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Tuesday Evening Reviews
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Tuesday, 26-March-2019 18:09:22 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Motherboard & CPU:
MSI MEG X399 CREATION (AMD X399) on Tweaktown.
Biostar A10N-8800E AMD Mini-ITX on GND-Tech.
ASUS X299 Rampage VI Extreme Omega on OC3D.
Cooling:
Alphacool Eisbaer Extreme Liquid CPU Cooler on ThinkComputers.
Alphacool Eisbaer 240LT watercooler on Vortez.
Video Cards:
Gigabyte RTX 2060 Gaming OC 6G on Modders-Inc.
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 Ti STRIX OC 6 GB on TechPowerUp.
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming X (6GB GDDR5) on FunkyKit.
Cases:
Cooler Master Masterbox NR400 on TechPowerUp.
Cooler Master Masterbox NR600 on TechPowerUp.
Thermaltake V200 TG RGB Mid Tower on NikKTech.
Misc:
SANSI C2440-FW Security Floodlight on APHNetworks.
Sound BlasterX G6 DAC/amp on AudioScienceReview.
Patriot Viper VPN100 512GB M.2 PCIe SSD on FunkyKit.
Enermax MaxRevo 1800W Power Supply on HardOCP.
Monday Afternoon
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Monday, 25-March-2019 16:04:15 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Google have revealed their game-streaming service, Google Stadia. Google Stadia will run a selection of existing PC games on Google's centralized servers, taking in controller inputs and sending back video and audio using Google's network of low-latency data centers. The company revealed a new Google-produced controller, along with a game-streaming interface that revolves around a "play now" button. Press this on any Web browser and gameplay will begin "in as quick as five seconds... with no download, no patch, no update, and no install." I'm sure it will be fantastic via my NBN connection. More info here, here and here with discussion here.
TechPowerUp built a PC using components from ASRock's Phantom Gaming Alliance. Thus, what we are seeing now is ASRock's Phantom Gaming Alliance, which currently includes Cooler Master and Teamgroup. By bringing together vendors, they can all offer improved compatibility along with themed products, which is certainly a nice touch because it allows users to build systems that match a singular theme if they so choose. It also allows for parts that offer guaranteed compatibility and should just "work", which bring us to today's review: A system built entirely out of parts carrying the Phantom Gaming label.
Apple have unveiled some beefed-up iMacs. The 21.5-inch iMac now has a 6-core, eighth-generation Intel CPU option—up from a maximum of four cores before. The 27-inch now has six cores as the standard configuration, with an optional upgrade to a 3.6GHz, 9th-gen, 8-core Intel Core i9 CPU that Apple claims will double performance over the previous 27-inch iMac. The base 27-inch model has a 3GHz 6-core Intel Core i5 CPU, with intermediate configurations at 3.1GHz and 3.7GHz (both Core i5). The big news is arguably that both sizes now offer high-end, workstation-class Vega-graphics options for the first time. Apple added a similar upgrade option to the 15-inch MacBook Pro late last year.
TechPowerUp have an AMD Ryzen Memory Tweaking & Overclocking Guide. I am the developer of the DRAM Calculator for Ryzen, author of numerous BIOS mods, and curator of dozens of topics about and related to these processors. After two years of research and development, I am ready to share my secrets on optimizing memory on a Ryzen-powered system. By optimization, I specifically mean overclocking and tuning of system RAM the right way—the way that won't break it.
TechSpot looked into Ray Tracing in Shadow of the Tomb Raider. The inclusion of ray tracing in Shadow of the Tomb Raider marks the implementation of the third and final ray tracing technique we currently have at our disposal. Battlefield V uses ray traced reflections, Metro Exodus uses ray traced global illumination, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider uses ray traced shadows.
NVIDIA have a magic paint program that is pretty much just witchcraft. A deep learning model developed by NVIDIA Research turns rough doodles into highly realistic scenes using generative adversarial networks (GANs). The tool is like a smart paintbrush, converting segmentation maps into lifelike images. More info here.
This might count as a flash timewaster: a 3D panorama of Sydney you can zoom and rotate and explore.
Sunday Night Reviews
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Sunday, 24-March-2019 23:38:00 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Storage:
iStorage diskAshur2 1TB USB 3.1 PIN Authenticated Portable SSD on NikKTech.
Icy Dock flexiDock MB795SP-B Review - 3.5" & 2.5" Single Bay on Tweaktown.
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB Solid State Drive on APHNetworks.
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro SSD on HotHardware.
Icy Dock flexiDock MB524SP-B Review - 4x 2.5" SATA, 5.25 Bay on Tweaktown.
Input Etc:
Logitech G903 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse on Tweaktown.
ROCCAT Vulcan 100 Mechanical RGB Keyboard on MadShrimps.
Aukey KM-G6 Mechanical Keyboard on TechPowerUp.
ROCCAT Vulcan 120 AIMO Mechanical Gaming Keyboard on ThinkComputers.
Patriot Viper V765 Keyboard on Guru3D.
Logitech G603 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse on Tweaktown.
Portable & Prebuilt:
Verizon GizmoWatch Kids Smart Watch Phone on BigBruin.
TickTalk 3 Kids Smart Watch Phone on BigBruin.
Samsung Galaxy S10+ (SM-G975) on TechARP.
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