NVIDIA recently released new GPU drivers, version 431.60, to the public. The latest software includes supports for the new RTX 2080 SUPER graphic card and some G-SYNC compatible monitors.
The update optimizes for a few approaching games in the coming weeks, including Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot, and Madden NFL 20. It also fixes display flickering issues happening on notebooks with GTX 1080 in SLI mode.
We have attached the official release notes for the software below:
Game Ready
Provides the optimal gaming experience for Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Wolfenstein:
Cyberpilot, and Madden NFL 20.
Gaming Technology
Adds support for GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GPUs.
Adds support for new G-SYNC compatible monitors.
Application SLI Profiles
Added or updated the following SLI profiles:
Madden NFL 20
Added security updates for driver components.
Fixed Issues in this Release
[SLI][GeForce GTX 1080][Notebook]: The display flickers when using SLI.
[World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth]: Terrain and icons flicker randomly in the
game.
HDR option is missing from the Windows Control Panel.
You can download the GeForce GPU Drivers version 431.60 at NVIDIA’s website.
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After about two weeks, AMD issues another update to its Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition. The software, version 19.7.3, has been optimized to run the upcoming Wolfenstein: Youngblood, released on 26th July.
According to AMD, the new drivers can provide up to 13% higher game performance in Wolfenstein: Youngblood, compared to the previous version. It also includes Radeon GPU Profiler and Microsoft PIX supports for the new RX 5700-series graphics cards.
We have attached the official release notes for the software below:
Support For
Wolfenstein™: Youngblood
Up to 13% better performance with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.7.3 in Wolfenstein: Youngblood than with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.7.2RS-304
Radeon GPU Profiler on Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products
Microsoft PIX on Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products
Added Vulkan® Support
VK_EXT_display_surface_counter
This extension defines a vertical blanking period counter associated with display surfaces. It provides a mechanism to query support for such a counter from a VkSurfaceKHR object
VK_AMD_pipeline_compiler_control
This extension provides a way to set per-pipeline compiler options, for instance, to relax rounding rules when working with mixed-precision floating point values.
VK_AMD_shader_core_properties2
This extension exposes additional, AMD specific shader core properties for a physical device
VK_EXT_subgroup_size_control
This extension provides additional control over subgroup size, allowing applications for instance to opt-in to different subgroup sizes on devices supporting more than just one.
VK_KHR_imageless_framebuffer
This extension allows framebuffers to be created without the need for creating images first, allowing more flexibility in how they are used, and avoiding the need for many of the compatibility rules.
VK_KHR_variable_pointers
This extension allows implementations to indicate their level of support for the SPV_KHR_variable_pointers SPIR-V extension. The SPIR-V extension allows shader modules to use invocation-private pointers into uniform and/or storage buffers, where the pointer values can be dynamic and non-uniform. This release adds the optional VariablePointers support.
Fixed Issues
League of Legends™ may fail to launch on Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics with Windows®7 system configurations.
Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products may experience DirectX®9 application crashes or hangs after an express upgrade of Radeon Software.
Windows Mixed Reality may fail to launch when Radeon Image Sharpening is enabled on Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products.
Audio may be out of sync with videos when using Radeon ReLive VR.
Incorrect values may be shown in the power gauge for Radeon WattMan while applications are running on AMD Radeon VII.
AMD Log Utility Driver may intermittently fail to install on Windows®7 system configurations.
Radeon Anti-Lag may experience slight performance drops on some gaming applications when enabled.
Minor stuttering may occur when playing Fortnite™ during the first few minutes of gameplay on AMD Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics.
Radeon Overlay may experience flickering in Vulkan® API games when Radeon Image Sharpening is enabled.
Corruption may be observed in some tests when running Adobe™ Premier Pro 2019 benchmarks.
Known Issues
Some system configurations may experience green color corruption after install of Radeon Software when running Windows® 10 May 2019 update.
Stutter may be experienced when Radeon FreeSync is enabled on 240hz refresh displays with Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products.
Radeon Performance Metrics may report incorrect VRAM utilization.
