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CyberPowerPC Delivers Fully Customizable Arcus 34 Curved Screen AIO Series
Ultra-wide QHD curved monitor offers one of the most immersive gaming experiences
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA (June 29, 2016) CyberPower Inc., www.cyberpowerpc.com, a global manufacturer of custom gaming PCs, gaming laptops, and performance workstations, today announced delivery of its Arcus 34 AIO (All-in-One) series of gaming PCs - a customizable AIO gaming system that doubles as a TV with a 34-inch curved screen.
With its curved display, users will get better viewing angles and a more immersive gaming experience when compared to traditional flat-screen monitors. The Arcus 34 offers an unprecedented amount of on-screen real estate for game playing, web browsing and other general computing needs. The Arcus is the equivalent of having a pair of monitors, permanently-bonded on your desk for immersive gaming without the space needed for a traditional gaming computer.
The Arcus can accommodate the latest Intel Core i7 processor and supports up to a NVIDIA GTX 1080 a graphics card. The 34-inch curved display features WQHD 3440 X 1440 resolution; 60Hz Refresh Rate; and 21:9 ultra-wide aspect ratio. The series utilizes off-the-shelf components that are easily upgraded along with top-of-the-line multimedia capabilities for rich sound and easy content sharing across devices.
Both air and liquid cooling are offered, and in addition to the custom webcam with dual mikes, the dual 2.5-inch HDD/SSD, the standard desktop UDIMM memory, the 2 USB 2.0 ports, and a 4-in-1 card reader make the Arcus 34 series the ultimate entertainment desktop. The system is also WiFi and Bluetooth-ready to allow easy access with the rest of the world.
Because the Arcus 34 is built non-proprietary high performance gaming components, the systems can be easily upgraded like a standard desktop PC. Despite its smaller appearance, the Arcus 34 can fit all of the parts from a regular PC, giving customers the perfect blend of familiarity along with uniqueness.
The Arcus 34 series includes four models:Arcus 34 Core
Intel Core i5-6500
GTX 950 2GB
240GB SSD
8GB
MSRP $1695
Arcus 34 Elite
Intel i5-6600K
AMD RX 480 8GB
8GB DDR4
480GB SSD
MSRP $1950
Arcus 34 Pro
Intel Core i7-6700K
GTX 1070 8GB
16GB DDR4
480GB SSD
MSRP $2135
Arcus 34 Xtreme
Intel i7-6800K
GTX 1080 8GB
1TB SSD
16GB DDR4
Liquid Cooling
MSRP $2940
Fully-assembled desktop systems from CYBERPOWERPC include an industry-leading 3-year limited warranty for our customers’ optimal satisfaction. For more information, http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/landingpages/Arcus34/ -
Guru3D Rig of the Month - June 2016
A new rig of the month has been picked over at Guru3D. This is a pretty cool contest with some tangible prizes and featured article on their website.
The winner this month created a vertical style PC with triple radiators, dual reservoirs, dual cards and some really amazing cable work.
Oh and its green.
Ya'll meet the June edition of the Guru3D Rig of the Month 2016. This months build is is called "Project p5yche" by Guru3D familiar Darwin P. The man in reality is a scientist, but likes to modify PCs. Meet his latest creation.
The mod is using the Thermaltake P5 case which can help showcase your build and is really configured well for this kind of system. Funny thing, the original Level 10 that BMW designed was configured to be a tower but should have been a wall mount. Seems the P5 is finally making that a reality.
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ASUS ROG GTX 1080 STRIX GAMING Video Card Review @ [H]
There once was a time when STRIX was name to have, it was also the name you could never attain. Despite what we know this triple threat of large VRM goodness is the EVGA Classified killa. With its triple fan, dual slot cooler design you are left wondering. Did they copy from Sapphire or just simply sample from Zotac and reduce the calorie count.
Today we examine in full detail our first custom GeForce GTX 1080 video card. ASUS has decked the ROG GTX 1080 STRIX GAMING out with a factory overclock, the STRIX cooling system, and fully customizable lights to enhance your style points. Let's see this beast overclock and compare it to the previous gen's GTX 980 Ti and Radeon R9 Fury X.
All joking aside this looks like an amazing card and I would simply love to put it under LN2 and see just how fast the Pascal can really be.
Then again I haven't seen any "records" for the 1080 coming out of the HWBot camp so you have to wonder, did NVIDIA finally win the war against Enthusiasts?
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13 Inches Of Gorgeous @ HotHardware
Clickbait warning, or Clickbate warning?!? Either way there is something strange going on over at Hot Hardware, they seem to be getting all Hot and Steamy on their hardpr0n set reviewing the latest...
Laptop?
Ugg
There's a first time for everything, as the saying goes, and the Alienware 13 OLED is a first for us without question. Though there were a couple of OLED (Organic LED) display driven laptops at CES 2016 this year, Dell's Alienware division is the first in the door here at HotHardware with a retail ready product.
Alienware revamped its 4.5 pound light-weight gaming laptop with the latest Intel 6th gen Skylake Core series processors, and although the external skins look virtually identical, there are a few other tricks under the lid of the AW13, not the least of which is its swank new OLED display.Well at least the laptop is representin' all that is good and wholesome in the world. Now run along and find some warm apple pie.
