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Nvidia now dominates the discrete GPU market with over 70% share, which makes it easy for the green team to strong-arm AIB partners into contracted shipments for the new RTX 2000-series. (Source: Fortune)

Nvidia is forcing AIB partners into RTX 2000-series contracted shipments, despite GTX 1000-series overstock

Just like AMD, things went unexpectedly well for Nvidia in the second quarter of this year, even though the crypto market decline was heralding a gloomy period. Nvidia managed to pull this off by forcing some AIB partners into ove...

Bogdan Solca, 24 Aug 2018 21:47

Take those prices with a grain of salt. (Source: Videocardz)

Retailer lists the Intel Core i9-9900K for pre-order at €689 but it's likely false

European online retailer CentralPoint has listed the Intel Core i9-9900K and the Core i7-9700K for pre-order. CentralPoint expects the stocks to arrive as early as September 7 and has listed the i9-9900K for €689 + VAT and the i7-...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 24 Aug 2018 21:31

VPNs have been a popular alternative for businesses unable to invest in WANs. (Source: bestvpnservice.com)

VPNs for business may not have much time, according to cloud services exec

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are not just for individuals trying to get around geo-restrictions. Companies may also use them to streamline their online connections. However, a managing director for a UK IT and networking compan...

Deirdre O Donnell, 24 Aug 2018 14:31

It looks like CEO Jensen Huang omitted to mention some of the performance-boosting technologies included with the new RTX 2000-series GPUs. (Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia's RTX 2080 is 35% to 125% faster than the GTX 1080 in 4K games thanks to DLSS

CEO Jensen Huang somehow found it adequate to mention nothing about the DLSS tech that would boost the performance of the new RTX 20xx cards in his official announcement. If we are to believe Nvidia's graphs, the GTX 2080 is up to...

Bogdan Solca, 23 Aug 2018 20:55

NVIDIA's Ansel RTX enables high quality ray tracing in-game photo capture. (Source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA announces Ansel RTX for creating high quality ray-traced in-game photos

NVIDIA's next generation GeForce RTX cards come with support for Ansel RTX, which enables creating high quality in-game ray traced photos. Invoking Ansel RTX in a supported game increases the level of ray tracing — to a level whic...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 23 Aug 2018 13:58

These games will support NVIDIA RTX technologies. (Source: Overclock3D)

The 'RTX' in NVIDIA's new GeForce GPUs doesn't refer to just ray tracing alone

Games supporting NVIDIA's RTX technologies are assumed to have some form of ray tracing enabled but NVIDIA has clarified that RTX support not only refers to ray tracing but also to Deep Learning Super Sampling as well. NVIDIA has ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 23 Aug 2018 10:57

With such a limited ray-traced game catalogue for the RTX 2000-series, gamers are wondering if they should just buy the GTX 1080 Ti, which is getting quite affordable. (Source: TechRadar)

Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti performance details emerge

Even though the ray tracing technology is adding a whole new dimension of realism to some soon-to-be-released games, everybody is wondering if the latest RTX 2000-series flagships are indeed worth the money. Initial reviews claim ...

Bogdan Solca, 22 Aug 2018 21:57

Some Zotac GTX 1080 / 1080 Ti cards got prices up to 30% lower than MSRP. (Source: Zotac)

Nvidia GTX 1080/1070 cards get substantial price cuts after RTX 2000-series announcement

Nvidia announced the RTX 2000-series and the market reacted immediately with substantial price cuts for the Pascal flagships. Currently priced 30% lower than MSRP, cards like the GTX 1080 and 1080 Ti from Zotac are leading the "pr...

Bogdan Solca, 22 Aug 2018 21:12

The Zotac Gaming GeForce 2080 Blower-style card. (Source: Zotac)

Gamescom 2018 | Zotac reveals new GeForce RTX 20-series GPU range

Zotac has taken the covers off its new GeForce RTX 20-series GPUs. Based on Nvidia's powerful new Turing architecture, the new Zotac Gaming GPUs will come in blower, triple fan and AMP models with all-new designs.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 22 Aug 2018 12:06

WhatsApp will no longer take up Google Drive space as of November 2018. (Source: Google Play Store)

WhatsApp backups will no longer take up Google cloud storage

WhatsApp has distinguished itself among messaging apps through its ability to eat your storage. However, a new agreement between the Facebook subsidiary and Google mean that WhatsAapp backups will no longer clog up space on the Dr...

