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.

• ELSA Releases GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB ST
• ASUS Quietly Revises ROG Strix 1080 Ti PCB Design, EKWB Warns
• SilverStone Announces TP02-M2 M.2 Heatsink Kit
• Arctic Announces the Freezer 33 eSports One Tower Cooler
• Jonsbo Shows Intriguing CR-401 Tower Style Processor Cooler
• ADATA Introduces XPG Z1 DDR4 4600MHz Overclocking Memory Modules
• LG 27GK750F-B 27-inch FHD 240Hz Gaming Monitor Launched
• NVIDIA Ends Driver Support for 32-bit Operating Systems
• Cougar Releases Surpassion Gaming Mouse With LCD at the Bottom
• ADATA XPG Presents the INFAREX Mouse and Mousepad Combo Pack

By Ryan Kerschner @ ThinkComputers

Fractal Design’s Refine series focuses on providing a sleek and silent case that doesn’t cut corners with regards to quality and design. Previous releases like the Define R5 have been very popular with users wanting a high-end feature set that is paired up with near-silent operation. Today we are taking a look at Fractal Design’s latest case in the Define series, the R6. The Define R6 has been designed from the ground up and incorporates many of the features that the Define series is known for, like sound-dampened side panels, tons of fan filtering, and ModuVent technology, and adds popular new features like seamless tempered glass, and a built-in fan hub. Can the R6 continue to carry the torch for Fractal Design and their Define series? Let’s find out!

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Source: Fudzilla

AMD has released the first beta update for the Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition drivers, addressing several issues that were seen in the earlier version. According to the release notes, the new Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 17.2.2 drivers fix several problems plaguing the earlier driver version.

There are still a couple of known issues but those should be cleared up with the next release.

As was the case with earlier drivers, the new Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 17.12.2 drivers support all graphics cards since Radeon HD 7700/HD 7900 days and are available for Windows 10 and Windows 7 in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

The new Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 17.12.2 drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.

Source: TechPowerUp!

NVIDIA has released the latest version of their GeForce software suite. Version 388.71 is a game-ready one, which brings the best performance profile for the phenomenon that is Player Unknown’s BattleGrounds. For professionals, there’s added support for CUDA 9.1, and Warframe SLI profiles have been updated. There are also many 3D Vision profiles that have been updated for this release, so make sure to check them out after the break, alongside other bug fixes and known issues.

You can download the new GeForce 388.71 WHQL Game Ready Graphics Drivers from GeForce Experience and 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.

• Phanteks Introduces Glacier Series R160 and R220 Reservoirs
• HeatKiller IV Processor Block for AMD Threadripper Now Available
• DeepCool Releases its BARONKASE LIQUID Chassis
• Antec Announces EarthWatts Gold Pro Series Power Supplies
• LG’s Latest PC Monitors Bring Intense HDR and Ultra-wide 5K
• Fractal Design Launches Define R6 Chassis – VIDEO
• Fractal Design Announce Connect D1 and Flex VRC-25 for Define R6
• Colorful Introduces iGame GTX 1080 Ti RNG Edition, Other New Products
• Sharkoon Announces Shark Force Pro Optical Gaming Mouse
• ENERMAX Intros T.B. RGB Fans with Exclusive 4-ring RGB Visual Effects
• Jonsbo Announces the Angel Eye RGB AIO CPU Cooler Series
• Jonsbo Introduces CR-301 Topflow RGB LED CPU Cooler
• AOC Expands Their Mainstream Gaming Monitor Line-Up with New Frameless Models
• Phanteks Releases Enthoo Pro Tempered Glass Edition and Special Edition
• Corsair Launches the Neutron NX500 1.6 TB PCIe SSD
• EVGA Introduces the X299 Dark Motherboard
• Scythe Kotetsu Mark II Aims to Provide Best Price-Performance Ratio
• SAPPHIRE Launches RX Vega NITRO+ Series of Graphics Cards

By Igor Wallossek @ Tom’s Hardware

Sapphire took its time getting a home-grown Radeon RX Vega card to market, and that’s not a bad thing. While some competitors sneakily seeded production validation test boards (the ones that precede mass production), Sapphire kept to itself and made sure the Radeon RX Vega 64 Nitro+ was running well. When you think back to the issues those leaked cards demonstrated, Sapphire did well to keep its efforts quiet until the right time.

