NZXT Kicks Off 2020 With New C-Series PSUs and RGB Controller

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Update 1/21/2020 12:00 p.m. ET: Thsi article originally stated that the new PSUs are available now. NZT has informed us that the C-series PSUs are only on preorder now and will ship next week.


Original article 1/21/2020 10:14 a.m. ET:

NZXT didn't make many waves at CES, but now that things have quieted down,

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Intel Gets the Jitters: Plans, Then Nixes, PCIe 4.0 Support on Comet Lake

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The transition to 10nm doesn't appear to be Intel's only problem: According to multiple sources we spoke to at CES 2020, many upcoming Socket 1200 motherboards will support PCIe 4.0, but Intel encountered problems implementing the feature with the Comet Lake chipset, so Socket 1200 motherboards will only support PCIe 3.0 signaling rates when they come to market.

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Report: Intel CPU Price Cuts Coming in H2 2020

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Intel will cut prices of its CPUs in the second half of the year in order to defend its market position, DigiTimes reported today citing unnmaed "PC makers" as its sources.

Intel has historically kept price cuts to a minimum. Over the last two years, however, that's changed, with some thanks due to the aggressive competition from AMD.

The most shocking of these price cuts was in October, when Intel announced the Cascade Lake-X CPUs with up to a 5


Microsoft Updates Mouse & Keyboard Center Software With ARM64 Support

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Microsoft released an ARM64 version of its Mouse & Keyboard Center utility for Windows 10 on January 15. The latest version of the software, which appears to have been released in October 2019, also introduced support for additional hardware.

Mouse & Keyboard Center does about what you'd expect. As per Microsoft's support article, the utility "helps you make the most out of your Microsoft keyboard and mouse" and "helps you personalize and customize how


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Intel Starts Work on Multi-GPU Support in Vulkan Driver

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Intel has started making changes to their Linux Vulkan Driver to support multiple GPUs, which has the possibility to enable Intel’s integrated and upcoming discrete graphics to work together. It follows earlier changes on the kernel-side of Linux.

Vulkan is derived from AMD’s earlier Mantle API work and is a low-overhead 3D graphics API. Phoronix reported that Intel’s “ANV” Vulkan driver for Linux has seen early infrastructure changes to enable multi-GPU support. As the


AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Review: Look out, RTX 2060

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The AMD RX 5600 XT 6GB is a great performer at 1080p with ultra settings and is plenty capable at 1440p using medium settings. This overclocked Sapphire model beat out the RTX 2060 while costing less and uses less power. It’s a tough card to beat at its $300 price point.

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  • Great 1080p ‘ultra’ performance, entry-level 1440p
  • Beats out the RTX
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Corsair’s K70 RGB Mechanical Keyboard Is on Sale in the UK With 30% Off!

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Tired of gaming on membrane? Looking for a January PC shopping pick-me-up? Then check out this impressive deal on Corsair’s K70 RGB MK.2 mechanical gaming keyboard. Available now for just £105 (30% off its marked price) , the K70 RGB MkK.2 is one of the best gaming keyboards money can buy.

Complete with your choice of either Cherry MX Red or Brown switches,

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What Is 1440p? QHD/WQHD Resolution Explained

1440p is also called QHD (quad high definition) or WQHD (wide quad high definition) and is a display resolution that measures 2560 x 1440 pixels. This resolution is also commonly referred to as 2K .

Resolution explains how many pixels a display has in width x height format, and the more pixels a display has, the sharper its images quality should be. QHD resolution gets its name for offering four-times the definition of standard HD (high definition)


What Is 720p? HD Resolution Explained

AOC 24-inch HD monitor.

720p, also known as HD (high definition), is a display resolution measuring 1280 x 920 pixels. Resolution explains how many pixels a display has in width x height format (the more pixels a display has, the sharper its image quality).

You'll sometimes see displays with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 resolution also called HD, but this is more officially referred to as 108


What Is 1080p Resolution? FHD Explained

1080p Acer Predator XB270H

1080p Acer Predator XB270H

1080p, also known as Full HD or FHD (full high definition), is a very common display resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Resolution explains how many pixels a display has in width x height format, and the more pixels, the sharper the image looks.

Many of today's PC monitors and laptops as well as TVs, come in 1080p resolution. And for gaming