Hardware

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AMD has released the latest version of Radeon Software. Version 21.11.3 beta comes with optimization for Microsoft Flight Simulator: GOTY Edition, and Farming Simulator 22. Additional extensions of the Vulkan API are added. The drivers also fix driver-timeouts or game crashes noticed with “Battlefield 2042″ on graphics cards such as the RX 6900 XT. Stuttering or poor performance with “DayZ” on RX 5700 XT was fixed. Also fixed is elevated disk usage by the Multimedia Athena dumps folder.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.11.3 drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.

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AMD has released Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.11.2 drivers, which come just in time for the Early Access release of “Battlefield 2042″ later today. The game’s general release is slated for November 19. Tested at 4K UHD with Ultra settings, the new drivers up to 14% higher performance over previous drivers for the RX 6900 XT, up to 15% higher performance for the RX 6800 XT, and up to 11% higher for the RX 6700 XT. The company did not put out any bug-fixes with this release.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.11.2 drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.

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NVIDIA has released the latest version of GeForce Game Ready software. Version 496.76 WHQL comes with optimization for “Battlefield 2042,” including support for DLSS and Reflex. The drivers also enable DLSS support for “Assetto Corsa Competizione,” “Bright Memory: Infinite,” “Farming Simulator 22,” “Hot Wheels Unleashed,” and “Myth of Empires.” Also released with these drivers is official support for NVIDIA Image Scaling.

Among the issues fixed are a game crash at launch with “WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship,” a texture flickering bug with “Ghost Recon Breakpoint,” a crash-to-desktop at launch with “Transport Fever,” a null pointer error with “Transport Fever 2,” over “blooming” with “Quake II RTX,” a game crash with “FarCry 6″ in DirectX 12 mode with RTX 3070 Ti, random freezes with “Detroit: Become Human,” a TDR crash with “Red Dead Redemption 2,” and random crashes with “Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.”

You can download the GeForce 496.76 WHQL Game Ready drivers via GeForce.com.

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.

• HyperX Launches Cloud Core Wireless Gaming Headset with DTS Headphone:X
• Team Group T-FORCE DELTA RGB DDR5 and VULCAN DDR5 are Released to the Global Market
• In Win Announces DIY Series Cases—AIRFORCE (ATX) and EXPLORER (Mini-ITX)
• Alphacool Introduces the Eisbaer LT240 and LT360 Aurora AIO CPU Coolers with Digital RGB Lighting
• ASUS Intros ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II Power Supply, Focus on Low Noise
• BIOSTAR Announces RACING Z690GTA Motherboard
• EK Launches Free LGA 1700 Upgrade Kit for EK-AIO Products
• CRYORIG Announces LGA 1700 Mounting Socket Support
• Antec Unveils its Dark Phantom DP31 Micro-ATX Chassis
• EVGA Announces X570 FTW WiFi Motherboard
• KLEVV Launches DDR5 Memory for Home and Gaming PCs With Intel Alder Lake Compatibility
• Noctua Introduces NH-L9i Low-profile CPU Coolers for LGA1700 and NA-FD1 Fan Duct
• SilverStone HELA 2050 Power Supply is Hella Powerful, Hella Compact

By Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D

To be precise, ASUS is back in the game, this time with another HERO, in the form of a Z690 motherboard. This Alder Lake motherboard is loaded with features and gadgets, and it’s dressed to impress with its dark design. The Z690 motherboards from ASUS will be plentiful, with some of the models offering a choice between DDR5 and DDR4 memory configurations. It all starts with the flagship ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme motherboard, which is followed by the FORMULA, HERO, and APEX motherboards, all of which will include DDR5 memory and only DDR5 memory — and that’s all there is to it. In total, there will be three ROG STRIX Z690 motherboards, one TUF GAMING Z690 motherboard, and a slew of PRIME Z690 motherboards, all of which will have differing degrees of technological sophistication, features, and sizes. ProART Z690-Creation 10G motherboard, which sounds like it’ll be a “content creator” motherboard with 10GbE LAN connectivity and, I’m sure, a ton of I/O connectivity, will be sandwiched between the rest of the ASUS Z690 lineup. The ASUS Maximus Z690 Hero, as tested today, rocks a 20-phase power design with 90A PowerStages.

