DDR3 RAM Prices have come down in India!

RAM prices have come down for the first time in the last 18-24 months!

Local Price Comparison:

Prices as of July 1, 2015, based on local retail market. Don't expect the same pricing with online retailers Flipkart, Snapdeal or Amazon India, where the PC components are usually costlier.

2 x 4GB Kits: [Price - * Current / * Few Months ago]

Transcend OEM Pack (2 x 4GB) 8GB 1600Mhz
* Rs. 2700
* Rs. 4300

Transcend Tetra Pack (2 x 4GB) 8GB 1600Mhz
* Rs. 3700
* Rs. 4900

Kingston HyperX Series (2 x 4GB) 8GB 1866Mhz
* Rs. 4600
* Rs. 5400 - Rs. 5800

Corsair Vengeance (2 x 4GB) 8GB 1600Mhz
* Rs. 4600
* Rs. 5400

8GB Single Sticks:

Transcend OEM 8GB 1600Mhz
* Rs. 2750

Transcend Tetra Pack 8GB 1600Mhz
* Rs. 3450

Kingston HyperX Series 8GB 1866Mhz
* Rs. 4200

Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz
* Rs. 4350

AMD's Official 300 Series Graphics Cards Tech Specs

AMD has officially revealed its full next gen lineup of R9/R7 300 Series Graphics Cards at E3 2015 AMD Live Web Cast via. Twitch TV, titled "AMD Presents: A New Era of PC Gaming" on June 16, 2015, 9AM PDT (9.30PM IST).

The full tech specs of R9/R7 300 Series Graphics Cards are as follows:

AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X Graphics: Industrial Design

AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X Graphics: Product Overview

AMD Radeon™ R9 390 Series Graphics: Product Overview

AMD Radeon™ R9 380 Graphics: Product Overview

AMD Radeon™ R7 370 Graphics: Product Overview

Source: www.amd.com

Unity 5.1 Released!

Unity Technologies has released the latest version 5.1 of its globally popular Unity Engine, with some major features for the Virtual Reality.

- Added well optimized rendering pipeline for both Virtual/Augmented Reality.
- Adds native support for Oculus-Rift Head-Mounted Display (HMD). Development Tools for Oculus Rift HMD was already added, made available for Free and Pro Versions starting from Unity 4.

- Unity itself will handle specific features of the device like applying head-tracking and an ‘appropriate field of view’ to the user’s camera.
- Other features include, preview of the new Unity Multiplayer Service, that includes matchmaking and relay servers, support for Mercurial source control in Cloud Build and over 170 bug fixes.

More on Unity 5.1
System Requirements for Unity 5.1 
Download and install Unity 5.1 for free

Source: https://unity3d.com/

Intel & AMD Mid-Range PC Configs for Rs. 50,000 [1080p Gaming, Video Editing, 3D Rendering]

April 2015 - Intel & AMD Mid-Range PC Configs for Rs. 50,000
[1080p Gaming, Video Editing, 3D Rendering]
 

Download the above mentioned PC Configs as Spreadsheets

Is P.T., The Perfect Premonition of Silent Hills?

When legends from two different industry Hideo Kojima (Game Designer) and Guillermo del Toro (Movie Director), join hands to shape up the next horror installment in the famous Silent Hill Series, featuring actor Norman Reedus (known for "The Walking Dead" TV Series), then people expect nothing short of greatness.

Though this new Silent Hill game (known as Silent Hills) production has been postponed, due to Hideo Kojima being very busy with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, an interactive P.T. (Playable Teaser) for Silent Hills was released on 12 August 2014, which was downloaded over a million times and had been viewed over 30,000,000 times across platforms in three weeks. This data was revealed on 1 September 2014 by Sony Computer Entertainment at Tokyo Game Show (TGS 2014).

This PS4 exclusive is developed using the FOX Engine by 7780s STUDIO, promises to deliver an authentic interactive horror entertainment with breathtaking visuals, spine-chilling ambiance, gripping storyline and amazing game play. 

Does The P.T. live up to this hype and serve as a perfect premonition of the upcoming Silent Hills? Use any one of the given options below to find out:

'My voice, can you hear it?
This sign, can you read it?
I'll wait forever if you'll just come to me.'

Her words - To where do they lead?
Be the first in the world to find out.

*AVOID PLAYING IF YOU HAVE A HEART CONDITION

(This warning is explicitly mentioned on Sony's Online PlayStation Store and the same sentiment has been echoed in many review websites!)

