Hardware

By E. Fylladitakis @ AnandTech

Today is the dawn of a new era for Corsair, as the company announced the establishment of their own gaming brand. The new division has been christened “Corsair Gaming”, and with the name comes a new department and logo. The focus will be on the development of high performance gaming peripherals. Alongside the announcement of their new department, Corsair is also releasing several new products, with the much-anticipated RGB keyboards being among them. The company dropped the “Vengeance” series name and the new keyboards are just called by the brand name and model. That means we’re now looking at the Corsair Gaming K70 RGB (and not the keyboard formerly known as Vengeance K70 RGB or some variation on that theme).

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Well, that was fast! NVIDIA gave WHQL signing to the GeForce 344.16 Beta drivers it released earlier this week. The drivers still support just GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 graphics cards. The release notes document (PDF) is still not clear on exactly what these drivers bring to the table, over the recently released 344.11 WHQL, but we believe it could be an important bug-fix specific to NVIDIA’s new GPUs.

You can download the GeForce 344.16 WHQL drivers from the GeForce website.

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.

• Gigabyte G1.Sniper B6 Motherboard Color-Coded for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980/970 Video Boards
• Corsair Unleashes Corsair Gaming RGB Keyboards, RGB Mice, and Headsets
• BIOSTAR Announces Hi-Fi Z97Z7 Socket LGA1150 Motherboard
• Cooler Master Storm NovaTouch TKL Hybrid Keyboard Announced
• Adesso Announces Tru-Form 150 Keyboard
• MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Motherboard Starts Selling
• Razer DeathAdder Chroma Gaming Mouse Launched
• ROCCAT Kave XTD Stereo Gaming Headset Released
• Tt eSPORTS Unveils the TALON Series Optical Gaming Mouse
• Tt eSPORTS CHALLENGER Prime Gaming Keyboard Released
• Raijintek Launches Triton AIO CPU Cooler
• Sharkoon Announces Skiller PRO Gaming Keyboard

NVIDIA has launched its newest Maxwell GPU. There will be two new GPUs, the GeForce GTX 980 and GeForce GTX 970. These next generation GPUs usher in new features and performance that move the gaming industry forward. Reviews are coming in from around the internet and, as always, we have rounded up a large number of reviews and we’ve posted the links to them below for your convenience.

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The new GeForce 344.11 WHQL drivers are now available to download automatically through GeForce Experience, and from GeForce.com. These new drivers give GeForce GTX owners the ultimate gaming experience in the latest blockbuster titles, including Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, The Evil Within, F1 2014 and Alien: Isolation, and add support for the brand new, Maxwell-powered GeForce GTX 980 and GeForce GTX 970, the world’s most advanced graphics cards. Additionally, GeForce 344.11 WHQL drivers add support for NVIDIA G-SYNC Surround displays, making your gaming experience more realistic and immersive than ever before.

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.

• NVIDIA Announces the GeForce GTX 980 and GeForce GTX 970
• NVIDIA Stops Making GeForce GTX 780 Ti, 780, and 770 Graphics Cards
• MSI Announces the GAMING Series GeForce GTX 970 and GTX 980 Cards
• Palit Introduces the New GeForce GTX 970 and GTX 980 Cards
• GALAXY Launches the GeForce GTX 900 Series Graphics Cards
• ZOTAC Announces GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970
• ASUS Announces the Strix GTX 980 and Strix GTX 970 Graphics Cards
• Gainward Announces its GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 Graphics Cards
• MSI GeForce GTX 980/970 OC V1 and Gaming 4G Series Debut
• EVGA Announces its GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 with ACX 2.0
• Inno3D Announces the iChill GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970
• GIGABYTE Unveils the GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 G1 Gaming Graphics Cards
• Turtle Beach Releases the Ear Force Z60 PC Gaming Headset
• EK Unveils Revolutionary New NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 Water Blocks
• Tesoro Updates Shrike Gaming Mouse With Colors, Higher DPI
• Acer Brings 4K2K Displays With NVIDIA G-SYNC to North America
• EK Introduces Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X Water Block
• Samsung Unveils the S27D590C 27-inch Curved Monitor – VIDEO
• EIZO Announces the DuraVision FDF2305W 23-Inch Monitor
• AOC’s New Anti-Blue Light Technology Helps Protect Eyes While at the PC
• Club 3D Launches World’s First 4K USB 3.0 Docking Station
• COUGAR Launches 700K Feature-Rich, Aluminum Gaming Keyboard – VIDEO
• Logitech Unveils the G910 Orion Spark RGB Mechanical Keyboard
• Thermaltake Displays Full Range of Luna Series LED Case Fan: Luna 12, 14, and 20
• Koolance Confirms LGA2011v3 Compatibility for CPU-380I FC Block
• CRYORIG Provides Free Upgrade for LGA 2011-3
• GIGABYTE Introduces AIRE M93 ICE Wireless Mouse
• Be quiet! Unveils Straight Power 10 PSUs
• Antec Announces Availability of New EDGE Line of Power Supplies
• Sharkoon Unleashes Surprisingly Good-Looking Entry-Level PC Case – VIDEO

