Hardware

By E. Fylladitakis @ AnandTech

When it comes to high performance >1 kW computer power supplies, almost every reputable OEM has released at least one design to serve as their flagship. This is not necessarily because the companies expect high revenue because they are well aware that this segment of the market is very small and overly saturated. They do this because the flagship serves as a symbol of the company’s capabilities and competence, enhancing their profile on all fronts in order to produce that halo product, hoping the performance of the high end results in trickle-down sales. In this extremely competitive and saturated market, we have a new contender – Andyson.

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By Kenny @ PureOC

Kingston Technology, one of the leaders in the industry has been rather well known for its previous HyperX 3K Series Drives. But as most already know, Kingston started to branch out its HyperX line up to its own brand as of the recent years and the HyperX brand has grown substantially. With this in mind, we are going to be looking at one of these new SSD Drives part of the Savage Series from HyperX.

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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.

• Cryorig Releases the H5 Ultimate CPU Cooler
• DeepCool Launches GamerStorm TriStellar ITX Chassis
• HyperX Launches New Savage SATA-based SSD
• Scythe Ninja 4 CPU Cooler Pictured
• GeIL Announces Super Luce DDR4 Enthusiast Memory Series
• G.SKILL Announces the World’s Fastest DDR4 128GB (8x 16GB) Memory Kit
• X2 Introduces the ISOLATIC Chassis
• Acer Announces World’s First Curved Monitor with NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology
• GALAX Launches Custom Water Cooled GeForce GTX 970 & GTX 980 HOF Series
• ZOWIE Announces ZA Series Gaming Mouse – VIDEO
• Sharkoon Announces Shark Zone H40 Gaming Headset

By Darksaber @ techPowerUp!

The Fractal Design Define S sports the same build quality and look as the Define family of enclosures, which we have come to love, but bears one very big difference: It is geared toward those building a custom liquid-cooling loop. With dedicated mounting possibilities for radiators, pump, and reservoir, the Define S shines where most other mid-tower cases fail by offering more than just a mounting possibility for pre-assembled liquid-cooling solutions.

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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 Compute Stick Now Available
• Alpenföhn Announces Matterhorn Black & White Edition CPU Coolers
• EK Releases EVGA GTX 980 Kingpin Edition Water Block
• Fractal Design Announces the Define S Chassis – VIDEO
• EK Introduces D Series Drop-in Liquid Cooling Kits
• Thermaltake Announces Core X9 Snow Edition Chassis
• CyberPowerPC Announces Trinity Gaming Desktop
• BenQ XL2730Z 27-inch AMD FreeSync Monitor to Launch Next Week
• Gigabyte Introduces GeForce GTX 960 ITX Graphics Card
• Sharkoon Announces SilentStorm SFX Power Supply Series
• BIOSTAR Releases Hi-Fi B85S1 Motherboard
• Cooltek Announces the GT-05 Mini-Tower Chassis
• AquaComputer Announces New Water-blocks for NVIDIA GTX Titan X
• Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma Keyboard Now Available
• Rapoo Announces VPRO V800 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
• PNY Releases the 2-in-1 DUO-LINK OU4 OTG USB 3.0 Flash Drive
• Patriot Ignite Series M2 SATA Solid-State Drive Announced
• EASARS Launches Four Gaming Headsets for the Global Market
• EVGA Gives Away Free Add-on Backplate with its GTX 970 Lineup

By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D

We review the 4GB model of the Gigabyte G1 Gaming GeForce GTX 960. The GTX 960 is the mainstream product that we figured has a notch too little memory, will this 4GB version resolve your and our concerns? We do know that this card is among the most silent we have ever tested, it also has great looks including a proper back-plate. The G1 Gaming comes factory overclocked, has a WindForce X3 based cooler and is a great overclocker as well. Let’s check it out, shall we?

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Source: techPowerUp!

NVIDIA released its latest “Game Ready” marked and WHQL-signed GeForce drivers, in the run up to a big game release – Grand Theft Auto V (GTA-V), in this case. NVIDIA also took the opportunity to bump its version numbering to R350, with the GeForce 350.12 WHQL numbering these drivers are being released with, today. These drivers come with a boat-load of optimizations for GTA-V, including SLI profiles, Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR) support, and GeForce Experience optimal settings. GTA-V supports NVIDIA-exclusive features such as MFAA, TXAA, percentage-closer soft-shadows (PCSS), 4K surround, and more. The R350 driver series also introduces OpenCL 1.2 support.

NVIDIA’s GeForce Game Ready 350.12 WHQL drivers can be downloaded from GeForce.com or through GeForce Experience.

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.

• ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces GR6 Console-inspired Gaming PC
• XFORMA MBX MKII Limited Edition PC Case Announced For $1,250
• ASUS Announces TUF Trooper B85 Motherboard
• Cooler Master Announces GeminII S524 Ver.2 CPU Cooler
• Arctic Announces M1 Series CPU Coolers for AMD Socket AM1
• Be Quiet! Announces Shadow Rock LP CPU Cooler
• Samsung Now Producing Industry’s First M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD for the PC Market
• Corsair Adds 960GB and 480GB Capacities to Force Series LS SSD Line
• NEC Introduces Two New AccuSync LED-backlit Monitors
• BIOSTAR Releases the H81MDC-LSP Motherboard
• HGST Ships NVM Express Compliant Solid-State Drives
• DeepCool Rolls Out Quanta DQ850 Power Supply
• Sony Unveils Pro 1 TB and 2 TB Hard Drives with Thunderbolt and USB 3.0
• ASUS X99 and Z97 Motherboards Support NVM Express Devices
• ViewSonic Introduces New Professional UHD 4K Monitor
• Samsung to Out Five New Curved Monitors

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.

• Turtle Beach Corporation’s New PC Gaming Accessories Now Available
• ASUS Announces TUF Sabertooth X99 Motherboard
• BIOSTAR Announces a GeForce GTX 960 Graphics Card
• GALAX Preparing New Hall of Fame GeForce GTX 980 Graphics Cards
• EVGA Brings Bling To SLI With Pro SLI Bridges V2
• XFX Radeon R9 390 Double Dissipation Allegedly Pictured
• MSI Launches 3 Braswell based ECO Motherboards
• OZONE Gaming Adds Ocelote World Mousepad
• Roccat Announces Kave XTD 5.1 Analog Gaming Headset
• ASRock Unveils X99M-Killer USB 3.1 Socket LGA2011v3 Motherboard
• Dell Adds P2416D 24in WHQD Monitor to its Lineup
• Thermaltake Announces Commander FT Touch Screen Fan Controller

By Sandy Bruce @ PureOC

Biostar has released multiple “Hi-Fi” models over the last few years that were designed to fill the mainstream and multimedia space. With a heavy focus on audio reproduction and connectivity, these boards have done well in this arena. This is the first time we can recall Biostar taking a considerable interest in the overall appearance and some features geared towards the performance side of things. This new approach has genuinely piqued our interest. We do however remain cautious for fear it may turn out to be a budget board in mid-range product’s clothing. Fancy box? Fancy board? Fingers crossed that this is the start of a transition to greater things in the future. For now, to see what we really have on hand, we will have to peel back layers of the Biostar Hi-Fi Z97Z7.

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