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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.

• COLORFUL Announces New Motherboards featuring Intel B360 and H310 Chipsets
• EVGA Adds Color Options for GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING
• EK Water Blocks is Launching the EK Fluid Gaming A360G Kit
• Sharkoon Announces the Skiller SGS4 Gaming Seat
• ADATA XPG Reveals SPECTRIX D80 DDR4 RGB Liquid Cooling Memory
• EK Water Blocks Releasing New X470 Series Monoblock for GIGABYTE X470 AORUS GAMING 5
• Cooler Master Collaborates with ASUS To Bring TUF Gaming Components – VIDEO
• Razer Abyssus Essential Mouse Completes Entry-Level Chroma Family of Products
• Bykski Announces Real-Time Temperature Monitoring Fittings for Watercooling
• Cherry Introduces the KC 6000 SLIM Keyboard

Source: TechPowerUp!

NVIDIA has releases GeForce 397.31 WHQL drivers. The drivers see NVIDIA discontinue regular support for 32-bit versions of Windows. It also sheds support for GPUs based on NVIDIA “Fermi” GPU architecture (GeForce 400 series and 500 series). The drivers also add first official support for NVIDIA RTX real-time ray-tracing technology. To use it, you’ll need a GPU based on NVIDIA’s next-generation “Volta” architecture (such as the $3,000 TITAN V), the latest major version of Windows 10, and Microsoft DXR developer package. The drivers also add support for Vulkan 1.1 API. Besides the above three, GeForce 397.31 WHQL is game-ready for “BattleTech” and “FrostPunk.”

You can download the new GeForce 397.31 WHQL drivers from GeForce Experience and GeForce.com.

ALERT!

NVIDIA GeForce 397.31 WHQL Drivers Put GTX 1060-Powered Systems Into Endless Restart Loop

TechPowerUp! is reporting that numerous GTX 1060 owners have reported on the official NVIDIA forums that they were unable to complete the installation of the 397.31 drivers. Users were prompted to restart their systems to complete the installation process, but once they have done so, they were presented with the exact screen over and over again putting their systems into an endless restart loop. While NVIDIA is investigating the bug, GTX 1060 owners are encouraged to roll back to a previous version of the drivers as a stop-gap solution. The workaround consists of rebooting the affected system in safe mode and running Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) to completely remove the 397.31 drivers. Users can then proceed to install the previous 391.35 drivers normally.

By Marco Chiappetta @ Hot Hardware

The Samsung SSD 970 Pro and 970 EVO are the company’s latest flagship sold state drives for high-performance desktop and mobile applications. They feature new controllers, the latest NAND, updated firmwares, and some subtle new features, all designed to boost performance and reliability. We’ve got both drives in hand and have put them through their paces on our freshly-updated test bed, alongside a quartet of competing products.

Read the Review 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.

• AORUS Unveils Z370 Motherboards With Exclusive Built-In 32GB Intel Optane Memory
• Tt eSPORTS Announces Iris Optical RGB Gaming Mouse – Now Available Worldwide
• EK Water Blocks Unveils its Own Pre-built Fully Liquid Cooled Ryzen-based Gaming PCs
• Raijintek Reveals the New CWB-RGB CPU Water Block with Addressable RGB LED Lighting
• EK Launches Updated EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 RGB Full Cover Water Block
• ID-Cooling Unveils New IS-60 Low Profile Top Flow CPU Cooler
• AMD Preparing Combat Crate Hardware Bundles with MSI
• MSI Launches MAG Bunker and MAG Pylon Cases
• EK Water Blocks Releasing its First X470 Series Monoblock for ASUS ROG STRIX X470-F
• Samsung Releases 970 PRO and EVO m.2. SSDs
• X2 Announces the PIRATE 1416 MicroATX Tempered Glass Case
• TeamGroup Announces T-FORCE VULCAN TUF Gaming Alliance Memory
• Cooler Master Announces MasterLiquid ML240R RGB and ML120R RGB

