Hardware

Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.

• ASUS Launches Single-Fan RTX 3060 12GB Phoenix Graphics Card
• Thermalright Frost Commander 140 is a Dual Tower Sideflow Heatpipe Cooler
• Colorful Unveils its CVN Z590M (Intel) GAMING PRO Motherboard
• Bitspower Unveils Classic-series Water Block for Galax RTX 3090 EX Gamer
• NZXT Announces the N7 B550 Motherboard
• T-FORCE Gaming Launches the Next Generation with Overclockable DDR5 Memory
• EK Expands Quantum Torque Fitting Lineup with Special Edition Red/Blue HDC Fittings
• Samsung Reveals 512GB Capacity DDR5 Memory
• AOC Now Offers GH200 & GH300 Gaming Headsets
• Alphacool Unveils Eisblock Aurora for Reference AMD 6900/6800
• ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces MagLev ROG Strix XF 120 Cooling Fan

Source: TechPowerUp!

AMD has released the Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.3.1 WHQL drivers. These drivers are identical in every way to the 21.3.1 beta drivers from March 18; except with WHQL signing. So, you get “DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part Two” optimization, support for the recently debuted Radeon RX 6700 series graphics cards, a performance stress test included inside the Performance tab of Radeon Software; four new Vulkan API extensions, and capability updates to Radeon Anti-Lag and Radeon Boost; which now come with support for DirectX 12 and VRS, respectively. The lists of fixed and known issues remain identical, too.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.3.1 WHQL drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.

Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.

• MSI to Hike Graphics Card Pricing, Expects GPU Supply to Remain Tight Throughout 2021
• Arctic Triples Warranty Period For Liquid Freezer II Coolers
• be quiet! Announces Silent Loop 2 Liquid CPU Cooler
• Genesis Unveil Thor Series of RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboards
• GIGABYTE Outs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti AORUS Elite Graphics Card
• EK Adds a New Member To Its Classic Line With a Strix RTX 3070 GPU Water Block
• DeepCool Launches MATREXX 40 3FS mATX Case
• Samsung Unveils its High-Resolution 2021 Monitor Lineup
• PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 (non-XT) Fighter Pictured, Confirms 6 GB Memory Size
• PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT Hellhound, Fighter, and Red Devil “Launched”
• Dynatron A38 CPU cooler for Ryzen TR supports up to TDP 280W Cooling
• Lenovo Unveils New Gaming Chair with a Katana Holster!
• MSI Outs Three Z590 Motherboards Including a Mini ITX One

Source: TechPowerUp!

AMD today released the latest version of Radeon Software Adrenalin 2021 drivers. Version 21.3.1 beta comes with support for the new Radeon RX 6700 series. It’s interesting that they didn’t specify the RX 6700 XT, which means other SKUs such as the RX 6700, could be right around the corner. Next up, the drivers come with optimization for “DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods, Part Two.” The drivers also introduce many new feature updates. Radeon Anti-Lag technology now supports DirectX 12 games. The Radeon Boost performance enhancement has been updated with support for DirectX 12 and Variable Rate Shading on select titles. The Performance Tuning section of Radeon Software now comes with an internal stress-test. The drivers also introduce support for new Vulkan API extensions, including VK_KHR_synchronization, VK_EXT_4444_formats, VK_EXT_conditional_rendering, and VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion.

Among the issues fixed with Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.3.1 include high CPU utilization for Radeon Software, even when idling; Oculus VR headset causing system crashes when connected to GCN (pre-Polaris) GPUs; corrupted or missing textures for “Minecraft DXR,” a crash with “Call of Duty : Modern Warfare” with raytracing enabled on RX 6000 series GPUs, improper lighting with “Star Citizen” on RX 6800 series; Enhanced Sync + V-sync causing black screens on Vulkan games; and a black screen on Hybrid Graphics systems; a crash with Bethesda Launcher, color corruption with Epic Games Social Overlay; display flicker or corruption on high refresh-rate multi-monitor configs using RX Vega series GPUs, and audio loss on TV displays connected to the video card’s audio output.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.3.1 beta drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.

Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.

• Patriot launches Supersonic Rage Pro USB 3.2 Gen.1 Flash Drive
• MSI Quietly Releases GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 SUPRIM SE Series
• CORSAIR Launches SP RGB ELITE Fan Series
• Patriot Rolls Out Supersonic Rage Pro USB 3.1 Flash Drives
• Gigabyte Releases M32Q Gaming Monitor
• SAPPHIRE Launches NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Graphics Card
• Lexar Announces New NQ100 2.5″ SATA III SSD
• CORSAIR Launches New 11th-Gen Intel-Powered VENGEANCE i7200 Series Gaming PC
• EKWB Announces New Class of Cooling – Active Backplates for RTX 3080, 3090 Reference GPUs
• The Coolest XC3 GPU Sandwich – EK Active Backplate for EVGA XC3 GPUs
• EK Launches an Active Backplate Made for ZOTAC TRINITY RTX 3080/3090 GPUS
• PowerColor Announces its Custom AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Cards
• ASRock Launches AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Series Graphics Cards

AMD releases their Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card tomorrow to retail. The review embargo has been lifted, and we bring you a number of reviews on the reference card and custom cards from a number of different manufactures. Here’s a bit from AMD:

The AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT graphics card, powered by AMD RDNA™ 2 architecture, featuring 40 powerful enhanced Compute Units, the all new AMD Infinity Cache and 12GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory, is engineered to deliver ultra-high frame rates and powerhouse 1440p resolution gaming.