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Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Tempered Glass Edition Release @ TechX
Have I told everyone how much I love this case. I mean, ya Enthoo Evolv by itself is pretty good however adding tempered glass side panels and RGB lighting just put it over the top. Look for a mod of thiis case very soon.
Oh and check out our review of the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Tempered Glass Edition for the real story.
Full glass panels, LED strip lighiting and a beautifully crafted frame of 3mm aluminum are just a few of the amazing features you are going to hear of today in our release of the Enthoo Evolv Tempered Glass Edition by Phanteks.
Such a short quote for such a great case. Its almost like they are tracking how many people click on their email links so they can embed alexa tracking cookies and pump up their rankings.
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GIGABYTE Z170X-Ultra Gaming Review @ Vortez
I have been up to my elbows in motherboards lately and here is a new one from Gigabyte for the Skylake line of processors.
Don't let the name fool you, Ultra Gaming is like all about gaming in, umm Ultra RGB?, Ya, something like that.
It was at Computex 2016 (a matter of weeks ago), that GIGABYTE unveiled their new lineup of Intel Z170 motherboards bearing the names Designare and Ultra Gaming. Today, we’ll be taking a close look at the Z170X-Ultra Gaming – a sleek motherboard which packs in a multitude of features – including Ultra Durable components, a variety of storage solutions such as U.2 and dynamic lighting courtesy of ‘Ambient LED’. Although this board arrives with a strong feature-set, it still maintains the appealing price-tag of £139.99 GBP / $160 USD – over the subsequent pages we’ll be putting this new motherboard under a watchful eye. Let’s begin!
I know deep down that me not attending Computex this year wasn't a bad thing but, I did miss not attending. Not like PTSD or anything but pretty close.
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Anidees AI8 Black Window Chassis Review @ Hardware Slave
Here is a case from a company I've not heard of before and their case concept is pretty interesting. Drives and PSU are located at the bottom, the front facing bays have been removed making the case look like a true tower.
You may have seen it all before, but if you haven’t, there are a lot of computer chassis out there, so which one do you pick. Firstly, you need to forget about your mates, or the flamers and trollers. For the latter groups, they are right about everything, so no matter what you do, it’s wrong. So where does this leave you? Requirements, including budget and style preferences.
Based on the photos the case is mostly air and I suspect the metal is thin which is not "modder" friendly but has a few options.
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COUGAR ATTACK X3 @ techPowerUp
You ever notice that some products are just named wrong? For instance this keyboard sounds a lot like a pr0n title. Some of it is just the name of the company but, still.
The COUGAR ATTACK X3 is here for gamers who want a keyboard that is feature rich, but priced low. Fully configurable key functions, macro support, and Cherry MX switches all enable COUGAR to compete in a very lucrative market.
On a positive, it looks nice.
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Official statement addressing OC mode on MSI GAMING X graphics cards
MSI Review samples and MSI retail cards are identical in terms of hardware and performance. Both have the exact same performance profiles available through the MSI Gaming App. All information about these performance profiles is clearly communicated and can be found on the respective product pages. (example: https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GEFORCE-GTX-1070-GAMING-X-8G.html)
Retail cards are set to ‘Gaming Mode’ by default, which offers the best Performance per Watt, while still giving close to ‘OC Mode’ in-game performance. In order to enjoy the best performance and all features of MSI GAMING products, we highly recommend to use the MSI Gaming App which is available for free on MSI.com and the driver CD. The MSI Gaming App allows you to apply one of three performance profiles with a single click, instantly giving you the desired performance.
As several reviewers have stated, software like the MSI Gaming App is often not used in reviews. This is why review samples of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 GAMING X graphics cards are set to ‘OC Mode’ to ensure that reviews demonstrate the same performance available through the MSI Gaming App. The award winning TWIN FROZR VI cooling is designed to handle each performance profile flawlessly, giving you the lowest noise in the industry and consistent performance so gamers can focus on their gameplay.
For those who prefer not to use the MSI Gaming App but still want to enjoy the same ‘OC Mode’ performance by default, we have released an alternative vBIOS with ‘OC Mode’ enabled by default.Download the BIOS images
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G OC Mode vBIOS
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G OC Mode vBIOS
Learn more about the MSI Gaming App here: https://gaming.msi.com/article/msi-gaming-app-article -
ASRock Z170M OC Formula (Intel LGA-1151) @ techPowerUp
ASRock has been a very popular overclocking platform for many years and I'm glad to see that the tradition continues with the Z170M OC Formula. This is a Micro ATX motherboard and promises to deliver over the top overclocking and be the fastest board on the market.
Or so it says right on the motherboard.
ASRock is back in the overclocking game with a purpose-built Z170M OC Formula mATX motherboard ready to take your Skylake CPU and DDR4 memory to the absolute limit. Rated to support DDR4-4500+ and built with ASRock's Hyper OC Engine, this OC-centric Z170M OC Formula board has the highest rating for memory speeds on the market today.
There could be some truth behind the claims as they have some of the top overclockers pushing their boards to limits behind reason. Which gets me thinking, what happened to their gaming line? wasn't that supposed to be the best of the best by association?
