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Wednesday, August 1st, 2018
- MSI Z370 Godlike Gaming
- MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
- MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon
- MSI Z370I Gaming Pro Carbon AC
- MSI Z370M Gaming Pro AC
- MSI Z370 Krait Gaming
- MSI Z370 SLI Plus
- MSI Z370 Tomahawk
- MSI Z370-A Pro
- MSI Z370-OC Pro
- MSI Z370 PC Pro
- MSI Z370M Mortar
- MSI Z370 Gaming M5
- MSI Z370 Gaming Plus
- MSI Z370 OC Gaming
- Analyzing Z370 for Intel's 8th Generation Coffee Lake: A Quick Look at 50+ Motherboards
- Intel 8th Generation and 9th Generation Processor Lists Leaked: Coffee Lake Refresh?
- Intel Outs Z390 & X399 PCHs for Cannon Lake & Coffee Lake CPUs
- Intel Documents Point to AVX-512 Support for Cannon Lake Consumer CPUs
- Intel Officially Reveals Post-8th Generation Core Architecture Code Name: Ice Lake, Built on 10nm+
- ASUS Publishes List of Upcoming Intel Z390-Based Motherboards
- MSI's New Threadripper 2 Motherboard on Steroids: X399 Creation
- The MSI X299 XPower Gaming AC Review: Flagship Fantasy
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| 11:00a | Netgear Expands Insight-Supported Network Switch Lineup
Netgear has introduced a number of new products in their business network switch lineup over the last couple of months. The most interesting one is the push towards more cloud-managed switches, and that is bound to please a few IT administrators. Two new 52-port switches are joining the Insight lineup, allowing high-capacity deployments to be easily setup and managed remotely in a seamless manner. The new GC752X and GC752XP are the first 52-port Gigabit Ethernet Switches with 2 SFP and 2 SFP+ 10G ports with Insight management. The XP variant's BASE-T ports are all PoE+ capable, with a total power budget of 505W. The switches are priced at $420 and $900 respectively. Netgear put particular emphasis on the fact that these switches are fully functional in local mode, unlike some solutions that require an Internet connection for basic functionality. Obviously, remote management does require connectivity to Netgear's cloud backend. Netgear's smart switches support L2+ and L3 Lite switching features (including VLANs, LLDP, port trunking, QoS, per-port PoE controls etc.). The GC752X and GC752XP expand Netgear's Insight-managed switches count to eight, with port counts ranging from 10 to 52 ports. Netgear is also launching Insight 5.0, an updated version of their cloud management suite for some of their select business and enterprise products. The new features include scheduling of firmware updates (rather than the IT administrator being sent push notifications when a new version is available), two-factor authentication fo added security, and technical support via the Insight app. At launch (back in September 2017), Insight was free to use. It now has three tiers - a free one for up to two devices, and a basic, as well as premium plan that are subscription-based and carry a per-device cost.
In other business switches news, Netgear also launched four unmanaged gigabit units - two 8-port and two 16-port ones - with flexible PoE capabilities. The main differentiation here is that the power budget of the switches can be increased by just changing the external power supply after purchase.
The GS108LP and GS108LPP are the 8-port versions with PoE budgets of 60W and 123W respectively (the only difference in the hardware being the external power brick). They are priced at $100 and $130 respectively. The 16-port versions (the $180 GS116LP and $220 GS116LPP) have power budgets of 76W and 183W. Depending on the power supply used, the 8-port model can support 60W, 83W, and 120W power budgets, while the 16-port model can support 76W, 115W, and 183W power budgets. All the four models are passively cooled, and support both rack and wall-mounting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:45a | The Silicon Motion SM2262EN SSD Controller Preview: Good And Bad Amplified Silicon Motion's high-end NVMe controller is being updated as the SM2262EN. It sets new records by improving on the strengths of the original SM2262, but it also exacerbates the weak points of this architecture. The end result might be an even better mainstream or high-end consumer SSD, but it will require careful firmware tuning from Silicon Motion. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:00p | Alldocube X Tablet Launching Mid-August
While the Android tablet market doesn’t seem to be very exciting these days, Chinese manufacturer Alldocube has announced a new tablet which looks pretty nice, yet fits into the low-cost category. The Alldocube X Tablet is launching in mid-August with an introductory price of $269. The X Tablet features a 10.5-inch 2560x1600 Samsung AMOLED display, and the company states the display can cover 100% of the P3 D65 color space as well as offer HDR, and with the OLED it will offer excellent contrast as well. The tablet is CNC aluminum, which should offer the premium in-hand feel you’d expect in a more expensive offering. The tablet measures 245x175x6.9 mm, which is slightly thinner than the base 9.7-inch iPad, but the Alldocube X is a bit heavier at 500 grams versus 469 grams on an iPad. It features an older processor in the MediaTek MT8176, which was launched in 2016 as a 28nm design, and features two Cortex A72 cores and four Cortex A53 cores in a big.LITTLE configuration, with a maximum frequency of 2.1 GHz. The GPU is a PowerVR GX6250 at 600 MHz. The SoC is coupled with 4 GB of LPDDR3 RAM, and 64 GB of eMMC storage, with support for an additional 128 GB through microSD. There's also an AKM Hi-Fi chip for audio processing and improved sound. The tablet will ship with Android 8.1 Oreo.
The design also features some nice additions on an entry-level priced tablet. In addition to the all-aluminum chassis, the Alldocube X will offer a fingerprint reader on the side, as well as 8 MP cameras on the front and back.