Check out the reviews listed below.

Reference card reviews:

• TECHPOWERUP!
• GURU3D
• HOT HARDWARE
• PC PERSPECTIVE

Custom card reviews:

• GURU3D - ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT STRIX OC
• GURU3D - PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT Hellhound
• TECHPOWERUP! - PowerColor RX 6700 XT Red Devil
• TECHPOWERUP! - XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT Merc 319 Black
• WCCFTECH - SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB
• ETEKNIX - MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming X
• ETEKNIX - Gigabyte RX 6700 XT Gaming OC

By Peter Donnell @ eTeknix

Corsair is one of the biggest names in the industry, and over the years, they’ve delivered many of the greatest gaming keyboards we’ve ever seen. It’s more than likely that you’re typing on a Corsair keyboard right now or that you at least own one Corsair product as part of your PC gaming setup. However, where they’re often better known for their full-size mechanical keyboards, such as the K95. Today, they’re launching a tiny mechanical keyboard. The K65 RGB Mini is even smaller than a TKL keyboard, and it’s what’s known as a 60% mechanical. Don’t confuse smaller with fewer features, though, as Corsair has equipped this with an impressive suite of hardware and software.

Read the Review Here

Source: TechPowerUp!

NVIDIA has released the latest version of its GeForce Game Ready drivers. Version 461.92 WHQL officially introduces NVIDIA Reflex support for “Overwatch.” The technology is designed to significantly reduce input lag and whole system latency, which should improve competitive gameplay as your mouse inputs get registered quicker with the game, making your hits accurate. The table below shows the impact of Reflex on whole system latency with “Overwatch.”

A number of issues were also fixed with GeForce 461.92. Some desktop applications flickering or stuttering when resizing the window on certain PC configurations; have been fixed. A random flickering noticed on top of the monitor on PCs with GeForce GTX 1660 Super, has been fixed. Pixellated black dots or artifacts noticed on the character model in “Red Dead Redemption 2″ with the Vulkan renderer, has been fixed. Also improved are game loading times with “Rocket League.” The drivers optimize the shader cache with “Fortnite” to reduce intermittent stutter on certain PCs. An annoying bug with GeForce Experience in-game overlay launching when Zoom meetings start, has been fixed. Lastly, a BSOD when connecting to certain Samsung 8K TVs has been fixed.

You can download the GeForce 461.92 WHQL Game Ready drivers via GeForce.com.

Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.

• XFX Preps Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB Speedster SWFT309 for March 18th Release
• Arctic Releases its New MX-5 Thermal Compound
• Intel Launches 11th Gen Core Processors: Unmatched Overclocking and Gaming Performance
• Noctua Presents Redux Line CPU Cooler and Second Fan Kit
• NETGEAR Introduces Powerful New Tri-Band Mesh WiFi to the Portfolio of Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 Systems
• Thermaltake ToughRAM RGB XG & Metallic Kits Revealed
• CORSAIR Launches K65 RGB MINI 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
• Cougar Offer New Gaming Chair Outrider S
• Bizarre/Interesting Tech on Crowdfunding Platforms: MSI Liberator Gaming Foot Pedals
• PowerColor RX 6700 XT Hellhound Pictured
• Thermalright Offers Silver Arrow ITX-R Rev. A Twin Tower Side Flow Cooler for Mini ITX
• Huntkey Upgrades Its GS Series PC Power Supply
• Bitspower Intros Classic VGA Water Block for GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition
• Acer Now Offers Predator PC with GeForce RTX 3070
• AORUS Starts Shipping its PS5018-E18 based PCIe Gen4 7000s NVMe SSD
• In Win Offers 216 in a Pure White Edition

Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.

• PowerColor Officially Launches Radeon RX 6900 XT and RX 6800 XT Liquid Devil
• Antec Presents NX410 Mid-tower Case, Available in Black and White
• Lexar Announces New NM620 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe SSD
• Sharkoon Reveal Affordable RGB Slider White Case
• Samsung Announces 980 NVMe PCIe 3.0 DRAM-less SSD
• Cooler Master Releases V850 Gold V2 PSU in a White Edition
• be quiet! Announces Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler and MC1 Series M.2 SSD Heatsinks
• Transcend Introduces High-performance PCIe M.2 SSD MTE240S for Gaming and Content Creation Markets
• Thermaltake ToughRAM XG RGB DDR4 Memory Revealed
• MSI Intros GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming Z Trio and RTX 3080 Gaming Trio Plus
• EK Announces Classic Water Block for Radeon RX 6800, 6800 XT, & 6900 Graphics Cards
• ASRock Launches AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Series Graphics Cards
• Rapoo Announces E9100M Keyboard and 9500M Keyboard Combo