Posted on October 14, 2020 12:39 PM by Rob Williams
The most popular workstation viewport testing tool on the planet has just received an update, and for those who make use of SPECviewperf, the latest version is worth an immediate download. At quick glance, the overall benchmark may seem really similar to the previous one, but there have been many improvements made…..
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Posted on October 8, 2020 12:30 PM by Rob Williams
Right on schedule, AMD announced its Zen 3 processor series today, and did so with one of the quickest presentations we’ve ever seen (a good thing, really). AMD’s Lisa Su, Mark Papermaster, and Robert Hallock all drilled it into our heads with great efficiency that Zen 3 is something special, and everyone…..
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Posted on October 8, 2020 11:33 AM by Rob Williams
In a blog post hosted at Medium, Intel’s John Bonini dives into what makes Intel important for gaming, while also laying out a bit of what’s to come. The post talks about Intel’s DNA, and where we’ve come from. Remember when Pentiums were the most sought after in the 90s? Remember how…..
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Posted on October 1, 2020 1:16 PM by Rob Williams
Corsair has just released a beastly gaming keyboard, called K100 RGB. The company considers it to be the ‘pinnacle” of gaming keyboards, and does have a range of features to help back that claim up. Corsair says that this is the fastest keyboard in existence, thanks to its AXON “Hyper-Processing Technology”, which…..
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Posted on October 1, 2020 12:00 PM by Rob Williams
We’ve used Windows on Arm quite a bit here at Techgage over the past two years, and overall, our experiences have been good. One thing that has helped is the solid hardware (a la Microsoft Surface Pro X and Lenovo Yoga), but beyond that, the performance and capabilities offered made it feel…..
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Posted on September 22, 2020 4:26 PM by Rob Williams
AMD sure covers a lot of processor ground with its various series. With a chip like the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, it offers 64 cores and 128 threads to those with heavy-duty computing needs. Conversely, it’s a launch like today’s that reminds us that AMD hasn’t forgotten about the rest of the market.…..
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Posted on September 21, 2020 3:36 PM by Rob Williams
OnePlus has just announced that it will unveil its OnePlus 8T on October 14, at 10:00 EST. It’s sometimes the case that the mid-series launch of a OnePlus phone ends up being more intriguing than the launch model to come before it, but OP’s Pete Lau says that the company is “once…..
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Posted on September 21, 2020 2:45 PM by Rob Williams
Microsoft has today announced that it’s planning to acquire ZeniMax Media for a cool $7.5 billion. That name alone might not paint the full picture, as within ZeniMax Media is Bethesda Softworks, Arkane Studios, id Software, and much more. Franchises found within include The Elder Scrolls, DOOM, Fallout, Dishonored, Prey, Quake, among…..
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Posted on September 21, 2020 1:31 PM by Rob Williams
For proof of the fact that last week’s launch of NVIDIA’s new Ampere-based GeForces was hyped, look no further than the hordes of eager fans who were left feeling empty, mere minutes after the cards went on sale. According to NVIDIA, even it was left flabbergasted as to how things went down,…..
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Posted on August 31, 2020 4:30 PM by Rob Williams
As we reported on earlier this month, NVIDIA has been planning to unveil its next-gen GeForce graphics cards on September 1. While the wait to this point has been a little painful, we’re on the cusp of learning all about these new GPUs, and see how many of the rumors floating about…..
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Posted on August 31, 2020 3:30 PM by Rob Williams
The folks at Chaos Czech have been busy, having released Corona Renderer 6 for Maxon’s Cinema 4D last week, and now a follow-up of version 6 for 3ds Max users. The company says that this latest update addresses “everything from foam to the sky”, and it’s really not kidding. A new sky…..
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Posted on August 31, 2020 2:20 PM by Rob Williams
Right on schedule, the Blender Foundation has released the latest major version of its popular open-source 3D design toolkit, 2.90. This is the first release since the launch of the 2.83 LTS, and naturally won’t replace that LTS, but instead sit alongside it. Users who want Blender to remain as close to…..
