In Win launches X-Frame 2.0, tou 2.0 Signature chassis

Anthony Garreffa | Cases, Cooling & PSU | Mar 27, 2017 12:53 AM CDT

In Win has just unveiled its new X-Frame 2.0 chassis, built from the ground up for professional tests (like me, and now I want 3 of them) - as it can be setup in a horizontal position for much easier swapping in and out of components, especially graphics card testing.

In Win launches X-Frame 2.0, tou 2.0 Signature chassis

X-Frame 2.0 features a detachable, rotating stand that allows the test rig to be positioned at every 15 degrees through an easy-to-use specialized clip release.

This feature alone will save people hours of time across lots of testing, with In Win making the structure of the X-Frame 2.0 with sandcasting and a CNC machine that cut 4mm of aluminum.

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Uber suspends self-driving car tech after Arizona crash

Anthony Garreffa | Electric Vehicles & Cars | Mar 26, 2017 10:23 PM CDT

Uber has halted all of its self-driving car efforts after a self-driving car was involved in an accident in Tempe, Arizona - even though Uber's autonomous car wasn't at fault, as it was the human driver that caused the accident.

Uber suspends self-driving car tech after Arizona crash

One of Uber's Volvo-made self-driving SUVs can be seen on its side, with an Uber spokesperson confirming the accident, and that the company is "suspending its autonomous tests in Arizona until it completes its investigation and pausing its Pittsburgh operations" reports Bloomberg. There were no injuries in the accident, with the police report stating that another car "failed to yield for the Uber car, causing the autonomous vehicle to flip on its side", reports Bloomberg.

Tempe police information officer Josie Montenegro said: "There was a person behind the wheel. It is uncertain at this time if they were controlling the vehicle at the time of the collision". An Uber spokesperson added that the company is "continuing to look into this incident and can confirm we had no backseat passengers in the vehicle".

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GIGABYTE's new Z270X-Designare looks absolutely AMAZING

Anthony Garreffa | Motherboards | Mar 26, 2017 8:35 PM CDT

GIGABYTE has been owning with its new AORUS push, and now we have the upcoming Z270X-Designare motherboard, and a slick silver/black/blue look which has me salivating all over my keyboard.

GIGABYTE's new Z270X-Designare looks absolutely AMAZING

The new Z270-powered Designare motherboard has been fully validated and optimized for NVIDIA's high-end Quadro workstation and high-end graphics cards, so if you're looking for performance without limits - GIGABYTE's new Z270X-Designare motherboard is what you should be looking at.

VP of GIGABYTE's Motherboard Business Unit, Henry Kao, explains: "Content creators need a high-performance platform that can keep up with the inventive minds as they craft their masterpieces".

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Set sail with 'Moana' in our latest Blu-ray giveaway!

Ben Gourlay | Contests & Giveaways | Mar 26, 2017 4:53 PM CDT

To celebrate this week's release of Disney's 'Moana' on Blu-ray 3D, 2D DVD and digital, we have five Blu-rays to give away thanks to our friends at Walt Disney Home Entertainment.

Set sail with 'Moana' in our latest Blu-ray giveaway!

Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped and no one today knows why. From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes Moana, a sweeping, CG-animated adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill her ancestors unfinished quest. During her journey, Moana (voice of Aulii Cravalho) meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson), and together they traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds.

To go into the running to win a prize, simply correctly answer the following question:

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MSI makes its GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X official

Anthony Garreffa | Video Cards & GPUs | Mar 26, 2017 2:23 AM CDT

MSI has made its GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X graphics card official, with a proper tease at card with its spruced up cooler both on, and off - as well as the technical specifications, so we have some GPU and VRAM clock speeds to share.

MSI makes its GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X official

MSI will be offering its usual three overclocking modes: Silent, Gaming, and OC modes. Silent Mode sees the GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X clocked at 1480/1582MHz on the GPU, and 11000MHz on the 11GB of GDDR5X. Gaming Mode ramps up the GPU clocks to 1544/1657MHz, with the GDDR5X clocks at 11016MHz (16MHz overclock), while the OC Mode clocks the card at 1569/1683MHz, and the GDDR5X at 11124MHz.

The card doesn't look as long as usual, with MSI doing some great work on the custom PCB on the GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X.

