been posted from around the community. Follow the links below to learn more about these new processors.
Hardware
With Intel announcing its 6th generation Core processors, codenamed “Skylake” along with the new Z170 Express Chipset, a number of motherboard manufacturers have announced their new motherboards built for the new processors and chipset. We have rounded up some of the first reviews for a number of these new motherboards. Click on the links below to find out if one of these new motherboards are destined for your new build.
Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.
- Intel Debuts its 6th Generation Core Processor Family and Z170 Express Chipset
- MSI Announces the Z170 Gaming Motherboards
- ASUS Announces ROG Maximus VIII Z170 Series Motherboards
- ASUS Announces Z170 Series Motherboards
- ASUS Announces Z170 Signature Series Motherboards
- ASUS Announces Z170 Pro Gaming Motherboards
- GIGABYTE Launches Its 100 Series Motherboards
- EVGA Announces its Z170 Series Motherboards
- ECS Proudly Announces Z170-Claymore Motherboard
- ASRock Announces its Z170 Motherboard Series
- BIOSTAR Announces its Z170 Motherboards
- HyperX Releases HyperX FURY DDR4 Kits of Two for Intel Skylake Platform
- Corsair and Cherry Develop New ‘Silent’ Cherry MX Red Mechanical Keyboard Switch
- Rivet Networks Unleashes Killer E2400 with Advanced Stream Detect 2.0
- Acer Lifts The Veil On Its Predator G6-710 Gaming Desktop
- Eizo Rolls-out 27” IPS Monitor with 144Hz Refresh Rate, AMD FreeSync
- EK Water Blocks Introduces the CoolStream SE 120 mm Slim Radiator
- EK Announces Intel® Socket H3 (LGA-1151) Skylake Compatibility
- Corsair Evolves Gaming Arsenal with New RGB Keyboards, Mice, and Headsets
- ASUS Announces ROG GX860 Buzzard Gaming Mouse
- Razer Announces DeathStalker Chroma Keyboard
- Infinite Control and 16.8 Million Color Options with The Razer Orbweaver Chroma Mechanical Gaming Keypad
- MSI Adds GeForce GTX 980 and 980 Ti Armor2X Graphics Card
- Creative Announces Sound BlasterX H7: Professional HD 7.1 Headset
- Creative Announces Sound BlasterX G5: 7.1 External Sound Card and Amplifier
- Xilence Introduces New CPU Cooler Series
- Noctua Provides Free Mounting Upgrade for Upcoming Intel “Skylake” Platform
The new NVIDIA GeForce 353.62 WHQL Game Ready drivers for Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 are now available to download from GeForce Experience and GeForce.com. Featuring launch-day support for Windows 10, tweaks and optimizations for games running on other operating systems, and new SLI profiles, our latest Game Ready driver is a recommended update for all GeForce GTX gamers. You can download the release notes in .PDF form here.
With the release of Windows 10 today, AMD has made available a minor update to its Catalyst drivers, version 15.7.1. This driver provides support for Windows 10 as well as full WDDM 2.0 and DirectX 12 support which is available on all AMD Graphics Core Next (GCN) products, – AMD Radeon HD 7000 and newer graphics products. The new 15.7.1 Catalyst drivers also include a number of bug fixes. For more information, check out the release notes here.
You can download the AMD Catalyst 15.7.1 drivers here.
Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.
- G.SKILL Conquers 4000MHz Speed Barrier and Releases New Trident Z and Ripjaws V Series DDR4 Memory
- GIGABYTE Unveils GeForce GTX 970 Twin-Turbo Graphics Card
- Mionix Unveils the CASTOR Gaming Mouse
- EK Announces CoolStream CE Series Radiators
- ASRock Unveils Gaming G10 Router – VIDEO
- COUGAR Announces 230M and 250M Gaming Mice
- AOC Reveals U3277PQU and Q3277PQU 32-inch Monitors
- AMD Readies Radeon R7 370X to Counter GeForce GTX 950
- GIGABYTE’S Upcoming Gaming 3 Motherboard With WoT Theme Pictured
- MSI Z170A XPOWER Gaming Titanium Edition Motherboard Pictured
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
We review the MSI X99A GODLIKE motherboard, this motherboard from their Gaming series isn’t shy when it comes to naming. But truth be told, this is among the best X99 chipset based motherboards we have tested to date. It ticks all the right boxes and has a feature-set that is amazing. I’m not talking about the RGB LED system even, multiple Killer NICs, the best AC WIFI solution e ever tested and well, just so much more in regards to SLI/Crossfire support, SATA3 connectors, M.2., overclock features, a very nice audio solution and much more. Join us in a the MSI X99A GODLIKE review, a product that is bound to please the PC gamer.
By E. Fylladitakis @ AnandTech
Corsair just released a new mechanical motherboard, the STRAFE, bringing cost-effectiveness to gamers who want the versatility of an advanced programmable keyboard that may be limited to red backlighting but supposedly lacks no practical features over the RGB models. The truly interesting part however is that the STRAFE has an MSRP of just $110, nearly half the MSRP of the K70 RGB ($200).
Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.
- EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin Edition Launched
- ID-Cooling Builds Dual-Pump All-In-One Liquid Cooler With CPU And GPU Blocks
- AMD Launches Affordable A8-7670K APU for Gaming PCs Built on a Budget
- GALAX GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC Graphics Card Starts Selling
- GIGABYTE Z170-SOC Force Motherboard Pictured
- Genius Debuts the GX-Gaming G500V Gaming Headset
- MSI Z170 GAMING M Series Skylake Motherboards Pictured
- Plextor Releases All New PlexTurbo and V Series SSDs for Simple System Upgrades
- ADATA Launches the UV140 USB 3.0 Flash Drive
- PNY Reveals the HP v210w 2.0 USB Flash Drive
- KLEVV To Launch SSDs and First Low-Profile DDR3 Kits
Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.
- CableMod Launches CM-Series Kits
- Cougar Announces New 550M Flagship Gaming Mouse
- Be Quiet! Announces Silent Base 800 Window Chassis Availability
- BitFenix Announces Alchemy 2.0 LED Strips for Case-mods
- X2 Launches NexTide PC Case
- D-Link Now Shipping High Power AC1750 Wi-Fi Router
- EK Releases New Extended Range Series EK-Vardar Fans
- Sharkoon Unveils New USB 3.0 Hubs in Aluminium
- Windows 10 Attains RTM Status
- ADATA Releases the XPG SX930 SATA 6Gb/s Gaming SSDs
- Micron Announces New Flash Storage Designed for Consumer Applications