Deirdre O Donnell, 21 Aug 2018 23:30

The 11.6-inch screen supports multi-touch gestures like pinch zoom. (Source: Shuttle)

Shuttle unveils fanless all-in-one PC with 11.6-inch touchscreen

The new XPC P20U from Shuttle is an all-in-one PC barebones unit with fanless design and water/dust-proofing. Equipped with an 11-6-inch multi-touch display, this model makes for an excellent IoT or PoS terminal. Specs include the...

Bogdan Solca, 21 Aug 2018 20:28

Shadow of the Tomb Raider's performance on the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti with ray tracing throws up worrying concerns

Shadow of the Tomb Raider gameplay on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti showcases the grandeur of ray tracing but with worrying concerns

A few outlets managed to run a demo of the Shadow of the Tomb Raider on the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and the initial impressions seem to be a bit dampening with ray tracing turned on. The game was shown to hover in the 30 fp...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 21 Aug 2018 18:06

The Asus ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080 8G OC Edition. (Source: Newegg)

Asus's GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and 2080 portfolio is now official

Asus has announced the ROG Strix, Dual, and Turbo cards based on the just launched NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti GPUs. These cards are now available for pre-order on major e-tail sites with prices starting from US$839 fo...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 21 Aug 2018 16:47

The Founders' Edition of the new RTX 2000-series comes with a dual-fan design. (Source: Nvidia)

Gamescom 2018 | Nvidia officially unveils the GeForce RTX 2000-series gaming GPUs

The Turing-powered RTX 2000-series gaming GPUs will come with most of the features integrated in the RTX Quadro professional cards, but at a fraction of the price. For now, Nvidia unveiled only three models - the RTX 2070, RTX 208...

Bogdan Solca, 20 Aug 2018 22:19

The fanless design includes heat-dissipating fins made of aluminum. (Source: Tranquil)

First AMD Ryzen fanless mini PCs are here

While the mini PC market is clearly dominated by Intel, AMD is now trying to steal some market share, at least in the ULV sector. The embedded version of AMD's Ryzen CPUs come with up to 4 cores / 8-threads and can integrate up to...

Bogdan Solca, 20 Aug 2018 21:58

NVIDIA GeForce RTX cards are all set to be official today. (Source: TechSpot)

Here's a roundup of all NVIDIA GeForce RTX cards from various AIB partners

The next generation NVIDIA Turing GeForce RTX cards for consumers are all set to be unveiled in a couple of hours. In the run up to the release, we've been seeing photos of various partner cards pop up on the web. While we've alre...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 20 Aug 2018 13:49

Alienware Area-51 desktop gaming PC might get 32-core AMD Threadripper processor, says Frank Azor

The Alienware Area-51 might get the AMD Threadripper 2990WX processor

The new monster processor from AMD might find its way to the list of hardware options available for the Alienware Area-51 desktop gaming PC, but this depends entirely on its level of gaming performance this chip can reach. For now...

Codrut Nistor, 20 Aug 2018 13:20

PNY accidentally revealed its GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XLR8 OC Edition GPU. (Source: Videocardz)

PNY lists the XLR8 RTX 2080 Ti OC Edition at US$1,000

PNY has leaked specs and pricing information for the upcoming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti. The RTX 2080 Ti is listed at US$1,000 while the RTX 2080 is at US$800. The listed prices, however, seem to be placeholders and ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 Aug 2018 15:58

Looks like MSI is ready to launch its RTX 2080 Ti variant with tri-fan design and RGB lights. (Source: Videocardz)

Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti GPU launching together with RTX 2070/2080

The Ti versions for Nvidia's mid-high and high-end GPUs usually arrive around 9 to 12 months after the launch of the original wave, but this time around, it seems like Nvidia is ready to launch the Ti version of the high-end card ...

Bogdan Solca, 17 Aug 2018 21:25

Knight's Landing was Intel's first successful discrete GPU architecture, however it failed to gain much traction in the market. (Source: PCWorld)

Intel teases new discrete graphics card

Just two days after Nvidia announces its Turing architecture, Intel has begun to tease its discrete GPU products. Intel has released a trailer intended to garner much hype, but does Intel even stand a chance against RTG and Nvidia...