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StarCraft remastered announced by Blizzard

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Mar 26, 2017 12:59 AM CDT

Blizzard has announced StarCraft Remastered, a full HD port of their legendary RTS classic.

StarCraft remastered announced by Blizzard

We knew that Blizzard was working on a StarCraft remaster, and now the company has finally confirmed it with an official StarCraft Remaster announcement. As Blizzard says, StarCraft Remastered "upgrades the essential sci-fi strategy experience from beginning to end," and the new HD port will included the original base game and its Brood War expansion.

The studio has remastered everything from units, buildings, environments, game audio, and widened the resolution support for modern monitors and displays. But this is just a remaster, not a remake, and Blizzard promises the "strategy gameplay that StarCraft perfected years ago remains unchanged."

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The first sign of Kaby Lake X: the Intel Core i7-7740K

Anthony Garreffa | CPU, APU & Chipsets | Mar 26, 2017 12:51 AM CDT

Intel is going to have a hard time on its hands with this current rumor of the purported Core i7-7740K processor, a new CPU based on the Kaby Lake X architecture - on the HEDT platform.

The first sign of Kaby Lake X: the Intel Core i7-7740K

The new Core i7-7740K won't be a slight bump on the current Kaby Lake (non-X) processor is a 4C/8T offering on the LGA 1151 socket, while the Core i7-7740K is on the LGA 2066 socket powered by the X299 chipset. The X299 chipset will be ready for the high-end Core i7-7740K, which will rock 4C/8T of Kaby Lake X at 4.3/4.5GHz for base/boost clocks.

But, the new Core i7-7740K will not include an integrated GPU for on-board graphics, like the 7700K does now - and will bump the TDP up to 112W, from 91W on 7700K. 20 more watts, for the same Turbo Boost clock of 4.5GHz, and 4C/8T - without integrated graphics, hmm.

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AMD teases Radeon RX Vega is 'just around the corner'

Anthony Garreffa | Video Cards & GPUs | Mar 25, 2017 10:41 PM CDT

AMD hosted its Tech Summit in China recently, with CEO Lisa Su announcing their mid-range Ryzen 5 availability, with demos and more on show. There were some new details released on Radeon RX Vega, and because I foolishly had a night off from work - I missed this story, but here it is!

AMD teases Radeon RX Vega is 'just around the corner'

Scott Herkelman, the former General GeForce Manager at NVIDIA and now VP of AMD took the stage, with his segment concentrated solely on Radeon RX Vega. We now know that Radeon RX Vega will definitely come in both 4GB and 8GB variants, both running the new HBM2 memory that should hopefully pave the way for various improvements. HBM2 uses far less space on the PCB, so we should expect shorter cards that are magnitudes faster than the Radeon RX 480.

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New 'Justice League' trailer comes together

Ben Gourlay | Celebrities & Entertainment | Mar 25, 2017 10:08 PM CDT

Just as the 'Justice League' is coming together (to the tune of The Beatles), Zack Snyder's upcoming film looks to be doing much the same thing - which has got me tentatively optimistic. Warner Bros have today released a new trailer for the upcoming superhero feature.

New 'Justice League' trailer comes together

Featuring DC Comics' biggest assemblage of comic book heroes including Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), the Flash (Ezra Miller), Superman (Henry Cavill), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and Aquaman (Jason Momoa), 'Justice League' is set to be the DC comics version of 'The Avengers', which the studio is hoping will bring in the huge revenue that eluded last summer's 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'.

'Justice League' is set to hit 3D, 2D and IMAX cinema worldwide from November 2017.

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BMW teases the next 100 years of vehicle technology

Anthony Garreffa | Electric Vehicles & Cars | Mar 25, 2017 9:25 PM CDT

BMW has a bright future ahead of it, if its latest 'A new Era has begun' video is anything to go by, with the carmaker showing off what it envisions, as the next 100 years of automotive and wearable technology.

BMW teases the next 100 years of vehicle technology

BMW sees a future of self-driving cars that pull up to you when you need them, with welcoming lights just below the drivers side door that get projected onto the ground, a steering wheel that can be used for driving - but will disappear into the dash when you want autonomous driving enabled. The company continues with augmented reality helmets, and more - it really is a great envisioning of the future of automotive tech, and more so - how it'll improve, and make our lives easier.

These are the four new concept vehicles on show.

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