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NVIDIA has released the latest version of GeForce Game Ready drivers. Version 496.49 WHQL comes with optimization for “Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy,” including support for DLSS. It also features optimization for “Age of Empires IV,” “Battlefield 2042″ (Early Access), “Call of Duty Vanguard,” “Chivalry 2,” “GTA Definitive Edition Trilogy,” “Forza Horizon 5,” “Jurassic World Evolution,” and “Riders Republic.” The drivers also fix certain legacy issues with “DOOM 3: BFG Edition,” and “Tom Clancy’s The Division 2.” A flickering issue noticed at 1080p on LG OLED C1 series monitors, has been fixed. The drivers also add G-SYNC support for several new monitors, and GeForce Experience optimizations.

You can download the GeForce 496.49 WHQL Game Ready drivers via GeForce.com.

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AMD has released Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.3 beta drivers. These come with optimization for “Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy,” with over 21% performance improvement measured at 4K Ulra settings over the previous driver, as tested using an RX 6900 XT graphics card. Optimization is also added for “Age of Empires IV,” where a massive 45% performance improvement was obtained at 4K max settings, using an RX 6800 XT. Other games optimized for is “Riders Republic” and “DOOM Eternal 6.66.”

Among the issues fixed are missing CPU tuning feature in Radeon Software for some users with Ryzen 9 5950X processors, elevated disk space utilization with Multimedia Athena, task-switching blackscreens in certain multi-display environments, a game crash noticed in “Battlefield V” with RX 6600 series, and image corruption notived with Radeon Boost enabled in “Cyberpunk 2077″ and RX 6700 XT.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.3 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.

• Intel Announces 12th Gen Core “Alder Lake” Desktop Processors
• Beauty Meets Brawn: Unleashing the New XPS Desktop
• BIOSTAR Announces the Brand-New INTEL Z690 Series Motherboards
• COLORFUL Launches Z690 iGame Ultra Series Motherboards & New Battle-AX DDR5 Memory
• G.SKILL Announces DDR5 6800 MHz Trident Z5 Memory Modules
• Crucial Expands Desktop Memory Line with New DDR5 DRAM
• Kingston Announce FURY Beast DDR5 Memory Modules
• AGON By AOC Launch New Gaming Headset & Mice
• Thermaltake Coolers now support Intel LGA 1700 Socket
• MSI Brings Out Latest Z690 Motherboards
• GIGABYTE AORUS WATERFORCE Liquid Cooler Lineup Supports 12th Gen Intel Processors
• GIGABYTE Releases AORUS DDR5 5200MHz 32GB Memory Kit
• GIGABYTE Releases the Latest Z690 AORUS Motherboards
• Evolve Your Game With the EK-Quantum MSI MPG Z690 Carbon EK X D-RGB
• Meet the Most Advanced EK Water Block to Date
• Introducing the EVGA Z690 Motherboards – The Ultimate Choice for PC Gaming
• ASRock Launches Full Range of Intel Z690 Motherboard Packed with Revolutionary Technology
• ASUS Reveals its Intel Z690 Motherboards
• Enter the Next Generation of Performance and Speed – Introducing CORSAIR® DDR5 Memory
• CORSAIR Announces Full Range of Components Ready for New 12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors and 600 Series Chipsets
• CORSAIR and ORIGIN PC Launch Updated Systems Powered by New 12th Gen Intel Core Processors
• EK To Offer Free LGA1700 Upgrade Kits for EK-Quantum Velocity Water Blocks
• ADATA Announces XPG LANCER DDR5 Memory
• AGON by AOC Unveils Three New High Refresh-rate Gaming Monitors with Mini-LED IPS Panels
• Sharkoon Launch SHARK Disc PWM & SHARK Blades PWM Fans

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.

• ROCCAT Unveils Vulcan TKL PRO Keyboard in White
• CORSAIR Launches New PRO Custom Cooling CPU Water Blocks Ready For Intel® Alder Lake
• Sharkoon Announces SKILLER SGP30 Big Hex and 1337 V2 Big Mouse Mats
• CORSAIR Launches ELITE LCD CPU Coolers
• SilentiumPC Gear offers the GK650K Omnis Onyx White Pudding Edition
• G.SKILL Announces World’s Fastest DDR5-6600 CL36 Trident Z5 Memory Kits
• EK-Quantum Velocity² D-RGB – New LGA 1700 CPU Water Block Ready for Alder Lake
• NZXT Announces BLD PC Building Kits
• ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II with RGB Now Also Available in 280 and 420 Models
• ZOTAC Introduces the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti AMP White Edition LHR
• Sharkoon Launches its Skiller SGK60 Keyboard with Kailh BOX Switches
• TEAMGROUP Announces T-Force Vulcan DDR5 Gaming Memory
• ASRock Announces Radeon RX 6600 Challenger Series Graphics Cards

By Jarred Walton @ Tom’s Hardware

Two months back, AMD launched the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, the first card to use the Navi 23 GPU. Today, AMD follows up with its first truly mainstream priced RX 6000-series card, the Radeon RX 6600. Take the same GPU but with four of the CUs (compute units) disabled, clock it a bit lower and you get the RX 6600 non-XT.

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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.

