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  • Cooler Master HAF 700 EVO Review

    Cooler Master HAF 700 EVO Review

    The Cooler Master HAF range’s design has remained relatively consistent over time, yet it has developed with the times and with each iteration.

    It is one of the case series that has defined the format of our desktop PCs for years and continues to do so with its commitment to massive cooling capacity, a perfect system for powerful housing computers with complex custom cooling systems, and with those aesthetic elements that modders have been introducing over the years and that we now want to enjoy also in standard mounts with no more complication than using a simple screwdriver.

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    However, the Cooler Master HAF 700 EVO review, which is part of this new generation, is far from the earlier versions, which were extremely popular due to their low price and advanced functional setup. This series we’re showing you today is exclusive, with very advanced functions, making it a one-of-a-kind box in its category and one of the most costly in this format on the market.

    Cooler Master HAF 700 EVO Full Specifications

    • Motherboard support: Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX, E-ATX, SSI-CEB, SSI-EEB
    • Materials: SECC Steel, ABS plastic, and tempered glass
    • Front Ports: 4 x USB 3.0 Tipo A + 1x USB-C Gen2 2×1 + minijack audio/micro.
    • Dust filters
    • 12 x 3.5″ bays (combined)
    • 12 x 2.5″ bays (combined).
    • Tool-less opening tempered glass side panel
    • ARGB + PWM controller for up to 7 fans and 5 ARGB2 devices
    • LCD assistant circular front screen controlled from Windows via internal USB
    • Support for maximum 490mm graphics
    • Support for 166mm high heatsinks
    • Support for ATX sources up to 200mm
    • Includes 2 front 200mm fans.
    • Includes 2 rear 120mm fans.
    • Includes 1 120mm floor fan.
    • Fan support
      Techo: 2x 200mm, 3x 140mm, 6x 120mm
      Frontal: 2x 200mm, 3x 140mm
      Rear: 2x 120mm
      Floor: 3x 120mm, 3x 140mm
      Side mount: 4x 120mm, 3x 140mm
    • Supports 240 and 280mm radiators.
      Techo: 2x 360mm, 1x 420mm
      Frontal: 420mm, 360mm
      Rear: 240mm
      Floor: 420mm, 360mm
      Lateral: 480mm, 420mm
    • 8 expansion slots in a vertical position, 1 vertical bracket with PCI Express 4.0 riser
    • Weight of 24Kg empty
    • Measurements: 666 x 291 x 626mm
    • Price: $550

    Design (Computer Case)

    The case’s design is pretty similar to past HAF models, with its typical lower legs allowing for more excellent ventilation and fronts that haven’t had an expansion bay in quite some time. The emphasis on powerful cooling remains, as does the need to restrict the usage of tools to a minimum. These are the range’s cornerstones, and Cooler Master hasn’t overlooked them.

    The designs are familiar, but Cooler Master has added those welcoming tempered glass panels on the access side and a second rear panel with mirror mode to improve the lighting system of the integrated front fans.

    The front grille is likewise lit in all of its columns, which are also composed of tempered glass as light diffusers and provide access to a changeable filter and an LCD panel embedded in the front that displays system information connected to the Cooler Master’s MasterPlus+ app.

    Storage

    The Cooler Master HAF series was one of the most potent storage hubs we could have in the form of a home desktop PC chassis from the start. This generation’s interior is relatively open and cooling-oriented, with remarkable storage capacity.

    Thanks to various types of bays and anchoring mechanisms, it can support up to 12 storage units, whether 3.5″ or 2.5″ units. It has four tool-less mounting bays with sliding trays for 3.5/2.5-inch drives and a shock-absorbing mechanism to reduce drive vibrations.

    Cooling and Lighting

    As standard, five fans of various sizes are incorporated, each with an ARGB lighting system. We should use the box’s full assembly potential. Cooler Master does this by combining two integrated controllers, one of which is a controller and the other is a hub.