AMD Radeon VII may experience elevated memory clocks at idle or on desktop.
Radeon Overlay may intermittently fail to appear when toggled in game.
Audio for clips captured by Radeon ReLive may be corrupted or garbled when desktop recording is enabled.
Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics may experience a black screen during uninstall on Windows®7 system configurations. A work around is to perform uninstall in safe mode.
Recording clips with Radeon ReLive may result in blank clips on Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics with Windows®7 system configurations.
Enabling Enhanced Sync may cause game, application or system crashes on Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products.
You can download the Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.7.3 Drivers at AMD’s website.
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Wolfenstein: Youngblood is an upcoming first-person shooter game from Bethesda, which will be officially released on 26 July. Unlike existing games in the Wolfenstein franchise, co-op gameplay becomes an important experience in Youngblood. Players will still need to utilize different gears to dismantle the Nazi regime. Detailed system specifications have already been revealed.
The game seems to be able to run well on mid-range hardware. You only need a 8 year-old AMD FX-8350 CPU, 8 GB of RAM and a NVIDIA GTX 770, as the minimum configuration. Wolfenstein: Youngblood will support NVIDIA RTX features, but will not be enabled at launch.
Minimum Specifications
OS: 64-bit Windows 7, 8.1 or 10
CPU: AMD FX-8350/Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-3570/i7-3770
Memory: 8GB of RAM
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 770 4GB/GTX 1650
Recommended Specifications
OS: 64-bit Windows 7, 8.1 or 10
CPU: AMD FX-9370/Ryzen 5 1600X or Intel Core i7-4770
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First introduced in E3 2018 by Remedy Games, Control will be released on 27th August on PC. The third-person game will involve supernatural abilities and multi-dimensional environment, as well as NVIDIA RTX support. The official PC system requirements to run the game have been revealed.
Control should support 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. For minimum requirements, Remedy suggests players to have either an Intel Core i5-7500 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X CPU, both features 4 cores and 4 threads, and paired with 8 GB of RAM. Your computer will need a NVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD RX 580 GPU. A RTX 2060 is required for enabling real-time ray-tracing.
Remedy recommends to have an Intel Core i5-8600K or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X CPU, 16 GB of RAM and a NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti/AMD Radeon VII GPU. You will need to upgrade to even a RTX 2080 card for ray-tracing.
We do not know what resolution and frame rate will the minimum/recommended configurations be able to achieve. Both should support 21:9 widescreen display, uncapped frame rate, G-SYNC and FreeSync.
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We have attached the official release notes for the software below:
Support For
GEARS 5™ BETA
Fixed Issues
Radeon ReLive streaming and uploading of videos and other content to Facebook™ is currently unavailable.
Textures in Star Wars® Battlefront II may appear pixelated or blurry when using DirectX®11 API.
With Radeon Image Sharpening enabled, Radeon Overlay may flicker in DirectX®9 applications or games.
Valve Index headset may experience flicker for approximately 30 seconds when launching SteamVR on AMD Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics.
Auto Tuning controls in Radeon WattMan may fail to apply to per game profiles when global Radeon WattMan changes are made.
Some enemies may experience yellow texture/color corruption in DOOM™.
Auto Tuning features in Radeon WattMan may show max values instead of increased values when the Auto Tuning results screen is shown.
Radeon WattMan memory clock gauge may fail to update when memory clock changes have been made.
AMD Display Drivers may fail to uninstall when using express uninstall on Hybrid Graphics system configurations.
Known Issues
AMD Log Utility Driver may intermittently fail to install on Windows®7 system configurations.
Radeon Overlay may intermittently fail to appear when toggled in game.
Audio for clips captured by Radeon ReLive may be corrupted or garbled when desktop recording is enabled.
Minor stuttering may occur when playing Fortnite™ during the first few minutes of gameplay on AMD Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics.
Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics may experience a black screen during uninstall on Windows®7 system configurations. A work around is to perform uninstall in safe mode.