For those with PS4:
I strongly recommend them to download and try this P.T. demo for Silent Hills, which is freely available now on online PlayStation Store.

For those without PS4:
Watch the following YouTube videos with these recommended settings for complete experience - Put your headphones on, Crank up the volume, Turn off the lights off and Watch in Full screen mode. Good luck brave hearts!, I know most of you will need it ;)

SILENT HILLS PLAYABLE TEASER DEMO

TIKO - The Unibody 3D Printer @ $179

Tiko - The Unibody 3D Printer

UNIBODY | DELTA | ACCURATE | ENCLOSED | BIG | FLEXIBLE

NON-PROPRIETARY | WIRELESS | EASY | SAFE | SMART | STRONG | LIGHT

Tiko 3D Printer is a Kickstarter Project that uses intriguing design ideas to deliver accurate and quality 3D prints. The project's main motto is to bring quality easy-to-use 3D Printer to the masses at an affordable price.

TEAM TIKO

Sharon Charitar (Left) - Takes care of Team Tiko's Operations

Matt Gajkowski (Center) - The brainchild of Tiko 3D Printer

Michael Zhang (Right) - The technical brain of Team Tiko

TIKO SPECS

How to get one?

Back Tiko 3D Printer Kickstarter Project by pledging $179 or more. 

(Ships worldwide, but costs extra)

What you'll get?

Tiko, the Unibody 3D Printer + One standard 1kg spool of 1.75mm filament.

Estimated Delivery

November, 2015

Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tiko3d/tiko-the-unibody-3d-printer

GTA V - "CHOP" The Dog Artwork & Trailer Countdown

Click on the image for hi-res

Meet "CHOP", The Rottweiler dog in Grand Theft Auto V

ASUS GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition Revealed!

ASUS has created a new GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition Graphics Card to commemorate its completion of 20 years in graphics card manufacturing business.

GPU Specifications: 

• Base Clock - 1317MHz 
• Boost Clock - 1431MHz
• VRAM - 4GB 
• Memory Clock - 7GHz GDDR5
• Launch Date - TBA
• Launch Price - TBA

Note: Currently an ASUS GTX 980 in the local market is priced at Rs. 46,500. So expect the "20th Anniversary Gold Edition" to be priced in upwards of Rs. 50,000.

 Features:

• DirectCU II with Zero dB fan technology: Performs 15% cooler with 3X quieter than reference.
• DIGI+ VRM and 14-phase Super Alloy Power: 30% less power noise and 5X greater durability.
• Japanese-made 10K black-metallic capacitors: Provides 5X longer lifetime and 20% better temperature endurance.
• Memory Defroster: Instant defrost. This feature is designed to quickly defrosts the graphics card's memory during below-zero overclocking to ensure sustained stability.
• Safe Mode: One-press VBIOS reload.
• Color-coded Load Indicator: At-a-glance GPU load level.
• GPU Tweak with XSplit Gamecaster: Real-time and intuitive GPU clock boost, and live-stream your game play instantly.

This card has a custom made PCB with 14-phase VRM section powered through two 8-pin power connectors.

Sports a beautiful gold painted back plate / LED illuminated "20th Anniversary Logo"

Source: Videocardz.com

GTA V - Official PC Trailer in Two days, Fifteen 4K Screenshots released!

Rockstar Games has announced that an Official 60-Frames-Per-Second PC Trailer for Grand Theft Auto V will be release on 2nd April 2015, 10AM Eastern Time (ET).

That means we should be able to watch the trailer at 07:30PM (19:30 Hrs) India Standard Time (IST) on the same day. Tune into this address http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire to get bewitched!

The game will be released worldwide for Microsoft Windows (PC) platform on 14th April 2015. It's already available on Xbox 360, PS3 (released on 17th Sept 2013) and Xbox One, PS4 (released on 18th Nov 2014).

Meanwhile, drool on these GTA V PC 4K screenshots released by Rockstar three days ago. Click on each image to see the Full 4K version:

 

Can your PC run GTA V?

MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS:

OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 64 Bit Service Pack 2* (*NVIDIA video card recommended if running Vista OS)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) / AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) @ 2.5GHz
Memory: 4GB
Video Card: NVIDIA 9800 GT 1GB / AMD HD 4870 1GB (DX 10, 10.1, 11)
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
HDD Space: 65GB
DVD Drive

RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS:

OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1
Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHZ (4 CPUs) / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHZ (8 CPUs)
Memory: 8GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD7870 2GB
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
HDD Space: 65GB
DVD Drive

Kingston HyperX FURY (2 x 4GB) 1866 MHz RAM - Affordability, Reliability, Performance and Aesthetics!

Getting a good (2 x 4GB) RAM Kit clocked @ 1600MHz for your gaming rig is the norm these days. The Kingston HyperX FURY (2 x 4GB) 1866MHz RAM Kit that featured in PC ILLUMINATI - Intel i5 Gaming PC for Rs. 66,000 (March 2015), targeted at Beginner Enthusiasts and Gamers, is as good as any Corsair Vengeance or G.Skill RipJaws RAM Kits that are currently available in the market. But what makes this offering from Kingston truly special is this:

• Affordable - A 1866MHz RAM Kit at the price of 1600Mhz RAM Kits. Corsair and G.Skill (2 x 4GB)1600MHz RAM Kits are currently available at Rs. 5,400 - Rs. 5,800. Kingston's HyperX Blu (2 x 4GB) 1600MHz RAM Kits sells at Rs. 5,000. The new HyperX FURY is here to replace the HyperX Blu series.
• PnP Automatic Overclock - Don't have to fiddle around in your BIOS. The Plug 'n' Play (PnP) feature automatically overclocks to the maximum specified speed of 1866MHz @ 1.5V, delivering out of the box performance without compromising on reliability.
• Aesthetics - Comes in Red, Blue, Black and for the first time in HyperX lineup the White, all with pleasing black PCB. It don't think any of its competitors give a wider choice of colors blended with great performance and design at this price point.

• Compact Heat Spreaders - Installing these RAMs even on motherboard with big CPU Cooler housed close to the RAM Slots is easy. ( Now good luck to those trying to install Corsair Vengeance RAMs with huge heat spreaders along with Cooler Master 212 EVO CPU Cooler, especially on mATX or mini-iTX motherboards :D)
• Lifetime Warranty & Free Technical Support Guaranteed.

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 Features
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• Speeds of up to 1,866MHz.
• Intel XMP Ready with PnP Automatic Overclock.
• HyperX heat spreaders provide greater heat dissipation to optimize memory reliability in high-performance systems.
• Compatible: Designed to work with Intel Core i5 and i7 (Haswell / Haswell Refresh) and AMD FX (Piledriver), APU (Kaveri) processors.
• Chipsets supported: Z97, H97, Z87, H87 and AMD 990FX, 970, A88X, A85X.

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Shop for Kingston HyperX FURY (2 x 4 GB) 1866MHz RAM Kits with the Right Part Nos
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HyperX Decoder - Part No Demystified!

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Let's Decode this Part No - HX318C10FWK2/8

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HX - Product Line - HyperX

3 - Technology - DDR3

18 - Frequency (MHz) - 1866 MHz

C - DIMM Type - UDIMM

10 - CAS Latency - CL

F - Series - FURY

W - Heat Spreader Color - White
K2 - Kit of 2 Modules - 2 Units of 4GB Modules

8 - Total Capacity - 8GB

Learn more about HyperX Decoder here

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Kingston HyperX FURY (2 x 4GB) 1866 MHz RAM - Retail Kits

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The word "HyperX" marked on the spine of all FURY RAMs

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Check out the detailed Performance Review at Overclockers.com

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Verdict
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 The Kingston HyperX FURY (2 x 4GB) 1866 MHz RAM Kit, is a product that's priced right, performs great without compromising on the stability front and aesthetically pleasing as well.
Certainly deserves "Best Bang For The Buck" product stamp.

Intel i5 Gaming PC for Rs. 66,000 (March 2015) - Intel i5, H97 Chipset MB, Win 8.1, 8GB RAM, 2GB Graphics Card, 22" Full HD Monitor, 2.1 Speakers, Keyboard Mouse, UPS

This PC configuration is created to provide:

• Best bang for the buck.
• No Compromises - All Quality PC Components comes with great warranty.
• Motherboard supports the upcoming Intel Broadwell processors.
• Upgrade to next gen AMD Radeon any R7 / some R9 300 Series Graphics Cards with the same 550w Power Supply.
• Genuine Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM Single Language.

Download the Config as Excel Sheet