Matthew Connatser, 17 Aug 2018 17:10

The RTX 2080 founders' edition is rumored to come with a dual-cooler setup. (Source: Videocardz)

Alleged Nvidia RTX 2080 GPU spotted in Ashes of the Singularity benchmark

Only one week away from the official announcement of the next gen gaming GPUs powered by the Turing architecture, and the leaked benchmarks are already starting to pop up on the Internet. This time it looks like an alleged RTX 208...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Aug 2018 20:22

Serious overclockers always use copious amounts of liquid nitrogen. (Source: HWBot)

AMD's Threadripper 2990WX overclocked to 6 GHz across all cores with LN2

The Threadripper 2990WX was already pushed to 5.4 GHz last week, but it looks like there is room for more overclocking when enough liquid nitrogen is used. Overclocker Ivan Cupa managed to get all 32 cores of the 2990WX model runn...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Aug 2018 19:13

Linux seems to do a better job of scaling up to the Threadripper 2990WX's 32 cores. (Source: Engadget)

The AMD Threadripper 2990WX shows even higher numbers when benchmarked on Linux

Phoronix has done a performance comparison of the AMD Threadripper 2990WX in Windows 10 Pro and Linux and the results show Threadripper numbers significantly lower under Windows 10 Pro than in Linux. In some tests such as 7-Zip Co...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 14 Aug 2018 23:59

The 2990WX was launched on August 13 and received both praise and criticism. (Source: TechGage)

AMD's new 2990WX is now the world's fastest CPU, with some caveats

AMD's Threadripper 2990WX has finally launched, and it is officially the fastest CPU in the world. With 32 cores, 64 threads, and an all core frequency of 3.4 GHz, it's a monstrous CPU. However, the path to 32 cores on the desktop...

Matthew Connatser, 14 Aug 2018 17:09

Samsung's 16 Gb GDDR6 memory has made its way into the NVIDIA Quadro RTX GPUs. (Source: Samsung)

The NVIDIA Quadro RTX GPUs feature Samsung's 16 Gigabit GDDR6 memory

The NVIDIA Quadro RTX GPUs implement Samsung's latest 16 Gigabit GDDR6 memory. The enhanced bandwidth of GDDR6 helps in improved performance and memory efficiency while consuming 35% less power. The Quadro RTX is the first product...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 14 Aug 2018 16:48

Zotac's BI329 makes for an excellent HTPC solution that can eventually be upgraded. (Source: Zotac)

Zotac presents BI329 mini PC featuring Gemini Lake CPUs

The new BI329 mini PC is Zotac's latest model dedicated to the HTPC and IoT markets. It comes in three variants: a barebones one without RAM and storage, one with 4 GB RAM and 120 GB SSD, and a Windows variant that has 4 GB of RAM...

Bogdan Solca, 14 Aug 2018 16:03

The GeForce RTX 2080 name is almost confirmed. (Source: AdoredTV on YouTube)

NVIDIA teaser video almost confirms the GeForce RTX 20xx nomenclature

Shortly on the heels of unveiling the Quadro RTX cards at SIGGRAPH 2018, NVIDIA released a new teaser video for the upcoming 'GeForce Gaming Celebration' event. The teaser drops quite a few hints, which indicate that the upcoming ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 14 Aug 2018 12:23

A team of researchers has found that it is possible to compromise a Mac during its initial boot. (Source: CGTrader)

Black Hat USA briefing indicates possible set-up exploits in enterprise-level Macs

Macs are more or less impervious to hacking, right? Not any more, according to two cybersecurity researchers during a briefing at the Black Hat USA Conference 2018. However, the attacks involved are difficult to achieve and need t...

Deirdre O Donnell, 14 Aug 2018 11:59

Intel quietly unveils family of NUCs equipped with new Bean Lake CPUs and Iris GPUs (Source: Intel)

Intel quietly launches family of NUCs equipped with Bean Canyon CPUs and Iris GPUs

The barebones NUC with Core i5-8259U CPU is now shipping for just under $400 USD with the promise of Optane support, Hyper-Threading, and an integrated Iris Plus Graphics 655 GPU.