By: Chad Sebring @ TweakTown

Since the NDA has been lifted, we can now tell you that we are here today to look at the latest and greatest from Corsair’s Graphite Series of cases, the 780T. With its heritage in mind, and its sights set on the stars, Corsair has sent along the 780T full-tower chassis for us to review. This chassis definitely has its roots with its older brothers, but with a more elegant approach, and a feature set that outshines any other Graphite chassis. With high hopes ourselves, we hope you are just as excited as we are to see what all the hype surrounding this chassis has been about. So, without further ado, let’s dive deep into Corsair’s new Graphite Series 780T full-tower chassis.

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By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven

Cougar are probably best known for their cases and power supplies but recently they have been getting stuck into the peripherals market. Today in our Cougar 700M Review we take a look at this gamer mouse, along with the surface designed to match it.

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Author: Lee Garbutt @ PC Perspective

EVGA continues to raise the bar with the introduction of two new power supplies in their popular SuperNOVA line, the 1000 P2 and 1200 P2. Both new power supplies are 80Plus Platinum certified and feature all modular cables, high-quality Japanese brand capacitors, a single high-power +12V rail, and a 140mm dual ball bearing cooling fan (with the ability to operate in silent, fan-less mode at low power levels). The 1000 P2 and 1200 P2 are also backed by a 10-year warranty (with registration). And last but not least, many PC PSU enthusiasts will be happy to know the new 1000 P2 and 1200 P2 are being supplied by Super Flower; the same OEM that EVGA has been using for many of their higher output, premium PSUs! In this review we will be taking a detailed look at the EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 power supply.

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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.

• Scythe Tatsumi Cooler Available in AMD and Intel Versions
• Matrox Unveils Quad and Six-Head PCI Express Graphics Cards
• Thermaltake Releases the Core V51 Full Tower Chassis
• Noctua Expands A-series with New 92, 80 and 40 mm Fans
• CM Storm Mizar Gaming Mouse Now Available in North America
• Adesso Launches the iMouse G1 Illuminated Desktop Mouse
• ASUS’ Entry Level X99-A LGA2011v3 Motherboard Starts Selling
• Acer Announces Two New Monitors with a Frameless Design
• Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 and DDR4 Desktop Memory Now Available
• ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces G20 Compact Gaming PC
• New ATX Mid-Tower Case from Inter-Tech with 5.25-Inch Tray Pop-Out Debuts
• AUOptronics Develops 144 Hz WQHD IPS Panel
• ADATA DDR4 Memory Modules Ready for Intel Haswell-EP
• EK Releases 180 mm Series Coolstream WE Radiator
• Sleek Single-Slot NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti SP Graphics Card Debuts
• ZOTAC GeForce GTX 970 Pictured
• MSI Teases GeForce GTX 970 Gaming with TwinFrozr V
• Galaxy GeForce GTX 970 Pictured
• Seagate Ships 10 Millionth Solid-State Hybrid Drive
• ASUS to Cut Motherboard Prices by 5-10%