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Fan Renders Show Similar But Still Attractive AMD Radeon 7000 Reference Design
With AMD officially set to launch their Radeon 7000 graphics cards on November 3rd, anticipation is already unusually high for them. Yes, at a time where Team Green usually manages to steal all the thunder, this time around, I think it would be fair to say that given the somewhat…
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The First Custom Intel Arc A380 Desktop Graphics Card Appears Online!
Earlier this week, Intel finally released its dedicated desktop A380 graphics card in China. Yes, admittedly, this was significantly later than most (including Intel) had expected. And more so, it is clearly a little frustrating that although released in this region, worldwide availability is still not anticipated for another 4-8…
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Nvidia Creates a New Triple-Fan Reference Cooler for its 4XXX GPUs?
With the launch of Nvidia’s 3000-series back in late 2020, we saw a new and somewhat revolutionary reference cooling design utilised on their higher-end GPUs. Rather than a traditional 2 fans on the bottom configuration, Nvidia instead decided to incorporate a push/pull configuration (one on top, one on bottom) that,…
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EKWB Confirms Waterblock Compatibility with AMD’s New Radeon 6950 XT
EK Water Blocks (EKWB) has announced that several of their AMD-based GPU water blocks are fully compatible with the new AMD Radeon RX 6000 series expansion including the new reference design Radeon RX 6950 XT flagship model! – This confirmation includes a plethora of currently available to purchase EK-Quantum Vector…
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AMD 6950XT, 6750XT, & 6650XT Midnight Black Reference GPUs Listed by Retailer!
At some point within the next 10 days, AMD is expected to formally confirm the launch and potential simultaneous release of its widely rumoured (to the point of near confirmation) Radeon 6000 refreshed graphics cards. With models including the 6950 XT, 6750 XT, and 6650 XT, we all know that…
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EKWB Launch Vector² Water Blocks for Reference 3080, 3080 Ti, & 3090 GPUs
EK Water Blocks (EKWB), is introducing a whole new dimension of liquid cooling for modern graphics cards. The RTX 3080, 3080 Ti, and 3090 cards following the reference PCB design get their Vector² water block with passive backplate, new synergistic active backplate, and other aesthetic pieces to customize your water-cooled…
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EKWB Unveil EK-PRO GPU WB for 3090/3080 Reference Cards
EK Water Blocks (EKWB) is now offering an enterprise-grade GPU water block designed for use with the reference PCB layout for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series graphics cards. This new block incorporates a CNC-machined nickel-plated copper base with a laser-cut stainless steel top for a robust metal cooling solution. EKWB…
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AMD Says More Radeon 6000 GPU Reference Stock is On the Way!
I must admit, I’m starting to feel like a broken record. Why? Well, every time something on this subject comes along in the news, I feel that I’m always somewhat required to start off by reminding you, just in case you ever forgot, that since AMD and Nvidia released their…
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Nvidia’s Next-Gen Reference Cooler May Cost $150 on its Own!
Towards the end of the last week, we saw images appear online that claimed to be from one of the proposed Nvidia RTX 3080 graphics card designs. Quite a substantial bit of news as there is clearly a lot of hype and speculation surrounding their next entries in the GPU…
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AMD 5700 Reference Models Let Us Play Spot the Difference!
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Being just days away from the official release of the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT graphics card we should hopefully soon be able to find out just how good (or bad) this new design from Team Red will be. Of course, the vast majority of…
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Official Pictures of AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Leaked!
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 It’s becoming clear that the AMD Radeon RX Vega launch is almost upon us. The leaks are coming thick and fast, and while there have been a few false rumors, there’s no smoke without fire. We’ve already seen rumors that the cards will replace the…
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EIZO Reveal New ColorEdge PROMINENCE CG3145 HDR Reference Monitor
Enjoying HDR content has never been easier, with many new consumer TVs offering the feature that gives incredible detail and contrast to your images, and now, even some PC monitors are starting to hit the market. With the growing demand for the best HDR content, content creators will need screens…
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NZXT Announces Kraken G12 GPU Cooling Kit
NZXT had a lot of success with the G10 adapter bracket that allowed users to utilise generic AIO coolers to keep their graphics cards cold. Now the company is back with the successor to it, called the Kraken G12. The new and updated GPU adapter bracket comes with an eased…
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AMD RX 480 Poses For The Public
Over the past several days, we’ve been treated to a slew of AMD RX 480 pictures. Most of the shots have largely focused on the reference cooler of the card, with few showing the PCB or the backside. This all changes today as we’re getting pictures of all sides of…
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Cyanogen and Qualcomm Form New Partnership
You typically would expect an SoC manufacturer such as Qualcomm to announce what new technology it has planned next at an event such as the Mobile World Congress. However, this time around, Qualcomm has announced a new partnership with Cyanogen to work on the software shipped on next generation reference…
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