Allen Ngo, 14 Aug 2018 08:22

Intel launched the Core i9 series as a response to AMD's 8 core flagship the 1800X (Source: DigiWorthy)

Intel's Core i9-9900k is rumored to have an all core turbo of 4.7 GHz

Intel is rumored to release its octa core i9-9900k in October with an all core turbo of 4.7 GHz, which is the fastest stock clock speed that has ever been offered on an eight core CPU on either the AMD Zen or Intel Core architectu...

Matthew Connatser, 13 Aug 2018 21:09

The NVIDIA GTX 2080 Founders Edition might sport a dual-fan cooler. (Source: Videocardz)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 11xx/20xx latest rumor roundup

As we inch closer to the launch of NVIDIA's next generation GPUs, fresh rumors and leaks have started cropping up on the web. New info points to a possibility of a dual-fan Founders Edition and ray tracing capabilities in the top-...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 12 Aug 2018 15:59

Turing has been rumored to be the next Nvidia architecture for several months now. (Source: TechRadar)

PC Channel AdoredTV leaks information on new Nvidia 2000 series

AdoredTV, a PC analyst and reviewer, has claimed to have obtained information on Turing from an Nvidia employee. The reviewer previously railed against the idea Nvidia would call their new series 2000 instead of 1000 and was initi...

Matthew Connatser, 11 Aug 2018 17:57

List of NVIDIA GeForce and Quadro cards for EEC certification. (Source: Videocardz)

Next gen NVIDIA GeForce and Quadro SKUs show up for EEC certification

A bevy of new NVIDIA GeForce and Quadro cards were spotted on the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) website. While the certification entries themselves do not reveal much about the cards, this is one of the last stages before the...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 10 Aug 2018 13:41

Zotac ZBox CI660 Nano is world's most powerful fanless mini PC

Zotac ZBox CI660 Nano uses just one big heat sink to cool a Core i7-8550U CPU

The ZBox CI660 Nano promises to be the world's most powerful fanless mini PC. Expect a completely silent experience from the system as a result with performance on par with modern Ultrabooks. No prices have been announced.

Allen Ngo, 09 Aug 2018 06:07

Unlike most previous NUC solutions from Intel, the Crimson Canyon mini PCs are semi-barebone models that come with soldered RAM and included HDDs. (Source: SimplyNUC)

Intel Crimson Canyon NUC complete specs and release date unveiled

The Crimson Canyon NUCs are meant for users who do not really intend to upgrade their systems, as the RAM is soldered and there is already an HDD included. Users may still choose among 4 or 8 GB of LPDDR4-2666, however, there is o...

Bogdan Solca, 08 Aug 2018 19:57

MAXSUN's next gen flagship graphics card features a custom triple-fan cooler with RGB lights. (Source: WCCFTech)

Next gen triple-fan Nvidia GeForce GTX custom card teased by MAXSUN

Even though the first custom AIB models for the next gen Nvidia GeForce GTX GPUs are supposed to be announced in early September, MAXSUN - a relatively new Nvidia AIB partner - teased what seems to be like a next generation flagsh...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Aug 2018 21:32

The Core i9-9900K will be Intel's first 8-core/16-thread mainstream CPU. (Source: FunkyKit)

Gigabyte confirms Intel 9000-series CPUs will work on existing motherboards

The gen 9 Core CPUs from Intel were rumored to be launched this October, but it was not clear if they will only work on the new Z390 motherboards. A recent Gigabyte clarification post revealed that the upcoming CPUs will also be s...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Aug 2018 20:44

The 2nd generation AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPUs are now available for pre-order. (Source: AMD)

AMD takes wraps off the 2nd generation Threadrippers, pre-orders start today

AMD has announced that its latest HEDT CPUs, the Ryzen Threadripper 2, are available for pre-order starting today for a retail launch on August 13. The second generation Ryzen Threadrippers come in multiple SKUs targeting differen...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 06 Aug 2018 20:16

Ryzen's market share has overtaken that of Coffee Lake. (Source: AMD Twitter)

Ryzen beat Coffee Lake for CPU market share in July

Ryzen is possibly the most prominent form of competition for the Coffee Lake family of chipsets. However, the Intel CPUs have dominated the market since the release of both lines. Now, however, Ryzen appears to have opened a lead ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 06 Aug 2018 18:37

NVIDIA GTX 1180/2080 PCB shot showing the GPU area. (Source: Baidu)

