Launch in a couple of weeks
A few months ago, PowerColor has unveiled several pictures of a GPU prototype. The concept was based on an AMD Radeon RX Vega with shorter PCB. PowerColor has been quiet for several months and now the company might unveil the Radeon RX Vega Nano during next Computex 2018.
Based on AMD Polaris
MSI has unveiled a new series of graphics cards based on AMD Radeon Polaris chipsets. At the moment there are only two SKUs in the new MECH 2 range, the MSI Radeon RX 570 and 580 graphics cards. The cards are being launched as MSI claims to have formulated a new thermal design, allowing for higher core and memory speeds.
GGF Lan Party
Today we have another build from GGF Lan Party for you. If you want see all the systems shared so far, we suggest to check out our gallery. Like every day we're showing you a very nice build or one from one of our modder friends. As always we will show you the nicest pictures of the build and if possible also the specifications here in the news. If you would like to see your mod here on Ocaholic, feel free to send us a message over Facebook.
With Riing fans
A few months ago, Thermaltake announced their View 32 case. Now the company is presenting a little update on this model, which means they've added RGB accents. Both cases come with Riing fans, the only difference is about the delivery that is more rich in the RGB Edition.
With Radeon Graphics
AMD has announced that its latest Ryzen Pro with Radeon Graphics processors are now available for the world's largest OEMs like Dell, HP and Lenovo. The Ryzen Pro series will be available with Dell Latitude and Optiplex series, HP Elite and Pro systems, and Lenovo Think ranges. With Ryzen Pro we will see a wide range of business PC form factors, from thin enterprise laptops to powerful desktops.
RGB wb ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 Ti based GPUs
EK Water Blocks have announced that their new EK-FC1070 GTX Ti ASUS RGB full-cover water block is available and ready for shipment. As usual EK's full-cover blocks directly cool the GPU, RAM and VRM.
Paired with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 GPU
Intel's Coffee Lake six-core mobile CPUs deliver a lot of performance with only 45W TDP. ASUS has placed three heat pipes and a pair of fans in its ZenBook Pro 15 notebook, in order to cool down the powerful six-core CPU with 4.5GHz of frequency. This massive CPU has been installed inside an ultra-thin aluminum unibody chassis that's less than 2cm thick.
GGF Lan Party
Today we have another build from GGF Lan Party for you. If you want see all the systems shared so far, we suggest to check out our gallery. Like every day we're showing you a very nice build or one from one of our modder friends. As always we will show you the nicest pictures of the build and if possible also the specifications here in the news. If you would like to see your mod here on Ocaholic, feel free to send us a message over Facebook.
Gaming revenue is solid
NVIDIA's quarterly financial earnings report has come in and the GPU giant is doing very well. The company already saw a record fiscal Q4 2018, and now the company has published numbers for its fiscal Q1 2019. NVIDIA saw record revenue of $3.21 billion, a whopping 66% rise from a year ago.
Very clean looking
A few weeks ago, NZXT announced its brand new H series line of cases equipped with RGB lighting and Aer F fans. The H series has a chassis that should meet the need of each gamer, from the mid-tower up to the mini-tower. The new lineup includes: the H700i, the H400i and the H200i. We have received the medium size H400i and we have done some nice pictures. If you are curious, in the afternoon you will find our review too.
With UD PRO series SSDs
Gigabyte is a diverse company with several divisions and product lines. As you might know, Gigabyte produces consumer motherboards, server solutions, notebook and graphics cards. Adding flash-based storage might give a good help to loyal fans that want stick with Gigabyte.
New features
Intel has published a Z390 chipset product brief on its website. The document unveils the features of the new chipset, which are very close to current Z370 series. Unfortunately, the product brief doesn't confirm the support for the allegedly Intel eight-core mainstream processor.
With black and grey color scheme
A few weeks ago, we have spotted the first details of the ASRock X470 Fatal1ty Gaming ITX/ac motherboard. This model belongs to the high-end series and comes in mini-ITX form factor. ASRock has finally released this motherboard and should costs around $200 USD.
For Conan Exiles, Pillars of Eternity II and Destiny 2
Last month, NVIDIA's 397.31 Game Ready driver ended up causing a lot of troubles for users with GeForce GTX 1060. The company has resolved the issue almost one week later with a quick hotfix. Moving on from the debacle, NVIDIA has released the 397.64 driver, compatible with Conan Exiles, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and Destiny 2 Warmind.
To demystify HDR-capable monitors
Buying a monitor with HDR capability can be very confusing. In an effort to make things easier, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has released a DisplayHDR testing tool. This new software includes test specifications for luminance, color gamut, bit depth, and rise time. At the moment the tool is designed for LCD panels but will be soon available even for OLED displays.
Dual-system chassis
It's been a while since Corsair updated the high-end part of their Obsidian series. A few months ago we have published a review on the 500D and the company has added another case to their portfolio. With the Obsidian 1000D, Corsair is going to introduce a new super-tower case which sports a lot of interesting features.
At GTC Taiwan
NVIDIA has posted a short teaser about the "Ultimate Gaming Experience". This might mean something, since we are all waiting a new series of graphics cards or it may mean something much less exciting like 4K HDR displays. As we mentioned in a news of yesterday, this monitors will be rather expensive and above $2000 USD.
MSRP price for several graphics cards
NVIDIA has just announced that their GeForce 10 series cards are back in stock and available for sale on GeForce website. If you are looking for a reference NVIDIA graphics card, you will be happy to know that they are available at MSRP price.
With up to 1TB capacity
NVMe capable SSDs are growing increasingly popular these days, offering much higher transfer speeds than the usual SATA drive. Mushkin has unveiled a new series of M.2 SSDs which goes by the name Pilot and it's built on NVMe 1.3 protocol.
For consoles
BenQ Zowie already has a wide portfolio of displays and with the RL2755T the vendor is launching yet another FullHD model. The 27-inch panel supports 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution 75Hz refresh rate. According to Zowie, this monitor should be perfect for gaming on console. The RL2755 has been certified by Sony as an officially-licensed product for the PlayStation 4.
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