Intel Provides Partners Preliminary 8th Gen Desktop Details: Core i7-8700K to Core i3-8100
At a closed-session partner in China, Intel revealed a number of preliminary details about its upcoming 8th generation Core processors for desktops. As expected, Intel is telling its business...
56 by on 8/18/2017
ASUS ROG Strix XG27VQ Available: 27” Curved, FHD@144Hz & FreeSync w/ELMB
ASUS is about to start shipments of its ROG Strix XG27VQ display — an inexpensive curved 27” screen with a high refresh rate and AMD’s FreeSync technology designed for...
25 by on 8/16/2017
EVGA Launches SC17 1080 Laptop: Core i7-7820HK, GeForce GTX 1080, TB3
EVGA has launched its new flagship 17.3” laptop with a new CPU, a new GPU, and with Thunderbolt 3 support. The new SC17 1080 gaming notebook is thicker than...
20 by on 8/14/2017
Arctic Announces the Freezer 33 TR: An Air Cooler Designed for AMD’s Threadripper
Arctic has announced a special version of its popular Freezer 33-series cooler, this time designed specifically for AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper microprocessor. The cooler is not only physically compatible with...
6 by on 8/14/2017
Shuttle’s X1 Now Available: NUC-Like PC With a GeForce GTX 1060 GPU
Shuttle has started to sell its new Gaming Nano family of small form-factor PCs. The miniature Shuttle X1 systems are barely larger than Intel’s NUCs, but they integrate Intel’s...
16 by on 8/14/2017
G.Skill Unwraps Flare X 32 GB and 128 GB DDR4 Kits for AMD Threadripper: Up to 3600 MT/s
G.Skill has announced its lineup of DDR4 memory kits compatible with AMD’s new Ryzen Threadripper CPUs. The Flare X quad-channel kits are offered in 32 GB and 128 GB...
24 by on 8/11/2017
Enermax Shrinks Depth of Platimax D.F. 80 Plus Platinum 1200 W PSU to 6.3”/16 cm
Enermax this week introduced its new family of 80 Plus Platinum PSUs for ATX desktop computers. The new PSUs are said to be able to clean themselves from dust...
82 by on 8/10/2017
Intel EOLs Atom Chip Used for Microsoft HoloLens
Intel is retiring its Atom x5-Z8100P SoC that is used inside Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality headset. With the last units shipped in late October, it looks like the software...
17 by on 8/10/2017
Enermax Launches LiqTech TR4 AIO LCS for AMD's Threadripper: 100% IHS Coverage, 500 W TDP
Enermax on Thursday introduced its new family of closed-loop liquid coolers designed specifically for AMD’s new Ryzen Threadripper CPUs. The new custom-made LiqTech TR4 AIO LCS feature waterblocks cover...
11 by on 8/10/2017
Acer and ASUS Delay Their 4K 144 Hz G-Sync HDR Displays to 2018
In a bit of a surprising move, Acer last week announced that its 4K HDR Predator X27 gaming display would be delayed to Q1 2018, missing the important holiday...
38 by on 8/9/2017
Microsoft to Enable Eye Control in Windows 10
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this past week announced plans to add support for eye tracking to one of the upcoming Windows 10 versions, in a bid to enable disabled...
33 by on 8/7/2017
Unannounced AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920 CPU in Motherboard Support Lists
Three leading makers of motherboards on Friday disclosed specifications of yet-unannounced AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920 processor. The chip has 12 cores, works at slightly lower frequencies than the model...
22 by on 8/7/2017
Corsair’s ONE SFF PCs Get Upgraded: GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 32 GB of RAM, NVMe SSD
Corsair on Thursday upgraded its Corsair ONE small form-factor gaming PCs, giving the systems a solid mid-generation upgrade. Relative to the original Corsair ONE, the new Corsair ONE desktops...
14 by on 8/5/2017
Intel to Discontinue First-Generation Thunderbolt 3 Controllers
Intel this week announced plans to discontinue its first generation Thunderbolt 3 controllers it launched in 2015, coming as a consequence of an industry transition from leaded to lead-free...
50 by on 8/5/2017
Western Digital’s 3D TLC-Based SanDisk Ultra 3D SSDs Now Available
Western Digital has started to ship its SanDisk Ultra 3D drives based on 3D TLC NAND memory. The drives, which were formally introduced nearly two months ago, are identical...
19 by on 8/4/2017
SK Hynix: Customers Willing to Pay 2.5 Times More for HBM2 Memory
SK Hynix was the first DRAM manufacturer to start producing HBM Gen 1 memory in high volume back in 2015. However, the company is somewhat behind its rival Samsung...
23 by on 8/4/2017
Apple Discontinues iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle
Apple has discontinued its iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle personal media players. The only iPod that remains in Apple’s fleet is the iPod Touch, which is based on the...
19 by on 7/27/2017
Silicon Power Launches Mobile C50 USB Drive with USB Type-A, Micro-B and Type-C
This week Silicon Power has announced a rather unique series of USB flash drives. Dubbed the Mobile C50, the Swiss army knife-type USB flash drive is a 3-in-1 drive...
12 by on 7/27/2017
EagleTree and Partners Acquire Majority Stake in Corsair for $525 Million
EagleTree Capital, the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario (IMCO), and the Honeywell pension fund on Wednesday announced that they had reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in...
7 by on 7/27/2017
HTC Announces Snapdragon 835-Based VIVE VR Headset for Chinese Market
This morning at the ChinaJoy expo, HTC is announcing their first shipping VIVE standalone VR headset, specifically for the Chinese market. The aptly named VIVE Standalone is based on...
7 by on 7/26/2017
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