Hardware

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AMD has released the Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.1.1 beta drivers. This latest release brings performance improvements for Fortnite of up to 4% for the Radeon RX 580 at 1080p and up to 3% for the Radeon RX Vega 64 at 1080p compared to the previous 18.12.3 drivers. On top of this there are numerous fixes this time around including; Virtual Super Resolution not showing up on 1440p Ultra-Wide displays, system lag when using Alt-Tab during gameplay, performance metrics overlay feature not scaling correctly when changing resolution in-game just to name a few.

That said, AMD still has a few bugs to squash, as of right now Battlefield V players may still experience character outlines being stuck on screen after they are revived. Meanwhile uninstalling the Radeon Software may result in its failure to remove the Radeon settings.

The new Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.1.1 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.

• AMD Launches The Radeon VII Graphics Card – The World’s First 7nm Gaming GPU for $699 MSRP
• SilentiumPC Armis AR7 Gets New Version With Tempered-glass Side Panel
• Antec Presents The Silent Guardian, New Quiet Computing P101 Silent Case
• EVGA Launches The Z390 DARK Motherboard, Built to Deliver The Ultimate in Performance
• AMD Shares More Radeon VII Details, Performance Projections
• Thermaltake Gaming Unleashes New Level 20 RGB Gaming Keyboard
• Antec Add a New Budget Chassis Option – The NX100
• ASUS Announces the Republic of Gamers Zenith Extreme Alpha and Rampage VI Extreme Omega Motherboards
• Thermaltake Unveils Level 20 RGB & Level 20 GT BattleStation Gaming Desk
• Cooler Master Reveals Q500L, NR400 and NR600 Series Cases
• GIGABYTE Unveils GeForce RTX 2060 Series Graphics Cards
• Thermaltake Announces Toughpower iRGB PLUS Gold Series TT Premium Edition Digital RGB Power Supply
• Cooler Master Introduces First Wireless Peripheral Lineup

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.

• EVGA Introduces the NU-Audio Sound Card
• ASUS Shows Newest ROG Gear at CES 2019
• ADATA Unveils XPG EMIX H20 Gaming Headset
• Thermaltake Officially Enters the Memory Market – The WaterRam RGB Liquid Cooling DDR4 Memory
• ADATA Sets New Overclocking Record with XPG SPECTRIX D80 RGB Memory Module at 5584 MT/s
• Team Group Announces ASRock Phantom Gaming Branded Memory and SSD
• Thermaltake Announces TT RGB PLUS Partnership with Razer, TEAMGROUP and ViewSonic
• Colorful Unveils the iGame GeForce RTX 2080 Ti KUDAN
• Thermaltake Announces Pacific C240/C360 DDC Water Cooling Kits
• Intel Outs New 9th Gen Processors: Seven New Models
• MSI Unveils RTX Gaming Laptops, Desktops, Monitors and More at CES 2019
• MSI Intel Motherboards Now Available for Intel Core I9-9900KF, I7-9700KF, I5-9600KF, I5-9400KF, I5-9400, AND I3-9350KF CPU’s
• Be Quiet Unveils Six New Products at CES 2019
• Razer Expands the “Designed by Razer Case” Program with Lian Li and Introduces the Razer Tomahawk PC Gaming Chassis
• Razer Introduces the Razer Raptor Gaming Monitor
• Razer Hypersense to Champion Next-level Tactile Gaming Immersion by Powering an Ecosystem of Haptic Devices
• GIGABYTE Upgrades SSD Lineup With AORUS RGB Series
• D-Link Announces its Latest Family of Smart Mesh Wi-Fi Routers
• TP-Link Outs 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) Wireless Products with Archer and Deco X10 Series

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AMD has released their yearly driver update called Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition v18.2.2. For the past three years, the company has been releasing year-end feature-packed updates to Radeon Software. The 2017 version saw the introduction of Radeon Software “Adrenalin”, before which we had Crimson/ReLive and Omega. The company also sped up its driver release cycle to match AAA game releases, and over the years, increased its reliability score and customer satisfaction. With Radeon Software Adrenalin, AMD is targeting three key consumer segments: Gamers, Enthusiasts, and Creators. The new Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition v18.2.2 is available online at the AMD driver download page.

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NVIDIA has released the  GeForce 417.35 WHQL drivers. These drivers provide optimization to the latest update of Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition, which introduces DLSS (deep learning super-sampling), NVIDIA’s major image-quality enhancement feature released alongside “Turing.” The 417.35 WHQL update also addresses a number of issues. “Rocket League” now no longer sometimes launch with a white screen and crash-to-desktop. The “Manage GPU Utilization” tab in the Workstation settings of NVCPL on machines running TITAN V no longer appears when it shouldn’t. The drivers also fix SLI disabling after driver update on TITAN Xp SLI setups. Ansel support for “Battlefield V” is improved. Texture flickering in “Hitman 2: Silent Assassin” has been fixed. The drivers also include an updated GeForce Experience (version 3.16.0.140).

