MnpctechToday we have another build from Mnpctech for you. In the past we’ve shared several of his builds and as you might know they always look exceptionally good. Since we don't know what there is under the hood you will not find any specification.
Sergey MnevToday we have another build from Sergey Mnev for you. In the past we’ve shared several of his builds and as you might know they always look exceptionally good. Since we don't know what there is under the hood you will not find any specification.
Already availableEK Water Blocks has announced a new full-cover block for EVGA's GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 graphics card. The block is going to look similar to the model EK produced for the non-Ti version of the EVGA GTX 1080. As always the water block is available in different versions.
Solid sheet metal and tempered glassWith the Core G21, Thermaltake adds another case to the portfolio. This rather small mid-tower chassis has been made from SECC steel, ABS plastic and tempered glass. Although Thermaltake is certainly not famous for doing understated cases, the new Core G21 TG would barely stand out in an office and even less at a LAN party.
With black color schemeDuring Computex, Supermicro has shown two X299 motherboard for Intel's X299 platform. Compared to the previous generation of motherboards, the new series look much better with a cleaner design and thanks to a simpler color scheme. Both motherboards are based on the same PCB and the only difference is the IPMI remote management.
Available soonDuring this years Computex, Gigabyte has shown their first batch of X299 motherboards for Intel's Basin Falls platform. So far Gigabyte has unveiled three ATX models which are all based on the same PCB. What differs is the color scheme, the audio solution and a few connectors. According to Gigabyte, the motherboards will soon be available in all major retail outlets and online stores.
Blizzard is looking for new staffDuring a StarCraft event held in Seoul, Korea, back in March this year, Blizzard’s president publicly announced that their going to launch a remaster of the original StarCraft somewhen mid-2017. On top of that the remaster should be free to download. It looks like Blizzard is not only remastering the original StarCraft. Two new Job openings suggest that maybe Warcraft 3 and Diablo 2 could undergo a major overhaul as well.
Seriously 44 lanes only at USD 1k?Intel has finally released their Skylake-X as well as Kaby Lake-X processors. Looking at it from a press perspective this was a pretty messy launch since NDA dates have been shifted and as many other reviews sites all over Europe pointed out sample availability was horrible. Nevertheless meanwhile we officially know the detailed specs and prices. Apart from that I’m going to let you know what I think about the current Intel HEDT line-up. I’m usually not the person to rant publicly, but too much is too much.
Based on ATX form factorThe ASUS Prime X299-Deluxe is another Intel X299 motherboard that should help filling gaps in the ASUS X299 lineup. So far there are only five X299 motherboards from ASUS, which are the Prime X299-A, the Prime X299-Deluxe, the ROG Strix X299-E Gaming, the TUF X299 Mark 1 and Mark 2. Compared to the X99-Deluxe, the Prime X299-Deluxe offers a similar design with white and black color scheme.
B2 stepping incomingDuring the last past months AMD has released several AGESA updates addressing issues related to memory support and/or CPU performance in general. According to CanardPC, AMD appears to be working on a new B2 stepping in the case of their 14nm "Summit Ridge" silicon. The B2 stepping should addresses a lot of hardware-level issues that cannot be fixed by “simple” BIOS/AGESA updates.
Vendors start sellingThe new Intel X299 platform is now available to purchase and apparently there are several different models at a wide variety of price point. So far there are 19 models available and during upcoming weeks more boards are to be introduced. One particular model we’ve spotted at this year’s Computex we’re waiting for especially, which is ASRock’s mini-ITX X299-ITX/ac.
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L4 ModzToday we have another build from L4 Modz for you. In the past we’ve shared several of his builds and as you might know they always look exceptionally good. Since we don't know what there is under the hood you will not find any specification.
More information about the overclock capabilityA few pages of an overclocking reviewer’s guide on Intel's X299 Kaby Lake-X platform and CPUs have leaked. According to this document a “good” Intel Core i7-7740X chip is supposed to run Cinebench R15 at 5.0 GHz and 1.205v in combination with a potent CPU cooler. If you’re lucky it could even be possible that you’d be able to run your chip at 5.2 GHz, but with higher voltages - of course.
Most powerful graphics card from MSIThe GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Lightning Z is the MSI’s flagship model, featuring a custom PCB and a custom cooler. This model is usually created for performance and extreme cooling enthusiasts, being equipped with a triple-fan cooler. Apart from that there is a new lighting system which allows you to change the color of the LEDs.
More benchmarks soonThere have already been plenty of leaks from other websites regarding Intel’s upcoming Kaby Lake-X CPUs. Today we can finally show some of our own results. A few months ago we have started testing all the recent CPUs regarding a variety of programs and benchmarks.
With massive factory overclockZotac has shown a new graphics card, which is based on the flagship - GP102 - chip from NVIDIA. Right after the announcements of the PGF series, Zotac unveiled another graphics cards, which goes by the name Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Ti AMP Extreme Core Edition. This card comes with a custom heatsink and a factory OC.
With liquid coolerGigabyte has introduced their new GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce Xtreme Edition and Aorus Waterforce XE graphics cards and both cards come with a liquid cooling block on the GPU. Including these two new graphics cards, Gigabyte has now eight different GTX 1080 Ti pixel accelerators in its portfolio.
XTSX ModdingToday we have another build from XTSX Modding for you. In the past we’ve shared several of his builds and as you might know they always look exceptionally good. Since we don't know what there is under the hood you will not find any specification.
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