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Posted on August 26, 2020 3:00 PM by Rob Williams
High-refresh gaming has been a thing for a while, but in recent years, the number of options have skyrocketed, and not to mention have brought us to new heights. It used to be that 144Hz was as drool-worthy as it got for high-refresh, but today, 240Hz is really common – even on…..
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Posted on August 26, 2020 10:00 AM by Jamie Fletcher
As part of its build-up to a new GPU launch, NVIDIA released today a short, documentary-style video on how it goes about product design, and the challenges that need to be overcome when building a new graphics card. While there is nothing particularly ground-breaking on show, the video does provide a high-level…..
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Posted on August 24, 2020 3:00 PM by Rob Williams
We wrote last week that Microsoft’s new Flight Simulator release has taken off in a really big way. The reviews up to this point paint a favorable picture of the new game (or should we call it a simulator?), and after having played it ourselves, we totally get why. The game is…..
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Posted on August 24, 2020 10:00 AM by Rob Williams
With NVIDIA expected to announced its next-gen GeForce series of graphics cards at the start of the month, we’re naturally hearing one rumor after another about what it may bring. To NVIDIA’s credit, the company does pretty well overall to keep most things hush-hush, though there are some details that escape that…..
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Posted on August 20, 2020 11:50 AM by Rob Williams
We’ve sure come a long way where portable storage is concerned. It used to be that an external hard drive was one of the coolest peripherals attached to a PC – and then not attached to a PC as it’s transported to another. When SSDs came along, it took a little while…..
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Posted on August 17, 2020 1:30 PM by Rob Williams
To say that the release of Microsoft’s new Flight Simulator has been hyped would be quite an understatement – and fortunately, it seems to have been justified. While the game releases tomorrow, reviews have hit the web today, and in a big way. As of the time of writing, the aggregated reviews…..
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Posted on August 17, 2020 12:00 PM by Rob Williams
Late last week, and as we expected, the much-hyped Warehouse demo for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 released – but only to those who’ve preordered the game. That part is unfortunate, but if there’s any consolation in not being able to access the demo, it’s the fact that there are no goals…..
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Posted on August 12, 2020 11:46 AM by Rob Williams
AMD has today released the latest version of its Radeon Pro for Enterprise driver, 20.Q3. This isn’t one of the most feature-packed releases we’ve seen, but as always, the bug fixes and general polishing makes an upgrade worth it. Being that these Enterprise drivers only have four main releases each year, that…..
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Posted on August 10, 2020 4:25 PM by Rob Williams
Earlier today, NVIDIA posted an eight-second clip of a star explosion, affixed with no other information aside from the hashtag “#UltimateCountdown”. Naturally, since this tweet came from the GeForce account, and we’ve been expecting an announcement any day already, we can pretty much be confident this revolves around NVIDIA’s next-gen gaming GPUs.…..
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Posted on August 3, 2020 11:30 AM by Rob Williams
With SIGGRAPH taking place later this month, we’re bound to see an influx of new product versions in the creative space, but MAGIX has decided to beat the (virtual) crowds by announcing Vegas Pro 18 today. As you’d expect, this new version brings many new features and optimizations – and will continue…..
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Posted on July 28, 2020 2:21 PM by Rob Williams
When Logitech released its PRO X gaming headset last summer, it seemed to impress virtually everyone who came into contact with it. Aside from the fact that it was wireless, the price and features combo made it an attractive choice for modest gamer and top esports player alike. Well, the yearning for…..
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Posted on July 28, 2020 11:39 AM by Rob Williams
We’re not even into August, but given the ongoing COVID-19 situation plaguing the globe, it’s seemed obvious to nearly every regular CES attendee that 2021’s event would not be happening. Well, the Consumer Technology Association has taken its good ol’ time, but has finally coughed it up: CES will be going digital…..
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Posted on July 21, 2020 11:10 AM by Rob Williams
Last week, AMD ushered in the Ryzen Threadripper PRO generation, catering to those demanding the most powerful (and feature-rich) workstations, with capabilities even exceeding the desktop Threadripper variants. This week, the company follows-up with the launch of some more modest chips, but like those Threadripper PROs, these new chips are also OEM-only.…..
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