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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 Wants to Buy your EVGA GeForce4 MX 440 ACS or GeForce4 Ti 4600 ACS2 graphics card for 1,000 EVGA Bucks!
• Interactive Roto VR Chair to Start Rolling Out in February 2018
• Thermaltake’S New View 22 Tempered Glass Edition Mid-Tower Chassis Announced
• Antec Adds the P110 Silent Case to Their Renowned Performance One Series
• Thermaltake Releases TT Sync Controller TT Premium Edition for Thermaltake Plus RGB Family
• D-Link Offers New DIR-878 and DIR-882 Gigabit Wi-Fi Routers
• MSI Intros Radeon RX Vega 64 Air Boost Graphics Card
• Corsair Launches ‘World’s Fastest’ DDR4 SODIMM 32GB Memory Kit
• MSI Launches Optix MAG series Gaming Monitors
• X2 Intros Eclipse Advanced 992 CPU Cooler with Ryzen Threadripper Support
• DeepCool Releases QuadStellar Four-lobed Chassis: ‘Smart’ Case, Unique Shape
• Raijintek Launches Juno X CPU Cooler Series
• Corsair Releases Three Affordable VS-Series PSUs
• Jonsbo Announces UMX5 Flagship Mid-Tower Case
• ZOTAC Announces ZOTAC GAMING Initiative and the Ultra-Slim MEK1 Gaming PC
• Tt eSPORTS NEMESIS Switch Optical RGB Gaming Mouse Available Worldwide
• Creative Launches a BlasterX AE-5 PURE Edition
• Corsair Releases a White Version of their 460X RGB Chassis

Source: TechPowerUp!

AMD today released a major upgrade to its advanced software suite for Radeon graphics, Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition, designed to give gamers deeply immersive gameplay while engaging with their friends and the gaming community.

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition introduces the all-new Radeon Overlay, a seamless user interface designed to enable gamers to monitor their GPU performance without ever leaving the game, tailor their gameplay to their unique preferences and connect with their friends, all in one place. AMD is also launching the AMD Link mobile app, being made available to millions of iOS and Android users. A powerful complement to Radeon desktop software, AMD Link serves as a “second screen” for monitoring GPU performance and PC system info, enabling gamers to easily share their greatest gaming moments, and keeping them informed about AMD’s latest updates. A wide range of features including Radeon Chill, Radeon WattMan, Enhanced Sync and Radeon ReLive – all part of Radeon Software Core Technologies – have also been updated to deliver expanded performance tuning and gaming optimizations.

The new Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 17.12.1 drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.

Source: TechPowerUp!

AMD today unveiled its big annual driver releases for its consumer-graphics Radeon line, and the professional-graphics Radeon Pro and FirePro lines. The BAR (big annual release) for the latter is titled AMD Radeon Pro Adrenalin Edition 17.12.1 WHQL, and introduces a slew of new features that add value to the company’s FirePro and Radeon Pro graphics cards. Since its 2016 BAR (Radeon Pro Crimson ReLive), the company’s regular driver updates for enterprises achieved a predictable cadence of the 2nd Wednesday of the 2nd month of each quarter, capped off with a big annual release in December, besides prioritized 24×7 support. This, AMD claims, has been well received by its customers.

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By Ryan Smith & Nate Oh @ AnandTech

Out of nowhere, NVIDIA has revealed the NVIDIA Titan V today at the 2017 Neural Information Processing Systems conference, with CEO Jen-Hsun Huang flashing out the card on stage. A mere 7 months after Volta was announced with the Tesla V100 accelerator and the GV100 GPU inside it, NVIDIA continues its breakneck pace by releasing the GV100-powered Titan V, available for sale today. Aimed at a decidedly more compute-oriented market than ever before, the 815 mm2 behemoth die that is GV100 is now available to the broader public.

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