Very demandingFuturemark has just updated its 3DMark benchmarking suite and a new Time Spy Extreme 4K routine has been added. Due to the massive 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) resolution, this benchmark is capable of seriously stressing even the most powerful graphics cards. Apart from the new benchmark Futuremark has also implemented bug fixes and improvements.
ML_ModsToday we have another build from ML_Mods for you. In the past we’ve shared several of his builds and as you might know they always look exceptionally good. Like every day we're showing you a very nice build or 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 and the full album with all pictures can be found in our Case Mod Gallery.
Borderlands, Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The prequelWhat about a Vega refresh?Added support and fixed issuesIt seems like we are spending more time updating drivers than playing new games lately. During the past month we have received three new AMD drivers and it's more or less the same with NVIDIA. AMD has released the latest update to their Radeon GPU drivers, the Crimson ReLive Edition 17.10.1. This version should offer better support for The Evil Within 2.
Sleek designAt Computex 2017, Cooler Master presented several new mid-tower cases in order to expand their lineup. Almost half a year later, the manufacturer is going to launch a new model which goes by the name MasterBox MB600L. It looks like this case has received a sleek and clean design as well as a modern interior layout.
With FHD panelAcer has expanded its monitor lineup once again with a new model featuring a 27-inch, 1920 x 1080 resolution and an VA panel. Furthermore it supports AMD FreeSync and Acer’s so called "Black Boost" feature, which can automatically boost the gamma value and therefore make dark scenarios in games better visible.
For content creatorsThe X399 SLI Plus is very similar to the more expensive Gaming Pro Carbon. The main difference between these two models regards the metal reinforcements and the number of PCIe x16 slots. While on the X399 Gaming Pro Carbon there are five PCIe x16 slots, on the X399 SLI Plus we find "only" four of them. This motherboard should become available by the end of October.
OpenGL 4.6 and SLI fix on X299NVIDIA's released its latest GeForce graphics drivers named 387.92. The new drivers are Game Ready for VR title like Arktika 1 and Shinji Mikami's The Evil Within 2. It also has more optimizations for Middle-earth: Shadow of War and Forza Motorsport 7. Last but not least, this drivers adds support for OpenGL 4.6.
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Almost identical to the previous versionLooking at the Z370 lineup from ASUS not much has changed compared to their Z270 offerings. Once again we find ROG, STRIX Gaming, Prime and TUF series motherboards. Compared to the Maximus IX Hero the latest Maximus X Hero sports a few little differences: the first one regards the M.2 heat sink which is finally included in the bundle of the motherboard, and the second one is the back I/O panel that has been "glued" to the ports.
Filling in gaps in the lineupI have been looking for this desperatelyThere is a bunch of different ways out there to connect multiple GPUs in your high-end water cooled rig and one of them is using an EK FC Terminal. EK Water Blocks has finally reworked these blocks, which are either CNC machined from POM Acetal material or cast acrylic and they now allow for different loop configurations.
With Core i7-8700K processorMeanwhile Intel has finally launched their 8th Gen Coffee Lake processors alongside the Z370 platform. For overclockers this means they can get their hands on a bunch of new hardware, which always something exciting. Overclocker "der8auer" has already posted a max CPU-Z score showing a Core i7-8700K running at 7.3 GHz using the ROG Maximus X Apex motherboard, and the overclocker "Hocayu" managed to set a new DDR4 memory record using the same board.
Designed for extreme overclockersLooking at the Z370 line-up from ASUS not much has changed compared to their Z270 line-up. There is still the "Code" as well as the “Apex”, which specifically targets extreme overclockers. As it was with the Maximus IX Apex in the beginning, it’s still unclear if this board is actually going to be available to the public or not, since when other vendors launched motherboards, which were basically only made for extreme overclocking it was more of a marketing stunt.
And they are really expensiveAfter the launch of Intel Coffee Lake we’ve seen different tools for delidding these chips and apart from that many of them have already been tested. So far it looks like delidding Coffee Lake Chips makes a lot of sense if you want to overclock them and keep the temperatures at reasonable levels. On Caseking is now offering de-lidded, and pre-binned Coffee Lake chips, which have been equipped with an aftermarket heat spreader that’s been made from 99.9% silver, specifically for Core i7-8700K chips. Due to all the work behind, these chips come with a really steep price.
Core i7 is still missingA few days ago Intel has unveiled their Coffee Lake CPUs but can you actually buy a Coffee Lake CPU? The short answer is yes although you can't buy all the different SKUs yet. Intel's new processors are available in almost all the e-tail stores around the globe, as long as you don't want the flagship Core i7-8700K. In that case, you have to wait few weeks or even months.
Optimized for Intel Coffee Lake processorsG.Skill has announced their TridentZ memory kit, which has been designed and tested in combination with Intel's Coffee Lake processors. When a new CPU architecture hits the market memory vendors usually conduct extensive stability tests before launching their kits and G.Skill is certainly no exception in that regard.
Tichepc.skToday we have another build from Tichepc.sk for you. In the past we’ve shared several of his builds and as you might know they always look exceptionally good. Like every day we're showing you a very nice build or 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 and the full album with all pictures can be found in our Case Mod Gallery.
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