HTC goes after Oculus Rift S with new Vive Cosmos
But does not come cheap at $699
Showed at the CES 2019 in Las Vegas in January, HTC has now officially announced the Vive Cosmos VR headset, which will go after the Oculus Rift S when it becomes available on October 3rd for $699.
Sapphire's RX 5700 XT Nitro+ spotted in retail
Comes with a big triple-fan cooler
While Sapphire's RX 5700 series Pulse versions are already selling, it appears that Nitro+ version is not far away, as the RX 5700 XT Nitro+ has been spotted in retail.
Intel Core i9-9900KS comes next month
Running all cores at 5.0GHz Turbo
At the pre-IFA show held in Berlin, Intel has now officially announced that the special edition Core i9-9900KS, one running all cores at 5.0GHz Turbo, will be launching next month.
Intel promises big things with Cascade Lake-X HEDT
1.75x to 2.09x performance increase
Teasing a bit more information about its upcoming high-end desktop (HEDT) processors at the IFA 2019, Intel has released some "relative performance per dollar" figures, comparing its upcoming Cascade Lake-X CPUs to Skylake-X and AMD's 2nd generation Threadripper CPUs.
AMD releases Radeon Software 19.9.1 graphics driver
One to have for Gears 5
AMD has released its latest Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.9.1 graphics driver which brings optimizations for upcoming Gears 5 game, as well as adds new Vulkan API support and a single bug fix.
Asus beefs up ROG Phone II for European launch
With new ROG Phone II Ultimate Edition
Asus took IFA 2019 show in Berlin by storm, unveiling a lot of new and upcoming products, including European launch of the ROG Phone II, a 2nd generation gaming smartphone which will get a special Ultimate Edition with a new color scheme, faster LTE, and more storage space.
Asus unveils notebook with 300Hz screen at IFA 2019
The new Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX701
At its IFA 2019 presentation in Berlin, Asus unveiled a couple of new gaming notebooks, including the Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX701 which comes with a 300Hz screen with Nvidia G-Sync support.
AMD could be working on three new high-end chipsets
One for upcoming 3rd gen Threadripper CPUs
More AMD 3rd gen Threadripper rumors have appeared online and while the CPU has been already spotted in the Geekbench database, a list of three new HEDT chipsets have now appeared online.
Ubisoft shows Ghost Recon: Breakpoint PC system requirements
With various resolution and quality settings
Ubisoft has released PC system requirements for its upcoming Ghost Recon: Breakpoint game which is scheduled to launch on October 4th.
AMD rolls out Radeon Software 19.8.2 driver
One to have for Control and Man of Medan
AMD has released its latest Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.8.2 driver graphics card driver which brings daz/one support for upcoming Control and Man of Medan games, as well as fixes some issues.