Acer and ASUS G-Sync HDR Displays Listed & Priced In Europe
Select European retailers have begun to take pre-orders on G-Sync HDR-supporting monitors from Acer and ASUS that are expected to hit the market as early as late this month...
61 by Anton Shilov on 4/10/2018MSI Announces GS65 Stealth: Thin & Lighter 15-Inch Gaming Laptop
When most think of gaming laptops large bulky devices with aggressive styling and likely some RGB LED flare setting themselves apart from the pool of monotonous portables. However, for...
18 by Joe Shields on 4/10/2018MSI's GT75 Titan DTR Laptop Gets Coffee Lake Treatment: Core i9 + GeForce GTX 1080
MSI has updated their GT series of gaming laptops (GT63, GT75, and GT83) all receiving an upgrade to the 8th generation Intel CPUs. The GT75 will now support up...
7 by Joe Shields on 4/10/2018Power Stamp Alliance Exposes Ice Lake Xeon Details: LGA4189 and 8-Channel Memory
For everyone waiting for Cascade Lake, Intel’s next server Xeon platform, to be launched, noise is being made from the Power Stamp Alliance and its members about the platform...
37 by Ian Cutress on 4/9/2018Chuwi Announces The HiGame Mini-PC With Kaby Lake G
Although we’ve mostly covered Chuwi’s laptop and tablet ventures to date, the company has just announced the HiGame mini-PC, and it’s worth a look. Chuwi is stepping out of...
25 by Brett Howse on 4/9/2018HP Unveils Chromebook x2: A 12.3-inch 2400x1600 2-in-1 with Intel Core-Y
Chromebooks are still seen is one of the faster-growing segments of the PC category, and today HP is unveiling a detachable device with its new Chromebook x2. The...
41 by Joe Shields on 4/9/2018NVIDIA Moves Fermi GPUs to Legacy Status, Ends Mainstream Driver Support for 32-bit Operating Systems
This week, NVIDIA has announced that they are ending mainstream graphics driver support for Fermi-based GeForce GPUs. Effective as of this month (i.e. immediately), all Fermi products are being...
43 by Nate Oh on 4/7/2018Kingston Launches A1000 Entry-Level PCIe SSDs: Phison PS5008-E8 with 3D TLC
Solid-state drives with a PCIe interface have become standard storage solutions for enthusiast-grade PCs these days. By contrast, gamers with budget constraints tend to buy SSDs featuring a SATA...
6 by Anton Shilov on 4/6/2018Micron Starts Construction of Its Third NAND Fab in Singapore
Micron this week broke ground on its new fab in Singapore that will be dedicated to manufacturing 3D NAND flash memory. Set to be completed late next year, Micron...
14 by Anton Shilov on 4/6/2018ADATA XPG Gammix S11: SM2262 with Heat Spreader for Gamers
The most popular gaming hardware these days tend to be the kit that has gaming-focused 'special treatment'. To satisfy such needs, numerous companies introduce separate brands to address requirements...
7 by Anton Shilov on 4/5/2018Samsung Odyssey Z Gaming Notebook: Going For Gamers with 8th Gen and Max-Q
Samsung this week introduced its latest laptop designed primarily for gamers. The new Samsung Notebook Odyssey Z will be based on Intel’s Core i7 processors with six cores as...
31 by Anton Shilov on 4/4/2018Acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop: 15.6-inch, Up to Core i7, GTX 1050 Ti, From $749
Acer has announced a new version of its Nitro 5 laptop this week. The new variants will be powered by Intel’s latest Coffee Lake-H processors, and can use NVIDIA’s...
13 by Anton Shilov on 4/4/2018Improving The Exynos 9810 Galaxy S9: Part 1
Last week we published our Galaxy S9 and S9+ review. Based on earlier announcements, we had large expectations from the Exynos 9810 as it promised to be the first...
65 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/4/2018NVIDIA Quietly Rolls out Slower, Lower TDP GeForce GT 1030 With DDR4 VRAM
For the lowest-end video cards, a common practice by manufacturers is to substitute in slower VRAM – recently, this meant swapping out GDDR5 for DDR3 – saving costs in...
44 by Nate Oh on 4/4/2018Intel Wraps Up Spectre Patching, Partially Cancels Plans For 1st Gen Core & Core 2 Processors
Intel this week has published an update to their ongoing microcode guidance document. In the roughly 3 weeks since the last update, the company is offering some unexpectedly mixed...
27 by Ryan Smith on 4/4/2018Origin PC Evo15-S Gaming Laptop: Core i7, GTX 1070 Max-Q, 1080p144
Today Origin PC released its new Evo15-S gaming laptop. The new device uses NVIDIA’s Max-Q based video cards to give a notably thinner and lighter device than the average...
13 by Joe Shields on 4/3/2018ASUS Launches ROG Zephyrus M (GM501): A More Traditional Flagship Gaming Notebook
ASUS this week introduced its a second laptop under its flagship ROG Zephyrus gaming notebook brand. Dubbed the Zephyrus M (GM501) the new laptop is a slightly more straight-laced...
11 by Anton Shilov on 4/3/2018Digital Storm Equinox: 15.6-inch 1080p144 with Core i7 and GTX 1070 Max-Q
Along with Intel’s latest CPUs for notebooks, Digital Storm on Tuesday is introducing a new high-performance laptop for the thin form-factor market, the Equinox. The botique vendor's latest looker...
10 by Anton Shilov on 4/3/2018GIGABYTE Updates Aero 15: Six-Cores, GTX 1070, 1080p, 144 Hz, 5mm Bezel, $2300
Among the many laptops getting refreshed this morning, GIGABYTE has introduced upgraded versions of its Aero 15-series gaming laptops. The new notebooks retain a relatively compact form-factor, but feature...
8 by Anton Shilov on 4/3/2018Pioneer’s APS-XS02 USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 External SSDs Now Available
First formally introduced earlier this year, Pioneer has begun selling their APS-XS02 external SSDs, the company's first USB Type-C SSD. The drives combine stylish design with decent performance, compatibility...
9 by Anton Shilov on 4/2/2018