Intel's X299 Goes Extreme, GIGABYTE X299G Xtreme Waterforce With 10G LAN, 16-Phase VRM
At Computex 2019, GIGABYTE unveiled a couple of new motherboards on Intel's X299 chipset in lieu of the new refreshed Skylake-X processors expected later this year. The GIGABYTE X299G...
21 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/13/2019
MSI Demonstrates MEG Alchemy 700X: A Curved Gaming PC Case
Curved gaming monitors have captured a rather notable market share in the recent years, so MSI decided to build an open-air chassis for PCs that would match design of...
35 by Anton Shilov on 6/13/2019
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Master: High-end With Wi-Fi 6, 2.5G LAN, Triple PCIe 4.0 M.2 Slots
During Computex 2019, GIGABYTE unveiled a wide variety of X570 motherboards stretching from the entry-level X570 Gaming X to the very high-end flagship, the X570 Aorus Xtreme. The GIGABYTE...
27 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/13/2019
From Mining to Mini-PC Gaming: Comino Goes High-End Gaming PCs
As noted multiple times, technologies developed during the cryptocurrency mining boom can be easily applied elsewhere. Comino, which last year demonstrated its liquid-cooled mining servers, is no longer focused...
6 by Anton Shilov on 6/13/2019
Realtek Demonstrates RTD2173 DisplayPort 1.4 to HDMI 2.1 Converter
Realtek is working on a chip that will convert DisplayPort 1.4 signals to HDMI 2.1 signals. The RTD2173 converter will enable makers of notebooks, motherboards, docks, and other applications...
31 by Anton Shilov on 6/13/2019
HDMI Forum: Certification Program for Ultra High Speed HDMI 48G Incoming
While the first HDMI 2.1 48G-branded cables were announced back in late 2018, they were not formally certified by the HDMI Forum for one reason: the certification program for...
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Corsair Unveils Nightsword RGB and M55 RGB Pro Gaming Mice
Corsair, the peripheral, cooling, and jack of all trades powerhouse has unveiled two new gaming mice, the Nightsword RGB, and M55 RGB Pro Gaming mouse. The Corsair Nightsword RGB...
6 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/13/2019
Lenovo Unveils ThinkPad P1 Gen 2: New 15.6-Inch Carbon Fiber Chassis
Lenovo has introduced its second-generation ultra-thin ThinkPad P1 mobile workstation. The new 15.6-inch laptop promises to be faster than its predecessor launched last year because of the new CPU...
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TeamGroup T-Force Xcalibur ARGB DDR4-4000 at Computex
At Computex 2019, TeamGroup unveiled a couple of new products aimed at users looking for high-end components. One of these was its refreshed T-Force Xcalibur DDR4 memory now with...
3 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/12/2019
Lenovo Reveals ThinkPad P73: A 17.3-Inch DTR Notebook with Dolby Vision
Lenovo on Tuesday introduced its new 17.3-inch mobile workstation, its most powerful notebook aimed at a broad set of workloads from content creation to oil and gas exploration. The...
7 by Anton Shilov on 6/12/2019
TeamGroup Cardea Zero PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD: Up to 1 TB
Also on display at the TeamGroup booth was its T-Force Cardea Zero PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 which uses the Phison PS5016-E16 controller which we saw frequently throughout Computex this...
13 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/12/2019
ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus and TUF Gaming X570-Plus Wi-Fi Motherboards
At Computex 2019, ASUS announced two TUF Gaming branded motherboards, the TUF Gaming X570-Plus and TUF Gaming X570-Plus Wi-Fi. Both models are identical in terms of specifications apart from...
7 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/12/2019
Lenovo ThinkPad P53: Core i9, 128 GB RAM, Quadro RTX 5000, OLED
Lenovo has introduced what it calls the world’s highest-performing 15.6-inch mobile workstation. The ThinkPad P53 packs Intel’s eight-core Core i9 or Xeon processor, up to 128 GB of RAM...
9 by Anton Shilov on 6/12/2019
USB-IF: USB4 Products Coming in Late 2020
The USB Promoter Group is hard at work developing the USB4 specification. We met with them at Computex this year, and the good news is that the spec is...
69 by Anton Shilov on 6/12/2019
AMD 16-Core Ryzen 9 3950X: Up to 4.7 GHz, 105W, Coming September
One of the questions that was left over from AMD’s Computex reveal of the new Ryzen 3000 family was why a 16-core version of the dual-chiplet Matisse design was...
173 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/11/2019
Samsung 32GB DDR4-2666 Non-ECC Memory at Retail: $168
With a lot of speculation in regards to Samsungs 32 GB unbuffered modules and their availability since we first announced it last year, stock has started to filter into...
13 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/11/2019
AMD Ryzen 3000 APUs: Up to Vega 11, More MHz, Under $150, Coming July 7th
The integrated graphics ‘APU’ line of processors from AMD is a popular entry point for consumers on a budget based on the good performance from the cores, gaming-capable graphics...
59 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/10/2019
PNY 2 TB XLR NVMe SSD: PCIe 4.0 x4, Up to 4.8 GB/s
Since many high-end SSDs these days are bottlenecked by a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface, next-generation drives featuring a PCIe 4.0 x4 connector were among the highlights of this year’s...
21 by Anton Shilov on 6/10/2019
Spotted at Computex: A White and Pink AIO LCS from ID Cooling
The PC enthusiast crowd these days is extremely diverse. Nowadays these people are looking not only for extreme performance, but also for personalized and stylish looks. As a result...
14 by Anton Shilov on 6/10/2019
Intel Cascade Lake Xeon W-3200 Launched: Server Socket, 64 PCIe 3.0 lanes
One of the quiet announcements that came out of Apple’s new Mac Pro announcement was the launch of Intel’s next generation Xeon W processors. Aside from being completely under...
60 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/10/2019
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