Computex 2014
As part of our Computex trip this year, ASUS gave us a guided tour of its testing facilities at the ASUS headquarters in Northern Taipei.
Computex 2014: ECS’ Z97I-Drone mini-ITX motherboard and UHD/4K60 AIO
Cruising by the ECS booth this year yielded a couple of elements I was not expecting. We have visited ECS booths in years gone by, but this time...
5 by Ian Cutress on 6/6/2014Computex 2014: Thermaltake Core V1, a Windowed mini-ITX for $50
Speeding by the Thermaltake booth at Computex and our contact showed us the new Core V1, an exciting mini-ITX case where the top, sides and bottom of the case...
12 by Ian Cutress on 6/6/2014Computex 2014: MSI’s New ECO Motherboard Range
As part of their display at Computex, MSI was showing a new element to their range based on low power systems. The ECO range, in a white and...
15 by Ian Cutress on 6/6/2014Computex 2014: X99 and USB 3.1 at MSI
Back in 2011, that year’s Computex offered the opportunity to play ‘spot the X79’ motherboard, and there ended up being a significant number of models on display before launch...
16 by Ian Cutress on 6/6/2014Computex 2014: AMD Demonstrates First FreeSync Monitor Prototype
Our very own Anand Shimpi just got off of the Computex showfloor for a bit after paying a visit to AMD’s booth. Among the items AMD is showing at...
44 by Ryan Smith & Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/5/2014The AnandTech Mobile Show: Computex 2014 Edition
Yesterday Intel held a press briefing to go over some of the PC client and mobile news from the show, but after the briefing Intel gave us access to...
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/4/2014Computex 2014: X99 on Display from ASRock
ASRock hosted a VIP media function at Computex yesterday and we were lucky enough to get front row seats. The main talking point of the day was the...
16 by Ian Cutress on 6/4/2014Computex 2014: GIGABYTE’s Liquid Nitrogen Memory Overclocking Motherboard, Z97X-SOC Force LN2
Taking a track day car to an event for regular road vehicles seems a bit unfair from the point of view of the regular drivers, however in order to...
7 by Ian Cutress on 6/4/2014Computex 2014: ADATA Shows XPG Z1 DDR4 At 3200MHz
I spent quite a bit of time at ADATA's booth this year as I had a meeting with their president along with the directors of their SSD and memory...
3 by Kristian Vättö on 6/4/2014Computex 2014: Crucial Shows Ballistix Elite DDR4
Obviously one of the biggest topics of Computex this year is DDR4. Crucial will be bringing their DDR4 to the consumer market under the Ballistix Elite brand with speeds...
25 by Kristian Vättö on 6/4/2014Computex 2014: Update on SandForce SF3700 & A Live Demo
One of the key things I have been looking forward to at Computex is hearing more about the third generation SandForce controller i.e. the SF3700. I just stopped by...
9 by Kristian Vättö on 6/4/2014Computex 2014: Samsung Launches TLC-Based 845DC EVO for The Enterprise
While this is technically not a Computex announcement, Samsung is launching their TLC NAND based 845DC EVO today. This isn't Samsung's first TLC based enterprise SSD as a while...
11 by Kristian Vättö on 6/3/2014Intel Keynote at Computex 2014: 14nm Core-M, SoFIA, Devil’s Canyon, DC P3700 and RealSENSE
While we were unable to run a live blog of the Intel Keynote this year, there were still a number of interesting announcements made by Renée James, President of...
4 by Ian Cutress on 6/3/2014Intel Launches Devil’s Canyon and Overclockable Pentium: i7-4790K, i5-4690K and G3258
After what seems like a eon or two since the original announcement, Intel’s Renée James is formally launching the new Devil’s Canyon and Anniversary Edition Pentium processors. In response...
53 by Ian Cutress on 6/3/2014ASUS Launches ROG Ares III for Water Cooling Builds
The Radeon R9 295X2, or any graphics card that comes pre-liquid cooled, comes up against a barrier. There will be a market segment that cares more about the...
13 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q Launched: 1440p 144Hz panel with G-Sync
Monitor talk is crazy. In this modern era we have a choice between 4K panels, cheap Korean 1440p monitors, panels that cover wide gamuts those that refresh at...
38 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014New ASUS Z97 and FM2+ ROG Motherboards: Impact, Formula and Crossblade Ranger
As part of the ASUS ROG Press Conference today here at Computex, ASUS has announced two of the anticipated members of the Z97 ROG lineup along with an unexpected...
16 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014Gaming Peripherals from ASUS Launched: The Gladius Mouse and GK2000 Keyboard
While we have not touched on many gaming peripherals in the past here at AnandTech, the market is a large one with major players including Logitech, Corsair, Thermaltake, Razer...
2 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014ASUS Launches the ROG GX500, a 4K UHD 15-inch Gaming Notebook
In recent months, screen resolutions have exploded on to the scene when users started wanting something more than a cheap 1080p panel. Notebooks typically have had higher pixel...
21 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014ASUS Launches Two SFF ROG Gaming PCs: The G20 PC and the GR8 ‘Console’
Mini-PCs are currently one of the fastest growing desktop market segments, alongside all-in-ones and other small form factor (SFF) variants. While on the full desktop side most of...
12 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014