Hardware

By Ron Perillo @ Modders Inc.

Heatsink designs are driven by the fundamental principle that a larger surface area equates to better heat dissipation than a smaller area. Factoring in componential consent, modern aftermarket CPU tower heatsinks had to get creative to compensate and dial-in the efficiency needed, hence the rise of dual-tower cooler designs. By isolating the two ends of the heatpipe set into two separate fin arrays, the active cooling fan can cool faster due to the smaller area. Dual-tower design also results in better performance with two fans since it is pushing cool air into relatively the same fin array size rather than relegating one of the fans to simply pulling hot air. This dual-tower design is utilized in one of Scythe’s latest tower cooling solution called the Fuma.

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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.

• MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO OC Edition Hits the Street
• ASUS Launches GeForce GTX 1070 DUAL
• Colorful Announces its New iGame GeForce GTX 1060 Graphics Cards
• BYKSKI Releases Water Block for AMD Radeon RX 480
• LG To Launch 27UD58-B 27-Inch Ultra HD IPS Monitor at 499 USD
• Colorful Outs Clock Rates Of Four New iGame GTX 1060 Graphics Cards

Source: TechPowerUp!

NVIDIA today shipped out the GeForce 368.81 WHQL drivers, which are optimized for a suite of VR-Ready games. To begin with, the drivers come with optimization for NVIDIA’s VR Funhouse (a tech demonstrator that takes advantage of Simultaneous Multi-Projection); “Everest VR,” “Raw Data,” a hotly anticipated AAA VR title that made waves at E3, “Obduction,” and “The Assembly.”

You can download the new GeForce 368.81 WHQL drivers from GeForce Experience and GeForce.com.

By Peter Donnell @ eTeknix

Cooler Master have made some seriously good CPU coolers in the past, the clue is in their name, “cooler” and “master”, so one would think they’re pretty good at that whole cooling thing! With their seemingly endless popularity in the air cooling market, such as the legendary 212X, as well as their high-quality AIO coolers, we have been eager to see what they come up with next. Introducing the MasterLiquid series, which features their own unique FlowOp technology, a 100% Cooler Master designed pump, a new radiator design, brand new fans and more, the MasterLiquid is one of the most interesting AIO coolers we’ve had in the eTeknix office for a long time. We’ve got the 240mm model in for testing today, which features an aluminum radiator design, and comes with two very high-quality 120mm fans which promise low noise and good airflow for the MasterLiquid.

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By Thomas Soderstrom @ Tom’s Hardware

For enthusiasts, the lower limit of acceptable case performance and quality used to come at around $80. There were certainly a few exceptions, such as a certain competitor’s venerable model 300, but even that name was tarnished when the company released a substandard replacement; spending any more time in that discussion would distract from the subject of today’s review: Cooler Master’s MasterBox 5.

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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.

• Cooler Master Launches MasterLiquid Pro 120 and 240, New Thermal Paste
• Samsung Offers 4TB 850 EVO SATA3 SSD
• New ENERMAX ETS-T50 AXE Has Fancy LEDs and Self-Cleaning Feature – VIDEO
• Cooler Master Launches MasterKeys Lite L Combo
• AMD Radeon RX 470 and RX 460 Specs Confirmed
• EK Releases AMD Radeon RX 480 Full-Cover Water Block
• Razer Abyssus v2 Incoming

Source: GURU3D

You can now download the new AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition drivers release 16.7.2 which adds improved power distribution for the Radeon RX 480 as well as performance improvements as well as Doom Vulkan support.

Read the release notes here.

You can download the Radeon Software Crimson Edition version 16.7.2 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.

• Inno3D Intros its GeForce GTX 1060 Lineup
• ZOTAC Intros the Super Compact GeForce GTX 1060 Series
• Palit Announces GeForce GTX 1060 JetStream Series
• CORSAIR Launches New ML Series Fans With Magnetic Levitation Bearings
• Aqua Computer Adds Kryographics RX 480 Water Block
• BenQ Adds PD2700Q 27-in WQHD Monitor

By Hilbert Hagedoorn @ Guru3D

We review the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC (SuperClocked) Gaming armed with 8GB GDDR5 graphics memory. Now we all like the reference founders edition cards, but let’s face it, aren’t the proper board partner cards something we are all after?

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Source: TechPowerUp!

NVIDIA released its latest version of GeForce drivers. Version 368.69 WHQL comes game-ready for “DiRT Rally VR,” one of the first AAA titles to make VR a key gameplay and experience component. The drivers also add SLI profiles for “Armored Warfare,” “iRacing Motorsport Simulator,” “Lost Ark,” and “Tiger Knight.” Interestingly, it does not include GeForce Experience 3.0 (new UI, mandatory login); and instead bundles version 2.11 of the app.

You can download the new GeForce 368.69 WHQL drivers from GeForce Experience and GeForce.com.