Alleged pictures of the NVIDIA GTX 1180/2080 PCB surface online

Alleged pictures of what is likely to be the PCB of the upcoming NVIDIA GTX 1180/2080 GPU have cropped up online and reveal quite a few interesting details. The new GPU will feature either 8 GB or 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, an 8+2-phase...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 06 Aug 2018 16:44

AMD announces new semi-custom Ryzen SoC for Chinese PC makers

The quad-core 3 GHz Ryzen CPU will integrate a 1.3 GHz Vega-based GPU with 24 Compute Units connected to 8 GB of GDDR5 VRAM. This particular SoC will debut on a gaming console designed specifically for the Chinese market by PC mak...

Allen Ngo, 06 Aug 2018 01:39

The latest ECC certificate for Manli's upcoming GPU suggests that the upcoming Nvidia GPUs will use the 20xx suffix. (Source: Youtube)

Nvidia could use the 20XX suffix for the next gen GeForce GTX GPUs after all

Initially rumored to be called GTX 20xxx, the next gen Nvidia GPU series seemed like it could actually use the 11xx suffix in the past few months. However, a new Russian ECC certificate for Manli's upcoming Nvidia GPUs informs tha...

Bogdan Solca, 03 Aug 2018 21:35

Artifact is shaping up to be a serious contender for Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering. (Source: Steam)

Valve to launch its Artifact card game on November 28

The first Artifact public demo will be held at PAX West 2018 in early September, and participants at that event will be able to get beta keys to spread around. Artifact will launch on November 28 for US$19.99 on Steam and will fea...

Bogdan Solca, 02 Aug 2018 21:06

The Coolermaster-designed AMD Wraith Ripper cooler for Threadripper 2 CPUs. (Source: Wccftech / Tom's Hardware)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X shown to hit 4 GHz on all 32 cores...on air!

AMD will be supplying new Wraith Ripper coolers designed by Coolermaster that will allow the Threadripper 2990X to hit 4 GHz on all 32 cores on air. This was demonstrated during an AMD event recently held in Maranello, Italy. Gett...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 02 Aug 2018 13:58

The Core i9-9900K will launch this year after all. (Source: PCBuildersClub)

Fresh leaks confirm Intel Core i9-9900K, Core i7-9700K, Core i5-9600K, and Core i5-9400 launch in October 2018

Turns out that the recent XFastest leak about the 9th generation Intel 'Coffee Lake-S Refresh' was a bit outdated. New slides have emerged that confirm the 9th gen CPU launch in Q3 2018 itself. Adding credence to this is another r...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 01 Aug 2018 14:16

The AMD B450 chipset is now official. (Source: Anandtech)

AMD officially unveils the Ryzen B450 chipset

AMD, today, unveiled the B450 chipset aimed at mainstream Ryzen customers. The B450 offers good value for money while also offering some of the features of the more expensive X470 chipset. The B450 chipset is compatible with all R...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 31 Jul 2018 23:59

Besides the usual Threadripper models ending in X, AMD's site also mentions two WX models that are rumored to come with higher clocks and included watercoolers. (Source: AMD)

AMD Threadripper 2970X & 2950X specs leaked

HWBOT leaked the core count, TDP and base clocks for the Threadripper 2970X and 2050X CPU models. AMD also mentions the existence of 2990WX and 2970WX models and these are rumored to feature watercoolers. There should also be a 12...

Bogdan Solca, 31 Jul 2018 21:33

The Intel Core i9-9900K might debut only in Q1 2019. (Source: HotHardware)

Leaked slides point to arrival of Intel Core i9-9900K in Q1 2019, Basin Falls Refresh 'Cascade Lake X' to debut in Q4 2018

Leaked slides have revealed that Intel's 9th generation 'Coffee Lake-S Refresh' CPUs such as the Core i9-9900K will be available from Q1 2019. This comes as a surprise as we've been expecting a September 2018 launch so far. The sl...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 31 Jul 2018 20:35

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X gets listed on CanadaComputers. (Source: Videocardz)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X gets listed online for US$1835

The 32-core 64-thread AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X gets a listing on CanadaComputers for CA$2,399 or around US$1,835. This is in line with the Cyberport listing last month that showed the price at €1,509. The listing also shows th...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 29 Jul 2018 11:58