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AMD has released the latest version of Radeon Software Adrenalin drivers. Version 21.7.2 beta introduces optimization for “Chernobylite.” It also adds support for two new Vulkan API extensions, including “VK_KHR_copy_commands2,” and “VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state2.” Among the handful issues fixed include incorrect upgrade advice by the Game Compatibility advisor over certain CPUs and GPUs; a BSOD error noticed on certain mobile platforms when using Enhanced sign-in; “Resident Evil Village” experiencing application hang or driver crash on machines with Radeon VII; and an application crash with Radeon Software when upgrading with core isolation enabled.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.7.2 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.

• AOC to Take the AGON Brand Beyond Gaming Monitors, Make Peripherals
• NZXT Expands Streaming & Mini PC Range
• AGON by AOC Unveils G3 Series 1000R Curved Gaming Monitors with 165Hz Refresh Rate
• be quiet! Launches Dark Rock TF 2: High-end Cooling with Top-flow Design
• ViewSonic Releases Blur Busters Approved XG2431 240Hz Gaming Monitor
• Alphacool Unveil Eiswolf AIO CLC for Nvidia RTX 3080/3090 GPUs
• LG Releases 3 Models IPS Curved Ultra Wide LCD Monitors with Aspect Ratio 21:9
• Samsung Announces Odyssey Neo G9 Gaming Monitor
• Zotac Unveil 3080 Ti X-Gaming Naraka Bladepoint Edition GPU
• FSP Releases SFX DAGGER PRO and Twins PRO Series PSUs Up-to 850W
• ASUS Offers ROG Desk Mount Kit That Can Directly Attach ROG Gaming LCD to Your Desk

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 Announces SuperNOVA P6 Power Supplies
• Thermaltake Unveil Floe RC Ultra and ToughLiquid Ultra AIO Coolers
• Chieftronic Reveals their M2 Gaming Cube Case
• Neo Forza Announces DDR4-5000 and DDR4-4600 Memory Kits for AMD Zen 3 and Intel Rocket Lake
• ZOTAC Unveil its MEK HERO Gaming Desktop Series
• PNY Adds 4,00MHz Ultra-high-speed Model to XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB OC Memory

Bigger, Bolder and Colder

By Garrett Carver @ Tom’s Hardware

Corsair’s history in the all-in-one liquid cooling niche goes back more than a decade and spans dozens of models, more than a few of which have graced our list of best AIO coolers. But the new H170i Elite Capellix is the company’s largest ever AIO, featuring a massive 420 radiator (3x140mm). Of course, it also sports a Corsair pump controlled by the company’s iCue system management and monitoring suite, along with a standalone Commander Core lighting and fan controller, plus a trio of ML140 RGB fans. As you might imagine by its size along the H170i Elite Capellix comes equipped to cool just about any desktop processor on the market today.

Read the Review Here

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NVIDIA has released the latest version of GeForce Game Ready drivers. Version 471.41 WHQL comes with support for Windows 11, including a WDDM 3.0 compliant display driver, making it NVIDIA’s first official driver for the upcoming operating system. In addition, the drivers introduce DLSS performance enhancement on Red Dead Redemption 2 and Chernobylite. The drivers also introduce CUDA 11.4 support.

Among the issues fixed are lack of hardware acceleration on Capture One; HUD loss issues on Valorant; a game freeze noticed with DOOM Eternal; League of Legends failing to launch; mouse pointer issues with certain DSC monitors in HDR mode; blurry Ansel depth-of-field in certain games; display resolution being limited to 640×480 on some monitors after updating from older drivers; distorted HDMI audio playback on 8K displays connected via HDMi 2.1, and HDMI audio drop-outs on LG C9 OLED TVs.

You can download the GeForce 471.41 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.

• Alphacool Announces Apex Soft & Rise Ultra Soft Thermal Pads
• Kingston FURY Series Launches With DDR3, DDR4 and SODIMM Options
• Thermaltake Unveils The Tower 100 Mini Chassis in Turquoise and Racing Green
• AMD Will Release Radeon RX 6600 and 6600XT on August 11
• Phanteks Launches 850W and 1000W AMP 80Plus Gold Power Supplies
• Gigabyte Launches AMD X570S Gaming X Motherboard
• MSI Announces MPG Quietude 100S Silent Case
• MSI Also Announces MEG Silent Gale 12 Fan
• ASUS TUF Gaming Introduces the VG32AQL1A Monitor
• MSI MPG ARTYMIS 343C QR Gaming Monitor Announced

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AMD has released the latest version of Radeon Software Adrenalin. Version 21.7.1 beta introduces optimization for F1 2021, with a 6% performance improvement seen at 4K UHD on an RX 6800 XT, over the previous drivers. Support is also introduced for the new Radeon RX 6700M and RX 6600M mobile GPUs.

