New name for Naples based chipsDuring their Financial Analysts Day AMD gave insight on quite a few interesting things, such as revealing their new mobile chips as well as the Vega accelerator for professional users. Apart from that CEO Lisa Su has also revealed that AMD is getting rid of the Opteron brand and replaces it with Epyc.
By the end of JuneFramed by AMD’s Financial Analysts Day, Raja Koduri has been talking about a future Vega card, which is slated for launch by the end of June. Unfortunately gamers will still have to wait until the third quarter, since the first card is going to address professional users.
Compatible with E-ATX motherboardsLian Li has unveiled a new computer case which could be considered a hybrid between a test bench and an actual case. The new PC-T70 is designed to combine both worlds when it comes to testing PC hardware. It can be used as a fully open test bench as well as closed, which should provide results that are closer to a real-world scenario.
During Financial Analyst Day 2017During their Financial Analyst Day 2017, AMD announced the new Ryzen Mobile CPUs with an integrated Vega graphics unit. The combination of the two new architectures will make these APUs perform much better than the previous chips, while also energy efficiency is supposed to be better.
With a new HEDT platformAMD has officially announced their new Ryzen Threadripper series of processors. This new series of CPUs will come with more cores than their Ryzen 7 lineup and will be based on a new AMD HEDT platform. Nevertheless, as for now it remains unknown when AMD is going to release these new processors.
HRC High Resolution ComputersToday we have another build from HRC High Resolution Computers 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.
By June 5thRumors, rumors and even more rumors; AMD could be working on three models on which there are basically no reliable information available so far. For starters AMD might introduce a standard Vega card, then a high-end air cooled model and also a watercooled one. In other words we might see something similar to the old AMD Fury series.
Up to 16GB of HBM2 memoryAMD’s RX Vega GPU has been spotted again. This time it’s been in the CompuBench database, showcasing new details like clock speeds and amount of memory. According to this latest rumor, AMD Vega will come with more VRAM than expected and some very high clock speeds. This new leak matches what was recently revealed in Linux DRM patches.
With USB 3.1 Gen 2On their official Facebook page, MSI has shown another small preview regarding their upcoming Intel X299 motherboard. So far this is the second teaser showing yet another area of the upcoming high-end motherboard. Like the previous model the new one features a completely black color scheme with several RGB LEDs.
Featuring VA Quantum Dot panelSamsung has expanded its curved monitor lineup with two new monitors featuring a 27-inch and a 32-inch panel. Both monitors are based on 2560 x 1440 (WQHD) resolution, 8-bit color support and 1800R curvature. Furthermore both displays come with support for AMD FreeSync which allows for a variable refresh rate that ranges between 60 and 72Hz.
Malik CustomsToday we have another build from Malik Customs 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.
Up to 12 coresJudging by the sheer number of rumors, that are surfacing these days around the upcoming Intel high-end desktop processors, we’re closing in on the launch of these new parts. This time it’s again Anandtech who reported that Intel will launch Skylake-X parts with up to 12 cores.
Up to 16 coresThe guys over at Wccftech have leaked the lineup of upcoming Ryzen 9 CPUs featuring models names and specifications including core/thread count, base frequency and even TDP. Nevertheless, as for now it remains unknown when AMD is going to release these new processors.
Triple fan coolerMSI has unveiled a new graphics card which is based on the new flagship chip from NVIDIA. According to the name, this card doesn't belong to Gaming series. After a first look it appears that is going to be a rather long graphics card. This model is available with or without factory-overclock.
Snef Computer DesignToday we have another build from Snef Computer Design 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.
Performance improvement for PreyFollowing the launch of Prey, some users have reported issues in combination with their NVIDIA graphics cards. NVIDIA has already been looking into that and today they’re releasing the GeForce 382.19 hotfix driver. According to NVIDIA's changelog this Hotfix only is purely to solve issues with the game Prey. If you do play this game then it’s highly recommendable to get this update, otherwise you can ignore it.
With pre-installed waterblockZotac has introduced their new GeForce GTX 1080 Ti ArcticStorm graphics card and it comes with a liquid cooling block. Compared to the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti AMP Extreme we find a pretty conservative factory overclock. However thanks to the full cover waterblock, the card should provide very good gaming performance.
Up to DDR4 3600MHzCorsair shows new Dominator Platinum memory on almost a yearly basis. Since quite a while the vendor is only marketing these kits as special editions, being numbered. The latest Dominator Platinum Special Edition Torque makes no exception with that rule.
With PCIe riserA few months ago Lian Li launched the PC-O11, which is a cube-shaped, dual-chamber case, much like the PC-O8, that’s been around for quite a while already. This case comes with an elegant design as well as the left side panel and half of the front panel made from tempered glass.
Cap-TenToday we have another build from Cap-Ten (Ronny Moor) for you. In the past we’ve shared several of their builds and as you might know they always look exceptionally good.
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