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Medion Guardian X10: New gaming laptop on sale at Aldi from November 12th

After the discounter Aldi had already had some gaming PCs and notebooks on offer in the past, the retailer is now on 12. November 2020 with the Medion Guardian X 10 again. The laptop has a 15, 6-inch IPS full HD display and 144 Hz also has an Intel Core i7 10750 H processor. In… Read more

Sapphire is showing Radeon RX-6800 series NITRO + models

So far only ASUS and MSI showed the first custom designs of the Radeon RX – 6000 – series. Sapphire has now introduced the NITRO + models of the Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 6800 XT. There are some differences in the various models within the NITRO + series. The Sapphire NITRO + Radeon… Read more

Starlink Internet achieves up to 200 Mbps in download in new measurements

Elon Musk plans to make Starlink a high-performance alternative for regions in which conventional network providers offer slow or no connections in the Internet. A few months ago, official measurements of download speed and ping were published, which are marked with 60 Mbps, or 20 to 90 ms represent good values for satellite-supported Internet connections…. Read more

EU intends to ban the encryption of messenger services

According to the Austrian radio, the EU member states intend to ban the encryption of messenger services. The decision is to be passed in November. Thus, operators of such services would be forced to build so-called back doors in their program code. This would mean that the authorities would be able to read encrypted messages…. Read more

New reader test: Test the Arctic Freezer 50!

In keeping with the recent market launch of the new Ryzen – 5000 – We are looking for three testers for a brand new CPU cooler from Arctic. In cooperation with the Swiss cooling specialist, we are looking for three Hardwareluxx readers and community members to use the Arctic Freezer 50 put your system through… Read more

Scalper bots attack Ryzen 5000 CPUs in the USA

The term Scalper-Bots may not be too familiar to many PC users in this country, but will be used in Future, as long as manufacturers and trading partners do nothing, will certainly gain more and more awareness. So-called scalper bots have so far mainly been used to buy event tickets online and use automated methods… Read more

Founders Edition: EKWB gives details about the EK-Quantum Vector FE RTX 3080

EK Water Blocks has already announced its water cooler for the Founders Edition of the GeForce RTX – 3000 series however, concrete details are revealed. The EK-Quantum Vector FE RTX 3080 D-RGB will initially be available in two versions. As the name suggests, this is intended for the GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition and is… Read more

Star Citizen: New revenue record and Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950 announced

Even if a publication of the online space flight simulation Star Citizen is not yet in sight, the “Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950 “takes place. Various spaceships can be tested at the said Expo. Overall, the hobby pilots can take control of over 100 aircraft. In addition, the development studio announced a big sale. It starts… Read more

PS5 & Xbox Series: Rockstar Games comments on backward compatibility

With Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series, the next-gen consoles are already in the starting blocks. It starts officially on 19. or on 10. November 2020. So for many gamers the question arises as to which games from the previous consoles can also be played on the new generation. Now the games company Rockstar… Read more

AMD releases Radeon Software Adrenalin version 20.11.1

AMD is releasing its latest version of the Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition right on time for the start of the week. The current beta version 20. 11. 1 mainly contains a large number of optimizations for the games Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War, DiRT 5, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Godfall, the update… Read more

NZXT introduces the CRFT 07 Mass Effect H510i

The US manufacturer NZXT has now presented the seventh case of its CRFT models to the public. This is a series of licensed enclosures that are based on the design of selected games. The latest case is based on the Mass Effect published by the BioWares development studio. Said action-adventure series was first published by… Read more

Sharkoon Elite Shark CA300T in the test: massive gaming bolide in black and white double

Page 1: Sharkoon Elite Shark CA 280 T in the test: Massive gaming bolide in black and white double With the Elite Shark CA 300 T Sharkoon is expanding its range of gaming cases with a massive bolide. That almost 15 kg heavy model should be robust and versatile – and also shows itself in… Read more

INNO3D announces RTX 3080 and 3090 with pre-installed water cooler

INNO3D has presented its GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce GTX 3090 models with pre-installed custom water coolers . Here, too, you team up with a manufacturer of custom water coolers and install their coolers on your own cards. It is a custom water cooler that covers all important areas of the map. INNO3D uses the… Read more

PlayStation 5 will be available exclusively online on November 19th

After the release of the PlayStation 4 in the year 2013 has caused chaotic conditions in Media Markt branches, Sony has now announced that the PlayStation 5 will be available on the day of release (19. November 2020) can only be purchased in the online shops of the trading partners. The company cites the ongoing… Read more

Chieftec with new fully modular power supplies with 550, 650, 750 and 850 W.

After the success of its POWERPLAY series, Chieftec is now bringing further gaming power supplies onto the market with the POWERUP series. The power supplies of the POWERUP series have power ratings of 550 W, 650 W, 750 W and 850 W. The high-power-density technology should deliver strong performance, while a modular cable management should… Read more