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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• 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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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

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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