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Storage/Memory News

Samsung releases firmware update for 840 and 840 Pro Series SSDs, most likely fixes issues with HBAs

Posted May 19, 2013 by Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

Samsung outs new firmware ‘DXM05B0Q’ for 840 Pro and ‘DXT08B0Q’ for 840 Series SSDs. The new firmware enables DAS (Direct Attached Storage) function by default for 840 Pro, whereas it improves 840 for ‘specific’ uses. DAS units are used as storage systems directly to the system or a workstation without any network system in the [...]

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PC and Console Games News

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s trailer shows gameplay involving ships and sharks

Posted May 19, 2013 by Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

Ubisoft recently has put up the trailer for Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag which shows visuals of the gameplay set for the sea and the Caribbean. This game will have Edward Kenway, a member of the assassin order a pirate and once loyal to the king and taken orders from higher ups (judging by the [...]

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PC and Console Games News

EA Senior Engineer says Wii U is crap, company is still operating like its still the ’90s

Posted May 19, 2013 by Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

EA’s senior software engineer and Architect Bob Summerwill was either brutally honest about Nintendo’s Wii U console or senselessly bashing the company for reasons we would probably not know on Twitter (though he has removed them now, its too late now!). Whether he’s being a jerk or simply voicing out his opinion openly? That’s for [...]

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GPU News

PNY GTX 780 and GTX 770 Pictures leak; GTX 770 is 20% – 50% faster than AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition?

Posted May 19, 2013 by Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

With a speculation that the GeForce GTX 780 will be launching on 23rd, followed by the specifications and the card being shown off during Nvidia GeForce eSports competition in Shanghai, China, PNY’s official pictures are leaked. Its also shows the pictures of GTX 770. It is noted that GTX 770 would be using GK104 core [...]

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GPU News

Nvidia shows-off GeForce GTX 780 during GeForce eSports Competition in China

Posted May 19, 2013 by Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

Nvidia’s General Manager for GeForce GTX Scott Herkelman was showing off GeForce GTX 780 to the public in Shanghai, China during their keynote. Nothing was being told about the graphic card, much like how AMD did it with Radeon HD 7990 in the past. So far, the specifications are speculated that it will be using [...]

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GPU News

Nvidia’s GTX Titan outsold the year old GTX 690 within 3 months

Posted May 18, 2013 by Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

Nvidia seems very surprised when they found out that their GTX Titan outsold GeForce GTX 690, a graphic card that has been on the retail shelves for more than a year now, within a period of 3 months! Ben Berraondo, the senior PR for GeForce said that they were surprised when they saw how popular [...]

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Enclosures/Cooling News

CM working on HAF XB Rev 2 with 3rd X-Dock PCB revision, 2x 3.5″ HDD cage and newer top panel

Posted May 18, 2013 by Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

Coolermaster’s rep in Overclock.net forums said that they’ve been working on HAF XB Rev 2 based on suggestions that were given on the HAF-XB Club thread. According to the post, there will be 3 main changes on the PC Chassis. The 3rd revision of X-Dock PCB will be using SATA Power connector instead of peripheral [...]

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PC and Console Games News

Former THQ President details about working conditions and unrealistic expectations for Metro: Last Light’s development in Ukraine

Posted May 18, 2013 by Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

Jason Rubin, the former president of the now defunct THQ put up his version of the problems that Ukrainian based game developer 4A Games faced during the time of development for ‘Metro: Last Light’. NWX7MFAYS2C4 It was pointed out that THQ’s original producers had an unrealistic expectation of crunching multiplayer and co-op gameplay within the [...]

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GPU News

Specifications of Nvidia GTX 780 GPU has emerged

Posted May 17, 2013 by Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

A report states that the Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 GPU will be using GK11-300 core with 2304 CUDA cores with the base clock of 863MHz and with 3GB GDDR5 with 384-bit interface. The card has a TDP of 250W and will require 6+8 PCIe power cables to get the necessary power for the graphic card. [...]

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Storage/Memory News

Next Gen Intel Enterprise SSD DC S3500 spotted in Japanese retail shelves

Posted May 17, 2013 by Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

Intel’s DC S3500 Enterprise Solid State drive was supposed to launch during this quarter, but it seems that the Japanese can get their hands on it right as it has spotted on their retailer’s store shelves and being put for sale from now. The next generation solid state drive, codenamed ‘Wolfville’, uses 20nm MLC flash [...]

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