    Up to seven PWM fans and five ARGB 2 connectors can be connected to the hub. That hub connects with the controller, which is likewise built into the rear of the case and includes three ARGB 2.0 connections compatible with any device that supports this technology and USB connectivity for controlling the fans using Cooler Master’s MasterPlus+ software.

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    Conclusion

    Cooler Master’s HAF 700 EVO is the most excellent box we’ve ever handled. It combines a surprising storage capacity in these times with the best configurations and cooling options we’ve seen in a long time, as well as complex control elements like its port multiplier or integrated controller, which allows us to centralize the monitoring and control of all system fans, as well as the RGB lighting, in a single point, from Windows, without ignoring the intelligent management of our motherboard.

  • FSR 2.0 will be shown at GDC 2022, and SRS will be released on March 17th.

    FSR 2.0 will be shown at GDC 2022, and SRS will be released on March 17th.

    We learned more about AMD’s new FSR 2.0 image scaling technique yesterday. The enhancements in this latest version of AMD FSR were revealed in a tweet by a developer who had the opportunity to see it.

    We didn’t have a date for the presentation, but GDC 2022 is only around the corner, and AMD will dedicate a conference to this technology. On Videocardz, some slides have been leaked, revealing that AMD would announce FSR 2.0 at GDC 2022 and deliver it in Q2 2022.

    According to the leaked slides, AMD FSR will strengthen its scaling technology to be a suitable competitor to DLSS 2.0 and its built-in AntiAliasing filter and image quality. We haven’t seen any performance metrics between the leak and this point. It is also stated that it would not require AI to function; this could open the door to many more GPUs, including competitors, although we have yet to see a compatibility list for AMD FSR 2.0.

    FSR 2.0 will have been released by then, and SRS will be available. SRS is AMD’s image scaling technology; however, it isn’t required for the game to work. It works at the level of the driver. SRS is compatible with AMD Radeon RX 5000 and higher graphics devices. We’ll have to wait a few days to learn all the details on AMD’s new scaling technology.

  • Geekbench shows an Intel Core i9-12900HX with 16 cores and 24 threads.

    Geekbench shows an Intel Core i9-12900HX with 16 cores and 24 threads.

    An Intel Core i9-12900HX has debuted on Geekbench, giving us our first look at Intel’s next high-end Alder Lake laptop processor.

    This chip features 16 cores and 24 threads, according to what we can see on the company’s desktop CPUs, making it superior to the Intel Core i9-12900HK, which has 14 cores and 20 threads.

    According to the chip specifications, the chip’s base frequency is roughly 2.5GHz. The chip’s boost frequency, on the other hand, is 4888MHz, implying that the official Intel Core i9-12900HX might also attain a 5.0 GHz maximum boost, albeit these data are still preliminary.

    It’s also worth noting that because it’s a laptop with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, there may be thermal limitations that prevent the processor from reaching its maximum frequency.

    In any event, according to benchmark data, this is all that is known about the Intel Core i9-12900HX found inside a Lenovo 82TD.

  • First ever review of the Intel Arc Alchemist A380

    First ever review of the Intel Arc Alchemist A380

    SiSoftware has published the first review of its kind for the Intel Arc Alchemist A380, the dedicated graphics card with which the chip giant will cover the entry-level range.

    In addition to the scores of this model, the media has published the general specifications of the rest of the field, and they are the ones that we have been telling you about.

    Intel carefully prepares its return to the dedicated graphics segment twenty years after its departure. Although the company dominates the total number of graphics chips integrated into its processors, it has been falling far behind in performance and technology. That will end next quarter with these Arc Alchemists, the culmination of several years of work and a significant investment in money and talent.

    Intel Arc Alchemist A380: results

    The truth is that more important than specific performance data, we need Intel graphics to offer enough competition, balanced in price, with good drivers, and distributed in a good number to help the current chaotic situation.