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The embargo on independent reviews of the Alder Lake-S desktop series has officially lifted.  Now available from retailers, the six unlocked desktop processors are the first based on Intel’s performance hybrid architecture featuring a combination of Performance-cores (P-cores), the highest performing CPU core Intel has built, and Efficient-cores (E-cores), designed for scalable multi-threaded workload performance. We have gathered a number of reviews on the new 12th Gen processors, and they are featured via the links below.

Intel Core i9-12900K and Core i5-12600K

• TOM’S HARDWARE
• EUROGAMER
• HOTHARDWARE
• OC3D
• OVERCLOCKERS
• GURU3D (Core i9 12900K)
• GURU3D (Core i5 12600K)
• TECHPOWERUP! (Core i9 12900K)
• TECHPOWERUP! (Core i5 12600K)

Intel Core i7-12700K

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AMD has put out the first Radeon Software release for the month of November 2021, with the Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.11.1 beta. These drivers add optimization for “Call of Duty: Vanguard,” and “Forza Horizon 5.” For the latter, the drivers provide a massive 23% performance gain at 4K with “extreme” settings over the previous driver, as tested on a machine with an RX 6800 XT graphics card. A couple of issues have been fixed. Samsung Odyssey G9 C49G95T monitors were showing up display corruption with their resolution set at 5120 x 1440 @ 240 Hz, which has been fixed. Certain visual artifacts in the menu screen of “Call of Duty: Warzone,” have been fixed.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.11.1 drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.

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.

• MSI Unveils 12th Gen Intel Core Gaming Desktop and Definition the New Standard of Gaming Monitor
• Sharkoon Introduces the SKILLER SGK50 S4 60% Keyboard
• G.SKILL Trident Z5 Breaks DDR5-8704 World Record with ASUS ROG Z690 Apex
• PNY Announces Specifications and Availability of XLR8 Gaming and Performance DDR5 Desktop Memory
• GIGABYTE Prepares AORUS Z690 First Look Event to Showcase the Launch of the new Intel Alder Lake Platform
• Scythe Announces Mounting Upgrade Kit for Intel LGA1700 Socket
• Noblechairs Releases White Edition EPIC Gaming Chair
• Turtle Beach Velocityone Flight Controller Pre-orders Close Within Hours!
• EK Launches Precision Torque Screwdriver
• ASUS AIO Coolers Support Intel Core Processors of the 12th Generation
• SilentiumPC Cooling System Compatibility with the LGA1700 Platform
• GIGABYTE Releases GeForce RTX 3070 with a Silver colored Triple-fan Cooler
• Alphacool’s CPU Coolers & AIOs are ready for Intel’s LGA 1700 Socket
• Cooler Master Announces Free Mounting Upgrades for LGA1700 Release
• Arctic Launch Freezer i35 ARGB & Freezer A35 ARGB CPU Coolers
• SteelSeries Unveil Aerox 3 & Aerox 3 Wireless 2022 Editions

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.

• NETGEAR Expands Orbi Line With Industry’s First 5G Tri-band WiFi 6 Mesh System
• BIOSTAR Announces New AMD Radeon RX 6600 Graphics Card
• XPG Unveils Latest ATOM PCIe 3 & 4 M.2 SSDs
• ADATA Unveils LEGEND Series PCIe M.2 2280 Solid State Drives
• G.SKILL Showcases DDR5-7000 CL40 Extreme Speed Memory
• Acer Offers New 4K Monitor Model with a Non-glossy IPS Panel and Three LCD Options incl 28-inch
• SteelSeries Unveils New Wireless Gaming Headsets: The Arctis 7+ and Arctis 7P+
• Thermaltake AIO Liquid & Air Coolers are Fully Compatible with Socket LGA 1700
• Patriot Unveil its Signature DDR5 Memory Series
• Kingston Announces FURY Renegade Line of Performance PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs

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.

• LIAN LI Launches Galahad AIO UNI FAN SL Edition
• EK Water Blocks Announces Several New Products and ASUS ROG Collaboration
• D30 by JONSBO is a Small Micro Tower with Tempered Glass Side Panels
• TEAM GROUP Launches T-FORCE CARDEA A440 PRO SSD
• Alphacool Announces Eiswolf 2 AIO for Gigabyte RTX 3080/3090 & Sapphire RX 6800XT/6900XT
• Scythe Launches Mugen 5 S CPU Cooler
• ROG Delta S Animate Gaming Headset from ASUS Announced