• AMD Launches Radeon RX 6600 Graphics Card
• MSI Unveils Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X Graphics Card
• PowerColor Unveils Radeon RX 6600 Series Graphics Cards
• ASUS Launches Dual Radeon RX 6600 Graphics Card
• Gigabyte Launches AMD Radeon RX 6600 Eagle 8G Graphics Card
• MSI Liquid Coolers Support Intel’s LGA 1700 Socket
• CORSAIR All-in-One Coolers are Ready for LGA 1700 and Intel Alder Lake Processors
• EK Launches EK-Pro GPU Water Blocks for NVIDIA A6000 and A100 GPUs
• Acer Announces Predator Orion 7000 Gaming PC Powered by Intel 12th Generation Core “Alder Lake” CPUs
• G.SKILL Announces Flagship Trident Z5 Family DDR5 Memory
• SteelSeries Introduces the Apex 3 TKL — The First Water-Resistant TKL Gaming Keyboard
• GeIL Announces the Availability of POLARIS RGB DDR5 Gaming Memory Kits
• Samsung’s 980 PRO SSD Now Includes a Stock Heatsink as Option
• EK Launches Quantum Vector Active Backplate Waterblocks for MSI Trio and Suprim RTX 3090/3080 GPUs
• Noctua Presents Chromax Line NF-A12x25 Fan, NH-U12A Cooler and Heatsink Covers
• Sharkoon Launches its Skiller SFM11 Gaming Chair Mats

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 and Noctua Announce ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition Graphics Card
• CommScope Introduces ARRIS SURFboard G34 and G36 DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem & Wi-Fi 6 Routers
• Cougar Gaming Chair with an Exoskeleton-like Backbone
• HyperX Announces Pulsefire Mat RGB Mousepad
• Corsair Unveils its XENEON 32QHD165 Gaming Monitor
• ASUS Adds White Colored Monitors to 27-inch WQHD IPS LCD “ROG Strix XG279Q”
• ZALMAN Intros MegaMax V2 Series Power Supplies
• Creative Launches its Sound Blaster Katana V2 Gaming Soundbar
• ROCCAT and Oakley Launch a New Limited-Edition ROCCAT PC Gaming Eyewear Collection
• Thermaltake & Studio F. A. Porsche Unveil ARGENT E700 Gaming Chairs
• Alphacool Announces Eiswolf 2 360mm AIO VGA Coolers for GIGABYTE RTX 3080/3090 Cards
• Antec Launches its NX320 Mid-Tower Case
• ROCCAT Releases its New Sense Series Gaming Mousepads

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 Republic of Gamers Announces Moonlight White Gaming Peripherals
• Razer Introduces the Kaira X Gaming Headset, the Wolverine V2 White Edition, and the Charging Dock
• ViewSonic Launches 28-inch 150 Hz 4K Monitor with PS5 Support
• Sharkoon Unveils its SKILLER SGK3 Keyboard with Reactive Kailh Switches
• EKSA Rolls-Out The E910 5.8GHz Wireless Gaming & Music Headset
• BitFenix Updates Prodigy M 2022 Chassis and Alchemy 3 Sleeves
• Genesis Launches New Krypton 290 Gaming Mouse
• TEAMGROUP Announces Several New Product Lines: DDR5, AIO CLCs, Portable SSDs, and More
• Gelid Launches Amazingly Inexpensive BlackFrore CPU Cooler
• AlphaCool Intros Eisblock Aurora for GALAX and KFA2 RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3090 Cards
• NZXT Releases H510 Flow Case
• EVGA Formally Launches its AMD X570 DARK Motherboard
• NZXT Announces C-Series Bronze PSUs
• EKWB Launch its Quantum Power Bundle Magnitude X360 D-RGB
• NZXT Refreshes Kraken Family of AIO CPU Coolers
• ADATA XPG Unveils CRUISER Super Mid-Tower Chassis
• CORSAIR Launches New M65 RGB ULTRA Gaming Mice

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.

• Lian Li Launches Modular and Small-Sized O11 AIR MINI
• TEAMGROUP Announces T-CREATE CLASSIC Thunderbolt External SSD and T-FORCE CARDEA Z44L PCIe4.0 SSD
• EK Announces Quantum Vector RTX 3080/3090 FE Full Metal Water Blocks
• Introducing the Seagate Firecuda 530 SSD with EK Heatsink
• Thermaltake Divider 200 Series Micro-ATX Cases Revealed
• CORSAIR Launches MP600 PRO XT M.2 NVMe SSDs
• Razer Rolls Out Basilisk V3 Gaming Mouse
• MSI Introduces the Optix MEG381CQR, a HMI (Human-Machine Interface) Gaming Monitor
• XPG Launches ROG-certified Spectrix D50 DDR4 RGB Memory
• Thermaltake Reveal Divider 300 TG Air Case

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AMD has released the latest version of Radeon Software Adrenalin. Version 21.8.2 beta comes with optimization for “Myst,” with up to 6% performance improvement seen at 4K medium settings on a machine powered by a Radeon RX 6800 XT, compared to the previous 21.8.1 drivers. The drivers also feature optimization for “Aliens: Fireteam Elite.”

The drivers also fix a handful of issues. Difficulties ending an OBS recording session with h.265 or HEVC codec on some of the newer Radeon GPUs, such as the RX 6800 XT, have been fixed. An image corruption bug with split-screen multiplayer on “F1 2021,” has been fixed. Unresponsive behavior with Radeon Software in rare cases, has been fixed. Lighting corruption noticed in “Control” with DirectX 12 on cards such as the RX 6600 XT, has been fixed. Upgrading to the latest Radeon Software causing auto-updates in Ryzen Master to stop working, has been fixed.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.8.2 drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.