Recording clips with Radeon ReLive may result in blank clips on Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics with Windows®7 system configurations.
League of Legends™ may fail to launch on Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics with Windows®7 system configurations.
You can download the Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.7.2 Drivers at AMD’s website.
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The HyperX Cloud Flight (its review here) is a very decent wireless gaming headset, but is priced relatively expensive. Now, the Cloud Stinger Wireless is released as an entry-level offering from HyperX. Can it tick all the right boxes or does it compromise too much? Let’s find out.
Unboxing
The packaging of the Cloud Stinger Wireless looks familiar with other recent HyperX products. The mostly white background is accompanied by some sharp red accent. You can see a photo of the headset at the front, along with a few key features. The headset is Discord-certified and claimed to have up to 17 hours of battery life and low latency audio.
Brief descriptions about the Cloud Stinger Wireless are located at the back, with 9 different languages.
The headset and all its accessories are neatly packed inside a black plastic shell during shipping.
You get the usual HyperX support card and the paperwork for safety and regulatory information. A quick start guide is available, which can provide you some useful tips to use the headset. There are the wireless USB receiver and a 1 meter micro-USB to USB Type-A charging cable.
HyperX Cloud Stinger Wireless Gaming Headset
The Cloud Stinger Wireless shares the identical overall design and size as the wired version. Both feature a closed-back design, 90-degree swivel ear cups and integrated microphone. Instead of the red “HyperX” logo, the whole headset is black in color, while the PS4 edition has blue accent color.
A step-less volume wheel is located on the right ear cup. The power button, LED indicater and micro-USB port are sitting on the left ear cup. There is no 3.5 mm audio jack for wired connection, unlike the Cloud Flight.
The ear pad cushion uses HyperX’s proprietary memory foam and it feels soft but supportive. The drivers inside are angled to prevent your ears from hitting it.
The body of the Cloud Stinger Wireless is mostly made out of plastic, which is sturdy and durable enough. The steel-reinforced headband adds more rigidity to the headset, which also provides up to 12 steps of adjustments with thick padding on the top.
The noise-cancellation condenser microphone is not detachable, which is installed on a swivel joint on the left ear cup. It will automatically mute the microphone when it is flipped up.
The microphone arm is flexible and can be bend to move the microphone to the required location. Compared to the wired Cloud Stinger, the microphone arm is thinner and has a more similar design as the Cloud Flight.
The Cloud Stinger Wireless headset requires the included USB receiver to transmit/receive audio through 2.4 GHz radio wave. According to HyperX, the maximum wireless range is at 12 meters, which is slightly shorter than the 20 meters from the Cloud Flight. The receiver is as big as a normal USB flash drive, and can be used for PC, PS4 and PS4 Pro. It will handle both audio and mic input.
Review
Design
The Cloud Stinger Wireless’s molded plastic body in matte finish feels very solid and does not attract much fingerprints. The headset is extremely light, which weighs only 270 grams. With the amount of adjustments and swivel ear cups, you should not have any problems fitting it securely on your head. The ear pads’ cushion is thick enough to prevent creating unwanted stress points around your head, which I find very comfortable to wear even after a long gaming sessions.
Compared to the Cloud Flight (its review here), the power button on the Cloud Stinger Wireless is larger. Hence, it is easier to locate and press. The volume dial feels a bit too stiff to scroll, which may require some more time to break in.
Features
The Cloud Stinger Wireless works out of the box without any drivers installation in my computer. However, there is no software support for all the EQ customization settings, as well as battery information.
It is useful to quickly mute the microphone by simply swiveling it upwards. There is no 3.5 mm audio jack available on the headset for wired connection. Fortunately, it can still be used, while it’s charging via the micro-USB port.
Sound Quality
The two 50 mm neodymium drivers offers decent sound quality as a gaming headset with really punchy bass, and acceptable mids and mediocre highs. In games, like Apex Legends and Rainbow Six Siege, voice lines and footsteps are clear and can be accurately located without any issues.