Among the issues fixed are an Oculus service error preventing the Oculus Link setup from running on machines with RX 5000 and RX 6000 series graphics cards; lighting corruption noticed in Apex Legends with Radeon Boost enabled; AMD User Experience Program consuming abnormally high memory; driver version mismatch between Windows Store and AMD Support versions; high memory usage on some running 3DMark Time Spy; and an image corruption in Carrion with AF enabled.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.7.1 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.

• EVGA Z590 DARK Motherboard Released
• Diversify Your EK-Quantum Torque Fittings With Colored Compression Rings
• Cooler Master Launches The NR200P In 4 Colors
• Introducing the New EVGA SuperNOVA 1600 and 1300 P+ Power Supplies
• EK Releases the ROG Maximus XIII Hero Monoblock
• MSI Releases the Optix G273QPF Monitor Featuring Rapid IPS Tech
• ZOTAC Adds Three GeForce RTX 3090 Cards
• MSI Launch MAG Coreliquid C and MAG Coreliquid P AIO Series
• Alphacool Intros NexXxoS XT45 and UT60 and the ST25 92mm Full Copper Radiators
• Razer Launches Barracuda X Multi-Platform Gaming Headset
• TEAMGROUP Announces the 8TB MP34Q M.2 PCIe SSD and High Endurance Surveillance System Memory Card
• MSI Announces the MPG Z590M GAMING EDGE WIFI Motherboard
• SilverStone Intros Raven RVS03 M.2 SSD Enclosure That Supports Both NVMe and SATA
• BIOSTAR Showcases Z590 VALKYRIE Motherboard and P500 1TB SSD Combo
• Cooler Master Unveil its ORB X GamePod
• Corsair Launches its Hydro X Series XD7 RGB Pump/Reservoir Combo
• Cooler Master i71C RGB Intended to Replace intel Stock Cooler
• GIGABYTE Releases the New AORUS WATERFORCE SERIES AIO Liquid Coolers
• be quiet! Introduces Improved Shadow Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler
• ADATA XPG Unveil MAGE Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
• Thermaltake Intros ToughLiquid Ultra CPU Coolers with ToughFan Turbo
• Arctic Launches Liquid Freezer II 360 RGB/A-RGB Coolers
• SecretLab Announces New TITAN Evo (2022 Series) Ergonomic Chairs

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.

• EK Announces ROG Crosshair VIII Formula Motherboard Waterblock Bridge
• ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 3080 Ti OC Hybrid Liquid and Air Cooled OC Available
• MSI 3070 SUPRIM SE GODZILLA Officially Launches in Japan
• AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Arrives this August
• MSI Launches its GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G OC LHR
• Alphacool Introduces Shroud & Decoupling for Fans and 24-pin PSU Jumper
• Philips Announces 49″ 165 Hz 498P9Z Monitor
• TeamGroup Unveils 3 New ‘Extreme Speed’ USB Flash Drives
• Thermalright Introduces the Frost Spirit 140 BLACK V3 CPU Cooler
• Thermaltake Launches New Turquoise ToughRAM RGB DDR4 Variants
• Thermalright Rolls Out the AXP90-X36 Black CPU Cooler
• Thermaltake Releases New GF1 Series 1000W/1200W PSUs
• MSI Announces the SPATIUM M-series M.2 NVMe SSDs
• TP-Link Releases Archer GX90 and Archer AX4800 Routers with Dedicated Game Band
• Lian Li Launches New UNI FAN AL120
• ENERMAX Expands to a White Version of the LIQMAX III ARGB
• MSI Launch the New MAG CH130 Series Gaming Chair

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AMD today released the latest version of its Radeon Software Adrenalin drivers. Version 21.6.1 beta introduce support for the upcoming FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) feature, AMD’s answer to the NVIDIA DLSS. The driver release notes don’t mention which exact titles support it at launch, so we’ll probably have to wait until a formal launch of the feature. In addition, the drivers also introduce support for the Radeon RX 6800M mobile graphics, and optimization for “Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance.”

Among the bugs fixed with this release are one which causes FreeSync to lock up during task-switching, an application crash with “Anno 1800″ in DirectX 12 mode; AMD Cleanup Utility accidentally mopping up non-graphics AMD drivers (such as chipset, storage, etc.); lower than expected performance with “Destiny 2″ on some products; and enabling raytracing in “Ring of Elysium” causing an application crash.

Anecdotal reports of fixed idle power consumption for AMD’s graphics cards are filling the internet following the release of their latest Radeon drivers, version 21.6.1. Besides introducing support for FSR (which we have already tested with a new special image comparison code from our resident W1zzard with great results), users are reporting reduced power consumption on idle or low-intensity workloads – something that we had already covered in our latest AMD reviews, which showcased higher power consumption compared to NVIDIA.

Users are reporting drops from around 30 W to ~8 W – nothing to scoff at, and getting AMD’s offerings in line with NVIDIA’s on that particular metric. While this remains anecdotal evidence for now, rest assured that we will be testing these new drivers so as to definitely claim an improvement (or the absence of it).

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.6.1 drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.