    SiSoftware has pitted the Intel card against the Radeon RX 6500 XT, the RTX 3050, and the GTX 1660 Ti, three models that, like her, are intended for the entry-level range. The tests carried out have been carried out on the memory bandwidth:

    And also from general-purpose GPU (GPGPU) compute benchmarks (OpenCL/CUDA); vector performance; image processing; scientific analysis; financial analysis; crypto and hashing performance.

    They are general synthetic tests that place us at the level of the card. And a little more. We still need to know if the test has been carried out on engineering or final samples, the operating frequencies, and much more data. Also, Intel will continue to work on drivers until release, so the final results should improve.

    You can review the graphs at this link. As a general conclusion, the medium assigns the Intel Arc Alchemist A380 a 7 out of 10, estimating that it offers “nothing special” and qualifying it as an “OK for its price range.” Keep in mind that this model will be the entry-level model and will have an estimated price of $199. And also from general-purpose GPU (GPGPU) compute benchmarks (OpenCL/CUDA); vector performance; image processing; scientific analysis; financial analysis; crypto and hashing performance.

    Range Specifications

    The medium has also published the general characteristics of the range, and they are as expected from what is known so far. You will see it more clearly in the following image, which includes a summary of the execution units or the memory and bus capacity.

    We will have time to analyze it when we have official data, but what has been said, the important thing is to have another actor to buy dedicated graphics from. Intel has the talent and resources to become a consistent alternative in a short time.

  • New NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 511.65 WHQL drivers with support for Dying Light 2 Stay Human

    New NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 511.65 WHQL drivers with support for Dying Light 2 Stay Human

    NVIDIA has published updated GeForce Game Ready 511.65 WHQL drivers that include support for Dying Light 2 Stay Human, a new zombie survival game.

    Raytracing and NVIDIA DLSS, or Deep Learning Super Sampling scaling technology, will be allowed in this game, released in three days, on February 4.

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    In addition to the Dying Light 2 Stay Human support described above, the Sifu game, a third-person melee fighting title set to release on February 8 in less than a week, has received several enhancements and optimizations.

    In terms of hardware, these updated drivers offer native support for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics cards in their laptop models, which NVIDIA debuted at CES 2022 in January.

    It also doesn’t lack support for the fourth generation of Max-Q technology that these new GPUs bring to maximize the laptops’ autonomy and consumption.

    Link: NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 511.65 WHQL drivers can be downloaded from the NVIDIA Download website.

  • Intel releases drivers 30.0.101.1298 with support for Alder Lake-H GPUs

    Intel releases drivers 30.0.101.1298 with support for Alder Lake-H GPUs

    Intel has published the graphics drivers for its integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPUs and Intel UHD for the twelfth generation Intel Core Alder Lake processors for laptops, known as Alder Lake-H.

    In addition, to support these integrated graphics, the 30.0.101.1298 drivers fix various game bugs and desktop issues. For example, if we connect an 8K display and play extended video, we could see black screens in previous versions of the drivers.

    Fixed intermittent crashes that could occur in Call of Duty games: Black Ops Cold War (DX12), Horizon Zero Dawn (DX12), Far Cry 6 (DX12), CrossFire (DX9), FIFA 21 (DX12), Forza Horizon 4 (DX12) and Watch Dogs: Legion (DX12).

    The games Dark Souls 3 (DX11), Diablo II: Resurrected (DX12), Far Cry 6 (DX12), Farming Simulator 22 (DX12), Gears 5 (DX12), Genshin Impact (DX11), Grand Theft Auto (DX11), GRID 2019 (DX12), Halo Infinite (DX12), Metro Exodus (DX12) (when quality set to low) and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint (DX11) could display graphical anomalies already fixed in this new driver version.

     

  • Intel Pentium Gold G7400T overclocked up to 5.80 GHz using OC by BCLK

    Intel Pentium Gold G7400T overclocked up to 5.80 GHz using OC by BCLK

    One of the great surprises of Alder Lake is overclocking, and we have new proof of this with the Intel Pentium Gold G7400T, a simple dual-core CPU with an official price of 64 dollars that can almost double the Base frequencies.