Battery life is estimated at 5.5 hours under load, or 8 hours watching videos. Battery capacity is listed at 8000 mAh, and the device supports quick charge through the USB-C port which also does data and HDMI. We’ve not seen many new interesting Android tablets hit the market, so let us know in the comments what you think. Source: Alldocube | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:15p | MSI Z370 Motherboards Now Support Intel’s 9th Gen Core CPUs
MSI pushed a news item live today that states that the company has released updated BIOS versions for its Intel Z370-based motherboards that add support for Intel’s as-yet unannounced 9th Generation Core processors. The announcement shows that Intel’s upcoming 9000-series CPUs will work with existing platforms. The list of MSI’s Z370-powered motherboards that already support the forthcoming Intel’s 9th Gen Core processors includes 15 models (see the list below), whereas in total the company has 20 Z370-based SKUs in its lineup. Therefore, MSI yet has to add support for Intel’s upcoming CPUs to all of its Z370 platforms. Intel has not yet announced the new processors, although has stated that the next generation of S-series (desktop) processors will be in the market my the end of the year. Preliminary leaks indicate that the new chips will rely on the Coffee Lake/Kaby Lake microarchitecture, will feature up to eight cores and will be made using one of Intel’s 14 nm process technologies, however this has not been qualified by Intel.
The list of MSI’s Z370-based motherboards that support Intel’s 9th Gen Core processors with the new BIOSes are as follows:
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| 2:00p | Origin PC Unveils EON15-S Laptop: Core i9, GTX 1060, Two PCIe SSDs
Origin PC on Wednesday introduced its new gaming laptop aimed at customers looking at mid-range designs. The new EON15-S notebook comes in a sub-1-inch thick chassis and is equipped with a six-core Intel CPU, a GTX 1060 GPU, plenty of storage space, and a 15.6-inch Full-HD display. The Origin PC EON15-S is based on Intel’s Coffee Lake-H platform and will use Intel’s six-core Core i7-8750H or Core i9-8950HK processors, with optional overclocking. Origin PC will traditionally offer its customers to build their EON15-S systems to order, and can integrate up to 32 GB of DDR4-2667 memory as well as up to two M.2/NVMe SSDs featuring 4 TB of storage in total. As for graphics, the laptops will be offered with NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with 6 GB of GDDR5 memory.
One of the key selling points of the EON15-S is its “hybrid” mechanical keyboard featuring individual key RGB lighting as well as WASD and arrow keys covered with a protective layer to improve their durability.
The EON15-S notebook comes with a 15.6-inch Full-HD display, which is good enough considering the installed GPU and positioning of the system as a relatively thin and cost-effective gaming machine. Meanwhile, the laptop also has two mini DisplayPort 1.3 and one HDMI output, therefore supporting up to three external monitors.
When it comes to general I/O connectivity, the EON15-S is outfitted with Intel’s Wireless-AC 9560 CNVi 802.11ac Wi-Fi solution (up to 1.73 Gbps), a GbE port, three USB Type-A connectors (two USB 3.1, one USB 2.0), one USB 3.1 Type-C header, a 2-in-1 SD card reader, and two 3.5-mm audio jacks for input and output. The latter is enhanced with Creative’s Sound Blaster Cinema software to please gamers looking for a more advanced audio subsystem.
Despite being a gaming laptop, the Origin PC EON15-S weighs only 1.54 kilograms (3.4 pounds) and can work for up to eight hours on one battery charge under office workloads.
Origin PC will start selling its EON15-S PCs starting August 1st with top-of-the-range machines powered by Intel’s Core i9 coming a bit later. Traditionally, systems from Origin PC can feature custom paint jobs for extra personalization. Related Reading | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:00p | Origin PC Launches EVO17-S ‘Thin-and-Light’ 17-Inch Laptop with Intel Core i9
In addition to a relatively modest EON15-S gaming laptop introduced on Wednesday, Origin PC also rolls out its EVO17-S, a much more powerful machine running Intel’s Core i9 CPU and featuring a 17.3-inch display with up to an Ultra-HD resolution. The manufacturer claims that the EVO17-S is the world’s thinnest and lightest laptop powered by Intel’s six-core Coffee Lake-H processor. The Origin PC EVO17-S is based on Intel’s Core i9-8950HK CPU with unlocked multiplier to enable overclocking. The system will also come equipped with NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1070 GB with 8 GB of GDDR5 memory. Meanwhile, Origin PC will offer professional overclocking services with the EVO17-S for the CPU and the GPU. As for RAM and storage, the system can accommodate up to 32 GB of DDR4-2667 memory, two M.2/NVMe SSDs and one 2.5-inch/15mm SSD or HDD.
Being aimed at gamers who demand high performance as well as perfect image quality, the EVO17-S can be equipped with 17.3-inch display panels featuring a Full-HD (1920×1080) or Ultra-HD (3840×2160) resolution and supporting NVIDIA’s G-Sync dynamic refresh rate technology. In addition, the EVO17-S has three display outputs for external monitors. To match audio quality with visuals, the EVO17-S comes with Creative’s Sound BlasterX 720 software audio enhancements.
As for general input/output capabilities, Origin PC’s EVO17-S resembles the EON15-S: the larger machine is equipped with Intel’s Wireless-AC 9560 CNVi 802.11ac Wi-Fi solution (up to 1.73 Gbps), a GbE port, four USB 3.1 Type-A connectors, one USB 3.1 Type-C header, a 6-in-1 SD card reader, a webcam, as well as three 3.5-mm audio connectors.
Like other 17.3-inch-class laptops, the EVO17-S is not exactly light by today’s standards. It weighs around three kilograms (6.6 pounds), yet it is less than one inch thick and should be at least easy to carry in a bag.
Origin will start sales of the EVO17-S this weekin the U.S. pricing will depend the on exact configuration. Related Reading: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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