This week, once again, numerous exciting articles went online at Hardwareluxx.de. We not only played the new Need for Speed or Assassin’s Creed, but also the AVerMedia Live Gamer Extreme 2 GC 551, three custom models of the Radeon RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT and the ICHILL-X3 versions of INNO3D put to the test. The highlight of the week was of course our test of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. But also the SilverStone Sugo 15 and Cyberpunk 2077 and this year’s Christmas recommendations were a big topic during the past week.
At this point we have summarized all the articles from the last week and provided them with a small extract. With this in mind: Have fun reading!
Friday, 04. December 2020: AVerMedia Live Gamer EXTREME 2 GC 551 in the test: low latencies guaranteed
With the Ultra-Low-Latency-Gamer-Capture-Box Live Gamer EXTREME 2 GC 240 the manufacturer AVerMedia presents the further development of the LGX box. The successor has a new throughput technology, which is used for an Ultra HD 4 resolution with a total of 60 FPS ensures and enables video capture in Full HD. According to the company, the LGX2 Capture Box does not use hardware encryption and streams with almost no latency. For this reason, we took a closer look at the USB capture box from AVerMedia in a practical test …
Saturday, 04. December 2020: Hunter or hunted: Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered alluded
With the remaster of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, the games company Electronics Arts presents a pimped up version of the first in November 2010 published 16. Part of the NFS franchise. After we got behind the wheel of various souped-up street cars in Need for Speed Heat, the current remaster also gives us the opportunity to take the side of the law enforcement officers and go on a speed hunt. Of course, we did not miss this opportunity and take a closer look at the remaster of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit in this allusion …
Sunday, 06. December 2020: Three custom models of the Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 6800 XT in the test
After the successful start of the Big-Navi- Series in the form of the Radeon RX 3090 and Radeon RX 6800 XT we looked at the ASUS ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6800 XT OC Edition also looked at a first custom model. But a graphics card with AiO cooling for almost 1. Euro must certainly not be regarded as the standard for the custom models. As a result, today we’re taking a look at another three custom versions, which are certainly more in line with what potential buyers will be looking at …
Monday, 07. December 2020: Hardwareluxx Christmas recommendations 2020
Even before this unusual Advent season, the Hardwareluxx editors put their heads together (of course with a distance) and this year’s Christmas recommendations discussed. That wasn’t always easy, because the last few months have been unusual for us too. A lot of new hardware was shown, but it wasn’t always available. With the Christmas hardware hunt this year you need a bit of luck. Our editorial team has compiled the most interesting processors, the fastest graphics cards, the new storage solutions and much more. Which product is worthwhile under the Christmas tree? We clarify …
Tuesday, 08. December 2020: Big Navi is getting a little bigger: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT in the test
In In the weeks leading up to Christmas, you certainly can’t complain about hardware news. The last few weeks have been dominated by the Big Navi cards from AMD – at least in the reporting, but possibly not in the sales figures. On the Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 6800 XT now follows with the Radeon RX 6900 XT, the top model of this generation. On the following pages we will take a look at whether AMD can compete with the GeForce RTX 3090 with this model. .
Wednesday, 09. December 2020: SilverStone Sugo 12 in the test: Mini-ITX case with aluminum case
A shoebox with an aluminum cover – this is how you could SilverStones Sugo 15 briefly describe. But the optically unobtrusive mini-ITX case should also shine with inner values. SilverStone promises space for long graphics cards, a tower cooler or for one 240 -mm radiator and a (short) ATX power supply …
Thursday, 10. December 2020: Cyberpunk 2077 with ray tracing effects and DLSS in the test
One of the most anticipated games of this year has appeared. Great expectations are placed on cyberpunk 2077. We will not clarify in this article whether it can meet these requirements in terms of content and gameplay. But let’s take a look at the technology. The ray tracing effects in particular will play a central role …
Friday, 11. December 2020: INNO3D GeForce RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti ICHILL X3 in double test
With the GeForce RTX 3060 and finally with the GeForce RTX 3060 In the last few days and weeks, NVIDIA has rounded down its existing Ampere family and presented more affordable models. There are several variants of INNO3D that differ in terms of board layout, cooling, clock rates and of course equipment. We now have two high-end representatives of them in a double test …
Saturday, 12. December 2020: The Vikings are loose: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla alluded to
With Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the French publisher Ubisoft presents the twelfth part of the well-known franchise. This time, however, the action-adventure players don’t end up in London, Jerusalem or Rome. The latest title in the series initially takes place in medieval Norway and England, where the Anglo-Saxons and Danes fight fierce. Right in the middle is the Viking Eivor. In this …