    First of all, we are looking at a processor with two high-performance cores (P-Core ) with four processing threads at a single operating frequency of 3.10 GHz (does not offer Turbo frequencies) with 6 MB of Intel Smart Cache, 2.5 MB of L2 cache, a 35W TDP, and the use of the Intel 7.

    In the hands of the overclocker Hicookie, together with a Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Tachyon motherboard, they managed to get the CPU to go from operating from 3.10 GHz to the impressive figure of 5.80 GHz only by overclocking by BCLK since it must be remembered that being a model ‘no K,’ you have the multiplier locked. This was enough for it to be the fastest 2-core CPU in benchmarks like Geekbench 3.4.4, HWbot X265 Benchmark 4K, HWbot X265 Benchmark 1080p, and Y-Cruncher-Pi-1B.

    To make this possible, the Intel Pentium Gold G7400T was subjected to an extreme voltage of 1,656v to achieve a BCLK of 187.38 MHz (+87%), requiring liquid nitrogen to make everything run like clockwork. This shows us the performance limit, but for any mortal, a much more moderate overclock would allow getting a lot of juice out of this very low-cost CPU that includes integrated Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.35 GHz, so it is ideal. For basic systems.

  • Nvidia officially announces the RTX 3080 12GB, with extra 2GB of VRAM, 384-bit bus, and higher power consumption

    Nvidia officially announces the RTX 3080 12GB, with extra 2GB of VRAM, 384-bit bus, and higher power consumption

    Just as it had leaked a few days ago, Nvidia officially announced its new GeForce RTX 3080 12GB, with several minor improvements compared to the original RTX 3080, highlighting its increase in VRAM and its memory bus, which leads to an increase in the bandwidth.

    As listed on the Nvidia page, the RTX 3080 12GB increases the Cuda Cores from 8704 to 8960, the VRAM from 10GB to 12GB, the 320-bit bus to 384-bit, the bandwidth from 760GB / s to 912GB / s, and the TGP from 320W to 350W. Its base frequency drops from 1.44GHz to 1.26GHz, although it shares the same 1.71GHz boost. All models will feature LHR putting a handicap on miners, although they still don’t expect to see it at affordable prices.

    Unfortunately, Nvidia did not reveal a suggested price for this graphics card, although apparently on the US EVGA page, they will start from the $1250, compared to the $1400 from which the RTX 3080 Ti starts, and the U $ 800 from the start of the RTX 3080. These suggested prices do not exist in the market, so in reality, they possibly cost $ 1600 or even more, quite a high price for the few differences they have compared to the RTX 3080.

    It will be interesting to see what performance the extra bandwidth gives the RTX 3080 12GB, although this will have to wait a few days since Nvidia only published the first drivers today. The press did not have early access to them to test the card in advance. . Surely, in a few days, the first reviews will come out, and there we will be able to know if the launch of this green is justified or not.

  • The RTX 3080 12GB would be announced this coming January 11

    The RTX 3080 12GB would be announced this coming January 11

    Rumors keep coming in about the RTX 3080 12GB, and as usual, they never quite agree. First, it was said to be launched together with the RTX 3070 Ti 16GB in December, then it was postponed indefinitely, and now WCCFTech assures that it will be announced this Tuesday, January 11, at 11 am in Argentina.

    It is not yet clear if the graphic will be available that same day or if only pre-sales will begin for later delivery; although they will be able to start booking that same day, we will see their first-day prices in the market.

    This announcement is somewhat curious since Nvidia held its CES conference last Tuesday, and it was the perfect time to announce it due to the amount of public who saw the event.

    Even so, there is the possibility that Nvidia is clear that it is an announcement that can bring several criticisms for not having launched the RTX 3080 with these specifications from the beginning. Perhaps they did not want to mix the controversy that this RTX can generate 3080 12GB with the RTX 3050 and RTX 3090 Ti ads.

    What is known about this new card?

