Intel CPU packaging confirms 300-series requirement
New desktop CPUs will need the new chipset
As it officially announced its new 8th Generation Core CPUs, Intel has also released official pictures of the upcoming 8th Generation desktop CPUs, which confirm the requirement for a completely new 300-series chipset.
ADATA launches new XPG SX9000 PCIe M.2 SSD
Based on Marvell controller and MLC NAND
ADATA has officially launched its latest XPG series M.2 PCIe SSD, the ADATA XPG SX900. Based on a Marvell controller in combination with MLC NAND, the XPG SX9000 M.2 PCIe SSD will offer impressive performance and be available in capacities of 256GB, 512GB and 1TB.
Smart lighting use set to soar
Worth billions soon
A market research company said that the smart lighting market will be worth $65.3 billion by 2025.
G.Skill unveils Threadripper-ready DDR4 memory kits
Running from 2933MHz to 3600MHz
Following the launch of AMD's new HEDT Ryzen Threadripper CPUs and the X399 chipset motherboards, G.Skill has announced new DDR4 specifications and expanded its Flare X series which will be Ryzen Threadripper ready.
EKWB shows its Threadripper Supremacy Evo water block
Coming in three versions
Due to the sheer size of the AMD TR4 Threadripper socket, plenty of cooling manufacturers decided to come up with a dedicated cooler for this beast and EK Water Blocks, a well-known liquid cooling expert from Slovenia, has introduced its dedicated Supremacy Evo water block for AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPUs.
Apple cuddles up to Ireland in Euro tax case
European Union action concentrates their minds
A report said that Apple and Ireland are cooperating in an attempt to avoid a huge tax bill imposed by the European Union last year.
Samsung preparing 970 and 980 series NVMe SSDs
Based on TLC 3D V-NAND
Samsung has revealed plans to launch a new SSD series that will replace the currently available 960 EVO and 960 Pro.
OnePlus now offers OnePlus 5 Soft Gold
Limited Edition with matte gold back
OnePlus has officially announced the new OnePlus 5 color option, Soft Gold, which will be a limited offer and only come in a 6GB/64GB configuration.
AMD confirms Threadripper TDP and cache size
For Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 1920X
AMD has updated its official CPU price list, thus confirming the TDP and the amount of cache for its two upcoming Ryzen Threadripper CPUs launching on August 10th.
EKWB announces its AMD Vega water blocks
For Vega FE, RX Vega 64 and RX Vega 56
EK Water Blocks has announced its newest full-cover single-slot EK-FC Radeon Vega water block which should support both the recently launch Radeon Vega Frontier Edition as well as the upcoming Radeon RX Vega 64 and RX Vega 56 graphics cards.