Hardware

Source: TechPowerUp!

AMD has released its latest version of its Radeon Software Crimson Edition drivers. Version 16.10.1 comes with optimization for “Gears of War 4″ and “Mafia III.” The drivers also add CrossFire support for “Shadow Warrior 2.” The drivers also correct various game-specific bugs, including the stutter and crash affecting CrossFire systems on “Deus Ex: Mankind Divided,” FPS drops with “The Crew,” surface flickers for CrossFire systems in “Battlefield 1,” and CrossFire/FreeSync users noticing flickering on “Paragon.” A Radeon WattMan bug that prevents it from applying its settings, was also fixed.

You can download the Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.10.1 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.

• Akasa Unveils The Venom LX Chassis
• Team Group Announces T-Force Premium DDR4 Memory Series
• EK Water Blocks Announces ASUS Rampage V Edition 10 Monoblock RGB Edition Available for Pre-order
• ENERMAX Launches REVOLUTION DUO, the Innovative Dual-fan Power Supply
• SilentiumPC Launches the Fortis 3 HE1425 v2 CPU Cooler - VIDEO
• GAMDIAS Hits the Ground with its Latest Gaming Gear
• VIA Announces First USB 3.1 to SATA Single-chip Bridge with USB-IF Certification
• ASUS Issues BIOS Updates for Kaby Lake LGA1151 Processors

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 Releases GeForce GTX 1080 Graphics Card Turbo OC Edition with Blower Fan Design
• Buy EVGA GeForce GTX 10 Series – Get Free EVGA PowerLink Cable Management Adapter
• SilentiumPC Unveils Grandis 2 XE1436 CPU Cooler
• New Cougar Revenger RGB Gaming Mouse Unveiled
• ID-Cooling Announces the Icekimo 360 AIO VGA Liquid Cooler
• Inno3D Unveils the iChill SLI-HB Bridge Made of CNC Milled Aluminium
• Alphacool Unveils the Eisbrecher Radiator Series
• ASRock Z170M-PIO2 Motherboard Equipped With Parallel Expansion Slot Unveiled
• GALAX Releases GeForce GTX 1060 6GB EXOC White Edition
• MSI Announces BIOS Updates for “Kaby Lake” 7th Gen. Core Processors
• ADATA Launches the XPG SX8000 PCI Express 3.0 x4 M.2 2280 Gaming SSD
• Kingston Announces the HyperX Cloud Stinger Gaming Headset

By Peter Donnell @ eTeknix

Be Quiet! is one of the biggest names in the cooling business, offering up multi-award winning air coolers that have long been some of the best performing and quietest coolers on the market. While the company has expanded their ranges over the years to include high-end power supplies and even chassis, they’ve never bothered to follow the trend for water cooling, at least that was true until today.

The new Silent Loop series comes in three sizes, 120mm, 240mm and 280mm, featuring all the usual attention to detail we’ve come to know and love from be quiet! and that gives us a lot of hope that these new coolers will be some (if not the) best coolers in their respective price ranges.

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.

• CORSAIR Launches DOMINATOR PLATINUM Special Edition DDR4 Memory
• Arctic Announces the F14 Series Case Fans
• Be Quiet! Launches the Silent Loop, its First AiO Liquid Cooler
• EVGA Announces the GeForce GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid
• NZXT Introduces the S340 Elite & Internal USB Hub – VIDEO
• Sharkoon Announces the S25 Mid-tower Chassis
• X2 Announces the Syrius Gaming Chassis
• Nanoxia Project S Silver Chassis Starts to Become Available
• Toshiba Introduces the OCZ TL100 SATA SSD Series
• MSI Releases More Budget Friendly Single Fan GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC
• ViewSonic Releases VP2468 1080 IPS Monitor
• HP Admits Rejecting Non-HP Ink Cartridges – It Was Deliberate and Won’t Release Fix
• Plextor Launches S2 Series TLC NAND Entry Level SSDs

By Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D

Today we peek at the XP1200M Platinum edition power supply series from GIGABYTE. This unit lagged under the XTREME GAMING series comes Platinum certified (seriously efficient), fairly silent, is modular and can be spotted for just $279 / 259 EUR. Platinum certified means it can offer up to 92 per cent energy efficiency at 50% load which prevents wasted power.

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.

• In Win Intros the Classic Series 80 Plus Platinum PSUs
• Thermaltake Pacific V-GTX 10 Series Transparent Water Block Introduced
• Buffalo BRXL-PT6U3-C Portable Blu-ray Drive Coming Soon
• LG Launches the 24UD58-B, an Affordable 24-inch 4K Monitor
• Global PCle SSD Market to Grow 33.24% by 2020

Source: TechPowerUp!

AMD has released the latest version of Radeon Software Crimson Edition. Version 16.9.2 (beta). These drivers come with day-one optimization for “Forza Horizon 3,” the latest addition to Microsoft’s smash-hit race sim. The drivers also lack the AMD Gaming app by Raptr, the app that started out at AMD’s equivalent to NVIDIA GeForce Experience. This move shaves the installer size by about 35 MB.

You can download the Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.9.2 Beta drivers here.

By Brent Justice @ HardOCP

On our test bench today is the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming Premium Pack video card. The specific model number is “GV-N1080XTREME-8GD Premium Pack” and is retailing for $700 and is in stock. This new video card from GIGABYTE dominates the high-end enthusiast market and offerings from GIGABYTE. If you want not only the fastest out-of-box video card we’ve evaluated but also something a little extra, this GIGABYTE Xtreme Gaming Premium Pack really does pack the premium.

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By Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D

In this review we check out a GeForce GTX 1080 that you will be able to hook up to your custom liquid cooling loop, it is the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 ArcticStorm. We’ll check out the 8 GB GDDR5X beast with some sincerely lovely looks.

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