Jumbo-size caseIf you are looking for a big tower case which is compatible with high-end graphics cards, E-ATX motherboard as well as extensive watercooling setup, Lian Li's PC-V3000 enclosure might be just what you've been looking for. The company has released a new jumbo-size case which is compatible with any kind of hardware as well as extensive custom water cooling setups. Compared to the PC-V2000 which was launched back in 2004, the PC-V3000 is basically a completely new case.
Finally availableThe UK-based PC case manufacturer Lazer3D, is launching its new customisable small form factor case. The Lazer3D LZ7 has a volume of just over 7 litres, making it one of the smallest chassis on the market. Besides this the LZ7 is still compatible with high-end hardware such as fast graphics card as well as powerful CPUs.
As fast as Core i7-6700KTested on an ASRock Z370 Pro4Apparently the rumor mills are going crazy when it comes to Coffee Lake and according to the latest rumors, Intel might release this upcoming series in October. Apart from that, Coffee Lake is also supposed to require a new Z370 chipset. Meanwhile more information on the performance these six-core chips are capable of achieving appears to be making it through.
A monstrous flagshipIt looks like Intel is soon going to make their upcoming flagship Core i9-7980XE available. According to the latest rumors, the Core i9-7980XE features 18 cores and 36 threads, and it might be combined with 24.75 MB of L3 cache. The base clock is set to 2.60GHz which is a pretty significant step down from the Core i9-7900X's 3.3GHz. According to OverclockersUK, the upcoming chip is available for pre-order now and it should hit the streets in September or October time frame.
celedralToday we have another build from celedral 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.
Part of the updated AGON lineupBeginning in 2018 AOC will ship AGON3 branded gaming displays that offer a response time of a mere 0.5ms. These monitors will be based on a curved 27’’ TN panel from AUO. The resolution will be 2560 x 1440 at 144 Hz refresh rate. Apart from that the display will support G-Sync or FreeSync 2, meaning there will be different models available at different price points.
AMD and NVIDIA benefitAccording to the latest report from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) overall GPU shipments have been on the rise regarding the second quarter 2017 on a world-wide basis. According to the report the different vendors were able to increase shipments by 8% in the case of AMD, 10% regarding NVIDIA and Intel’s numbers went up by 6%.
More performance for Battlegrounds and F1 2017NVIDIA and AMD appear to have released a new driver at the same day and the release notes appear rather similar. Therefore also NVIDIA now supports the new games Destiny 2 Open Beta, which starts August 28th and ends on the 31st of August, PlayerUnknown’s Battgrounds and F1 2017. Apart from that there are a few more titles on the support list as well as some performance improvements.
Added support and issues fixedProduct pages are online alreadyAlready with the ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, ASUS re-introduced a graphics card cooler, that requires more than two slots. Before that it’s been quite a long time that we’ve last seen graphics cards coolers from ASUS requiring more than two slots. In fact we’d have to go back in time to when the Radeon 7970 or the GeForce GTX 580 were new.
Adapted server tech to desktop marketRoman “der8auer” Hartung is always good for a surprise. Currently working for German distributor, online shop and system integrator Caseking, Roman has come up with an eye-catching build for this year’s Gamescom. Using 3M’s Novec 7100 fluid he was able to come up with a build a two-phase immersion cooling project regarding a high-end desktop PC.
KattstrumpaToday we have another build from Kattstrumpa 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.
Thanks to new feetModels from ASUS, ASRock and moreCurrent rumor has it that Intel is going to launch their Coffee Lake processors somewhen in October. At this point in time Intel will finally bring their first six core twelve thread processors to the mainstream market. Since chipzilla is rushing these chips to market now the motherboard vendors have to respond coming up with new lineups since these processors will require a new chipset.
What happens in case of massive undersupplyThe launch reviews of AMD’s Radeon RX Vega 64 and 56 have shown that at suggested retail prices of $499 US and $399 US, respectively, those cards do feature a decent price/performance level. The only problem so far: the cards don’t sell at these prices - yet. Instead they are massively more expensive.
magn2oToday we have another build from magn2o 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.
Improved on all cornersAlready the predecessor of this updated Void Pro RGB Wireless headset was a nice peripheral to used at work or at home for gaming but it wasn’t perfect and had it’s little problems. There was for instance the microphone on the now older model, which could have been a bit better, but other than that it’s been a pretty solid headset. Therefore we’re rather curious to find out what it is that Corsair actually reworked.
It’s been a long time]At Gamescom |