    In addition to expanding its memory to 12GB of GDDR6 memory, the RTX 3080 12GB will also increase its bus from 320 bits to 384 bits to support this extra memory, increasing its bandwidth by 20%, which will help to get better performance.

    Its number of cores is also expected to increase from 8,704 to 8960, and its TDP to increase from 320W to 350W. This information is based on rumors, so we will have to wait for its official announcement to confirm it.

  • Corsair One i300, a compact but extremely powerful PC

    Corsair One i300, a compact but extremely powerful PC

    The Corsair One i300 is presented as the successor to the Corsair One i200, a team that we already talked about last year and that, as we told you at the time, was emerging as one of the most powerful PCs on the market, and also as one of the most minor and best designed we’ve seen so far.

    With the Corsair One i300, the American company has managed to maintain the essence, and all the value, of its well-known range of compact PCs, both in terms of power and size. As we can see in the attached images, the Corsair One i300 starts from the same design that we had seen in the previous generation, which translates into a minimalist, discreet and elegant line, with a black finish and two RGB LED lighting lines. Customizable on the front that gives it a touch of color.

    The chassis used by the Corsair One i300 is 12 liters, which means that it is only slightly larger than a console (10 liters) and much smaller than a conventional PC (35 liters). On the sides, it has small holes that allow the entry of cold air from outside.

    Both the processor and the graphics card are supported by two liquid cooling systems that receive cold air from these side inlets, and at the top, it mounts a fan that extracts the hot air. As we will see below, Corsair has managed to keep a complete, state-of-the-art setup under control with this airflow.

    Corsair One i300 Specifications

    The Corsair One i300 has been designed as state-of-the-art equipment, which implies the user. This means that it integrates Intel’s most advanced platform, a custom motherboard equipped with the Z690 chipset, and it comes with a powerful Intel Core i9-12900K processor, a chip that adds a total of 16 cores and 24 threads.

    We can configure it with a GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with 10 GB of GDDR6X graphics memory or an RTX 3080 Ti with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory. Both can move current games in 4K resolution without problems, although the second offers a higher power peak. The Core i9-12900K can move both graphics cards optimally, so the component ratio will be optimal regardless of the configuration we choose.

    The memory configuration that the Corsair One i300 amounts to is staggering. We can choose between 32 GB of DDR5 at 4,800 MHz or 64 GB of DDR5 at 4,400 MHz. If we plan to play, the first option will be the best for us, but if we want to unify work and leisure in the Corsair One i300, and for that reason, we go To use advanced editing tools or applications that consume a lot of memory, we should go for the 64 GB DDR5 configuration. The conductor is Windows 11 Pro, and we have a powerful 1TB or 2TB PCIe NVMe SSD, so storage is not an issue.

    As expected, the Corsair One i300 is also up to date when it comes to connectivity, both wired and wireless, as it has three DisplayPort connectors, one HDMI output, two Thunderbolt 4 connectors, a 2.5G Ethernet connector that will allow us to enjoy a high-speed Internet connection, six USB 3.2 Type-A ports, and Wi-Fi 6E. (two connections for external antennas).

    I do not have information about the recommended sale price, so I can not confirm anything yet. However, the price will change a lot depending on our configuration, which is very powerful, compact, and well-built equipment.

  • AMD confirms the arrival of the Ryzen 7000 plus the AM5 platform at the end of the year, they will have DDR5 and PCI-E 5.0

    AMD confirms the arrival of the Ryzen 7000 plus the AM5 platform at the end of the year, they will have DDR5 and PCI-E 5.0

    The Ryzen 7 5800X3D was not the only desktop-processor novelty that AMD announced during its CES 2022 conference: The company also announced that its new AM5 platform will arrive in Q4 2022, featuring Ryzen 7000 processors, the first processors for this platform.

    The AM5 socket will use an LGA format, having the pins in the CPU socket instead of the processor as in the AM4 platform, and will have a total of 1718 pins. In addition, the AM4 heatsinks will be compatible with the AM5 socket, avoiding having to replace the heatsink.

