Asus really mean it when the say Built to game – lets
take closer look at some of the killer features offered by the incredible new Asus
Z170-PRO GAMING Motherboard!
First up, the Z170 Pro Gaming has SupremeFX audio technology built in with a
remarkable SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) of 115dB for near-lossless audio
quality. The illuminated red-line shielding creates a pretty
eye-catching lighting effect which we snapped a quick video of and share via our
Gorilla Rigs
Instagram :)
SupremeFX is engineered with effective shielding to prevent electromagnetic
interference, preserving the integrity of audio signals for the best quality.
It also has a 300-ohm-headphone amplifier to drive some of the very best
headphones available for exceptional, immersive gaming audio and music for your
listening pleasure.
The Z170 Pro Gaming also offers a uniquely-intelligent RAMCache
technology which effectively caches an entire storage device so that
favourite games and apps launch at breakneck speeds, getting to
work the moment it’s activated. RAMCache turns milliseconds into microseconds
to boost game-load times to stratospheric levels, and minimizes risk of data
loss. A Ramcache essentially serves as an invisible prioritized hard
drive ( in the sense data is present on it ). This hard drive is
actually a cache and contains the most commonly accessed data on system. This
cache improves performance by taking over key parts of reading and writing the
most accessed data. Minimizing and in some cases eliminating the involvement of
considerably slower standard storage options. As the read, write and access time
performance of DRAM is considerably faster than that of standard storage devices
this is where the huge increase in performance comes.
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There's already countless ways to light your rig in awesome and unique ways,
but throwing a ball of lightning in your rig has to be a first…
Avexir
Raiden RAM features high performance gaming memory modules –
made all the more interesting with a dash of LIGHTNING! Using
the technology of plasma tubes to mimic a lightening effect, Raiden RAM is ideal
for rig builders seeking the best combination of killer performance and
electrifying looks.
Avexir Raiden RAM is a part of our awesome new Avexir
Store – swing by and check out the exciting range!
You may have heard rumblings for some time now about the successor to the
most popular graphics card of all time (which itself was the successor the most
popular graphics card of all time…)
Now Nvidia have come out and made it official, with the announcement of the
GeForce GTX 960.
While it's not exactly a surprise, with the 980 and 970 series launching
last September, Nvidia's announcement means you can finally get your hands
on one!
We're already seeing movement from the likes of EVGA,
Gigabyte
and Asus,
each with their own 2GB GTX 960 Graphics
Card hitting the market, ready to upgrade your gaming
experience!
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Where does the time go? One minute you're telling people about a Be
Quiet! Giveaway and the next minute you're announcing the winner! Time sure
does fly this time of year…
One lucky winner gets their hands on the super cool, super silent Shadow
Rock 2 CPU Cooler from the folks at Be Quiet!
High performance heatpipes and a gorgeous brushed aluminium finish makes this
a stunningly functional centrepiece to your rig. Not to mention the fact that
you'll be stealthy as ever with this ninja keeping everything hush hush.
Picking a winner was tough, we had those wanting to hear the cries of their
enemies, others that want to bring their decibels below that of a helicopter,
and one that simply wanted to hear their cat purr on their lap. Naww…
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If you're thinking of building a gaming rig over the holdiays this could be
the motherboard for you!
Those fine chaps at ASRock have just stopped by with a very good looking Z97
Fatal1ty KILLER motherboard for us to image with our
360 photobench :) now this is done we thought it would be a great time
to run though some of the unique features and then give it away to one lucky
monkey just in time for Christmas!
This ASRock gaming series motherboard creates its special name from
Johnathan ‘Fatal1ty’ Wendel, a professional gamer, and
Qualcomm Atheros ‘Killer’ features which simply put detects
when a game is running on your network and then prioritizes data-packets so you
won't have to close another program or pause an active download in order to play
without lag.
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PC Gamer is a pretty diverse term these days. Sure, there's the
hardcore PC gamer that spends as much time overclocking and benchmarking as they
do playing the games themselves but there is also the PC gamer who wants an
outstanding gaming rig, but might not use all the crazy cool features the
highest end hardware has to offer.
That's where the Asus Pro Gamer Motherboard Series
comes in!
Resembling the incredible Republic
of Gamers Motherboard range, this new generation of Asus Pro Gamer
Motherboards (which consists of 3 versions currently) starts with an
exceptionally great value Asus
B85-Pro Gamer Motherboard.
This is the perfect motherboard for those who seek an aggressive looking
gaming board without all the trimmings… and that's not to say it isn't
feature packed though! You'll be able to enjoy CrossfireX support, SupremeFX
audio and many other neat Asus technologies – B85-PRO GAMER is an epic
motherboard, so prepare to be stunned!
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Do you appreciate the subtle and discreet? Are you the kind of person that
shrugs at LED lighting and flashy case design, but gets stopped in their tracks
by silent performance and stealth engineering?
If so, then this give away is for you (although the rest of you flashy people
can enter as well.) We've got the insanely quiet Shadow
Rock 2 CPU Cooler from Be Quiet!
With four high-performance heatpipes, turbulence reducing wave design and a
brushed aluminium finish, this heatsink will keep your processor cool while
staying incredibly quiet and still look sleek and polished. Throw on a headset
and you can play all the Borderlands,
Shadow
of Mordor or Civilisation
you like without being busted for being up too late!
To get yourself in the draw to win, simply tell us why you want your computer
to be super quiet.
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Boy, you guys have quite the wishlist of graphics cards, don't you?
We were blown away by your responses, and spent a little more time than we
should have going through all your comments and admiring all the gorgeous pieces
of tech…
It was crazy seeing everyone's preferences as well! A lot of Gigabyte and
ASUS (especially STRIX) mentioned throughout the comments, just as well we've
got plenty of both in stock…
And while there were no wrong answers, we didn't have enough cases for
everyone – and it really was a challenge to pick the best response. Which was
written by…
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We've been talking a lot about cases recently, perhaps you've been following
the conversation?
If not, be sure to check out parts One,
Two
and Three
of our Computer Chassis Showcase for a highlight of some of the awesome cases we
have available!
With all this talk about great computer cases, we figured it's about time we
give one away, and what better case to give away than a SilverStone
Raven RV05 Mid Tower!
With the awesome 90 degree motherboard mounting that Raven are known for,
the Raven RV05 is great for keeping your components cool while also looking
fantastic with aggressive lines and angles running across the whole tower!
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We Mighty Ape monkeys like to play, and when it comes to custom gaming rigs,
we play hard.
Nothing says this more than the latest Gorilla
in the Mist which pushed the hardware so far we had to install over $1000
worth of water cooling to keep temperatures and acoustics down. Which let us
enjoy a spot of 4K gaming.
Of course, we're all about showing off, so we figured we'd give you all a run
down of the main components and how we cooled them to give you a bit of
inspiration for your own rigs…
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