Month: August 2017
- News
SanDisk Will Launch a 400GB microSDXC Card
SanDisk breaks another record Depending on your work and hobbies, you might find yourself needing more and more storage for mobile devices. With this in mind, SanDisk is on the verge of launching a 400GB microSDXC card. Surely, the news shouldn’t surprise you, particularly since storage capacities have been increasing steadily…
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Razer Launches New Blade Pro Laptop with GTX 1060
Earlier this year, Razer launched its impressive new 17.3-inch Blade Pro gaming laptop. The machine boasts a GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i7-7820HK. However, the powerful PC costs a whopping $3,999.99. Now, though, Razer revealed a new budget version of the Blade Pro, featuring a GTX 1060 and a…
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Capcom Re-releasing Street Fighter II for SNES
To celebrate the series’ 30th Anniversary, Capcom and iam8bit is re-releasing beat ‘em up classic Street Fighter II for Super Nintendo. In fact, they’re giving us two new limited edition, retro SNES cartridges. Indeed, the box includes a reprinted original instruction booklet and “retro in-pack surprises”. However, the cartridges will be…
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ASUS Introduces B350M-PLUS TUF Motherboard
ASUS is announcing the availability of their latest B350M-PLUS TUF motherboard for Ryzen AM4 CPUs. The color scheme is black, yellow and gray since ASUS no longer uses the military brown color of the original TUF boards. This new B350M-PLUS uses a micro-ATX form factor which is optimal for the…
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Acer Announces Core i9 Powered Orion 9000 Gaming Desktop
The biggest gaming-related announcement made by Acer at IFA Berlin 2017 is their new Orion 9000 gaming desktop. Acer went all-out on this new system, which sports high-end parts and a unique Predator-styled gaming tower. It will be available in various configurations, although the system on display at IFA is…
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Acer Introduces Galea and Cestus Gaming Peripherals
Acer made several announcements at IFA Berlin 2017, including the addition of new peripherals to their Predator gaming lineup. While Acer is known to announce gaming laptops and monitors often, the new announcement of peripherals shows the company’s dedication to offering a more complete gaming experience. The two announcements include…
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AMD Losing $100 on Each New RX Vega Sale
AMD promised to counter the severe lack of RX Vega graphics card supply, but in doing so it seems to be losing $100 on each unit sold. High demand – thanks to both gamers and cryptocurrency miners fighting to get their hands on the cards – should be a positive…
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More Affordable AMD 1900X Threadripper CPU Now Available
AMD finally debuted their high-end desktop Threadripper platform in early August with the 1950X and the 1920X. These 16-core and 12-core CPUs are much more affordable alternatives in comparison to Intel’s Skylake-X i9 CPUs, and AMD is promising to offer even more CPUs to fill the lineup. With the new…
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GeForce GF1040 GPU Promises Low-Cost Gaming Laptops
A Polish retailer’s product page recently leaked out a new laptop from Lenovo sporting what appears to be an upcoming GeForce GPU. Those looking to get a laptop equipped with NVIDIA’s Pascal graphics have plenty of options with GTX 1050 up to GTX 1080. There are even new power-efficient Max-Q…
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AMD Threadripper to Get NVMe RAID Update on September 25
Other than competitive performance, the AMD Threadripper’s appeal to most consumer lies in its massive 64-lane high-speed IO. In comparison, Intel’s HEDT line has a limited PCIe lane count to the CPU. The more affordable Intel HEDT processors have much less than the more expensive high-end models as well. AMD…
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AMD Settles Llano APU Class Action Lawsuit with $29.5M Payout
In 2014, a class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of anyone who bought AMD shares between April 4, 2011 and October 18, 2012. This is due to a claim that AMD misled investors with the progress they were making with the launch of the Llano APU. Llano is a 32nm…
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Acer Announces Predator X35 35″ HDR Curved Monitor
A massive new 35-inch monitor from Acer has been unveiled recently, featuring plenty of gaming features one would expect from a high-end monitor. This new Acer Predator X35 uses a curved 35-inch WQHD (3440 x 1440) HDR panel and boasts a 200Hz refresh rate. It also features NVIDIA’s G-Sync technology…
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- Storage
Crucial BX300 480GB Solid State Drive Review
Introduction Crucial‘s latest offering for the budget minded user is the BX300 and it quite a nice drive. Where most budget-oriented drives need to sacrifice in the performance area, the BX300 keeps up with other enthusiast drives. A Classic Form Factor for Compatibility We’ve seen a lot of PCI-Express and…
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Forza Motorsport 7’s Last Car Additions Finally Revealed
Forza Motorsports 7 The release of Turn10 and Microsoft’s latest racer is rapidly approaching. With that in mind, I’ve been pretty eager to see what the final few cards will be in what may be the biggest racer of the year. The game is set to feature 700 amazingly detailed cars, and…
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BitFenix Alchemy 2.0 PSU Extension Cables Revealed
BitFenix Alchemy 2.0 The latest bit of modding hardware from BitFenix is here at last! I was a big fan of the original BitFenix Alchemy Cables when they launched a few years ago. They’re a simple upgrade in that you just connect them to your existing power supply cables. If…
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