    Regarding the processors for this platform, the first processors will be the Ryzen 7000 “Raphael,” based on Zen 4 at 5nm. AMD showed a small demo running Watch Dogs Legion at 5.0GHz without showing performance numbers, so we do not know what advantage it offers compared to current processors.

    These processors will also support DDR5 and PCI-E 5.0, catching up with Alder Lake in terms of I/O by incorporating these latest technologies.

    With AM5 arriving in the second half of 2022, we may not have any more news until Computex, which is at the end of May.

    Anyway, it is good to know officially when it will arrive and plan the purchases for this year if you were planning to update your processor and motherboard.

  • Thermaltake Introduces Divider 550 TG Ultra Enclosure, With LCD Screen

    Thermaltake Introduces Divider 550 TG Ultra Enclosure, With LCD Screen

    Thermaltake has just revealed the Divider 550 TG Ultra, Thermaltake’s first enclosure with an LCD screen that allows users to monitor PC information in real-time and customize the display.

    The Divider 550 TG Ultra is a mid-tower ATX case that comes with a 3.9″ LCD screen on the top of the front panel, which offers a new way to monitor the performance of our PC. Focusing on both function and appearance, the Divider 550 TG Ultra provides a tempered glass side panel on the left side that allows users to display all PC components.

    The Divider 550 TG Ultra supports the latest PC hardware and provides more flexibility in component layout. Users can choose whether to position the GPU vertically or horizontally without the need for additional plug-ins and decide to fit a radiator in multiple locations. There are three pre-installed 120mm ARGB fans, which can be synced with ASUS Aura Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light Sync, and ASRock Polychrome.

    Apart from that, the Divider 550 TG Ultra allows users to get information from the PC for real-time monitoring and put personalized GIFs or images on the LCD screen. With Thermaltake TT RGB PLUS 2.0 software, we will configure custom lighting effects and upload GIFs and photos to the LCD.

  • Alienware Introduces Concept Nyx, a Game Relay Server on Your Local Network

    Alienware Introduces Concept Nyx, a Game Relay Server on Your Local Network

    Just a couple of days before the official start of CES 2022, we have seen how some companies have begun to advance their entire line of announcements for this year, with various products from Samsung or Dell, who, through their Alienware gaming brand, presents us with a new concept of game broadcasting service with which we can move and continue our games between different platforms.

    The basic idea behind the so-called “Concept Nyx” by Alienware is none other than creating a server powerful enough to run and broadcast all our games within our home network, thus being able to open them from any of the compatible intelligent devices within this network, such as televisions, mobiles or computers.

    Given the incredible popularity of this streaming service for games such as Stadia or Xbox, which PlayStation would soon join, Alienware could have found an attractive solution for those households where multiple players live together. And it is that as they showed during a recent demonstration in New York, in which some international media such as Engadget were able to participate, this platform seems to be able to run at least up to two games simultaneously.

    Although it does not seem like a remarkable feat for an online service, it changes notably when we talk about playing both juices on the same device. However, as detailed by the American media, unfortunately, these games were running in relatively small windows, significantly damaging the experience. However, it is undoubtedly a rather unusual scenario.

    On the other hand, it should be noted that since all rendering and processing will be done directly over our home network, Concept Nyx will offer a lower latency experience than current cloud gaming services, which are based on hundreds of servers miles away.

    However, it should be noted that at the moment, it is only a concept, so even though it already has a platform for demonstrations, we still do not know its development status or even if the company will finish completing a superior product. Alienware has wanted to maintain great secrecy about how the Concept Nyx servers are powered, so they could still be trying to solve some of the main points.

    Finally, we cannot mention that these Concept Nyx promotional images show us the Alienware Concept UFO controller, a portable PC similar to the Nintendo Switch, and the Steam Deck that was presented for the first time ago. Two years, and that, unfortunately, still has not been given.

    In this way, two possible futures are presented: either Concept Nyx could end up taking the same path and end up as “what could have been,” or we could be before the next joint presentation of two exciting products for the gaming scene.