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SteelSeries releases an affordable spill-resistant keyboard

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Spilling a can of Red Bull on this keyboard might leave behind a sticky mess, but it probably won't kill it. SteelSeries has a new keyboard available that offers gamers a bit of durability. The company's new Apex 150 isn't afraid to get a little wet—there is an internal membrane sheet that protects and repels liquid from damaging the internal electronics. And if it gets a lot wet, there are two drainage cavities to ensure the keyboard isn't sitting in an ocean of coffee. This is not a mechanical keyboard. Instead, SteelSeries opted for a rubber dome setup with an exclusive "quick tension switch" system that it purpose built to deliver low friction and durability with an "excellent key feel." "The quick tension keys are designed for fast reaction times; the tension membrane’s design pulls the key into actuation, resulting in a tactile key feel and quiet operation," SteelSeries says. The keys also feature molded POM compound top housing inser

GIGABYTE Introduces Z370 AORUS Motherboards

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Supercharge your gaming experience with these powerful motherboards   Taipei, Taiwan, September 25th, 2017 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, has unveiled the new GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS motherboards based on the Intel® Z370 chipset. These supercharged motherboards are equipped with a server-grade digital power design which fully support 8th generation Intel Core™ processors. Performance tuned, the Z370 AORUS Motherboards are compatible with memory modules rated for 4133MHz. With unique features like an ESS Sabre DAC, Smart Fan 5 and RGB Fusion, there’s no doubt why gamers turn to AORUS for the ultimate gaming motherboard. “Following Intel‘s release of the Z370 chipset platform, GIGABYTE has designed a new, groundbreaking motherboard,” said Vincent Liu, Senior Associate Vice President of GIGABYTE’s Motherboard Business Unit. “GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS motherboards are designed for gamers who value powerful, yet highly durable motherboards.

G.SKILL RipJaws KM570 RGB Review

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G.Skill RipJaws KM570 RGB - Can this be your new budget gaming buddy!? G Skill is a brand very well known around the globe for their flashy looking and record breaking memory kits, the latest one being the very popular Trident Z RGB series. Lesser do we know that they even manufacture gaming peripherals including gaming keyboards such as the very robust KM780. Thanks to G.Skill India today I have one of their very popular and mainstream gaming keyboard for review on the table, we have with us the G.Skill RipJaws KM570 RGB Gaming Keyboard. Priced in at $99 the KM570 RGB comes in two variants with each variant further bifurcated into four sub categories as per their switch types. You can either get the RGB version such as the one we are reviewing today or a non RGB one with red only backlit color, both of these variants are available with CherryMX Red, Blue, Brown and Quick Silver switch types making it a great keyboard lineup as they've got an option for almost everybody depending u

MSI shows off GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X TRIO

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When dual fan-single fan becomes just too boring for you! Just when we'd thought that the triple fan design for graphics card is all out dated and prehistoric MSI just came out with their GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X TRIO graphics card! A great news for people like me who value beefy cards over the newer slimmer and smaller form factors. A triple fan design, 2.5 slot requirement and a RGB strip emblazoned on the backplate are some of the physical differences of the TRIO that seperates it from the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X, MSI current flagship graphics card.   MSI has the clocks on the GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X TRIO at 1569MHz base, 1683MHz boost, and the 11GB of GDDR5X clocked at 11124MHz. MSI requires 2 x 8-pin PCIe power connectors, which indirectly translates to power power for more performance. How much performance boost? We'll only be able to answer that once we have the card in hand. MSI will be selling its newly unveiled GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X TRIO on October 12

Need for Speed Payback's PC system requirements have been revealed

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Can you run it, or will your PC be left in the dust? According to OC3D EA has released Need for Speed Payback's PC system requirements, offering not only minimum hardware specifications but also framerate and settings targets for those machines.  These requirements confirm that Need for Speed Payback is a DirectX 11 title, with the game requiring a 64-bit OS and a minimum of four CPU threads to function.  When it comes to RAM EA recommends that users have at least 8GB of RAM for 1080p 60FPS gameplay and at least 4GB of VRAM, though systems with 6GB of RAM and 2GB of VRAM will be usable with lower graphical settings.  Below is a gameplay video from Nvidia which showcases 4K 60FPS gameplay from a system that uses a GTX 1080 Ti. Minimum Requirements for 720p30 at low settings OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or later CPU: Intel i3 6300 @ 3.8GHz or AMD FX 8150 @ 3.6GHz with 4 hardware threads RAM: 6GB DISC DRIVE: DVD ROM drive required for installation only HARD DRIVE: 30GB VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce®

MSI Core Frozr L Review

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The MSI Core Frozr L is finally here but will the dragon burn down the competition or fizzle into a puff of smoke! MSI is a well known name in the PC industry with its famous & competent lineup of motherboards and graphics cards that have impressed many both in terms of performance and aesthetics. Recently they've stepped into unfamiliar yet promising territories of CPU Air Cooler by releasing the MSI Core Frozr CPU Air Cooler series, yes read that right, a CPU cooler from MSI! The Core Frozr is the new series from MSI and as of now comes with two models namely as the MSI Core Forzr L and MSI Core Frozr XL, the latter being bigger and supporting RGB LEDs. Thanks to MSI India I have with me the MSI Core Forzr L for review on my table today and I've never been any more excited to say the least! With a price tag of $50 and available in India free with the MSI X370 XPower Gaming Titanium motherboard this 200W TDP cooler weighs in at 960g and is compatible right out of the box w