The headset provides noise isolation passively by sealing your ears within the ear cups. Background noises are significantly reduced, but not as good as the Cloud Flight.
Microphone Quality
The integrated noise-cancelling microphone does reasonably well in voice chat, which is its main role as a gaming headset. The audio quality over Discord is clear and relatively clean, though the more aggressive compression, found in most wireless headset, is also here in the Cloud Stinger Wireless. For background noise cancellation, the mic can pick up keyboard noises occasionally, but not too often.
Wireless Range and Battery Life
During my day-to-day usage, I do not find any notable difference in wireless reception range between the Cloud Stinger Wireless and Cloud Flight. Both offer excellent audio quality without annoying lags, interruptions and signal drops. For your reference, I installed the USB receiver at the rear I/O of the PC.
Battery life seems to be in line with the 17-hour claim in medium volume. I got around 15 hours to 20 hours of mixed usage in around 80% volume, mostly watching YouTube videos and playing games. However, all the battery information is displayed by the tiny LED next to the power button. It would be nice if the NGenuity software can show the headset’s battery status, just like the Cloud Flight. Also, a USB Type-C charging port would be awesome for a 2019 gaming headset.
Conclusion
The HyperX Cloud Stinger Wireless is the second wireless headset from HyperX, which now joins to form a lineup with both entry-level and high-end headsets. It ticks all the right boxes for a standard gaming headset, and adds the wireless capability on top. It has sufficiently good sound and microphone quality, which in-game audio is clear and detailed enough.
Although The Cloud Stinger Wireless lacks some flashy gimmicks, such as RGB lighting and wired connection, it has a great combination of features and value. The wireless range is solid with fantastic battery life.
The Cloud Stinger Wireless is priced at $99.99 USD (MSRP) with a 2-year warranty. It is currently on sale for around $80 USD at the time of this review. For comparison, the Corsair HS70 wireless headset costs the same $99.99 USD (MSRP), which has very similar features. If you have a smaller budget, but still want to ditch the cable on your current gaming headset, the Cloud Stinger Wireless is a superb option to consider.
You can purchase the headset from your local/online resellers or the links below from Amazon or Newegg.
Thanks HyperX for providing us the headset for review. (Review Sample)
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With the launch of AMD’s 3rd generation Ryzen processors and X570 motherboards, more PCIe 4.0 compatible products start appearing in the market. GIGABYTE and Corsair have already releases their PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs. Now, GALAX decides to join the party with the HOF Pro SSD.
Identical to any other PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs at the moment, the HOF Pro is equipped with the Phison PS5016-E16 controller and 3D NAND flash from Toshiba. It is claimed to be able to reach sequential read/write speeds at 5000 MB/s and 4400 MB/s respectively. For random operations, the SSD can achieve up to 750,000 IOPS and 700,000 IOPS for read and write.
To cool the components onboard, the HOF Pro uses a CNC-machined aluminum heatsink. There is an actual copper heatpipe to transfer heat between the NAND flash/memory controller to the heatsink.
Pricing and availability have yet been revealed.
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Today, Apple releases refreshed models of their MacBook Air and entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro with newer processors and features. Apple also adjusted the prices of those machines.
Gone with the 13-inch MacBook Pro is the physical keyboard. Apple replaced the function keys with a Touch bar and a Touch ID fingerprint sensor. The old dual-core Intel 7th generation Core i5 CPU is swapped with a 1.4 GHz quad-core Intel 8th gen Core i5, which can boost up to 3.9 GHz. It can be upgraded to a 1.7 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7.
For the MacBook Air, nothing major has changed. The overall design remains identical with the previous generation. The new MacBook Air will still use the dual-core Intel 8th generation processor. The only difference is the addition of True Tone display technology, which can adjust the display’s colors based on the surrounding environment automatically.
The entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro now starts at $1299 USD (MSRP), with 128 GB of SSD storage and 8 GB of RAM. The new MacBook Air’s base model is priced at $1099 USD (MSRP), decreased by $100 USD. College students can purchase the MacBooks for an even lower prices.
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