You can download the new GeForce 417.35 WHQL drivers through GeForce Experience or 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.

• Silicon Power Launches First DDR4 RGB for Gamers
• ASUS Presents ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti OC COD: Black Ops 4 Edition Graphics Card
• Sharkoon Announces the Drakonia II Gaming Mouse – The Dragon Returns
• ADATA Launches XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro and SX6000 Lite SSDs
• EK Water Blocks is Releasing Velocity D-RGB CPU Blocks with Ultimate LED Customization
• Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 PSU Series Now Available in the United States
• Phanteks Introduces the New PH-TC12LS RGB CPU Cooler
• INNO3D Launches iChill X3 Jekyll Coolers on RTX 20 Graphics Cards
• In Win 307 RGB ATX Case Uses its Front Panel Like a Display
• EVGA Releases Hybrid Kit AIO Liquid Coolers for its RTX 20-series Graphics Cards
• Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Xtreme Waterforce Motherboard Debuts
• Thermaltake Debuts the View 23 Tempered Glass ARGB Edition
• ASUS ROG Announces Immediate Availability of World’s First Tri-band 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) Router

By Nathan Kirsch @ Legit Reviews

Samsung launched a new consumer Solid State Drive (SSD) series today called the Samsung 860 QVO SSD. This SATA III 2.5-inch drive series is available in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities and feature Samsung’s brand new high-density 4-bit multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash. The Samsung 860 QVO was brought to market to help eliminate the need to for PC users to rely on a combination of an SSD as the boot drive and a rotational hard drive for mass storage. In order for that to happen the 860 QVO series needs to be rather inexpensive. The good news is that the Samsung 860 QVO 1TB SSD has a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $149.99 or roughly $0.15 per GB. The larger 860 QVO 2TB and 4TB drives have the same price per GB as they cost $299.99 and $599.99, respectively. These prices are still higher than using say a 256GB SATA SSD boot drive and a 2TB HDD for archive storage, but Samsung believes that the market is willing to pay a little extra as they don’t have to frequently switch data between the primary and secondary drive. Samsung firmly believes that the storage paradigm will shift back to all-in-one drive model.

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NVIDIA today released the latest version of its GeForce software suite. Version 417.01 WHQL drivers come game-ready optimization for “Darksiders III.” The drivers also add SLI profiles for “Artifact.” The drivers also address a number of bugs, including refresh-rates above 30 Hz not being applicable on certain 4K Ultra HD monitors (provided hardware requirements such as DisplayPort HBR2 or HDMI 2.0 or greater are met). The drivers also fix Frame Rate Limiter 2 not functioning in some cases. Also addressed is an “Event ID 14″ error message when CSM is disabled in the UEFI setup program, G-Sync not disengaging after exiting a game, and incomplete Ansel images appearing when resolution is set 30X or higher.

You can download the new GeForce 417.01 WHQL “Game Ready” drivers through GeForce Experience or 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.

• Sharkoon Releases TG4 and SKILLER SGC1 RGB Midi Tower Cases
• Samsung Launches The New 860 QVO SSD Starting At $149.99 For The 1 TB Model
• DeepCool Intros New Ark 90SE Case with Addressable RGB LEDs
• ROCCAT Launches Unplugged Initiative, Accessories
• HANNspree Launches HQ272PQD Monitor: 27″ HS-IPS, QHD, Quantum Dot, 60 Hz, 5 ms
• Spire Intros Ergo, the First Tenkeyless Ergonomic Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
• GIGABYTE Intros GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Aorus WaterForce Xtreme AIO
• ASRock Intros X399 Phantom Gaming 6 Motherboard for AMD Threadripper X

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NVIDIA has released the GeForce 416.94 WHQL “Game Ready” drivers. These come optimized for “Fallout 76,” “Hitman 2,” and “Battlefield V.” NVIDIA re-listing Battlefied V, a game it already optimized for with v416.81 could mean the company may have improved performance for the game. NVIDIA confirmed that a game patch will drop “soon” through Origin, which will add NVIDIA RTX support, more so because Microsoft has resumed rolling out Windows 10 1809. The drivers also add 3D Vision profiles for “Hitman 2″ and “Fallout 76.” A minor bug that caused lagging on Windows desktop with GeForce GTX 780 has also been fixed.

You can download the new GeForce 416.94 WHQL “Game Ready” drivers through GeForce Experience or via GeForce.com.