AMD today announced the global availability of its 2nd Generation Ryzen Desktop processors, starting with four models optimized for gamers, creators, and hardware enthusiasts: Ryzen 7 2700X, Ryzen 7 2700, Ryzen 5 2600X, and Ryzen 5 2600 processors. Building on the original award-winning 2017 “Zen” architecture, the 2nd Gen Ryzen processors combine the improved “Zen+” core with other major performance, feature, and platform advancements. We have collected a number of reviews on AMD’s new 2nd Gen Ryzen Desktop CPU’s, and you can read them via the links provided below.

• ANANDTECH
• GURU3D (Ryzen 7 2700X)
• GURU3D (Ryzen 5 2600X)
• TOM’S HARDWARE
• HARDOCP
• HOT HARDWARE
• TECHPOWERUP! (Ryzen 7 2700X)
• TECHPOWERUP! (Ryzen 5 2600X)
• PC PERSPECTIVE
• HEXUS
• BIT-TECH

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.

• AMD Announces Availability of 2nd Generation Ryzen “Pinnacle Ridge” Processors
• ADATA Launches XPG Spectrix D41 RGB DDR4 Memory
• Phanteks Releases Three New Colors for Eclipse P300 Chassis
• Sharkoon Introduces Mechanical, Low Profile Keyboards with RGB Illumination
• Antec Launches Colourful New Mid-range DF500 RGB Chassis
• G.SKILL Announces New Specifications for AMD Ryzen™ 2000 Series Processors and X470 Platform

By Morry Teitelman @ PC Perspective

The ECS Z370 Lightsaber motherboard is the latest offering in ECS’ L337 product line, offering support for the Intel Z370 chipset. Similar to previous iterations of the Lightsaber board, the Z370-Lightsaber builds on the those board by adding dual-m.2 slot support, enhanced power support, as well as support for the latest Intel Coffee Lake-based processors. With an MSRP of $199, ECS priced the Z370 Lightsaber to be price-competitive with other mid-tier Z370-based offerings.

Read the Review Here

By Hilbert Hagedoorn @ Guru3D

NZXT super-sized their Kraken series liquid coolers, meet the x72 for cases with 360 mm radiator mounts. This new cooler is compatible with CAM software. This allows you to program, customize and monitor this all-in-one liquid cooling solution for your processor. Armed with three 120mm PWM fans and a nice radiator to go with it, the performance is really good, next to being extremely silent, NZXT probably has got the best-LED lighting system implementation in the industry as well.

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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 Full Copper C7 Cu Heatsink
• MSI Announces Intel 8th Gen Gaming Desktops with G.A.M.E. Unlimited
• Cooler Master Announces Its First Addressable RGB AIO Liquid CPU Coolers
• exklim Presents Their eX Core Portable eGPU That Turns Any Computer Into a Gaming Rig
• AOC Announces AGON Monitor with AMD Radeon FreeSync 2 and VESA DisplayHDR 400
• AVerMedia Introduces the SonicWave GH335 and GH337 Gaming Headsets
• ASUS Officially Announces to Reposition Radeon Cards Under AREZ Branding
• Crucial Releases Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB DDR4 Gaming Memory
• Benq Goes FreeSync 2 With 32-inch EX3203R Monitor
• Lian Li Launches Their PC-O11 Dynamic Chassis
• Thermalright Announces ARO-M14 Series Ryzen CPU Coolers
• WD Adds New Ultrastar DC HC530 14TB Hard Drive

By Thomas Soderstrom @ Tom’s Hardware

If you’re the kind of builder who shops extensively before making a purchase, you’ve probably seen Colorful components pop up from time to time on the domestic market. Certain foreign sellers have long sought to cash in on the U.S. market by filling gaps, and Colorful has the volume to help it do just that. Yet for most of us, the volume that reaches our shores has represented little more than a trickle. The iGame Z370-X might change all that.

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